OU Rain Attacker Zapdos [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1] [DONE]

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[SET]
name: Rain Attacker
move 1: Thunder
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Static
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set takes advantage of Zapdos's incredibly powerful dual STAB combination in Thunder and Hurricane, which hits the vast majority of the metagame neutrally. Thunder is used over Thunderbolt because it never misses in the rain Zapdos combines its STAB moves with Weather Ball, which hits Heatran and Landorus-T super effectively and Zeraora and Tapu Koko neutrally, to have an incredibly threatening offensive presence. It doesn't just rely on its incredible wallbreaking power alone, however; with its great typing and ability, it can switch into Choice Scarf Kartana, Rillaboom, and Melmetal, threatening to paralyze them with Static and also OHKO the first two with Hurricane. Zapdos reliably do this because Roost expands its longevity and Heavy-Duty Boots protects it from entry hazards that might assist the aforementioned Pokemon in breaking through. Zapdos uses a Timid nature to get the edge against powerful threats like Urshifu-R and Tapu Lele.

Team Options
========

This set is only meant for dedicated rain teams, so Pelipper is a must-have teammate, as it is able to provide crucial rain support as well as pivoting with U-turn. Barraskewda is a devastatingly fast cleaner that can wallbreak in tandem with Zapdos, and it additionally appreciates Zapdos striking fear into the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex, as Barraskewda can use Flip Turn against these foes to bring in Zapdos. Seismitoad is a similarly adept special wallbreaker that fits perfectly onto rain teams, and its Ground typing helps against the likes of Tapu Koko and Zeraora. Ferrothorn synergizes well rain due to its typing, and it can set entry hazards that are useful for chipping down Zapdos's revenge killers such as Choice Band Weavile and Choice Specs Dragapult. Other rain attackers like Urshifu-R, Volcanion, and Crawdaunt also fit nicely onto rain teams.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[SET]
name: Rain Attacker
move 1: Thunder
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Static
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set takes advantage of Zapdos's incredibly powerful, fully accurate dual STAB combination in Thunder and Hurricane, hitting the vast majority of the metagame neutrally. (be clear in rain otherwise they arent outside of it.) It combines this with Weather Ball, a way to hit Heatran super effectively and Zeraora and Tapu Koko neutrally, to have an incredibly threatening offensive presence. It doesn't just rely on its incredible wallbreaking power alone, however; with its great typing and ability, it can switch into Choice Scarf Kartana, Rillaboom, and Melmetal, threatening to paralyze them with Static and also threatening to OHKO the first two with Hurricane. Zapdos specializes against the defensive Water-types that rain teams can otherwise struggle with, such as Slowbro, Slowking Tapu Fini, and Toxapex, (reorder this to pex, slowbro, and fini) and is unique in that it is an Electric-type attacker that has a great matchup against Grass-types like Rillaboom, Kartana, and Ferrothorn. Make sure to get the most out of Zapdos by getting it in on passive defensive Pokemon that it threatens like Corviknight and Toxapex.

Team Options
========

This set is only meant for dedicated rain teams; Pelipper is a must-have teammate, able to provide crucial rain support as well as pivoting with U-turn. Barraskewda is a devastatingly fast cleaner that can wallbreak in tandem with Zapdos, and it additionally appreciates Zapdos striking fear into the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex, which Barraskewda can use Flip Turn against to bring in Zapdos. Seismitoad is a similarly adept special wallbreaker that fits perfectly onto rain teams, and is especially of note due to its Ground typing helping defensively and offensively against the likes of Tapu Koko and Zeraora. Ferrothorn synergizes well with the rain playstyle due to its typing, and it can set entry hazards that are useful for chipping down Zapdos's revenge killers such as Choice Band Weavile and Choice Specs Dragapult.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Good Job 1/2
 
zinnias said:
[SET]
name: Rain Attacker
move 1: Thunder
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Static
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set takes advantage of Zapdos's incredibly powerful, fully accurate in rain dual STAB combination in Thunder and Hurricane, hitting the vast majority of the metagame neutrally. It combines this with Weather Ball, a way to hit Heatran lando also relevant super effectively and say like electric-types such as zera/koko i think that would be good Zeraora and Tapu Koko neutrally, to have an incredibly threatening offensive presence. It doesn't just rely on its incredible wallbreaking power alone, however; with its great typing and ability, it can switch into Choice Scarf Kartana, Rillaboom, and Melmetal, threatening to paralyze them with Static and also threatening to OHKO the first two with Hurricane. Zapdos specializes against the defensive Water-types that rain teams can otherwise struggle with, such as Toxapex, Slowbro, and Tapu Fini, and is unique in that it is an Electric-type attacker that has a great matchup against Grass-types like Rillaboom, Kartana, and Ferrothorn. i think mentioning that grass-types are a systematic issue for rain teams that zap serves as a check and spelling that out would be good Make sure to get the most out of Zapdos by getting it in on passive defensive Pokemon that it threatens like Corviknight and Toxapex.

Team Options
========

This set is only meant for dedicated rain teams; Pelipper is a must-have teammate, able to provide crucial rain support as well as pivoting with U-turn. Barraskewda is a devastatingly fast cleaner that can wallbreak in tandem with Zapdos, and it additionally appreciates Zapdos striking fear into the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex, which Barraskewda can use Flip Turn against to bring in Zapdos. Seismitoad is a similarly adept special wallbreaker that fits perfectly onto rain teams, and is especially of note due to its Ground typing helping defensively and offensively against the likes of Tapu Koko and Zeraora. Ferrothorn synergizes well with the rain playstyle due to its typing, and it can set entry hazards that are useful for chipping down Zapdos's revenge killers such as Choice Band Weavile and Choice Specs Dragapult. you could mention kingdra/shifu/volcanion/craw, maybe just as a 'other abusers of rain such as....' section. up to you which of them you want to specifically name

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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2/2 after implemented, good stuff
 
pulsar512b said:
2/2 after implemented, good stuff
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I got told to make some cuts and edits to the set description by poke over discord before implementing, so my analysis will look a little different and I’d understand if u need to look over it again. But I have implemented the changes you suggested
 
zinnias said:
I got told to make some cuts and edits to the set description by poke over discord before implementing, so my analysis will look a little different and I’d understand if u need to look over it again. But I have implemented the changes you suggested
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ill look it over for completeness's sake, thank you for letting me know
 
1/1 GP Team done
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[SET]
name: Rain Attacker
move 1: Thunder
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Static
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set takes advantage of Zapdos's incredibly powerful dual STAB combination in Thunder and Hurricane, hitting which hits the vast majority of the metagame neutrally. Thunder is used over its more accurate alternative due to how Thunderbolt because it never misses in the rain that it should always be paired with. It the point re: always under rain is addressed in the next paragraph Zapdos combines its STAB moves with Weather Ball, a way to hit which hits Heatran and Landorus-T super effectively and Zeraora and Tapu Koko neutrally, to have an incredibly threatening offensive presence. It doesn't just rely on its incredible wallbreaking power alone, however; with its great typing and ability, it can switch into Choice Scarf Kartana, Rillaboom, and Melmetal, threatening to paralyze them with Static and also threatening to OHKO the first two with Hurricane. It can afford to Zapdos reliably do this because Roost expands its longevity and Heavy-Duty Boots protects it from entry hazards that might assist the aforementioned Pokemon in breaking through. Zapdos makes use of uses a Timid nature to get the edge against powerful threats like Urshifu-R and Tapu Lele.

Team Options
========

This set is only meant for dedicated rain teams; (RSC), so Pelipper is a must-have teammate, as it is able to provide crucial rain support as well as pivoting with U-turn. Barraskewda is a devastatingly fast cleaner that can wallbreak in tandem with Zapdos, and it additionally appreciates Zapdos striking fear into the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex, which as Barraskewda can use Flip Turn against these foes to bring in Zapdos. Seismitoad is a similarly adept special wallbreaker that fits perfectly onto rain teams, and is especially of note due to its Ground typing helping defensively and offensively helps against the likes of Tapu Koko and Zeraora. Ferrothorn synergizes well with the rain playstyle due to its typing, and it can set entry hazards that are useful for chipping down Zapdos's revenge killers such as Choice Band Weavile and Choice Specs Dragapult. Other rain attackers like Urshifu-R, Volcanion, and Crawdaunt also make for good teammates, fitting fit nicely onto the rain teamstyle teams.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zinnias.569291/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user6.105/
 
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