Defensive Pivot Ho-Oh (QC 0/2)

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[OVERVIEW]
Ho-Oh, as one of the most bulky threats in the metagame, finds a cozy home on Balance and BO teams alike. With its impeccable bulk it serves as a check to many threats in the meta, such as Arceus, Calyrex-S, and Necrozma-DM. Not only that, but Ho-Oh has the ability to also deal big damage, nuking the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon for massive damage.

[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Ho-Oh) @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpDef
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Recover
- Whirlwind

[SET COMMENTS]
Paragraph 1:
Ho-Oh is one of, if not the best tanks in the meta. With the ability to hit hard and take hard hits, ignoring this Pokemon can lead to a disaster. Being very naturally bulky, Ho-Oh is a necessary piece in the metagame, being able to take hits from the overpowered Calyrex-S. Sacred Fire and Brave Bird serve as dual STAB, both doing good damage while Recover provides good recovery without being forced to switch out. Whirlwind is able to force out set up threats such as Koraidon, Calyrex-S, and Arceus, which pairs well with its natural bulk, allowing it to phaze Pokemon without getting KOed. The EV spread allows Ho-Oh to survive +2 Scale Shot from Koraidon while still being able to soak up +2 Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S.

Paragraph 2:
Ho-Oh, being able to hit foes like Koraidon and Zacian-C really well, is a great partner for Ting-Lu, which tends to struggle against the aforementioned threats. Necrozma-DM is another great partner which appreciates Ho-Oh's rather favorable matchup into Calyrex-S and Koraidon. Ho-Oh tends to struggle into threats such as Miraidon, which can hit it hard and fast. Arceus-Water can be another issue, being able to hit it hard with Judgement or under it with Thunder Wave. Kyogre can also be scary, hitting hard with Origin Pulse and Water Spout. Ting-Lu is a great way to deal with Miraidon, soaking up hits and dishing nice damage back. Miraidon can nuke these two Water-type threats, while Koraidon can shut down Kyogre's weather, weakening it significantly.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ho-Oh has a few other options, one being Earthquake which generally takes the slot of Whirlwind. This works in conjunction with another niche option in Tera Ground, providing a nice way to deal with Miraidon. This requires an alternate EV spread which can focus more on attack, turning it into a more offensive Pokemon. This can weaken the Kyogre and Arceus-Water matchup to a further extent, though. And without Whirlwind (the option that is usually dropped), Ho-Oh's role of forcing out set up sweepers is revoked. Will-O-Wisp is a very niche option that can hinder physical sweepers, although these, including the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon, tend to run Tera Fire while others, namely Arceus, can sometimes run Lum Berry to avoid this. Whirlwind can generally fill this roll better, though.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Miraidon**: Miraidon is easily able to come in and resist a Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, while dishing massive damage back. Some sets can also abuse this set's rather passive nature to set up with Agility.

**Arceus-Water**: Arceus-Water, being as bulky as it is, can easily switch on Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, Recover off the damage, and then hit hard with Judgement

**Kyogre**: Kyogre can revenge KO Ho-Oh with very low risk, while also coming in on Sacred Fire and hitting hard with Origin Pulse or Water Spout.

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amqc
also added a few GP things
Pengu (pinging since it's been a year since you finished with wip!)
this feels like a lot of edits, but the metagame has shifted significantly since last year
Add Remove Comment
[OVERVIEW]
Ho-Oh, as one of the most bulky threats in the metagame, finds a cozy home on Balance and BO Bulky Offense teams alike. With its impeccable bulk,(Add comma) it serves as a check to many threats in the meta, such as Arceus, Calyrex-S, and (Ho-Oh doesn't really check caly-s that well, it always loses 1v1 and defensive sets only phaze after taking a lot of chip) Necrozma-DM, and Koraidon. Not only that, but (Unnecessary words) Ho-Oh also has a great offensive presence, threatening to OHKO Koraidon and Zacian-C, as well as burning and PP stalling Arceus-Fairy's Recover. (Reworded to make this a little bit more formal) has the ability to also deal big damage, nuking the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon for massive damage.

[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Ho-Oh) @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpDef
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Recover
- Whirlwind

[SET COMMENTS]
Paragraph 1:
Ho-Oh is one of, if not the best tanks in the meta. With the ability to hit hard and take hard hits, ignoring this Pokemon can lead to a disaster. Being very naturally bulky, Ho-Oh is a necessary piece in the metagame, being able to take hits from the overpowered Calyrex-S. (This is more of an overview thing -- explain what defensive Ho-Oh specifically does here. (eg:, switching into ekiller/korai/zac)) Sacred Fire and Brave Bird serve as dual STAB, both doing good damage while Recover provides good recovery without being forced to switch out. (What specifically does sacred fire and brave bird do? eg for sacred fire: burn switchins, force out ekiller and deal supereffective damage to zac. eg for bb: threatens to ohko korai while being the strongest move ho-oh has ignoring the sun.) Whirlwind is able to force out set up threats sweepers such as Koraidon, Calyrex-S, and Arceus, which pairs well with its natural bulk, allowing it to phaze Pokemon without getting KOed. The Ho-Oh's EV spread allows Ho-Oh to survive +2 Scale Shot from Koraidon while still being able to soak up +2 Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S.

Paragraph 2:
Ho-Oh, being able to hit foes like Koraidon and Zacian-C really well(This is a bit informal, maybe replace it with a word like supereffectively), is a great partner for Ting-Lu, which tends to struggle against the aforementioned threats. (I suppose? but ting-lu doesn't want anything to do with these mons, defensively or offensively. Either way, zac and korai just switch out of ho-oh. I would rather mention something like korai here, as ho-oh helps ware down defensive arcs to make its job easier.) Necrozma-DM is another great partner which appreciates Ho-Oh's rather favorable matchup into Calyrex-S and Koraidon. (Korai just switches out and ho-oh can't switch in on a boosted caly, replace this with something like ekiller, as ho-oh can switch into korai and help wear down def arcs) Ho-Oh tends to struggles into threats such as Miraidon, which can hit it hard and fast (This doesn't mean anything, mention edrift forcing ho-oh out.) Arceus-Water can be another issue, also threatens out Ho-Oh due to a supereffective Judgement. being able to hit it hard with Judgement or under it with Thunder Wave. (What does this mean? Waterceus also doesn't run twave usually.) Kyogre can also be scary, hitting hard threatens an OHKO with Origin Pulse or Water Spout, forcing Ho-Oh to switch out. Ting-Lu is a great way to deal with Miraidon, soaking up hits and dishing nice damage back(Which hits and how does it do nice damage back? Nice is also slightly informal, maybe replace it with a different superlative.) Miraidon can nuke these two Water-type threats, while Koraidon can shut down Kyogre's weather, weakening it significantly.
(I would also put which mons deal with Ho-Oh's counters before listing all of the counters. eg: Ho-Oh struggles with miraidon, so ting lu helps instead of listing all of the counters first)


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ho-Oh has a few other options, one being Earthquake which generally takes the slot of Whirlwind. (This isn't an other option; Offensive sets almost always run either eq or sub)This works in conjunction with another niche option in Tera Ground, providing a nice way to deal with Miraidon. This requires an alternate EV spread which can focus more on attack, turning it into a more offensive Pokemon. This can weaken the Kyogre and Arceus-Water matchup to a further extent, though. And without Whirlwind (the option that is usually dropped), Ho-Oh's role of forcing out set up sweepers is revoked. (Same reasoning as above, this OO paragraph probably has to be reworked to mention things like sub).Will-O-Wisp is a very niche option that can hinder physical sweepers like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Arceus, (you should probably mention which physical sweepers wow hinders here over later on) although they these, including the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon, tend frequently run Tera Fire, while others, namely while Arceus,(remove comma) can sometimes runs Lum Berry to avoid this. (reworded this to be more concise) Whirlwind can generally fill this roll better, though (Explain why ww can fit this role better here).

Checks and Counters
===================

**Miraidon**: Miraidon is easily able to come in and resist a Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, while dishing massive damage back. Some sets can also abuse this set's rather passive nature to set up with Agility. (I would reword this to be one sentence, something like "Miraidon is easily able to switch in to resist Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, while threatening an OHKO with Electro Drift or setting up with Agility.")

**Arceus-Water**: Arceus-Water,(rc here) being as bulky as it is, can easily switch in on Sacred Fire or Brave Bird due to its great natural bulk and Water resistance, Recover healing off the any damage, and then hit hard with threatening a supereffective Judgement.(add period, reworded this to be more concise)

**Kyogre**: Kyogre can revenge KO Ho-Oh with very low risk, while also coming in on Sacred Fire and hitting hard with Origin Pulse or Water Spout.
(More of a gp thing, but replace "coming" with switching in this section)
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
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Jaishy said:
amqc
also added a few GP things
Pengu (pinging since it's been a year since you finished with wip!)
this feels like a lot of edits, but the metagame has shifted significantly since last year
Add Remove Comment
[OVERVIEW]
Ho-Oh, as one of the most bulky threats in the metagame, finds a cozy home on Balance and BO Bulky Offense teams alike. With its impeccable bulk,(Add comma) it serves as a check to many threats in the meta, such as Arceus, Calyrex-S, and (Ho-Oh doesn't really check caly-s that well, it always loses 1v1 and defensive sets only phaze after taking a lot of chip) Necrozma-DM, and Koraidon. Not only that, but (Unnecessary words) Ho-Oh also has a great offensive presence, threatening to OHKO Koraidon and Zacian-C, as well as burning and PP stalling Arceus-Fairy's Recover. (Reworded to make this a little bit more formal) has the ability to also deal big damage, nuking the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon for massive damage.

[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Ho-Oh) @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpDef
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Recover
- Whirlwind

[SET COMMENTS]
Paragraph 1:
Ho-Oh is one of, if not the best tanks in the meta. With the ability to hit hard and take hard hits, ignoring this Pokemon can lead to a disaster. Being very naturally bulky, Ho-Oh is a necessary piece in the metagame, being able to take hits from the overpowered Calyrex-S. (This is more of an overview thing -- explain what defensive Ho-Oh specifically does here. (eg:, switching into ekiller/korai/zac)) Sacred Fire and Brave Bird serve as dual STAB, both doing good damage while Recover provides good recovery without being forced to switch out. (What specifically does sacred fire and brave bird do? eg for sacred fire: burn switchins, force out ekiller and deal supereffective damage to zac. eg for bb: threatens to ohko korai while being the strongest move ho-oh has ignoring the sun.) Whirlwind is able to force out set up threats sweepers such as Koraidon, Calyrex-S, and Arceus, which pairs well with its natural bulk, allowing it to phaze Pokemon without getting KOed. The Ho-Oh's EV spread allows Ho-Oh to survive +2 Scale Shot from Koraidon while still being able to soak up +2 Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S.

Paragraph 2:
Ho-Oh, being able to hit foes like Koraidon and Zacian-C really well(This is a bit informal, maybe replace it with a word like supereffectively), is a great partner for Ting-Lu, which tends to struggle against the aforementioned threats. (I suppose? but ting-lu doesn't want anything to do with these mons, defensively or offensively. Either way, zac and korai just switch out of ho-oh. I would rather mention something like korai here, as ho-oh helps ware down defensive arcs to make its job easier.) Necrozma-DM is another great partner which appreciates Ho-Oh's rather favorable matchup into Calyrex-S and Koraidon. (Korai just switches out and ho-oh can't switch in on a boosted caly, replace this with something like ekiller, as ho-oh can switch into korai and help wear down def arcs) Ho-Oh tends to struggles into threats such as Miraidon, which can hit it hard and fast (This doesn't mean anything, mention edrift forcing ho-oh out.) Arceus-Water can be another issue, also threatens out Ho-Oh due to a supereffective Judgement. being able to hit it hard with Judgement or under it with Thunder Wave. (What does this mean? Waterceus also doesn't run twave usually.) Kyogre can also be scary, hitting hard threatens an OHKO with Origin Pulse or Water Spout, forcing Ho-Oh to switch out. Ting-Lu is a great way to deal with Miraidon, soaking up hits and dishing nice damage back(Which hits and how does it do nice damage back? Nice is also slightly informal, maybe replace it with a different superlative.) Miraidon can nuke these two Water-type threats, while Koraidon can shut down Kyogre's weather, weakening it significantly.
(I would also put which mons deal with Ho-Oh's counters before listing all of the counters. eg: Ho-Oh struggles with miraidon, so ting lu helps instead of listing all of the counters first)


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Ho-Oh has a few other options, one being Earthquake which generally takes the slot of Whirlwind. (This isn't an other option; Offensive sets almost always run either eq or sub)This works in conjunction with another niche option in Tera Ground, providing a nice way to deal with Miraidon. This requires an alternate EV spread which can focus more on attack, turning it into a more offensive Pokemon. This can weaken the Kyogre and Arceus-Water matchup to a further extent, though. And without Whirlwind (the option that is usually dropped), Ho-Oh's role of forcing out set up sweepers is revoked. (Same reasoning as above, this OO paragraph probably has to be reworked to mention things like sub).Will-O-Wisp is a very niche option that can hinder physical sweepers like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Arceus, (you should probably mention which physical sweepers wow hinders here over later on) although they these, including the likes of Zacian-C and Koraidon, tend frequently run Tera Fire, while others, namely while Arceus,(remove comma) can sometimes runs Lum Berry to avoid this. (reworded this to be more concise) Whirlwind can generally fill this roll better, though (Explain why ww can fit this role better here).

Checks and Counters
===================

**Miraidon**: Miraidon is easily able to come in and resist a Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, while dishing massive damage back. Some sets can also abuse this set's rather passive nature to set up with Agility. (I would reword this to be one sentence, something like "Miraidon is easily able to switch in to resist Sacred Fire or Brave Bird, while threatening an OHKO with Electro Drift or setting up with Agility.")

**Arceus-Water**: Arceus-Water,(rc here) being as bulky as it is, can easily switch in on Sacred Fire or Brave Bird due to its great natural bulk and Water resistance, Recover healing off the any damage, and then hit hard with threatening a supereffective Judgement.(add period, reworded this to be more concise)

**Kyogre**: Kyogre can revenge KO Ho-Oh with very low risk, while also coming in on Sacred Fire and hitting hard with Origin Pulse or Water Spout.
(More of a gp thing, but replace "coming" with switching in this section)
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/penguguy1.650323/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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