Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (on hiatus)

[Wellhell]

Diancie-Mega @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 28 Atk / 228 SpA / 252 Spe
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Mystical Fire
- Earth Power

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28 Atk Diamond Storm vs. 252 HP / 0 Def : 398-470 (109.9 - 129.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
228 SpA Mystical Fire vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD :276-328 (78.4 - 93.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
228 SpA Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD : 594-702 (136.8 - 161.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[BrisingrDraconis]

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Roost

Offensive Calcs

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian in Sun: 198-234 (55 - 65%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk in Sun: 474-558 (109.2 - 128.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD Ferrothorn in Sun: 840-988 (238.6 - 280.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Defensive Calcs

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 114-135 (38.3 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Other two die before attacking

 

[TheKingsLeap]

Thundurus-Therian @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Calcs

252+ SpA Life Orb Tera Fire Thundurus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD Ferrothorn: 598-707 (169.8 - 200.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Tera Fire Thundurus-Therian Psychic vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk: 504-595 (116.1 - 137%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Thundurus-Therian Thunderbolt vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 315-374 (87.5 - 103.8%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Thundurus-Therian: 77-91 (25.7 - 30.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

 

[Willro101]

give the win to aegislash
now for this week
claiming mega diancie

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Thundurus-Therian @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Calcs

252+ SpA Life Orb Tera Fire Thundurus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD Ferrothorn: 598-707 (169.8 - 200.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Tera Fire Thundurus-Therian Psychic vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk: 504-595 (116.1 - 137%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Thundurus-Therian Thunderbolt vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 315-374 (87.5 - 103.8%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Thundurus-Therian: 77-91 (25.7 - 30.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Roost

Offensive Calcs

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian in Sun: 198-234 (55 - 65%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk in Sun: 474-558 (109.2 - 128.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD Ferrothorn in Sun: 840-988 (238.6 - 280.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Defensive Calcs

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 114-135 (38.3 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Other two die before attacking

Diancie-Mega @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 28 Atk / 228 SpA / 252 Spe
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Mystical Fire
- Earth Power

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28 Atk Diamond Storm vs. 252 HP / 0 Def : 398-470 (109.9 - 129.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
228 SpA Mystical Fire vs. 252 HP / 216 SpD :276-328 (78.4 - 93.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
228 SpA Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD : 594-702 (136.8 - 161.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Kyurem @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 56 HP / 196 SpA / 32 SpD / 224 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Roost

You may think, “ohhh gyro ball ferro cooks this!!!” However haha you just got pp stalled because this kyurem actually got the realistic scenario and got a sub off. Pp stall Ferro with still a billion roosts to go, kill tusk, and kill torn because kyurem is fat and av torn sucks at actually doing damage + can only knock which doesn’t matter because most of these teams with this core just lose to kyurem, plus its rocks weak so its not actually pivoting into kyurem or threatening it back due to hurricane being very inconsistent against kyurem.

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 56 HP / 32 SpD Kyurem: 135-160 (33.3 - 39.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO - only relevant calc needed

 

[Hittite Jumpscare]

Charizard Mega Y

 

[BrisingrDraconis]

 

[DuckDefender]

Kyurem

 

[PERSON6901]

Charizard Y

 

[sh0shin]

Kyurem

 

[K302]

Congratulations to Ineros for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Gouging Fire + Dragonite!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Gouging Fire @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Outrage

Dragonite @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dual Wingbeat
- Earthquake
- Ice Spinner

 

[Ineros]

Dondozo @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Liquidation
- Body Press
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Pretty obvious how this works. Just continually wall both dnite and gouging as they can’t do any progress to you once the drag z is blown. No calcs needed I think it’s obvious on how the line of play needed to break the core works

 

[BrisingrDraconis]

So yeah remember that kyurem guy?


Kyurem @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot
- Icicle Spear
- Tera Blast

Adamant kyurem outspeeds both adamant gouging and jolly dragonite, so basically you just get rocks up then click scale shot into gouging for a guaranteed ko, then icicle spear into dnite, if they tera to live you break multiscale then ko next turn with tb ground, they can't ko you back on that first turn, even if you're -1. And if dragonite is up first you just scale shot into that, kos if they don't tera, if they do it's just the same break multiscale then ko with tb ground scenario where they still can't ko you back. then gouging just dies obv.

Offensive Calcs

252+ Atk Kyurem Icicle Spear (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 672-798 (208 - 247%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Kyurem Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 336-399 (104 - 123.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Tera Ground Kyurem Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Steel Dragonite: 302-356 (93.4 - 110.2%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO (multiscale's gone at this point)
252+ Atk Kyurem Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Gouging Fire: 312-368 (88.8 - 104.8%) -- approx. OHKO after Stealth Rock - not sure why calc says approximate ohko instead of guaranteed.

Defensive Calcs

252 Atk Dragonite Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. -1 0 HP / 4 Def Kyurem: 218-260 (55.7 - 66.4%) -- approx. 2HKO

and then even if you're a ground type for whatever reason:
252 Atk Dragonite Ice Spinner vs. -1 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Ground Kyurem: 294-346 (75.1 - 88.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[Sami]

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave

Last slot is Filler just use cosmic power and u win ngl

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave

Last slot is Filler just use cosmic power and u win ngl

So yeah remember that kyurem guy?


Kyurem @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot
- Icicle Spear
- Tera Blast

Adamant kyurem outspeeds both adamant gouging and jolly dragonite, so basically you just get rocks up then click scale shot into gouging for a guaranteed ko, then icicle spear into dnite, if they tera to live you break multiscale then ko next turn with tb ground, they can't ko you back on that first turn, even if you're -1. And if dragonite is up first you just scale shot into that, kos if they don't tera, if they do it's just the same break multiscale then ko with tb ground scenario where they still can't ko you back. then gouging just dies obv.

Offensive Calcs

252+ Atk Kyurem Icicle Spear (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 672-798 (208 - 247%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Kyurem Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 336-399 (104 - 123.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Tera Ground Kyurem Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Steel Dragonite: 302-356 (93.4 - 110.2%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO (multiscale's gone at this point)
252+ Atk Kyurem Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Gouging Fire: 312-368 (88.8 - 104.8%) -- approx. OHKO after Stealth Rock - not sure why calc says approximate ohko instead of guaranteed.

Defensive Calcs

252 Atk Dragonite Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. -1 0 HP / 4 Def Kyurem: 218-260 (55.7 - 66.4%) -- approx. 2HKO

and then even if you're a ground type for whatever reason:
252 Atk Dragonite Ice Spinner vs. -1 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Ground Kyurem: 294-346 (75.1 - 88.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Dondozo @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Liquidation
- Body Press
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Pretty obvious how this works. Just continually wall both dnite and gouging as they can’t do any progress to you once the drag z is blown. No calcs needed I think it’s obvious on how the line of play needed to break the core works

 

[sh0shin]

big kyu

 

[BigForretressGuy]

Ineros

 

[BigForretressGuy]

Ineros Dondozo

 

[slug]

the bozo

 

[Alisyem]

Dozo

 

[K302]

Congratulations to Ineros for winning last week of Break this Core!
After a way longer than intended hiatus BTC is finally back with a new week!

Our new core will be Mega-Medicham + Samurott-Hisui!


How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Samurott-Hisui @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ceaseless Edge
- Razor Shell
- Knock Off
- Flip Turn

Medicham-Mega @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch
- Fake Out

#FreeMirror

 

[sh0shin]

Scarf Lele
lol click moonblast

EDIT: since i sniped a lot of people's immediate reaction to this duo, here's an optimized (not) version of scarf lele JUST for this core. do not run this speed lol you can outspeed great tusk and landorus at +1 with regular lele. however, i did my best to also adjust it for general laddering.

Tapu Lele @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 80 HP / 252 Def / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast

explanation of "min/max" spread and water tera

176 speed with + nature is funny enough a jump point and hits 297. dumping the rest into our weakest defense points since uninvested STAB moonblast OHKOs both. and this core is all physical. however, this bulk actually does come in handy vs another matchup, that being the best special wallbreaker in the meta.

defensive calcs

252 Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega Zen Headbutt vs. 80 HP / 252 Def Tapu Lele in Psychic Terrain: 134-158 (44.5 - 52.4%) -- 21.5% chance to 2HKO
252 Atk Sharpness Tera Dark Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 80 HP / 252 Def Tapu Lele: 178-210 (59.1 - 69.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Sharpness Tera Dark Samurott-Hisui Razor Shell vs. 80 HP / 252 Def Tapu Lele on a critical hit: 229-271 (76 - 90%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Sharpness Tera Dark Samurott-Hisui Razor Shell vs. 80 HP / 252 Def Tera Water Tapu Lele on a critical hit: 114-135 (37.8 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
theoretically with this spread, you can swap into anything but knock off here. kind of crazy

worthy of note: regular lele also lives one vs both of these (but not the razor shell crit)
252 Atk Pure Power Medicham-Mega Zen Headbutt vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele in Psychic Terrain: 179-211 (63.7 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Sharpness Tera Dark Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele: 236-278 (83.9 - 98.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Razor Shell vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele on a critical hit: 306-361 (108.8 - 128.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

tera water vs others

this is a tech taught to me by the legendary Xurkiyee (though not for scarf LOL)

click Tera Water vs Yard and all your troubles melt away. well, pray it doesn't click solar beam on your lele first.
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 80 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Tapu Lele in Sun: 126-149 (41.8 - 49.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
0 SpA Tera Water Tapu Lele Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Charizard-Mega-Y in Psychic Terrain: 171-202 (57.5 - 68%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

additionally, you take Surging from Tera Water urshifu
252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 80 HP / 252 Def Tera Water Tapu Lele on a critical hit: 120-144 (39.8 - 47.8%) -- approx. 3HKO
0 SpA Tera Water Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 195-229 (57.1 - 67.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 SpA Tera Water Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike in Psychic Terrain: 238-282 (69.7 - 82.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[Wellhell]

Rillaboom @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- U-turn
- Knock Off

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252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Grass Grassy Glide vs. 0 HP / 4 Def in Grassy Terrain: 604-712 (188.1 - 221.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Grass Grassy Glide vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Dark in Grassy Terrain: 302-356 (94 - 110.9%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Grass Grassy Glide vs. 0 HP / 0 Def in Grassy Terrain: 288-340 (110.3 - 130.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Sharpness Razor Shell: vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Grass : 87-103 (25.5 - 30.2%) -- 0.6% chance to 4HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery
252 Atk Sharpness Razor Shell vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Grass : 87-103 (25.5 - 30.2%) -- 0.6% chance to 4HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery

 

[Sami]

Zapdos @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Static
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Def / 136 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Hurricane
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]

EVs outspeed Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott, rest is dumped into Max Def because Zapdos kills both of these two with STAB without investment LOL. Tera Electric to kill Samurott with Volt Switch and dodge the Ice weakness from Medicham.

Also don't free mirror im hating for no reason sorry

 

[boppydop!]

booster val, any set w moonblast and spatk click click