[SET]
name: Custap
move 1: Endure
move 2: Swords Dance
move 3: Icicle Spear
move 4: Close Combat
item: Custap Berry
ability: Chill Neigh
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Glastrier uses the combination of Endure and Custap Berry to retaliate against attacks that it cannot live from such as Galarian Darmanitan's Superpower, Choice Band Sawk's Close Combat, and Porygon-Z's Hyper Beam. Swords Dance allows Glastrier to boost up its attack, which is vital to beat Tapu Lele and Choice Specs Sylveon. Icicle Spear is its main STAB attack and allows it to beat Dragon-, Flying-, and Grass-types like Garchomp, Zapdos, and SubSeed Venusaur. Icicle Spear is also helpful to beat Substitute and break Sturdy from non-Choice Band Sawk. Close Combat allows Glastrier to lure and combat Steel-types like Kartana and other Pokemon such as non-Custap Porygon-Z Berry, and Kyurem.
EVs
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252 HP EVs is to make Glastrier as bulky as possible and allow it to live attacks from Kyurem, Choice Specs Sylveon, Choice Scarf Sawk, and Jolly Choice Band Haxorus.
Usage Tips
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Glastrier should Endure turn 1 against Galarian Darmanitan and Porygon-Z as this allows it to beat them most of the time with Close Combat. Icicle Spear should be clicked always against Dragapult, as this breaks Substitute. Against Sawk, Endure turn 1 to get Sawk Defense to drop from Close Combat then click Icicle Spear. Glastrier should Swords Dance turn 1 against Tapu Lele and Sylveon, use Endure, then take care of them with Icicle Spear.
[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Icicle Spear
move 2: Heavy Slam
move 3: High Horsepower / Close Combat
move 4: Megahorn / Payback / Close Combat
item: Assault Vest
ability: Chilling Neigh
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 204 Atk / 4 Def / 48 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Icicle Spear allows Glastrier to beat Naganadel, Galarian Moltres, and Dragapult. Heavy Slam allows Glastrier to combat Fairy-types such as Tapu Lele, Tapu Fini, and Diancie. High Horsepower is used to beat Meteor Beam Nihilego. Close Combat allows Glastrier to beat non-Custap Berry Porygon-Z. Megahorn lets Glastrier beat Zarude. Payback is an option over Megahorn to be able to take care of non-Disable Spectrier. Avalaunche is another option to defeat Regidrago and Disable Dragapult.
EVs
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252 HP with 48 Special Defense EVs and an Assault Vest enables Glastrier to beat non-Disable Spectrier, Regieleki's Electro Bell, and Tapu Lele's Psychic. These EVs also allow Glastrier to live a Meteor Beam from Nihilego and OHKO with High Horsepower. 252 HP with 4 Defense EVs allows Glastrier to live a Jolly Choice Band Haxorus Close Combat. 204 Attack EVs with an Adamant nature are to make Glastrier's attacks as strong as possible.
Usage Tips
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Glastrier is pretty linear and can click the coverage move that super-effectively hits the opposing Pokemon due to it luring many special attackers that would otherwise beat it like Nihilego, Regieleki, and Tapu Fini. Payback should be clicked turn 1 against non-Disable Spectrier, as it gets 2HKOed. Glastrier needs to be careful about being sent out against Rillaboom, as it loses to the Grassy Seed Offense set due to Rillaboom's less ambiguous Defense boost enabling it to tank an Icicle Spear from Glastrier.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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A Choice Band set with 248 HP / 84 Atk / 8 Def / 168 SpD with Icicle Spear, High Horsepower, Close Combat, and Heavy Slam can be used always to beat Zeraora, but does not do much outside this.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, userid1]]
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