CM Keldeo [Done]

[MANNAT]

[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hydro Pump / Scald
move 3: Secret Sword
move 4: Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Dark / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Justified / Expert Belt
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Calm Mind allows Keldeo to boost its Special Attack to ridiculous levels, letting it muscle through common checks like Tentacruel and Politoed, more easily than other variants. Hydro Pump is the preferred Water-type STAB move on this set due to its greater power than Scald allowing it to net some notable KOs, specifically against Garchomp and Reuniclus. Secret Sword is a consistent Fighting-type STAB move that allows Keldeo to heavily damage specially defensive Pokemon like Chansey and Ferrothorn that can switch into Hydro Pump. For the last slot, Hidden Power Ghost or Hidden Power Dark is the preferred coverage move of choice due to the ability to hit both Gastrodon and Latios, two of Keldeo's most common checks. Hidden Power Dark has the added benefit of not lowering Keldeo's IVs in exchange for being less effective against fringe targets, namely Toxicroak. If Hydro Pump's poor accuracy is unappealing, Scald can be used instead as a more consistent STAB move that can cripple common answers to Keldeo like Amoonguss and Tentacruel with a burn, but the power decrease is quite noticeable. Substitute can be used over Hidden Power Ghost alongside Toxic Spikes from another teammate, but the lack of immediate power against Hidden Power Ghost's targets is very noticeable, specifically against Jellicent and Gastrodon. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can be run to hit Gastrodon, Rotom-W, and Jellicent at the same time, but the coverage is sorely missed against Latios.

Set Details
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Leftovers increases Keldeo's longevity over the course of the match, counteracting damage taken from sand and entry hazards, allowing it to check Pokemon like Tyranitar and Gliscor more consistently. Alternatively, Lum Berry or Water Gem can be used to bluff a Choice Scarf set, making it easier to set up Calm Mind, and have their own useful effects in giving a buffer against status or a one-time powerful attack in rain.

Usage Tips
========

This set is fairly straightforward, functioning as a wallbreaker that performs particularly well against balance teams. Use rain-boosted Hydro Pump and Secret Sword to wear down the opposing team early-game. Then, once the opposing team has been adequately weakened, send in Keldeo on a Pokemon that it threatens, such as Excadrill or Gliscor, and either use Calm Mind or Substitute on the switch or scout depending on the situation and sweep if possible. It should be noted that Calm Mind and Substitute can be used in a similar fashion early-game to break the opposing team, but they aren't necessarily as efficient as attacking in some of those situations, particularly because Keldeo's HP can be essential for checking key threats like Gliscor and Tyranitar.

Team Options
========

Keldeo fits well on both rain and sand teams that want an effective wallbreaker to break down defensive Water- and Grass-types. Politoed makes for an excellent partner, as rain boosts Hydro Pump's power significantly and makes it very dangerous to switch into without an immunity. If using Substitute, Toxic Spikes Tentacruel is an amazing partner, as Toxic Spikes can wear down Pokemon like Jellicent and Gastrodon that are problematic for Keldeo to deal with otherwise. Agility Thundurus-T is an effective partner, as it appreciates Keldeo's ability to break down Grass-types like Amoonguss and Ferrothorn that would trouble it otherwise. If opting for a coverage move over Substitute, Keldeo fits particularly well on offensive sand teams due to its ability to punch holes in teams and put pressure on Latios, making Tyranitar less required to check it. Late-game cleaners like Calm Mind Reuniclus and Choice Scarf Garchomp also appreciate Keldeo's ability to punch holes in teams in general to make way for a potential sweep.

[CREDITS]
- Written by [[Mannat, 144451]]
- Quality checked by [[We Three Kings, 246992],[M Dragon, 21345]]
- Grammar checked by [[Estronic, 240732], [Empress, 175616]]

 

[MANNAT]

Talked with We Three Kings about this on discord and implemented his changes, QC 1/2

Feedback

LasseYesterday at 9:29 PM
Im on phone so i cant post
I can give input tho
Ghost>grass on 3atk
Mention that 3atk is better on sand
Subcm loses to any smart jellicent anyway
So idk if tspikes are required
Any status helps overloading
And id use lum or gems before id use ebelt on 3atk
If u wanna lure gastro on rain just use 4atk instead of cm3atk
Id mention reuni when it comes to pump thats half the reason id use it anyway
(On sand)
Mention rotom as a hp grass target

 

[M Dragon]

QC 2/2
HP Dark could also have a mention as it has a very similar coverage than HP Ghost (with few exceptions such as Toxicroak) without losing any IV.

 

[Astra]

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[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hydro Pump / Scald
move 3: Secret Sword
move 4: Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Dark / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Justified / Expert Belt
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Calm Mind allows Keldeo to boost its special attack Special Attack to ridiculous levels, allowing it to muscle through common checks like Tentacruel and Politoed, which other sets like Choice Scarf have difficulty dealing with. Hydro Pump is the preferred Water-type STAB move on this team in particular set due to its greater power boost over than Scald, (AC) allowing it to notch net some notable KOs, specifically against Garchomp and Reuniclus. Secret Sword is a consistent Fighting-type STAB move that allows Keldeo to heavily damage Specially Defensive specially defensive Pokemon like Chansey and Ferrothorn that can switch into Hydro Pump. In For the last slot, Hidden Power Ghost or Hidden Power Dark is the preferred coverage move of choice due to its ability to hit both Gastrodon and Latios, two of Keldeo's most common checks, (RC). (AP) Hidden Power Dark has the added benefit of not lowering Keldeo's IVs in exchange for being less effective against fringe targets, namely Toxicroak. If Hydro Pump's poor accuracy is unappealing, then Scald can be used instead as a more consistent STAB move that can cripple common answers to Keldeo like Amoonguss and Tentacruel with burn, but the power decrease is quite noticeable. Substitute can be used over Hidden Power Ghost alongside Toxic Spikes from another teammate, but the lack of immediate power against Hidden Power Ghost targets is very noticeable, specifically against Jellicent and Gastrodon. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can be ran in the last slot run to hit Gastrodon, Rotom-W, and Jellicent at the same time, but the coverage is sorely missed against Latios.

Set Details
========

Leftovers increases Keldeo's longevity over the course of the match, counteracting damage taken from sand and entry hazards, allowing it to check Pokemon like Tyranitar and Gliscor more consistently. Alternatively, Lum Berry and or Water Gem can be used to bluff a Choice Scarf set, making it easier to set up Calm Mind, and have their own useful effects in giving a buffer against status and or a one-time nuke in rain.

Usage Tips
========

This set is fairly straightforward, functioning as a wallbreaker that performs particularly well against balance teams. Use rain-boosted Hydro Pumps and Secret Swords to wear down the opposing team in the early-game. Then, once the opposing team has been adequately weakened, (AC) send in Keldeo on a Pokemon that it threatens, such as Excadrill or Gliscor, and either Calm Mind or Substitute on the switch or scout depending on the situation and sweep if possible. It should be noted that Calm Mind and Substitute can be used in a similar fashion in the early-game to break the opposing team, but they aren't necessarily as efficient options as attacking in some of those situations, particularly because Keldeo's HP can be essential in checking key threats like Gliscor and Tyranitar.

Team Options
========

This Keldeo fits well on both rain and sand teams that want an effective wallbreaker to break down defensive Water- and Grass-types. As such, Politoed makes an excellent partner, particularly for the Substitute variation of this set, as rain boosts Hydro Pump's power significantly and makes it very dangerous to switch into without an immunity. Toxic Spikes Tentacruel is an amazing partner, as Toxic Spikes can wear down Pokemon like Jellicent and Gastrodon that are problematic for Keldeo to deal with otherwise. Agility Thundurus-T is an excellent partner, as it appreciate's (remove apostrophe) Keldeo's ability to break down Grass-types like Amoonguss and Ferrothorn that would trouble it otherwise. The CM Calm Mind + 3 Attacks set fits particularly well on offensive sand teams due to its ability to punch holes in teams and put pressure on Latios, making Tyranitar less required to check it. Late-game cleaners like Calm Mind Reuniclus and Choice Scarf Garchomp also appreciates Keldeo's ability to generally punch holes in teams to make way for a potential sweep.

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[Empress]

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Here ya go

[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Hydro Pump / Scald
move 3: Secret Sword
move 4: Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Dark / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Justified / Expert Belt
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Calm Mind allows Keldeo to boost its Special Attack to ridiculous levels, allowing it to letting it (repetition) muscle through common checks like Tentacruel and Politoed, which other sets like Choice Scarf have difficulty dealing with more easily than other variants. (Don't cross-reference other sets directly; indirect is fine though) Hydro Pump is the preferred Water-type STAB move on this set due to its greater power than Scald allowing it to net some notable KOs, specifically against Garchomp and Reuniclus. Secret Sword is a consistent Fighting-type STAB move that allows Keldeo to heavily damage specially defensive Pokemon like Chansey and Ferrothorn that can switch into Hydro Pump. For the last slot, Hidden Power Ghost or Hidden Power Dark is the preferred coverage move of choice due to its the (You mentioned two moves) ability to hit both Gastrodon (Hmmm... I didn't know Gastrodon is physically defensive in BW OU. You learn something new every day, I suppose!) and Latios, two of Keldeo's most common checks. Hidden Power Dark has the added benefit of not lowering Keldeo's IVs in exchange for being less effective against fringe targets, namely Toxicroak. If Hydro Pump's poor accuracy is unappealing, then Scald can be used instead as a more consistent STAB move that can cripple common answers to Keldeo like Amoonguss and Tentacruel with a burn, but the power decrease is quite noticeable. Substitute can be used over Hidden Power Ghost alongside Toxic Spikes from another teammate, but the lack of immediate power against Hidden Power Ghost Ghost's targets is very noticeable, specifically against Jellicent and Gastrodon. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can be run to hit Gastrodon, Rotom-W, and Jellicent at the same time, but the coverage is sorely missed against Latios.

Set Details
========

Leftovers increases Keldeo's longevity over the course of the match, counteracting damage taken from sand and entry hazards, allowing it to check Pokemon like Tyranitar and Gliscor more consistently. Alternatively, Lum Berry or Water Gem can be used to bluff a (Much better here; using "the" over "a" would've been direct cross-referencing) Choice Scarf set, making it easier to set up Calm Mind, and have their own useful effects in giving a buffer against status or a one-time nuke powerful attack in rain. ("nuke" is a discouraged phrase)

Usage Tips
========

This set is fairly straightforward, functioning as a wallbreaker that performs particularly well against balance teams. Use rain-boosted Hydro Pump and Secret Sword to wear down the opposing team early-game. Then, once the opposing team has been adequately weakened, send in Keldeo on a Pokemon that it threatens, such as Excadrill or Gliscor, and either use Calm Mind or Substitute on the switch or scout depending on the situation and sweep if possible. It should be noted that Calm Mind and Substitute can be used in a similar fashion early-game to break the opposing team, but they aren't necessarily as efficient options as attacking in some of those situations, particularly because Keldeo's HP can be essential in for checking key threats like Gliscor and Tyranitar.

Team Options
========

Keldeo fits well on both rain and sand teams that want an effective wallbreaker to break down defensive Water- and Grass-types. As such, Politoed makes for an excellent partner, particularly for the Substitute variation of this set variants, as rain boosts Hydro Pump's power significantly and makes it very dangerous to switch into without an immunity. Toxic Spikes Tentacruel is an amazing partner, as Toxic Spikes can wear down Pokemon like Jellicent and Gastrodon that are problematic for Keldeo to deal with otherwise. Agility Thundurus-T is an excellent partner, as it appreciates Keldeo's ability to break down Grass-types like Amoonguss and Ferrothorn that would trouble it otherwise. The Calm Mind + 3 Attacks set Keldeo fits particularly well on offensive sand teams due to its ability to punch holes in teams and put pressure on Latios, making Tyranitar less required to check it. Late-game cleaners like Calm Mind Reuniclus and Choice Scarf Garchomp also appreciate Keldeo's ability to generally punch holes in teams in general to make way for a potential sweep.

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