Raging Bolt @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 20 Atk
Tera Type: Fairy / Dragon
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Thunderclap
- Volt Switch
[SET COMMENTS]
With Choice Specs Raging Bolt becomes a terrifying wallbreaker, capable of chunking even bulkier opposing Pokemon to blow holes in the opponent's team. The additional power also enables Raging Bolt to upgrade its pivoting and revenge killing capability to further pressure the opponent. Draco Meteor is the STAB move of choice, making progress on even the most specially defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking, Clodsire, and Ting-Lu. The three electric moves cover most other situations well, with Thunderbolt being the strongest accurate STAB move available to hit targets like Hatterene, Corviknight, and Primarina as hard as possible. Thunderclap is used as powerful priority to revenge kill or force out faster threats such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Iron Valiant, and Enamorus. Thunderclap also helps Raging Bolt beat slower priority users such as Kingambit and Scizor. Volt Switch is used to help Raging Bolt maintain momentum for the team, racking up chip damage on defensive walls Raging Bolt cannot 2HKO like Blissey and Assault Vest Slowking-Galar. Many Ground-types in SV OU heavily fear Draco Meteor, such as Landorus-Therian and Great Tusk, so Raging Bolt can often click Volt Switch freely early game without worrying too much about an immunity stifling it. Usually, Raging Bolt wants to run the most speed possible without compromising on power in order to speed tie or outspeed opposing Raging Bolts, especially important with Thunderclap. However, if this is not a major concern, a spread of 200 HP / 252 SpA / 56 Spe is an option to hit 200 speed, just enough to outpace Adamant Kingambit, while increasing bulk to take resisted hits such as Ogerpon-Wellspring's Ivy Cudgel and Rillaboom's Grassy Glide better. Another idea is a spread of 92 HP / 252 SpA / 164 Spe to outspeed 0 speed Gliscor, giving Raging Bolt a better matchup into one of the few Ground-types that might dare to switch in. Fairy is the predominant Tera type of choice for this set, as it is a solid defensive type that is immune to fearsome incoming Dragon-type attacks such as Dragapult's Dragon Darts while also resisting Zamazenta's Body Press and Kingambit's Sucker Punch. However, Tera Dragon can be used to further intensify the power of Draco Meteor, while also removing the weakness to incoming Ground-type attacks such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Dragonite's Earthquake.
Balanced and bulky offensive teams most appreciate the hole-punching power of Choice Specs Raging Bolt. Pokemon with pivoting moves such as Corviknight, Galarian Slowking, and Pecharunt make great teammates for this set, as they help to bring in Raging Bolt to start breaking apart the opponent's core. This set also often risks losing momentum as Raging Bolt gets locked into a move against an immunity or becomes non-threatening due to special attack drops from Draco Meteor, so it appreciates the defensive backbone these Pokemon can provide. Corviknight is a standout as it is immune to Ground-type attacks from the likes of Landorus-Therian and Great Tusk that check Raging Bolt, while Raging Bolt threatens Moltres and Zapdos which can annoy Corviknight. This Raging Bolt set can also heavily pressure specially defensive Pokemon on the opposing team such as Ting-Lu and Galarian Slowking, chunking them and greatly limiting their longevity. This chip damage can enable specially attacking teammates such as Gholdengo, Iron Moth, Darkrai, and Enamorus to sweep, and these teammates accumulating chip damage on specially defensive Pokemon can also help Raging Bolt to secure KO's in return. Teammates such as Ting-Lu, Garganacl, and Gliscor can enable Raging Bolt by setting hazards to further chip opposing Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-Wellspring, and Garganacl in order to bring them into KO range. Ting-Lu and Garganacl also help by switching into Pokemon like Dragapult and Deoxys-Speed looking to revenge kill Raging Bolt. Removing hazards also greatly extends Raging Bolt's lifespan and allows for opportunities to aggressively switch it in to make progress, so teammates such as Hatterene, Great Tusk, and Galarian Weezing are appreciated for that purpose. Cinderace is a particularly noteworthy teammate, as it removes hazards on Raging Bolt's side of the field, puts them on the opponent's side, and can also perform timely pivots to bring Raging Bolt in. All moves on this set have immunities, so with good prediction, fairy-types and ground-types will completely shut down this set. Protect from Pokemon such as Gliscor, Garganacl, and Alomomola will ease predictions by forcing Raging Bolt to lock into a given move, allowing for more reliable counterplay. Teammates who can take advantage of the passive turn of Protect to enter the field such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kyurem, and Primarina can ease these potentially troublesome matchups. These Pokemon are also excellent at handling Ground-types which may annoy Raging Bolt, and Ogerpon-Wellspring and Primarina can also run U-Turn and Flip Turn respectively to form a pivoting core that helps Raging Bolt enter the field. Other checks to these pokemon such as Hydrapple for Ogerpon-Wellspring and Toxapex for Primarina are also nicely pressured by Raging Bolt. Landorus-Therian can be a helpful teammate for many of the aforementioned reasons, as it handles Ground-types well, can put up Stealth Rock, can pivot with U-Turn, and can threaten out specially defensive checks to Raging Bolt such as Slowking-Galar and Clodsire, while Raging Bolt can threaten Pokemon that annoy Landorus-Therian such as Alomomola and Corviknight. Lastly, teammates such as Kingambit and Zamazenta can work with Raging Bolt to overwhelm shared checks such as Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian. For example, the threat of a late-game Kingambit sweep may greatly deter Great Tusk from switching into Raging Bolt, attempting to catch an Electric-type move. These Pokemon additionally threaten specially defensive pokemon such as Blissey and Slowking-Galar while Raging Bolt can take on Dondozo, Moltres, and Corviknight.
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Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 20 Atk
Tera Type: Fairy / Dragon
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Thunderclap
- Volt Switch
[SET COMMENTS]
With Choice Specs Raging Bolt becomes a terrifying wallbreaker, capable of chunking even bulkier opposing Pokemon to blow holes in the opponent's team. The additional power also enables Raging Bolt to upgrade its pivoting and revenge killing capability to further pressure the opponent. Draco Meteor is the STAB move of choice, making progress on even the most specially defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking, Clodsire, and Ting-Lu. The three electric moves cover most other situations well, with Thunderbolt being the strongest accurate STAB move available to hit targets like Hatterene, Corviknight, and Primarina as hard as possible. Thunderclap is used as powerful priority to revenge kill or force out faster threats such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Iron Valiant, and Enamorus. Thunderclap also helps Raging Bolt beat slower priority users such as Kingambit and Scizor. Volt Switch is used to help Raging Bolt maintain momentum for the team, racking up chip damage on defensive walls Raging Bolt cannot 2HKO like Blissey and Assault Vest Slowking-Galar. Many Ground-types in SV OU heavily fear Draco Meteor, such as Landorus-Therian and Great Tusk, so Raging Bolt can often click Volt Switch freely early game without worrying too much about an immunity stifling it. Usually, Raging Bolt wants to run the most speed possible without compromising on power in order to speed tie or outspeed opposing Raging Bolts, especially important with Thunderclap. However, if this is not a major concern, a spread of 200 HP / 252 SpA / 56 Spe is an option to hit 200 speed, just enough to outpace Adamant Kingambit, while increasing bulk to take resisted hits such as Ogerpon-Wellspring's Ivy Cudgel and Rillaboom's Grassy Glide better. Another idea is a spread of 92 HP / 252 SpA / 164 Spe to outspeed 0 speed Gliscor, giving Raging Bolt a better matchup into one of the few Ground-types that might dare to switch in. Fairy is the predominant Tera type of choice for this set, as it is a solid defensive type that is immune to fearsome incoming Dragon-type attacks such as Dragapult's Dragon Darts while also resisting Zamazenta's Body Press and Kingambit's Sucker Punch. However, Tera Dragon can be used to further intensify the power of Draco Meteor, while also removing the weakness to incoming Ground-type attacks such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Dragonite's Earthquake.
Balanced and bulky offensive teams most appreciate the hole-punching power of Choice Specs Raging Bolt. Pokemon with pivoting moves such as Corviknight, Galarian Slowking, and Pecharunt make great teammates for this set, as they help to bring in Raging Bolt to start breaking apart the opponent's core. This set also often risks losing momentum as Raging Bolt gets locked into a move against an immunity or becomes non-threatening due to special attack drops from Draco Meteor, so it appreciates the defensive backbone these Pokemon can provide. Corviknight is a standout as it is immune to Ground-type attacks from the likes of Landorus-Therian and Great Tusk that check Raging Bolt, while Raging Bolt threatens Moltres and Zapdos which can annoy Corviknight. This Raging Bolt set can also heavily pressure specially defensive Pokemon on the opposing team such as Ting-Lu and Galarian Slowking, chunking them and greatly limiting their longevity. This chip damage can enable specially attacking teammates such as Gholdengo, Iron Moth, Darkrai, and Enamorus to sweep, and these teammates accumulating chip damage on specially defensive Pokemon can also help Raging Bolt to secure KO's in return. Teammates such as Ting-Lu, Garganacl, and Gliscor can enable Raging Bolt by setting hazards to further chip opposing Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-Wellspring, and Garganacl in order to bring them into KO range. Ting-Lu and Garganacl also help by switching into Pokemon like Dragapult and Deoxys-Speed looking to revenge kill Raging Bolt. Removing hazards also greatly extends Raging Bolt's lifespan and allows for opportunities to aggressively switch it in to make progress, so teammates such as Hatterene, Great Tusk, and Galarian Weezing are appreciated for that purpose. Cinderace is a particularly noteworthy teammate, as it removes hazards on Raging Bolt's side of the field, puts them on the opponent's side, and can also perform timely pivots to bring Raging Bolt in. All moves on this set have immunities, so with good prediction, fairy-types and ground-types will completely shut down this set. Protect from Pokemon such as Gliscor, Garganacl, and Alomomola will ease predictions by forcing Raging Bolt to lock into a given move, allowing for more reliable counterplay. Teammates who can take advantage of the passive turn of Protect to enter the field such as Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kyurem, and Primarina can ease these potentially troublesome matchups. These Pokemon are also excellent at handling Ground-types which may annoy Raging Bolt, and Ogerpon-Wellspring and Primarina can also run U-Turn and Flip Turn respectively to form a pivoting core that helps Raging Bolt enter the field. Other checks to these pokemon such as Hydrapple for Ogerpon-Wellspring and Toxapex for Primarina are also nicely pressured by Raging Bolt. Landorus-Therian can be a helpful teammate for many of the aforementioned reasons, as it handles Ground-types well, can put up Stealth Rock, can pivot with U-Turn, and can threaten out specially defensive checks to Raging Bolt such as Slowking-Galar and Clodsire, while Raging Bolt can threaten Pokemon that annoy Landorus-Therian such as Alomomola and Corviknight. Lastly, teammates such as Kingambit and Zamazenta can work with Raging Bolt to overwhelm shared checks such as Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian. For example, the threat of a late-game Kingambit sweep may greatly deter Great Tusk from switching into Raging Bolt, attempting to catch an Electric-type move. These Pokemon additionally threaten specially defensive pokemon such as Blissey and Slowking-Galar while Raging Bolt can take on Dondozo, Moltres, and Corviknight.
[SET CREDITS]
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