Cobalion

[Peef Rimgar]

Overview
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Pros:

• Great Physical Defense and Speed
• Not awful defensive typing
• Good support movepool
• Good offensive movepool
• Good boosting option in SD
• Good lead with Taunt and SR

Cons:

• Low Special bulk
• Susceptible to the all too common scarfed fires
• Low Attack stats for a sweeper

Swords Dance
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name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat/Sacred Sword
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Taunt/Hidden Power Ice/Stone Edge
ability: Justified
item: Lum Berry/Life Orb
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
nature: Adamant/Jolly

Moves
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• Swords Dance for boosting kinda shit attack to usable levels
  
• 2nd move is your fighting STAB. Comes down to power vs stat drops. CC is generally preferred
• Iron Head for Steel STAB
• Taunt to get easier set up opportunities, HP Ice to let you hit Gligar, Stone Edge for coverage

Set Details
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• Standard EVs
• Lum Berry to allow you to keep from getting Para'd/Burned, Life Orb for more power
• Nature comes down to personal preference. Since it's attack is much lower than it's speed Adamant is preferred

Usage Tips
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• Take advantage of it's high defense. If you can switch in on a resisted physical hit do it.
• Don't overestimate power. Cobalion's modest 90 Attack isn't exactly shattering any records.
• Run from Special Attackers unless you know you kill.

Team Options
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• TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE

SET NAME
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name: SET NAME
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
ability:
item:
evs:
nature:

Moves
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INFO ABOUT MOVES GOES HERE

Set Details
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EVS / ITEM / NATURE INFORMATION GOES HERE

Usage Tips
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USAGE TIPS GO HERE

Team Options
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TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE


Other Options
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OTHER OPTIONS GOES HERE. STUFF LIKE ALTERNATE MOVES, ALTERNATE SETS, NICHE STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET A MAIN SET MENTION


Checks & Counters
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CHECKS & COUNTERS GO HERE
NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE THREATLISTY SO MENTION POKEMON / OTHER EFFECTS ONE AT A TIME

 

[aVocado]

I know this is WIP, and I'm not QC, but I got a couple things.

I've been using SD Cobalion for a long time now, and I don't agree with your moveset. For one, Secret Sword should be removed, maybe a small mention in set details that it can be used but at the cost of missing out on the huge power CC brings. HP Ice also needs to be removed, I know it hits Gligar, but its not worth it. If you want to beat Gligar, you'd better use Magnet Rise and set up all over it, as +6 Iron Head 2HKOs. I'm not sure Taunt should be slashed as well, that should have its own set.

So ideally from my experience, moveset should be:

- sd
- iron head
- cc
- stone edge / mag rise
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Remove the Adamant slash, make it just Jolly. Being slower than Delphox and Zoroark (the latter a pokemon that coba checks) is bad.

Just food for thought :] i'll let you and qc decide.

 

[Peef Rimgar]

I know this is WIP, and I'm not QC, but I got a couple things.

I've been using SD Cobalion for a long time now, and I don't agree with your moveset. For one, Secret Sword should be removed, maybe a small mention in set details that it can be used but at the cost of missing out on the huge power CC brings. HP Ice also needs to be removed, I know it hits Gligar, but its not worth it. If you want to beat Gligar, you'd better use Magnet Rise and set up all over it, as +6 Iron Head 2HKOs. I'm not sure Taunt should be slashed as well, that should have its own set.

So ideally ny my experience, moveset should be:

- sd
- iron head
- cc
- stone edge / mag rise
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Remove the Adamant slash, make it just Jolly. Being slower than Delphox and Zoroark (the latter a pokemon that coba checks) is bad.

Just food for thought :] i'll let you and qc decide.

I was thinking Mag Rise should have it's own set

 

[g]

I feel that Iron Head is unnecessary with Magnet Rise as you can boost and Stone Edge Gligar anyway. You can also hit Moltres, Slowking, etc only missing Aromatisse tbh. Remember to mention when you add the Utility set that Sacred Sword always breaks SUB+BU Braviary but i'd not make a slash. Also there is a cool Stealth Rock+SD set but QC will decide i guess

 

[Molk]

Taken over by Aerow