[SET]
Offensive Utility (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots / Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Ground / Fire
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off / Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk stands out as a great offensive threat and the tier's premier entry hazard remover thanks to its excellent Attack stat, movepool, defensive typing, and access to Rapid Spin. Ice Spinner allows it to destroy foes resistant to its STAB moves, such as Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Dragonite. Rapid Spin, in addition to clearing hazards, enables Great Tusk to outpace Pokemon like Kyurem and Darkrai. Knock Off hinders opposing teams and is quite spammable because of Great Tusk's ability to threaten the metagame's premier Knock Off absorber, Gliscor, with Ice Spinner. It is especially useful for hazard-stacking teams that Great Tusk fits on, allowing it to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes like Moltres and Zapdos. Knock Off also hampers foes like Air Balloon Gholdengo, Primarina, and opposing Great Tusk. Alternatively, Close Combat can be used over Knock Off to hit certain Pokemon harder, such as Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, Kyurem, and Tera Normal Gliscor. Rocky Helmet lets Great Tusk punish physical attackers such as Zamazenta and Dragonite. Heavy-Duty Boots maximizes its hazard removal prowess, allowing it to use Rapid Spin freely without worrying about taking damage from hazards on the field. Booster Energy bolsters its wallbreaking ability, allowing it to reach thresholds like OHKOing Gliscor with Ice Spinner. Tera Steel aids Great Tusk defensively, allowing it to resist Grass-type moves from foes like Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom as well as Ice-type moves from Pokemon such as Kyurem and Darkrai; it also helps Great Tusk against Tera Flying Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott, and Iron Valiant's Moonblast. Tera Ground improves its wallbreaking potential, allowing non-Booster Energy Great Tusk to 2HKO +1 All-Out Attacker Zamazenta with Headlong Rush and its Booster Energy variants to 2HKO Alomomola; getting rid of its Fighting-type also helps it against foes like Iron Valiant and Clefable while maintaining its immunity to Thunderclap. Tera Fire enables Great Tusk to circumvent being burnt by Pokemon like Dragapult and Moltres while giving it an Ice resistance, helping it against Kyurem and Darkrai; it also allows Great Tusk to handle Fire-types better, like Iron Moth and Cinderace.
Great Tusk fits on offense and balance teams, offering excellent role compression. Attackers weak to entry hazards, such as Ogerpon-W, Roaring Moon, and non-Heavy-Duty Boots Kyurem, appreciate Great Tusk providing hazard removal support, which allows them to wallbreak or clean effectively. These teammates also help it in dealing with threats like Moltres, opposing Ogerpon-W, and Zapdos. Being a special sponge, Galarian Slowking is a wonderful defensive partner for Great Tusk, taking hits from various special attackers that annoy Great Tusk such as Walking Wake, Iron Valiant, Moltres, and Zapdos. In return, Great Tusk handles Pokemon that Galarian Slowking is weak to, such as Kingambit and Gliscor. Hazard setters like Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Garganacl also pair brilliantly with Great Tusk, taking full advantage of its hazard removal support to set up hazards fearlessly; this synergy becomes even stronger if Great Tusk opts to run Knock Off, as it can remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Dragapult and Moltres, ensuring they take hazard damage. Garganacl, in particular, heavily appreciates Rapid Spin support, enabling it to freely run Leftovers and spam Salt Cure; in return, it helps Great Tusk against foes like Moltres, Zapdos, and Dragapult. Great Tusk is vulnerable to spinblocking to an extent, being obstructed by Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Sinistcha, Dragapult, and Tera Ghost users like Raging Bolt and Kingambit. Thus, Dark-type and faster Ghost-type attackers such as Darkrai, Dragapult, Kingambit, Choice Scarf Gholdengo, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu make excellent teammates. Special attackers like Raging Bolt, Iron Moth, the aforementioned Dragapult and Darkrai capitalize on Great Tusk's offensive pressure and hazard removal ability, working remarkably well with it to dismantle the opposing team's defensive backbone. Notably, Great Tusk can deal with Ting-Lu, a threat these teammates absolutely despise; these special attackers, in return, destroy Great Tusk checks such as Ogerpon-W, Zapdos, and Iron Valiant. Bulky Flying-type pivots, namely Zapdos and Moltres, respect Rapid Spin support from Great Tusk, allowing them to avoid Stealth Rock damage even after their Heavy-Duty Boots has been removed via Knock Off. Strong physical cleaners, namely Zamazenta and the previously mentioned Kingambit, are also commonly seen with Great Tusk. They appreciate its ability to wear down the opposing team, especially with Knock Off, allowing them to do their job with relative ease. A notable interaction is Great Tusk removing Moltres's item, making it take Stealth Rock damage; this makes Moltres quite ineffective against Kingambit and Zamazenta, enabling them to heavily pressure the opposing team. Dragonite is also a great teammate in that regard; it acts as a check to multiple Pokemon that Great Tusk is weak to such as Ogerpon-W, Rillaboom, and Araquanid, and it can utilize Dragon Dance + Extreme Speed to pick off the foes that Great Tusk weakens. Additionally, Great Tusk providing Rapid Spin support also opens up the option for Dragonite to run Choice Band instead of Heavy-Duty Boots. Swords Dance Gliscor is another good teammate; it appreciates Great Tusk handling foes like Dragonite that Gliscor may have trouble against. Moreover, Great Tusk supports Gliscor's Terastallization by providing hazard removal, compensating for the loss of its Spikes immunity after Terastallizing. Bulky pivots without solid recovery such as Assault Vest Iron Crown and most Primarina sets also heavily appreciate Rapid Spin support, improving their longevity and enabling them to pivot freely.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fayawizard.616497/
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Offensive Utility (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots / Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Ground / Fire
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off / Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk stands out as a great offensive threat and the tier's premier entry hazard remover thanks to its excellent Attack stat, movepool, defensive typing, and access to Rapid Spin. Ice Spinner allows it to destroy foes resistant to its STAB moves, such as Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Dragonite. Rapid Spin, in addition to clearing hazards, enables Great Tusk to outpace Pokemon like Kyurem and Darkrai. Knock Off hinders opposing teams and is quite spammable because of Great Tusk's ability to threaten the metagame's premier Knock Off absorber, Gliscor, with Ice Spinner. It is especially useful for hazard-stacking teams that Great Tusk fits on, allowing it to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes like Moltres and Zapdos. Knock Off also hampers foes like Air Balloon Gholdengo, Primarina, and opposing Great Tusk. Alternatively, Close Combat can be used over Knock Off to hit certain Pokemon harder, such as Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, Kyurem, and Tera Normal Gliscor. Rocky Helmet lets Great Tusk punish physical attackers such as Zamazenta and Dragonite. Heavy-Duty Boots maximizes its hazard removal prowess, allowing it to use Rapid Spin freely without worrying about taking damage from hazards on the field. Booster Energy bolsters its wallbreaking ability, allowing it to reach thresholds like OHKOing Gliscor with Ice Spinner. Tera Steel aids Great Tusk defensively, allowing it to resist Grass-type moves from foes like Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom as well as Ice-type moves from Pokemon such as Kyurem and Darkrai; it also helps Great Tusk against Tera Flying Roaring Moon, Hisuian Samurott, and Iron Valiant's Moonblast. Tera Ground improves its wallbreaking potential, allowing non-Booster Energy Great Tusk to 2HKO +1 All-Out Attacker Zamazenta with Headlong Rush and its Booster Energy variants to 2HKO Alomomola; getting rid of its Fighting-type also helps it against foes like Iron Valiant and Clefable while maintaining its immunity to Thunderclap. Tera Fire enables Great Tusk to circumvent being burnt by Pokemon like Dragapult and Moltres while giving it an Ice resistance, helping it against Kyurem and Darkrai; it also allows Great Tusk to handle Fire-types better, like Iron Moth and Cinderace.
Great Tusk fits on offense and balance teams, offering excellent role compression. Attackers weak to entry hazards, such as Ogerpon-W, Roaring Moon, and non-Heavy-Duty Boots Kyurem, appreciate Great Tusk providing hazard removal support, which allows them to wallbreak or clean effectively. These teammates also help it in dealing with threats like Moltres, opposing Ogerpon-W, and Zapdos. Being a special sponge, Galarian Slowking is a wonderful defensive partner for Great Tusk, taking hits from various special attackers that annoy Great Tusk such as Walking Wake, Iron Valiant, Moltres, and Zapdos. In return, Great Tusk handles Pokemon that Galarian Slowking is weak to, such as Kingambit and Gliscor. Hazard setters like Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Garganacl also pair brilliantly with Great Tusk, taking full advantage of its hazard removal support to set up hazards fearlessly; this synergy becomes even stronger if Great Tusk opts to run Knock Off, as it can remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Dragapult and Moltres, ensuring they take hazard damage. Garganacl, in particular, heavily appreciates Rapid Spin support, enabling it to freely run Leftovers and spam Salt Cure; in return, it helps Great Tusk against foes like Moltres, Zapdos, and Dragapult. Great Tusk is vulnerable to spinblocking to an extent, being obstructed by Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Sinistcha, Dragapult, and Tera Ghost users like Raging Bolt and Kingambit. Thus, Dark-type and faster Ghost-type attackers such as Darkrai, Dragapult, Kingambit, Choice Scarf Gholdengo, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu make excellent teammates. Special attackers like Raging Bolt, Iron Moth, the aforementioned Dragapult and Darkrai capitalize on Great Tusk's offensive pressure and hazard removal ability, working remarkably well with it to dismantle the opposing team's defensive backbone. Notably, Great Tusk can deal with Ting-Lu, a threat these teammates absolutely despise; these special attackers, in return, destroy Great Tusk checks such as Ogerpon-W, Zapdos, and Iron Valiant. Bulky Flying-type pivots, namely Zapdos and Moltres, respect Rapid Spin support from Great Tusk, allowing them to avoid Stealth Rock damage even after their Heavy-Duty Boots has been removed via Knock Off. Strong physical cleaners, namely Zamazenta and the previously mentioned Kingambit, are also commonly seen with Great Tusk. They appreciate its ability to wear down the opposing team, especially with Knock Off, allowing them to do their job with relative ease. A notable interaction is Great Tusk removing Moltres's item, making it take Stealth Rock damage; this makes Moltres quite ineffective against Kingambit and Zamazenta, enabling them to heavily pressure the opposing team. Dragonite is also a great teammate in that regard; it acts as a check to multiple Pokemon that Great Tusk is weak to such as Ogerpon-W, Rillaboom, and Araquanid, and it can utilize Dragon Dance + Extreme Speed to pick off the foes that Great Tusk weakens. Additionally, Great Tusk providing Rapid Spin support also opens up the option for Dragonite to run Choice Band instead of Heavy-Duty Boots. Swords Dance Gliscor is another good teammate; it appreciates Great Tusk handling foes like Dragonite that Gliscor may have trouble against. Moreover, Great Tusk supports Gliscor's Terastallization by providing hazard removal, compensating for the loss of its Spikes immunity after Terastallizing. Bulky pivots without solid recovery such as Assault Vest Iron Crown and most Primarina sets also heavily appreciate Rapid Spin support, improving their longevity and enabling them to pivot freely.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fayawizard.616497/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/marlyne.664887/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lustre.567354/
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