[SET]
name: Choice Item Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Ice Beam / Earth Power
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Fusion Flare
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Kyurem-W's power and type coverage make it difficult to switch into reliably. It offers very good stats for an offensive team, including a huge Special Attack and strong HP and Attack, as well as a usable Speed stat. Choice Specs makes Kyurem-W a truly fearsome wallbreaker, while a Choice Scarf allows it to act as a revenge killer. Draco Meteor deals significant damage to anything that does not resist it. Ice Beam hits bulky Grass- and Ground-types like Tangrowth and Landorus-T for heavy damage or an OHKO, and it's Kyurem-W's most consistent STAB attack, while Earth Power nails Heatran and Necrozma-DM. Freeze-Dry is a very useful tool, hitting Water-types like Rotom-W and Gastrodon that would otherwise annoy Kyurem-W. Fusion Flare covers Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Corviknight, as well as being slightly stronger against Necrozma-DM.
Kyurem-W often fits best on offensive teams, where receivers like Nidoking and Tapu Koko can take advantage of its monstrous Special Attack stat and physical attackers like Mimikyu and Victini can receive its respectable Attack stat. Kyurem-W's high HP stat supports defensive pivots like Rotom-W and Landorus-T, which can help deliver it onto the field safely while removing Stealth Rock for it. It is also threatened by Fairy- and Fighting-types, so their switch-ins like Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Clefable make great partners for it, and their offensive checks like Kartana and Tapu Lele do as well. Since Kyurem-W is often Choice locked, it is relatively easy to force out. Due to this weakness, reliable defensive switch-ins such as Skarmory and Tangrowth make good teammates.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Ice Beam / Freeze-Dry
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Roost
move 4: Fusion Flare
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Kyurem-W is a strong wallbreaker with great coverage that's difficult to switch into. It offers very strong stats to donate on offensive teams, donating monstrous Special Attack, strong HP and Attack, and respectable Speed. Heavy-Duty Boots especially helps with Kyurem-W's Stealth Rock weakness, while Life Orb gives it a damage increase without limiting its coverage flexibility with Choice Specs. Ice Beam is the primary attack, dealing good damage to neutral targets and heavily damaging Flying- and Grass-types like Yveltal, Rillaboom, and Tangrowth. Freeze-Dry is another option that allows for super effective damage on targets like Gastrodon and Rotom-W. Draco Meteor is its most powerful attack, heavily damaging Pokemon that resist its other attacks, such as Rotom-W. Roost enables Kyurem-W to have some longevity and break through its switch-ins over the course of longer games. Fusion Flare lets it get through Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Corviknight. The combination of Ice- and Fire-type coverage allows Kyurem-W to hit the majority of the tier for at least neutral damage.
Kyurem-W fits best on offensive teams, where its teammates can take advantage of its great donated stats. Special attackers like Nidoking and Tapu Lele and physical attackers such as Victini and Zygarde-10% all benefit from its excellent attacking stats. Its strong HP stat benefits defensive Pokemon like Rotom-W and Ferrothorn, which offer pivot and entry hazard support, respectively. Kyurem-W is offensively threatened by Steel- and Fairy-types like Bisharp, Kartana, and Tapu Lele, so Pokemon like Heatran and Ferrothorn make good defensive partners. Kyurem-W appreciates strong entry hazard control from partners like Corviknight and Rotom-W if forgoing Heavy-Duty Boots. Additionally, Kyurem-W is relatively slow and easy to revenge kill with faster threats, so bulky teammates and fast revenge killers like Skarmory and Tapu Koko, respectively, make great partners.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Stone Edge is an option to nail Ho-Oh, and Substitute can be used to ease predictions, but it is usually not worth sacrificing coverage for.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Revenge Killers**: Pokemon like Kartana, Bisharp, Tapu Koko, Zamazenta-C, and Tapu Lele are all capable of outspeeding and revenge killing non-Choice Scarf Kyurem-W, and some can revenge kill even that set.
**Specially Bulky Water-types**: When Kyurem is not carrying Freeze-Dry, specially defensive Water-types like Special Defense-receiving Gastrodon and HP-receiving Tapu Fini and Rotom-W can check it.
**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh is a special wall that is not hit super effectively by any of Kyurem-W's primary attacks and also donates an incredible Special Defense stat to a team member.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[iapt, 539897]]
- Quality checked by: [[Duckerydoodle, 525446], [UT, 523866]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Choice Item Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Ice Beam / Earth Power
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Fusion Flare
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Kyurem-W's power and type coverage make it difficult to switch into reliably. It offers very good stats for an offensive team, including a huge Special Attack and strong HP and Attack, as well as a usable Speed stat. Choice Specs makes Kyurem-W a truly fearsome wallbreaker, while a Choice Scarf allows it to act as a revenge killer. Draco Meteor deals significant damage to anything that does not resist it. Ice Beam hits bulky Grass- and Ground-types like Tangrowth and Landorus-T for heavy damage or an OHKO, and it's Kyurem-W's most consistent STAB attack, while Earth Power nails Heatran and Necrozma-DM. Freeze-Dry is a very useful tool, hitting Water-types like Rotom-W and Gastrodon that would otherwise annoy Kyurem-W. Fusion Flare covers Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Corviknight, as well as being slightly stronger against Necrozma-DM.
Kyurem-W often fits best on offensive teams, where receivers like Nidoking and Tapu Koko can take advantage of its monstrous Special Attack stat and physical attackers like Mimikyu and Victini can receive its respectable Attack stat. Kyurem-W's high HP stat supports defensive pivots like Rotom-W and Landorus-T, which can help deliver it onto the field safely while removing Stealth Rock for it. It is also threatened by Fairy- and Fighting-types, so their switch-ins like Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Clefable make great partners for it, and their offensive checks like Kartana and Tapu Lele do as well. Since Kyurem-W is often Choice locked, it is relatively easy to force out. Due to this weakness, reliable defensive switch-ins such as Skarmory and Tangrowth make good teammates.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Ice Beam / Freeze-Dry
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Roost
move 4: Fusion Flare
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Kyurem-W is a strong wallbreaker with great coverage that's difficult to switch into. It offers very strong stats to donate on offensive teams, donating monstrous Special Attack, strong HP and Attack, and respectable Speed. Heavy-Duty Boots especially helps with Kyurem-W's Stealth Rock weakness, while Life Orb gives it a damage increase without limiting its coverage flexibility with Choice Specs. Ice Beam is the primary attack, dealing good damage to neutral targets and heavily damaging Flying- and Grass-types like Yveltal, Rillaboom, and Tangrowth. Freeze-Dry is another option that allows for super effective damage on targets like Gastrodon and Rotom-W. Draco Meteor is its most powerful attack, heavily damaging Pokemon that resist its other attacks, such as Rotom-W. Roost enables Kyurem-W to have some longevity and break through its switch-ins over the course of longer games. Fusion Flare lets it get through Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Corviknight. The combination of Ice- and Fire-type coverage allows Kyurem-W to hit the majority of the tier for at least neutral damage.
Kyurem-W fits best on offensive teams, where its teammates can take advantage of its great donated stats. Special attackers like Nidoking and Tapu Lele and physical attackers such as Victini and Zygarde-10% all benefit from its excellent attacking stats. Its strong HP stat benefits defensive Pokemon like Rotom-W and Ferrothorn, which offer pivot and entry hazard support, respectively. Kyurem-W is offensively threatened by Steel- and Fairy-types like Bisharp, Kartana, and Tapu Lele, so Pokemon like Heatran and Ferrothorn make good defensive partners. Kyurem-W appreciates strong entry hazard control from partners like Corviknight and Rotom-W if forgoing Heavy-Duty Boots. Additionally, Kyurem-W is relatively slow and easy to revenge kill with faster threats, so bulky teammates and fast revenge killers like Skarmory and Tapu Koko, respectively, make great partners.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Stone Edge is an option to nail Ho-Oh, and Substitute can be used to ease predictions, but it is usually not worth sacrificing coverage for.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Revenge Killers**: Pokemon like Kartana, Bisharp, Tapu Koko, Zamazenta-C, and Tapu Lele are all capable of outspeeding and revenge killing non-Choice Scarf Kyurem-W, and some can revenge kill even that set.
**Specially Bulky Water-types**: When Kyurem is not carrying Freeze-Dry, specially defensive Water-types like Special Defense-receiving Gastrodon and HP-receiving Tapu Fini and Rotom-W can check it.
**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh is a special wall that is not hit super effectively by any of Kyurem-W's primary attacks and also donates an incredible Special Defense stat to a team member.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[iapt, 539897]]
- Quality checked by: [[Duckerydoodle, 525446], [UT, 523866]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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