National Dex UU Pivot Iron Crown (I'm FEELIN IT) [QC: 1/1] [GP: 1/1]

Velcroc

Velcroc

We're just palaces made out of flesh and bone
is a Forum Moderatoris a Community Contributoris a Top Metagame Resource Contributor
:sv/iron-crown:
[SET]
Pivot (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise / Psychic
- Future Sight / Focus Blast
- Volt Switch

[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Crown finds a solid place in the tier as an offensive pivot capable of soft-checking metagame staples like Clefable, Serperior, and Mega Venusaur without compromising on momentum or defensive utility. Psychic Noise is recommended thanks to its ability to disrupt recovery on Pokemon like Jirachi, Mega Latias, and Hippowdon. However, Psychic is an option to hit Pokemon like Rotom-W and Pecharunt harder and potentially OHKO Pokemon like Keldeo. Future Sight allows Iron Crown to chip down walls in the long run, which not only helps Iron Crown break through sturdier walls such as Hippowdon but also allows Fighting and Fairy-type partners such as Enamorus and Mienshao to break through Poison-types like Pecharunt, Amoonguss, and Mega Venusaur. Focus Blast can be slotted over Future Sight if Dark-types like Hydreigon and Bisharp prove problematic. Iron Crown performs slightly different roles depending on which item it holds. Assault Vest allows Iron Crown to tank extra hits from powerful special attackers like Mega Gardevoir, Enamorus, and Hydrapple at the cost of being susceptible to Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates this issue but reduces Iron Crown's hit-taking capacity in the face of stronger special attacks. Iron Crown works well on offensive archetypes thanks to the valuable role compression it provides for them. It fits like a glove on VoltTurn compositions anchored by Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Iron Moth, and Mienshao. Rotom-W in particular synergizes well with Iron Crown, providing entry hazard removal support. In turn, Iron Crown can handle problematic Pokemon like Amoonguss and Mega Venusaur that can otherwise stymie Rotom-W. Despite having solid coverage against most of the metagame, Iron Crown is greatly troubled by Aegislash and Slowking. Pursuit support from Tyranitar and Bisharp or offensive teammates like Hydreigon can help dissuade Aegislash and Slowking from switching in. Celesteela, though weak to Volt Switch, can come out on top against Iron Crown in many head-to-head scenarios. Offensive Fire-types like Iron Moth and Blacephalon can take advantage of this to gain convenient entry points. Iron Crown's most glaring weakness is its inconvenient Speed tier, which leaves it outrun by offensive Pokemon such as Mega Aerodactyl, Iron Boulder, and Serperior—Pokemon it could otherwise check. Partners like Thunder Wave Rotom-W, Clefable as well as Glare Serperior can help overcome Iron Crown's awkward Speed. Finally, hazard removal from Pokemon such as Excadrill, Rotom-W, and Serperior is crucial for the Assault Vest set, as even a single layer of Spikes greatly hinders the number of times Iron Crown can respond to powerful attackers like Mega Gardevoir.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/danbear02.589016/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/conflux123.659868/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
 
Last edited:
Add Remove Comment

:sv/iron-crown:
[SET]
TAKYOOOON Pivot (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise / Psychic
- Future Sight / Focus Blast
- Volt Switch

[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Crown finds a solid place in the tier as an offensive pivot capable of soft checking metagame staples like Clefable, Serperior, and Mega Latias Latias just sets up on Crown. replace with example like MGarde or MVenu without compromising on momentum or defensive utility. Psychic Noise is recommended as the Psychic-type STAB move of choice thanks to its ability to disrupt recovery on Pokemon like Jirachi, Mega Latias, and Hippowdon. However, Psychic is an option to hit Pokemon like Rotom-W and Pecharunt harder, and for its ability to potentially OHKO pokemon like Keldeo. Future Sight allows Iron Crown to chip down walls in the long-run which not only helps Iron Crown break through sturdier walls such as Hippowdon, but also allows its Fighting- and Fairy-Type partners such as Enamorus and Mienshao to break through Poison-types like Pecharunt, Amoonguss, and Mega Venusaur. Focus Blast can be slotted over Future Sight if Dark-types like Hydreigon and Bisharp prove problematic. Iron Crown performs slightly different roles depending on which item it holds. Assault Vest allows Iron Crown to tank extra hits from powerful special attackers including Gardevoir-Mega, Enamorus, and Hydrapple, at the cost of being susceptible to being worn down by Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates this issue, but reduces Iron Crown's hit taking capacity in the face of stronger special attacks. Iron Crown fits well on offensive archetypes thanks to the valuable role compression it provides for these structures. Iron Crown fits like a glove on VoltTurn compositions anchored by Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Pecharunt Pecharunt is fairly uncommon on VoltTurn; something like Iron Moth, Slowbro, or Scizor would be a better example, and Mienshao. Rotom-Wash in particular synergises well with Iron Crown, with Rotom-W providing hazard removal support. In turn, Iron Crown can handle problematic Pokemon like Amoonguss, and Mega Venusaur that can otherwise stymie Rotom-W. Despite having solid coverage into most of the metagame, Iron Crown is greatly troubled by Aegislash and Slowking. Pursuit support from Tyranitar and Bisharp, or offensive teammates like Hydreigon can help dissuade Aegislash and Slowking from switching in. Celesteela, though weak to Volt Switch, can come out on top again Iron Crown in many head-to-head scenarios. Offensive Fire-types like Iron Moth and Blacephalon can take advantage of this to gain convenient entry points. Iron Crown's most glaring weakness is its inconvenient speed tier which leave it outran by offensive Pokemon such as Mega Aerodactyl, Iron Boulder, and Serperior - Pokemon it would could otherwise check. Partners like Thunder Wave Rotom-W and Clefable, and Glare Serperior can help overcome Iron Crown's awkward speed. Finally, hazard removal from Pokemon such as Excadrill, Rotom-W, and Serperior is crucial for the Assault Vest set as even a single layer of Spikes greatly hinders the number of times Iron Crown can respond to powerful attackers like Mega Gardevoir.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
user link 1 here
Grammar checked by:
user link here

Good work. 1/1 when implemented.
 
Amcheck
Add Remove Comment
:sv/iron-crown:
[SET]
Pivot (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise / Psychic
- Future Sight / Focus Blast
- Volt Switch

[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Crown finds a solid place in the tier as an offensive pivot capable of soft checking soft-checking metagame staples like Clefable, Serperior, and Mega Venusaur without compromising on momentum or defensive utility. Psychic Noise is recommended as the Psychic-type STAB move of choice thanks to its ability to disrupt recovery on Pokemon like Jirachi, Mega Latias, and Hippowdon. However, Psychic is an option to hit Pokemon like Rotom-W and Pecharunt harder, and for its ability to potentially OHKO pokemon Pokemon like Keldeo. Future Sight allows Iron Crown to chip down walls in the long-run long run which not only helps Iron Crown break through sturdier walls such as Hippowdon, but also allows Fighting- and Fairy-Type partners such as Enamorus and Mienshao to break through Poison-types like Pecharunt, Amoonguss, and Mega Venusaur. Focus Blast can be slotted over Future Sight if Dark-types like Hydreigon and Bisharp prove problematic. Iron Crown performs slightly different roles depending on which item it holds. Assault Vest allows Iron Crown to tank extra hits from powerful special attackers including like Gardevoir-Mega Mega Gardevoir, Enamorus, and Hydrapple, at the cost of being susceptible to being worn down by Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates this issue, but reduces Iron Crown's hit taking capacity in the face of stronger special attacks. Iron Crown fits works (I wanted to avoid repetition with "fits like a glove") well on offensive archetypes thanks to the valuable role compression it provides for these structures. Iron Crown fits like a glove on VoltTurn compositions anchored by Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Iron Moth, and Mienshao. Rotom-Wash Rotom-W in particular synergises well a lot (tried to avoid repetition again, please tell me if this is right or not) with Iron Crown, with Rotom-W providing hazard removal support. In turn, Iron Crown can handle problematic Pokemon like Amoonguss and Mega Venusaur that can otherwise stymie Rotom-W. Despite having solid coverage into most of the metagame, Iron Crown is greatly troubled by Aegislash and Slowking. Pursuit support from Tyranitar and Bisharp, or offensive teammates like Hydreigon can help dissuade Aegislash and Slowking from switching in. Celesteela, though weak to Volt Switch, can come out on top again against Iron Crown in many head-to-head scenarios. Offensive Fire-types like Iron Moth and Blacephalon can take advantage of this to gain convenient entry points. Iron Crown's most glaring weakness is its inconvenient speed tier which leave it outran leaves it outrun by offensive Pokemon such as Mega Aerodactyl, Iron Boulder, and Serperior. - Pokemon it could otherwise check. Partners like Thunder Wave Rotom-W, and Clefable, and Glare Serperior can help overcome Iron Crown's awkward speed. Finally, hazard removal from Pokemon such as Excadrill, Rotom-W, and Serperior is crucial for the Assault Vest set as even a single layer of Spikes greatly hinders the number of times Iron Crown can respond to powerful attackers like Mega Gardevoir.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/danbear02.589016/
Grammar checked by:
user link here
 
1/1 GP Team done
[SET]
Pivot (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise / Psychic
- Future Sight / Focus Blast
- Volt Switch

[SET COMMENTS]
Iron Crown finds a solid place in the tier as an offensive pivot capable of soft checking metagame staples like Clefable, Serperior, and Mega Venusaur without compromising on momentum or defensive utility. Psychic Noise is recommended as the Psychic-type STAB move of choice (or keep 'of choice' - having both is redundant) thanks to its ability to disrupt recovery on Pokemon like Jirachi, Mega Latias, and Hippowdon. However, Psychic is an option to hit Pokemon like Rotom-W and Pecharunt harder (RC) and for its ability to potentially OHKO Pokemon like Keldeo. Future Sight allows Iron Crown to chip down walls in the long-run long run, (AC) which not only helps Iron Crown break through sturdier walls such as Hippowdon (RC) but also allows Fighting- and Fairy-type partners such as Enamorus and Mienshao to break through Poison-types like Pecharunt, Amoonguss, and Mega Venusaur. Focus Blast can be slotted over Future Sight if Dark-types like Hydreigon and Bisharp prove problematic. Iron Crown performs slightly different roles depending on which item it holds. Assault Vest allows Iron Crown to tank extra hits from powerful special attackers including Gardevoir-Mega Mega Gardevoir, Enamorus, and Hydrapple (RC) at the cost of being susceptible to being worn down by Spikes. Heavy-Duty Boots mitigates this issue (RC) but reduces Iron Crown's hit taking hit-taking capacity in the face of stronger special attacks. Iron Crown fits works well on offensive archetypes thanks to the valuable role compression it provides for these structures them. Iron Crown It fits like a glove on VoltTurn compositions anchored by Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Iron Moth, and Mienshao. Rotom-Wash Rotom-W in particular synergises synergizes well with Iron Crown, with Rotom-W providing providing entry hazard removal support. In turn, Iron Crown can handle problematic Pokemon like Amoonguss and Mega Venusaur that can otherwise stymie Rotom-W. Despite having solid coverage into against most of the metagame, Iron Crown is greatly troubled by Aegislash and Slowking. Pursuit support from Tyranitar and Bisharp (RC) or offensive teammates like Hydreigon can help dissuade Aegislash and Slowking from switching in. Celesteela, though weak to Volt Switch, can come out on top again Iron Crown in many head-to-head scenarios. Offensive Fire-types like Iron Moth and Blacephalon can take advantage of this to gain convenient entry points. Iron Crown's most glaring weakness is its inconvenient Speed tier, (AC) which leave leaves it outran outrun by offensive Pokemon such as Mega Aerodactyl, Iron Boulder, and Serperior—Pokemon it could otherwise check. Partners like Thunder Wave Rotom-W and Clefable (RC) and as well as Glare Serperior can help overcome Iron Crown's awkward Speed. Finally, hazard removal from Pokemon such as Excadrill, Rotom-W, and Serperior is crucial for the Assault Vest set, (AC) as even a single layer of Spikes greatly hinders the number of times Iron Crown can respond to powerful attackers like Mega Gardevoir.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/danbear02.589016/
Grammar checked by:
user link here
stamp.gif
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top