[SET]
name: Heavy-Duty Boots Attacker
move 1: Psycho Boost
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Ice Beam
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Fighting
ability: Pressure
nature: Naive
evs: 200 Atk / 252 SpA / 56 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This Deoxys-S set uses Heavy-Duty Boots for more longevity, which makes it a great anti-offense tool. Knock Off allows Deoxys-S to punish pivots like Galarian Slowking and Corviknight and threatens defensive Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Moltres by removing their items. Superpower lets it threaten dangerous Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Weavile, and Darkrai as well as other Pokemon such as Kyurem and Blissey. Ice Beam makes quick work of both Gliscor and Landorus-T, preventing them from setting entry hazards or pivoting out. The EV spread allows Deoxys-S to outspeed Speed Booster Energy Great Tusk. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to survive a Sucker Punch from Kingambit and dispatch it on the spot with Superpower, and getting a chance to 2HKO Ting-Lu with Superpower can also come in handy.
This set fits well on bulky offense and balance teams, as it provides the necessary speed control for teams, forcing out strong yet frail sweepers with its coverage as well as helping soften more defensive teams via Knock Off. This set struggles with Deoxys-S's lack of firepower combined with its frailty, making it hard to win games on its own. For these reasons, entry hazard setters like Ting-Lu, Skarmory, Hisuian Samurott, and Gliscor are great partners because they make Deoxys-S's ability to remove items much more dangerous against Pokemon with Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots like Ting-Lu, Galarian Slowking, and Moltres. Wallbreakers like Gholdengo, Ogerpon-W, Weavile, Kingambit, and Kyurem appreciate Deoxys-S's efforts to soften up and cripple Pokemon with Knock Off, allowing them to break through defensive teams more easily. Slow bulky pivots like Galarian Slowking and Corviknight can tank hits and bring Deoxys-S safely onto the field. Corviknight also helps defensively by checking Dark-types like Kingambit and Roaring Moon, giving Deoxys-S another layer of security. Alomomola provides momentum via Flip Turn and Wish support to keep Deoxys-S healthy. In return, Deoxys-S threatens Alomomola's greatest counter, Ogerpon-W, with STAB Psycho Boost. Skeledirge makes for an interesting partner, as it switches into common priority like Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Dragonite's Extreme Speed, which it can then use as an opportunity to cripple them with Will-O-Wisp or start a snowball effect with Torch Song. Zamazenta is another great check to the aforementioned Dark-types, protecting Deoxys-S and using early-game chip damage to brute force its way to victory with Body Press. Deoxys-S and Zamazenta can work in tandem to pressure Galarian Slowking with the combination of Knock Off and Crunch, respectively.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/1ldk.517709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fayawizard.616497/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bt89.487308/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
name: Heavy-Duty Boots Attacker
move 1: Psycho Boost
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Ice Beam
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Fighting
ability: Pressure
nature: Naive
evs: 200 Atk / 252 SpA / 56 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This Deoxys-S set uses Heavy-Duty Boots for more longevity, which makes it a great anti-offense tool. Knock Off allows Deoxys-S to punish pivots like Galarian Slowking and Corviknight and threatens defensive Pokemon like Ting-Lu and Moltres by removing their items. Superpower lets it threaten dangerous Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Weavile, and Darkrai as well as other Pokemon such as Kyurem and Blissey. Ice Beam makes quick work of both Gliscor and Landorus-T, preventing them from setting entry hazards or pivoting out. The EV spread allows Deoxys-S to outspeed Speed Booster Energy Great Tusk. Tera Fighting allows Deoxys-S to survive a Sucker Punch from Kingambit and dispatch it on the spot with Superpower, and getting a chance to 2HKO Ting-Lu with Superpower can also come in handy.
This set fits well on bulky offense and balance teams, as it provides the necessary speed control for teams, forcing out strong yet frail sweepers with its coverage as well as helping soften more defensive teams via Knock Off. This set struggles with Deoxys-S's lack of firepower combined with its frailty, making it hard to win games on its own. For these reasons, entry hazard setters like Ting-Lu, Skarmory, Hisuian Samurott, and Gliscor are great partners because they make Deoxys-S's ability to remove items much more dangerous against Pokemon with Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots like Ting-Lu, Galarian Slowking, and Moltres. Wallbreakers like Gholdengo, Ogerpon-W, Weavile, Kingambit, and Kyurem appreciate Deoxys-S's efforts to soften up and cripple Pokemon with Knock Off, allowing them to break through defensive teams more easily. Slow bulky pivots like Galarian Slowking and Corviknight can tank hits and bring Deoxys-S safely onto the field. Corviknight also helps defensively by checking Dark-types like Kingambit and Roaring Moon, giving Deoxys-S another layer of security. Alomomola provides momentum via Flip Turn and Wish support to keep Deoxys-S healthy. In return, Deoxys-S threatens Alomomola's greatest counter, Ogerpon-W, with STAB Psycho Boost. Skeledirge makes for an interesting partner, as it switches into common priority like Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Dragonite's Extreme Speed, which it can then use as an opportunity to cripple them with Will-O-Wisp or start a snowball effect with Torch Song. Zamazenta is another great check to the aforementioned Dark-types, protecting Deoxys-S and using early-game chip damage to brute force its way to victory with Body Press. Deoxys-S and Zamazenta can work in tandem to pressure Galarian Slowking with the combination of Knock Off and Crunch, respectively.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/1ldk.517709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fayawizard.616497/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bt89.487308/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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