[SET]
Hoopa-Unbound @ Choice Specs
Name: Choice Specs (Dark)
Ability: Magician
EVs: 248 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dark Pulse
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
Dark Pulse is going to be the attack Choice Specs Hoopa-U clicks most of the time, as it picks up a 2HKO on a majority of the metagame including special walls such as Corviknight and Gastrodon. Hisuan Goodra is the only non-resist that avoids completely avoids being 2HKO'd by it. Psychic allows Hoopa-U to target and OHKO Fighting- and Poison-type Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Iron Hands, Toxapex, Clodsire, and Okidogi. Psyshock can help break past Calm Mind users such as Primarina, Quiver Dance Defensive Volcarona, as well as securing the OHKO on Assault Vest Tornadus-T after Stealth Rock damage. Thunderbolt allows Hoopa-U to OHKO Pelipper, Mandibuzz, Hisuan Samurott if it tries to switch in, and has a chance to OHKO Corviknight after Stealth Rock chip. Focus Blast can 2HKO Dark-types like Ting-Lu and Alolan Muk that can otherwise stomach all of Hoopa-U's attacks, while also being able to 2HKO Hisuan Goodra. 8 EVs in Special Defense allow Hoopa-U to always tank Choice Scarf Flutter Mane's Moonblast. Choice Specs Hoopa-U should be safely brought into battle via U-turn or after a sack, since Hoopa-U usually forces a sack it is best to bring it in safely, allowing you to most effectively take advantage of its wallbreaking prowess.
Ting-Lu sets Stealth Rock for Hoopa-U, allowing it to OHKO Pokemon such as Corviknight, Assault Vest Tornadus-T, and Archaludon. Additionally it can easily tank Special Attacks such as Flutter Mane's Moonblast and OHKO it back with Heavy Slam. Mandibuzz switches into physical threats for Hoopa-U Meowscarada, Urshifu-R, Ogerpon-H, and Landorus-T easily Roosting off damage and walling them. Mandibuzz also provides a ton of utility for Hoopa-U in being able to clear hazards with Defog and most importantly safely bring Hoopa-U into the battle with a slow U-turn, giving it a free turn to fire off a powerful attack. Meowscarada like Mandibuzz can safely bring Hoopa-U with U-turn, however it does it differently by forcing a switch into a physical wall that Hoopa-U can break. It can also handle faster threats such as Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Roaring Moon, and Urshifu-R which otherwise OHKO Hoopa-U. Choice Specs Greninja can take care of threats such as Air Balloon Sneasler or Iron Valiant with Extrasensory, Ogerpon-H or Hatterene with Sludge Wave, Ceruledge with Surf, and help it pressure Flying and Dragon teams with Ice Beam. The Spikes that Hisuan Samurott's Ceaseless Edge helps Hoopa-U force progress through the game. Additionally it can break past Pokemon such as Hisuan Goodra and Alolan Muk that can give it trouble, while also helping Hoopa-U apply pressure and win late-game scenarios in the Ghost and Dragon matchups. Alolan Muk can break Fairy-type Pokemon for Hoopa-U such as Primarina and Hatterene, clear Toxic Spikes, and be a general sponge for special attacks.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dark
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Timid allows Hoopa-U to outspeed and OHKO Modest Kommo-o with Psychic, while also being able to punish common attack boosting nature base 80 Speed Pokemon like Adamant Choice Band Dragonite and Mamoswine.
[SET CREDITS]
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