Blaziken @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Stone Edge
Check out Blaziken in OLT XII! https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9ou-879187
Blaziken re-ignites in a blaze of glory! Fighting its way back to OU, Blaziken blazes a niche as a powerful offensive sweeper that can devastate teams early or clean up late game. Speed Boost is the cornerstone of Blaziken's offense, allowing it to blitz past threats like Ogerpon-W, Kyurem, and Tornadus-T after just one boost. With the combination of Swords Dance and its two STABs in Flare Blitz and Close Combat, Blaziken can turn many OU staples to ash, like Kingambit, Gholdengo, and Ting-Lu. Stone Edge threatens erstwhile pests in Dragonite, Moltres, and Zapdos, as well as offering an effective way to hit Primarina and Dragapult. In conjunction with Life Orb, Tera Fighting allows Close Combat to OHKO targets like Zamazenta and Alomomola at +2. Befitting its offensive nature, Blaziken fits best on offensive teams that can both enable Blaziken to setup, and cleanup the weakened team afterwards. Deoxys-S excels in the former, able to choose between entry hazards to chip opposing switch-ins, or setting screens to enable a safer setup opportunity. For the latter, teammates like Kingambit and Raging Bolt can both handle Pokemon like Pecharunt and Primarina that Blaziken struggles, and can target shared checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T.
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Stone Edge
Check out Blaziken in OLT XII! https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9ou-879187
Blaziken re-ignites in a blaze of glory! Fighting its way back to OU, Blaziken blazes a niche as a powerful offensive sweeper that can devastate teams early or clean up late game. Speed Boost is the cornerstone of Blaziken's offense, allowing it to blitz past threats like Ogerpon-W, Kyurem, and Tornadus-T after just one boost. With the combination of Swords Dance and its two STABs in Flare Blitz and Close Combat, Blaziken can turn many OU staples to ash, like Kingambit, Gholdengo, and Ting-Lu. Stone Edge threatens erstwhile pests in Dragonite, Moltres, and Zapdos, as well as offering an effective way to hit Primarina and Dragapult. In conjunction with Life Orb, Tera Fighting allows Close Combat to OHKO targets like Zamazenta and Alomomola at +2. Befitting its offensive nature, Blaziken fits best on offensive teams that can both enable Blaziken to setup, and cleanup the weakened team afterwards. Deoxys-S excels in the former, able to choose between entry hazards to chip opposing switch-ins, or setting screens to enable a safer setup opportunity. For the latter, teammates like Kingambit and Raging Bolt can both handle Pokemon like Pecharunt and Primarina that Blaziken struggles, and can target shared checks like Great Tusk and Landorus-T.
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