ZU Lunatone [Done]

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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Rock Polish / Stealth Rock
item: Power Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to STAB Meteor Beam, Lunatone shines in ZU as a niche wallbreaker, boosting its Special Attack and muscling past any neutral foe in a single turn. Psyshock hits Pokemon such as Sawk and Qwilfish, and is its main STAB move once Power Herb has been used. Earth Power is the coverage move of choice, hitting Steel-types Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio, as well as Dark-types in Skuntank and Morpeko. Rock Polish allows Lunatone to outspeed common Choice Scarf users Sawk and Rotom and perform as a late-game cleaner, or Stealth Rock is an option since Lunatone forces out common Defoggers like Articuno and Altaria.

Lunatone fits well on offense builds, benefiting teams that are centered around stacking entry hazards by threatening common Defog users such as Articuno and Altaria. Pokemon that appreciate Klinklang and Rapidash being weakened such as Alcremie, Jynx, and Thwackey benefit from Lunatone's presence. As Lunatone relies on Rock Polish to outpace offensive threats and is weak to common attacking types in the meta, pivots such as Thwackey, Articuno, and Type: Null are appreciated to bring it in safety and provide setup opportunities. Checks to Grass- and Water-types are much needed, so Pokemon such as Tangela, Appletun, and Articuno, respectively, work well. Dark-types such as Skuntank and Silvally-Dark are also great partners, resisting opposing Dark- and Ghost-type attacks that threaten Lunatone.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Lunatone has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Thievul, and Morpeko outspeed an unboosted Lunatone and threaten it with their STAB attacks.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio can switch into Lunatone's STAB attacks and threaten it out with their own. They need to be careful of Earth Power, however.

**Priority users**: Priority users such as Thwackey, Shiftry, and Qwilfish can revenge kill Lunatone with Grassy Glide, Sucker Punch, and Aqua Jet, respectively.

**Choice Scarf users**. Fast Choice Scarf users such as Gourgest-S and Alolan Persian can outspeed and revenge kill Lunatone even after a Rock Polish.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Toto, 485135]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [Jett, 226429]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
 
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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Rock Polish / Stealth Rock
item: Power Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Meteor Beam enables Lunatone to shine, boosting its Special Attack and muscling its way past any neutral foe (try rewriting this part to give more nuance on how Lunatone's niche as a special wallbreaker is mostly from how strong that +1 STAB Meteor Beam is, allowing it to both boost and wallbreak in a single turn.) Psyshock hits Pokemon such as Sawk and Qwilfish as well as being its main STAB move once Power Herb has been used. Earth Power is the coverage move of choice, (comma) hitting Steel-types Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio as well as Dark-types in Skuntank and Morpeko. Rock Polish doubles Lunatone's speed, allowing it allows Lunatone to outspeed common Choice Scarf users Sawk and Rotom and perform as a late-game cleaner, or Stealth Rock works given Lunatone forces out common Defoggers like Articuno and Altaria (fluff at the beginning + you forgot to mention the SR tradeoff if not RP).

Lunatone fits well on offense builds, benefiting teams that are centered around stacking entry hazards by threating common Defog users such as Articuno and Altaria. Pokemon that appreciate Steel-types being weakened such as Alcremie, Jynx, and Thwackey benefit from Lunatone's presence (This point is kinda null now with our lack of Steels so try and repurpose this point to include general walls these three teammates struggle with that Lunatone breaks). As Lunatone relies on Rock Polish to outpace offensive threats and is weak to common typing's in the meta, pivots such as Thwackey, Articuno, and Type: Null are appreciated to bring it in safety and provide setup opportunities. Checks to Grass- and Water-types are much needed, so Grass-types such as Tangela, and Appletun work well. Dark-types such as Skuntank and Silvally-Dark are also great partners, resisting opposing Dark- and Ghost-type attacks that threaten Lunatone.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Lunatone has no other viable options. (I don't use it but I'm curious if Moonlight and / or Stored Power could fit on a set like this. Add them if you'd like, otherwise keep it as nothing)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Thievul, and Morpeko outspeed an unboosted Lunatone and threaten it with their STAB attacks.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio can switch into Lunatone's STAB attacks and threaten it out with their own. They need to be careful of Earth Power however.

**Priority users**: Priority users such as Thwackey, Shiftry, and Qwilfish can revenge kill Lunatone with Grassy Glide, Sucker Punch, and Aqua Jet respectively.

**Choice Scarf users**. Fast Choice Scarf users such as Gourgest-S and Basculin Alolan Persian (ban) can outspeed and revenge kill Lunatone even after a Rock Polish.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Toto, 485135]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2!
 
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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Rock Polish / Stealth Rock
item: Power Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its STAB Meteor Beam, Lunatone shines in ZU as a niche wallbreaker, boosting its Special Attack and muscling past any neutral foe in a single turn. Psyshock hits Pokemon such as Sawk and Qwilfish as well as being its main STAB move once Power Herb has been used. Earth Power is the coverage move of choice, hitting Steel-types Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio as well as Dark-types in Skuntank and Morpeko. Rock Polish allows Lunatone to outspeed common Choice Scarf users Sawk and Rotom and perform as a late-game cleaner, or Stealth Rock works given Lunatone forces out common Defoggers like Articuno and Altaria.

Lunatone fits well on offense builds, benefiting teams that are centered around stacking entry hazards by threatening common Defog users such as Articuno and Altaria. Pokemon that appreciate Klinklang and Rapidash being weakened such as Alcremie, Jynx, and Thwackey benefit from Lunatone's presence. As Lunatone relies on Rock Polish to outpace offensive threats and is weak to common typing's in the meta, pivots such as Thwackey, Articuno, and Type: Null are appreciated to bring it in safety and provide setup opportunities. Checks to Grass- and Water-types are much needed, so Grass-types such as Tangela, and Appletun (until they get Ice Beamed by Wrath and they can't switch into Cram either, would personally not limit myself to Grass-types as this list doesn't have to deal with both types so long as you add respectively afterwards) work well. Dark-types such as Skuntank and Silvally-Dark are also great partners, resisting opposing Dark- and Ghost-type attacks that threaten Lunatone.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Lunatone has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Thievul, and Morpeko outspeed an unboosted Lunatone and threaten it with their STAB attacks.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio can switch into Lunatone's STAB attacks and threaten it out with their own. They need to be careful of Earth Power however.

**Priority users**: Priority users such as Thwackey, Shiftry, and Qwilfish can revenge kill Lunatone with Grassy Glide, Sucker Punch, and Aqua Jet respectively.

**Choice Scarf users**. Fast Choice Scarf users such as Gourgest-S and Alolan Persian can outspeed and revenge kill Lunatone even after a Rock Polish.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Toto, 485135]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [Jett, 226429]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Rock Polish / Stealth Rock
item: Power Herb
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its STAB Meteor Beam, Lunatone shines in ZU as a niche wallbreaker, boosting its Special Attack and muscling past any neutral foe in a single turn. Psyshock hits Pokemon such as Sawk and Qwilfish as well as being Qwilfish, and is its main STAB move once Power Herb has been used. Earth Power is the coverage move of choice, hitting Steel-types Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio, (comma) as well as Dark-types in Skuntank and Morpeko. Rock Polish allows Lunatone to outspeed common Choice Scarf users Sawk and Rotom and perform as a late-game cleaner, or Stealth Rock works given is an option since Lunatone forces out common Defoggers like Articuno and Altaria.

Lunatone fits well on offense builds, benefiting teams that are centered around stacking entry hazards by threatening common Defog users such as Articuno and Altaria. Pokemon that appreciate Klinklang and Rapidash being weakened such as Alcremie, Jynx, and Thwackey benefit from Lunatone's presence. As Lunatone relies on Rock Polish to outpace offensive threats and is weak to common typing's attacking types in the meta, pivots such as Thwackey, Articuno, and Type: Null are appreciated to bring it in safety and provide setup opportunities. Checks to Grass- and Water-types are much needed, so Pokemon such as Tangela, Appletun, and Articuno, respectively, work well respectively. Dark-types such as Skuntank and Silvally-Dark are also great partners, resisting opposing Dark- and Ghost-type attacks that threaten Lunatone.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Lunatone has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Skuntank, Thievul, and Morpeko outspeed an unboosted Lunatone and threaten it with their STAB attacks.

**Steel-types**: Steel-types such as Klinklang and Alolan Dugtrio can switch into Lunatone's STAB attacks and threaten it out with their own. They need to be careful of Earth Power, (comma) however.

**Priority users**: Priority users such as Thwackey, Shiftry, and Qwilfish can revenge kill Lunatone with Grassy Glide, Sucker Punch, and Aqua Jet, (comma) respectively.

**Choice Scarf users**. Fast Choice Scarf users such as Gourgest-S and Alolan Persian can outspeed and revenge kill Lunatone even after a Rock Polish.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Toto, 485135]]
- Quality checked by: [[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074], [Jett, 226429]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
GP 1/1!

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