National Dex Monotype Cinderace (Swords Dance) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

[Giyu]

[SET]
Cinderace @ Normalium Z
Name: Swords Dance
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- Giga Impact
- Gunk Shot / Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an exceptional Speed tier, a diverse array of coverage options, and its unique ability, Cinderace is an exemplary wallbreaker that greatly threatens Water, Ground, and Flying teams, outpacing foes such as Ogerpon-W, Iron Treads, and Iron Valiant. At +2, Pyro Ball OHKOes walls like Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire after Stealth Rock damage. Breakneck Blitz allows Cinderace to catch walls such as Toxapex, Mandibuzz, and mixed Hippowdon off guard and instantly remove them. Gunk Shot targets Fairy-types like Tapu Fini, Iron Valiant, and Azumarill, while Sucker Punch may be used to prevent revenge killing attempts from Iron Boulder, Latias, and Barraskewda, OHKOing them at +2. Alternatively, High Jump Kick removes Ting-Lu at +2 after Stealth Rock Damage, Mega Tyranitar, and Heatran. Torkoal offers Stealth Rock to wear down switch-ins like Rotom-W and Porygon2, sets up Drought to boost Pyro Ball's power output, and removes entry hazards via Rapid Spin to allow Cinderace to pivot freely. Victini and Mega Charizard X appreciate Cinderace luring in and eliminating the previously mentioned Sucker Punch targets while heavily weakening shared checks like Slowbro, Toxapex, and Great Tusk. Volcarona appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove special walls like Clodsire, Blissey, and Galarian Slowking. In return, Volcarona threatens walls such as Gastrodon, Ting-Lu, and Slowbro. Heatran provides Stealth Rock support and uses its stallbreaking ability to remove Toxapex, preserving Cinderace's Normalium Z to use in a pinch. Like Volcarona, Blacephalon appreciates Cinderace weakening special walls to let it clean up late-game; it can also break problematic foes like Slowbro and Skeledirge. Iron Moth scares away Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Gastrodon, and Swampert via Energy Ball and threatens Tapu Fini for Cinderace if it doesn't run Gunk Shot. Volcanion is a great switch-in against Water-types like Barraskewda, Basculegion-F, and Ogerpon-W and appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove Ground-types such as Landorus, Garchomp, and Clodsire. Mega Charizard Y and Scovillain help break down physically defensive Pokemon and remove the aforementioned Ground- and Water-type walls via Grass-type coverage, with the former also providing Drought. In exchange, Cinderace threatens Clodsire, Hisuian Goodra, and many of the aforementioned special walls so Mega Charizard Y can freely throw out attacks incautiously, while Scovillain can clean up late-game using Chlorophyll under sun.

[CREDITS]
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[boomp]

I would just remove the Jolly sentence since its just fluff (or can just be put with the intro sentence of the mons its outpacing / beating). Other than that, real good / well informed analysis like always fam
QC 1/2 well done

 

[Neko]

no didnt forget about this (sorry)

Copyedit

[SET]
Cinderace @ Normalium Z
Name: Swords Dance
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- Giga Impact
- Gunk Shot / Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an exceptional Speed tier, a diverse array of coverage options, and it's unique ability, Cinderace is an exemplary wallbreaker that greatly threatens Water, Ground, and Flying teams, outpacing foes such as Ogerpon-W, Iron Treads, and Enamorus (usually scarf, might want someone else, could be Valiant). At +2 Attack, Pyro Ball OHKOs walls like Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire after Stealth Rock damage. Giga Impact in conjunction with Normalium Z allows Cinderace to catch walls such as Toxapex, Mandibuzz, and mixed Hippowdon off guard and instantly remove them. Gunk Shot targets Fairy-types like Clefable, Tapu Fini, Iron Valiant, and Hatterene (uncommon in NDmono) while Sucker Punch may be used to to prevent revenge-killing attempts from Iron Boulder, Basculegion-F (Latias?), and Barrskewda, OHKOing them if Swords Dance has already been used. (Mention HJK here too, kinda nice an option anyway) Torkoal offers Stealth Rock, wearing down switch-ins like Rotom-W and opposing Torkoal (use someone else), sets up Drought boosting Pyro Ball's power output, and removes entry hazards via Rapid Spin allowing Cinderace to pivot freely. *Mention Mega Zard X first Volcarona appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove specially defensive walls like Clodsire, Blissey, and Galarian Slowking. In return, Volcarona threatens walls such as Gastrodon, Ting-Lu, and Slowbro. Heatran also provides Stealth Rock support, as well as uses its stallbreaking ability to remove Toxapex, preserving Cinderace's Normalium Z to use in a pinch. Like Volcarona, Blacephalon appreciates the removal of specially defensive walls, cleaning up late-game after Cinderace has weakened the opposing teams' defensive core. In exchange, Blacephalon breaks problematic foes like Slowbro and Skeledirge. Iron Moth scares away Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Gastrodon, and Swampert via Energy Ball as well as threatens Tapu Fini if Sucker Punch is opted for. Volcanion is a great swap-in against Water-types like Barraskeda, Basculegion-F, and Ogerpon-W Hisuian Samurott while appreciating Cinderace's ability to remove Ground-types such as Landorus, Garchomp, and Clodsire. Victini and Mega Charizard X appreciate Cinderace luring in and eliminate the previously mentioned targets of Sucker Punch. (see comment above, also add Mega Zard-Y/Scov here, in the last sentence, as a niche playstyle [about as "niche" as Volcanon anyway])

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Grammar check by:

QC 2/2, oopsi and ty Giyu

 

[Giyu]

GP Team

 

[adorluigi]

reserving

 

[adorluigi]

Copyedit

[SET]
Cinderace @ Normalium Z
Name: Swords Dance
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- Giga Impact
- Gunk Shot / Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an exceptional Speed tier, a diverse array of coverage options, and it's its unique ability, Cinderace is an exemplary wallbreaker that greatly threatens Water, Ground, and Flying teams, outpacing foes such as Ogerpon-W, Iron Treads, and Iron Valiant. At +2 Attack, Pyro Ball OHKOs OHKOes walls like Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire after Stealth Rock damage. Giga Impact in conjunction with Normalium Z Breakneck Blitz allows Cinderace to catch walls such as Toxapex, Mandibuzz, and mixed Hippowdon off guard and instantly remove them. Gunk Shot targets Fairy-types like Tapu Fini, Iron Valiant, and Azumarill, (AC) while Sucker Punch may be used to to prevent revenge killing (remove hyphen) attempts from Iron Boulder, Latias, and Barrskewda Barraskewda, OHKOing them if Swords Dance has already been used at +2. Alternatively, High Jump Kick may be used to remove removes Ting-Lu at +2 after Stealth Rock Damage, Mega Tyranitar, and Heatran and Ting-Lu after a Swords Dance and Stealth Rock damage. Torkoal offers Stealth Rock (RC) wearing to wear down switch-ins like Rotom-W and Porygon2, sets up Drought boosting to boost Pyro Ball's power output, and removes entry hazards via Rapid Spin allowing to allow Cinderace to pivot freely (I turned these -ing's to infinitive verbs to avoid mass comma usage). Victini and Mega Charizard X appreciate Cinderace luring in and eliminate eliminating the previously mentioned targets of Sucker Punch targets while heavily weakening shared checks like Slowbro, Toxapex, and Great Tusk. Volcarona appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove specially defensive special walls like Clodsire, Blissey, and Galarian Slowking. In return, Volcarona threatens walls such as Gastrodon, Ting-Lu, and Slowbro. Heatran also provides Stealth Rock support (RC) as well as and uses its stallbreaking ability to remove Toxapex, preserving Cinderace's Normalium Z to use in a pinch. Like Volcarona, Blacephalon appreciates the removal of specially defensive walls, cleaning Cinderace weakening special walls to let it clean up late-game; (ASC) it can also break after Cinderace has weakened the opposing teams' defensive core. In exchange, Blacephalon breaks problematic foes like Slowbro and Skeledirge (seems a bit weird to say "in exchange" right after u say that blaceph cleans up late-game when ace removes these walls; reworded abit). Iron Moth scares away Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Gastrodon, and Swampert via Energy Ball as well as and threatens Tapu Fini for Cinderace if Sucker Punch is opted for it doesn't run Gunk Shot. Volcanion is a great swap-in switch-in against Water-types like Barraskeda Barraskewda, Basculegion-F, and Ogerpon-W while appreciating and appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove Ground-types such as Landorus, Garchomp, and Clodsire. Mega Charizard Y and Scovillain help break down physically defensive Pokemon and remove the aforementioned Ground- and Water-type walls via Grass-type coverage, with the former also providing Drought. In exchange, Cinderace threatens Clodsire, Hisuian Goodra, and many of the aforementioned specially defensive special walls so Mega Charizard Y can freely throw out attacks incautiously, (AC) while Scovillain is allowed to can clean up late-game using Chloropyll Chlorophyll under sun.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Quality checked check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
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Grammar checked check by:

GP Team done

 

[Giyu]

Copyedit

[SET]
Cinderace @ Normalium Z
Name: Swords Dance
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- Giga Impact
- Gunk Shot / Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance

[SET COMMENTS]
Boasting an exceptional Speed tier, a diverse array of coverage options, and it's its unique ability, Cinderace is an exemplary wallbreaker that greatly threatens Water, Ground, and Flying teams, outpacing foes such as Ogerpon-W, Iron Treads, and Iron Valiant. At +2 Attack, Pyro Ball OHKOs OHKOes walls like Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire after Stealth Rock damage. Giga Impact in conjunction with Normalium Z Breakneck Blitz allows Cinderace to catch walls such as Toxapex, Mandibuzz, and mixed Hippowdon off guard and instantly remove them. Gunk Shot targets Fairy-types like Tapu Fini, Iron Valiant, and Azumarill, (AC) while Sucker Punch may be used to to prevent revenge killing (remove hyphen) attempts from Iron Boulder, Latias, and Barrskewda Barraskewda, OHKOing them if Swords Dance has already been used at +2. Alternatively, High Jump Kick may be used to remove removes Ting-Lu at +2 after Stealth Rock Damage, Mega Tyranitar, and Heatran and Ting-Lu after a Swords Dance and Stealth Rock damage. Torkoal offers Stealth Rock (RC) wearing to wear down switch-ins like Rotom-W and Porygon2, sets up Drought boosting to boost Pyro Ball's power output, and removes entry hazards via Rapid Spin allowing to allow Cinderace to pivot freely (I turned these -ing's to infinitive verbs to avoid mass comma usage). Victini and Mega Charizard X appreciate Cinderace luring in and eliminate eliminating the previously mentioned targets of Sucker Punch targets while heavily weakening shared checks like Slowbro, Toxapex, and Great Tusk. Volcarona appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove specially defensive special walls like Clodsire, Blissey, and Galarian Slowking. In return, Volcarona threatens walls such as Gastrodon, Ting-Lu, and Slowbro. Heatran also provides Stealth Rock support (RC) as well as and uses its stallbreaking ability to remove Toxapex, preserving Cinderace's Normalium Z to use in a pinch. Like Volcarona, Blacephalon appreciates the removal of specially defensive walls, cleaning Cinderace weakening special walls to let it clean up late-game; (ASC) it can also break after Cinderace has weakened the opposing teams' defensive core. In exchange, Blacephalon breaks problematic foes like Slowbro and Skeledirge (seems a bit weird to say "in exchange" right after u say that blaceph cleans up late-game when ace removes these walls; reworded abit). Iron Moth scares away Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Gastrodon, and Swampert via Energy Ball as well as and threatens Tapu Fini for Cinderace if Sucker Punch is opted for it doesn't run Gunk Shot. Volcanion is a great swap-in switch-in against Water-types like Barraskeda Barraskewda, Basculegion-F, and Ogerpon-W while appreciating and appreciates Cinderace's ability to remove Ground-types such as Landorus, Garchomp, and Clodsire. Mega Charizard Y and Scovillain help break down physically defensive Pokemon and remove the aforementioned Ground- and Water-type walls via Grass-type coverage, with the former also providing Drought. In exchange, Cinderace threatens Clodsire, Hisuian Goodra, and many of the aforementioned specially defensive special walls so Mega Charizard Y can freely throw out attacks incautiously, (AC) while Scovillain is allowed to can clean up late-game using Chloropyll Chlorophyll under sun.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Quality checked check by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
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Grammar checked check by:

GP Team done

Implemented
(This one seemed particularly painful for GP, so sorry about that)