[SET]
Fast Calm Mind Sweeper (Iron Crown) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Psychic / Dragon
EVs: 52 HP / 32 Def / 172 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Tachyon Cutter
- Expanding Force
- Calm Mind
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
[SET CREDITS]
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Fast Calm Mind Sweeper (Iron Crown) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Psychic / Dragon
EVs: 52 HP / 32 Def / 172 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Tachyon Cutter
- Expanding Force
- Calm Mind
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Iron Crown is one of the best sweepers of the tier that, thanks to Expanding Force, hits really hard even without boosts! With Booster Energy, Iron Crown outspeeds almost everything in the metagame, and while in Psychic Terrain, it can gain a significant advantage early-game or close games easily after Dark- and Steel-types in its path have been removed.
- Tachyon Cutter hits harder than Expanding Force when Psychic Terrain isn't up and helps against snow teams, OHKOing Alolan Ninetales before it can set up Aurora Veil. Notably, its two-hit nature allows Iron Crown to remove Focus Sash Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Glimmora with one move.
- Calm Mind makes Iron Crown hard to remove with special attackers, especially if it Terastallized, and also helps to KO bulkier Pokemon like Terastallized Assault Vest Iron Hands, Assault Vest Rillaboom, and Gholdengo.
- The EV spread is made to get the boost in Speed with Quark Drive while getting the maximum Special Attack possible, and the bulk investment is used to take a Flare Blitz from Incineroar.
- Iron Crown pairs perfectly with Indeedee-F by setting up Psychic Terrain, helping it set up Calm Mind with Follow Me, and enabling it with Helping Hand to pick up KOs on foes like Terastallized Ogerpon-W after a boost. Iron Crown appreciates Follow Me for setup, and for this reason, it's usually paired with Ogerpon-W or Ogerpon-H. Ogerpon-W helps in dealing with Landorus and Fire-types like Incineroar and Chi-Yu, which can threaten Iron Crown, while Ogerpon-H can remove Steel-types like Gholdengo and Kingambit, which would otherwise prevent a sweep. Both Ogerpon formes can also threaten Ting-Lu, a foe that's otherwise hard to remove.
- Landorus is another Pokemon that helps to remove Steel- and Fire-types. Tornadus is great too, since it threatens Rillaboom with Bleakwind Storm and makes sure that Iron Crown is always the fastest Pokemon by matching the Tailwind from opposing Tornadus and Roaring Moon.
- Tera Psychic increases Expanding Force's damage output further, helping to get KOs and putting a lot of pressure on the opponent, especially after a Calm Mind. It also allows Iron Crown to take neutral damage from Landorus's Earth Power, Incineroar's Flare Blitz, and Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel. Tera Dragon allows Iron Crown to wall both Ogerpon-W and Ogerpon-H's STAB moves and take neutral damage from Gholdengo's Shadow Ball and Dark-type moves from Kingambit and Chien-Pao. The added resistances are especially useful in the Rillaboom matchup, since the STAB boost from Tera Psychic isn't as relevant without Psychic Terrain.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/waffle2o2o.509849/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gephicka.553122/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/logice.617069/
Grammar checked by:
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