LC (LC) Staryu

[DC]

Staryu @ Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Level: 5
EVs: 76 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
- Rapid Spin

Staryu's combination of high Speed and vast coverage moves allows it to handle common foes like Ponyta and Onix and be a menace to many defensive cores. Thunderbolt threatens opposing Water-types like Mareanie and Dewpider, while common Poison-types like Foongus are pressured by Psychic. Rapid Spin imparts valuable utility, letting Staryu remove entry hazards and giving it a Speed boost to avoid getting trapped by Diglett. Despite Staryu's good coverage, it still struggles against Grass-types like Ferroseed and Grookey; notably, Ferroseed resists all of its moves. Pairing Staryu with checks to them such as Ponyta and Vullaby can be valuable; in return, they benefit from Staryu threatening Stealth Rock setters like Onix and removing entry hazards.

 

[Fiend]

Staryu's combination of high Speed and vast coverage moves make it a great offensive Pokemon in LC, handling common foes like Ponyta and Onix with Hydro Pump.

I just don't like this sentence. I dunno

Thunderbolt allows Staryu to threaten opposing Water-types like Wingull and Dewpider, while omnipresent Water-resistant walls like Mareanie and Foongus are pressured by Psychic.

I would include mini pex in the first point over wingull and talk about psychic being for poison-types instead of water resists.

Rapid Spin imparts valuable utility for Staryu, letting it remove entry hazards against the likes of Onix and Mudbray and giving it a Speed boost to avoid getting trapped by Diglett.

unnecessary and somewhat restated later in an okay manner.
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[Empress]

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Here ya go

Staryu's combination of high Speed and vast coverage moves allow allows it to handle common foes like Ponyta and Onix and be a menace to take on (subjective change; a tad less wordy, but it's not a required fix) many defensive cores. Thunderbolt allows Staryu to threaten threatens (repetition) opposing Water-types like Mareanie and Dewpider, while common Poison-types like Foongus are pressured by Psychic. Rapid Spin imparts valuable utility, letting it Staryu remove entry hazards and giving it a Speed boost to avoid getting trapped by Diglett. (Does the Speed boost let Staryu outspeed, and thus OHKO, Diglett? I think that's what you meant, but it could be a tad clearer.) Despite Staryu's good coverage, it still struggles against Grass-types like Ferroseed and Grookey, especially Grookey; notably, Ferroseed that resists all of its moves. Pairing Staryu with checks to them such as Ponyta and Vullaby are can be valuable; in return, they benefit from Staryu threatening Stealth Rock setters like Onix and removing entry hazards.

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[Eisenherz]