Lunala @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Covert Cloak
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Will-O-Wisp / Future Sight
- Moongeist Beam
- Moonlight
- Teleport
[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala utilizes its large HP stat, ghost typing, and ability Shadow Shield to be a strong physically defensive pivot. Will-O-Wisp is used to cripple physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Dragonite, and Great Tusk. Alternatively, Future Sight is used to apply pressure on targets such as Pecharunt, Eternatus, and Iron Moth. Teleport lets Lunala keep momentum, with 0 Spe IVs making its pivoting as slow as possible. Lunala has three items to choose from, these being: Rocky Helmet, Heavy-Duty Boots, and Covert Cloak. Rocky Helmet allows Lunala to passively chip any physical attacker making contact, and is especially useful in wearing down Urshifu-R clicking Surging Strikes. Heavy-Duty Boots allow Lunala to maintain its Shadow Shield more consistently when hazards are up. Finally, Covert Cloak makes Lunala a better check to Garganacl and Entei, as Covert Cloak ignores the secondary affects of Salt Cure and Sacred Fire. Lunala fits well on balance and bulky offense structures with strong hazard control to maintain its Shadow Shield. Due to this, good partners for Lunala are Great Tusk, Regieleki, and/or Garganacl. Due to Lunala's 4x weakness to Dark and Ghost, it appreciates having strong answers to both types in teammates such as the Garganacl, Kingambit, Darkrai, Samurott-Hisui, and/or Magearna. Lunala struggles to check Zamazenta after its Shadow Shield is broken, as Crunch is an OHKO, and because of this wants offensive partners such as Dragonite or Regieleki to be able to revenge KO with Extreme Speed. The aforementioned defensive Great Tusk is another valuable partner as it is able to be a soft check to all-out-attacking Zamazenta variants and deal super effective damage with Body Slam or Rapid Spin. Strong Fighting types such as Zamazenta or Great Tusk have great synergy with Lunala's ability to use Future Sight and Teleport, and help check the Dark types that Lunala struggles against. Previously mentioned Dark types such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Samurott-Hisui also have a strong offensive synergy with Lunala and Zamazenta/Great Tusk, as they wear down Pecharunt, Arceus-Ghost, and Spectrier the ladder are not able to check.
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This my first time writing one of these, but thought it was odd the setdex has pivot and cm within the same set, seems like the two should be separate as they accomplish pretty different things for a team.
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Will-O-Wisp / Future Sight
- Moongeist Beam
- Moonlight
- Teleport
[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala utilizes its large HP stat, ghost typing, and ability Shadow Shield to be a strong physically defensive pivot. Will-O-Wisp is used to cripple physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Dragonite, and Great Tusk. Alternatively, Future Sight is used to apply pressure on targets such as Pecharunt, Eternatus, and Iron Moth. Teleport lets Lunala keep momentum, with 0 Spe IVs making its pivoting as slow as possible. Lunala has three items to choose from, these being: Rocky Helmet, Heavy-Duty Boots, and Covert Cloak. Rocky Helmet allows Lunala to passively chip any physical attacker making contact, and is especially useful in wearing down Urshifu-R clicking Surging Strikes. Heavy-Duty Boots allow Lunala to maintain its Shadow Shield more consistently when hazards are up. Finally, Covert Cloak makes Lunala a better check to Garganacl and Entei, as Covert Cloak ignores the secondary affects of Salt Cure and Sacred Fire. Lunala fits well on balance and bulky offense structures with strong hazard control to maintain its Shadow Shield. Due to this, good partners for Lunala are Great Tusk, Regieleki, and/or Garganacl. Due to Lunala's 4x weakness to Dark and Ghost, it appreciates having strong answers to both types in teammates such as the Garganacl, Kingambit, Darkrai, Samurott-Hisui, and/or Magearna. Lunala struggles to check Zamazenta after its Shadow Shield is broken, as Crunch is an OHKO, and because of this wants offensive partners such as Dragonite or Regieleki to be able to revenge KO with Extreme Speed. The aforementioned defensive Great Tusk is another valuable partner as it is able to be a soft check to all-out-attacking Zamazenta variants and deal super effective damage with Body Slam or Rapid Spin. Strong Fighting types such as Zamazenta or Great Tusk have great synergy with Lunala's ability to use Future Sight and Teleport, and help check the Dark types that Lunala struggles against. Previously mentioned Dark types such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Samurott-Hisui also have a strong offensive synergy with Lunala and Zamazenta/Great Tusk, as they wear down Pecharunt, Arceus-Ghost, and Spectrier the ladder are not able to check.
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This my first time writing one of these, but thought it was odd the setdex has pivot and cm within the same set, seems like the two should be separate as they accomplish pretty different things for a team.