[SET]
Bulky Quiver Dance (Oricorio-Sensu) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Grassy Seed
Ability: Dancer
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Taunt
[SET OVERVIEW]
Bulky Oricorio-G leverages its great defensive typing and decent bulk to be a threatening late-game Quiver Dance sweeper. Air Slash is used over Revelation Dance for its lack of immunities prior to Terastallization. Roost helps Oricorio-G stave off chip damage and stay healthy. Taunt denies opposing setup and recovery moves as well as status moves like Toxic from Qwilfish and Dudunsparce, Haze from Articuno, and Roar from Piloswine. Heavy-Duty Boots gives Oricorio-G an immunity to Stealth Rock, giving it more opportunities to switch in and set up. Grassy Seed is an alternative on Grassy Terrain teams to give Oricorio-G a Defense boost, giving it much needed physical bulk to take strong neutral attacks like Bruxish's Psychic Fangs. Tera Steel gives Oricorio-G a Rock resistance and a Poison immunity, while Tera Fairy gives it a Dark resistance and a Dragon immunity while still being resistant to Fighting.
Balance teams can easily fit Oricorio-G for its myriad of immunities and potential to sweep late-game. Oricorio-G struggles with Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Regirock and Orthworm, so Ground- and Water-type teammates like Qwilfish and Sandslash are good options for teammates. Fighting-type teammates like Virizion and Passimian are excellent partners, as they can also threaten Rock- and Steel- types as well as bulky Normal-types like Snorlax and Dudunsparce. Checks to Electric-type Pokemon such as Hisuian Decidueye and Toedscruel cover Oricorio-Gs weakness to them. Special wallbreakes like Whimsicott and Sceptile can help Oricorio-G to wear down special walls or clean up after it. Strong physical attackers like Bruxish and Passimian can also help threaten special walls that Oricorio-G struggles with like Articuno and Hisuian Qwilfish, and in return, it can take advantage of their checks like Dipplin and Sandaconda. Oricorio-G greatly benefits from entry hazard-stacking teammates like the aforementioned Qwilfish and Sandaconda, as they chip away at its checks, and Oricorio-G can double as a spinblocker for them. On Grassy Terrain teams it synergizes well with other setup sweepers like Farigiraf and Mesprit; on these teams, it aims to break apart bulky cores that its teammates may struggle with.
[STRATEGY AND COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Substitute can be used over Taunt to shut down Dudunsparce as a check but doesn't do much else for Oricorio-G. Oricorio-G can be used as a defensive Defogger, but this role is better done by Drifblim.
[CHECKS AND COUNTERS]
Normal-types: Snorlax and Dudunsparce are two of Oricorio-Gs best walls, as they can easily take it's moves with their huge bulk, and can threaten it in return with Crunch or Heat Crash from Snorlax and Toxic or Dragon Tail from Dudunsparce. However, Snorlax struggles with hazards and lack of reliable recovery, and both walls can be countered with Tera Fighting. Offensive Normal-types like Braviary and Indeedee-F can also switch into Oricorio-Gs moves and threaten it out.
Rock-types: Regirock and Rhydon can easily take hits from Oricorio-G and either cripple it or phaze it. Rhydon also threatens huge damage on Oricorio-G with its Rock-type moves. However, these Pokemon have no reliable recovery and can be worn down over the course of a game. Naclstack is also a huge annoyance due to it resisting both its STAB moves pre-Terastallization, and being able to wear it down with Salt Cure, and remain healthy with Recover.
Steel-types: While few, Steel-types like Orthworm and Magneton completely shut down bulky Oricorio-G and can set up on it or attack it back. Magneton threatens it with powerful super effective attacks, while Orthworm can set Stealth Rock and use Coil on it. However, these two Pokemon lack reliable recovery, allowing them to be worn down over the course of the game.
Electric-types: Electric-types like Jolteon and Hisuian Electrode can switch into Oricorio-G and severely damage it with their STAB moves. All Electric-types bar Rotom can also take any of Oricorio-Gs unboosted attacks and generate momentum on it with Volt Switch.
Special Walls: Offensive Oricorio-G gets completely shut down by Articuno, and, while bulky Oricorio-G can deny Haze and Roar with Taunt, it must be wary of being PP stalled out of its only attacking move. Hisuian Qwilfish can also beat Oricorio-G with Toxic and Pain Split while being generally unthreatened by its attacks. Other more uncommon special walls like Muk and Malamar can also shrug off its attacks and cripple it in return.
Strong Physical Attackers: Fast and powerful physical attackers like Sneasel and Bruxish can capitalize on Oricorio-G’s lower physical bulk and threatens it out with super effective attacks. However, these attackers tend to have difficulty switching in and can be outsped and KOed, should Oricorio-G get a boost prior. Glastrier is an exception to this with its huge bulk and can easily scare Oricorio-G out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gambit_gamin.652656/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adorluigi.528364/
Bulky Quiver Dance (Oricorio-Sensu) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Grassy Seed
Ability: Dancer
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Taunt
[SET OVERVIEW]
Bulky Oricorio-G leverages its great defensive typing and decent bulk to be a threatening late-game Quiver Dance sweeper. Air Slash is used over Revelation Dance for its lack of immunities prior to Terastallization. Roost helps Oricorio-G stave off chip damage and stay healthy. Taunt denies opposing setup and recovery moves as well as status moves like Toxic from Qwilfish and Dudunsparce, Haze from Articuno, and Roar from Piloswine. Heavy-Duty Boots gives Oricorio-G an immunity to Stealth Rock, giving it more opportunities to switch in and set up. Grassy Seed is an alternative on Grassy Terrain teams to give Oricorio-G a Defense boost, giving it much needed physical bulk to take strong neutral attacks like Bruxish's Psychic Fangs. Tera Steel gives Oricorio-G a Rock resistance and a Poison immunity, while Tera Fairy gives it a Dark resistance and a Dragon immunity while still being resistant to Fighting.
Balance teams can easily fit Oricorio-G for its myriad of immunities and potential to sweep late-game. Oricorio-G struggles with Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Regirock and Orthworm, so Ground- and Water-type teammates like Qwilfish and Sandslash are good options for teammates. Fighting-type teammates like Virizion and Passimian are excellent partners, as they can also threaten Rock- and Steel- types as well as bulky Normal-types like Snorlax and Dudunsparce. Checks to Electric-type Pokemon such as Hisuian Decidueye and Toedscruel cover Oricorio-Gs weakness to them. Special wallbreakes like Whimsicott and Sceptile can help Oricorio-G to wear down special walls or clean up after it. Strong physical attackers like Bruxish and Passimian can also help threaten special walls that Oricorio-G struggles with like Articuno and Hisuian Qwilfish, and in return, it can take advantage of their checks like Dipplin and Sandaconda. Oricorio-G greatly benefits from entry hazard-stacking teammates like the aforementioned Qwilfish and Sandaconda, as they chip away at its checks, and Oricorio-G can double as a spinblocker for them. On Grassy Terrain teams it synergizes well with other setup sweepers like Farigiraf and Mesprit; on these teams, it aims to break apart bulky cores that its teammates may struggle with.
[STRATEGY AND COMMENTS]
Other Options
============
Substitute can be used over Taunt to shut down Dudunsparce as a check but doesn't do much else for Oricorio-G. Oricorio-G can be used as a defensive Defogger, but this role is better done by Drifblim.
[CHECKS AND COUNTERS]
Normal-types: Snorlax and Dudunsparce are two of Oricorio-Gs best walls, as they can easily take it's moves with their huge bulk, and can threaten it in return with Crunch or Heat Crash from Snorlax and Toxic or Dragon Tail from Dudunsparce. However, Snorlax struggles with hazards and lack of reliable recovery, and both walls can be countered with Tera Fighting. Offensive Normal-types like Braviary and Indeedee-F can also switch into Oricorio-Gs moves and threaten it out.
Rock-types: Regirock and Rhydon can easily take hits from Oricorio-G and either cripple it or phaze it. Rhydon also threatens huge damage on Oricorio-G with its Rock-type moves. However, these Pokemon have no reliable recovery and can be worn down over the course of a game. Naclstack is also a huge annoyance due to it resisting both its STAB moves pre-Terastallization, and being able to wear it down with Salt Cure, and remain healthy with Recover.
Steel-types: While few, Steel-types like Orthworm and Magneton completely shut down bulky Oricorio-G and can set up on it or attack it back. Magneton threatens it with powerful super effective attacks, while Orthworm can set Stealth Rock and use Coil on it. However, these two Pokemon lack reliable recovery, allowing them to be worn down over the course of the game.
Electric-types: Electric-types like Jolteon and Hisuian Electrode can switch into Oricorio-G and severely damage it with their STAB moves. All Electric-types bar Rotom can also take any of Oricorio-Gs unboosted attacks and generate momentum on it with Volt Switch.
Special Walls: Offensive Oricorio-G gets completely shut down by Articuno, and, while bulky Oricorio-G can deny Haze and Roar with Taunt, it must be wary of being PP stalled out of its only attacking move. Hisuian Qwilfish can also beat Oricorio-G with Toxic and Pain Split while being generally unthreatened by its attacks. Other more uncommon special walls like Muk and Malamar can also shrug off its attacks and cripple it in return.
Strong Physical Attackers: Fast and powerful physical attackers like Sneasel and Bruxish can capitalize on Oricorio-G’s lower physical bulk and threatens it out with super effective attacks. However, these attackers tend to have difficulty switching in and can be outsped and KOed, should Oricorio-G get a boost prior. Glastrier is an exception to this with its huge bulk and can easily scare Oricorio-G out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gambit_gamin.652656/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adorluigi.528364/
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