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[SET]
name: Custap Berry
move 1: Endure
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Fiery Wrath
move 4: Nasty Plot
item: Custap Berry
ability: Berserk
nature: Modest
evs: 248 HP / 72 Def / 112 SpA / 76 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Galarian Moltres is a bulky attacker that stacks boosts from Berserk and Nasty Plot to rip through foes. Endure + Custap Berry allows it to take a hit from frail offensive Pokemon, such as Choice item Galarian Darmanitan and Pheromosa, and OHKO back the next turn with +1 Special Attack thanks to Berserk. Although Air Slash has better accuracy, Hurricane is preferred because it has better odds versus Assault Vest Urshifu-S Nasty Plot allows Galarian Moltres to outboost Pokemon such as non-Toxic Zygarde and non-Choice Specs Volcanion.
EVs
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The EVs put into HP, Defense, and Special Defense allow Galarian Moltres to survive a Choice Specs-boosted Thunderbolt from Rotom formes and an Choice Band-boosted Outrage from Jolly Haxorus. The remaining EVs are put into Special Attack for maximum damage output, as Galarian Moltres does not get much benefit from extra Speed due to Custap Berry.
Usage Tips
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Against Pokemon that cannot threaten to KO Galarian Moltres back, such as Assault Vest Urshifu-S, Necrozma, and Rillaboom, you should just attack Turn 1. One notable exception to this is against Sitrus Berry Celesteela, where Galarian Moltres must Nasty Plot twice. Against a foe that threatens to OHKO Galarian Moltres, such as Galarian Darmanitan, Endure allows it to take the hit and OHKO back. Sometimes, against Pokemon that have the option of OHKOing Galarian Moltres or not, like Choice Specs Porygon-Z with Trick, Galarian Moltres has two options: use Endure against a move that would otherwise OHKO, or use an attacking move to save Endure for the next turn, predicting that the foe will play around it. This leads to many of Galarian Moltres's matchups being coinflips, such as Volcarona. Despite the type advantage, Galarian Moltres's matchup against Volcarona is highly variant, relying on predicting when Volcarona will use Quiver Dance to set up with Nasty Plot, predicting Substitutes with Fiery Wrath, and hitting Hurricane.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Galarian Moltres can run an anti-Custap Berry Weakness Policy set with Sucker Punch over Endure. Without the Custap Berry, it is much more susceptible to being OHKOed but can get some surprise KOs if it is hit with a super effective move that would normally 2HKO, such as a Dazzling Gleam from Choice Scarf Togekiss.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Itchyy, 518399]]
- Quality checked by: [[Murman, 520168], [PA, 430787]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
name: Custap Berry
move 1: Endure
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Fiery Wrath
move 4: Nasty Plot
item: Custap Berry
ability: Berserk
nature: Modest
evs: 248 HP / 72 Def / 112 SpA / 76 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=============
Galarian Moltres is a bulky attacker that stacks boosts from Berserk and Nasty Plot to rip through foes. Endure + Custap Berry allows it to take a hit from frail offensive Pokemon, such as Choice item Galarian Darmanitan and Pheromosa, and OHKO back the next turn with +1 Special Attack thanks to Berserk. Although Air Slash has better accuracy, Hurricane is preferred because it has better odds versus Assault Vest Urshifu-S Nasty Plot allows Galarian Moltres to outboost Pokemon such as non-Toxic Zygarde and non-Choice Specs Volcanion.
EVs
=============
The EVs put into HP, Defense, and Special Defense allow Galarian Moltres to survive a Choice Specs-boosted Thunderbolt from Rotom formes and an Choice Band-boosted Outrage from Jolly Haxorus. The remaining EVs are put into Special Attack for maximum damage output, as Galarian Moltres does not get much benefit from extra Speed due to Custap Berry.
Usage Tips
=============
Against Pokemon that cannot threaten to KO Galarian Moltres back, such as Assault Vest Urshifu-S, Necrozma, and Rillaboom, you should just attack Turn 1. One notable exception to this is against Sitrus Berry Celesteela, where Galarian Moltres must Nasty Plot twice. Against a foe that threatens to OHKO Galarian Moltres, such as Galarian Darmanitan, Endure allows it to take the hit and OHKO back. Sometimes, against Pokemon that have the option of OHKOing Galarian Moltres or not, like Choice Specs Porygon-Z with Trick, Galarian Moltres has two options: use Endure against a move that would otherwise OHKO, or use an attacking move to save Endure for the next turn, predicting that the foe will play around it. This leads to many of Galarian Moltres's matchups being coinflips, such as Volcarona. Despite the type advantage, Galarian Moltres's matchup against Volcarona is highly variant, relying on predicting when Volcarona will use Quiver Dance to set up with Nasty Plot, predicting Substitutes with Fiery Wrath, and hitting Hurricane.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Galarian Moltres can run an anti-Custap Berry Weakness Policy set with Sucker Punch over Endure. Without the Custap Berry, it is much more susceptible to being OHKOed but can get some surprise KOs if it is hit with a super effective move that would normally 2HKO, such as a Dazzling Gleam from Choice Scarf Togekiss.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Itchyy, 518399]]
- Quality checked by: [[Murman, 520168], [PA, 430787]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
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