[SET]
name: Double Dance (Special Attack)
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Fiery Wrath
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Agility
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Weakness Policy
ability: Berserk
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Moltres is one of the most threatening sweepers on offensive teams thanks to its excellent STAB coverage, solid bulk, and ability to run Nasty Plot and Agility on the same set. Hurricane is its most powerful attack and has excellent coverage, blasting common specially defensive walls like Tangrowth and Ferrothorn. Fiery Wrath is a more consistent attack that lacks Hurricane's raw power, but provides crucial coverage against Necrozma-DM, Rotom-W, and Skarmory. Nasty Plot overwhelms bulkier teams and reduces the number of times Galarian Moltres needs to successfully hit Hurricane, and Agility lets Galarian Moltres outspeed revenge killers and all relevant Choice Scarf users, including Kartana. Thanks to its impressive bulk for a sweeper, Galarian Moltres can usually set up the boosting move of its choice, and with dual screens support or proper prediction, it can often get both. Heavy-Duty Boots helps preserve its HP to allow for easier setup. On teams with dual screens support, Galarian Moltres can use Weakness Policy instead of Heavy-Duty Boots. This, alongside its good bulk, lets it set up on a super effective attack and potentially boost its Special Attack and Speed in the same turn.
Galarian Moltres fits best on hyper offense teams looking for a special attacking sweeper, although it fits on some balance teams as well. It has excellent synergy with many of the better offensive gods, including Mewtwo, Rayquaza, and Pheromosa, and can also pair up with slower ones like Kyogre. It appreciates dual screens from Tapu Koko on hyper offense teams to reliably set up both Nasty Plot and Agility, letting it blow through any potential switch-in. Since Galarian Moltres usually functions as a wincon, it appreciates wallbreaking teammates like Victini, Urshifu-R, and Kartana to help open up holes in the opposing defensive core. Additionally, entry hazard support from teammates like Cloyster, Ferrothorn, and Landorus-T helps wear down opposing Tapu Koko and Gastrodon. Since Galarian Moltres lacks any form of recovery, it appreciates pivots like Tapu Koko to get it in safely. While its coverage is amazing, it does miss a few key threats, namely Tapu Koko and Tyranitar, so reliable answers to wear them down like Landorus-T and Kartana are appreciated.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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On teams with reliable entry hazard control, Galarian Moltres can use a Sitrus Berry to survive an otherwise 2HKO and activate Berserk twice. ChestoRest allows it to set up on status users reliably, but at the cost of a setup or STAB move, usually Hurricane or Agility.
Checks and Counters
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**Tapu Koko**: Tapu Koko resists both of Galarian Moltres's STAB moves and can retaliate, but it cannot always OHKO and must be wary of being worn down.
**Tyranitar**: Tyranitar also resists both of Galarian Moltres's STAB moves, can OHKO back with Stone Edge, and has the bulk to switch in multiple times.
**Specially Defensive Unaware Walls**: Specially defensive Clefable and Quagsire can ignore Nasty Plot boosts and threaten Galarian Moltres back with status. However, they need pretty substantial Special Defense donations to avoid the 2HKO from Hurricane, and both risk losing to confusion or a Fiery Wrath flinch.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UT, 523866]]
- Quality checked by: [[longhiep341, 500884], [beauts, 484270]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Double Dance (Special Attack)
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Fiery Wrath
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Agility
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Weakness Policy
ability: Berserk
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Moltres is one of the most threatening sweepers on offensive teams thanks to its excellent STAB coverage, solid bulk, and ability to run Nasty Plot and Agility on the same set. Hurricane is its most powerful attack and has excellent coverage, blasting common specially defensive walls like Tangrowth and Ferrothorn. Fiery Wrath is a more consistent attack that lacks Hurricane's raw power, but provides crucial coverage against Necrozma-DM, Rotom-W, and Skarmory. Nasty Plot overwhelms bulkier teams and reduces the number of times Galarian Moltres needs to successfully hit Hurricane, and Agility lets Galarian Moltres outspeed revenge killers and all relevant Choice Scarf users, including Kartana. Thanks to its impressive bulk for a sweeper, Galarian Moltres can usually set up the boosting move of its choice, and with dual screens support or proper prediction, it can often get both. Heavy-Duty Boots helps preserve its HP to allow for easier setup. On teams with dual screens support, Galarian Moltres can use Weakness Policy instead of Heavy-Duty Boots. This, alongside its good bulk, lets it set up on a super effective attack and potentially boost its Special Attack and Speed in the same turn.
Galarian Moltres fits best on hyper offense teams looking for a special attacking sweeper, although it fits on some balance teams as well. It has excellent synergy with many of the better offensive gods, including Mewtwo, Rayquaza, and Pheromosa, and can also pair up with slower ones like Kyogre. It appreciates dual screens from Tapu Koko on hyper offense teams to reliably set up both Nasty Plot and Agility, letting it blow through any potential switch-in. Since Galarian Moltres usually functions as a wincon, it appreciates wallbreaking teammates like Victini, Urshifu-R, and Kartana to help open up holes in the opposing defensive core. Additionally, entry hazard support from teammates like Cloyster, Ferrothorn, and Landorus-T helps wear down opposing Tapu Koko and Gastrodon. Since Galarian Moltres lacks any form of recovery, it appreciates pivots like Tapu Koko to get it in safely. While its coverage is amazing, it does miss a few key threats, namely Tapu Koko and Tyranitar, so reliable answers to wear them down like Landorus-T and Kartana are appreciated.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On teams with reliable entry hazard control, Galarian Moltres can use a Sitrus Berry to survive an otherwise 2HKO and activate Berserk twice. ChestoRest allows it to set up on status users reliably, but at the cost of a setup or STAB move, usually Hurricane or Agility.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Tapu Koko**: Tapu Koko resists both of Galarian Moltres's STAB moves and can retaliate, but it cannot always OHKO and must be wary of being worn down.
**Tyranitar**: Tyranitar also resists both of Galarian Moltres's STAB moves, can OHKO back with Stone Edge, and has the bulk to switch in multiple times.
**Specially Defensive Unaware Walls**: Specially defensive Clefable and Quagsire can ignore Nasty Plot boosts and threaten Galarian Moltres back with status. However, they need pretty substantial Special Defense donations to avoid the 2HKO from Hurricane, and both risk losing to confusion or a Fiery Wrath flinch.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UT, 523866]]
- Quality checked by: [[longhiep341, 500884], [beauts, 484270]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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