STAB Defensive Rotom-Heat [FINISHED]

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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume / Blue Flare
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Roost / Strength Sap
move 4: Defog / Freeze-Dry / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty-Boots
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This set is designed to check important threats in the metagame, namely Corviknight, Melmetal, and Sylveon. The Speed EVs allow for Rotom-H to outpace maximum Speed Adamant Tyranitar, though it still takes a large chunk of damage from Accelerock. The rest of the EVs maximize Rotom-H's special bulk to better check Sylveon. Lava Plume is Rotom-H's main STAB attack, and the 30% chance to burn targets can come in handy; Blue Flare can be used for extra damage output, but generally Lava Plume’s extra PP and higher chance to burn is more desirable. Volt Switch is an important tool for Rotom-H that allows it to pivot and scout for switches. Roost is Rotom-H's main recovery move and is usually preferred over Strength Sap due to Pokemon Rotom-H is meant to check such as Sylveon having low Attack stats, as well as the fear of Strength Sap being bounced back by Hatterene. Defog is a great tool to remove entry hazards and dual screens, while Freeze-Dry's increased coverage is great for would-be switch-ins such as Seismitoad, Dracovish, and Dragapult. Toxic allows Rotom-H to beat defensive Sylveon properly and allows for it to hinder other switch-ins as well. Will-O-Wisp, Nuzzle, and Aromatherapy are all worth considering as support options, as well as many other niche options. Due to Rotom-H's weakness to Stealth Rock, Heavy-Duty-Boots is the preferred item on this set to eliminate this weakness, but Leftovers is an acceptable choice as well.

Rotom-H's best partners are typically Pokemon that appreciate its slow pivoting. In particular, Obstagoon can use Rotom-H’s pivoting to activate its Guts with Flame Orb safely, while Rotom-H can solidly check some of Obstagoon's checks in Corviknight and Melmetal. Dragapult is a good partner, as Rotom-H is one of the best switch-ins in the metagame to one of Dragapult's most prevalent checks, Sylveon, given Rotom-H has Toxic. Sylveon can possibly hinder Rotom-H as well if it has Toxic as well, however, so be careful. Some of Rotom-H's most common switchins are Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish and Rotom-W if it is not running Freeze-Dry, so a partner such as Seismitoad or Ferrothorn that can switch into Water-type Pokemon relatively safely is great, and both of the aforementioned partners can form a core that compresses both entry hazard roles with Rotom-H. Some of the strongest checks in the metagame to Rotom-H are Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o, Hydreigon and Dragapult, which take minimal damage from Freeze-Dry and do a ton of damage back. Rotom-H is a great partner for Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish and Gyarados, which can struggle to get past Ferrothorn and other physically bulky Pokemon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [drampa’s grandpa,305826]]
- Grammar checked by: [[big talk, 466663]]
 
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In The Hills said:
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume / Blue Flare
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Roost / Strength Sap
move 4: Defog / Freeze-Dry
item: Heavy-Duty-Boots / Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This set is designed to check important threats in the metagame, namely Sylveon, Corviknight and Melmetal. The Speed EVs allow for Rotom-H to outpace max speed Adamant Tyranitar, so that it can use Volt Switch to pivot out, while the rest of the spread maximizes its special bulk. Lava Plume is Rotom-H's main STAB attack, and the 30% chance to burn targets can come in handy; Blue Flare can be used for extra damage output, but generally the extra PP and higher chance to burn is more desirable. Volt Switch is a pivotal use another word here tool for Rotom-H that allows it to pivot and scout for switches. Roost is Rotom-H's main recovery move, and is preferred usually over Strength Sap due to Pokemon Rotom-H is meant to check having low Attack stats such as Sylveon you could also mention other niche situations like fearing it being bounced back by Hatterene. Defog is a great tool to remove hazards and screens, while Freeze-Dry's increased coverage is great for would-be switchins such as Seismitoad, Dracovish or Dragapult. Moves like Toxic, Nuzzle, or Aromatherapy are all worth considering as support options, as well as many other niche options. Due to Rotom-H's weakness to hazards, Heavy-Duty-Boots is the preferred item on this set to eliminate this weakness, but Leftovers are an acceptable choice as well.

Rotom-H's best partners are typically Pokemon that appreciate its slow pivoting can you give some examples here. Obstagoon also appreciates Rotom-H's pivoting ability, as it can allow Obstagoon to activate its Guts with Flame Orb safely, while Rotom-H can solidly check some of Obstagoon's checks in Corviknight and Melmetal. Dragapult is a good partner as Rotom-H is one of the best switchins in the metagame to Sylveon, one of Dragapult's most common checks. One of Rotom-H's most common switchins is Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish or Rotom-Wash if it is not running Freeze Dry specifically, so a partner such as Seismitoad or Ferrothorn that can switch into Water-type Pokemon relatively safely is great, and both of the aforementioned partners can form a hazard core with Rotom-H. Rotom-H is a great partner for Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish and Gyarados, who can struggle to get past Ferrothorn or other physically bulky Pokemon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
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In The Hills said:
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume / Blue Flare
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Roost / Strength Sap
move 4: Defog / Freeze-Dry / Toxic (IMO a main option, as otherwise Rotom lacks the ability to do much against Sylveon in return. Certainly more than "a niche option." If you don't want it to be a main slash, I'm OK if you just add a bit more about it down below, but there should be more than there is now on it. Also see the stuff in para 2.)
item: Heavy-Duty-Boots / Leftovers see comments at bottom of paragraph one
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This set is designed to check important threats in the metagame, namely Sylveon see comment below about toxic, Corviknight and Melmetal. The Speed EVs allow for Rotom-H to outpace max speed Adamant Tyranitar, Probably worth mentioning Accelerock doing a ton so that it can use Volt Switch to pivot out, while the rest of the spread maximizes its special bulk. Lava Plume is Rotom-H's main STAB attack, and the 30% chance to burn targets can come in handy; Blue Flare can be used for extra damage output, but generally the extra PP and higher chance to burn is more desirable. Volt Switch is an important tool for Rotom-H that allows it to pivot and scout for switches. Roost is Rotom-H's main recovery move, and is preferred usually over Strength Sap due to Pokemon Rotom-H is meant to check having low Attack stats such as Sylveon, as well as the fear of being bounced back by Hatterene. Defog is a great tool to remove hazards and screens, while Freeze-Dry's increased coverage is great for would-be switchins such as Seismitoad, Dracovish or Dragapult. Add more about Toxic somewhere in here. Moves like Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Nuzzle, or Aromatherapy are all worth considering as support options, as well as many other niche options. Due to Rotom-H's weakness to hazards, Heavy-Duty-Boots is the preferred item on this set to eliminate this weakness, but Leftovers are an acceptable choice as well. I would remove the Leftovers slash and just leave this sentence in. Heavy Duty Boots is much better on almost every team. I'll leave this up to you though, I trust your judgment on that :)

Rotom-H's best partners are typically Pokemon that appreciate its slow pivoting, particularly Obstagoon, which can use Rotom-H’s pivoting to activate its Guts with Flame Orb safely, while Rotom-H can solidly check some of Obstagoon's checks in Corviknight and Melmetal. Dragapult is a good partner as Rotom-H is one of the best switchins in the metagame to Sylveon Mention Toxic, as this is the main way Rotom has of actually doing damage to SpD Sylveon. You can even slash it up above if you like. Also worth mentioning that Toxic Sylveon messes you up as well., one of Dragapult's most common checks. One of Rotom-H's most common switchins is Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish or Rotom-Wash if it is not running Freeze-Dry, so a partner such as Seismitoad or Ferrothorn that can switch into Water-type Pokemon relatively safely is great, and both of the aforementioned partners can form a hazard core with Rotom-H. Rotom-H is a great partner for Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish and Gyarados, who can struggle to get past Ferrothorn or other physically bulky Pokemon. Mention common dragon types (Kommo-O, Kyurem, Dragapult to a degree) can cause issues for Rotom-H, particularly if they're special / don't fear burns, and good partners because of that (Sylveon, Corviknight). Freeze Dry is nice but weak, and Rotom-H loses to various sets of these mons if they're not chipped.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], ]
- Grammar checked by:
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I think I went overboard again... welp
Good job tho :D
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(AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; AH=add hyphen; RH=remove hyphen)
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Lava Plume / Blue Flare
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Roost / Strength Sap
move 4: Defog / Freeze-Dry / Toxic
item: Heavy-Duty-Boots
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This set is designed to check important threats in the metagame, namely Corviknight, Melmetal, and Sylveon. The Speed EVs allow for Rotom-H to outpace maximum Speed Adamant Tyranitar, though it still takes a large chunk of damage from Accelerock. The rest of the EVs maximize Rotom-H's special bulk to better check Sylveon. Lava Plume is Rotom-H's main STAB attack, and the 30% chance to burn targets can come in handy; Blue Flare can be used for extra damage output, but generally the Lava Plume's (clarity) extra PP and higher chance to burn is more desirable. Volt Switch is an important tool for Rotom-H that allows it to pivot and scout for switches. Roost is Rotom-H's main recovery move (RC) and is usually preferred usually over Strength Sap due to Pokemon Rotom-H is meant to check such as Sylveon having low Attack stats such as Sylveon, as well as the fear of Strength Sap being bounced back by Hatterene. Defog is a great tool to remove entry hazards and dual screens, while Freeze-Dry's increased coverage is great for would-be switch-(AH)ins such as Seismitoad, Dracovish, (AC) or and Dragapult. Toxic allows Rotom-H to beat defensive Sylveon properly and allows for it to hinder other switch-(AH)ins as well. Will-O-Wisp, Nuzzle, or and Aromatherapy are all worth considering as support options, as well as many other niche options. Due to Rotom-H's weakness to entry hazards (nit: this should be "Stealth Rock"), Heavy-Duty-Boots is the preferred item on this set to eliminate this weakness, but Leftovers are is an acceptable choice as well.

Rotom-H's best partners are typically Pokemon that appreciate its slow pivoting. (period; broke this up since it sounds smoother) particularly In particular, Obstagoon (RC) which can use Rotom-H’s pivoting to activate its Guts with Flame Orb safely, while Rotom-H can solidly check some of Obstagoon's checks in Corviknight and Melmetal. Dragapult is a good partner, (AC) as Rotom-H is one of the best switch-(AH)ins in the metagame to one of Dragapult's most prevalent checks, Sylveon, given Rotom-H has Toxic. Sylveon can possibly hinder Rotom-H as well if it has Toxic as well, however, so be careful. (fix spacing)One Some of Rotom-H's most common switch-(AH)ins is are Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish or and Rotom-Wash if it is not running Freeze-Dry, so a partner such as Seismitoad or Ferrothorn that can switch into Water-type Pokemon relatively safely is great, and both of the aforementioned partners can form a hazard core that compresses both entry hazard roles with Rotom-H. (fix spacing)One Some of the strongest checks in the metagame to Rotom-H is are Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kommo-o, Hydreigon and Dragapult, who which take minimal damage from Freeze-Dry and do a ton of damage back. (fix spacing)Rotom-H is a great partner for Water-type Pokemon such as Dracovish and Gyarados, who which can struggle to get past Ferrothorn or and other physically bulky Pokemon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [drampa’s grandpa,305826]]
- Grammar checked by:
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