[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Surf / Hydro Pump
move 2: Secret Sword / Aura Sphere
move 3: Vacuum Wave
move 4: Flip Turn / Icy Wind
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Water / Fighting
ability: Justified
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Keldeo has a place in the OU Metagame as an effective breaker that can leverage its high special attack, decent speed and unique STAB move options to break holes in to the opposition. Surf a reliable STAB option is usually preferred for its higher accuracy. Hydro Pump is another option that can be chosen to get a 2HKO on foes like Galarian Slowking, a roll to OHKO Gholdengo, and guaranteed OHKO on Hatterene after stealth rock as opposed to Surf. As for Fighting-type STAB Keldeo commonly uses Secret Sword which has OHKO's on top metagame threats like Kyurem, Darkrai, Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, Iron Treads, and Kingambit. In addition, Secret Sword due to targeting physical defense yields great damage against Blissey, Primarina, Tera Dark/Steel Clodsire, Tera Water Ogerpon-Wellspring, Assault Vest Iron Crown, and Assault Vest Alomomola. Another alternative Fighting-type STAB is Aura Sphere, which notably hits Zamazenta, Dondozo, and Corviknight significantly harder than Secret Sword would while still picking up every OHKO previously mentioned. Vacuum Wave grants it the opportunity to pick off foes like weakened and speed boosted foes like Raging Bolt, Darkrai, and Meowscarada, Weavile, and Dragon Dance boosted Kyurem. Flip Turn allows Keldeo to pivot out of unfavorable matchups like Primarina, Alomomola and Dragonite if lacking Icy Wind. Icy Wind directly threaten switch ins like Dragonite discouraging it from any setup opportunities. Tera Water is usually preferred as it can have a chance to OHKO targets like Clefable and Ting-Lu with Hydro Pump. Tera Fighting may also be used as it gives a Keldeo the opportunity to OHKO Ogerpon-W with Secret Sword while also giving it the OHKO on Darkrai from full with Vacuum wave.
This particular Keldeo set finds its way on bulky offense teams. These teams appreciate Keldeo ability to threaten key defensive Pokemon in the meta like Ting-Lu, Gliscor and Moltres. While strong Keldeo appreciates teammates that bring it in safely to effectively wallbreak; therefore, teammates such as Galarian Slowking, Zapdos, and Dragapult are appreciated. In addition to pivoting Galarian Slowking is able to provide a reliable answer to threats such as Iron Valiant and Choice Scarf Enamorus both of which outspeed and threaten Keldeo. It also provides Future Sight, which discourages checks like Toxapex from coming in on Keldeo. Zapdos provides a defensive answer to Grass-type Pokemon that look to revenge-kill Keldeo. Dragapult an effective teammate for Keldeo as it can bring it versus Garganacl and Ting-Lu two Pokemon that Keldeo directly threaten.
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Surf / Hydro Pump
move 2: Secret Sword / Aura Sphere
move 3: Vacuum Wave
move 4: Flip Turn / Icy Wind
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Water / Fighting
ability: Justified
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Keldeo has a place in the OU Metagame as an effective breaker that can leverage its high special attack, decent speed and unique STAB move options to break holes in to the opposition. Surf a reliable STAB option is usually preferred for its higher accuracy. Hydro Pump is another option that can be chosen to get a 2HKO on foes like Galarian Slowking, a roll to OHKO Gholdengo, and guaranteed OHKO on Hatterene after stealth rock as opposed to Surf. As for Fighting-type STAB Keldeo commonly uses Secret Sword which has OHKO's on top metagame threats like Kyurem, Darkrai, Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, Iron Treads, and Kingambit. In addition, Secret Sword due to targeting physical defense yields great damage against Blissey, Primarina, Tera Dark/Steel Clodsire, Tera Water Ogerpon-Wellspring, Assault Vest Iron Crown, and Assault Vest Alomomola. Another alternative Fighting-type STAB is Aura Sphere, which notably hits Zamazenta, Dondozo, and Corviknight significantly harder than Secret Sword would while still picking up every OHKO previously mentioned. Vacuum Wave grants it the opportunity to pick off foes like weakened and speed boosted foes like Raging Bolt, Darkrai, and Meowscarada, Weavile, and Dragon Dance boosted Kyurem. Flip Turn allows Keldeo to pivot out of unfavorable matchups like Primarina, Alomomola and Dragonite if lacking Icy Wind. Icy Wind directly threaten switch ins like Dragonite discouraging it from any setup opportunities. Tera Water is usually preferred as it can have a chance to OHKO targets like Clefable and Ting-Lu with Hydro Pump. Tera Fighting may also be used as it gives a Keldeo the opportunity to OHKO Ogerpon-W with Secret Sword while also giving it the OHKO on Darkrai from full with Vacuum wave.
This particular Keldeo set finds its way on bulky offense teams. These teams appreciate Keldeo ability to threaten key defensive Pokemon in the meta like Ting-Lu, Gliscor and Moltres. While strong Keldeo appreciates teammates that bring it in safely to effectively wallbreak; therefore, teammates such as Galarian Slowking, Zapdos, and Dragapult are appreciated. In addition to pivoting Galarian Slowking is able to provide a reliable answer to threats such as Iron Valiant and Choice Scarf Enamorus both of which outspeed and threaten Keldeo. It also provides Future Sight, which discourages checks like Toxapex from coming in on Keldeo. Zapdos provides a defensive answer to Grass-type Pokemon that look to revenge-kill Keldeo. Dragapult an effective teammate for Keldeo as it can bring it versus Garganacl and Ting-Lu two Pokemon that Keldeo directly threaten.
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