Project National Dex How To Lure (Week 42: Pelipper)

[Solaros & Lunaris]

Voting time!

by Adib10

Medicham-Mega @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- High Jump Kick
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch

Slowbro usually a check for mega medicham but with thunder punch, slowbro is no longer a check.
252 Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 184-218 (46.7 - 55.3%) -- 71.1% chance to 2HKO

by Soviet Glonk

Latios-Mega (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Psychic
- Earthquake
- Thunderbolt/ Thunder
- Roost

Slowbro can usually take all of Latios-Mega's attacks pretty well and pivot around it, but Thunderbolt is an assured 2HKO on it, and Thunder OHKOes it after some prior chip.
252 SpA Latios-Mega Thunder vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 336-396 (85.2 - 100.5%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Latios-Mega Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 274-324 (69.5 - 82.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
(note: Ice Beam can be run instead of Psychic when using thunderbolt to provide valuable boltbeam coverage)

by emillight

ain't you (Lopunny-Mega) (F) @ Lopunnite
Ability: Limber
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Encore
- Power-Up Punch
- Return
- Close Combat

meow hello. mega lopunny usually struggles to break physwalls like slowbro but catching it while it slack off's with encore to lock slowbro and rack up attack boosts with power-up punch allows it to beat it out wonderfully

by Dorron

Garchomp @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Stealth Rock

Slowbro tends to switch in Garchomp to eat the Rockium or force it out and then use Teleport to keep the momentum. The Dragonium set adds the necessary power to OHKO it.

+2 252 Atk Garchomp Devastating Drake (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 418-493 (106 - 125.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

by Fifty Shades of Rez

Z-Grass Knot Landorus-Therian
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252 SpA Landorus-Therian Bloom Doom (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 360-424 (91.3 - 107.6%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
A story will come soon!
(Sorry to disappoint, but sadly a story will probably NOT come this week because I have tests in school Please accept these dancing Hitmontop as a compensation)

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by Acrophobic_Avian

The Electric Hermit Crab?



Slowbro @ Electrium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Def / 192 SpA
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 1 Spe
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Future Sight
- Zap Cannon

192 SpA Slowbro Gigavolt Havoc (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 394-464 (100 - 117.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

192 Special Attack EVS guarantee an OHKO with Gigavolt Havoc from full. 1 Speed IV is used to outspeed minimum speed Slowbros. The rest is the standard defensive spread.

by lifemap

Slowbro likes to come in on defensive kommo o as a free pivot. why not specs kommo o to make it not a free switch
Kommo-o @ Choice Specs
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 28 HP / 252 SpA / 228 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Boomburst
- Focus Blast
- Clanging Scales
- Flash Cannon

252+ SpA Choice Specs Kommo-o Boomburst vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 250-295 (63.4 - 74.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Z kommo o is an option too but specs is more fun

Voting will ene on 11/6 at 11:59 PM GMT

 

[Acrophobic_Avian]

Encore M-Lop

 

[Agentkeval]

Mega latios



Sorry em… rocky helm…

 

[The Dragon Master]

chomper

 

[Fifty Shades of Rez]

that Slowbro set is goddamn amazing

 

[Phyn]

Lop

 

[Haok]

voting latios

 

[adem]

We have a tie this week between Encore Mega Lop and Thunder Mega Latios, if no one breaks the tie in 24hrs me or Sol will break it ourselves. Congrats to emillight for winning this week ! This week we have another rising star…



How will you lure the bug this week?​

 

[Avaritia]

Breaking the tie meow

 

[ChrisPBacon]

Landorus-Therian (M) @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 112 HP / 188 Atk / 208 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Fly
- Smack Down

Buzzwole is regarded as a switchin to almost all grounds with its amazing bulk and ice punch to threaten them in return, but z-fly lando can punish this with a well timed skystrike alongside being generally painful to switch into.

 

[Soviet Glonk]

Kartana @ Choice Band
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Aerial Ace
- Sacred Sword

Buzzwole usually switches into Band Kartana with ease, and also only fears +2 Breakneck Blitz or similar from Swords Dance sets. Aerial Ace catches it on the switch, and has a chance (albeit small) to OHKO after Stealth Rock.

252 Atk Choice Band Kartana Aerial Ace vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Buzzwole: 320-380 (76.5 - 90.9%) -- 25% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Kartana Smart Strike vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Buzzwole: 279-328 (66.7 - 78.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock.

 

[Haok]

Rillaboom
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Acrobatics
- Superpower

No item rillaboom for acro onto buzzwole is a great bait.
The reason for no grassy seed is simple, it gives away acrobatics and people (if good) will be weary of that when playing around it.

+2 252 Atk Rillaboom Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 572-676 (136.8 - 161.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[Fifty Shades of Rez]

reserving Aerial Ace Swords Dance L.Orb Weavile
+2 252 Atk Life Orb Weavile Aerial Ace vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Buzzwole: 411-484 (98.3 - 115.7%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

note: still in tests, so stories won't return until december

 

[Dorron]

#DorronTheBest

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike @ Salac Berry
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Acrobatics

You can lure in Buzzwole and let your Shifu be worn down to consume your Berry, which will make Acrobatics 110 BP. Acrobatics also helps breaking past Kommo-o.

+1 252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Buzzwole: 412-488 (98.5 - 116.7%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO. Literally nobody runs 252 252+ Buzzwole so you are granted the OHKO.

 

[Acrophobic_Avian]

Circus Monkey



Zarude
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acrobatics
- Bulk Up
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing

Buzzwole is an extremely reliable switchin to Zarude, easily being capable of forcing it out by virtue of its defensive typing resisting both of Zarude's STABs. However, at +1, Zarude has a high chance of OHKOing Buzzwole with Acrobatics:

+1 252 Atk Zarude Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 416-492 (99.5 - 117.7%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

 

[xr1aces]

Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs lele is so good for taking out buzzwole, and can kill many of buzz's switches as well.
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Psychic

 

[tricona]

Special Garchomp..?
Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 Spd / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Fire Blast
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power

Calcs

252 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 374-442 (89.4 - 105.7%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 374-442 (89.4 - 105.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Alternate spread
228 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 367-432 (87.7 - 103.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Buzzwole is regarded as one of the best switchins to Chomp due to its Ground resistance and generally annying tendency of not dying on the physical side. Enter special Chomp. Chomp OHKOes Buzz after a round of rocks and has a not insignificant chance of KOing it outright without any prior damage at max. 80 is not a lot to work with, but it's just about enough. This Chomp can also beat a lot of its normal checks in Ferro and to an extent, Pex. This opens the door to your Ttat, Gyarados, menace to society, etc.

(An alternate EV spread of 228 Spa / 252 Spe / 28 Atk with a Rash Nature can be run for a more mixed variant. This maintains the OHKO after rocks)

 

[R8]

Lopunny-Mega @ Lopunnite
Ability: Limber
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Toxic
- Return
- Fake Out / U-Turn
- Close Combat

Buzz hates Toxic, so u can just click that move and it will suffer. It's already quite susceptible to chip, so with Toxic you can easily play around it later in the game.

 

[Phyn]

Garchomp @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Garchomp Devastating Drake (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 381-448 (91.1 - 107.1%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Devastating Drake (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 381-448 (91.1 - 107.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Yeah Buzz is regarded as a very good switchin to chomper, dragonium says no to that, other than being generally an incredibly powerful and useful move even in matchup without a buzzwhole, which is very important as buzz isnt that common anyway.

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

Voting time!

by ChrisPBacon

Landorus-Therian (M) @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 112 HP / 188 Atk / 208 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Fly
- Smack Down

Buzzwole is regarded as a switchin to almost all grounds with its amazing bulk and ice punch to threaten them in return, but z-fly lando can punish this with a well timed skystrike alongside being generally painful to switch into.

:kartan: by Soviet Glonk

Kartana @ Choice Band
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Aerial Ace
- Sacred Sword

Buzzwole usually switches into Band Kartana with ease, and also only fears +2 Breakneck Blitz or similar from Swords Dance sets. Aerial Ace catches it on the switch, and has a chance (albeit small) to OHKO after Stealth Rock.

252 Atk Choice Band Kartana Aerial Ace vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Buzzwole: 320-380 (76.5 - 90.9%) -- 25% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Choice Band Kartana Smart Strike vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Buzzwole: 279-328 (66.7 - 78.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock.

by lifemap

Rillaboom
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Acrobatics
- Superpower

No item rillaboom for acro onto buzzwole is a great bait.
The reason for no grassy seed is simple, it gives away acrobatics and people (if good) will be weary of that when playing around it.

+2 252 Atk Rillaboom Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 572-676 (136.8 - 161.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

by Dorron

#DorronTheBest

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike @ Salac Berry
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Acrobatics

You can lure in Buzzwole and let your Shifu be worn down to consume your Berry, which will make Acrobatics 110 BP. Acrobatics also helps breaking past Kommo-o.

+1 252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Buzzwole: 412-488 (98.5 - 116.7%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO. Literally nobody runs 252 252+ Buzzwole so you are granted the OHKO.

by Acrophobic_Avian

Circus Monkey



Zarude
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acrobatics
- Bulk Up
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing

Buzzwole is an extremely reliable switchin to Zarude, easily being capable of forcing it out by virtue of its defensive typing resisting both of Zarude's STABs. However, at +1, Zarude has a high chance of OHKOing Buzzwole with Acrobatics:

+1 252 Atk Zarude Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 416-492 (99.5 - 117.7%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

Mixed by tricona

Special Garchomp..?
Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 Spd / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Fire Blast
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power

Calcs

252 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 374-442 (89.4 - 105.7%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 374-442 (89.4 - 105.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Alternate spread
228 SpA Life Orb Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 367-432 (87.7 - 103.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Buzzwole is regarded as one of the best switchins to Chomp due to its Ground resistance and generally annying tendency of not dying on the physical side. Enter special Chomp. Chomp OHKOes Buzz after a round of rocks and has a not insignificant chance of KOing it outright without any prior damage at max. 80 is not a lot to work with, but it's just about enough. This Chomp can also beat a lot of its normal checks in Ferro and to an extent, Pex. This opens the door to your Ttat, Gyarados, menace to society, etc.

(An alternate EV spread of 228 Spa / 252 Spe / 28 Atk with a Rash Nature can be run for a more mixed variant. This maintains the OHKO after rocks)

by R8

Lopunny-Mega @ Lopunnite
Ability: Limber
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Toxic
- Return
- Fake Out / U-Turn
- Close Combat

Buzz hates Toxic, so u can just click that move and it will suffer. It's already quite susceptible to chip, so with Toxic you can easily play around it later in the game.

Dragonium by Fun89

Garchomp @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock

+2 252 Atk Garchomp Devastating Drake (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 381-448 (91.1 - 107.1%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Devastating Drake (190 BP) vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Buzzwole: 381-448 (91.1 - 107.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

Yeah Buzz is regarded as a very good switchin to chomper, dragonium says no to that, other than being generally an incredibly powerful and useful move even in matchup without a buzzwhole, which is very important as buzz isnt that common anyway.

Voting will end whenever adem desires it to.

 

[KirbCena]

Lando

 

[The Dragon Master]

dragonium chomp

 

[tricona]

Zarude

 

[Acrophobic_Avian]

Rillaboom

 

[Dorron]

special chomp