[SET]
Dragon Dance (Roaring Moon) @ Dragonium Z / Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Knock Off
- Outrage / Acrobatics
- Earthquake
[SET COMMENTS]
Roaring Moon serves as a devastating sweeper and progress maker due to its outstanding offensive capabilities, namely, its coveted access to Knock Off paired with exceptional coverage as well as a unique typing that grants it various setup opportunities. Devastating Drake hits phenomenally hard after a Dragon Dance, picking up the OHKO on Great Tusk and Multiscale Dragonite while dealing immense damage to Landorus-T and Alomomola. As an alternative, Acrobatics makes for excellent synergy with Attack Booster Energy and complements Knock Off by hitting Fighting-types like Great Tusk and Zamazenta for super effective damage. Earthquake nails Mega Diancie, Toxapex, and Steel-types like Melmetal and Kingambit.
Offensive, balance, and hyper offensive structures love Roaring Moon's ability to be a dangerous wincon that can soft check Ogerpon-W as well as Mega Charizard Y and put immediate offensive pressure on the opposing team. Additionally, Roaring Moon excels at both making progress and cleaning late-game for various teammates. Bulky Gholdengo likes Roaring Moon switching into Hisuian Samurott and Heatran, and in return, Gholdengo can repeatedly switch into Fairy-types that deny Roaring Moon from making any progress such as Clefable. Iron Valiant can help chip shared checks with Roaring Moon such as Alomomola and Landorus-T. Volcarona is able to deal with bulky Steel-types like Melmetal and Ferrothorn, and in return, Roaring Moon can threaten significant damage to Volcarona's checks such as Garchomp and Ting-Lu using Devastating Drake.
[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
Pivot (Roaring Moon) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 232 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Roost
[SET COMMENTS]
When utilizing U-turn, Roaring Moon leverages its unique defensive attributes, namely, its high Speed tier; access to reliable recovery; and helpful typing, to become an effective offensive pivot. Roost allows Roaring Moon to patch up damage taken from checking various attackers such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Charizard Y. Earthquake is a necessity to threaten Heatran, Raging Bolt, and Mega Diancie, while also procuring more chip damage versus Melmetal. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Roaring Moon to continuously switch in and pivot despite any entry hazards on the field, while Protective Pads ignores contact punishment from the likes of Zapdos, Rocky Helmet Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn. The given EV spread allows Roaring Moon to outspeed Iron Valiant while avoiding the OHKO from Mega Charizard Y's Focus Blast.
Various team structures, ranging from bulky balance to offense, can make use of the pivoting that Roaring Moon provides. Wallbreakers such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Charizard Y, the latter of which also provides sun for Roaring Moon's Protosynthesis, appreciate Roaring Moon inviting in Ground-types like Great Tusk and Steel-types like Ferrothorn, respectively. These wallbreakers also benefit from Roaring Moon's tendency to remove items with Knock Off, which—when paired with entry hazard setters such as Great Tusk and Heatran—can help remove the opposing team's Heavy-Duty Boots and ensure their checks get chipped. Defensive teammates like Gholdengo and Zapdos can switch into threats such as Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and Zamazenta, and in turn, Roaring Moon can chase away Hisuian Samurott and Heatran.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Dragon Dance (Roaring Moon) @ Dragonium Z / Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Knock Off
- Outrage / Acrobatics
- Earthquake
[SET COMMENTS]
Roaring Moon serves as a devastating sweeper and progress maker due to its outstanding offensive capabilities, namely, its coveted access to Knock Off paired with exceptional coverage as well as a unique typing that grants it various setup opportunities. Devastating Drake hits phenomenally hard after a Dragon Dance, picking up the OHKO on Great Tusk and Multiscale Dragonite while dealing immense damage to Landorus-T and Alomomola. As an alternative, Acrobatics makes for excellent synergy with Attack Booster Energy and complements Knock Off by hitting Fighting-types like Great Tusk and Zamazenta for super effective damage. Earthquake nails Mega Diancie, Toxapex, and Steel-types like Melmetal and Kingambit.
Offensive, balance, and hyper offensive structures love Roaring Moon's ability to be a dangerous wincon that can soft check Ogerpon-W as well as Mega Charizard Y and put immediate offensive pressure on the opposing team. Additionally, Roaring Moon excels at both making progress and cleaning late-game for various teammates. Bulky Gholdengo likes Roaring Moon switching into Hisuian Samurott and Heatran, and in return, Gholdengo can repeatedly switch into Fairy-types that deny Roaring Moon from making any progress such as Clefable. Iron Valiant can help chip shared checks with Roaring Moon such as Alomomola and Landorus-T. Volcarona is able to deal with bulky Steel-types like Melmetal and Ferrothorn, and in return, Roaring Moon can threaten significant damage to Volcarona's checks such as Garchomp and Ting-Lu using Devastating Drake.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boppydop.662575/
Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Pivot (Roaring Moon) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 232 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Roost
[SET COMMENTS]
When utilizing U-turn, Roaring Moon leverages its unique defensive attributes, namely, its high Speed tier; access to reliable recovery; and helpful typing, to become an effective offensive pivot. Roost allows Roaring Moon to patch up damage taken from checking various attackers such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Charizard Y. Earthquake is a necessity to threaten Heatran, Raging Bolt, and Mega Diancie, while also procuring more chip damage versus Melmetal. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Roaring Moon to continuously switch in and pivot despite any entry hazards on the field, while Protective Pads ignores contact punishment from the likes of Zapdos, Rocky Helmet Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn. The given EV spread allows Roaring Moon to outspeed Iron Valiant while avoiding the OHKO from Mega Charizard Y's Focus Blast.
Various team structures, ranging from bulky balance to offense, can make use of the pivoting that Roaring Moon provides. Wallbreakers such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Charizard Y, the latter of which also provides sun for Roaring Moon's Protosynthesis, appreciate Roaring Moon inviting in Ground-types like Great Tusk and Steel-types like Ferrothorn, respectively. These wallbreakers also benefit from Roaring Moon's tendency to remove items with Knock Off, which—when paired with entry hazard setters such as Great Tusk and Heatran—can help remove the opposing team's Heavy-Duty Boots and ensure their checks get chipped. Defensive teammates like Gholdengo and Zapdos can switch into threats such as Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and Zamazenta, and in turn, Roaring Moon can chase away Hisuian Samurott and Heatran.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boppydop.662575/
Quality checked by:
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