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Project National Dex - Lure That Threat! - Cycle 29: Slowbro
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Metagross <3
With 5 votes, sh0shin wins this slate!
Now, coming to the next mon,
CYCLE-11:
Melmetal @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 232 SpD / 24 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Superpower / Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake
With strong STAB Double Iron Bash's and a wide pool of coverage to pick from, Melmetal cements itself as one of the tiers strongest breakers. With Assault Vest, Melm finds itself able to comfortably shrug off special attacks, while also boasting a whopping 143 defense, making this monster very hard to take down.
How will you lure this threat?
Submissions end on the 13th of December!
Now, coming to the next mon,
CYCLE-11:
Melmetal @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 232 SpD / 24 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Superpower / Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake
With strong STAB Double Iron Bash's and a wide pool of coverage to pick from, Melmetal cements itself as one of the tiers strongest breakers. With Assault Vest, Melm finds itself able to comfortably shrug off special attacks, while also boasting a whopping 143 defense, making this monster very hard to take down.
How will you lure this threat?
Submissions end on the 13th of December!
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Tapu Lele @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Psychic Surge
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Focus Blast
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
funni nuke go brrrrrrrr
considering most (assuming its alo melm) teams that have this mon usually doesn’t have a different steel, this is a effective bait thats capable of sweeping/weakening the rest of the team for a sweep
+1 252 SpA Tapu Lele All-Out Pummeling (190 BP) vs. 0 HP / 232 SpD Assault Vest Melmetal: 436-514 (106 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Ability: Psychic Surge
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Focus Blast
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
funni nuke go brrrrrrrr
considering most (assuming its alo melm) teams that have this mon usually doesn’t have a different steel, this is a effective bait thats capable of sweeping/weakening the rest of the team for a sweep
+1 252 SpA Tapu Lele All-Out Pummeling (190 BP) vs. 0 HP / 232 SpD Assault Vest Melmetal: 436-514 (106 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Rillaboom @ Fightinium Z
Level: 100
Adamant Nature
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Superpower
- Wood Hammer
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
Yea that's a GG EZ you SD on the switch then you ball it down with A HUNDRED FISTS eh
+2 252+ Atk Rillaboom All-Out Pummeling (190 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 646-762 (157.1 - 185.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Level: 100
Adamant Nature
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Superpower
- Wood Hammer
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
Yea that's a GG EZ you SD on the switch then you ball it down with A HUNDRED FISTS eh
+2 252+ Atk Rillaboom All-Out Pummeling (190 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Melmetal: 646-762 (157.1 - 185.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
VOTING IS UP!
Getting to the voting phase, everyone can only vote for 1 lure.
by nongyboii5000
by Kin+ak (✧∇✧)
Voting closes on December 17th!
Getting to the voting phase, everyone can only vote for 1 lure.
by nongyboii5000 by Kin+ak (✧∇✧)Voting closes on December 17th!
Fight z rilla is hella cool but I just feel like fight z Lele is the more consistent option. Both are rlly cool lures but I'm voting Lele.
I am voting because you can actually see this set in the ladder, however congrats to Kin+ak (✧∇✧) for that astonishing threat, I would have never seen that coming if playing against that
because you can actually see this set in the ladder, however congrats to Kin+ak (✧∇✧) for that astonishing threat, I would have never seen that coming if playing against that
With 5 votes, nongyboii5000 wins this round!
Now, coming to the next round:
Cycle 12: Moltres
Moltres @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 112 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- U-Turn
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp
Boasting an excellent defensive typing into a very steel heavy meta, moltres finds itself as a very valuable defensive piece on a lot of structures, annoying common mons such as Melmetal greatly. Will-O-Wisp let's it cripple other dangerous physical attack rs such as Dragonite, further boosting it's defensive capabilities.
How will you lure this threat?
Submissions end on the 21st of December!
Now, coming to the next round:
Cycle 12: Moltres
Moltres @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 148 Def / 112 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- U-Turn
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp
Boasting an excellent defensive typing into a very steel heavy meta, moltres finds itself as a very valuable defensive piece on a lot of structures, annoying common mons such as Melmetal greatly. Will-O-Wisp let's it cripple other dangerous physical attack rs such as Dragonite, further boosting it's defensive capabilities.
How will you lure this threat?
Submissions end on the 21st of December!
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a million ways to say i hate this mon but i can only choose one
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Liquidation
- Knock Off
- Close Combat
funny set ive used before, in no world is a molt expecting this
force a switch and sd, then have your opp wondering how you made it out the 1200s
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Liquidation
- Knock Off
- Close Combat
funny set ive used before, in no world is a molt expecting this
force a switch and sd, then have your opp wondering how you made it out the 1200s
+2 252 Atk Quark Drive Iron Valiant Liquidation vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 450-530 (117.4 - 138.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Melmetal @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake
- Superpower
- Rock Slide
252+ Atk Melmetal Rock Slide vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 360-428 (93.9 - 111.7%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
0 SpA Moltres Flamethrower vs. 4 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Melmetal: 164-194 (39.8 - 47%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Helps vs. Zapdos as well, nice tech on teams that struggle to deal with Moltres cores.
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Double Iron Bash
- Earthquake
- Superpower
- Rock Slide
252+ Atk Melmetal Rock Slide vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 360-428 (93.9 - 111.7%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
0 SpA Moltres Flamethrower vs. 4 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Melmetal: 164-194 (39.8 - 47%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Helps vs. Zapdos as well, nice tech on teams that struggle to deal with Moltres cores.
Great Tusk @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Stone Edge
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner
252 Atk Great Tusk Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 408-484 (106.5 - 126.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Idk if this is real but I keep seeing sedge/head smash tusk so we're just gonna pretend that it is. Seems reasonable enough with all the mons like molt/yard/zap floating around that like to be annoying to tusk.
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Stone Edge
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner
252 Atk Great Tusk Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 408-484 (106.5 - 126.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Idk if this is real but I keep seeing sedge/head smash tusk so we're just gonna pretend that it is. Seems reasonable enough with all the mons like molt/yard/zap floating around that like to be annoying to tusk.
EEP EEP
Moquitoes at 5pm (Buzzwole) @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 128 Def / 32 SpD / 92 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
EEP EEP
92 to outspeed, 4+ n 128 atk n def so you're as bulky as possiible while getting the attack beast boost, and leaving EVs for Spdef n speed. Excellent BU buzzwole set in general, too.
Moquitoes at 5pm (Buzzwole) @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 128 Def / 32 SpD / 92 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
EEP EEP
92 to outspeed, 4+ n 128 atk n def so you're as bulky as possiible while getting the attack beast boost, and leaving EVs for Spdef n speed. Excellent BU buzzwole set in general, too.
Kingambit @ Rockium Z
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick/ Iron Head
252+ Atk Kingambit Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 460-544 (120.1 - 142%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk burned Kingambit Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 414-488 (108 - 127.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
cool set, Z kills through burn so that's nice + can be used for Zapdos aswell
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick/ Iron Head
252+ Atk Kingambit Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 460-544 (120.1 - 142%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk burned Kingambit Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 414-488 (108 - 127.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
cool set, Z kills through burn so that's nice + can be used for Zapdos aswell
Pinsir-Mega @ Pinsirite
Ability: Aerilate
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Quick Attack
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
252 Atk Pinsir-Mega Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 464-548 (121.1 - 143%) -- guaranteed OHKO
it also does considerable dmg to zapdos and also ohko's heatran.
works great on webs ho teams.
Ability: Aerilate
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Quick Attack
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
252 Atk Pinsir-Mega Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 148 Def Moltres: 464-548 (121.1 - 143%) -- guaranteed OHKO
it also does considerable dmg to zapdos and also ohko's heatran.
works great on webs ho teams.
VOTING IS UP!
Getting to the voting phase, everyone can only vote for 1 lure.
Swords Dance Liquidation
by nongyboii5000
Rock Slide
by Danbear02
Stone Edge
by BrisingrDraconis
Stone Edge
by Kin+ak (✧∇✧)
by Astral Regulator
Stone Edge
by niminm
Voting closes on December 23rd!
Getting to the voting phase, everyone can only vote for 1 lure.
Swords Dance Liquidation
by nongyboii5000Rock Slide
by Danbear02Stone Edge
by BrisingrDraconisStone Edge
by Kin+ak (✧∇✧) by Astral RegulatorStone Edge
by niminmVoting closes on December 23rd!
Ngl If the Ival is gon Liquidation ima ragequit Eh So il vote for pinsir mega
i LOVE pinsir, but im a huge advocate for rock moves on great tusk so ill be voting that.