ZU [ORAS] Autonomize Vanilluxe [DONE]

[5Dots]

Cold, Cold Heart
[SET]
name: Autotomize
move 1: Autotomize
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Hidden Power Ground
item: Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Vanilluxe turns into a frightening late-game cleaner with Autotomize, being able to switch between moves and outspeeding all Choice Scarf users in the metagame after a boost. Freeze-Dry breaks past Water-types that would tank Ice Beam like Politoed and Seaking. Hidden Power Ground threatens Steel- and Fire-types like Lairon and Pignite, OHKOing the former and 2HKOing the latter. Life Orb is the preferred item to boost Hidden Power Ground's power, 2HKOing Pignite after Stealth Rock damage. While Weak Armor does not synergize with Vanilluxe's offensive profile, it does allow it to outspeed the unboosted metagame without an Autotomize boost if it is hit with moves like Knock Off and U-turn.

To ensure a successful sweep, Vanilluxe prefers having its Fire- and Steel-type checks like Pignite, Magmar, Klang, and Bronzor severely weakened or removed. Water- and Ground-types like Simipour and Krokorok stand out, with both having Knock Off to cripple Vanilluxe's checks and providing wallbreaking prowess to force out the opposition. Krokorok particularly stands out, being able to Pursuit trap Bronzor and threaten slower Steel- and Fire-types. Physical wallbreakers like Pignite and Furfrou can target special walls like Scraggy, Duosion, and Dustox, with the former also targeting Steel-types and the latter providing U-turn support to bring Vanilluxe in safely. Setup support like Meowstic-M's dual screens or Memento from Jumpluff can give Vanilluxe an easier time setting up Autotomize, shoring up its poor defensive profile. Defoggers like Vibrava and Dustox and Taunt users like Quilladin and Servine can enhance Vanilluxe's longevity through preventing entry hazards from going up, ensuring a more reliable sweep.

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[sleid]

solid work man

QC 1/2

[SET]
name: Autonomize Autotomize* fix in rest of write-up
move 1: Autonomize
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Hidden Power Ground
item: Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Vanilluxe turns into a frightening late-game cleaner with Autonomize, now being able to switch between moves and outspeeding all Pokemon in the metagame after a boost. Freeze-Dry breaks past Water-types that would tank Ice Beam like Politoed and Seaking. Hidden Power Ground threatens Steel-types like Lairon and Klang, OHKOing the former and 2HKOing the latter without its Eviolite (why is no eviolite mentioned? im not sure we can really just assume it gets knocked asp. i would just mention the offensive or defensive klang calc). Life Orb is preferred over Never-Melt Ice (dont mention NMI unless you plan to slash it) to boost Hidden Power Ground's power (any relevant ranges it hits with Lorb vs no lorb?), and while Weak Armor does not synergize with Vanilluxe's offensive profile, it does allow it to outspeed the unboosted metagame without an Autonomize boost if it is hit with moves like Knock Off and U-turn.

To ensure a successful sweep, Vanilluxe prefers having Fire- and Steel-type checks like Pignite, Magmar, Klang, and Bronzor severely weakened or removed. Water- and Ground-types like Simipour and Krokorok stand out, with both having Knock Off to cripple Vanilluxe's checks and the former providing Speed control (simi runs knock on scarf sets so really they both provide speed control, but i would lean into the fact that they do huge damage into these targets too, not just the speed control stuff). Krokorok particularly stands out, being able to Pursuit trap Bronzor and threaten both of Vanilluxe's weaknesses with its STAB moves. Fire-types like Pignite and Magmar themselves make for excellent partners, with both able to threaten Steel-type checks while wallbreaking the opposition with their power and STAB moves (you already mention other checks that threaten the steel types so this seems redudant, maybe mention pignite alongside another physical breaker that threatens special checks like scraggy, duosion, and dustox. mentioning special breakers or stallbreakers could be good too). Setup support like Meowstic-M's dual screens or Memento from Jumpluff can give Vanilluxe an easier time setting up Autonomize, shoring up its poor defensive profile. mention some sort of hazard control in the form of taunt or defog/spin since vanilluxe needs all the health it can get with lorb damage + hazard chip

[SET CREDITS]
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[5gen]

qc 2/2

Cold, Cold Heart
[SET]
name: Autotomize
move 1: Autotomize
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Hidden Power Ground
item: Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Vanilluxe turns into a frightening late-game cleaner with Autotomize, now being able to switch between moves and outspeeding all Pokemon Choice Scarf users in the metagame after a boost. Freeze-Dry breaks past Water-types that would tank Ice Beam like Politoed and Seaking. Hidden Power Ground threatens Steel- and Fire-types like Lairon and Pignite, OHKOing the former and 2HKOing Pignite. Life Orb is the preferred item to boost Hidden Power Ground's power, 2HKOing Pignite after Stealth Rock, and while Weak Armor does not synergize with Vanilluxe's offensive profile, it does allow it to outspeed the unboosted metagame without an Autotomize boost if it is hit with moves like Knock Off and U-turn.

To ensure a successful sweep, Vanilluxe prefers having Fire- and Steel-type checks like Pignite, Magmar, Klang, and Bronzor severely weakened or removed. Water- and Ground-types like Simipour and Krokorok stand out, with both having Knock Off to cripple Vanilluxe's checks and providing wallbreaking prowess to force out the opposition. Krokorok particularly stands out, being able to Pursuit trap Bronzor and threaten both of Vanilluxe's weaknesses with its STAB moves slower Steel- and Fire-types. (Reads more clearly) Physical wallbreakers like Pignite and Furfrou can target special walls like Scraggy, Duosion, and Dustox, with the former also targeting Steel-types and the latter providing U-turn support to bring Vanilluxe in safely. Setup support like Meowstic-M's dual screens or Memento from Jumpluff can give Vanilluxe an easier time setting up Autonomize, shoring up its poor defensive profile. Defoggers like Vibrava and Dustox and Taunt users like Quilladin and Servine can enhance Vanilluxe's longevity through preventing hazards from going up, ensuring a more reliable sweep.

[SET CREDITS]
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Great work

 

[adorluigi]

Spoiler

[SET]
name: Autotomize
move 1: Autotomize
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Freeze-Dry
move 4: Hidden Power Ground
item: Life Orb
ability: Weak Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Vanilluxe turns into a frightening late-game cleaner with Autotomize, now being able to switch between moves and outspeeding all Choice Scarf users in the metagame after a boost. Freeze-Dry breaks past Water-types that would tank Ice Beam like Politoed and Seaking. Hidden Power Ground threatens Steel- and Fire-types like Lairon and Pignite, OHKOing the former and 2HKOing the latter Pignite. Life Orb is the preferred item to boost Hidden Power Ground's power, 2HKOing Pignite after Stealth Rock damage. (period), and While Weak Armor does not synergize with Vanilluxe's offensive profile, it does allow it to outspeed the unboosted metagame without an Autotomize boost if it is hit with moves like Knock Off and U-turn.

To ensure a successful sweep, Vanilluxe prefers having its Fire- and Steel-type checks like Pignite, Magmar, Klang, and Bronzor severely weakened or removed. Water- and Ground-types like Simipour and Krokorok stand out, with both having Knock Off to cripple Vanilluxe's checks and providing wallbreaking prowess to force out the opposition. Krokorok particularly stands out, being able to Pursuit trap Bronzor and threaten slower Steel- and Fire-types. Physical wallbreakers like Pignite and Furfrou can target special walls like Scraggy, Duosion, and Dustox, with the former also targeting Steel-types and the latter providing U-turn support to bring Vanilluxe in safely. Setup support like Meowstic-M's dual screens or Memento from Jumpluff can give Vanilluxe an easier time setting up Autotomize Autonomize, shoring up its poor defensive profile. Defoggers like Vibrava and Dustox and Taunt users like Quilladin and Servine can enhance Vanilluxe's longevity through preventing entry hazards from going up, ensuring a more reliable sweep.

[SET CREDITS]
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GP Team done