[OVERVIEW]
With its superb typing and access to Quiver Dance, Oricorio-G is a scary sweeper that aims to get boosts in the mid to late-game to clean up the enemy team. Its Ghost / Flying typing gives it a myriad of resistances, allowing it to check and set up on common Pokemon like Virizion and Toxicroak. Flying / Ghost STAB attacks are nearly unresisted, hitting everything save Naclstack and Morpeko for at least neutral damage while hitting many common Pokemon like Bruxish and Virizion super effectively. Offensive sets allow Oricorio-G to be a terrifying sweeper that can easily clean up mid- to late-game, while its defensive set uses its great typing to set up multiple times and slowly take apart bulkier teams. However, Oricorio-G has trouble setting up due to its deceptive frailty when uninvested and can struggle to threaten much without numerous boosts when invested into bulk. It's also quite reliant on Terastallization to bypass its answers like Sneasel and Snorlax.
[SET]
Oricorio-G @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Dancer
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Fighting / Ground
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Hurricane
- Revelation Dance
- Roost
Oricorio-G aims to be as offensively threatening as possible, with its STAB moves of Revelation Dance and Hurricane being near-unresisted, hitting most of the tier for at least neutral damage. Revelation Dance acts like a pseudo-Tera Blast that changes type when Terastallized, letting Oricorio-G tailor its coverage to beat certain types of Pokemon. Tera Fighting allows Oricorio-G to better threaten Normal-types like Dudunsparce, Dark-types like Sneasel, Steel-types like Orthworm, and Rock-types like Rhydon. Tera Ground hits Electric-types like Jolteon as well as the Poison- and Rock-types while giving it resistances to these types.
Offensive Oricorio-G best fits on offensive teams alongside other setup sweepers like Virizion, Sneasel and Mesprit. They mutually benefit from each other softening up opposing walls like Articuno and Hisuian Qwilfish to enable a final sweep. Fighting-types like Toxicroak and Hisuian Sneasel threaten the Normal- and Dark-types that Oricorio-G struggles breaking past, easing its need to Terastallize. Defensive answers to Normal-types like Regirock and Palosand are appreciated as well. Oricorio-G also appreciates special wallbreakers like Clawitzer and Alolan Exeggutor that weaken the opposing team's special walls such as Snorlax. Entry hazard setters like Rhydon and Qwilfish help wear down foes to allow an easier sweep for Oricorio-G.
[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/adorluigi.528364/
With its superb typing and access to Quiver Dance, Oricorio-G is a scary sweeper that aims to get boosts in the mid to late-game to clean up the enemy team. Its Ghost / Flying typing gives it a myriad of resistances, allowing it to check and set up on common Pokemon like Virizion and Toxicroak. Flying / Ghost STAB attacks are nearly unresisted, hitting everything save Naclstack and Morpeko for at least neutral damage while hitting many common Pokemon like Bruxish and Virizion super effectively. Offensive sets allow Oricorio-G to be a terrifying sweeper that can easily clean up mid- to late-game, while its defensive set uses its great typing to set up multiple times and slowly take apart bulkier teams. However, Oricorio-G has trouble setting up due to its deceptive frailty when uninvested and can struggle to threaten much without numerous boosts when invested into bulk. It's also quite reliant on Terastallization to bypass its answers like Sneasel and Snorlax.
[SET]
Oricorio-G @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Dancer
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Fighting / Ground
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Hurricane
- Revelation Dance
- Roost
Oricorio-G aims to be as offensively threatening as possible, with its STAB moves of Revelation Dance and Hurricane being near-unresisted, hitting most of the tier for at least neutral damage. Revelation Dance acts like a pseudo-Tera Blast that changes type when Terastallized, letting Oricorio-G tailor its coverage to beat certain types of Pokemon. Tera Fighting allows Oricorio-G to better threaten Normal-types like Dudunsparce, Dark-types like Sneasel, Steel-types like Orthworm, and Rock-types like Rhydon. Tera Ground hits Electric-types like Jolteon as well as the Poison- and Rock-types while giving it resistances to these types.
Offensive Oricorio-G best fits on offensive teams alongside other setup sweepers like Virizion, Sneasel and Mesprit. They mutually benefit from each other softening up opposing walls like Articuno and Hisuian Qwilfish to enable a final sweep. Fighting-types like Toxicroak and Hisuian Sneasel threaten the Normal- and Dark-types that Oricorio-G struggles breaking past, easing its need to Terastallize. Defensive answers to Normal-types like Regirock and Palosand are appreciated as well. Oricorio-G also appreciates special wallbreakers like Clawitzer and Alolan Exeggutor that weaken the opposing team's special walls such as Snorlax. Entry hazard setters like Rhydon and Qwilfish help wear down foes to allow an easier sweep for Oricorio-G.
[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/adorluigi.528364/
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