VGC Kyurem-W

[yuki]

Kyurem-White @ Life Orb
Ability: Turboblaze
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard / Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Draco Meteor
- Protect

Able to harness the powers of fire and ice, Kyurem-W stands tall as one of the heaviest hitters in the current VGC metagame. Blizzard and Draco Meteor are Kyurem-W's strongest STAB moves, which take advantage of its monstrous base 170 Special Attack stat. Blizzard easily takes down the likes of Rillaboom and Landorus-T, and Max Hailstorm breezes past Groudon. Freeze-Dry makes Kyogre and Tapu Fini much more manageable for Kyurem-W, but it comes at the cost of lessened damage output. With either option, Venusaur massively struggles to impact Kyurem-W, and as such, teams centered around it struggle. Draco Meteor blasts the other Dragon-types in the metagame such as Dragapult, Palkia, and Eternatus. Max Wyrmwind tempers the Attack of the metagame's physical attackers, such as Calyrex-I. Earth Power provides Kyurem-W with crucial coverage to power through the likes of Incineroar and Zacian-C, the latter of which is capable of shrugging off its other attacks. Due to its less-than-stellar base 95 Speed stat, Kyurem-W absolutely loves Tailwind and Fake Tears support from Whimsicott, letting it outspeed every Pokemon in the metagame and easily knock them out. It also has problems dealing with the ubiquitous Zacian-C, and as such, Incineroar and Landorus-T prove to be great partners for the giant dragon.

If you'd like to give Kyurem-W a go, here is a team used by ColdingLight to take top 8 in one of the VR Winter Qualifiers! https://pokepast.es/72fc3bd01d381666

 

[dhelmise]

zeefable Giokio qc pls

 

[zee]

slash freeze dry with blizzard, it's a bit more reliable and hits kyogre/fini at the cost of lessened damage output

mention how whimsicott can also provide fake tears support

add some more emphasis on this being a particularly strong pick into venusaur centric teams

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[dex]

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Kyurem-White @ Life Orb
Ability: Turboblaze
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard / Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Draco Meteor
- Protect

Able to harness the powers of fire and ice, Kyurem-W stands tall as one of the heaviest hitters in the current VGC metagame. Blizzard and Draco Meteor are Kyurem-W's strongest STAB moves, best taking which take advantage of its monstrous base 170 Special Attack stat. Blizzard easily takes down the likes of Rillaboom and Landorus-T with, (add comma) and Max Hailstorm breezing breezes past Groudon. Freeze-Dry makes Kyogre and Tapu Fini much more manageable for Kyurem-W, but both come it comes at the cost of lessened damage output. With either options option, Venusaur massively struggles to impact Kyurem-W, (add comma) and as such, (add comma) teams centred centered around it struggle. Draco Meteor blasts other the Dragon-types in the metagame, (add comma) such as Dragapult, Palkia, (add comma) and Eternatus. Max Wyrmwind tempers the Attack of the metagame's physical attackers, (add comma) such as Calyrex-I. Earth Power provides Kyurem-W with crucial coverage to power through the likes of Incineroar and Zacian-C, the latter of which is capable of shrugging off its other attacks. Due to its less-than-stellar base 95 Speed stat, Kyurem-W absolutely loves Tailwind and Fake Tears support from Whimsicott, letting it outspeed everything without its own boost and then every Pokemon in the metagame and easily knock them out. It also has problems dealing with the ubiquitous Zacian-C, and as such, (add comma) Incineroar and Landorus-T prove to be great partners for the giant dragon.

If you'd like to give Kyurem-W a go, here is a team used by ColdingLight to take top 8 in one of the VR Winter Qualifiers! https://pokepast.es/72fc3bd01d381666
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[Eisenherz]