[OVERVIEW]
With an incredible typing, fantastic bulk, and an amazing ability in Vessel of Ruin, Ting-Lu is one of the best special walls in the tier, being able to check threats like Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Iron Moth. With access to Stealth Rocks, Spikes, and Whirlwind, compounded by its absurd bulk, Ting-Lu is one of the tier’s most reliable hazard setters and phazers. Ruination is used to apply consistent pressure and make progress by chipping down defensive Pokemon without access to recovery, like Landorus-T and Great Tusk. Unfortunately, without any recovery moves outside of Rest, Ting-Lu is usually reliant on Leftovers for passive healing, making it especially weak to knock off, unlike similar bulky grounds like Gliscor. Rest is an option to provide Ting-Lu with recovery, usually seen with Sleep Talk, but is often tough to fit. Ting-Lu can choose to run other items like Rocky Helmet, particularly to punish Rapid Spin Pokemon removing its hazards, like Great Tusk and Iron Treads, or U-turn from Pokemon like Corviknight. Ting-Lu often runs Red Card, utilizing Ting-Lu's gargantuan bulk to eat a hit and to phaze out the opposing Pokemon. While Ting-Lu is an amazing defensive Pokemon, many Pokémon Ting-Lu would otherwise beat run techs to overcome it or shut it down, like Will-O-Wisp or Knock Off Darkrai, Taunt Deoxys-Speed, and Solar Beam Raging Bolt. Additionally, Ting-Lu's lack of reliable recovery makes it highly susceptible to chip damage and can be overwhelmed by the number of strong special attackers it must face. As a hazard setter, reliable hazard control options like Magic Bounce Hatterene and Defog Galarian-Weezing can prevent Ting-Lu from keeping hazards on the field. Bulky waters like Synthesis Ogerpon-W and Alomomola can switch in comfortably, and in Ogerpon-W's case, threaten it for significant damage in return.
Other Options
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Ting-Lu can utilize its bulk, above-average attack stat, and solid offensive typing with a Weakness Policy set, activating Weakness Policy against Pokemon like Hatterene, Clefable, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonites running Ice Spinner, and launching a +2 Earthquake, Stone Edge, Payback, or Heavy Slam in return. Weakness Policy Ting-Lu is most appreciated on faster-paced teams that would appreciate Ting-Lu trading with certain offensive or defensive Pokemon that can be problematic for the rest of your team, catching your opponent by surprise. In a similar sense, Custap Berry is a tech option on faster teams, utilizing the increased priority to lay an additional layer of Spikes or surprise your opponent with an attack like Ruination or Earthquake. Ting-Lu can run attack investment to hit certain benchmarks, like 2HKOing Darkrai and OHKOing max HP Cinderace with Earthquake. With speed investment, Ting-Lu can run Taunt to prevent Pokemon like Galarian Weezing and Corviknight from using Defog to clear Ting-Lu's hazards and to prevent Pokemon like Corviknight and Clefable from using recovery moves. Speed investment also allows Ting-Lu to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and chunk it with Earthquake. Ting-Lu can run Tera Blast Poison, hitting common fairy-type and grass-type Pokemon like Hatterene, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom super-effectively, which is useful for teams weak to those Pokemon. Even with lower base power, Ting-Lu can choose to run Throat Chop over Payback since Payback does not deal its full damage if the opposing Pokemon switches out. Additionally, Ting-Lu sometimes runs Tera Grass to resist Ogerpon-W's attacks and get hazards up against it.
[CREDITS]
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With an incredible typing, fantastic bulk, and an amazing ability in Vessel of Ruin, Ting-Lu is one of the best special walls in the tier, being able to check threats like Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and Iron Moth. With access to Stealth Rocks, Spikes, and Whirlwind, compounded by its absurd bulk, Ting-Lu is one of the tier’s most reliable hazard setters and phazers. Ruination is used to apply consistent pressure and make progress by chipping down defensive Pokemon without access to recovery, like Landorus-T and Great Tusk. Unfortunately, without any recovery moves outside of Rest, Ting-Lu is usually reliant on Leftovers for passive healing, making it especially weak to knock off, unlike similar bulky grounds like Gliscor. Rest is an option to provide Ting-Lu with recovery, usually seen with Sleep Talk, but is often tough to fit. Ting-Lu can choose to run other items like Rocky Helmet, particularly to punish Rapid Spin Pokemon removing its hazards, like Great Tusk and Iron Treads, or U-turn from Pokemon like Corviknight. Ting-Lu often runs Red Card, utilizing Ting-Lu's gargantuan bulk to eat a hit and to phaze out the opposing Pokemon. While Ting-Lu is an amazing defensive Pokemon, many Pokémon Ting-Lu would otherwise beat run techs to overcome it or shut it down, like Will-O-Wisp or Knock Off Darkrai, Taunt Deoxys-Speed, and Solar Beam Raging Bolt. Additionally, Ting-Lu's lack of reliable recovery makes it highly susceptible to chip damage and can be overwhelmed by the number of strong special attackers it must face. As a hazard setter, reliable hazard control options like Magic Bounce Hatterene and Defog Galarian-Weezing can prevent Ting-Lu from keeping hazards on the field. Bulky waters like Synthesis Ogerpon-W and Alomomola can switch in comfortably, and in Ogerpon-W's case, threaten it for significant damage in return.
Other Options
=============
Ting-Lu can utilize its bulk, above-average attack stat, and solid offensive typing with a Weakness Policy set, activating Weakness Policy against Pokemon like Hatterene, Clefable, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonites running Ice Spinner, and launching a +2 Earthquake, Stone Edge, Payback, or Heavy Slam in return. Weakness Policy Ting-Lu is most appreciated on faster-paced teams that would appreciate Ting-Lu trading with certain offensive or defensive Pokemon that can be problematic for the rest of your team, catching your opponent by surprise. In a similar sense, Custap Berry is a tech option on faster teams, utilizing the increased priority to lay an additional layer of Spikes or surprise your opponent with an attack like Ruination or Earthquake. Ting-Lu can run attack investment to hit certain benchmarks, like 2HKOing Darkrai and OHKOing max HP Cinderace with Earthquake. With speed investment, Ting-Lu can run Taunt to prevent Pokemon like Galarian Weezing and Corviknight from using Defog to clear Ting-Lu's hazards and to prevent Pokemon like Corviknight and Clefable from using recovery moves. Speed investment also allows Ting-Lu to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and chunk it with Earthquake. Ting-Lu can run Tera Blast Poison, hitting common fairy-type and grass-type Pokemon like Hatterene, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom super-effectively, which is useful for teams weak to those Pokemon. Even with lower base power, Ting-Lu can choose to run Throat Chop over Payback since Payback does not deal its full damage if the opposing Pokemon switches out. Additionally, Ting-Lu sometimes runs Tera Grass to resist Ogerpon-W's attacks and get hazards up against it.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cala_aa.629105/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/setsu.548068/
Grammar checked by:
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