[OVERVIEW]
Flamigo's unique offensive typing and access to U-turn to pivot make it stand out from the other Fighting-types in NU. Scrappy allows Flamigo to hit Ghost-types like Chandelure and Hisuian Typhlosion as well as Tera Ghost users like Cinccino and Porygon-Z, which would usually block its Close Combat. Choice Scarf allows Flamigo to consistently revenge kill faster threats like Inteleon, Kilowattrel, and Tornadus, while Choice Band gives Flamigo the ability to 2HKO defensive tanks like Galarian Slowbro and Vaporeon with entry hazard support. However, faster Choice Scarf users, such as Flygon and Munkidori, threaten and can easily revenge kill Flamigo with their STAB attacks. Additionally, Flamigo’s STAB attacks can be easily played around thanks to it being Choice-locked and its STAB moves inviting common switch-ins like Galarian Slowbro, Bronzong, and Gligar. Flamigo also faces competition from other Fighting-types like Toxicroak, Paldean Tauros-W, and Paldean Tauros-F, since they offer better defensive typings and the ability to run other sets.
[SET]
name: Choice Item
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Roost / Throat Chop
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Flying / Fighting
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Flamigo easily forces out Steel-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Dark-types like Registeel, Paldean Tauros-W, Amoonguss, and Incineroar, which grants it free turns to use Roost, allowing it to maintain longevity and use Brave Bird more often. Throat Chop can be run so that Flamigo can better threaten Bronzong as well as users of sound moves like Sylveon, Scream Tail, and Toxtricity. Choice Scarf allows Flamigo to outspeed normally faster Pokemon like Inteleon and Cinccino. Alternatively, Flamigo can run Choice Band, making it a very strong wallbreaker that can overwhelm defensive tanks like Galarian Slowbro and Diancie. Tera Flying gives Brave Bird an extra power boost, allowing Flamigo to 2HKO foes like Overqwil and Tentacruel. Tera Fighting, on the other hand, gives Close Combat a bit of a push, letting it pressure foes like Swampert and Diancie.
Choice Band Flamigo pairs greatly with other pivots like Flygon, Munkidori, Incineroar, and Raikou, as they can draw in Amoonguss, Registeel, opposing Incineroar, and Goodra for it while putting pressure on many of its checks like Scream Tail, Overqwil, Milotic, and Gligar. Psychic-types like Munkidori, Uxie, and Meloetta appreciate Flamigo for checking Steel- and Dark-types like Registeel, Incineroar, Scrafty, and Alolan Muk; in return, they handle Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro, Dragalge, and Tera Poison Milotic. Flamigo appreciates Steel-type teammates like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel for checking Ice- and Fairy-types such as Alolan Ninetales, Alolan Sandslash, Sylveon, and Scream Tail. The aforementioned Steel-types also help Flamigo handle faster Choice Scarf users like Flygon and Munkidori, since they can easily revenge kill them. Choice Scarf Flamigo synergizes greatly with special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Inteleon, since they can handle common physically defensive Pokemon like Swampert, Avalugg, and Gligar. In return, Flamigo can threaten common specially defensive foes like Porygon2, Gastrodon, and Alolan Muk.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Flamigo can run a Swords Dance set to become a terrifying setup sweeper, but its average Speed makes it easily revenge killed by many faster Pokemon like Flygon and Kilowattrel. Flamigo can also run a Heavy-Duty Boots set with Taunt as its last move, letting it prevent healing attempts from walls like Vaporeon and Milotic.
Checks and Counters
====
**Revenge Killers**: Faster threats like Flygon, Munkidori, and Infernape can outspeed Flamigo and KO it or use it for free momentum, but none of them can directly switch in against Flamigo's attacks. Additionally, they all often run Choice Scarf, outspeeding Flamigo's own Choice Scarf sets. Priority users like Basculegion-M, Staraptor, and Decidueye can pick off Flamigo after it has been weakened.
**Fairy-types**: Sylveon, Florges, Scream Tail, and Diancie can tank Flamigo's attacks, threaten it back with their STAB attacks, and set up on it. However, the former three must be cautious about directly switching into Flamigo's Brave Bird, while Diancie doesn’t enjoy switching into its Close Combat.
**Electric-types**: Kilowattrel, Raikou, and Toxtricity can destroy Flamigo with their Electric-type attacks, and the former two can outspeed non-Choice Scarf variants. However, none of them enjoy switching into Flamigo's attacks.
**Psychic-types**: Fast Psychic-types like Munkidori and Galarian Articuno can outpace and threaten to KO Flamigo. Bulkier Psychic-types like Uxie and Galarian Slowbro can take advantage of Choice-locked Flamigo by using it as free setup fodder, and the former can outspeed Choice Band sets.
[CREDITS]
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Flamigo's unique offensive typing and access to U-turn to pivot make it stand out from the other Fighting-types in NU. Scrappy allows Flamigo to hit Ghost-types like Chandelure and Hisuian Typhlosion as well as Tera Ghost users like Cinccino and Porygon-Z, which would usually block its Close Combat. Choice Scarf allows Flamigo to consistently revenge kill faster threats like Inteleon, Kilowattrel, and Tornadus, while Choice Band gives Flamigo the ability to 2HKO defensive tanks like Galarian Slowbro and Vaporeon with entry hazard support. However, faster Choice Scarf users, such as Flygon and Munkidori, threaten and can easily revenge kill Flamigo with their STAB attacks. Additionally, Flamigo’s STAB attacks can be easily played around thanks to it being Choice-locked and its STAB moves inviting common switch-ins like Galarian Slowbro, Bronzong, and Gligar. Flamigo also faces competition from other Fighting-types like Toxicroak, Paldean Tauros-W, and Paldean Tauros-F, since they offer better defensive typings and the ability to run other sets.
[SET]
name: Choice Item
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Roost / Throat Chop
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Flying / Fighting
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Flamigo easily forces out Steel-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Dark-types like Registeel, Paldean Tauros-W, Amoonguss, and Incineroar, which grants it free turns to use Roost, allowing it to maintain longevity and use Brave Bird more often. Throat Chop can be run so that Flamigo can better threaten Bronzong as well as users of sound moves like Sylveon, Scream Tail, and Toxtricity. Choice Scarf allows Flamigo to outspeed normally faster Pokemon like Inteleon and Cinccino. Alternatively, Flamigo can run Choice Band, making it a very strong wallbreaker that can overwhelm defensive tanks like Galarian Slowbro and Diancie. Tera Flying gives Brave Bird an extra power boost, allowing Flamigo to 2HKO foes like Overqwil and Tentacruel. Tera Fighting, on the other hand, gives Close Combat a bit of a push, letting it pressure foes like Swampert and Diancie.
Choice Band Flamigo pairs greatly with other pivots like Flygon, Munkidori, Incineroar, and Raikou, as they can draw in Amoonguss, Registeel, opposing Incineroar, and Goodra for it while putting pressure on many of its checks like Scream Tail, Overqwil, Milotic, and Gligar. Psychic-types like Munkidori, Uxie, and Meloetta appreciate Flamigo for checking Steel- and Dark-types like Registeel, Incineroar, Scrafty, and Alolan Muk; in return, they handle Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro, Dragalge, and Tera Poison Milotic. Flamigo appreciates Steel-type teammates like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel for checking Ice- and Fairy-types such as Alolan Ninetales, Alolan Sandslash, Sylveon, and Scream Tail. The aforementioned Steel-types also help Flamigo handle faster Choice Scarf users like Flygon and Munkidori, since they can easily revenge kill them. Choice Scarf Flamigo synergizes greatly with special wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Chandelure, and Inteleon, since they can handle common physically defensive Pokemon like Swampert, Avalugg, and Gligar. In return, Flamigo can threaten common specially defensive foes like Porygon2, Gastrodon, and Alolan Muk.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Flamigo can run a Swords Dance set to become a terrifying setup sweeper, but its average Speed makes it easily revenge killed by many faster Pokemon like Flygon and Kilowattrel. Flamigo can also run a Heavy-Duty Boots set with Taunt as its last move, letting it prevent healing attempts from walls like Vaporeon and Milotic.
Checks and Counters
====
**Revenge Killers**: Faster threats like Flygon, Munkidori, and Infernape can outspeed Flamigo and KO it or use it for free momentum, but none of them can directly switch in against Flamigo's attacks. Additionally, they all often run Choice Scarf, outspeeding Flamigo's own Choice Scarf sets. Priority users like Basculegion-M, Staraptor, and Decidueye can pick off Flamigo after it has been weakened.
**Fairy-types**: Sylveon, Florges, Scream Tail, and Diancie can tank Flamigo's attacks, threaten it back with their STAB attacks, and set up on it. However, the former three must be cautious about directly switching into Flamigo's Brave Bird, while Diancie doesn’t enjoy switching into its Close Combat.
**Electric-types**: Kilowattrel, Raikou, and Toxtricity can destroy Flamigo with their Electric-type attacks, and the former two can outspeed non-Choice Scarf variants. However, none of them enjoy switching into Flamigo's attacks.
**Psychic-types**: Fast Psychic-types like Munkidori and Galarian Articuno can outpace and threaten to KO Flamigo. Bulkier Psychic-types like Uxie and Galarian Slowbro can take advantage of Choice-locked Flamigo by using it as free setup fodder, and the former can outspeed Choice Band sets.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hammer798.641404/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
Grammar checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
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