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Eelektross (Analysis)
- Thread starter Rakan
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although I realize this is in copyediting, return on the coil set seems genuinely stupid. literally the only advantage it begets over dragon claw is higher bp. in turn, it leaves you walled by rhyperior and golurk. I realize the boost is pretty big, but if you're just trying to get nice coverage, Dragon/Electric >>>> Electric/Normal.
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[Overview]
<p>Eelektross boasts great offensive stats, allowing for a physical, special, or mixed sweeper. In addition, it is actually quite bulky, bulkier than many Electric-types. It is also the third Pokemon with no weaknesses, the other two being Sableye and Spiritomb. (Mold Breaker EQ hurts it badly but is not relevant) However, Eelektross differs in that its lack of weaknesses comes from its ability rather than by the virtue of its typing. Unfortunately, Eelektross is slower than some walls despite having the perfect movepool for a sweeper or supporter, though this indicates a natural affinity for Trick Room. It is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a pseudo-Nasty Plot. It also has access to moves such as Coil, Dragon Tail, Grass Knot, and Flamethrower. These characteristics,(comma) along with its neutrality to Stealth Rock makes it a viable option over its main competition, Zapdos.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Grass Knot / Acid Spray
move 4: Hidden Power Ice / U-turn
item: Leftovers
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
[Set Comments]
<p>The purpose of this set is to destroy multiple Pokemon with supereffective super effective moves. targets with the appropriate coverage move. Between the four moves, the only Pokemon that completely walls this set is Rotom-H. Thunderbolt is obligatory STAB,(comma) while Flamethrower destroys Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt and Steel-types. Grass Knot comes in handy against Rhyperior, Gastrodon, and Quagsire, all of which are relatively common in the UU metagame. Without Grass Knot, these three Pokemon can completely wall this set. The final move of choice is Hidden Power Ice, being able to hit Dragon-types hard, especially Flygon and Altaria, both of which are 4x weak to Ice-type moves.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Eelektross is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a Poison-type move that always lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages. Because using this move will force many switches, entry hazard support is emphasized when running Acid Spray. In addition, while Steel-types are immune to Acid Spray, they are decimated by Flamethrower. Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Gastrodon are also beaten using a combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice, as Unaware only ignores the opponent's boosts. Unfortunately, certain special walls like such asRegisteel and Chansey still wall this set no matter the moveset(mdash) (Registeel is immune to Acid Spray and takes minimal damage from an unboosted Flamethrower,(comma) while Chansey has such ridiculous Special Defense that the Special Defense drops won't matter). For this reason, a strong physical attacker such as Heracross is recommended to complement the special aspect of this set.</p>
<p>Because this set is purely special, a Modest nature combined with maximum EV investment in Special Attack is used, while the remaining EVs go in HP to provide bulk. Since Eelektross is so slow, it is ideal as a Trick Room sweeper, thus a Quiet nature with 0 IVs in Speed can be used over the main spread. Leftovers provides Eelektross with its only form of recovery through passive healing, but Life Orb can be used to substantially increase its power output. However, this is not recommended,(comma) as Life Orb shortens would shortenEelektross's lifespan,(comma) and takes taking away from its bulk. For this reason, Expert Belt is an option to increase damage on supereffective super effectivetargets without sacrificing health,(comma) but loses the recovery from Leftovers. Finally, U-turn is an option over Hidden Power Ice for scouting,(comma) but is generally inferior to the coverage on Dragon-types that is provided by Hidden Power Ice.</p>
[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: Return
item: Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[Set Comments]
<p>Eelektross is one of the few Pokemon with access to the new boosting move Coil, which raises Attack, Defense, and Accuracy simultaneously. It is arguably the best user of Coil, with the only other somewhat viable users being Arbok and Serperior. After just one Coil, Eelektross becomes quite bulky, and can do a decent amount of damage despite the low Attack investment. Substitute is important on this set to prevent status from slower walls such as Dusclops and Chansey. Wild Charge and Return provide the best neutral coverage overall, only being completely walled by Golurk, who is relatively uncommon. Unfortunately, Electric / Normal coverage is not perfect, and is also walled by Steelix, who, with its massive Defense, will take a pittance from even a +6 Return,(comma) and Roar away Eelektross's boosts. Despite these faults, SubCoil Substitute + Coilis a very viable,(comma) and can be a good late-game late game set-up sweeper, especially if provided with the correct support.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>The given EV spread along with a Careful nature maximizes Eelektross's special bulk,(comma) since Coil increases its physical bulk, making Eelektross incredibly difficult to defeat after a few Coils. One could opt for a more offensive spread, but it takes away from its all-important bulk. Movewise, Eelektross doesn't have many options other than Dragon Tail to phaze, Brick Break to hit Steel- and Rock-types, and Dragon Claw,(comma) which is weak and completely useless. In addition, Eelektross is much too slow to phaze, and often will get phazed out first. Thus,(comma) Return is the more powerful,(no comma) and reliable coverage option. This particular set appreciates Toxic Spikes to wear down opponents trying to break Eelektross's Substitute. With regards to teammates, powerful special attackers such as Kingdra or Nidoking are needed to rid Eelektross of physical walls like such asRhyperior and Steelix.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Eelektross has an interestingly diverse movepool, but only several coverage moves are actually needed, i.e. such as Flamethrower, Grass Knot, and Hidden Power. Other coverage moves include Crunch, Rock Slide, and Flash Cannon, but none are particularly attractive for any of the aforementioned sets. Eelektross also gets Charge Beam to attempt setting up a sweep, but it is unreliable and weak. Likewise, Discharge is another STAB option that has a 30% chance of paralysis, but is also weak and unreliable. Thunder Wave is a good support option, especially to cripple fast set-up sweepers, but is hard to fit in Eelektross's moveset. movesets. Volt Change is essentially a STAB, special,(no comma) U-turn, but Ground-types are immune to it. While Eelektross has access to Thunder and Zap Cannon, moves which have their accuracy boosted by Coil, it is, again, they are unreliable, despite the potential for a mixed Coil set. Choice Sets are outclassed by Jolteon and Raikou due to their higher Speed and Special Attack. Choice items in general do not mix well with Eelektross since the point of using it is to hit opponents with the appropriate coverage move, and Choice items limit Eelektross's versatility and ability to choose the correct moves. Choice items, in general, do not work well on Eelektross, limiting its versatility and excellent coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Specially Defensive defensivewalls such as Registeel and Chansey fear nothing from the Special Attacker set, and can wear it down with status,(comma) such as Toxic. Gastrodon and Quagsire take nothing from any of Eelektross's moves bar Grass Knot or a boosted Return (Quagsire ignores boosts with Unaware). Lanturn, while being relatively uncommon, completely walls the Special Attacker set, as Grass Knot doesn't do much damage since Lanturn is very light. due to its low weight. However, it will suffer to fromattacks boosted by Coil or Acid Spray. Things like Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Steelix wall the SubCoil set, while Golurk takes nothing from the SubCoil set at all. Fortunately, all three will succumb to the Special Attacker set. Despite Eelektross's natural bulk, powerful neutral attacks,(comma) such as Victini's V-create and Choice Band Heracross's Close Combat,(comma) will still leave a large dent in Eelektross's health, if not outright OHKOing it. Certain status also creates problems for the two different sets, namely burn for the SubCoil set and Toxic for both.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Eelektross does not get a Dream World ability.</p>
<p>Eelektross boasts great offensive stats, allowing for a physical, special, or mixed sweeper. In addition, it is actually quite bulky, bulkier than many Electric-types. It is also the third Pokemon with no weaknesses, the other two being Sableye and Spiritomb. (Mold Breaker EQ hurts it badly but is not relevant) However, Eelektross differs in that its lack of weaknesses comes from its ability rather than by the virtue of its typing. Unfortunately, Eelektross is slower than some walls despite having the perfect movepool for a sweeper or supporter, though this indicates a natural affinity for Trick Room. It is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a pseudo-Nasty Plot. It also has access to moves such as Coil, Dragon Tail, Grass Knot, and Flamethrower. These characteristics,(comma) along with its neutrality to Stealth Rock makes it a viable option over its main competition, Zapdos.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Grass Knot / Acid Spray
move 4: Hidden Power Ice / U-turn
item: Leftovers
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
[Set Comments]
<p>The purpose of this set is to destroy multiple Pokemon with supereffective super effective moves. targets with the appropriate coverage move. Between the four moves, the only Pokemon that completely walls this set is Rotom-H. Thunderbolt is obligatory STAB,(comma) while Flamethrower destroys Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt and Steel-types. Grass Knot comes in handy against Rhyperior, Gastrodon, and Quagsire, all of which are relatively common in the UU metagame. Without Grass Knot, these three Pokemon can completely wall this set. The final move of choice is Hidden Power Ice, being able to hit Dragon-types hard, especially Flygon and Altaria, both of which are 4x weak to Ice-type moves.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>Eelektross is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a Poison-type move that always lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages. Because using this move will force many switches, entry hazard support is emphasized when running Acid Spray. In addition, while Steel-types are immune to Acid Spray, they are decimated by Flamethrower. Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Gastrodon are also beaten using a combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice, as Unaware only ignores the opponent's boosts. Unfortunately, certain special walls like such asRegisteel and Chansey still wall this set no matter the moveset(mdash) (Registeel is immune to Acid Spray and takes minimal damage from an unboosted Flamethrower,(comma) while Chansey has such ridiculous Special Defense that the Special Defense drops won't matter). For this reason, a strong physical attacker such as Heracross is recommended to complement the special aspect of this set.</p>
<p>Because this set is purely special, a Modest nature combined with maximum EV investment in Special Attack is used, while the remaining EVs go in HP to provide bulk. Since Eelektross is so slow, it is ideal as a Trick Room sweeper, thus a Quiet nature with 0 IVs in Speed can be used over the main spread. Leftovers provides Eelektross with its only form of recovery through passive healing, but Life Orb can be used to substantially increase its power output. However, this is not recommended,(comma) as Life Orb shortens would shortenEelektross's lifespan,(comma) and takes taking away from its bulk. For this reason, Expert Belt is an option to increase damage on supereffective super effectivetargets without sacrificing health,(comma) but loses the recovery from Leftovers. Finally, U-turn is an option over Hidden Power Ice for scouting,(comma) but is generally inferior to the coverage on Dragon-types that is provided by Hidden Power Ice.</p>
[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: Return
item: Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[Set Comments]
<p>Eelektross is one of the few Pokemon with access to the new boosting move Coil, which raises Attack, Defense, and Accuracy simultaneously. It is arguably the best user of Coil, with the only other somewhat viable users being Arbok and Serperior. After just one Coil, Eelektross becomes quite bulky, and can do a decent amount of damage despite the low Attack investment. Substitute is important on this set to prevent status from slower walls such as Dusclops and Chansey. Wild Charge and Return provide the best neutral coverage overall, only being completely walled by Golurk, who is relatively uncommon. Unfortunately, Electric / Normal coverage is not perfect, and is also walled by Steelix, who, with its massive Defense, will take a pittance from even a +6 Return,(comma) and Roar away Eelektross's boosts. Despite these faults, SubCoil Substitute + Coilis a very viable,(comma) and can be a good late-game late game set-up sweeper, especially if provided with the correct support.</p>
[Additional Comments]
<p>The given EV spread along with a Careful nature maximizes Eelektross's special bulk,(comma) since Coil increases its physical bulk, making Eelektross incredibly difficult to defeat after a few Coils. One could opt for a more offensive spread, but it takes away from its all-important bulk. Movewise, Eelektross doesn't have many options other than Dragon Tail to phaze, Brick Break to hit Steel- and Rock-types, and Dragon Claw,(comma) which is weak and completely useless. In addition, Eelektross is much too slow to phaze, and often will get phazed out first. Thus,(comma) Return is the more powerful,(no comma) and reliable coverage option. This particular set appreciates Toxic Spikes to wear down opponents trying to break Eelektross's Substitute. With regards to teammates, powerful special attackers such as Kingdra or Nidoking are needed to rid Eelektross of physical walls like such asRhyperior and Steelix.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Eelektross has an interestingly diverse movepool, but only several coverage moves are actually needed, i.e. such as Flamethrower, Grass Knot, and Hidden Power. Other coverage moves include Crunch, Rock Slide, and Flash Cannon, but none are particularly attractive for any of the aforementioned sets. Eelektross also gets Charge Beam to attempt setting up a sweep, but it is unreliable and weak. Likewise, Discharge is another STAB option that has a 30% chance of paralysis, but is also weak and unreliable. Thunder Wave is a good support option, especially to cripple fast set-up sweepers, but is hard to fit in Eelektross's moveset. movesets. Volt Change is essentially a STAB, special,(no comma) U-turn, but Ground-types are immune to it. While Eelektross has access to Thunder and Zap Cannon, moves which have their accuracy boosted by Coil, it is, again, they are unreliable, despite the potential for a mixed Coil set. Choice Sets are outclassed by Jolteon and Raikou due to their higher Speed and Special Attack. Choice items in general do not mix well with Eelektross since the point of using it is to hit opponents with the appropriate coverage move, and Choice items limit Eelektross's versatility and ability to choose the correct moves. Choice items, in general, do not work well on Eelektross, limiting its versatility and excellent coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Specially Defensive defensivewalls such as Registeel and Chansey fear nothing from the Special Attacker set, and can wear it down with status,(comma) such as Toxic. Gastrodon and Quagsire take nothing from any of Eelektross's moves bar Grass Knot or a boosted Return (Quagsire ignores boosts with Unaware). Lanturn, while being relatively uncommon, completely walls the Special Attacker set, as Grass Knot doesn't do much damage since Lanturn is very light. due to its low weight. However, it will suffer to fromattacks boosted by Coil or Acid Spray. Things like Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Steelix wall the SubCoil set, while Golurk takes nothing from the SubCoil set at all. Fortunately, all three will succumb to the Special Attacker set. Despite Eelektross's natural bulk, powerful neutral attacks,(comma) such as Victini's V-create and Choice Band Heracross's Close Combat,(comma) will still leave a large dent in Eelektross's health, if not outright OHKOing it. Certain status also creates problems for the two different sets, namely burn for the SubCoil set and Toxic for both.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Eelektross does not get a Dream World ability.</p>
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[Overview]
<p>Eelektross boasts great offensive stats, allowing for it to act as a physical, special, or mixed sweeper. In addition, it is actually quite bulky, bulkier than many especially for an Electric-types,(comma) and is only It is also the third Pokemon with no weaknesses, the other two being Sableye and Spiritomb. However, Eelektross differs in that its lack of weaknesses comes from its ability rather than by the virtue of its typing. Unfortunately, Eelektross is slower than some walls despite having the perfect movepool for a sweeper or supporter, though this indicates a natural affinity for Trick Room. It is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a pseudo-Nasty Plot. It also has access to moves such as Coil, Dragon Tail, Grass Knot, and Flamethrower. These characteristics, along with its neutrality to Stealth Rock,(comma) make it a viable option over its main competition, Zapdos.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Grass Knot / Acid Spray
move 4: Hidden Power Ice / U-turn
item: Leftovers
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The purpose of this set is to destroy multiple Pokemon with super effective moves. Between the four moves With Eelektross's excellent coverage, the only Pokemon that completely walls resists every move on this set is Rotom-H. Thunderbolt is obligatory STAB, while Flamethrower destroys Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt and Steel-types. Grass Knot comes in handy against Rhyperior, Gastrodon, and Quagsire, all of which are relatively common in the UU metagame and will completely wall this set without Grass Knot. Without Grass Knot, these three Pokemon can completely wall this set. The final move of choice is Hidden Power Ice, being able to hit which hits Dragon-types hard, especially Flygon and Altaria, both of which are 4x weak to Ice-type moves.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Eelektross is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a Poison-type move that always lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages. Because using this move will force many switches, entry hazard support is emphasized very beneficial when running Acid Spray. In addition, while Steel-types are immune to Acid Spray, they are decimated by Flamethrower decimates them. The combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice also beats Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Gastrodon are also beaten using a combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice, as Unaware only ignores the opponent's boosts. Unfortunately, certain special walls such as Registeel and Chansey still wall this set no matter the moveset—Registeel is immune to Acid Spray and takes minimal damage from an unboosted Flamethrower, while Chansey has such ridiculous Special Defense that the Special Defense drops won't matter. For this reason, a strong physical attacker such as Heracross is recommended to complement the special aspect of this set.</p>
<p>Because this set is purely special, a Modest nature combined with maximum EV investment in Special Attack is used best, while the remaining EVs go in HP to provide bulk. Since Eelektross is so slow, it is ideal as a Trick Room sweeper;(semicolon) in this case, thus a Quiet nature with 0 IVs in Speed can be used over is superior to the main spread. Leftovers provides Eelektross with its only form of recovery through passive healing, but using a Life Orb can be used to substantially increase its power output. However, this is not recommended, as Life Orb would shorten Eelektross's lifespan, taking away from its bulk. For this reason, Expert Belt is an option to increase damage on super effective targets without sacrificing health, but although Eelektross loses the recovery from Leftovers. Finally, U-turn is an option over Hidden Power Ice for scouting, but it is generally inferior to the coverage on Dragon-types that is provided by Hidden Power Ice provides.</p>
[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: Return
item: Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Eelektross is one of the few Pokemon with access to the new boosting move Coil, which raises Attack, Defense, and Accuracy simultaneously. Eelektross is arguably the best user of Coil, with the only other somewhat viable users being Arbok and Serperior. After just one Coil, Eelektross becomes quite bulky,(remove) and can do a decent amount of damage despite the low Attack investment. Substitute is important on this set to prevent block status from slower walls such as Dusclops and Chansey. Wild Charge and Return provide the best neutral coverage overall;(semicolon) unfortunately, Golurk, Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Steelix all completely wall this combination and force Eelektross out no matter how many boosts it has obtained. only being completely walled by Golurk, who is relatively uncommon. Unfortunately, Electric / Normal coverage is not perfect, and is also walled by Steelix, who, with its massive Defense, will take a pittance from even a +6 Return, and Roar away Eelektross's boosts. Despite these faults, Substitute + Coil is very viable,(remove) and can be a good late game set-up sweeper, especially if provided with given the correct support.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The given EV spread along with a Careful nature maximizes Eelektross's special bulk, since Coil increases its physical bulk, making Eelektross incredibly difficult to defeat after a few Coils boosts. One could opt for a more offensive spread, but it takes away from Eelektross's all-important bulk. Movewise, Eelektross doesn't have many options other than Eelektross's only other physical moves worth noting are Dragon Tail to phaze, Brick Break to hit Steel- and Rock-types, and Dragon Claw, which is weak and completely useless. (If it's completely useless, it doesn't really belong in AC.) In addition, Eelektross is much too slow to phaze , and often will get phazed out first. be an effective offensive phazer, as opposing phazers will often beat it to the punch. (I feel like there should be a sentence here explaining what Brick Break beats and loses to compared to Return, but I don't see one.) Thus, Return is the more powerful and reliable coverage option. This particular set appreciates Toxic Spikes to wear down opponents trying to break Eelektross's Substitute. With regard to teammates, powerful special attackers such as Kingdra and Nidoking are needed to rid Eelektross of physical walls such as Rhyperior and Steelix.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Eelektross has an interestingly fascinatingly diverse movepool, but only several a few coverage moves are actually needed, such as Flamethrower, Grass Knot, and Hidden Power. Other coverage moves include Crunch, Rock Slide, and Flash Cannon, but none are particularly attractive on Eelektross for any of the aforementioned sets. Eelektross also gets Charge Beam,(comma) with which it can attempt to set to attempt setting up a sweep, but it is unreliable and weak. Likewise, Discharge is another STAB option that has a 30% chance of paralysis, but is also weak and unreliable. Thunder Wave is a good support option, especially to cripple fast set-up sweepers, but it is hard to fit in Eelektross's movesets. Volt Change is essentially a STAB, special U-turn, but Ground-types are immune to it. While Eelektross has access to Thunder and Zap Cannon, moves which have their accuracy boosted by Coil, they are unreliable, despite the potential for a mixed Coil set. Choice sets are outclassed by Jolteon and Raikou due to their higher Speed and Special Attack,(comma) and Eelektross doesn't like having its versatility and coverage limited by a Choice item anyway. Choice items, in general, do not work well on Eelektross, limiting its versatility and excellent coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Specially defensive walls such as Registeel and Chansey fear nothing from the Special Attacker set and can wear it down with status, such as Toxic. Gastrodon and Quagsire take nothing from any of Eelektross's moves bar Grass Knot or a boosted Return (Quagsire ignores boosts with Unaware). Lanturn, while relatively uncommon, completely walls the Special Attacker set, as Grass Knot doesn't do much damage due to its low weight. However, it will suffer from attacks boosted by Coil or Acid Spray. Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Steelix wall the SubCoil set, while Golurk takes nothing from the SubCoil set at all. Fortunately, all three will succumb to the Special Attacker set. Despite Eelektross's natural bulk, powerful neutral attacks, such as Victini's V-create and Choice Band Heracross's Close Combat, will still leave a large dent in Eelektross's health, if not outright OHKOing it. Certain status also creates problems for the two different sets, namely burn for the SubCoil set and Toxic for both.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Eelektross does not get a Dream World ability.</p>
<p>Eelektross boasts great offensive stats, allowing for it to act as a physical, special, or mixed sweeper. In addition, it is actually quite bulky, bulkier than many especially for an Electric-types,(comma) and is only It is also the third Pokemon with no weaknesses, the other two being Sableye and Spiritomb. However, Eelektross differs in that its lack of weaknesses comes from its ability rather than by the virtue of its typing. Unfortunately, Eelektross is slower than some walls despite having the perfect movepool for a sweeper or supporter, though this indicates a natural affinity for Trick Room. It is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a pseudo-Nasty Plot. It also has access to moves such as Coil, Dragon Tail, Grass Knot, and Flamethrower. These characteristics, along with its neutrality to Stealth Rock,(comma) make it a viable option over its main competition, Zapdos.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Grass Knot / Acid Spray
move 4: Hidden Power Ice / U-turn
item: Leftovers
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The purpose of this set is to destroy multiple Pokemon with super effective moves. Between the four moves With Eelektross's excellent coverage, the only Pokemon that completely walls resists every move on this set is Rotom-H. Thunderbolt is obligatory STAB, while Flamethrower destroys Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt and Steel-types. Grass Knot comes in handy against Rhyperior, Gastrodon, and Quagsire, all of which are relatively common in the UU metagame and will completely wall this set without Grass Knot. Without Grass Knot, these three Pokemon can completely wall this set. The final move of choice is Hidden Power Ice, being able to hit which hits Dragon-types hard, especially Flygon and Altaria, both of which are 4x weak to Ice-type moves.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Eelektross is currently the only Electric-type with access to Acid Spray, a Poison-type move that always lowers the opponent's Special Defense by two stages. Because using this move will force many switches, entry hazard support is emphasized very beneficial when running Acid Spray. In addition, while Steel-types are immune to Acid Spray, they are decimated by Flamethrower decimates them. The combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice also beats Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Gastrodon are also beaten using a combination of Acid Spray and Hidden Power Ice, as Unaware only ignores the opponent's boosts. Unfortunately, certain special walls such as Registeel and Chansey still wall this set no matter the moveset—Registeel is immune to Acid Spray and takes minimal damage from an unboosted Flamethrower, while Chansey has such ridiculous Special Defense that the Special Defense drops won't matter. For this reason, a strong physical attacker such as Heracross is recommended to complement the special aspect of this set.</p>
<p>Because this set is purely special, a Modest nature combined with maximum EV investment in Special Attack is used best, while the remaining EVs go in HP to provide bulk. Since Eelektross is so slow, it is ideal as a Trick Room sweeper;(semicolon) in this case, thus a Quiet nature with 0 IVs in Speed can be used over is superior to the main spread. Leftovers provides Eelektross with its only form of recovery through passive healing, but using a Life Orb can be used to substantially increase its power output. However, this is not recommended, as Life Orb would shorten Eelektross's lifespan, taking away from its bulk. For this reason, Expert Belt is an option to increase damage on super effective targets without sacrificing health, but although Eelektross loses the recovery from Leftovers. Finally, U-turn is an option over Hidden Power Ice for scouting, but it is generally inferior to the coverage on Dragon-types that is provided by Hidden Power Ice provides.</p>
[SET]
name: Coil
move 1: Coil
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: Return
item: Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Eelektross is one of the few Pokemon with access to the new boosting move Coil, which raises Attack, Defense, and Accuracy simultaneously. Eelektross is arguably the best user of Coil, with the only other somewhat viable users being Arbok and Serperior. After just one Coil, Eelektross becomes quite bulky,(remove) and can do a decent amount of damage despite the low Attack investment. Substitute is important on this set to prevent block status from slower walls such as Dusclops and Chansey. Wild Charge and Return provide the best neutral coverage overall;(semicolon) unfortunately, Golurk, Rhyperior, Quagsire, and Steelix all completely wall this combination and force Eelektross out no matter how many boosts it has obtained. only being completely walled by Golurk, who is relatively uncommon. Unfortunately, Electric / Normal coverage is not perfect, and is also walled by Steelix, who, with its massive Defense, will take a pittance from even a +6 Return, and Roar away Eelektross's boosts. Despite these faults, Substitute + Coil is very viable,(remove) and can be a good late game set-up sweeper, especially if provided with given the correct support.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The given EV spread along with a Careful nature maximizes Eelektross's special bulk, since Coil increases its physical bulk, making Eelektross incredibly difficult to defeat after a few Coils boosts. One could opt for a more offensive spread, but it takes away from Eelektross's all-important bulk. Movewise, Eelektross doesn't have many options other than Eelektross's only other physical moves worth noting are Dragon Tail to phaze, Brick Break to hit Steel- and Rock-types, and Dragon Claw, which is weak and completely useless. (If it's completely useless, it doesn't really belong in AC.) In addition, Eelektross is much too slow to phaze , and often will get phazed out first. be an effective offensive phazer, as opposing phazers will often beat it to the punch. (I feel like there should be a sentence here explaining what Brick Break beats and loses to compared to Return, but I don't see one.) Thus, Return is the more powerful and reliable coverage option. This particular set appreciates Toxic Spikes to wear down opponents trying to break Eelektross's Substitute. With regard to teammates, powerful special attackers such as Kingdra and Nidoking are needed to rid Eelektross of physical walls such as Rhyperior and Steelix.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Eelektross has an interestingly fascinatingly diverse movepool, but only several a few coverage moves are actually needed, such as Flamethrower, Grass Knot, and Hidden Power. Other coverage moves include Crunch, Rock Slide, and Flash Cannon, but none are particularly attractive on Eelektross for any of the aforementioned sets. Eelektross also gets Charge Beam,(comma) with which it can attempt to set to attempt setting up a sweep, but it is unreliable and weak. Likewise, Discharge is another STAB option that has a 30% chance of paralysis, but is also weak and unreliable. Thunder Wave is a good support option, especially to cripple fast set-up sweepers, but it is hard to fit in Eelektross's movesets. Volt Change is essentially a STAB, special U-turn, but Ground-types are immune to it. While Eelektross has access to Thunder and Zap Cannon, moves which have their accuracy boosted by Coil, they are unreliable, despite the potential for a mixed Coil set. Choice sets are outclassed by Jolteon and Raikou due to their higher Speed and Special Attack,(comma) and Eelektross doesn't like having its versatility and coverage limited by a Choice item anyway. Choice items, in general, do not work well on Eelektross, limiting its versatility and excellent coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Specially defensive walls such as Registeel and Chansey fear nothing from the Special Attacker set and can wear it down with status, such as Toxic. Gastrodon and Quagsire take nothing from any of Eelektross's moves bar Grass Knot or a boosted Return (Quagsire ignores boosts with Unaware). Lanturn, while relatively uncommon, completely walls the Special Attacker set, as Grass Knot doesn't do much damage due to its low weight. However, it will suffer from attacks boosted by Coil or Acid Spray. Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Steelix wall the SubCoil set, while Golurk takes nothing from the SubCoil set at all. Fortunately, all three will succumb to the Special Attacker set. Despite Eelektross's natural bulk, powerful neutral attacks, such as Victini's V-create and Choice Band Heracross's Close Combat, will still leave a large dent in Eelektross's health, if not outright OHKOing it. Certain status also creates problems for the two different sets, namely burn for the SubCoil set and Toxic for both.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Eelektross does not get a Dream World ability.</p>
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