[SET]
Coil (Venomicon-Epilouge) @ Vile Vial
Ability: Tinted Lens
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 8 HP / 224 Atk / 24 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Coil
- Brave Bird
- Substitute / Gunk Shot
- Roost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Venomicon-E serves as a powerful, albeit niche wallbreaker for offensive teams that, with proper support, easily shreds right through unprepared teams. Venomicon-E's excellent defensive typing allows it to turn bulky Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Equilibra, and Gliscor into setup fodder and serve as a soft check to Hemogoblin, which is otherwise a massive annoyance for offensive teams. Furthermore, Venomicon-E's access to Coil and a powerful STAB move in Brave Bird makes dealing with it defensively a daunting task, which is further complicated by Tinted Lens invalidating Flying-resistant Pokemon such as Garganacl, Gholdengo, and Zapdos that would otherwise be reliable checks. Substitute is generally preferred to allow Venomicon-E to use non-Curse Garganacl as setup fodder as well as protect it from otherwise crippling status conditions. Alternatively, Gunk Shot can be used, granting Venomicon-E a strong secondary STAB move that lets it circumvent contact punishment from the likes of Zapdos and Moltres while also giving it a safe attack to use at low HP. Roost is mandatory to help mitigate the large amount of recoil damage that Venomicon-E takes from constantly spamming Brave Bird over the course of a battle. Tera Flying is recommended to boost the power of its already incredibly strong Brave Bird to obscene levels, as well as to patch up its weakness to Psychic. The given EV spread ensures that unboosted Garganacl is unable to break Venomicon-E's Substitute with Salt Cure. If using Gunk Shot over Substitute, an alternative spread of 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe can be used instead to maximize Venomicon-E's damage output.
Venomicon-E generally works best on offensive teams, as it is capable of supporting its teammates by softening up their checks through its wallbreaking prowess. Because Venomicon-E's typing, inability to hold Heavy-Duty Boots, and reliance on recoil moves leave it with a massive weakness to Stealth Rock, as such, it is imperative that Venomicon-E is supported by teammates with hazard control such as Great Tusk, Equilibra, and Hatterene. The former two also help deal with Electric-types that Venomicon-E struggles with, while the latter two can provide Venomicon-E with Healing Wish support, helping reduce its reliance on Roost to mitigate recoil damage and patch up its weakness to status. Venomicon-E's awkward Speed tier leaves it susceptible to being revenge killed by faster foes like Krilowatt and Darkrai, and as such, Sticky Web support from the likes of Araquanid, Ribombee, and Necturna is heavily appreciated. Special sweepers and wallbreakers such as Iron Moth, Chuggalong, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo appreciate Venomicon-E's ability to break through special walls that they struggle against while providing the same support for Venomicon-E against physical walls in return. Raging Bolt deserves a special mention, as it greatly appreciates Venomicon-E's ability to exploit Ground-types and check Fairy-types, while in return, it decimates Dondozo and Skarmory, both of which would otherwise hard wall Venomicon-E. Finally, Dark-types such as Weavile and Kingambit appreciate Venomicon-E's ability to check Fighting- and Fairy-types such as Zamazenta, Arghonaut, and Hemogoblin, while in return, they bully Pokemon that would otherwise cause problems for Venomicon-E such as Kitsunoh, Deoxys-S, and Iron Crown.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Stealth Rock**: Venomicon-E's inability to hold Heavy-Duty Boots leaves it extremely vulnerable to Stealth Rock and, when compounded with recoil damage taken from Brave Bird, puts a severe handicap on its ability to act as a successful wallbreaker.
**Revenge Killers**: Because of Venomicon-E's middling Speed and tendency to quickly wear itself down over a match, it is very susceptible to being revenge killers by faster threats and Pokemon with strong priority, such as Deoxys-S, Darkrai, Latios, Krilowatt, and Raging Bolt.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon**: Curse Dondozo completely hard walls Venomicon-E, as after a single Defense boost, it avoids getting 3HKOed by Brave Bird even if Venomicon-E Terastallizes and can heal off any damage it would take with Rest. Similarly, Skarmory easily takes multiple unboosted Brave Birds and can set up Iron Defense to force out Venomicon-E in the process, but it becomes a much shakier check should Venomicon-E use Coil or Terastallize. Zapdos can safely switch in on Venomicon-E, norrwly avoiding a 2HKO from unboosted Brave Bird and threatening to paralyze it with Static, butit can play around this by using Coil or Gunk Shot instead.
**Status**: Venomicon-E is greatly weakened by both burn and paralysis, which can be taken advantage of by status spreaders such as Dragapult and Kitsunoh, especially if it is not carrying Substitute to block Thunder Wave or Will-O-Wisp. Zapdos and Moltres are especially notable in this regard, as they can take advantage of Venomicon-E's reliance on Brave Bird to inflict paralysis or burn with their respective abilities.
**Fast Encore Users**: As Venomicon-E is heavily reliant on status moves such as Coil and Roost to act as an effective wallbreaker, it is susceptible to being taken advantage of by fast Encore users such as Cresceidon and Ogerpon-W. However, the latter is unable to safely switch in on Venomicon-E directly.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/da-pizza-man.221710/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lasen.273339/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/quziel.297859/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Coil (Venomicon-Epilouge) @ Vile Vial
Ability: Tinted Lens
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 8 HP / 224 Atk / 24 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Coil
- Brave Bird
- Substitute / Gunk Shot
- Roost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Venomicon-E serves as a powerful, albeit niche wallbreaker for offensive teams that, with proper support, easily shreds right through unprepared teams. Venomicon-E's excellent defensive typing allows it to turn bulky Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Equilibra, and Gliscor into setup fodder and serve as a soft check to Hemogoblin, which is otherwise a massive annoyance for offensive teams. Furthermore, Venomicon-E's access to Coil and a powerful STAB move in Brave Bird makes dealing with it defensively a daunting task, which is further complicated by Tinted Lens invalidating Flying-resistant Pokemon such as Garganacl, Gholdengo, and Zapdos that would otherwise be reliable checks. Substitute is generally preferred to allow Venomicon-E to use non-Curse Garganacl as setup fodder as well as protect it from otherwise crippling status conditions. Alternatively, Gunk Shot can be used, granting Venomicon-E a strong secondary STAB move that lets it circumvent contact punishment from the likes of Zapdos and Moltres while also giving it a safe attack to use at low HP. Roost is mandatory to help mitigate the large amount of recoil damage that Venomicon-E takes from constantly spamming Brave Bird over the course of a battle. Tera Flying is recommended to boost the power of its already incredibly strong Brave Bird to obscene levels, as well as to patch up its weakness to Psychic. The given EV spread ensures that unboosted Garganacl is unable to break Venomicon-E's Substitute with Salt Cure. If using Gunk Shot over Substitute, an alternative spread of 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe can be used instead to maximize Venomicon-E's damage output.
Venomicon-E generally works best on offensive teams, as it is capable of supporting its teammates by softening up their checks through its wallbreaking prowess. Because Venomicon-E's typing, inability to hold Heavy-Duty Boots, and reliance on recoil moves leave it with a massive weakness to Stealth Rock, as such, it is imperative that Venomicon-E is supported by teammates with hazard control such as Great Tusk, Equilibra, and Hatterene. The former two also help deal with Electric-types that Venomicon-E struggles with, while the latter two can provide Venomicon-E with Healing Wish support, helping reduce its reliance on Roost to mitigate recoil damage and patch up its weakness to status. Venomicon-E's awkward Speed tier leaves it susceptible to being revenge killed by faster foes like Krilowatt and Darkrai, and as such, Sticky Web support from the likes of Araquanid, Ribombee, and Necturna is heavily appreciated. Special sweepers and wallbreakers such as Iron Moth, Chuggalong, and Nasty Plot Gholdengo appreciate Venomicon-E's ability to break through special walls that they struggle against while providing the same support for Venomicon-E against physical walls in return. Raging Bolt deserves a special mention, as it greatly appreciates Venomicon-E's ability to exploit Ground-types and check Fairy-types, while in return, it decimates Dondozo and Skarmory, both of which would otherwise hard wall Venomicon-E. Finally, Dark-types such as Weavile and Kingambit appreciate Venomicon-E's ability to check Fighting- and Fairy-types such as Zamazenta, Arghonaut, and Hemogoblin, while in return, they bully Pokemon that would otherwise cause problems for Venomicon-E such as Kitsunoh, Deoxys-S, and Iron Crown.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================
**Stealth Rock**: Venomicon-E's inability to hold Heavy-Duty Boots leaves it extremely vulnerable to Stealth Rock and, when compounded with recoil damage taken from Brave Bird, puts a severe handicap on its ability to act as a successful wallbreaker.
**Revenge Killers**: Because of Venomicon-E's middling Speed and tendency to quickly wear itself down over a match, it is very susceptible to being revenge killers by faster threats and Pokemon with strong priority, such as Deoxys-S, Darkrai, Latios, Krilowatt, and Raging Bolt.
**Physically Bulky Pokemon**: Curse Dondozo completely hard walls Venomicon-E, as after a single Defense boost, it avoids getting 3HKOed by Brave Bird even if Venomicon-E Terastallizes and can heal off any damage it would take with Rest. Similarly, Skarmory easily takes multiple unboosted Brave Birds and can set up Iron Defense to force out Venomicon-E in the process, but it becomes a much shakier check should Venomicon-E use Coil or Terastallize. Zapdos can safely switch in on Venomicon-E, norrwly avoiding a 2HKO from unboosted Brave Bird and threatening to paralyze it with Static, but
**Status**: Venomicon-E is greatly weakened by both burn and paralysis, which can be taken advantage of by status spreaders such as Dragapult and Kitsunoh, especially if it is not carrying Substitute to block Thunder Wave or Will-O-Wisp. Zapdos and Moltres are especially notable in this regard, as they can take advantage of Venomicon-E's reliance on Brave Bird to inflict paralysis or burn with their respective abilities.
**Fast Encore Users**: As Venomicon-E is heavily reliant on status moves such as Coil and Roost to act as an effective wallbreaker, it is susceptible to being taken advantage of by fast Encore users such as Cresceidon and Ogerpon-W. However, the latter is unable to safely switch in on Venomicon-E directly.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/da-pizza-man.221710/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lasen.273339/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/quziel.297859/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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