[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Malignant Chain
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Air Balloon / Shuca Berry
tera type: Ghost
ability: Poison Puppeteer
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Pecharunt's good defensive typing, excellent physical bulk even without any EV investment, and otherwise well-rounded statline make it a uniquely effective and highly disruptive wallbreaker. Nasty Plot allows Pecharunt to capitalize on its ability to force out the vast majority of physical attackers, as with maximum Special Attack investment a +2 Pecharunt is capable of 2HKOing a large portion of the tier and is very difficult to switch into safely. While Malignant Chain is already a devastating attack due to its high chance to Badly Poison and Confuse the target, a Nasty Plot boost alongside maximum Special Attack investment allows Pecharunt to 2HKO max HP Zamazenta. Recover ensures that Pecharunt can blanket check most physical attackers throughout a game, and after Terastallizing it lets Pecharunt outlast Ground-types like Great Tusk, Ting-Lu and Iron Treads. Heavy-Duty Boots ensures that Pecharunt can repeatedly switch in over the course of a game without getting worn down by entry hazards, letting it preserve precious Recover PP. This is especially useful against Iron Defense Zamazenta, which can otherwise wear it down long-term with Crunch's Defense drops alongside chip damage from hazards. Air Balloon grants Pecharunt a temporary Ground immunity, making it a good spinblocker against Great Tusk and Iron Treads without needing to Terastallize and forcing threats like Dragonite, Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Enamorus to pop Pecharunt's Air Balloon and tank an attack before threatening it with their Ground-type attacks. Shuca Berry can accomplish a similar goal; although Pecharunt won't be completely immune to Ground-type attacks, it can still survive a single Headlong Rush from Great Tusk, Earth Power from Choice Specs Kyurem and Enamorus, or even a +2 Dragonite's Earthquake before hitting these threats back very hard. Shuca Berry has the added benefit of allowing Pecharunt to remove Toxic Spikes while also bluffing Heavy-Duty Boots if entry hazards are not up, letting it bait the aforementioned Ground-type attacks and retaliate. Both items have the added benefit of reducing Pecharunt's damage taken from Knock Off from Weavile, Meowscarada, and Iron Valiant after they are consumed, allowing Pecharunt to soft check them more easily. Tera Ghost removes Pecharunt's exploitable Ground and Psychic weaknesses, letting it wear down and eventually break past Ting-Lu while making it even better at spinblocking against Great Tusk and Iron Treads and letting it survive Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost if absolutely necessary. Tera Ghost also drastically boosts Shadow Ball's damage output, allowing Pecharunt to OHKO both Iron Treads and Great Tusk after a Nasty Plot. Tera Fighting and Tera Ground, both alongside Tera Blast, are niche options; Tera Fighting lets Pecharunt lure in and eliminate Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, and especially Kingambit. Tera Ground enables super effective coverage against Gholdengo, opposing Pecharunt, and Kingambit while hitting Raging Bolt, Clodsire, Toxapex, and Iron Moth super effectively. Lastly, Destiny Bond can be run to trade Pecharunt for a second KO, which can be especially useful after Pecharunt has already served its purpose and eliminated an opposing Great Tusk or Iron Treads.
Nasty Plot Pecharunt fits reasonably well on bulkier offensive teams, and its best teammates greatly appreciate its defensive utility and spinblocking capabilities. Teammates that struggle with Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, such as Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Darkrai, make for strong teammates. Kingambit appreciate Pecharunt softening up walls like Iron Defense Corviknight, while Hisuian Samurott can utilize Ceaseless Edge's entry hazard support to make Pecharunt's wallbreaking capabilities even more fearsome or can itself serve as a secondary wallbreaker alongside Pecharunt. Zamazenta itself makes for a strong teammate for its ability to check these aforementioned Dark-types, all of which—especially Kingambit, which Pecharunt cannot meaningfully threaten—put a great deal of pressure on Pecharunt. Partners that can handle opposing Dark-types, like Enamorus and Iron Valiant, are similarly excellent teammates for Pecharunt. Physically bulky Ground-types that can set Stealth Rock while surviving opposing Ground-type attacks themselves, like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Landorus-T, are great teammates that appreciate Pecharunt's ability to keep their entry hazards up. Kyurem and Ogerpon-W are strong teammates that can handle bulkier, Poison-immune threats like Garganacl, Gliscor, and Clodsire, which Pecharunt can be worn down by over time. Ogerpon-W greatly appreciates Pecharunt's ability to handle Zamazenta and many Iron Valiant sets in return. Lastly, Nasty Plot Pecharunt is a strong alternative to Gholdengo on Sticky Web teams. While it lacks Gholdengo's coveted Defog and Mortal Spin immunities, it outspeeds and greatly threatens Great Tusk, ensuring that Sticky Web remains intact against teams that rely on it as their only form of hazard removal.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dreadfury.408271/
Quality checked by:
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name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Malignant Chain
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Air Balloon / Shuca Berry
tera type: Ghost
ability: Poison Puppeteer
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Pecharunt's good defensive typing, excellent physical bulk even without any EV investment, and otherwise well-rounded statline make it a uniquely effective and highly disruptive wallbreaker. Nasty Plot allows Pecharunt to capitalize on its ability to force out the vast majority of physical attackers, as with maximum Special Attack investment a +2 Pecharunt is capable of 2HKOing a large portion of the tier and is very difficult to switch into safely. While Malignant Chain is already a devastating attack due to its high chance to Badly Poison and Confuse the target, a Nasty Plot boost alongside maximum Special Attack investment allows Pecharunt to 2HKO max HP Zamazenta. Recover ensures that Pecharunt can blanket check most physical attackers throughout a game, and after Terastallizing it lets Pecharunt outlast Ground-types like Great Tusk, Ting-Lu and Iron Treads. Heavy-Duty Boots ensures that Pecharunt can repeatedly switch in over the course of a game without getting worn down by entry hazards, letting it preserve precious Recover PP. This is especially useful against Iron Defense Zamazenta, which can otherwise wear it down long-term with Crunch's Defense drops alongside chip damage from hazards. Air Balloon grants Pecharunt a temporary Ground immunity, making it a good spinblocker against Great Tusk and Iron Treads without needing to Terastallize and forcing threats like Dragonite, Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Enamorus to pop Pecharunt's Air Balloon and tank an attack before threatening it with their Ground-type attacks. Shuca Berry can accomplish a similar goal; although Pecharunt won't be completely immune to Ground-type attacks, it can still survive a single Headlong Rush from Great Tusk, Earth Power from Choice Specs Kyurem and Enamorus, or even a +2 Dragonite's Earthquake before hitting these threats back very hard. Shuca Berry has the added benefit of allowing Pecharunt to remove Toxic Spikes while also bluffing Heavy-Duty Boots if entry hazards are not up, letting it bait the aforementioned Ground-type attacks and retaliate. Both items have the added benefit of reducing Pecharunt's damage taken from Knock Off from Weavile, Meowscarada, and Iron Valiant after they are consumed, allowing Pecharunt to soft check them more easily. Tera Ghost removes Pecharunt's exploitable Ground and Psychic weaknesses, letting it wear down and eventually break past Ting-Lu while making it even better at spinblocking against Great Tusk and Iron Treads and letting it survive Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost if absolutely necessary. Tera Ghost also drastically boosts Shadow Ball's damage output, allowing Pecharunt to OHKO both Iron Treads and Great Tusk after a Nasty Plot. Tera Fighting and Tera Ground, both alongside Tera Blast, are niche options; Tera Fighting lets Pecharunt lure in and eliminate Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, and especially Kingambit. Tera Ground enables super effective coverage against Gholdengo, opposing Pecharunt, and Kingambit while hitting Raging Bolt, Clodsire, Toxapex, and Iron Moth super effectively. Lastly, Destiny Bond can be run to trade Pecharunt for a second KO, which can be especially useful after Pecharunt has already served its purpose and eliminated an opposing Great Tusk or Iron Treads.
Nasty Plot Pecharunt fits reasonably well on bulkier offensive teams, and its best teammates greatly appreciate its defensive utility and spinblocking capabilities. Teammates that struggle with Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, such as Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Darkrai, make for strong teammates. Kingambit appreciate Pecharunt softening up walls like Iron Defense Corviknight, while Hisuian Samurott can utilize Ceaseless Edge's entry hazard support to make Pecharunt's wallbreaking capabilities even more fearsome or can itself serve as a secondary wallbreaker alongside Pecharunt. Zamazenta itself makes for a strong teammate for its ability to check these aforementioned Dark-types, all of which—especially Kingambit, which Pecharunt cannot meaningfully threaten—put a great deal of pressure on Pecharunt. Partners that can handle opposing Dark-types, like Enamorus and Iron Valiant, are similarly excellent teammates for Pecharunt. Physically bulky Ground-types that can set Stealth Rock while surviving opposing Ground-type attacks themselves, like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Landorus-T, are great teammates that appreciate Pecharunt's ability to keep their entry hazards up. Kyurem and Ogerpon-W are strong teammates that can handle bulkier, Poison-immune threats like Garganacl, Gliscor, and Clodsire, which Pecharunt can be worn down by over time. Ogerpon-W greatly appreciates Pecharunt's ability to handle Zamazenta and many Iron Valiant sets in return. Lastly, Nasty Plot Pecharunt is a strong alternative to Gholdengo on Sticky Web teams. While it lacks Gholdengo's coveted Defog and Mortal Spin immunities, it outspeeds and greatly threatens Great Tusk, ensuring that Sticky Web remains intact against teams that rely on it as their only form of hazard removal.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dreadfury.408271/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/setsu.548068/
Grammar checked by:
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