Monotype Defensive Braviary (Normal) QC:[2/2] GP:[1/1]

[Namranan]

[SET]
name: Defensive (Normal)
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Roost
move 3: Defog
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
On Normal balance teams, defensive Braviary acts as a great pivot and Defogger. Its Flying typing gives Normal teams an incredibly valuable Ground-type immunity and Fighting-type neutrality, and it gives Braviary a powerful STAB Brave Bird to hit opposing Fighting-types super effectively. Roost allows Braviary to effectively wall offensive foes like Rillaboom and Heracross while keeping itself healthy to keep taking hits for its teammates. Defog most notably removes Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web that would heavily cripple the offensive capabilities of Braviary's teammates. This works well with U-turn, allowing Braviary to create immediate offensive presence by pivoting in threatening teammates. Maximum HP investment and 240 Defense EVs allow Braviary to take physical hits like Excadrill's Iron Head, Cinderace's High Jump Kick, and Mimikyu's unboosted Play Rough. 16 EVs in Speed allows Braviary to outrun Belly Drum Azumarill and do major damage to it with Brave Bird, since it survives an Aqua Jet. Its spread paired with Heavy-Duty Boots and an Impish nature allows Braviary to be a very consistent and effective physical wall that can Defog in front of most threats.

Braviary enables all of Normal's offensive Pokemon by pivoting them in with U-turn and removing troublesome entry hazards with Defog. Diggersby, for example, greatly appreciates Braviary's pivot support and removal of Toxic Spikes, as being poisoned can make it hard for Diggersby to stay as a consistent threat throughout the match. Other examples include Heliolisk and Bewear, which pressure Water- and Dark-types like Keldeo and Bisharp more easily with hazards gone; Obstagoon and Indeedee, which terrorize the opponent far more consistently with Sticky Web and Stealth Rock gone; and Snorlax, which cherishes Braviary's ability to take Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon like Zeraora and non-Choice Band Urshifu. In return, these offensive Pokemon remove many of the threats that would force Braviary out. Chansey particularly appreciates Braviary's ability to remove hazards, as its inability to run Heavy-Duty Boots makes it harder for it to switch into attacks when hazards are present. Braviary in turn appreciates Blissey's own pivot support and its ability to take special hits like Hydreigon's Draco Meteor and Volcarona's +1 Fire Blast or Flamethrower. Ditto is also a great teammate for Braviary, as it can check out-of-control (AH) setup sweepers such as Swords Dance Excadrill and Urshifu-S.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- <Normal> analysis by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<Maroon>, <305839>], [<Decem>, <362454>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<The Dutch Plumberjack>, <232216>]]

 

[Namranan]

Ready for QC!

 

[maroon]

- remove the lines that say paragraph 1: & paragraph 2
- name some offensive pokemon roost allows braviary to wall
- when you say most notably, I feel like toxic spikes are the most important. just keep it as those imo
- would rephrase the boots & defensive evs part, make it sound more like it allows braviary to wall more physical attacks and serves as a more effective defog user
- give a defog usage tip with braviary
- move indeedee to the bottom of the second paragraph
- defog braviary really helps all the offensive pokemon, not just diggersby the most. i would talk about them all seperately and a combined 1 sentence about braviary removing hazards. for example heliolisk can pressure water when tspikes are off the field and take on threats such as Keldeo etc
- the main offensive teammates i want you to talk about are diggersby, heliolisk, obstagoon, and bewear. indeedee & snorlax can get a mention after them, but those are the main 4
- chansey should not be used as a teleport, only a cleric. if you want to talk about teleport hdb blissey is the best one

QC 1/2

 

[Namranan]

Implemented Maroon ready for the next check!

 

[mushamu]

[SET]
name: Defensive Defog (Normal)
move 1: Brave Bird Defog
move 2: Roost
move 3: Defog Brave Bird
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Should be good talking about Defog specifically and what type of hazards it can remove in the first sentence which makes balance teams more effective. Right now it seems a bit ambiguous. I would put the line about Braviary supporting the offensive Pokemon before Roost, and do Defog move 1 on the set.

Maximum HP and 240 Defense EVs allow Braviary to take hits from Pokemon like Excadrill, Cinderace outside of Sun, and Mimikyu.
Might be better to just specify Excadrill's Iron Head, CInderace's High Jump Kick, Mimikyu's Play Rough before they've all set up.

16 EVs in Speed allows Braviary to outrun Belly Drum Azumarill and do major damage to it with Brave Bird. This paired with Heavy-Duty boots and its Impish nature allows Braviary to become a very consistent and effective physical wall that can Defog in front of most threats.
Jolly isn't a thing in SS.

Sticky Web should be talked about as something Defog helps against especially when you talk about hazards that cripple offensive Pokemon

Braviary's Flying typing is great for giving it a Fighting neutrality. What Pokemon does this help against? Giving it a Ground immunity isn't really that notable compared to being the only good Fighting switchin on the type. STAB Brave Bird feels like fluff especially when you don't tie it in so I would remove that. Find a way to paraphrase the offensive Pokemon since they're all pretty similar, Indeedee included, so it's more readable when you're expanding on other teammates.

What Pokemon do these Pokemon remove for Blissey specifically? Sticky Web + Toxic Spikes in particular applies to Heliolisk too if you're trying to fuck up Water with it. Tie Heliolisk into Water and Bewear into Dark + removing Spikes against Steel.

Name examples for special attacks when talking about Blissey; Chansey also deserves a mention as a less commonly used Pokemon that needs Braviary's Defog to function due to lack of Heavy Duty Boots.

Ditto deserves a mention for checking offensive Pokemon Braviary can't hold off too well, Pokemon like Swords Dance Excadrill, Urshifu, and Cinderace are all dealt with by Ditto while Braviary isn't the most reliable answer to them. The threat of Braviary using U-turn against these Pokemon and bringing in Ditto to revenge kill them is huge and makes them think twice about setting up.

QC 2/2

 

[Namranan]

Implemented check, thanks decem! This is now in the GP queue!

 

[Adeleine]

AM Check :)
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[SET]
name: Defensive (Normal)
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Roost
move 3: Defog
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
On Normal balance teams, defensive Braviary acts as a great pivot and hazard remover for its teammates and allows balance teams to be more effective. Defogger. (it can be assumed that its role makes its teams more effective) Its Flying typing gives Braviary Normal teams an incredibly valuable Ground-type immunity and Fighting-type neutrality for normal teams. It also allows it to have(AC), and it gives Braviary a powerful STAB on its powerful Brave Bird which allows it to hit opposing Fighting-types super effectively. Roost allows Braviary to effectively wall opposing offensive Pokemon offensive foes like Rillaboom and Heracross to keep while keeping itself healthy so it can to keep taking hits for its teammates. It takes advantage of these defensive qualities with the use of Defog in order to support its teammates, which Defog most notably removes Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web from the field which would otherwise that would heavily cripple the offensive capabilities of Braviary's teammates. This along with U-turn allows Braviary to pivot its teammates into battle and allow them to create an immediate offensive presence. works well with U-turn, allowing Braviary to create immediate offensive presence by pivoting in threatening teammates. Maximum HP investment and 240 Defense EVs allow Braviary to take hits from Pokemon physical hits like Excadrill(AA)s Iron Head, Cinderace's High Jump Kick, and Mimikyu(AA)'s unboosted Play Rough. 16 EVs in Speed allows Braviary to outrun Belly Drum Azumarill and do major damage to it with Brave Bird(AC), since it survives an Aqua Jet. This Its spread paired with Heavy-Duty boots and its Boots and an Impish nature allows Braviary to become a very consistent and effective physical wall that can Defog in front of most threats.

Braviary enables all of Normal's (capitalization) offensive Pokemon thanks to its access to U-turn allowing them to come in and become instantly threatening, and having Defog to remove troublesome hazards. by pivoting them in with U-turn and removing troublesome hazards with Defog. Diggersby(AC), for example(AC), greatly appreciates Braviary's pivoting and also its ability to remove pivot support and removal of Toxic Spikes, which can make it hard for Diggersby to stay as a consistent threat throughout the match. Other examples also include Heliolisk and Bewear, who has an easier time pressuring which pressure Water- and Dark-types like Keldeo and Bisharp respectively more easily with hazards gone; Obstagoon and Indeedee, who enjoy the removal of Sticky Web and Stealth Rock so that they can terrorize the opposing team for more consistently; which terrorize the opponent far more consistently with Sticky Web and Stealth Rock gone; and Snorlax, who which cherishes Braviary's role ability to take Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon like Zeraora and non-Choice Band Urshifu. In return, these offensive Pokemon remove many of the threats that would force Braviary out. Chansey also particularly appreciates Bravairy's ability to remove hazards, as the lack of its inability to run Heavy-Duty Boots makes it harder for it to switch into attacks when hazards are present. Braviary also in turn appreciates Blissey's own pivot support and its ability to take special hits like Hydreigon's Draco Meteor and Volcarona's +1 Fire Blast or Flamethrower for it, and also Teleport it in safely. Ditto is also a great teammate for Braviary(AC), as it can check out of control setup sweepers that have gotten a little out of control(RC), such as Swords Dance Excadrill and Urshifu-S.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- <Normal> analysis by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<Maroon>, <305839>], [<Decem>, <362454>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

 

[Namranan]

Implemented AM check, awaiting GP check

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/1

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[SET]
name: Defensive (Normal)
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Roost
move 3: Defog
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
On Normal balance teams, defensive Braviary acts as a great pivot and Defogger. Its Flying typing gives Normal teams an incredibly valuable Ground-type immunity and Fighting-type neutrality, and it gives Braviary a powerful STAB Brave Bird to hit opposing Fighting-types super effectively. Roost allows Braviary to effectively wall offensive foes like Rillaboom and Heracross while keeping itself healthy to keep taking hits for its teammates. Defog most notably removes Toxic Spikes and Sticky Web that would heavily cripple the offensive capabilities of Braviary's teammates. This works well with U-turn, allowing Braviary to create immediate offensive presence by pivoting in threatening teammates. Maximum HP investment and 240 Defense EVs allow Braviary to take physical hits like Excadrill's Iron Head, Cinderace's High Jump Kick, and Mimikyu's unboosted Play Rough. 16 EVs in Speed allows Braviary to outrun Belly Drum Azumarill and do major damage to it with Brave Bird, since it survives an Aqua Jet. Its spread paired with Heavy-Duty Boots and an Impish nature allows Braviary to be a very consistent and effective physical wall that can Defog in front of most threats.

Braviary enables all of Normal's offensive Pokemon by pivoting them in with U-turn and removing troublesome entry hazards with Defog. Diggersby, for example, greatly appreciates Braviary's pivot support and removal of Toxic Spikes, which as being poisoned can make it hard for Diggersby to stay as a consistent threat throughout the match. Other examples include Heliolisk and Bewear, which pressure Water- and Dark-types like Keldeo and Bisharp more easily with hazards gone; Obstagoon and Indeedee, which terrorize the opponent far more consistently with Sticky Web and Stealth Rock gone; and Snorlax, which cherishes Braviary's ability to take Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon like Zeraora and non-Choice Band Urshifu. In return, these offensive Pokemon remove many of the threats that would force Braviary out. Chansey particularly appreciates Bravairy's Braviary's ability to remove hazards, as its inability to run Heavy-Duty Boots makes it harder for it to switch into attacks when hazards are present. Braviary in turn appreciates Blissey's own pivot support and its ability to take special hits like Hydreigon's Draco Meteor and Volcarona's +1 Fire Blast or Flamethrower. Ditto is also a great teammate for Braviary, as it can check out-of-control (AH) setup sweepers such as Swords Dance Excadrill and Urshifu-S.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- <Normal> analysis by: [[<Namranan>, <353292>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<Maroon>, <305839>], [<Decem>, <362454>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

 

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