Bless Twilight for its post which allows me to do another one without doing a double-post..
This one was brought by Hogg on the council's discord chat and while I was perplexed about it, I have to admit that Choice Specs Espeon is a great tool in the current metagame. While it doesn't have the Normal-type of Indeedee neither the amazing Fairy-type of Gardevoir, it has significant advantages compared to these. Indeed, Espeon is way faster than Indeedee and Gardevoir which allows it to pack a Choice Specs while still being able to outspeed some common threats such as Durant, Heliolisk or Morpeko. Espeon also hits harder than Indeedee or Gardevoir which allows it to pressure more Pokemon than the two others. Last but not least, Espeon brings an amazing utility to offensive team thanks to Magic Bounce. Even without an extra type, Dazzling Gleam still hits pretty hard bulky Drapion for a solid ~40%.
SD Lucario is in my opinion way better now than before. It's also a great teammate for Ghost-type and Psychic-type which struggle to beat Dark-types such as Umbreon or Drapion. I found it really good when it's paired with either Choice Specs Espeon, Shell Smash Polteageist, Reuniclus or even Chandelure as it can come freely on Foul Play or Knock Off. Its typing is also quite amazing since it allows it to punish Umbreon + Weezig-Galar while being able to handle some common priorities such as Ice Shard or First Impression.
This is another Pokemon I've been enjoying recently. Lead Duraludon is a nice Pokemon to use since it can prevent opponent to use Rapid Spin / Defog thanks to Steel Beam which allows it to KO itself. Thunderbolt / Thunder is in my opinion mandatory if you want to be able to pressure bulky Water-types (aka Mantine / Milotic / Vaporeon) which are insanely good right now. Last slot really depends of what you need. Dark Pulse is nice to pressure Doublade while Draco Meteor is a useful nuke. Even if this set is in the shadow of its Choice Specs set, I believe it can be nice especially in HO since it provides to the team a fast Stealth Rock user which is able to pressure Defog Weezing-Galar or Mamoswine.
Heavy-Duty Boots is in my opinion the best item in the game. It's so good that you actually doesn't need as much as before Entry Hazards or a way to get rid of them. Sticky Web has been nerfed pretty hard as well as Entry Hazards in general because of this item. On the other hand, some Pokemon have been blessed by this item, especially Pokemon which are weak to Stealth Rock like Golisopod, Noivern, Avalugg etc.. I firmly believe that you can slap Heavy-Duty Boots on any kind of Pokemon and it will always be useful at one time or another
Espeon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Meteor Mash
- Extreme Speed
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Meteor Mash
- Extreme Speed
Duraludon @ Focus Sash / Life Orb / Sitrus Berry / Shuca Berry
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Steel Beam
- Thunderbolt / Thunder
- Dark Pulse / Draco Meteor
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Steel Beam
- Thunderbolt / Thunder
- Dark Pulse / Draco Meteor
Heavy-Duty Boots is in my opinion the best item in the game. It's so good that you actually doesn't need as much as before Entry Hazards or a way to get rid of them. Sticky Web has been nerfed pretty hard as well as Entry Hazards in general because of this item. On the other hand, some Pokemon have been blessed by this item, especially Pokemon which are weak to Stealth Rock like Golisopod, Noivern, Avalugg etc.. I firmly believe that you can slap Heavy-Duty Boots on any kind of Pokemon and it will always be useful at one time or another
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