Offensive Pivot
Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fire
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- U-turn
- Court Change
- Sucker Punch / High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
[SET COMMENTS]
With its good Speed tier and high-powered moves, Cinderace can leverage its offensive moveset to function as an effective pivot and attacker. Pyro Ball helps Cinderace OHKO non-HP invested Iron Treads and Kingambit after minimal chip damage. U-Turn allows Cinderace to pivot out of disadvantageous matchups and deal chip damage, breaking Dragonite’s Multiscale and helping against some Fire-resistant Pokemon like Hisuian Samurott, Tyranitar, and Latios. Court Change gives Cinderace valuable utility, switching entry hazards to the opposing side of the field and enabling its hazard-weak teammates to enter the field multiple times as well as swapping Aurora Veil from opposing Alolan Ninetales. For its last move, Cinderace has multiple options to help round out its coverage. Sucker Punch is a powerful priority move that targets Deoxys-S, Dragapult, and chipped sweepers such as Iron Moth. Gunk Shot snipes Fairy-types that may attempt to handle Cinderace such as Primarina and Clefable while hitting Moltres hard. High Jump Kick 2HKOs Ting-Lu and Garganacl while also OHKOing Kyurem. Libero allows Cinderace to maximize its offensive pressure, changing its typing and giving STAB to the first non-Fire attack it executes. Tera Fire is used to power up Cinderace’s Pyro Ball, 2HKOing Zamazenta after Stealth Rock damage and OHKOing bulky variants of Gholdengo and Iron Treads. It also helps retain STAB for Pyro Ball even when Cinderace uses another attack. However, Terastriallization renders Libero null for Cinderace’s non-Fire attacks, so it should be used with caution.
Offensive pivot Cinderace fits on a variety of teams from offense, bulky offense, and even balance, where its combination of speed, coverage, and utility is highly valued. Cinderace’s greatest boon is its ability to provide reliable entry hazard control in front of Gholdengo while being an offensive threat in its own right, helping teammates vulnerable to hazards such as Kyurem and Life Orb Nasty Plot Tornadus-T enter the field more easily. Kyurem and Tornadus-T place immense offensive pressure on Cinderace’s checks such as Alomomola, Great Tusk, and Landorus-T; in turn, they highly appreciate not being chipped by hazards so they can continue to operate over longer games. Other wallbreakers that appreciate the Water and Dragon-Types that Cinderace lures in include Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, Iron Valiant, Primarina, and Enamorus; Cinderace also helps them enter the field safely. Cinderace struggles with physically defensive Pokemon able to tank its attacks such as Zamazenta, Alomomola, and Pecharunt, so teammates that can handle them such as Ogerpon-W, Gholdengo, and Raging Bolt are highly valued. Ogerpon-W stands out as a particularly strong partner, as it can completely block Water-type attacks aimed at Cinderace with Water Absorb and force progress with its strong attacks and utility, while Cinderace can help transfer hazards away and bring it in via U-turn. Gholdengo helps check Zamazenta and Pecharunt with an immunity to their primary attacks while blocking hazard removal attempts from Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Corviknight after hazards are transferred. Raging Bolt threatens bulky Water types with its powerful Electric-type attacks, while Cinderace can help pivot it in and act as an emergency switch-in to Fairy-types. Cinderace also loves being paired with other pivots such as Zapdos, Lokix, Galarian Slowking, and Landorus-T, as they can form pivoting cores that can help sustain offensive pressure together on their respective checks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/memester.547766/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stads.110504/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wisteriapurple.664887/
Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fire
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- U-turn
- Court Change
- Sucker Punch / High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
[SET COMMENTS]
With its good Speed tier and high-powered moves, Cinderace can leverage its offensive moveset to function as an effective pivot and attacker. Pyro Ball helps Cinderace OHKO non-HP invested Iron Treads and Kingambit after minimal chip damage. U-Turn allows Cinderace to pivot out of disadvantageous matchups and deal chip damage, breaking Dragonite’s Multiscale and helping against some Fire-resistant Pokemon like Hisuian Samurott, Tyranitar, and Latios. Court Change gives Cinderace valuable utility, switching entry hazards to the opposing side of the field and enabling its hazard-weak teammates to enter the field multiple times as well as swapping Aurora Veil from opposing Alolan Ninetales. For its last move, Cinderace has multiple options to help round out its coverage. Sucker Punch is a powerful priority move that targets Deoxys-S, Dragapult, and chipped sweepers such as Iron Moth. Gunk Shot snipes Fairy-types that may attempt to handle Cinderace such as Primarina and Clefable while hitting Moltres hard. High Jump Kick 2HKOs Ting-Lu and Garganacl while also OHKOing Kyurem. Libero allows Cinderace to maximize its offensive pressure, changing its typing and giving STAB to the first non-Fire attack it executes. Tera Fire is used to power up Cinderace’s Pyro Ball, 2HKOing Zamazenta after Stealth Rock damage and OHKOing bulky variants of Gholdengo and Iron Treads. It also helps retain STAB for Pyro Ball even when Cinderace uses another attack. However, Terastriallization renders Libero null for Cinderace’s non-Fire attacks, so it should be used with caution.
Offensive pivot Cinderace fits on a variety of teams from offense, bulky offense, and even balance, where its combination of speed, coverage, and utility is highly valued. Cinderace’s greatest boon is its ability to provide reliable entry hazard control in front of Gholdengo while being an offensive threat in its own right, helping teammates vulnerable to hazards such as Kyurem and Life Orb Nasty Plot Tornadus-T enter the field more easily. Kyurem and Tornadus-T place immense offensive pressure on Cinderace’s checks such as Alomomola, Great Tusk, and Landorus-T; in turn, they highly appreciate not being chipped by hazards so they can continue to operate over longer games. Other wallbreakers that appreciate the Water and Dragon-Types that Cinderace lures in include Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, Iron Valiant, Primarina, and Enamorus; Cinderace also helps them enter the field safely. Cinderace struggles with physically defensive Pokemon able to tank its attacks such as Zamazenta, Alomomola, and Pecharunt, so teammates that can handle them such as Ogerpon-W, Gholdengo, and Raging Bolt are highly valued. Ogerpon-W stands out as a particularly strong partner, as it can completely block Water-type attacks aimed at Cinderace with Water Absorb and force progress with its strong attacks and utility, while Cinderace can help transfer hazards away and bring it in via U-turn. Gholdengo helps check Zamazenta and Pecharunt with an immunity to their primary attacks while blocking hazard removal attempts from Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Corviknight after hazards are transferred. Raging Bolt threatens bulky Water types with its powerful Electric-type attacks, while Cinderace can help pivot it in and act as an emergency switch-in to Fairy-types. Cinderace also loves being paired with other pivots such as Zapdos, Lokix, Galarian Slowking, and Landorus-T, as they can form pivoting cores that can help sustain offensive pressure together on their respective checks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/memester.547766/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stads.110504/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wisteriapurple.664887/
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