[SET]
Iron Head (Koraidon) @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Scale Shot
- Substitute / Low Kick
[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Head Koraidon, coupled with the move Substitute and Tera Steel, serves as an incredibly strong setup sweeper, using the invaluable resistance against Fairy attacks to turn its checks into setup fodder. Koraidon is able to bait its checks - including Arceus-Fairy, Arceus-Water, and Alomomola - to switch into it, and then use Substitute and a Steel typing to safely click Swords Dance. With Substitute, Koraidon is able to setup without fear of being statused by defensive Arceus forms, Skeledirge, and Gliscor, or being revenge killed by a Ditto, and can rip through many team archetypes. The speed investment allows Koraidon to outspeed max Speed neutral-natured Arceus forms, and also have enough bulk to allow its substitute to notably not break in one hit by Judgement from uninvested Arceus-Fairy, and Arceus-Water while sun is up, and Dynamax Cannon from Eternatus once Koraidon has Terastallized. The ease of setup and Scale Shot provides Koraidon with a high base power STAB move that, at +2, has a chance to OHKO most physically defensive pokemon, including Ho-Oh, Alomomola, and Arceus-Water. Scale Shot also allows it to outspeed Zacian-Crowned, non-Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and max Speed positive natured Arceus forms. Iron Head is the perfect partner to Scale Shot, as it is able to supereffectively target the Fairy types like Arceus-Fairy and Tera Fairy users like Arceus-Water, Ho-Oh, and Skeledirge that are immune to Scale Shot, and allows Koraidon to be able to OHKO all of them with Terastallization at +2, though it is a roll for Skeledirge. Iron Head also does not cause recoil damage like Flare Blitz would, allowing Koraidon to use more Substitutes and, with Tera Steel, better avoid being revenge-killed by Extreme Speed from Arceus. With this move combo, Koraidon is able to hit nearly the entire metagame for neutral damage, except Necrozma-DM and Tera Steel users such as Ting-Lu and Giratina-O. To combat this, Substitute can alternatively be replaced for Low Kick, making it easier to take down Steel types, though at the expense of leaving Koraidon more vulnerable to status moves.
With this set, Koraidon is able to fit on both hyper offense and bulky offense teams. Because Tera Steel and Substitute work to bait and nullify checks such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water, Koraidon becomes an excellent teammate for pokemon that would otherwise struggle with defensive Arceus forms, such as Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, Zacian-C, and Arceus. Entry hazard setters such as Glimmora, Deoxys-S, Ting-Lu, and Eternatus are also excellent teammates, as their hazard-setting capabilities can help gaurentee an OHKO on especially bulky pokemon, like the aforementioned defensive Arceus forms. Due to the fact that using Swords Dance Koraidon often means forgoing the usual Choice Scarf Koraidon on most Bulky Offense and Balance teams, Choice Scarf users such as Calyrex-S, Ditto, Kyogre, and Landorus-T are also excellent teammates for Koraidon, as they allow for the team to maintain a level of speed control. Because Iron Head Koraidon struggles with Steel types like Necrozma-DM and Tera Steel users like Ting-Lu and Giratina-O, having a ground type like Arceus-Ground or a Fire type like Ho-Oh is good to help Koraidon where it falls short. Also, due to Koraidon being naturally outsped by Calyrex-S, Arceus is another great teammate as it is able to switch into Calyrex-S’s attacks, and threaten it out with Shadow Claw.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lord-rekkuza.608926/
Quality checked by:
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Iron Head (Koraidon) @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Scale Shot
- Substitute / Low Kick
[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Head Koraidon, coupled with the move Substitute and Tera Steel, serves as an incredibly strong setup sweeper, using the invaluable resistance against Fairy attacks to turn its checks into setup fodder. Koraidon is able to bait its checks - including Arceus-Fairy, Arceus-Water, and Alomomola - to switch into it, and then use Substitute and a Steel typing to safely click Swords Dance. With Substitute, Koraidon is able to setup without fear of being statused by defensive Arceus forms, Skeledirge, and Gliscor, or being revenge killed by a Ditto, and can rip through many team archetypes. The speed investment allows Koraidon to outspeed max Speed neutral-natured Arceus forms, and also have enough bulk to allow its substitute to notably not break in one hit by Judgement from uninvested Arceus-Fairy, and Arceus-Water while sun is up, and Dynamax Cannon from Eternatus once Koraidon has Terastallized. The ease of setup and Scale Shot provides Koraidon with a high base power STAB move that, at +2, has a chance to OHKO most physically defensive pokemon, including Ho-Oh, Alomomola, and Arceus-Water. Scale Shot also allows it to outspeed Zacian-Crowned, non-Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and max Speed positive natured Arceus forms. Iron Head is the perfect partner to Scale Shot, as it is able to supereffectively target the Fairy types like Arceus-Fairy and Tera Fairy users like Arceus-Water, Ho-Oh, and Skeledirge that are immune to Scale Shot, and allows Koraidon to be able to OHKO all of them with Terastallization at +2, though it is a roll for Skeledirge. Iron Head also does not cause recoil damage like Flare Blitz would, allowing Koraidon to use more Substitutes and, with Tera Steel, better avoid being revenge-killed by Extreme Speed from Arceus. With this move combo, Koraidon is able to hit nearly the entire metagame for neutral damage, except Necrozma-DM and Tera Steel users such as Ting-Lu and Giratina-O. To combat this, Substitute can alternatively be replaced for Low Kick, making it easier to take down Steel types, though at the expense of leaving Koraidon more vulnerable to status moves.
With this set, Koraidon is able to fit on both hyper offense and bulky offense teams. Because Tera Steel and Substitute work to bait and nullify checks such as Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water, Koraidon becomes an excellent teammate for pokemon that would otherwise struggle with defensive Arceus forms, such as Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, Zacian-C, and Arceus. Entry hazard setters such as Glimmora, Deoxys-S, Ting-Lu, and Eternatus are also excellent teammates, as their hazard-setting capabilities can help gaurentee an OHKO on especially bulky pokemon, like the aforementioned defensive Arceus forms. Due to the fact that using Swords Dance Koraidon often means forgoing the usual Choice Scarf Koraidon on most Bulky Offense and Balance teams, Choice Scarf users such as Calyrex-S, Ditto, Kyogre, and Landorus-T are also excellent teammates for Koraidon, as they allow for the team to maintain a level of speed control. Because Iron Head Koraidon struggles with Steel types like Necrozma-DM and Tera Steel users like Ting-Lu and Giratina-O, having a ground type like Arceus-Ground or a Fire type like Ho-Oh is good to help Koraidon where it falls short. Also, due to Koraidon being naturally outsped by Calyrex-S, Arceus is another great teammate as it is able to switch into Calyrex-S’s attacks, and threaten it out with Shadow Claw.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lord-rekkuza.608926/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/swas.487990/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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