AG Lunala

bigtalk

Banned deucer.
:lunala:

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Moongeist Beam / Hex
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Toxic / Defog / Roar
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala is a valuable defensive Pokemon in the metagame thanks to its good bulk, great ability in Shadow Shield, and rare Psychic / Ghost typing, which allow it to check scary threats like Zacian-C lacking Crunch, non-Choice Band Mega Rayquaza, and Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Zekrom while being immune to trapping from Shadow Tag users such as Mega Gengar and Gothitelle. Moongeist Beam is Lunala's primary attacking move, hitting Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Mewtwo super effectively and having good overall neutral coverage. Hex is an alternative that has more PP and deals more damage to statused foes. Will-O-Wisp allows Lunala to cripple physical attackers like Zacian-C, Necrozma-DM, and Mega Rayquaza. Toxic allows Lunala to punish Ho-Oh, Yveltal, and support Arceus formes, which could otherwise switch into it freely. Alternatively, Defog is a good option to remove entry hazards, given Lunala's favorable matchup against common setters like Primal Groudon and support Arceus formes. Roar allows Lunala to phaze setup sweepers like Xerneas in a pinch if they haven't Dynamaxed and potentially rack up damage from entry hazards. Roost is essential to maintain Lunala's longevity and reactivate Shadow Shield. Maximum HP and Defense investment with a Bold nature gives Lunala the best chance of stalling Zacian-C out of Behemoth Blade PP by switching in and repeatedly using Roost, assuming said foe lacks Crunch and is running a Jolly nature. Heavy-Duty Boots negates entry hazard damage, allowing Shadow Shield to stay intact without mandating Defog support from teammates.

Lunala is very vulnerable to status from the likes of Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes, so status absorbers such as defensive Zygarde-C, Eternatus, and Tyranitar with Rest are good teammates, though note that Tyranitar's Sand Stream interferes with Shadow Shield. Yveltal is also very troublesome for Lunala, so Ho-Oh, Xerneas, Tyranitar, and Chansey are good partners, since they can pivot into it or Dynamax in order to revenge kill it; Chansey can also provide cleric support. Knock Off absorbers such as Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre and, if Lunala is running Defog, checks to Xerneas such as Necrozma-DM are also very helpful teammates. Pokemon that are vulnerable to Zacian-C such as Eternatus and Mega Rayquaza really appreciate Lunala's ability to soft check it. Backup checks to Zacian-C like Primal Groudon and Ditto are suggested, as it can potentially break past Lunala with Crunch, an Adamant nature, or high damage rolls.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [Guardsweeper, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]
 
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bigtalk said:
:lunala:

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Moongeist Beam
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Toxic / Roar change order to Defog / Toxic / Roar
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala is a valuable defensive Pokemon in the metagame thanks to its good bulk, great ability in Shadow Shield, and unique Psychic / Ghost typing, which allow it to check threats like Zacian-C lacking Crunch, Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Extreme Killer Arceus not ekiller since its not really relevant and most sets run shadow claw anyway, write primal groudon instead while being immune to trapping from Shadow Tag users. Moongeist Beam is Lunala's primary attacking move, hitting Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Mewtwo super effectively and having good overall neutral coverage. Will-O-Wisp allows Lunala to cripple physical attackers like Zacian-C, Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma and Mega Rayquaza. Toxic allows Lunala to punish Ho-Oh, Yveltal, Primal Groudon and support Arceus formes, which otherwise mind very little from it. Alternatively, Roar allows Lunala to phaze setup sweepers like Xerneas in a pinch if they haven't Dynamaxed. write something about defog, it does well vs common stealth rockers like groudon, dusk mane and supportceus. Roost is essential to maintain Lunala's longevity and reactivate Shadow Shield. Maximum HP and Defense investment with a Bold nature gives Lunala the best chance of stalling Zacian-C out of Behemoth Blade PP by switching in and repeatedly using Roost, assuming said foe lacks Crunch and is running a Jolly nature. Heavy-Duty Boots negates entry hazard damage, allowing Shadow Shield to stay intact without mandating Defog support from teammates.

Lunala is very vulnerable to status from the likes of Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes, so status absorbers such as defensive Zygarde-C and Eternatus are good teammates. Yveltal is also very troublesome for Lunala, so Ho-Oh, Xerneas, Tyranitar, and Chansey are good partners since they can pivot into it or Dynamax in order to revenge kill it, though note that Tyranitar's Sand Stream breaks Shadow Shield. Pokemon that are vulnerable to Zacian-C such as Eternatus and Mega Rayquaza really appreciate Lunala's ability to soft check it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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good job!! you forgot to include defog as one of its move but other than that youve covered pretty much everything else.
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bigtalk said:
:lunala:

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Moongeist Beam
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Toxic / Roar / Defog
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala is a valuable defensive Pokemon in the metagame thanks to its good bulk, great ability in Shadow Shield, and unique Psychic / Ghost typing, which allow it to check threats like Zacian-C lacking Crunch, Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Extreme Killer Arceus (Mega Rayquaza, Zekrom and Primal Groudon are notable mentions; I'm also not quite sure about Extreme Killer, as that does tend to run Ghost-coverage more often than not. You should also specifically state DD Necrozma-DM, as Defensive variants severely cripple it with Toxic/KO) while being immune to trapping from Shadow Tag users such as?. Moongeist Beam is Lunala's primary attacking move, hitting Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Mewtwo super effectively and having good overall neutral coverage. Will-O-Wisp allows Lunala to cripple physical attackers like Zacian-C, Necrozma-DM, and Mega Rayquaza. Toxic allows Lunala to punish Ho-Oh, Yveltal, and support Arceus formes (Xerneas!), which otherwise mind very little from it. Alternatively, Roar allows Lunala to phaze setup sweepers like Xerneas in a pinch if they haven't Dynamaxed. Defog can also be used to remove entry hazards (mention that it has a good matchup against Primal Groudon and Support Arceus forms, while being able to threaten NDM). Roost is essential to maintain Lunala's longevity and reactivate Shadow Shield. Maximum HP and Defense investment with a Bold nature gives Lunala the best chance of stalling Zacian-C out of Behemoth Blade PP by switching in and repeatedly using Roost, assuming said foe lacks Crunch and is running a Jolly nature. Heavy-Duty Boots negates entry hazard damage, allowing Shadow Shield to stay intact without mandating Defog support from teammates.

Lunala is very vulnerable to status from the likes of Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes, so status absorbers such as defensive Zygarde-C and Eternatus (Rest Tyranitar) are good teammates. Yveltal is also very troublesome for Lunala, so Ho-Oh, Xerneas, Tyranitar, and Chansey (Notably, Chansey can provide cleric support) are good partners since they can pivot into it or Dynamax in order to revenge kill it, though note that Tyranitar's Sand Stream breaks Shadow Shield. Pokemon that are vulnerable to Zacian-C such as Eternatus and Mega Rayquaza really appreciate Lunala's ability to soft check it.

Definitely point out Knock Off absorbers, checks to Xerneas if it's running Defog and backup Zacian-C checks.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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Very good job!
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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Moongeist Beam / Hex
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Toxic / Defog / Roar
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Lunala is a valuable defensive Pokemon in the metagame thanks to its good bulk, great ability in Shadow Shield, and uniqurare (don't wanna be pedantic but technically not unique) Psychic / Ghost typing, which allow it to check scary threats like Zacian-C lacking Crunch, non-Choice Band Mega Rayquaza, and Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Zekrom while being immune to trapping from Shadow Tag users such as Mega Gengar and Gothitelle. Moongeist Beam is Lunala's primary attacking move, hitting Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Mewtwo super effectively and having good overall neutral coverage. Hex is an alternative that has more PP and deals more damage to statused foes. Will-O-Wisp allows Lunala to cripple physical attackers like Zacian-C, Necrozma-DM, and Mega Rayquaza. Toxic allows Lunala to punish Ho-Oh, Yveltal, and support Arceus formes, which could otherwise switch into it freely. Alternatively, Defog is a good option to remove entry hazards, given Lunala's favorable matchup against common setters like Primal Groudon and support Arceus formes. Roar allows Lunala to phaze setup sweepers like Xerneas in a pinch if they haven't Dynamaxed and potentially rack up damage from entry hazards. Roost is essential to maintain Lunala's longevity and reactivate Shadow Shield. Maximum HP and Defense investment with a Bold nature gives Lunala the best chance of stalling Zacian-C out of Behemoth Blade PP by switching in and repeatedly using Roost, assuming said foe lacks Crunch and is running a Jolly nature. Heavy-Duty Boots negates entry hazard damage, allowing Shadow Shield to stay intact without mandating Defog support from teammates.

Lunala is very vulnerable to status from the likes of Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes, so status absorbers such as defensive Zygarde-C, Eternatus, and Tyranitar with Rest are good teammates, though note that Tyranitar's Sand Stream interferes with Shadow Shield. Yveltal is also very troublesome for Lunala, so Ho-Oh, Xerneas, Tyranitar, and Chansey are good partners, (AC) since they can pivot into it or Dynamax in order to revenge kill it; Chansey can also provide cleric support. Knock Off absorbers such as Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre and, if Lunala is running Defog, checks to Xerneas such as Necrozma-DM are also very helpful teammates. Pokemon that are vulnerable to Zacian-C such as Eternatus and Mega Rayquaza really appreciate Lunala's ability to soft check it. Backup checks to Zacian-C like Primal Groudon and Ditto are suggested, as it can potentially break past Lunala with Crunch, an Adamant nature, or high damage rolls.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[pichus, 374620], [Guardsweeper, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]lotiasite, 302985]]
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nicely written but imo you write a bit too much in the first paragraph, feels more like a full analysis than a preview
 
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