Project Monotype Rising Sets VIII - Submissions

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Monotype Rising Sets

Welcome to the eighth edition of the Monotype Rising Sets that aims to unveil the future of Monotype. You have been using an unknown set for a long time or have just thought about a new way of using a Pokémon? Come sharing your findings with the community!

This event will be run in the form of a contest. You will have 3 weeks to submit ONE set of your choosing for whichever Pokémon, before a poll is launched in the Monotype room to determine the winning set.

Rules:

• Only one post per person is allowed.
• Both the Pokémon and the set you want to feature are up to you.
• A set is valid if and only if it does not exist in the Monotype SV SmogDex.
• Item/Move-swap sets are not allowed, unless they change fundamentally the way the Pokémon is used.
• You may import your set from your PS! teambuilder or write it down.
• Your set proposition must include the following elements: set, description, potential teammates, and either replays or damage calculations.
• Replays and damage calculations must showcase the set's uniqueness, so choose them wisely.
• Please convey the uniqueness of your set while avoiding emphatic language ("It's the greatest set ever!")
• Do not react to other submitted sets in your post, focus on yours.

Hereunder you will find the accepted format for submissions as well as an example of accepted and rejected sets.

Player proposition format

Name of the set + Pokémon name + (Type) (ex: "Choice Specs Dragapult (Dragon)")

(you may import the set directly from your PS! teambuilder)

Pokemon @ Item
Ability:
EVs:
x Nature
- move 1
- move 2
- move 3
- move 4

Set Description

Describe what your set is achieving, which niche does it fill? Why is it interesting in the current metagame?

Teammates

Describe who would be the ideal teammates to surround it with which set.

Replays OR Damage calculations (doing both is accepted)

1. xxx
2. xxx
3. xxx

They should be commented and help you to make your point.

Rejected

Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab

Changing one coverage move by another does not change the way the set is used, it is still Choice Band Barraskewda inside.

Accepted

Barraskewda @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Muscle Band
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs

By swapping Choice Band with HdB or Muscle Band, the way the pokémon is used drastically changes. Now Barraskewda acts as an Offensive Pivot, which comes with its own perks. Changing the moveset is not mandatory, but it does not mean the moveset should be lazily copy/pasted from an existing set. Your moveset should always be backed up with arguments.

Rewards:

• ^ rank on Monotype room for a month
• The winning set will be featured in the Monotype room
• Addition of the set in the SmogDex

If you feel the heart of a builder, come sharing your best craft with the community!

Deadline for set submission is November 27th @ 11:59pm GMT-5​

 

[Showl]

Past editions winning sets
​

Edition​	Set​	Submitter​
March 2025​	Choice Scarf Chomp (Ground) Dragon Dance Kommo-o (Dragon)​	cpt.kraken RoyalReloaded​
May 2025​	Bulky Wisp Darkrai (Dark)​	Wincon​
June 2025​	Assault Vest Emboar (Fighting)​	cpt.kraken​
July 2025​	Weakness Policy DD Dragapult (Ghost)​	Wilsondude​
August 2025​	Choice Band Urshifu-R (Water)​	Wincon​
September 2025​	Close Combat Weakness Policy Ceruledge (Ghost)​	Molemitts​
October 2025​	Dual Screens Prankster Meowstic-M (Psychic)​	Jahkem​
November 2025​	TBD​	TBD​

 

[Molemitts]

Banded Trapper Trapinch - Ground

Pinched (Trapinch) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Arena Trap
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- First Impression
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Stone Edge/Superpower

Don’t you hate when you’re playing ground and your opponents have pesky pokemon like and that keep ohkoing your pokemon and switching out when you try and revenge? Look no further! It’s time to get pinching, baby!

Set Description:

The basic concept of this set is to abuse Trapinch’s ability, Arena Trap and, for the most part, click First Impression with a reasonable base 100 attack and a Choice Band. This set can trap key threats that would otherwise be free to escape and (continue to) poke holes in your team. Notably Meowscarada, Greninja, Samurott-Hisui, Darkrai, Ogerpon-Wellspring take supereffective damage from the bug typing on First Impression and are priority ohkoed while trapped. These are not the only pokemon that are trapped and killed but they are notable threats to a ground team.
With 252 hp invest you can also trap and easily 1v1 certain walls that could otherwise prove problematic. Notably, Toxapex and a grounded Skarmory (foreshadowing is my favorite literary device) were two pokemon that I trapped and killed several times during my testing. The team I was using had a lack of special attackers, but trapping certain special walls like Blissey could be beneficial to a team with a more balanced physical/special attacking structure.

First Impression and Earthquake are the moves you will almost always be clicking. It’s usually going to be the former unless you’re breaking a wall. Quick Attack is another priority option that can be used for endgame scenarios to not give free turns or for if First Impression is like 4x resisted or something. The last slot is usually not going to be clicked, but Trapinch gets a couple relevant, high base power coverage moves you can slot there on the off-chance a scenario comes up that it would be necessary not to click the other 3 moves.

Teammates:

Trapinch is notably not usually able to do what he does without support from his bros. Water Absorb Clodsire was a no-brainer teammate, and being that the nature of this Trapinch gives free turns after doing his thing, it seems prudent to slot an Unaware Quagsire. These two are also good at stacking hazards for chip that let me put things into range for Trapinch to clean them up. Another teammate that proved himself extremely valuable in supporting what trapinch was Sub/Bulk Up Landorus-Therian with Smack Down. This turns airborne targets that would otherwise be immune to Arena Trap’s effect to be trapped and slammed with either First Impression or EQ from our little guy.

Calcs:

The OHKOs

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Meowscarada: 720-848 (245.7 - 289.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 374-440 (131.2 - 154.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Wellspring: 312-368 (103.6 - 122.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Samurott-Hisui: 322-380 (100.3 - 118.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Darkrai: 294-348 (104.6 - 123.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Roaring Moon: 356-420 (101.4 - 119.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

There’s The Big Pinch trapping and OHKOing 5 of the scary pokemon for a fat ground structure and a little bonus dragon ownage for your pleasure.

Chip Required

Unfortunately, some pokemon that you want to murder are neutral to what you’re doing here with The Pinchler. To use our “free win” button we need to set our guy up for the slam dunk.

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Hearthflame: 156-184 (51.8 - 61.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

This one is probably the trickiest to set up, frankly speaking. Half to guarantee the kill is quite significant chip. Landorus-Therian has been more or less vital in setting this kill up for Trapinch and preventing an all-out disastrous loss to Trailblaze Hoger. Scarf Iron Treads has also been useful for putting hoger into range. Hazards are just not as reliable a way to get this chip versus fire because of Cinderace and just how low you actually need to get hoger. Regardless, I’ve pulled this off several times and it has been a crucial moment in each match I have done it.

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ice Greninja: 187-220 (65.6 - 77.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch First Impression vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ice Meowscarada: 181-213 (61.7 - 72.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

With two rounds of hazards or any hit on these two they are trapped and in pinching territory. Not much to say really. You can’t always get Trapinch in on them before Protean triggers.

These are the important ones that come to mind, as these mons just break apart fat ground if left unchecked for too long.

Walls

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 240-284 (79.2 - 93.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Trapinch Earthquake vs. 16 HP / 252 Def Blissey: 444-523 (67.7 - 79.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

These are the two walls that come to mind that can be notably frustrating to break if allowed to freely pivot on you that Trapinch really owns.

Here’s a defensive calc from the VR post that pikachu<3 made and the relevance that he explains.

252+ Def Skarmory Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Trapinch: 189-223 (64.2 - 75.8%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO after 3 layers of Spikes

in case they Whilwind you into 3 layers of Spikes while Smacked Down and try to Bpress to kill.

Replays:

Forshadowed

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2472108110-os57xgq8supowgkbxlv62qeflkma9mtpw

Dark Ownage

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2472112700-e2x1av7076driky0pc5l56n5fvray07pw

Trapinch Carry vs Water

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2473959795

Trapinch no diffing the scout

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2473985987

Trapinch Sniping Mamoswine

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477071490

Dark Ownage Pt. 2

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2476523701

Finishing off Hogers

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2476481418-9u1tn53wpd6iqbvglgwotpqlbtmh351pw

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2475856207-92hsuxn1ac73clup3pro9s2h9u451gupw

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2475272901

Quick Attack Gaming

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2472584230

Shoutout and special thanks to pikachu<3 for being another true believer who prays at the altar of the pinch. He was particularly helpful during the early cooking process of what teammates to surround Trapinch with, and continued testing teams and eventually, impressively got an account that would be reqs legal for the current suspect (had he not already gotten reqs) while only using Trapinch ground. If that doesn’t show that there’s a niche here, I don’t know what does.

Check out his VR update submission for Trapinch as well! He has some more replays there showcasing the mon.

Update - pikachu<3 has obtained multiple ladder achievements with his trapinch only comp, most notably gold ability (85+ GXE). Trapinch is truly a rising set.

https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sv-monotype-ladder-achievements.3767451/post-10774632

 

[londi g]

Web Setter Leavanny (Grass):

Stickbugged (Leavanny) (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 160 HP / 84 Atk / 12 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect / Lunge
- Sticky Web
- Triple Axel / Poison Jab / Knock Off / Pounce

Set Description:

Grass has quite a few mons that would be very threatening, if it weren't for their speed. Indeed, the standard grass team's only form of speed control is Scarf Meowscarada. Leavanny can remedy this by being a solid sticky webs setter that also offers further utility in the form of screens and a myriad of useful moves to choose from for its last slot.
The given EV spread allows Leavanny to survive Choice Band Dragapult's Dragon Darts as well as Choice Specs Iron Crown's Tachyon Cutter, which would otherwise bypass Leavanny's Sash. The rest of EVs are used to maximise speed and then attack.
Sticky Webs is Leavanny's main role, enabling its slower teammates to become real threats. Light Screen and Reflect serve as further support, making it easier to set up with teammates. Alternatively, Lunge can serve a similar purpose as Reflect. The last slot has to be an attacking move to prevent Leavanny from being fully passive, but there are many viable attacks to choose from: Triple Axel targets lead Garchomp and Gliscor, Poison Jab targets Hatterene on the switch that would try to bounce back your webs, Knock Off is a general utility option, and Pounce serves to slow down enemy leads that would try to setup on Leavanny.
Lastly, overcoat is specifically to prevent sandstorm chip from taking the KO after being dropped to sash, allowing leavanny to get in one last attack or screen. But you could also opt for swarm if you're running a bug move.

Teammates:

-Scarf Meowscarada is still required to handle fast scarfers and flying types, but the sticky webs make its job a lot easier, as it no longer needs to be the only answer to every fast threat.
-Breloom, with loaded dice or swords dance, is an excellent abuser of sticky webs, as it can punch massive holes into enemy teams with Bullet Seed, but it can also provide utility with Spore
-Ogerpon-Heartflame is also great at abusing Laavanny's webs and screens, and with its already good speed, can only be stopped by a select few scarfers and walls
-Brambleghast, with an offensive set, utilises its good attack to do massive damage with Poltergeist, while also providing spikes, hurricane immunity, and hazard removal
-Rotom-Mow is the special attacker of choice over Sinistcha here, as it greatly eases the flying matchup, which ignores sticky webs, and also provides Will-O-Wisp support

Calculations:

Defensively:
252 Atk Choice Band Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 160 HP / 0 Def Leavanny: 278-330 (83.9 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter (2 hits) vs. 160 HP / 12 SpD Leavanny: 278-330 (83.9 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Offensively:
84 Atk Leavanny Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 244 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 324-388 (92 - 110.2%) -- 60.7% chance to OHKO
84 Atk Leavanny Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 244 HP / 244+ Def Gliscor: 248-296 (70.4 - 84%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Poison Heal
84 Atk Leavanny Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Garchomp: 408-484 (97.1 - 115.2%) -- 96.6% chance to OHKO

84 Atk Leavanny Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 204+ Def Hatterene: 102-120 (32 - 37.7%) -- 0.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery (may seem unimpressive, but remember you have a 30% chance to poison)
84 Atk Leavanny Poison Jab vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Hearthflame: 148-176 (49.1 - 58.4%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO

84 Atk Leavanny Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Dragapult: 196-232 (61.8 - 73.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

84 Atk Leavanny Lunge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Samurott-Hisui: 230-272 (71.6 - 84.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Replays:
vs ghost: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477291817
vs dragon (lost, but a good showcase): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477293697-uoa7o7x9alx44qnr4njxgtvrsqdvo9apw
vs dragon again: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2478772895
vs dark: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477295548
vs poison: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477376309-nypa1ry2el8rxjqpn0ufrrg7gelf6kppw
vs ground: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477915011-3bar865867guq5b1o43ih1wxke70odbpw
vs bug: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2477992499
vs normal: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2478702504

 

[Pengairxan]

[SET]
Slowking-Galar @ Expert Belt / Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Offensive Trick Room (Poison)
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick Room
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Power Gem / Focus Blast / Psyshock

[SET COMMENTS]
With Trick Room, Galarian Slowking can become a devastating late game cleaner for Poison teams making use of Trick Room to outspeed and delete everything. Ice Beam provides vital coverage managing to snipe problematic Flying- Ground, and Dragon-types such as Tornadus-T, Gliscor, Great Tusk, and Latios. Flamethrower melts Steel-types like Skarmory, Gholdengo, and Excadrill along with catching out some threats such as Alolan Ninetales and Amoonguss. Finally Galarian Slowking has a lot of valuable last moves to run as a last option. Power Gem completely cleans up against Flying being a great way to handle Articuno and Moltres along with slamming Fire-types such as Volcarona and Torkoal, Focus Blast deletes Heatran and Mamoswine and is the best option for chunking Dark-types like Greninja and Darkrai should Glowking be in trick room, while Psyshock gives a STAB option that is good for getting through special walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Expert belt is the preferred item enabling Glowking to always OHKO Gliscor (even max/max variants), 2HKOing mixed Def Corviknight with Flamethrower, and having a chance to OHKO offensive Heatran while boots can give safe entry onto hazards.

Choice Specs Gengar makes for an excellent teammate alongside this variant of Galarian Slowking as Gengar can more reliably smash through the likes of Steel and Ghost with its Shadow Ball which otherwise presents a large issue for Galarian Slowking. Okidogi and Sneasler can similarly provide support into Steel while also being excellent at breaking through special walls and Dark-types such as Blissey, Ting-Lu, and Hisuian Samurott. Parting Shot Pecharunt can pivot Galarian Slowking in while also being able to check Bullet Punch Scizor with Foul Play and can appreciate Trick Room allowing it to underspeed Ceruledge. Otherwise Standard teammates such as Alolan Muk, Amoonguss, and Galarian Weezing are also helpful and don't really care about Trick room being up except for Amoonguss who can abuse Trick Room to fire of a very free and fast Spore.

[SET COMMENTS Other Options]

Surf can be ran as a last option being able to cover all the Fire-type options that we want to hit like Volcarona, Heatran, and Moltres in one slot along with being good for hitting Mamoswine reliably, however the lacking power and all the other options being better at their job makes Surf less desirable. Shuca Berry can allow a healthy Galarian Slowking to freely use Trick Room or one of its offensive tools infront of foes like the Landorus formes, Iron Treads, and Gliscor. Life Orb is a very nice power boost, at the cost of Galarian Slowking's already reduced bulk, enabling it to 2HKO Assault Vest Tornadus-T with Ice Beam and have a 87.5% Chance to OHKO offensive Heatran (up from Expert Belt's 37.5%). Fire Blast is a move and can OHKO Phys Def Corv after SR Chip, but I hate low accuracy options when something more reliable exists, power be damned.
Earthquake is still your best option for Alolan Muk.

Calcs

252+ SpA Expert Belt Slowking-Galar Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 398-470 (112.4 - 132.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Expert Belt Slowking-Galar Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 144+ SpD Corviknight: 204-242 (51 - 60.5%) -- 88.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Expert Belt Slowking-Galar Power Gem vs. 212 HP / 0 SpD Volcarona: 394-466 (108.2 - 128%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Expert Belt Slowking-Galar Focus Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 290-343 (89.7 - 106.1%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252+ SpA Expert Belt Slowking-Galar Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 160 Def Clodsire: 370-439 (79.7 - 94.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery (87.5% chance to OHKO 4 Def EVs Clodsire)

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2470478074?p2 Vs Ground (Only replay I have as if you notice by the date, the suspect was soon after and screw using Poison for suspect laddering, I need to meta)

 

[not a very W D:]

Oh boy, another opportunity to submit a water type Pokemon! (Don't worry, it's not a Water Team.)
May I present to you...

Non-Flying Serpent (Flying)
Gyarados @ Assault Vest
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpD / 252 HP
Careful Nature

• Waterfall
• Dragon Tail
• Earthquake
• Ice Fang

Introduction

Gyarados is an EXCELLENT abuser of the Assault Vest, capable of tanking lots of special hits with its stacked on 100 base Special Defense. Careful Nature to boost that even further, and this thing becomes a Special Wall, except it can fight back with its moves. Dragon Tail is preferred over other moves since it is used to force setup sweepers (like Ogerpon forms) out, allowing the rest of the team to pivot in nicely. Waterfall, Earthquake, and Ice Fang are all common coverage moves that do not require much explanation. Intimidate simply cripples any Physical Attackers, allowing it to survive physical hits as well.

Teammates
Zapdos, as a fast flying type (which is also probably the only fast screens setter for flying) is used for Light Screen, (not Reflect, since this set doesn't commonly use it.) With access to Volt Switch, it can easily switch into friends after pivoting, and can hold Light Clay to benefit the team.

Skarmory runs Stealth Rock, allowing chip for Gyarados to benefit from. Throw on top Iron Defense and Body Press, and you've got yourself a sweet wall. (If you do not wish to run double steel/flying, see Gliscor.)

Corviknight is here for Defog, and is preferred due to its typing and access to U-Turn. Rocky Helmet can discourage physical attackers, allowing a neat switch into other Pokemon.

Gliscor is Gliscor. Toxic Stall go BRRRRR (also benefits from Light Screen due to its measly special defense, although not by much.) Can also run Stealth Rock if you do not want to use Skarmory.

Landorus-I is essentially a special sweeper with Gravity, allowing Gyarados and itself to hit other opponents, while also crippling physically defense mons with Earth Power and the like.

Alternate Options
If you find yourself struggling with Fairy, Rock (probably not) or Ice Pokemon, Iron Head can be run over Ice Fang/Earthquake (your choosing) to deal with them at least a tad bit easier.
For a fully offensive moveset, you can swap out Dragon Tail for stuff like Iron Head, Outrage, or Stone Edge.

Calcs
- 252 SpA Flutter Mane Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 131-155 (33.2 - 39.3%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO
- 252+ SpA Choice Specs Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 323-384 (81.9 - 97.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
- 0 SpA Hydrapple Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 53-63 (13.4 - 15.9%) -- possible 7HKO
- 252 SpA Archaludon Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 123-147 (31.2 - 37.3%) -- 77.88% chance to 3HKO
- 252 SpA Thundurus-Therian Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 203-243 (51.5 - 61.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
- 252 SpA Choice Specs Kyurem Freeze-Dry vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Gyarados through Light Screen: 224-264 (56.8 - 67%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

(All calcs are based off of Smogon Dex sets. I got the calc I was using to stop putting the non-necessary 'lv. 100' at the beginning!)

 

[Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans]

Soft Sand Landorus-T Lure (Flying)

Landorus-Therian (M) @ Soft Sand
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 148 Atk / 108 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Earth Power
- U-turn

Set Description

Want to kill two birds with one stone? Or in this case, two dragons with one Lando-T? Look no further than this Lando-T lure set. The purpose of this set is to lure in Archaludon and KO it with earth power. Additionally, you still have earthquake to take out Hoodra.

I've put just enough into spa to guarantee the OHKO on Arch. The rest has been dumped into attack. Max speed.

The other moves in this set are typical fillers- uturn for pivot, and stone edge for coverage.

Teammates

The usual suspects make great teammates for this Lando-T set- I've been using AV Torn-T, Band Dnite, Defog spdef Corvi, Scarf Enam, and either Gliscor or Skarmory to make up the double ground or double steel flying team composition.

Calcs

1. 108 SpA Soft Sand Landorus-Therian Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Archaludon: 384-452 (100 - 117.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
2. 148 Atk Soft Sand Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Goodra-Hisui: 392-464 (107.9 - 127.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

(Calcs are based off the smog sets for your typical Def Arch and SpDef Hoodra on Dragon)

*Replays to come*

 

[Tuff Tuff]

Araquanid @ Choice Band
Ability: Water Bubble
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 68 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab
- Leech Life
- Sticky Web

Set Description:

Araquanid is a mandatory mon on bug, but i always see the same Sticky web leads - which isnt bad, but i feel like it loses a lot of potential by it.
Its ability is actually pretty insane, doubling its Watermoves, pairing it with a choiceband it hits like a truck and a lot of pokemon dont really have a switchin into that, on top of being pretty bulky. 68 Speed allows it to outspeed base 50s like chansey, Iron hands, Muk-a, Ursaluna and Sableye.
Rest is put into hp to maximise its Bulk. Leech Life, hits some of the would be Grass type switchins and gives you a form of recovery, poison jab mostly just hits primarina and gives you the opportunity to poison something, but mostly you just spam Liquidation anyway.
Sticky Web is just too good of a move to miss out on, and since Araquanid forces switches it can often still get its sticky web out to support the team, while not loosing its offensive Pressure. (+ Sticky web isnt that good into some teams anyway)
Without CB it doesnt hit quite as hard, missing out on a lot of important Ohkos/2hkos

Teammates:

Bug doesnt really have that many Pokemon anyway, but one of the best Teammates is Forretress providing you hazard control with spin (since we dont have hdbs on araquanid). Spikes help Araquanid a lot too, and slow vswitch does keep momentum up.

Calcs:

252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 172-204 (51.4 - 61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Hearthflame: 352-415 (116.9 - 137.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 157-186 (41.9 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Araquanid Leech Life vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Wellspring: 332-392 (110.2 - 130.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ting-Lu: 504-594 (98 - 115.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Weezing-Galar: 193-228 (57.9 - 68.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 204+ Def Hatterene: 237-279 (74.5 - 87.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[cpt.kraken]

SPECSNAIL (steel)


LE FRANÇAIS (Goodra-Hisui) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Gooey
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 220 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump / Flamethrower / Flash Cannon

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Set Description:

Goodra-Hisui has a huge movepool and a very decent Special Attack. Since most people think it's a specially defensive mon, you can bait faster mons and 0HKO them or counter mons that thinks are way too safe against you. This set is a variant of a RU set. It's perfect to catch defensive Archaludon, specially defensive Gliscor, a slightly weakened specially defensive Gholdengo, Skarmory, ... We play Gooey since it will not be the special sponge of the team so we can send it to slower a fast mon if the team is in danger.
The bonus point is even not invested, this thing can still partially tank a hit or two on special side like Shadow Ball from specs Flutter Mane

Teammates:

The more classic the team looks like the better it is. It really works well in a balanced team. We want a ground immunity with Skarmory and/or Corviknight that work also as fighting neutrality, a fighting immunity with Gholdengo allowing to abuse of hazard stacking. Obviously you want some knock off user and a hazard cleaner, Iron Treads is perfect here. Heatran is a nice fit in steel teams but you can also go for Empoleon which has access to flip turn giving a slow pivot a nice specially defensive wall with roost and a knock off user.

Calcs:

252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Ice Beam vs. 244 HP / 204+ SpD Gliscor: 476-560 (135.2 - 159%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Archaludon: 402-474 (104.6 - 123.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Thunderbolt/Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Skarmory: 350-412 (104.7 - 123.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Hippowdon: 369-435 (87.8 - 103.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO after 1 layer of Spikes
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Draco Meteor vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Toxapex: 208-246 (68.6 - 81.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Toxapex: 192-228 (63.3 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Draco Meteor over 2 turns vs. 252 HP / 232+ SpD Swampert: 333-394 (82.4 - 97.5%) -- guaranteed KO in 2 turns after Stealth Rock, 1 layer of Spikes, and Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Flamethrower vs. 232 HP / 124 SpD Gholdengo: 248-294 (66.4 - 78.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight: 210-248 (52.6 - 62.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 228+ SpD Heatran: 226-266 (58.5 - 68.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Goodra-Hisui Hydro Pump vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 304-358 (94.1 - 110.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

252 SpA Choice Specs Flutter Mane Shadow Ball vs. 32 HP / 4 SpD Goodra-Hisui: 142-168 (45.9 - 54.3%) -- 50.8% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Dragapult Draco Meteor vs. 32 HP / 4 SpD Goodra-Hisui: 186-220 (60.1 - 71.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Replays:

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2479478683 vs dragon
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2478477492-1vac14qinna77ksk4fu1a8rci0lkyd1pw vs ground
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2478052514-4m2tvpx2a71e14amksjp6k1qox7msh0pw?p2 vs steel