Magnezone (Electric) 0/2

[Perish Song]

[SET]
name: Trapper (Electric)
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Iron Defense
move 4: Flash Cannon
item: Air Balloon
ability: Magnet Pull
nature: Modest
evs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Magnezone fulfills the role of trapper for Electric teams thanks to its ability Magnet Pull. Thanks to it, Magnezone can trap Steel-types such as Choice-locked Excadrill, Corviknight, Bisharp, and Klefki. Thunderbolt is Magnezone's main attacking move with excellent coverage. Body Press allows Magnezone to hit Steel-types such as Choice Scarf Excadrill. Iron Defense is used to improve Magnezone's longevity in the field against types that cant reliably break past it such as Fairy, while also allowing Magnezone to hit harder to bulkier Steel-types such as Ferrothorn. Flash Cannon hits to Fairy types such as Galarian Weezing. The choice of item Air Balloon lets Magnezone always switch in and beat choice-locked Excadrill, while also allowing it to act as a switch into Ground-type attacks. Magnet Pull lets Magnezone trap the aforementioned Steel-types. Modest nature with maximized Special Attack allows Magnezone to hit as hard as possible. 176 Speed EVs are used to outspeed Azumarill, and the rest is placed in HP to increase Magnezone's bulk.

Pincurchin is a crucial teammate for Magnezone with its many qualities; Its access to Electric Terrain allows Magnezone to hit significantly harder with Thunderbolt, it sets Spikes and Toxic Spikes which allows Magnezone to be significantly harder to manage, and with Memento it can provide momentum to Magnezone. The latter can be also used on Steel-types for successful trapping. Vikavolt is yet another crucial teammate. Its ability Levitate provides a much-needed Ground immunity to the team, while Magnezone traps and eliminates Choice Scarf Excadrill which can hit Vikavolt. Furthermore, Vikavolt comes with Sticky Web which allows Magnezone to outspeed Pokemon such as Chandelure and Mamoswine. Its coverage in Energy Ball also handles Ground-types such as Seismitoad. Galvantula is another good teammate for Magnezone that comes with Grass coverage and Sticky Web, along with a good potential to spread paralysis thanks to Thunder. Offensive Pokemon such as Zeraora and Alolan Raichu appreciate Magnezone's wallbreaking potential, as they can sweep more easily in the late game if Magnezone weakens the opposing team enough. Rotom-C makes up another good ally, having Leaf Storm at its disposal allows Rotom-C to hit Ground-types, most notably Seismitoad. Furthermore, its ability Levitate allows Rotom-C to switch into Ground-type attacks.

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[mushamu]

[SET]
name: Trapper (Electric)
move 1: Thunderbolt / Substitute
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Iron Defense
move 4: Flash Cannon / Substitute
item: Air Balloon
ability: Magnet Pull
nature: Modest
evs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
"Thunderbolt is Magnezone's main attacking move with excellent coverage."
- Describe a few notable Pokemon Thunderbolt hits while saying it isn't walled by Aegislash when using it

Iron Defense is used to improve Magnezone's longevity in the field against types that cant reliably break past it such as Fairy, while also allowing Magnezone to hit harder to bulkier Steel-types such as Ferrothorn.
- Say how it powers up Body Press and letting it break past Blissey too

"Flash Cannon hits to Fairy types such as Galarian Weezing. "
- Hatterene is an important example here

"The choice of item Air Balloon lets Magnezone always switch in and beat choice-locked Excadrill, while also allowing it to act as a switch into Ground-type attacks. "
- Give an example or two

- Talk about Substitute over Flash Cannon or Thunderbolt

"Pincurchin is a crucial teammate for Magnezone with its many qualities; Its access to Electric Terrain allows Magnezone to hit significantly harder with Thunderbolt, it sets Spikes and Toxic Spikes which allows Magnezone to be significantly harder to manage, and with Memento it can provide momentum to Magnezone. "
- I would personally remove Pincurchin here, Electric Terrain isn't too great for the most part because of Air Balloon and Spikes + Toxic Spikes are kinda bland in my opinion. Up to you though

"Vikavolt is yet another crucial teammate. Its ability Levitate provides a much-needed Ground immunity to the team, while Magnezone traps and eliminates Choice Scarf Excadrill which can hit Vikavolt. Furthermore, Vikavolt comes with Sticky Web which allows Magnezone to outspeed Pokemon such as Chandelure and Mamoswine. Its coverage in Energy Ball also handles Ground-types such as Seismitoad. Galvantula is another good teammate for Magnezone that comes with Grass coverage and Sticky Web, along with a good potential to spread paralysis thanks to Thunder."
- Put Galvantula and Vikavolt in the same vein. Use Bisharp and Diggersby > Chandelure as an example of Sticky Webs since Chandelure is quite uncommon and sometimes runs Heavy Duty Boots.

"Offensive Pokemon such as Zeraora and Alolan Raichu appreciate Magnezone's wallbreaking potential, as they can sweep more easily in the late game if Magnezone weakens the opposing team enough. "
- Talk about how they patch up Magnezone's poor Speed stat by outspeeding and beating certain Pokemon

- Add Rotom-H because of Magnezone's ability to beat Choice Scarf Excadrill against Steel which means Rotom-H can clean the rest of the team. Talk about it and Rotom-C's Levitate together.

QC 1/2

 

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