PU lead lugg

[gulch]

[SET]
Lead (Avalugg-Hisui) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Mountain Gale
- Body Press / Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its impressive bulk and monstrous Attack, Hisuian Avalugg finds itself a place in PU as a reliable entry hazard lead, setting itself apart from other options such as Lycanroc and Froslass by eking out extra turns through the combination of Custap Berry and Sturdy. Mountain Gale threatens a multitude of common leads such as Gligar, Mudsdale, and Bombirdier with high damage. Body Press capitalizes on Hisuian Avalugg's gargantuan Defense to punish Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Copperajah that it may otherwise struggle with. Alternatively, Earthquake can be used to deal extra damage to targets like Coalossal while also still hitting the aforementioned Steel-types and dealing considerable damage to Fire-types such as Delphox and Paldean Tauros-F. Rapid Spin offers additional role compression and pairs well with Hisuian Avalugg's ability to victimize most common hazard setters, sometimes even letting it remove the opponent's hazards permanently at the beginning of the match. It also gives Hisuian Avalugg some utility outside of being a dedicated lead, although using Hisuian Avalugg for this purpose is generally not optimal, as the damage from opposing hazards breaks Sturdy and makes Hisuian Avalugg exceptionally more vulnerable to opposing wallbreakers. 0 Special Defense IVs in combination with a Naughty nature can be used to ensure that opposing special attackers will nearly always trigger Sturdy, although it is generally not necessary due to Hisuian Avalugg's pitiful Special Defense. Tera Ghost further compounds Hisuian Avalugg's utility by making it immune to Rapid Spin, allowing it to keep hazards up in a pinch against Tatsugiri and Coalossal, while also removing its crippling weaknesses to Fighting and Steel, making it much more effective against foes such as Toxicroak and Copperajah. However, this should be done sparingly, as it is often more ideal to Terastallize more offensive teammates such as Decidueye and Arcanine.

Hisuian Avalugg fits exclusively on hyper offense teams that appreciate its ability to reliably set entry hazards and punish foes for attempting to do so. However, due to the nature of being a hazard lead, it will often faint rather quickly and have few — if any — opportunities to set Stealth Rock again. Therefore, Taunt users like Skuntank and Bombirdier as well as Ghost-types like Decidueye that can stop attempts at hazard removal are highly valuable. Knock Off users such as Zoroark, Skuntank, and Bombirdier are also valuable thanks to their ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes, ensuring that Hisuian Avalugg's hazards will be effective. In addition, teammates such as Arcanine and Minior appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to remove hazards, allowing them to utilize items such as Leftovers and White Herb. Pokemon like Scrafty, Toxtricity, and Arcanine also greatly appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to threaten and remove foes like Gligar and Mudsdale that are otherwise extreme nuisances while also being able to act as an emergency stopgap against revenge killers like Flamigo. Powerful wallbreakers such as Delphox and the Paldean Tauros formes also greatly appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's consistency in setting Stealth Rock, further lowering the number of times that Pokemon like Milotic and Florges can switch into their STAB moves.

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[Bella]

[SET]
Lead (Avalugg-Hisui) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Mountain Gale
- Body Press / Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its impressive bulk and monstrous Attack, Hisuian Avalugg finds itself a place in PU as a reliable entry hazard lead. (Mentioning Strudy + Custap and Rapid Spin probably wants to be mentioned here too; its a massive appeal over other leads like Lycan or Lass.) Mountain Gale threatens a multitude of common leads such as Gligar, Mudsdale, and Bombirdier with high damage. (we don't need to explain STAB moves.) Body Press capitalizes on Hisuian Avalugg's gargantuan Defense to punish Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Copperajah that it may otherwise struggle with, while also doing respectable damage to Dark-types like Scrafty and Zoroark. (I would focus on aslash in particular since that will try to remove your rocks.) Alternatively, Earthquake can be used to deal extra damage to targets like Coalossal, Toxtricity, and Salazzle (same on focusing on coal, since thats the big target.) while also still hitting the aforementioned Steel-types. Rapid Spin offers additional role compression and pairs well with Hisuian Avalugg's ability to victimize most common hazard setters (such as?), sometimes even letting it remove the opponent's entry hazards permanently at the beginning of the match. It also gives Hisuian Avalugg some utility outside of being a dedicated lead, although using it for this purpose is generally not optimal as it breaks Sturdy and makes Hisuian Avalugg exceptionally more vulnerable to opposing wallbreakers. Custap Berry in conjunction with Sturdy is used to grant Hisuian Avalugg extra turns and make up for its low Speed, allowing it to further punish opposing leads. (This is self explanatory imo.) To this end, 0 Special Defense IVs in combination with a Naughty Nature can be used to ensure that opposing special attackers will nearly always trigger Sturdy, although it is generally not necessary due to Hisuian Avalugg's pitiful Special Defense. Tera Ghost further compounds Hisuian Avalugg's utility by making it immune to Rapid Spin (maybe mention some spinners you would tera ghost on like coal and tatsu?), allowing it to keep hazards up in a pinch, while also removing its crippling weaknesses to Fighting and Steel, making it much more effective into foes such as Paldean Tauros-W and Copperajah. (Mention its oftentimes not ideal to tera since oftentimes more ideal to save it for an offensive teammate ie deci arc)

Hisuian Avalugg fits almost exclusively on offense and hyper offense teams (its pretty much just a HO lead.) that appreciate its ability to reliably set entry hazards and punish opponents for attempting to do so. However, due to the nature of being a hazard lead, it will often faint rather quickly and have few - if any - opportunities to set Stealth Rock again. Therefore, Taunt users like Skuntank and Bombirdier as well as Ghost-types like Decidueye that can stop attempts at hazard removal are highly valuable. Knock Off users such as Zoroark, Ambipom, and Copperajah (Not HO mons. Mention Skunk and Bird instead.) are also valuable thanks to their ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes, ensuring that Hisuian Avalugg's hazards will be effective. Pokemon like Scrafty, Toxtricity, and Staraptor (once again, not a HO mon. Arcanine is a better mention here.) also grealy appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to threaten and remove foes like Gligar and Mudsdale that are otherwise extreme nuisances, while also being able to act as an emergency stopgap against revenge killers like Flamigo. Powerful wallbreakers such as Delphox and Choice Specs Goodra (not a HO mon, mention something like BU wetbull instead.) also grealy appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's consistency in setting Stealth Rock, further lowering the amount of Pokemon that can switch in to their STAB moves. (Some examples? could be things like Milo and Decid.)
(mention how some HO Pokemon particularly K9 but also stuff like Decid and Minior who cant afford boots really really like HLugg keeping off hazards to set up and sweep easier.)
[SET CREDITS]
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For a HO mon, you don't talk about HO mons enough in the teammates section. 1/2 after implementation!

 

[asa]

[SET]
Lead (Avalugg-Hisui) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Mountain Gale
- Body Press / Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its impressive bulk and monstrous Attack, Hisuian Avalugg finds itself a place in PU as a reliable entry hazard lead, setting itself apart from other options such as Lycanroc or Froslass by eking out extra turns through the combination of Custap Berry and Sturdy. Mountain Gale threatens a multitude of common leads such as Gligar, Mudsdale, and Bombirdier with high damage. Body Press capitalizes on Hisuian Avalugg's gargantuan Defense to punish Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Copperajah that it may otherwise struggle with. Alternatively, Earthquake can be used to deal extra damage to targets like Coalossal while also still hitting the aforementioned Steel-types (hitting fire-types harder is another plus, esp if you have to tera ghost against like redbull or are about to trigger custap.). Rapid Spin offers additional role compression and pairs well with Hisuian Avalugg's ability to victimize most common hazard setters, sometimes even letting it remove the opponent's entry hazards permanently at the beginning of the match. It also gives Hisuian Avalugg some utility outside of being a dedicated lead, although using it for this purpose is generally not optimal as it breaks Sturdy and makes Hisuian Avalugg exceptionally more vulnerable to opposing wallbreakers. 0 Special Defense IVs in combination with a Naughty Nature can be used to ensure that opposing special attackers will nearly always trigger Sturdy, although it is generally not necessary due to Hisuian Avalugg's pitiful Special Defense. Tera Ghost further compounds Hisuian Avalugg's utility by making it immune to Rapid Spin, allowing it to keep hazards up in a pinch against Tatsugiri or Coalossal, while also removing its crippling weaknesses to Fighting and Steel, making it much more effective into against foes such as Paldean Tauros-W (you sort of flop vs wetbull, esp if it's bulk up, i'd mention something else.) and Copperajah. However, this should be done sparingly as it is often more ideal to use the team's Tera on more offensive teammates such as Decidueye or Arcanine.

Hisuian Avalugg fits exclusively on hyper offense teams that appreciate its ability to reliably set entry hazards and punish opponents for attempting to do so. However, due to the nature of being a hazard lead, it will often faint rather quickly and have few - if any - opportunities to set Stealth Rock again. Therefore, Taunt users like Skuntank and Bombirdier as well as Ghost-types like Decidueye that can stop attempts at hazard removal are highly valuable. Knock Off users such as Zoroark, Skuntank, and Bombirdier are also valuable thanks to their ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes, ensuring that Hisuian Avalugg's hazards will be effective. In addition, teammates such as Arcanine and Minior appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to remove entry hazards allowing them to utilize items such as Leftovers or White Herb. Pokemon like Scrafty, Toxtricity, and Arcanine also grealy appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to threaten and remove foes like Gligar and Mudsdale that are otherwise extreme nuisances, while also being able to act as an emergency stopgap against revenge killers like Flamigo. Powerful wallbreakers such as Delphox and the Paldean Tauros formes also greatly appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's consistency in setting Stealth Rock, further lowering the number of times that Pokemon like Milotic and Florges can switch in to their STAB moves.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
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Grammar checked by:

qc 2/2

- what havalugg does before jumpscaring your tatsugiri

 

[gulch]

GP Team hiiiii ^_^

 

[a blue banana]

GP Team done

add remove highlight comment

give the ice and rock types more relevant resistances

[SET]
Lead (Avalugg-Hisui) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Mountain Gale
- Body Press / Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its impressive bulk and monstrous Attack, Hisuian Avalugg finds itself a place in PU as a reliable entry hazard lead, setting itself apart from other options such as Lycanroc or and Froslass (when listing out multiple examples of a plural subject, you should use "and" as a conjunction) by eking out extra turns through the combination of Custap Berry and Sturdy. Mountain Gale threatens a multitude of common leads such as Gligar, Mudsdale, and Bombirdier with high damage. Body Press capitalizes on Hisuian Avalugg's gargantuan Defense to punish Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Copperajah that it may otherwise struggle with. Alternatively, Earthquake can be used to deal extra damage to targets like Coalossal while also still hitting the aforementioned Steel-types and dealing considerable damage to Fire-types such as Delphox and Paldean Tauros-F. Rapid Spin offers additional role compression and pairs well with Hisuian Avalugg's ability to victimize most common hazard setters, sometimes even letting it remove the opponent's entry hazards permanently at the beginning of the match. It also gives Hisuian Avalugg some utility outside of being a dedicated lead, although using it (is "it" referring to Rapid Spin or Hisuian Avalugg?) for this purpose is generally not optimal, (AC) as it breaks Sturdy (what exactly breaks Sturdy?) and makes Hisuian Avalugg exceptionally more vulnerable to opposing wallbreakers. 0 Special Defense IVs in combination with a Naughty Nature nature can be used to ensure that opposing special attackers will nearly always trigger Sturdy, although it is generally not necessary due to Hisuian Avalugg's pitiful Special Defense. Tera Ghost further compounds Hisuian Avalugg's utility by making it immune to Rapid Spin, allowing it to keep hazards up in a pinch against Tatsugiri or and Coalossal, while also removing its crippling weaknesses to Fighting and Steel, making it much more effective against foes such as Toxicroak and Copperajah. However, this should be done sparingly, (AC) as it is often more ideal to use the team's Terastallize on more offensive teammates such as Decidueye or and Arcanine.

Hisuian Avalugg fits exclusively on hyper offense teams that appreciate its ability to reliably set entry hazards and punish opponents foes (Pokemon set the hazards, not the players) for attempting to do so. However, due to the nature of being a hazard lead, it will often faint rather quickly and have few—if any—opportunities (replace hyphens w/ em dashes) to set Stealth Rock again. Therefore, Taunt users like Skuntank and Bombirdier as well as Ghost-types like Decidueye that can stop attempts at hazard removal are highly valuable. Knock Off users such as Zoroark, Skuntank, and Bombirdier are also valuable thanks to their ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes, ensuring that Hisuian Avalugg's hazards will be effective. In addition, teammates such as Arcanine and Minior appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to remove entry hazards, (AC) allowing them to utilize items such as Leftovers or and White Herb. Pokemon like Scrafty, Toxtricity, and Arcanine also greatly appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's ability to threaten and remove foes like Gligar and Mudsdale that are otherwise extreme nuisances (RC) while also being able to act as an emergency stopgap against revenge killers like Flamigo. Powerful wallbreakers such as Delphox and the Paldean Tauros formes also greatly appreciate Hisuian Avalugg's consistency in setting Stealth Rock, further lowering the number of times that Pokemon like Milotic and Florges can switch in to into their STAB moves.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Grammar checked by:

GP Check 1/1