
Ursaluna @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Dragon / Fairy
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Facade
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
Ursaluna is a terrifying wallbreaker that effortlessly shreds through defensive behemoths like Galarian Slowking, Toxapex, and even Dondozo thanks to the sheer power of its attacks while being able to trade with offensive threats like Mega Diancie and Volcarona thanks to its massive bulk. Swords Dance allows Ursaluna to boost its already insane power to even newer heights, allowing it to OHKO Landorus-T after Intimidate with Facade and Corviknight with Fire Punch. Fire Punch provides good coverage against Skarmory and the aforementioned Corviknight. Tera Normal both removes Ursaluna's weaknesses to Grass-, Water-, and Ice-type moves, letting it survive a hit from foes like Ogerpon-W, Mega Swampert, and Kyurem and demolish them in return while powering up Guts-boosted Facade to unfathomable levels, being able to 2HKO Corviknight and Skarmory unboosted. Tera Dragon allows Ursaluna to better take on foes like Ogerpon-W and trade well into rain teams, specifically taking down Barraskewda and Mega Swampert. Tera Fairy, finally, allows Ursaluna to remove unsuspecting revenge killers like Choice Scarf Darkrai, Dragonium Z Gouging Fire, and Raging Bolt. Alomomola is a good partner for Ursaluna thanks to Alomomola's ability to pivot Ursaluna into the field safely against Galarian Slowking and Clefable to let Ursaluna activate its Flame Orb safely with its slow Flip Turn as well as stave off chip damage from weak attacks, Flame Orb's burn, Rocky Helmet from foes like Landorus-T and Skarmory, and entry hazards thanks to Wish. It is also a good stop to threatening foes like Urshifu-R, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Swampert that scare Ursaluna away. Choice Scarf users such as Kartana, Urshifu-R, and Tapu Lele all appreciate the brutal holes Ursaluna leaves in opposing teams in order for them to clean up weakened teams late-game and help majorly by doing wonderfully into the offensive teams Ursaluna struggles to leave lasting progress against while all having their benefits to Ursaluna: Kartana provides Knock Off support to remove items like Leftovers from shared checks like physically defensive Corviknight to wear them down over time, Urshifu-R can bring in Ursaluna against foes like Toxapex in order to let it destroy a member of the opposing team, and Tapu Lele can deal with annoyances like Urshifu-R and Choice Specs Iron Valiant while forming a natural offensive pairing with Ursaluna being able to tear down troubling Steel-types. Finally, Galarian Slowking is a good partner as it takes on Fighting-types like the aforementioned two very well while being able to bring Ursaluna onto the field safely thanks to Chilly Reception alongside providing paralysis support thanks to Thunder Wave, allowing Ursaluna to outpace foes that would otherwise outspeed it such as Iron Crown and Ogerpon-W.
[SET CREDITS]
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Quality checked by:
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