ZU Offensive Pivot Magneton [DONE]

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[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Magneton) @ Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Tera Type: Grass / Flying
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Magneton's Steel typing makes it an excellent offensive answer to common Pokemon like Mesprit, Grafaiai, and Hisuian Qwilfish, giving it plenty of opportunities to switch in, attack, and pivot out. Most Ground-type Pokemon like Sandaconda and Sandslash that would otherwise block Magneton's Volt Switch cannot reliably switch into Magneton's Analytic-boosted Flash Cannon and avoid being KOed by a follow-up Flash Cannon. Analytic makes Magneton painful to switch around; it's also complemented by Magneton's many resistances and solid bulk when holding Eviolite. Tera Blast Grass enhances Magneton's coverage, enabling it to punish troublesome Electric-immune foes like Lanturn and Ground-types. Tera Flying eases Magneton's otherwise poor matchups against Fighting-types like Passimian and Virizion, and it turns its 4x Ground weakness into an immunity to make it less vulnerable to Ground-types like Sandslash, Palossand, and Sandaconda; although a Spikes immunity can help Magneton as a pivot, the Stealth Rock weakness is a huge hindrance. Even without Terastallizing, Tera Blast is a decent standalone attack that hits Jolteon and Lanturn harder than Flash Cannon would.

VoltTurn teams welcome Magneton as a strong offensive pivot that adds to their defensive backbone with its Steel typing. Other pivots like Passimian and Floatzel can create cores with Magneton and cause opponents to end up lost in the vortex. Strong wallbreakers like Brute Bonnet and Glastrier appreciate Magneton bringing them in safely with Volt Switch, and they have the bulk and power to answer problematic Ground-types for Magneton. Volt Absorb Lanturn walls Magneton and prevents it from pivoting with Volt Switch, so Magneton relies on Grass-type partners like Hisuian Decidueye and Lurantis to put pressure on it. Specially defensive Pokemon like Porygon and Snorlax are excellent answers to Fire-types like Charizard and Typhlosion that threaten Magneton. Magneton cannot afford to run Heavy-Duty Boots given the greater bulk provided by Eviolite, so it often ends up worn down by entry hazards; hazard removers like Hisuian Decidueye and Sandslash can mitigate Magneton's vulnerability to this as it pivots in and out, and they appreciate Magneton checking threats to them like Mesprit and Braviary. Psychic-weak Pokemon like Hisuian Decidueye and Qwilfish appreciate Magneton checking Mesprit for them. Magneton's Steel typing similarly gives it opportunities to switch in and threaten Articuno out as well, which is appreciated by Ice-weak teammates such as Palossand and Brute Bonnet. Mesprit and Mismagius appreciate Magneton pressuring Hisuian Qwilfish, which they otherwise struggle against. Physical attackers like Passimian and Brute Bonnet benefit from Magneton threatening Weezing, one of their most significant checks, and they support Magneton in return by threatening special walls like Snorlax and Porygon2 for it.

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great write up!
[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Magneton) @ Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Tera Type: Flying / Grass (i would even consider grass being first because becoming weak to rocks after using tera seems meh)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Magneton's Steel typing makes it an excellent offensive answer to common Pokemon like Mesprit, Grafaiai, and Hisuian Qwilfish, giving it plenty of opportunities to switchh in, attack, and pivot out. Most Ground-type Pokemon (like?) that would otherwise block Magneton's Volt Switch cannot reliably switch into Magneton's Analytic-boosted Flash Cannon and avoid being KOed by a follow-up Flash Cannon. Analytic makes Magneton painful to switch around; it's also complemented to Magneton's many resistances and solid bulk when holding Eviolite. Tera Flying eases Magneton's otherwise poor matchups against Fighting-types like Passimian and Virizion, and it turns its 4x Ground weakness into an immunity to make it less vulnerable to Ground-types like Sandslash, Palossand, and Sandaconda (need to mention it hinders its role as a pivot since it is weak to rocks now).

Volt-turn teams welcome Magneton as a strong offensive pivot that adds to their defensive backbone with its Steel typing. Other pivots like Passimian and Floatzel can create cores with Magneton and cause opponent to end up lost in the vortex. Strong wallbreakers like Brute Bonnet and Glastrier appreciate Magneton bringing them in safely with Volt Switch, and they have the bulk and power to answer problematic Ground-types for Magneton. Volt Absorb Lanturn walls Magneton and prevents it from pivoting with Volt Switch, so Magneton relies on Grass-type partners like Hisuian Decidueye and Lurantis to put pressure on it. Specially defensive Pokemon like Porygon and Snorlax are excellent answers to Fire-types like Charizard and Typhlosion that threaten Magneton. Hazard removers like Hisuian Decidueye and Sandslash can mitigate Magneton's vulnerability to being worn down by hazards as it pivots in and out, and they appreciate Magneton checking threats to them like Mesprit and Braviary. mention a few more instances where teammates appreciate magnetons ability to wall/check a lot of different stuff since you talk about how it's a great defensive backbone due to its steel typing. i would mention hazard removal being important for a pivot that isnt holding boots.

[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Magneton) @ Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Tera Type: Grass / Flying
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Magneton's Steel typing makes it an excellent offensive answer to common Pokemon like Mesprit, Grafaiai, and Hisuian Qwilfish, giving it plenty of opportunities to switchh switch in, attack, and pivot out. Most Ground-type Pokemon like Sandaconda and Sandslash that would otherwise block Magneton's Volt Switch cannot reliably switch into Magneton's Analytic-boosted Flash Cannon and avoid being KOed by a follow-up Flash Cannon. Analytic makes Magneton painful to switch around; it's also complemented to Magneton's many resistances and solid bulk when holding Eviolite. Tera Blast Grass enhances Magneton's coverage in conjunction with Tera Blast, enabling it to punish troublesome Electric-immune foes like Lanturn and Ground-types. Tera Flying eases Magneton's otherwise poor matchups against Fighting-types like Passimian and Virizion, and it turns its 4x Ground weakness into an immunity to make it less vulnerable to Ground-types like Sandslash, Palossand, and Sandaconda; although a Spikes immunity can help Magneton as a pivot, the Stealth Rock weakness is a huge hindrance. Tera Blast as a stand alone attack is also nice for Magneton to thump Lanturn and Jolteon a bit harder than Flash Cannon would, which is probably worth a mention

Volt-turn teams welcome Magneton as a strong offensive pivot that adds to their defensive backbone with its Steel typing. Other pivots like Passimian and Floatzel can create cores with Magneton and cause opponent to end up lost in the vortex. Strong wallbreakers like Brute Bonnet and Glastrier appreciate Magneton bringing them in safely with Volt Switch, and they have the bulk and power to answer problematic Ground-types for Magneton. Volt Absorb Lanturn walls Magneton and prevents it from pivoting with Volt Switch, so Magneton relies on Grass-type partners like Hisuian Decidueye and Lurantis to put pressure on it. Specially defensive Pokemon like Porygon and Snorlax are excellent answers to Fire-types like Charizard and Typhlosion that threaten Magneton. Magneton cannot afford to run Heavy-Duty Boots given the greater bulk Eviolite afford its, so it often ends up worn down by entry hazards; hazard removers like Hisuian Decidueye and Sandslash can mitigate Magneton's vulnerability to being worn down by hazards as it pivots in and out, and they appreciate Magneton checking threats to them like Mesprit and Braviary. Psychic-weak Pokemon like Hisuian Decidueye and Qwilfish appreciate Magneton checking Mesprit for them. Magneton's Steel typing similarly gives it opportunities to switch in and threaten Articuno out as well, which is appreciated by Ice-weak teammates such as Palossand and Hisuian Decidueye Brute Bonnet. Mesprit and Mismagius appreciate Magneton pressuring Hisuian Qwilfish, which they otherwise struggle against. Physical attackers like Passimian and Brute Bonnet benefit from Magneton threatening Weezing, one of their most significant checks, and they support Magneton in return by threatening special walls like Snorlax and Porygon2 for it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
Grammar checked by:

Pretty good stuff, implement and on to GP!
 
My only GP-esque comment (since you are amchecking) is that it is "VoltTurn," not "Volt-turn." Let adorluigi or know if you have any other questions, but great job!

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[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Magneton) @ Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Tera Type: Grass / Flying
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Magneton's Steel typing makes it an excellent offensive answer to common Pokemon like Mesprit, Grafaiai, and Hisuian Qwilfish, giving it plenty of opportunities to switch in, attack, and pivot out. Most Ground-type Pokemon like Sandaconda and Sandslash that would otherwise block Magneton's Volt Switch cannot reliably switch into Magneton's Analytic-boosted Flash Cannon and avoid being KOed by a follow-up Flash Cannon. Analytic makes Magneton painful to switch around; it's also complemented to by Magneton's many resistances and solid bulk when holding Eviolite. Tera Blast Grass enhances Magneton's coverage, enabling it to punish troublesome Electric-immune foes like Lanturn and Ground-types. Tera Flying eases Magneton's otherwise poor matchups against Fighting-types like Passimian and Virizion, and it turns its 4x Ground weakness into an immunity to make it less vulnerable to Ground-types like Sandslash, Palossand, and Sandaconda; although a Spikes immunity can help Magneton as a pivot, the Stealth Rock weakness is a huge hindrance. Even without Terastallizing, Tera Blast is a decent standalone attack that hits Jolteon and Lanturn harder than Flash Cannon would.

Volt-turn VoltTurn teams welcome Magneton as a strong offensive pivot that adds to their defensive backbone with its Steel typing. Other pivots like Passimian and Floatzel can create cores with Magneton and cause opponent opponents to end up lost in the vortex. Strong wallbreakers like Brute Bonnet and Glastrier appreciate Magneton bringing them in safely with Volt Switch, and they have the bulk and power to answer problematic Ground-types for Magneton. Volt Absorb Lanturn walls Magneton and prevents it from pivoting with Volt Switch, so Magneton relies on Grass-type partners like Hisuian Decidueye and Lurantis to put pressure on it. Specially defensive Pokemon like Porygon and Snorlax are excellent answers to Fire-types like Charizard and Typhlosion that threaten Magneton. Magneton cannot afford to run Heavy-Duty Boots given the greater bulk Eviolite afford its provided by Eviolite, avoid repeating afford so it often ends up worn down by entry hazards; hazard removers like Hisuian Decidueye and Sandslash can mitigate Magneton's vulnerability to being worn down by hazards this unneeded repetition as it pivots in and out, and they appreciate Magneton checking threats to them like Mesprit and Braviary. Psychic-weak Pokemon like Hisuian Decidueye and Qwilfish appreciate Magneton checking Mesprit for them. Magneton's Steel typing similarly gives it opportunities to switch in and threaten Articuno out as well, which is appreciated by Ice-weak teammates such as Palossand and Brute Bonnet. Mesprit and Mismagius appreciate Magneton pressuring Hisuian Qwilfish, which they otherwise struggle against. Physical attackers like Passimian and Brute Bonnet benefit from Magneton threatening Weezing, one of their most significant checks, and they support Magneton in return by threatening special walls like Snorlax and Porygon2 for it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flampoke.654091/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
 
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