Monotype Monotype Slowking Water (QC: 1/1) (GP: 1/1)

[Rei]

Slowking @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Future Sight
- Teleport

Slowking is a great specially defensive pivot on balance Water teams because of its ability Regenerator and item Heavy-Duty Boots, with the latter allowing it to avoid being hurt by Toxic Spikes and other entry hazards. Thanks to its bulk, it can come in on Psychic-type attacks from Gardevoir and Hatterene and take strong special attacks from Indeedee-M, Kingdra, and Keldeo. Slowking can use Future Sight to force switches in the Poison-, Fighting-, and Dragon-type matchups followed by Teleport to safely bring its teammates like Keldeo in to deal with Drapion and Hydreigon. Seismitoad and Toxapex form a strong defensive core with Slowking, providing an Electric immunity and forming a Regenerator core, respectively. Additionally, together they form an entry hazard-stacking pair, allowing Future Sight to apply more pressure to targets such as Kyurem. Teammates that can take advantage of Future Sight like Choice Specs Keldeo and Choice Scarf Dracovish can take care of Urshifu-S and Hydreigon for Slowking.

 

[maroon]

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- sorry to make this change but make leftovers into heavy-duty boots. if you are acting as a pivot and you don't take hazard chip then there is no reason to need leftovers recovery, making boots a better choice for this set. update the description as well

Thanks to its bulk, it can come in on Psychic-type attacks from Gardevoir, Hatterene and be able to take strong Special attacks from Dragalge, Seismitoad, and Keldeo and use Regenerator to regain some HP back.
- first don't jam regenerator into this sentence, if anything I would combine it with the talk abt boots+regen make it a great pivot and how it helps this set. secondly I would change the examples, maybe something like indeedee and kingdra for bulk over what you have.

Partners like Toxapex and Semistoad are great to pair with Slowking because of Toxapex being able to status Pokemon with Toxic, while Semistoad sets up Stealth Rock and can also be a Electric immunity for the team.
- would break this up into two sentences. mention how toxapex can form a regenerator core with slowking as well and it neutral to grass attacks. would also add a teammate that can take advantage of future sight, maybe like specs keldeo or dracovish.

pm me on discord when you implement this and ill look at it again and stamp!

edit: talked on discord, once that is implemented QC 1/1!

 

[deetah]

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A lot of changes packed in here, make sure you implement carefully.

GP 1/1

Slowking

Slowking @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Future Sight
- Teleport

Slowking is a great Special Defense specially defensive pivot on balance Water teams because of its ability Regenerator and having item Heavy-Duty Boots, with the latter allowing it to avoid being statused hurt by Toxic Spikes and chip damage other entry hazards. Thanks to its bulk, it can come in on Psychic-type attacks from Gardevoir, (RC) and Hatterene, (RC) and be able to take strong special (Lowercase) attacks from Indeedee-M, Kingdra, and Keldeo. Slowking can use Future Sight to force switches in the Poison-, Fighting-, (AC) and Dragon-type matchups (Plural) and can use followed by Teleport after Future Sight to safely bring its teammates like Keldeo in to deal with the Drapion and Hydreigon. Seismitoad and Toxapex form a strong defensive core with Slowking, (AC) providing an Electric immunity and forming a Regenerator core, (AC) respectively. Additionally, together they form a hazard stacking an entry hazard-stacking pair, (AC) allowing Future Sight to apply more pressure to targets such as Kyurem. Teammates that can take advantage of Future Sight like Choice Specs Keldeo and Choice Scarf Dracovish can take care of Urshifu-S and Hydreigon for it Slowking.

 

[Eisenherz]