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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good bulky redirector that can redirect away sleep in Spore and Dire Claw while denying Trick Room with Taunt and slowing opposing Pokemon down, utilizing its good Speed.

- Electroweb can do decent chip damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing a potential hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also shuts down Sneasler but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy leaves Electabuzz not weak to most of the metagame's attacks and helps into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite, at the cost of being weak to Gholdengo and Sneasler.

- The Defense investment lets Electabuzz take Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after it Terastallizes while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Special Defense investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The Speed outspeeds Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support piece on balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz also can slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed them.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for setup Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room while helping keep these frail Pokemon healthy with Follow Me.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, which shuts it down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can threaten Ursaluna, while Taunt can be denied with faster Taunt or Fake Out from allies such as Talonflame and Rillaboom, respectively.


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support Pokemon with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss. Electabuzz is best used next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit.

- Electabuzz works best as a early-game redirector that can come back in the late-game to protect allies from some key attacks.

- Even though Electabuzz is bulky, it can still easily get overwhelmed by constant damage or super effective attacks from foes like Dragapult and Ursaluna. Taunt prevents Electabuzz from supporting with Follow Me or using Protect, which makes it easier to get overwhelmed. Terastallization or allies that can eliminate these foes like Primarina can stop the overwhelming damage. Faster Taunt, Fake Out, or switching can stop opposing Taunt.

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Dragon / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good redirection support that can deny Trick Room and slow opposing Pokemon down with good speed. (mention smth about spore redirection that's a big part of ebuzz)

- Electroweb can do decent damage while providing speed control, slowing down fast threats such as Sneasler and Maushold. (mention mons electabuzz is faster than, those situations would come up more) Taunt can deny Pelipper from using Tailwind and Wide Guard, but more importantly, (is there really nothing better to talk about than pelli? Mention redirection or something instead) Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also turns the matchup on Sneasler, but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Dragon provides invaluable resistances to Pokemon like Rillaboom and the aforementioned Basculegion, but can be vulnerable to threats such as Dragonite, Hydreigon, and Ninetales-A. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, but can be weak into Gholdengo and Sneasler. (mention specific mons that tfairy helps into such as kingambit)

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Tera, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. (what's the speed for?)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support and works nicely on a balance teams, redirecting attacks like Wood Hammer from Rillaboom (any other examples? I don't think rilla is the most relevant mon here considering the fact that a lot of mons on ebuzz teams resist wood hammer+magmar it's main competition does this better). Electabuzz can easily slow down foes along the lines of Sneasler, letting partners like your own Sneasler outspeed and potentially chip or even KO. (again, mention different partners/threats; Your own sneasler isn't doing enough to opposing sneasler to justify mentioning it; opposing sneasler should be removed for the reason mentioned above, electabuzz isn't faster so ewebs is less effective)

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for Kingambit, allowing for it to set up with ease. (You should just talk about setup Pokemon in general somewhere, it's not only gambit that benefits from the redirection, threats such as volcarona do as well) Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room. (Mention that Follow me helps w/ their longevity as they are frail and die quickly) Kommo-o is also a set up Pokemon that appreciates Follow Me support from Electabuzz. (yea you can merge this in to the same area with gambit and talk about gambit+volc+kommo)

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. Kingambit is another issue for Electabuzz, forcing Electabuzz not to attack since Defiant can be activated from Electroweb. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. For Kingambit, Sneasler can easily OHKO it with Close Combat. (I don't really think you have to mention something about Gambit here, you're not attacking all of the time anyways. Imo you should talk about taunt here and utilizing faster taunt to shut down opposing Taunt, maybe talk about partners that can OHKO opposing taunt users.)


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss, while using having access to speed control. Electabuzz is really good when next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit or when providing speed control for allies such as Rillaboom.

- Electabuzz works well in any state of the game, but can really shine in the endgame next to a powerful and offensive presence such as Primarina, letting it win the mirror match (again is there really anything else you can talk about, the mirror is obvious since a mon with support should always beat the same opposing mon) thanks to Electroweb while protecting it from strong attacks along the lines of Wood Hammer from Rillaboom thanks to Follow Me.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Faster Taunt and switching can help into Taunt, while allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can KO Ground-types. (I think you got the checks/counters here and in the teambuilding area mixed up; it's better to talk about teambuilding things in the teambuilding checks and counters, such as Rillaboom and Primarina helping against ground types such as the Ursaluna's, and talking about electabuzz being passive/how switching around can help against taunt in this paragraph)

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Flarefox_7 said:
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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Dragon / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good redirection support that can deny Trick Room and slow opposing Pokemon down with good speed. (mention smth about spore redirection that's a big part of ebuzz)

- Electroweb can do decent damage while providing speed control, slowing down fast threats such as Sneasler and Maushold. (mention mons electabuzz is faster than, those situations would come up more) Taunt can deny Pelipper from using Tailwind and Wide Guard, but more importantly, (is there really nothing better to talk about than pelli? Mention redirection or something instead) Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also turns the matchup on Sneasler, but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Dragon provides invaluable resistances to Pokemon like Rillaboom and the aforementioned Basculegion, but can be vulnerable to threats such as Dragonite, Hydreigon, and Ninetales-A. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, but can be weak into Gholdengo and Sneasler. (mention specific mons that tfairy helps into such as kingambit)

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Tera, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. (what's the speed for?)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support and works nicely on a balance teams, redirecting attacks like Wood Hammer from Rillaboom (any other examples? I don't think rilla is the most relevant mon here considering the fact that a lot of mons on ebuzz teams resist wood hammer+magmar it's main competition does this better). Electabuzz can easily slow down foes along the lines of Sneasler, letting partners like your own Sneasler outspeed and potentially chip or even KO. (again, mention different partners/threats; Your own sneasler isn't doing enough to opposing sneasler to justify mentioning it; opposing sneasler should be removed for the reason mentioned above, electabuzz isn't faster so ewebs is less effective)

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for Kingambit, allowing for it to set up with ease. (You should just talk about setup Pokemon in general somewhere, it's not only gambit that benefits from the redirection, threats such as volcarona do as well) Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room. (Mention that Follow me helps w/ their longevity as they are frail and die quickly) Kommo-o is also a set up Pokemon that appreciates Follow Me support from Electabuzz. (yea you can merge this in to the same area with gambit and talk about gambit+volc+kommo)

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. Kingambit is another issue for Electabuzz, forcing Electabuzz not to attack since Defiant can be activated from Electroweb. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. For Kingambit, Sneasler can easily OHKO it with Close Combat. (I don't really think you have to mention something about Gambit here, you're not attacking all of the time anyways. Imo you should talk about taunt here and utilizing faster taunt to shut down opposing Taunt, maybe talk about partners that can OHKO opposing taunt users.)


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss, while using having access to speed control. Electabuzz is really good when next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit or when providing speed control for allies such as Rillaboom.

- Electabuzz works well in any state of the game, but can really shine in the endgame next to a powerful and offensive presence such as Primarina, letting it win the mirror match (again is there really anything else you can talk about, the mirror is obvious since a mon with support should always beat the same opposing mon) thanks to Electroweb while protecting it from strong attacks along the lines of Wood Hammer from Rillaboom thanks to Follow Me.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Faster Taunt and switching can help into Taunt, while allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can KO Ground-types. (I think you got the checks/counters here and in the teambuilding area mixed up; it's better to talk about teambuilding things in the teambuilding checks and counters, such as Rillaboom and Primarina helping against ground types such as the Ursaluna's, and talking about electabuzz being passive/how switching around can help against taunt in this paragraph)

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good redirection support bulky redirector that can deny Trick Room and slow opposing Pokemon down with good speed. Electabuzz is also able to redirect away Spore thanks to Vital Spirit. (merge this point into where you talk about bulky redirector, maybe something like "bulky redirector that can redirect away Spore" then whatever else)

- Electroweb can do decent damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Pelipper Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also turns the matchup on Sneasler, but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, but can be weak into Gholdengo and Sneasler. On the contrary, Tera Fairy can help into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite.

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Tera, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The speed can outspeed Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support and works nicely on a balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz can easily slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for set up Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing for them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room. Not only this, but Electabuzz can help keep Dragapult and Sneasler healthy with Follow Me, as they are generally frail Pokemon. (you can probably merge these last 2 sentences into one as well)

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. Sneasler can also OHKO Maushold with Close Combat, while Primarina can do the same into Talonflame. (I assume this is supposed to be deleted? you have the same paragraph in the strategy comments area)

Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Dragon-types like Dragapult can also rather easily ignore Electabuzz, with Dragapult in specific ignoring the Electroweb drops thanks to Clear Amulet, while the rest of the Dragon-types like Archaludon can ignore Electabuzz, sweeping through the rest of the team. (I'm very confused with this whole section; like you keep talking about electroweb electabuzz being ignored but that's not the biggest thing about electabuzz, the biggest thing is redirection. Archaludon dislikes electabuzz's redirection ability, while dragapult is alright into it I guess but not really worth a mention. Just remove this whole section about dragon types and just talk about grounds/maybe taunt) Allies like Rillaboom can shut down Ursaluna, and Primarina can stop Dragon-types, as well as Dragapult and Sneasler. (What helps into Taunt? Either mention what teambuilding choices help or don't mention it at all)


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss, while having access to speed control. Electabuzz is really good when next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit or when providing speed control for allies such as Rillaboom.

- Electabuzz works well in any state of the game, but can really shine in the endgame next to a powerful and offensive presence such as Primarina, letting it outspeed slightly faster foes like Rillaboom and Pelipper (pick better examples; electabuzz 1v1's pelli even without prim, while follow me is the thing that helps primarina vs rillaboom, not electroweb) thanks to Electroweb while protecting it from strong attacks along the lines of Wood Hammer from Rillaboom thanks to Follow Me.

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. Sneasler can also OHKO Maushold with Close Combat, while Primarina can do the same into Talonflame.

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good bulky redirector that can redirect away sleep in Spore and Dire Claw, whilst denying Trick Room with taunt and slowing opposing Pokemon down with good speed(this sounds weird).

- Electroweb can do decent chip damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also turns the matchup on shuts down Sneasler (its already a neutral mu at worst, turns the matchup suggests that it was bad), but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, but can be weak into at the cost of being weak to Gholdengo and Sneasler. On the contrary, Tera Fairy can help into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite. (combine this sentence with the previous, theres no need to split it up and imo the resists are more important to list than the downsides)

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Electabuzz Tera Terastallizes, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The speed can(does it or does it not) outspeed Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support and works nicely on a balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz also can easily slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for set up Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing for them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room while helping keep Dragapult and Sneasler healthy with Follow Me, as they are generally frail Pokemon.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can shut down threaten Ursaluna, while Taunt can be denied with faster Taunt or Fake Out from allies such as Talonflame and Rillaboom, respectively.


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss, while having access to speed control(this is a side benefit, remove it or relocate it). Electabuzz is really good best used when next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit or when providing speed control for allies such as Rillaboom(same as previous sentence).

- Electabuzz works well in any state of the game, but can really shine in the endgame next to a powerful and offensive presence such as Primarina, letting it outspeed faster foes like Volcarona thanks to Electroweb while protecting it from strong attacks along the lines of Wood Hammer from Rillaboom thanks to Follow Me. (this whole thing is wrong, electabuzz works best as an early game redirector that has the potential to let a partner survive 1 or 2 key attacks in an endgame)

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. Sneasler can also OHKO Maushold with Close Combat, while Primarina can do the same into Talonflame. (pretty much repeated info, you can also mention how it is bulky but can still be overwhelmed with taunt being another threat. Dragapult is probably worth a mention too as it can heavily damage/ kill buzz.)

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good bulky redirector that can redirect away sleep in Spore and Dire Claw, whilst denying Trick Room with taunt and slowing opposing Pokemon down with good speed(this sounds weird).

- Electroweb can do decent chip damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also turns the matchup on shuts down Sneasler (its already a neutral mu at worst, turns the matchup suggests that it was bad), but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, but can be weak into at the cost of being weak to Gholdengo and Sneasler. On the contrary, Tera Fairy can help into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite. (combine this sentence with the previous, theres no need to split it up and imo the resists are more important to list than the downsides)

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Electabuzz Tera Terastallizes, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The speed can(does it or does it not) outspeed Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support and works nicely on a balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz also can easily slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for set up Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing for them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room while helping keep Dragapult and Sneasler healthy with Follow Me, as they are generally frail Pokemon.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can shut down threaten Ursaluna, while Taunt can be denied with faster Taunt or Fake Out from allies such as Talonflame and Rillaboom, respectively.


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss, while having access to speed control(this is a side benefit, remove it or relocate it). Electabuzz is really good best used when next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit or when providing speed control for allies such as Rillaboom(same as previous sentence).

- Electabuzz works well in any state of the game, but can really shine in the endgame next to a powerful and offensive presence such as Primarina, letting it outspeed faster foes like Volcarona thanks to Electroweb while protecting it from strong attacks along the lines of Wood Hammer from Rillaboom thanks to Follow Me. (this whole thing is wrong, electabuzz works best as an early game redirector that has the potential to let a partner survive 1 or 2 key attacks in an endgame)

- Electabuzz falls when facing opposing Taunt from Pokemon such as Maushold and Talonflame, which cause Electabuzz to be easily ignored. To stop Taunt, pivoting into Pokemon like Dragapult or Rillaboom that can ignore Taunt can work. Sneasler can also OHKO Maushold with Close Combat, while Primarina can do the same into Talonflame. (pretty much repeated info, you can also mention how it is bulky but can still be overwhelmed with taunt being another threat. Dragapult is probably worth a mention too as it can heavily damage/ kill buzz.)

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good bulky redirector that can redirect away sleep in Spore and Dire Claw, whilst denying Trick Room with taunt and slowing opposing Pokemon down, utilizing its good speed.

- Electroweb can do decent chip damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing any a potential hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also shuts down Sneasler, but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, at the cost of being weak to Gholdengo and Sneasler, but can help into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite.

- The Defensive investment survives Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Electabuzz Terastallizes, while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The speed Speed outspeeds Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support on balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz also can slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for set up Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing for them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room while helping keep Dragapult and Sneasler healthy with Follow Me, as they are generally frail Pokemon.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can shut down threaten Ursaluna, while Taunt can be denied with faster Taunt or Fake Out from allies such as Talonflame and Rillaboom, respectively.


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss. Electabuzz is best used next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit.

- Electabuzz works best as a early-game redirector that can come back in the late-game to protect allies from some key attacks. like Wood Hammer from Rillaboom.

- Even though Electabuzz is bulky, it can still easily get overwhelmed by constant damage or super effective attacks from foes like Dragapult and Ursaluna. Taunt prevents Electabuzz from supporting with Follow Me or using Protect, which makes it easier to get overwhelmed. Terastilization or allies that can eliminate these foes like Primarina can stop the overwhelming damage. Faster Taunt, Fake Out, or switching can stop opposing Taunt.

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[SET]
Support (Electabuzz) @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 4 SpA / 124 SpD / 28 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Electroweb / Thunderbolt
- Follow Me
- Taunt
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
- Electabuzz works as a good bulky redirector that can redirect away sleep in Spore and Dire Claw (RC) whilst while denying Trick Room with Taunt and slowing opposing Pokemon down, utilizing its good Speed.

- Electroweb can do decent chip damage while providing speed control, slowing down threats such as Rillaboom and Dragonite. Taunt can deny redirection from Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Clefable, but more importantly, Taunt can shut down Trick Room from Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Indeedee-F.

- Eviolite grants immense bulk to Electabuzz, allowing it to redirect more attacks and support for longer.

- Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out, removing a potential hindrance to its support. Tera Ghost also shuts down Sneasler (RC) but makes Electabuzz weak to Kingambit and Basculegion. Tera Fairy is generally good into the metagame, at leaves Electabuzz not weak to most of the cost of being weak to Gholdengo metagame's attacks and Sneasler, but can help helps into Kingambit that aren't using Iron Head, as well as the many Dragon-type Pokemon in the format like Dragapult and Dragonite, (AC) at the cost of being weak to Gholdengo and Sneasler.

- The Defensive Defense investment survives lets Electabuzz take Guts-boosted Headlong Rush from Ursaluna after Electabuzz it Terastallizes (RC) while also surviving Stomping Tantrum from Life Orb Garchomp. The Specially Defensive Special Defense investment lives a +2 Draco Meteor from Archaludon as well as easily taking a Choice Specs Shadow Ball from Gholdengo. The Speed outspeeds Timid Pelipper.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Teambuilding
============
- Electabuzz is good as a support piece on balance teams, redirecting attacks like Electro Shot and Flash Cannon from Archaludon. Electabuzz also can slow down foes along the lines of Pelipper, letting partners like Rillaboom and Primarina outspeed them.

- Electabuzz, thanks to its access to Follow Me, works well as a partner for set up setup Pokemon such as Kingambit, Volcarona, and Kommo-o, allowing for them to set up with ease. Dragapult and Sneasler also appreciate the support of Electabuzz, as it can shut down Trick Room while helping keep Dragapult and Sneasler these frail Pokemon healthy with Follow Me (RC) as they are generally frail Pokemon.

- Electabuzz can really struggle into Taunt, getting shut which shuts it down almost entirely. Ground-types like the Ursaluna formes can easily ignore Electabuzz, hitting it really hard with Earth Power and Headlong Rush while being immune to Electroweb. Allies like Rillaboom and Primarina can shut down threaten Ursaluna, while Taunt can be denied with faster Taunt or Fake Out from allies such as Talonflame and Rillaboom, respectively.


Strategy Comments
============
- Electabuzz's main role is being a redirection support Pokemon with an immunity to sleep from Sneasler and Amoonguss. Electabuzz is best used next to a powerful setup sweeper like Kingambit.

- Electabuzz works best as a early-game redirector that can come back in the late-game to protect allies from some key attacks.

- Even though Electabuzz is bulky, it can still easily get overwhelmed by constant damage or super effective attacks from foes like Dragapult and Ursaluna. Taunt prevents Electabuzz from supporting with Follow Me or using Protect, which makes it easier to get overwhelmed. Terastilization Terastallization or allies that can eliminate these foes like Primarina can stop the overwhelming damage. Faster Taunt, Fake Out, or switching can stop opposing Taunt.

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