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[SET]
Focus Sash (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock / Psychic / Draining Kiss
- Protect
- Nasty Plot

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S is the number one threat in the Regulation G metagame, boasting an immensely powerful Astral Barrage off its phenomenal Special Attack and Speed that 2HKOes most of the metagame. Its access to Nasty Plot, shooting up its Special Attack to astronomical levels, in conjunction with its ability to hit most Pokemon for neutral or super effective damage like Rillaboom and Calyrex-I make it a Pokemon that every team needs to be more than adequately prepared for. Calyrex-S's Ghost typing crucially allows it to be immune to Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom. Psyshock hits specially defensive Pokemon like Calm Mind Terapagos and Raging Bolt and those holding Assault Vest like Rillaboom hard. Psychic can be run instead to guarantee an OHKO on Urshifu-R, since Psyshock is a damage roll to do so. Alternatively, Draining Kiss lets Calyrex-S hit Dark-types such as Urshifu-S while maintaining longevity. Tera Blast can, however, be run over Draining Kiss in conjunction with Tera Fairy for higher power. Focus Sash ensures that Calyrex-S gets at least two attacks off thanks to its high Speed. Tera Ghost boosts Astral Barrage even further, leaving only Incineroar that can survive it at +2. Tera Fairy allows Calyrex-S to easily take Wicked Blow, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off from the likes of Urshifu-S, Chien-Pao, and Incineroar, respectively, while also powering up its own Fairy-type move of choice.

Calyrex-S, though highly oppressive with Astral Barrage alone, faces difficulty wearing down the ubiquitous Incineroar while also being completely unable to hit Terapagos with Astral Barrage. Urshifu-R helps Calyrex-S with this beautifully, threatening both of its mentioned checks and also boasting good matchups against other Dark-types in Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Incineroar and Rillaboom are also good allies as they provide Calyrex-S with Fake Out and recovery, letting it set up Nasty Plot more easily. Clefairy and Amoonguss are other good allies, as they redirect attacks away from Calyrex-S, allowing it to fire off Astral Barrage safely. The former also bolsters Calyrex-S's bulk with Friend Guard and can help it almost always move first even under Trick Room, thanks to After You; this is important because Calyrex-S is very vulnerable under the twisted dimensions. Amoonguss can heal it via Pollen Puff.


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[SET]
Calyrex-Shadow @ Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 20 Def / 236 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock / Psychic
- Protect
- Nasty Plot

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S is the number one threat in the Regulation G metagame, boasting an immensely powerful Astral Barrage off its phenomenal Special Attack and Speed, 2HKOing most of the metagame. Its access to Nasty Plot shooting up its Special Attack to astronomical levels in conjunction with its ability to hit most Pokemon (do you mean restricteds? you mention korai and caly I and no non restricteds) for neutral or super effective damage like Koraidon and Calyrex-I make it a Pokemon that every team needs to be more than adequately prepared for. Calyrex-S's Ghost typing crucially allows it to be immune to Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom. Psyshock hits specially defensive Pokemon like Amoonguss and those holding Assault Vest like Rillaboom hard, OHKOing the former when boosted (psychic also does this though, maybe don't bother with amoonguss and instead terapagos/raging bolt because of calm mind). It also ignores Calm Mind boosts from the likes of both Terapagos formes. Psychic can be run instead for higher general damage. Focus Sash ensures that Calyrex-S gets at least two attacks off. 20 Defense EVs let Calyrex-S almost always survive Tera Water Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R (156 adamant urshifu r isn't that common anymore, you may want to just go 252/252). The Ghost Tera boosts Astral Barrage even further, leaving only Incineroar and bulky Urshifu-S that can survive it at +2.

Calyrex-S, although highly oppressive with Astral Barrage alone, faces difficulty wearing down the ubiquitous Incineroar, while also being completely unable to hit the Terapagos formes with Astral Barrage. Urshifu-R helps Calyrex-S with this beautifully, threatening both of its mentioned checks and also boasting good matchups against other Dark-types in Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Incineroar and Rillaboom are also good allies as they provide Calyrex-S with Fake Out and recovery (on a sash set, recovery is slightly irrelevant. you can keep it since in practice, protect + terrain usually helps you reset sash), letting it set up Nasty Plot easier. Clefairy and Amoonguss are other good allies as they redirect attacks away from Calyrex-S, allowing it to fire off Astral Barrage safely. The former also bolsters Calyrex-S's bulk with Friend Guard and can use After You in Trick Room to make Calyrex-S effective in that matchup (phrase how you want but after you is important and if you mention clef, mention trick room as bad matchup.) while the latter can heal it via Pollen Puff.


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[SET]
Focus Sash (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Focus Sash (needs a name to upload properly)
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Tera Type: Ghost (you could consider adding Fairy, 7/33 Sash Caly-S ran Fairy at Indy with Tera Blast or Draining Kiss. Up to you.)
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock / Psychic
- Protect
- Nasty Plot

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S is the number one threat in the Regulation G metagame, boasting an immensely powerful Astral Barrage off its phenomenal Special Attack and Speed, 2HKOing most of the metagame. Its access to Nasty Plot shooting up its Special Attack to astronomical levels in conjunction with its ability to hit most Pokemon for neutral or super effective damage like Rillaboom and Calyrex-I make it a Pokemon that every team needs to be more than adequately prepared for. Calyrex-S's Ghost typing crucially allows it to be immune to Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom. Psyshock hits specially defensive Pokemon like Calm Mind Terapagos and Raging Bolt, and those holding Assault Vest like Rillaboom hard. Psychic can be run instead for higher general damage. (Psyshock is a roll on non-tera'd waterfu while psychic is a guaranteed OHKO, seems pretty important to mention.) The Ghost Tera boosts Astral Barrage even further, leaving only Incineroar and bulky Urshifu-S (not really a thing, almost all are sash.) that can survive it at +2.
there isn't a mention of focus sash here, you could just mention it quickly and say something like "the item Focus Sash offers some longevity for Calyrex-S, allowing it to usually get at least 2 attacks off."
Calyrex-S, although highly oppressive with Astral Barrage alone, faces difficulty wearing down the ubiquitous Incineroar, while also being completely unable to hit Terapagos with Astral Barrage. Urshifu-R helps Calyrex-S with this beautifully, threatening both of its mentioned checks and also boasting good matchups against other Dark-types in Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Incineroar and Rillaboom are also good allies as they provide Calyrex-S with Fake Out and recovery, letting it set up Nasty Plot easier. Clefairy and Amoonguss are other good allies as they redirect attacks away from Calyrex-S, allowing it to fire off Astral Barrage safely. The former also bolsters Calyrex-S's bulk with Friend Guard and can help it almost always move first, even under Trick Room, thanks to After You, since Calyrex-S is very vuln erable under the twisted dimensions. Amoonguss can heal it via Pollen Puff.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sole-survivor.518634/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
Grammar checked by:
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[SET]
Focus Sash (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock / Psychic / Draining Kiss
- Protect
- Nasty Plot

[SET COMMENTS]
Calyrex-S is the number one threat in the Regulation G metagame, boasting an immensely powerful Astral Barrage off its phenomenal Special Attack and Speed, (RC) 2HKOing that 2HKOes most of the metagame. Its access to Nasty Plot, (AC) shooting up its Special Attack to astronomical levels, (AC) in conjunction with its ability to hit most Pokemon for neutral or super effective damage like Rillaboom and Calyrex-I make it a Pokemon that every team needs to be more than adequately prepared for. Calyrex-S's Ghost typing crucially allows it to be immune to Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom. Psyshock hits specially defensive Pokemon like Calm Mind Terapagos and Raging Bolt, (RC) and those holding Assault Vest like Rillaboom hard. Psychic can be run instead to guarantee an OHKO on Urshifu-R, since Psyshock is a damage roll to do so. Alternatively, Draining Kiss lets Calyrex-S hit Dark-types such as Urshifu-S while maintaining longevity. Tera Blast can, however, be run over Draining Kiss in conjunction with Tera Fairy for higher power. Focus Sash ensures that Calyrex-S gets at least two attacks off thanks to its high Speed. The Ghost Tera Tera Ghost boosts Astral Barrage even further, leaving only Incineroar that can survive it at +2. Tera Fairy allows Calyrex-S to easily take Wicked Blow, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off from the likes of Urshifu-S, Chien-Pao, and Incineroar, (AC) respectively, while also powering up its own Fairy-type move of choice.

Calyrex-S, although though highly oppressive with Astral Barrage alone, faces difficulty wearing down the ubiquitous Incineroar, (RC) while also being completely unable to hit Terapagos with Astral Barrage. Urshifu-R helps Calyrex-S with this beautifully, threatening both of its mentioned checks and also boasting good matchups against other Dark-types in Chien-Pao and Urshifu-S. Incineroar and Rillaboom are also good allies, (AC) as they provide Calyrex-S with Fake Out and recovery, letting it set up Nasty Plot easier more easily. Clefairy and Amoonguss are other good allies, (AC) as they redirect attacks away from Calyrex-S, allowing it to fire off Astral Barrage safely. The former also bolsters Calyrex-S's bulk with Friend Guard and can help it almost always move first, (RC) even under Trick Room, (RC) thanks to After You;, (ASC, RC) since this is important because Calyrex-S is very vulnerable under the twisted dimensions. Amoonguss can heal it via Pollen Puff.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sole-survivor.518634/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

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