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[SET]
Double Dance (Iron Crown) @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 72 Def / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Agility
- Stored Power
- Tachyon Cutter
[SET COMMENTS]
This variant of Iron Crown aims to be a deadly sweeper capable of brute forcing through teams with just a few turns of setup. Stored Power pairs perfectly with the given setup moves and notably Weakness Policy, which, upon its activation, can allow Iron Crown to OHKO almost every non-Dark-type Pokemon in the tier. Tinted Lens lets Iron Crown break through Steel-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Heatran, and Corviknight, which could otherwise serve as checks to it. The given EV spread allows Iron Crown to outspeed Choice Scarf Roaring Moon after an Agility.
Iron Crown best fits on dual screens hyper offense teams, which allow it to set up safely and activate Weakness Policy without fear of being KOed. Thus, dual screens setters like Corviknight and Deoxys-D are must-have teammates. Other potent setup sweepers that appreciate dual screens support, like IronPress Zamazenta, Swords Dance Garchomp, and Stamina Primarina, pair well with Iron Crown. Dark-types like Kingambit, RegenVest Roaring Moon, and Ting-Lu all force Iron Crown out. Kingambit can revenge kill it, RegenVest Roaring Moon can stomach even a +3 Tachyon Cutter and either KO it in return with Knock Off or phaze it with Dragon Tail, and Ting-Lu can similarly stomach boosted Tachyon Cutters and deal hefty damage or phaze it with Whirlwind.
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A few notes:
- I'm confused why the highlighted portion is placed here instead of the Dark-types section in Checks and Counters. You also explicitly don't offer readers countermeasures to handle such Pokemon. Wouldn't it make sense to move the highlighted part over to Checks and Counters and talk about Dark-type answers that can help out Iron Crown?
- Are you specifically referring to RegenVest Ting-Lu? The physically defensive variant risks getting 2HKOed by +1 Tachyon Cutter.
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[SET CREDITS]
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Double Dance sets can opt to run Well-Baked Body or Earth Eater to make setting up easier, as these abilities let Iron Crown lure in checks like Heatran and Iron Treads. However, they also deny a potential source of Weakness Policy activation. Assault Vest sets can opt to run Focus Blast over a Psychic-type move to scare away Dark-types, but doing this worsens their matchup against neutral checks like Swampert and forgoes the incredible utility of Future Sight. Sets with either Choice Specs or Choice Scarf in tandem with a damage-boosting ability like Psychic Surge, Tinted Lens, or Hadron Engine are considerable for their raw power or speed control capabilities; however, Iron Crown is mostly outclassed by Latios as a Choice item user.
Checks and Counters
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**Dark-types**: Kingambit, RegenVest Roaring Moon, and Ting-Lu are all able to take hits from Iron Crown when brought in safely and force it out in return. (see my comment in Set Comments)
**RegenVest users**: Swampert, Primarina, and even the rare Hisuian Goodra can switch into Iron Crown safely and can either pivot out or phaze it.
[CREDITS]
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Double Dance (Iron Crown) @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 72 Def / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Agility
- Stored Power
- Tachyon Cutter
[SET COMMENTS]
This variant of Iron Crown aims to be a deadly sweeper capable of brute forcing through teams with just a few turns of setup. Stored Power pairs perfectly with the given setup moves and notably Weakness Policy, which, upon its activation, can allow Iron Crown to OHKO almost every non-Dark-type Pokemon in the tier. Tinted Lens lets Iron Crown break through Steel-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Heatran, and Corviknight, which could otherwise serve as checks to it. The given EV spread allows Iron Crown to outspeed Choice Scarf Roaring Moon after an Agility.
Iron Crown best fits on dual screens hyper offense teams, which allow it to set up safely and activate Weakness Policy without fear of being KOed. Thus, dual screens setters like Corviknight and Deoxys-D are must-have teammates. Other potent setup sweepers that appreciate dual screens support, like IronPress Zamazenta, Swords Dance Garchomp, and Stamina Primarina, pair well with Iron Crown. Dark-types like Kingambit, RegenVest Roaring Moon, and Ting-Lu all force Iron Crown out. Kingambit can revenge kill it, RegenVest Roaring Moon can stomach even a +3 Tachyon Cutter and either KO it in return with Knock Off or phaze it with Dragon Tail, and Ting-Lu can similarly stomach boosted Tachyon Cutters and deal hefty damage or phaze it with Whirlwind.
——
A few notes:
- I'm confused why the highlighted portion is placed here instead of the Dark-types section in Checks and Counters. You also explicitly don't offer readers countermeasures to handle such Pokemon. Wouldn't it make sense to move the highlighted part over to Checks and Counters and talk about Dark-type answers that can help out Iron Crown?
- Are you specifically referring to RegenVest Ting-Lu? The physically defensive variant risks getting 2HKOed by +1 Tachyon Cutter.
——
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tranquility.475288/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Double Dance sets can opt to run Well-Baked Body or Earth Eater to make setting up easier, as these abilities let Iron Crown lure in checks like Heatran and Iron Treads. However, they also deny a potential source of Weakness Policy activation. Assault Vest sets can opt to run Focus Blast over a Psychic-type move to scare away Dark-types, but doing this worsens their matchup against neutral checks like Swampert and forgoes the incredible utility of Future Sight. Sets with either Choice Specs or Choice Scarf in tandem with a damage-boosting ability like Psychic Surge, Tinted Lens, or Hadron Engine are considerable for their raw power or speed control capabilities; however, Iron Crown is mostly outclassed by Latios as a Choice item user.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Dark-types**: Kingambit, RegenVest Roaring Moon, and Ting-Lu are all able to take hits from Iron Crown when brought in safely and force it out in return. (see my comment in Set Comments)
**RegenVest users**: Swampert, Primarina, and even the rare Hisuian Goodra can switch into Iron Crown safely and can either pivot out or phaze it.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tranquility.475288/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
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