Quality Control flutter mane larp (icy wind pao) [QC 1/2]

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[SET]
Offensive Icy Wind (Chien-Pao) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Naive Nature
- Ice Spinner / Icicle Crash
- Throat Chop / Sucker Punch
- Icy Wind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Icy Wind Chien-Pao is able to utilize its excellent speed tier in order to provide speed control for its teammates such as Landorus, Ogerpon-H, and Ogerpon-W, allowing them to outspeed and OHKO threats like opposing Chien-Pao, Tornadus, and the Ogerpon formes.
  • Chien-Pao's primary Ice-type STAB move is largely determined by its partners, with Ice Spinner being chosen for its ability to clear Grassy and Psychic Terrain, while Icicle Crash is chosen for due to its increased power, ability to avoid Rocky Helmet chip that would break its Focus Sash, and to avoid clearing your own terrain when ran with Indeedee-F or Rillaboom.
  • Sucker Punch is chosen to give Chien-Pao a priority option, allowing it to pick off weakened threats or squeeze off an extra hit after being brought down to its Focus Sash.
  • Throat Chop is chosen to give Chien-Pao a way of hitting Pokemon like Farigiraf and Indeedee-F super effectively, while also allowing it to attack Gholdengo and Terastallized Ogerpon-H without having to risk Sucker Punch failing.
  • Icy Wind Chien-Pao is notable for its ability to function as the primary mode of speed control for priority spam teams, while also being able to excel in conjunction with Tailwind-setting teammates like Roaring Moon and Tornadus.
  • The Naive Nature is chosen in order to allow Chien-Pao to guarantee the 2HKO into bulky Landorus with Icy Wind.
  • Tera Ghost is chosen in order to gain a crucial immunity to Fake Out, opposing Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword, Dragonite's Extreme Speed, and Iron Hands's Fighting-type attacks.
  • Dragonite is one of Chien-Pao's premier partners, with Icy Wind support allowing Dragonite to more effectively use its non-priority options, allowing for more versatile Dragonite sets like Loaded Dice.
  • The Ogerpon formes are one of Chien-Pao's premier partners, with Icy Wind and Sword of Ruin support allowing Ogerpon to eliminate key threats to itself like Focus Sash Tornadus and opposing Ogerpon before they're able to retaliate.
  • Chien-Pao also works extremely well alongside Landorus, because Landorus pressures Chien-Pao's common checks like Incineroar and Iron Hands, and additionally, Chien-Pao is able to slow down Landorus's most common check, Ogerpon-W.
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[SET]
Offensive Icy Wind (Chien-Pao) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Naive Nature
- Ice Spinner / Icicle Crash
- Throat Chop / Sucker Punch
- Icy Wind
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Icy Wind Chien-Pao is able to utilize its excellent speed tier in order to provide speed control for its teammates such as Landorus, Ogerpon-H, and Ogerpon-W, allowing them to outspeed and OHKO threats like opposing Chien-Pao, Tornadus, and the Ogerpon formes.
  • Chien-Pao's primary Ice-type STAB move is largely determined by its partners, with Ice Spinner being chosen for its ability to clear Grassy and Psychic Terrain, while Icicle Crash is chosen for due to its increased power and ability to avoid Rocky Helmet chip that would break its Focus Sash. It might be worth mentioning that Icicle crash is always chosen when run with rillaboom or indeedee, as you allude to it but don't outright say it.
  • Sucker Punch is chosen to give Chien-Pao a priority option, allowing it to pick off weakened threats or squeeze off an extra hit after being brought down to its Focus Sash.
  • Throat Chop is chosen to give Chien-Pao a way of hitting Pokemon like Farigiraf and Indeedee-F super effectively, while also allowing it to attack Gholdengo and Terastallized Ogerpon-H without having to risk Sucker Punch failing.
  • The Naive Nature is chosen in order to allow Chien-Pao to guarantee the 2HKO into bulky Landorus with Icy Wind.
  • Tera Ghost is chosen in order to gain a crucial immunity to Fake Out, opposing Chien-Pao's Sacred Sword, Dragonite's Extreme Speed, and Iron Hands's Fighting-type attacks.
  • Icy Wind Chien-Pao is notable for its ability to function as the primary mode of speed control for priority spam teams, while also being able to excel in conjunction with Tailwind-setting teammates like Roaring Moon and Tornadus. I think this sentence should be moved up to before the bullet about Naive Nature, as you talk about icy wind earlier in the analysis (1st bullet and 5th bullet)
  • The Ogerpon formes are one of Chien-Pao's premier partners, with Icy Wind and Sword of Ruin support allowing Ogerpon to eliminate key threats to itself like Focus Sash Tornadus and opposing Ogerpon before they're able to retaliate.
  • Chien-Pao also works extremely well alongside Landorus, with because Landorus being able to pressures Chien-Pao's common checks like Incineroar and Iron Hands, and additionally, Chien-Pao is being able to slow down Landorus's most common check, Ogerpon-W.
  • I would add a bullet here about Dragonite, as Pao and Dnite are very commonly paired together and this doesn't change with the addition of icy wind.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gephicka.553122/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/logice.617069/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.104/

good to mark 1/2 :blobthumbsup:
 
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