ZU Choice Specs Jolteon (Set 2, OO, C&C) [DONE]

[5Dots]

A Bolt from the Blue
[SET]
Choice Specs (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Alluring Voice
- Shadow Ball
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs boosts Jolteon's decent power to more threatening levels while still leveraging its excellent Speed. Volt Switch allows Jolteon to escape from walls like Snorlax and Regirock and maintain momentum for its team. Alluring Voice and Shadow Ball are Jolteon's strongest options for coverage against Ground-type foes; the former strikes at Fighting- and Dragon-types like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor, while the latter pressures Ghost-types like Palossand and Rotom. Despite Jolteon's frailty, Volt Absorb gives it limited defensive utility by making it a situational switch-in against Electric-types like Rotom, opposing Jolteon, and Hisuian Electrode.

While Choice Specs's enhanced power makes Jolteon more threatening as a pivot, it still struggles to tackle Ground- and Grass-types. Water- and Grass-types like Bruxish, Clawitzer, Virizion, and Hisuian Decidueye are great candidates to threaten these walls. Jolteon can form VoltTurn cores with fellow pivots like Passimian, Qwilfish formes, and Grafaiai, keeping momentum while threatening Jolteon's checks like Snorlax and Alolan Exeggutor. Water-types like Bruxish and Clawitzer pair excellently with Jolteon, threatening out Ground-types like Rhydon and Palossand that intend to block Jolteon's Volt Switch while maintaining a VoltTurn core. Similarly, checks to Grass-types like Charizard and Hisuian Sneasel can take advantage of Jolteon's Volt Switch and threaten heavy damage.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On Choice Specs sets, Tera Blast Water can be used as a coverage move to drench Ground-types like Sandaconda and Sandslash. Tera Blast Ice and Tera Blast Fire both threaten Jolteon's Grass-type checks, with the former even targeting Ground-types. However, slotting Tera Blast makes Jolteon more reliant on team support to weaken its checks, and Terastalizing Jolteon into an Ice- or Fire-type requires entry hazard removal. Jolteon still gets walled by Grass-types if running Tera Blast Water. Tera Blast Flying allows Jolteon to beat Hisuian Electrode and gives it an immunity to Ground-type moves, though it once again demands hazard removal.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Specially defensive Pokemon like Snorlax and Regirock are not particularly bothered by even Choice Specs Jolteon, as they have the bulk to weather repeated hits and can threaten huge damage on it back with their respective STAB moves.

***Ground-types***: Specially bulky Ground-types like Toedscool and Rhydon are Jolteon's biggest obstacles, preventing it from pivoting and threatening to OHKO it with their STAB moves. They can proceed to set up Stealth Rock against it, with the latter even using it setup fodder. However, Ground-types that have mediocre special bulk like Sandaconda, Sandslash, and Palossand, must be wary of Jolteon's Choice Specs-boosted coverage.

***Grass-types***: Shaymin's excellent natural bulk and Hisuian Electrode's resistances to Jolteon's entire moveset bar Shadow Ball make them the two most reliable Grass-type switch-ins, with both able to threaten it back with their own STAB moves. Other Grass-types like Hisuian Decidueye, Alolan Exeggutor, and Virizion are similarly effective but must watch out for coverage options.

***Revenge Killers***: Despite being the second fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, Jolteon has mediocre longevity and can get picked off easily by faster Choice Scarf users like Bruxish, Passimian, and Mesprit without too much trouble; the aformentioned Hisuian Electrode can even pick off Jolteon without using a Choice Scarf. All of these Pokemon can also pivot on it in return, causing Jolteon's teammates to lose momentum. Slower cleaners or wallbreakers with priority moves like Sneasel and offensive Hisuian Decidueye can exploit Jolteon's low physical bulk without too much prior damage.

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[BloodAce]

A Bolt from the Blue
[SET]
Choice Specs (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Careful Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Alluring Voice
- Shadow Ball
ivs: 0 Atk

Id mention grafaiai as good partner if it ends up staying since it can force progress vs / cripple alot of the grounds, stuff like regirock, etc. And whims as a grass type to be wary of as well. Remove mentions of mespirit, hoopa, bombirder, etc. Idt i caught them all.


[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Jolteon boosts its decent power to more threatening levels while still leveraging its excellent Speed. Volt Switch escapes from walls like Snorlax and Regirock and maintains momentum for its team. Alluring Voice discourages opposing Jolteon from setting up Calm Mind and targets Fighting- and Dragon-types like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor. Shadow Ball pressures Psychic-types like Hoopa, Uxie, and Mesprit harder than its other moves do, while also targeting Palossand, who would otherwise completely wall this set. Hyper Voice is Jolteon's strongest neutral attack altogether, though it lacks coverage and is mainly used for a better Jolteon mirror matchup. Despite Jolteon's frailty, Volt Absorb gives it limited defensive utility by making it a situational switch-in against Electric-types like Rotom, opposing Jolteon, and Morpeko. remove hyper voice mentions and instead work in that alluring voice and shadow ball are the neutral coverage for grounds.

While Jolteon's enhanced power makes it more threatening as a pivot, it still struggles to tackle Ground- and Grass-types; Water- and Grass-types like Bruxish, Clawitzer, Virizion, and Thwackey are great candidates to threaten out the opposition. Jolteon can form VoltTurn cores with fellow pivots like Passimian, Uxie, and Hisuian Decidueye, keeping momentum while threatening out Jolteon's checks like Snorlax and Alolan Exeggutor.Remove uxie mentions here and elsewhere. Water-types like Clawitzer and Bruxish pair excellently with Jolteon, threatening out Ground-types like Palossand and Rhydon that intend to block Jolteon's Volt Switch, while maintaining a VoltTurn core. put bruxish first since its more relevant, rhydon can probably be something more relevant. Similarly, checks to Grass-types like Charizard and Hisuian Sneasel can take advantage of Jolteon's Volt Switch and threaten heavy damage against the opposition.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tera Blast Water limits Jolteon's weaknesses and drenches Ground-types like Sandaconda and Sandslash, though like Tera Blast Ice, it takes up a crucial Terastalization slot and Jolteon still struggle against Grass-types. Hyper Voice is Jolteon's strongest neutral option, and when combined with its Tera type being Normal, allows it to completely wall Rotom. Idt hypervoice is worth it even in OO ngl, something like tera blast ice / fire even has more appeal though needs removal support. However, this causes it to be completely walled by Magneton and Hisuian Electrode, and Hyper Voice fails to add any meaningful coverage or achieve offensive benchmarks its other moves accomplish.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Specially defensive Pokemon like Snorlax and Regirock are not particularly bothered by even Choice Specs Jolteon, as they have the bulk to weather repeated hits and can threaten huge damage on it back with their respective STAB moves.

***Ground-types***: Specially bulky Ground-types like Toedscool and Rhydon, are Jolteon's biggest obstacles, preventing it from pivoting and can threaten to OHKO it back with their STAB moves. They can proceed to set up Stealth Rock against it, with the latter even using it setup fodder. However, Ground-types that have mediocre special bulk like Sandaconda, Sandslash, and Palossand, must be wary of a boosted Jolteon's coverage.

***Grass-types***: only shaymin can really be considering bulky of these so rework this. Bulky Grass-types like Thwackey, Hisuian Electrode, and Shaymin can consistently switch into Jolteon's STAB moves and heavily threaten it back with their own STAB moves. Other Grass-types like Hisuian Decidueye, Alolan Exeggutor, and Virizion are similarly effective but must watch out for coverage.

***Revenge Killers***: Despite being the second fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, Jolteon has mediocre longevity and can get picked off easily by faster Choice Scarf users like Bruxish, Passimian, and Mesprit without too much trouble; the aformentioned Hisuian Electrode can even pick off Jolteon without using a Choice Scarf. All of these Pokemon can also pivot on it in return, causing Jolteon's teammates to lose momentum. Slower cleaners or wallbreakers with priority moves like Bombirdier and Toxicroak can exploit Jolteon's low physical bulk without too much prior damage. bombirdier gone, toxircroak not the most relevant mon rn

[CREDITS]
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QC 1/2, good work

 

[sleid]

helluva job

QC 2/2

[SET]
Choice Specs (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Careful Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Alluring Voice
- Shadow Ball
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Jolteon boosts its decent power to more threatening levels while still leveraging its excellent Speed. Volt Switch escapes from walls like Snorlax and Regirock and maintains momentum for its team. Alluring Voice and Shadow Ball are Uxie's Jolteon's strongest options for Ground-type coverage; the former strikes at Fighting- and Dragon-types like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor while the latter pressures Ghost-types like Palossand, and Rotom. Despite Jolteon's frailty, Volt Absorb gives it limited defensive utility by making it a situational switch-in against Electric-types like Rotom, opposing Jolteon, and Morpeko (swap out peko for helectrode).

While Jolteon's enhanced power makes it more threatening as a pivot, it still struggles to tackle Ground- and Grass-types; Water- and Grass-types like Bruxish, Clawitzer, Virizion, and Hisuian Decidueye are great candidates to threaten out the opposition. Jolteon can form VoltTurn cores with fellow pivots like Passimian, Qwilfish formes, and Grafaiai, keeping momentum while threatening out Jolteon's checks like Snorlax and Alolan Exeggutor. Water-types like Bruxish and Clawitzer pair excellently with Jolteon, threatening out Ground-types like Rhydon and Palossand that intend to block Jolteon's Volt Switch, while maintaining a VoltTurn core. Similarly, checks to Grass-types like Charizard and Hisuian Sneasel can take advantage of Jolteon's Volt Switch and threaten heavy damage against the opposition.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tera Blast Water limits Jolteon's weaknesses and drenches Ground-types like Sandaconda and Sandslash. Tera Blast Ice and Tera Blast Fire both blow away Jolteon's Grass-type checks, with the former even targeting Ground-types. However, slotting Tera Blast for a coverage move makes Jolteon more reliant on team support to weaken its checks, and Terastalizing Jolteon into a Ice- or Fire-type requires it to run removal support, while Jolteon still gets walled by Grass-types if running Tera Blast Water (isn't tera blast only on the CM set? so it should have boots so it shouldnt need to worry about hazards if it teras. if you mean adding it onto its specs set, make that disntinction). tera fly is worth the mention because you still have great coverage, you resist helectrodes leaf storm, and it's a solid quick defensive typing to dodge ground moves

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Specially defensive Pokemon like Snorlax and Regirock are not particularly bothered by even Choice Specs Jolteon, as they have the bulk to weather repeated hits and can threaten huge damage on it back with their respective STAB moves.

***Ground-types***: Specially bulky Ground-types like Toedscool and Rhydon, are Jolteon's biggest obstacles, preventing it from pivoting and can threaten to OHKO it back with their STAB moves. They can proceed to set up Stealth Rock against it, with the latter even using it setup fodder. However, Ground-types that have mediocre special bulk like Sandaconda, Sandslash, and Palossand, must be wary of a boosted Jolteon's coverage.

***Grass-types***: Shaymin's excellent natural bulk and Hisuian Electrode's resistances to Jolteon's entire moveset bar Shadow Ball make them the two most reliable Grass-type switch-ins, with both able to threaten it back with their own STAB moves. Other Grass-types like Hisuian Decidueye, Alolan Exeggutor, and Virizion are similarly effective but must watch out for coverage options.

***Revenge Killers***: Despite being the second fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, Jolteon has mediocre longevity and can get picked off easily by faster Choice Scarf users like Bruxish, Passimian, and Mesprit without too much trouble; the aformentioned Hisuian Electrode can even pick off Jolteon without using a Choice Scarf. All of these Pokemon can also pivot on it in return, causing Jolteon's teammates to lose momentum. Slower cleaners or wallbreakers with priority moves like Sneasel and offensive Hisuian Decidueye can exploit Jolteon's low physical bulk without too much prior damage.

[CREDITS]
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[5Dots]

GP Team

 

[DerpySuX]

AMcheck! My first one in a while so apologies for inevitably getting something wrong autumn

helluva check

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[SET]
Choice Specs (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Alluring Voice
- Shadow Ball
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Jolteon boosts its boosts Jolteon's decent power to more threatening levels while still leveraging its excellent Speed. Volt Switch escapes allows Jolteon to escape from walls like Snorlax and Regirock and maintains momentum for its team. Alluring Voice and Shadow Ball are Jolteon's strongest options for coverage against Ground-type foes coverage; the former strikes at Fighting- and Dragon-types like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor, (ac) while the latter pressures Ghost-types like Palossand and Rotom. Despite Jolteon's frailty, Volt Absorb gives it limited defensive utility by making it a situational switch-in against Electric-types like Rotom, opposing Jolteon, and Hisuian Electrode.

While Jolteon's Choice Specs's enhanced power makes it Jolteon more threatening as a pivot, it still struggles to tackle Ground- and Grass-types. (rs)(ap) Water- and Grass-types like Bruxish, Clawitzer, Virizion, and Hisuian Decidueye are great candidates to threaten out the opposition these walls. Jolteon can form VoltTurn cores with fellow pivots like Passimian, Qwilfish formes, and Grafaiai, keeping momentum while threatening out Jolteon's checks like Snorlax and Alolan Exeggutor. Water-types like Bruxish and Clawitzer pair excellently with Jolteon, threatening out Ground-types like Rhydon and Palossand that intend to block Jolteon's Volt Switch(rc) while maintaining a VoltTurn core. Similarly, checks to Grass-types like Charizard and Hisuian Sneasel can take advantage of Jolteon's Volt Switch and threaten heavy damage against the opposition.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On Choice Specs set sets, Tera Blast Water can be used on as a coverage move to limit Jolteon's weaknesses and drench Ground-types like Sandaconda and Sandslash. Tera Blast Ice and Tera Blast Fire both blow away threaten Jolteon's Grass-type checks, with the former even targeting maintaining coverage for Ground-types. However, slotting Tera Blast for a coverage move makes Jolteon more reliant on team support to weaken its checks, and Terastalizing Jolteon into a Ice- or Fire-type requires it to run entry hazard removal support, while Jolteon still gets walled by Grass-types if running Tera Blast Water. Tera Blast Flying allows Jolteon to beat Hisuian Electrode and gives it an immunity to Ground-type moves, though it once again demands hazard removal support.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Specially defensive Pokemon like Snorlax and Regirock are not particularly bothered by even Choice Specs Jolteon, as they have the bulk to weather repeated hits and can threaten huge damage on it back with their respective STAB moves.

***Ground-types***: Specially bulky Ground-types like Toedscool and Rhydon are Jolteon's biggest obstacles, preventing it from pivoting and can threaten threatening to OHKO it back with their STAB moves. They can proceed to also set up Stealth Rock against it, with the latter even using it setup fodder. However, Ground-types that have mediocre special bulk like Sandaconda, Sandslash, and Palossand, must be wary of a boosted Jolteon's coverage.
choiced mons can't boost, if you want to add some more here it would be better to say "Jolteon's Choice Specs-boosted coverage"

***Grass-types***: Shaymin's excellent natural bulk and Hisuian Electrode's resistances to Jolteon's entire moveset bar Shadow Ball make them the two most reliable Grass-type switch-ins, with both able to threaten it back with their own STAB moves. Other Grass-types like Hisuian Decidueye, Alolan Exeggutor, and Virizion are similarly effective but must watch out for coverage options.

***Revenge Killers***: Despite being the second fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, Jolteon has mediocre longevity and can get picked off easily by faster Choice Scarf users like Bruxish, Passimian, and Mesprit without too much trouble; the aformentioned Hisuian Electrode can even pick off Jolteon without using a Choice Scarf. All of these Pokemon can also pivot on it in return, causing Jolteon's teammates to lose momentum. Slower cleaners or wallbreakers with priority moves like Sneasel and offensive Hisuian Decidueye can exploit Jolteon's low physical bulk without too much prior damage.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
Quality checked by:
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[autumn]

1/1 GP Team done credit both of us

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[SET]
Choice Specs (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Alluring Voice
- Shadow Ball
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Jolteon boosts its boosts Jolteon's decent power to more threatening levels while still leveraging its excellent Speed. Volt Switch escapes allows Jolteon to escape from walls like Snorlax and Regirock and maintains momentum for its team. Alluring Voice and Shadow Ball are Jolteon's strongest options for coverage against Ground-type foes coverage; the former strikes at Fighting- and Dragon-types like Virizion and Alolan Exeggutor, (ac) while the latter pressures Ghost-types like Palossand and Rotom. Despite Jolteon's frailty, Volt Absorb gives it limited defensive utility by making it a situational switch-in against Electric-types like Rotom, opposing Jolteon, and Hisuian Electrode.

While Jolteon's Choice Specs's enhanced power makes it Jolteon more threatening as a pivot, it still struggles to tackle Ground- and Grass-types. (rs)(ap) Water- and Grass-types like Bruxish, Clawitzer, Virizion, and Hisuian Decidueye are great candidates to threaten out the opposition these walls. Jolteon can form VoltTurn cores with fellow pivots like Passimian, Qwilfish formes, and Grafaiai, keeping momentum while threatening out Jolteon's checks like Snorlax and Alolan Exeggutor. Water-types like Bruxish and Clawitzer pair excellently with Jolteon, threatening out Ground-types like Rhydon and Palossand that intend to block Jolteon's Volt Switch(rc) while maintaining a VoltTurn core. Similarly, checks to Grass-types like Charizard and Hisuian Sneasel can take advantage of Jolteon's Volt Switch and threaten heavy damage against the opposition.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On Choice Specs set sets, Tera Blast Water can be used on as a coverage move to limit Jolteon's weaknesses and drench Ground-types like Sandaconda and Sandslash. Tera Blast Ice and Tera Blast Fire both blow away threaten Jolteon's Grass-type checks, with the former even targeting Ground-types. However, slotting Tera Blast for a coverage move makes Jolteon more reliant on team support to weaken its checks, and Terastalizing Jolteon into a an Ice- or Fire-type requires it to run entry hazard removal support, while removal. (period) Jolteon still gets walled by Grass-types if running Tera Blast Water. Tera Blast Flying allows Jolteon to beat Hisuian Electrode and gives it an immunity to Ground-type moves, though it once again demands hazard removal support.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Specially defensive Pokemon like Snorlax and Regirock are not particularly bothered by even Choice Specs Jolteon, as they have the bulk to weather repeated hits and can threaten huge damage on it back with their respective STAB moves.

***Ground-types***: Specially bulky Ground-types like Toedscool and Rhydon are Jolteon's biggest obstacles, preventing it from pivoting and can threaten threatening to OHKO it back with their STAB moves. They can proceed to set up Stealth Rock against it, with the latter even using it setup fodder. However, Ground-types that have mediocre special bulk like Sandaconda, Sandslash, and Palossand, must be wary of a boosted Jolteon's coverage.
choiced mons can't boost, if you want to add some more here it would be better to say "Jolteon's Choice Specs-boosted coverage"

***Grass-types***: Shaymin's excellent natural bulk and Hisuian Electrode's resistances to Jolteon's entire moveset bar Shadow Ball make them the two most reliable Grass-type switch-ins, with both able to threaten it back with their own STAB moves. Other Grass-types like Hisuian Decidueye, Alolan Exeggutor, and Virizion are similarly effective but must watch out for coverage options.

***Revenge Killers***: Despite being the second fastest unboosted Pokemon in the metagame, Jolteon has mediocre longevity and can get picked off easily by faster Choice Scarf users like Bruxish, Passimian, and Mesprit without too much trouble; the aformentioned Hisuian Electrode can even pick off Jolteon without using a Choice Scarf. All of these Pokemon can also pivot on it in return, causing Jolteon's teammates to lose momentum. Slower cleaners or wallbreakers with priority moves like Sneasel and offensive Hisuian Decidueye can exploit Jolteon's low physical bulk without too much prior damage.

[CREDITS]
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