
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Volt Switch
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Flash Cannon
move 4: Steel Beam / Teleport / Toxic
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Magnet Pull
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Magnet Pull gives Magneton a specialized niche in being able to trap prominent Steel-type Pokemon, most notably Skarmory, for allies that otherwise struggle to fulfill their role with Steel-type Pokemon on the field. Magneton's dual STABS with the added utility of a Choice Scarf allow it to pick off faster Steel-type targets such as non-Choice Scarf Jirachi and Cobalion after taking chip damage, revenge kill targets such as Mimikyu, Keldeo, or Terrakion, and pressure targets like Hatterene and Milotic. Despite this, its natural frailty makes it unreliable as a Steel-type Pokemon, only making it a good option on teams that are held back by Pokemon like Skarmory, and it faces issues with Ground-type Pokemon that are not weak to Flash Cannon, such as Palossand, Gastrodon, or Seismitoad. Due to the latter problem, Magneton's last slot is dedicated toward optimizing its matchup against its aforementioned checks while not folding its utility. Steel Beam lets it directly threaten non-resistant Ground-type Pokemon like Krookodile, chipped Palossand, and Dragon Dance Tyranitar with +1 Speed at the cost of longevity; however, Teleport and Toxic are both viable for either gaining guaranteed momentum on Ground-type switch-ins, or crippling their defensive utility respectively.
Cleaners that face problems from common Steel-type threats, like Skarmory, pair well with Magneton, such as Mimikyu and Scyther, which are able to be pivoted into with Magneton's access to Volt Switch against bulky switch-ins like non-Choice Scarf Rotom-C or Celebi. Scyther is also capable of gaining momentum with U-Turn against Skarmory and a weakened Cobalion, and safely get Magneton in to remove them from the game. Kyurem is a good wallbreaker as well that appreciates faster Steel-type targets like Cobalion and Jirachi being eliminated, and is capable of pressuring Rotom-C and Celebi upon a Volt Switch. Nasty Plot Celebi is another special wallbreaker that appreciates Skarmory, Cobalion, and Jirachi's removal and is a great Palossand, Gastrodon, and Seismitoad switch-in and Teleport recipient that is capable of pressuring them with its Grass-type STAB. Roserade is also a solid Grass-type partner that can also threaten normal Magneton checks such as Palossand that can lay both Toxic Spikes and Spikes to pressure grounded foes throughout the game in order to ease revenge killing for Magneton. On top of being able to trap and eliminate Skarmory, Magneton is also able to threaten Fairy-type Pokemon like Hatterene and Galarian Weezing that otherwise trouble Pokemon like Mienshao, Lycanroc-D, Obstagoon and Terrakion. It can also form an efficient Volt-Turn core with the former, as Mienshao is able to use U-Turn against Skarmory and Galarian Weezing to get Magneton in to pressure its foes. Magneton is also annoyed by Toxtricity, and appreciates the support of much more reliable Toxtricity answers like Rhyperior and Golurk that can prevent it from taking advantage of Magneton's inability to harm it and threaten its team if Magneton does not use Volt Switch.
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Volt Switch
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Flash Cannon
move 4: Steel Beam / Teleport / Toxic
item: Choice Specs
ability: Magnet Pull
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Magneton is granted with immediate strength with a Choice Specs, which lets it trap and wallbreak slower, bulkier Steel-types, such as Escavalier or Copperajah on top of Skarmory if they have been severely weakened beforehand. It is also able to serve as a decent wallbreaker with its STAB combination that better threatens foes like Tyranitar and Assault Vest Hatterene; although, despite these qualities, Magneton is outclassed as a dedicated offensive Electric-type by Pokemon like Toxtricity. The boost of a Choice Specs allows for it to effectively chip down bulky Steel-types using Volt Switch while generating momentum, and then switch in later to pick them off using Thunderbolt. Even though Palossand and Krookodile struggle to switch-into Magneton's Flash Cannon, Magneton is still checked by them and is walled by Gastrodon and Seismitoad even with a Choice Specs, causing its final slot to be dedicated to offsetting these troublesome matchups. With a Choice Specs, its Steel Beam is incredibly destructive, and is capable of blowing apart most, if not all, viable non-resists in the tier, like Celebi, Palossand, and Reuniclus. If Magneton is weakened, KOing itself with Steel Beam gives it momentum while greatly damaging its foe as well. However, Teleport and Toxic are also viable options for more passively combating checks like Gastrodon and Seismitoad on the switch-in, in order to either gain momentum against them or defensively cripple them respectively.
Magneton is capable of removing foes like Copperajah, Skarmory, bulky Jirachi, and Escavalier, which allows for it to pair especially well with Nasty Plot Celebi that appreciates the removal of bulky Steel-type Pokemon, and can be pivoted into with Magneton's Teleport or powerful Volt Switch. Scyther and Mimikyu both capitalize well on the removal of the aforementioned Pokemon, and are able to be switched into with Magneton's pivoting options as well, while Scyther can gain momentum on Copperajah and Skarmory with U-Turn to then trap them using Magneton. Scyther can also use Knock Off to remove an Assault Vest from Copperajah on switch-in to allow Magneton to more readily trap it. Kyurem and Dragalge are also great beneficiaries that have a difficult time against bulky Steel-types, and are also able to be pivoted into using Volt Switch against Pokemon like Rotom-C. Noivern also pairs well with Magneton as a Dragon-type, letting it act as a good switch-in against revenge killers like Cobalion and Keldeo. Additionally, use of U-Turn allows Noivern to gain momentum against bulkier Noivern switch-ins like Hatterene, Tyranitar, or Jirachi that are broken by Magneton. Galarian Weezing is a fantastic Toxic Spikes setter that is capable of pressuring Seismitoad and Gastrodon on switch-in, while being capable of checking Lycanroc-D and Obstagoon. Magneton also synergizes well with Roserade, which can threaten bulky Ground-type Pokemon like Seismitoad, Palossand, and Gastrodon, set Toxic Spikes and Spikes for Magneton, and lure Skarmory, Copperajah, and Escavalier. Celebi is also problematic for Magneton since it is capable of healing off Flash Cannon damage and threatening it with Earth Power upon switch-in. Mamoswine, Bisharp, and Jirachi are all good partners that not only appreciate Skarmory's removal, but are also capable of threatening Celebi upon Magneton's Volt Switch.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ausma, 360720]]
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