Weirdhamster
Banned deucer.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic Spikes / Toxic
move 3: Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower / Toxic Spikes / Mystical Fire
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Leftovers
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
[SET CREDITS]
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name: Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic Spikes / Toxic
move 3: Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower / Toxic Spikes / Mystical Fire
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Leftovers
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
- Toxic Spikes allow Eternatus to easily break down teams with its unique trait to easily set hazards against the most popular Defoggers in the tier, Ho-Oh and Giratina-O. Toxic can be used to easily chip down threats such as Calm Mind Primal Kyogre without Rest, Yveltal, and Arceus, and function as guaranteed permanent damage against the likes of defensive Arceus formes without Refresh, Primal Groudon, and Ho-Oh.
- Dynamax Cannon gives consistent damage against opposing Eternatus trying to absorb Toxic Spikes, Ho-Oh, Primal Groudon, and Zygarde.
- Flamethrower can punish Steel-types such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM trying to use Eternatus as setup fodder. Mystical Fire is another move that can help punish Steel-types but can also keep Calm Mind Arceus formes in check and weaken Xerneas in a pinch. However, Mystical Fire, unlike Flamethrower, misses a 2HKO on an incoming Zacian-C after Stealth Rock.
- Heavy-Duty Boots is another option for the item slot, as it allows for Eternatus to have better longevity in longer games and spread poisoning more efficiently without having to worry about damage from Spikes and Stealth Rock. However, without Leftovers, a Sacred Fire burn from Ho-Oh will be more permanent damage, and Ice Beam from Primal Kyogre will be a lot harder to tank.
- Eternatus’s Speed EVs allows it to outspeed fully invested Yveltal, however, it can also opt to outrun fully invested Primal Kyogre in exchange for some bulk by running 44 Speed EVs with a calm nature. An alternate EV spread of 80 HP / 252 Def / 176 Spe with a Timid nature makes it possible to outrun fully invested Arceus formes, while 40 HP / 252 Def / 216 Spe allows Timid Eternatus to be faster than Marshadow and to take Poltergeist from Marshsadow and Extreme Speed from Arceus better in exchange for badly poisoning the target or setting up Toxic Spikes. However, in exchange to having more physical bulk, Eternatus loses a lot of special bulk and has a harder time to check other threats such as Kyogre-Primal and Yveltal.
- Tera Fairy allows Eternatus to take on Palkia-O, Life Orb variants of Yveltal, and Giratina-O better, however, Tera Water allows Eternatus to improve its matchup against Necrozma-DM, Primal Groudon, and Arceus-Ground.
- Eternatus loves trying to set up Toxic Spikes early-game to cripple foes such as Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, defensive Arceus formes, and Xerneas. It often does not want to Terastallize, as it loses out on an important Toxic immunity and resistances, and its allies often make better use of it. Ho-Oh without Thunder Wave is a common target for Eternatus to switch into and start making progress.
- Pressure allows Eternatus to get up Toxic Spikes against Ho-Oh easier, as Ho-Oh will be forced to use Defog significantly less. Pressure also allows Eternatus to PP stall different moves such as Water Spout from Primal Kyogre, and Judgment from Arceus-Fairy.
- Ho-Oh is an excellent teammate for Eternatus, as it can Whirlwind out foes when Toxic Spikes are on the field. Arceus-Dark can also patch up some weaknesses by making sure that Necrozma-DM and Mega Mewtwo Y stay in check, since they tend to take advantage of Eternatus for setup opportunities. Zygarde is another excellent teammate that can keep powerful threats such as Primal Groudon and Marshadow in check, allowing for Eternatus to stay in the game for longer. Yveltal is another good partner for Eternatus, as it not only checks Ultra Necrozma but also gives a valuable Ground-type immunity.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/weirdhamster.611966/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/entrocefalo.399174/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bobsican.434487/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zrp200.327515/
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