[SET]
Defog (Giratina) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe OR 248 HP / 248 SpD / 12 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Poison
Bold Nature
- Dragon Tail / Roar
- Will-O-Wisp / Draco Meteor
- Defog
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
Defog Giratina is a mixed wall that can spread status, remove entry hazards, and phaze out offensive threats like Mewtwo, Palafin, and Zamazenta. Dragon Tail can work on Taunt users like Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Grass, whereas Roar phazes Substitute users like Palkia-O and Fairy-types like Magearna and Zacian. Will-O-Wisp punishes physical attackers like Zacian and Palafin for switching in, but Draco Meteor can be used instead to hit Pokemon like Palkia-O and Kyurem-W, which would otherwise be safe switch-ins, and make Giratina less passive. Tera Fairy fixes Giratina's Dark- and Dragon-type weaknesses, letting it check Pokemon like Palkia-O, Chi-Yu, and Arceus-Dark; alternatively, Tera Poison turns its Fairy-type weakness into a resistance, allowing it to check Pokemon like Zacian and Magearna for its team, at the cost of a Psychic-type weakness making it worse against Mewtwo and Deoxys. 12 Speed EVs allow Giratina to always outspeed Jolly Kingambit. Giratina is checked by Pokemon like Arceus-Dark, Zacian, and Kyurem-W, so Pokemon that can handle these threats like Arceus-Dark and Zamazenta-C are excellent partners. Giratina checks Pokemon like Palafin, Mewtwo, and Arceus-Poison for its teammates; as a result, offensive Pokemon like Zamazenta-C, Chi-Yu, and Zacian that are checked by these threats benefit greatly from its presence. Pokemon like Kyurem-W and Chi-Yu also benefit from Defog removing the entry hazards that are often used to keep them in check.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[SET]
Hex (Giratina) @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe OR 248 HP / 248 SpD / 12 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Poison
Sassy Nature
- Hex
- Dragon Tail / Roar
- Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
Hex Giratina is one of Ubers UU's premier walls thanks to its excellent typing and excellent support movepool. Dragon Tail and Roar offset Giratina's passivity by phazing threats that might try to set up on it, like Zacian, Arceus-Dark, and Landorus; Dragon Tail being unaffected by Taunt typically makes it the preferred option, though Roar's ability to affect Fairy-types and ignore Substitute make it a solid option as well. Thunder Wave is typically preferred to Will-O-Wisp, as it can punish Giratina’s checks like Palkia-O, Zacian, and Chi-Yu for switching in, but Will-O-Wisp can be used instead for its ability to cripple physical threats like Zacian, both Urshifu formes, and Kingambit. Tera Poison allows Giratina to check Fairy-types like Zacian and removes its Dark-, Ice-, and Dragon-type weaknesses, whereas Tera Fairy turns its Dragon- and Dark-type weaknesses into resistances, improving its matchup into Arceus-Dark, Chi-Yu, and Kyurem-W. 12 Speed EVs allow Giratina to always outspeed Jolly Kingambit. Defense EVs can be used over Special Defense investment to check Pokemon like Palafin and Ogerpon-H better. Magearna and Skamory greatly appreciate Giratina's ability to spinblock and its ability to beat many of their checks, like Ogerpon-H, Great Tusk, and Palafin. Giratina's weaknesses to Kyurem-W, Zacian, Chi-Yu, Palkia-O, and Arceus-Dark make Pokemon like Chi-Yu, Arceus-Dark, Zacian, and Zamazenta-C excellent partners, since they can check these threats for it.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nap00.610920/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
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Defog (Giratina) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe OR 248 HP / 248 SpD / 12 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Poison
Bold Nature
- Dragon Tail / Roar
- Will-O-Wisp / Draco Meteor
- Defog
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
Defog Giratina is a mixed wall that can spread status, remove entry hazards, and phaze out offensive threats like Mewtwo, Palafin, and Zamazenta. Dragon Tail can work on Taunt users like Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Grass, whereas Roar phazes Substitute users like Palkia-O and Fairy-types like Magearna and Zacian. Will-O-Wisp punishes physical attackers like Zacian and Palafin for switching in, but Draco Meteor can be used instead to hit Pokemon like Palkia-O and Kyurem-W, which would otherwise be safe switch-ins, and make Giratina less passive. Tera Fairy fixes Giratina's Dark- and Dragon-type weaknesses, letting it check Pokemon like Palkia-O, Chi-Yu, and Arceus-Dark; alternatively, Tera Poison turns its Fairy-type weakness into a resistance, allowing it to check Pokemon like Zacian and Magearna for its team, at the cost of a Psychic-type weakness making it worse against Mewtwo and Deoxys. 12 Speed EVs allow Giratina to always outspeed Jolly Kingambit. Giratina is checked by Pokemon like Arceus-Dark, Zacian, and Kyurem-W, so Pokemon that can handle these threats like Arceus-Dark and Zamazenta-C are excellent partners. Giratina checks Pokemon like Palafin, Mewtwo, and Arceus-Poison for its teammates; as a result, offensive Pokemon like Zamazenta-C, Chi-Yu, and Zacian that are checked by these threats benefit greatly from its presence. Pokemon like Kyurem-W and Chi-Yu also benefit from Defog removing the entry hazards that are often used to keep them in check.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nap00.610920/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imperialorder241.626445/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
[SET]
Hex (Giratina) @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe OR 248 HP / 248 SpD / 12 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Poison
Sassy Nature
- Hex
- Dragon Tail / Roar
- Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
Hex Giratina is one of Ubers UU's premier walls thanks to its excellent typing and excellent support movepool. Dragon Tail and Roar offset Giratina's passivity by phazing threats that might try to set up on it, like Zacian, Arceus-Dark, and Landorus; Dragon Tail being unaffected by Taunt typically makes it the preferred option, though Roar's ability to affect Fairy-types and ignore Substitute make it a solid option as well. Thunder Wave is typically preferred to Will-O-Wisp, as it can punish Giratina’s checks like Palkia-O, Zacian, and Chi-Yu for switching in, but Will-O-Wisp can be used instead for its ability to cripple physical threats like Zacian, both Urshifu formes, and Kingambit. Tera Poison allows Giratina to check Fairy-types like Zacian and removes its Dark-, Ice-, and Dragon-type weaknesses, whereas Tera Fairy turns its Dragon- and Dark-type weaknesses into resistances, improving its matchup into Arceus-Dark, Chi-Yu, and Kyurem-W. 12 Speed EVs allow Giratina to always outspeed Jolly Kingambit. Defense EVs can be used over Special Defense investment to check Pokemon like Palafin and Ogerpon-H better. Magearna and Skamory greatly appreciate Giratina's ability to spinblock and its ability to beat many of their checks, like Ogerpon-H, Great Tusk, and Palafin. Giratina's weaknesses to Kyurem-W, Zacian, Chi-Yu, Palkia-O, and Arceus-Dark make Pokemon like Chi-Yu, Arceus-Dark, Zacian, and Zamazenta-C excellent partners, since they can check these threats for it.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nap00.610920/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imperialorder241.626445/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
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