[SET]
Specially Defensive (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Roost
- Toxic
- Whirlwind / Defog / Foul Play
- Knock Off
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is one of stall teams' best Calyrex-S checks, utilizing its Dark typing, special bulk, and access to reliable recovery in Roost to wall all Calyrex-S sets, bar Tera Fairy. Toxic significantly cripples foes by limiting how much they can set up. Whirlwind phazes setup threats like various setup Arceus formes. Defog is a form of emergency entry hazard control, especially useful against Knock Off Pokemon, but Mandibuzz also removes its own team's hazards while using it. Alternatively, Foul Play discourages physical attackers from setting up against Mandibuzz. Knock Off removes Heavy-Duty Boots, making it much easier to chip down Pokemon with the Spikes and Toxic Spikes that Mandibuzz's teammates set. Tera Steel grants Mandibuzz a resistance to Fairy- and Psychic-type moves, allowing it to check non-Taunt Draining Kiss Calyrex-S, as well as Arceus-Fairy, and giving Mandibuzz a Toxic immunity. Mandibuzz has to compete with Alolan Muk for a slot, another Dark-type Calyrex-S check that is much better equipped to deal with Tera Fairy Calyrex-S. However, Mandibuzz has reliable recovery in Roost, unlike Alolan Muk, whose Rest is shut down by Electric Terrain.
Teammates like Dondozo, Skeledirge, and Gliscor appreciate having a reliable switch-in to Calyrex-S, while Blissey appreciates having a fallback method when facing Psyshock variations of Calyrex-S. As Mandibuzz is forced out by the threat of Miraidon's Electro Drift or Kyogre's Water-type moves, it enjoys having teammates like Tera Grass Ho-Oh, Clodsire, and Blissey, all of which can absorb their attacks well. Arceus-Fairy's super effective Judgment poses a great threat to Mandibuzz, forcing it to switch out to teammates like Clodsire, whose Poison typing and access to Toxic make it an excellent check to Arceus-Fairy. Mandibuzz is also very vulnerable to physical attackers, like Zacian-C, which is immune to its Toxic, resists Knock Off, and can OHKO Mandibuzz with Play Rough; or Koraidon, whose Choice Scarf sets can 2HKO Mandibuzz, and Substitute sets use it as setup fodder. Thus, teammates like Skeledirge, Dondozo, and Alomomola work very well with Mandibuzz, as both Skeledirge and Dondozo can fully ignore both setup sweepers' Swords Dance boosts with Unaware, and Skeledirge can cripple them with Will-O-Wisp. At the same time, Alomomola can use its great physical bulk to use Flip Turn and absorb damage the aforementioned Unaware walls would have taken otherwise.
[SET CREDITS]
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Other Options
===================
Mandibuzz could opt to use Mental Herb over Heavy-Duty Boots for the ability to check Taunt variations of Draining Kiss Calyrex-S. However, not using Heavy-Duty Boots renders Mandibuzz vulnerable to Stealth Rock and other entry hazards after Terastallization. Mandibuzz can also use U-turn over the moves in its third slot. Usually, when Mandibuzz switches in against Calyrex-S and forces it to switch out, Mandibuzz loses momentum by staying in. However, with U-turn, Mandibuzz can gain its team the initiative and switch in a teammate that can make its position more advantageous. Although in most cases, the slight increase in momentum Mandibuzz's team gets is insignificant, and other moves can bring more value.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Zacian-C**: Zacian-C is immune to Mandibuzz's status moves and resists Knock Off. It is also capable of OHKOing Mandibuzz with Play Rough.
**Miraidon**: Miraidon can OHKO Mandibuzz with Electro Drift and does great damage to the point where Mandibuzz can no longer check Calyrex-S even after Terastallization.
**Hatterene**: Hatterene's Magic Bounce grants it an immunity to Mandibuzz's Toxic, and it can use Calm Mind in combination with Draining Kiss to deal significant damage to Mandibuzz, healing itself in the process.
**Gliscor**: Gliscor's Knock Off poses a significant threat to Mandibuzz, as removing Heavy-Duty Boots causes Mandibuzz to be much more vulnerable to Stealth Rock.
**Wallbreakers**: Wallbreakers, like Kyogre and Koraidon, are capable of dealing significant damage to Mandibuzz, rendering it unable to check Calyrex-S effectively.
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Specially Defensive (Mandibuzz) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Roost
- Toxic
- Whirlwind / Defog / Foul Play
- Knock Off
[SET COMMENTS]
Mandibuzz is one of stall teams' best Calyrex-S checks, utilizing its Dark typing, special bulk, and access to reliable recovery in Roost to wall all Calyrex-S sets, bar Tera Fairy. Toxic significantly cripples foes by limiting how much they can set up. Whirlwind phazes setup threats like various setup Arceus formes. Defog is a form of emergency entry hazard control, especially useful against Knock Off Pokemon, but Mandibuzz also removes its own team's hazards while using it. Alternatively, Foul Play discourages physical attackers from setting up against Mandibuzz. Knock Off removes Heavy-Duty Boots, making it much easier to chip down Pokemon with the Spikes and Toxic Spikes that Mandibuzz's teammates set. Tera Steel grants Mandibuzz a resistance to Fairy- and Psychic-type moves, allowing it to check non-Taunt Draining Kiss Calyrex-S, as well as Arceus-Fairy, and giving Mandibuzz a Toxic immunity. Mandibuzz has to compete with Alolan Muk for a slot, another Dark-type Calyrex-S check that is much better equipped to deal with Tera Fairy Calyrex-S. However, Mandibuzz has reliable recovery in Roost, unlike Alolan Muk, whose Rest is shut down by Electric Terrain.
Teammates like Dondozo, Skeledirge, and Gliscor appreciate having a reliable switch-in to Calyrex-S, while Blissey appreciates having a fallback method when facing Psyshock variations of Calyrex-S. As Mandibuzz is forced out by the threat of Miraidon's Electro Drift or Kyogre's Water-type moves, it enjoys having teammates like Tera Grass Ho-Oh, Clodsire, and Blissey, all of which can absorb their attacks well. Arceus-Fairy's super effective Judgment poses a great threat to Mandibuzz, forcing it to switch out to teammates like Clodsire, whose Poison typing and access to Toxic make it an excellent check to Arceus-Fairy. Mandibuzz is also very vulnerable to physical attackers, like Zacian-C, which is immune to its Toxic, resists Knock Off, and can OHKO Mandibuzz with Play Rough; or Koraidon, whose Choice Scarf sets can 2HKO Mandibuzz, and Substitute sets use it as setup fodder. Thus, teammates like Skeledirge, Dondozo, and Alomomola work very well with Mandibuzz, as both Skeledirge and Dondozo can fully ignore both setup sweepers' Swords Dance boosts with Unaware, and Skeledirge can cripple them with Will-O-Wisp. At the same time, Alomomola can use its great physical bulk to use Flip Turn and absorb damage the aforementioned Unaware walls would have taken otherwise.
[SET CREDITS]
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Other Options
===================
Mandibuzz could opt to use Mental Herb over Heavy-Duty Boots for the ability to check Taunt variations of Draining Kiss Calyrex-S. However, not using Heavy-Duty Boots renders Mandibuzz vulnerable to Stealth Rock and other entry hazards after Terastallization. Mandibuzz can also use U-turn over the moves in its third slot. Usually, when Mandibuzz switches in against Calyrex-S and forces it to switch out, Mandibuzz loses momentum by staying in. However, with U-turn, Mandibuzz can gain its team the initiative and switch in a teammate that can make its position more advantageous. Although in most cases, the slight increase in momentum Mandibuzz's team gets is insignificant, and other moves can bring more value.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Zacian-C**: Zacian-C is immune to Mandibuzz's status moves and resists Knock Off. It is also capable of OHKOing Mandibuzz with Play Rough.
**Miraidon**: Miraidon can OHKO Mandibuzz with Electro Drift and does great damage to the point where Mandibuzz can no longer check Calyrex-S even after Terastallization.
**Hatterene**: Hatterene's Magic Bounce grants it an immunity to Mandibuzz's Toxic, and it can use Calm Mind in combination with Draining Kiss to deal significant damage to Mandibuzz, healing itself in the process.
**Gliscor**: Gliscor's Knock Off poses a significant threat to Mandibuzz, as removing Heavy-Duty Boots causes Mandibuzz to be much more vulnerable to Stealth Rock.
**Wallbreakers**: Wallbreakers, like Kyogre and Koraidon, are capable of dealing significant damage to Mandibuzz, rendering it unable to check Calyrex-S effectively.
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