NU Rapidash [Done]

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: High Horsepower / Morning Sun
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Rapidash boasts a phenomenal Speed tier that contributes to its offensive presence, enabling it to revenge kill threats like Abomasnow, Gourgeist-S, and Rotom-F; with Heavy-Duty Boots, it can revenge kill these threats without the fear of being chipped down by entry hazards. Being able to utilize an item helps set it apart from Silvally-Fire, which is much more vulnerable to residual damage. Wild Charge provides coverage for Water-types like Silvally-Water, Qwilfish, and Wishiwashi. High Horsepower is notable for hitting Lanturn as well as other Fire-types such as Silvally-Fire and Flareon. Morning Sun can be opted instead for recovery, as Rapidash tends to wear itself down with its recoil-inducing attacks. Flash Fire is the preferred ability to boost Rapidash's Flare Blitz on opportunities like switching into Will-O-Wisp and Mystical Fire from Rotom-S and Indeedee-F, respectfully.

Rapidash fits on a variety of balance and offensive teams as a fast Fire-type sweeper. Grass-types such as Abomasnow and Eldegoss deal with physical walls like Cofagrigus, Sandaconda, and Quagsire and switch into Earthquake from Choice Scarf Toxicroak and Sawk; Rapidash has a worthwhile Fire immunity and punishes Clefairy and Rotom-F in return. Pivots like Togedemaru, Rotom-S, and Wishiwashi bring in Rapidash safely and also help deal with Water- and Ground-types. Rapidash at +2 is a great cleaner and is able to break bulkier targets like Malamar, Garbodor, and Qwilfish after chip damage; therefore, pair it with entry hazard setters like Piloswine, Ferroseed, and Garbodor. A healthy Drampa walls Rapidash’s coverage, so use offensive teammates such as Rotom-F and Silvally-Dragon and special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk to check it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rabia, 336073], [Finchinator, 114198]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]

 

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QC

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: High Horsepower / Morning Sun
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Rapidash boasts a phenomenal Speed tier that compliments complements (With an i would be like telling someone they have nice shoes. With an e means they synergize well.) its offensive pressure (I don't know if I'd say Rapidash's Speed tier complements its offensive pressure so much as I would say it contributes to or increases Rapidash's offensive pressure.), and with Heavy-Duty Boots it can safely revenge kill threats like Abomasnow, Gourgeist-S, and Rotom-F (I'm also not sure how Heavy-Duty Boots lets Rapidash safely revenge kill these threats. You're faster than them (assuming no Choice Scarf), so you outspeed them and don't risk being KOed regardless of the item.). Wild Charge provides coverage for Water types like Silvally-Water and Wishiwashi. High Horsepower is notable for hitting Lanturn as well as other Fire-types such as Silvally-Fire and Flareon. Morning Sun can be opted instead for recovery, as Rapidash tends to wear itself down with its recoil-inducing attacks. Will-O-Wisp is another status option that can cripple switch-ins like Cofagrigus, Quagsire, and Silvally-Dragon. (I don't think Will-O-Wisp can really be justified on Swords Dance Rapidash.) Flash Fire is the preferred ability to boost Rapidash's Flare Blitz on opportunities like switching into Will-O-Wisp or Mystical Fire from Rotom-S and Indeedee-F, respectfully.

Rapidash fits on a variety of balance and offensive teams as a fast Fire-type sweeper. Grass-types such as Abomasnow and Eldegoss deal with physical walls like Cofagrigus, Sandaconda, and Quagsire, as well as switch into Earthquake from Choice Scarf Toxicroak and Sawk; Rapidash has a worthwhile Fire immunity and punishes Clefairy and Rotom-F in return. Pivots like Togedemaru, Rotom-S, and Wishiwashi bring in Rapidash safely and also help deal with Water- and Ground-types. Rapidash needs foes to be weakened for it to successfully clean or revenge kill, so support it with entry hazards from Piloswine, Ferroseed, and Garbodor. Drampa in particular walls Rapidash’s coverage, so use offensive teammates such as Rotom-F and Silvally-Dragon, and special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

qc 1/2 when done

 

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implemented! Ready for #2

 

[Finchinator]

Overall, this is great and it's clear you really capture the essence of Rapidash here, Ho3nConfirm3d. Just a few little nitpicks:

Wild Charge provides coverage for Water-types like Silvally-Water and Wishiwashi.

Qwilfish's recent boost in usage probably also makes it relevant enough to mention in this sentence.

Drampa in particular walls Rapidash’s coverage, so use offensive teammates such as Rotom-F and Silvally-Dragon, and special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk.

I would note that Drampa oftentimes takes chip trying to fire off Specs boosted attacks or Defog earlier on in the game, so it is not the most durable answer to a +2 Rapidash. Honestly, the late game speed tier of +2 Rapidash is the entire selling point, so providing one practical example with a little expanding probably is good.

2/2

 

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Wild Charge
move 4: High Horsepower / Morning Sun
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Flash Fire
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Rapidash boasts a phenomenal Speed tier that contributes to its offensive pressure presence, enabling it to revenge kill threats like Abomasnow, Gourgeist-S, and Rotom-F; with Heavy-Duty(AH) Boots, it can revenge kill these threats without the fear of being chipped down by entry hazards. Being able to utilize an item helps set it apart from Silvally-Fire, which is much more vulnerable to residual damage. (may as well have this sentence about competition) Wild Charge provides coverage for Water-types like Silvally-Water, Qwilfish, and Wishiwashi. High Horsepower is notable for hitting Lanturn as well as other Fire-types such as Silvally-Fire and Flareon. Morning Sun can be opted instead for recovery, as Rapidash tends to wear itself down with its recoil-inducing attacks. Flash Fire is the preferred ability to boost Rapidash's Flare Blitz on opportunities like switching into Will-O-Wisp or and Mystical Fire from Rotom-S and Indeedee-F, respectfully.

Rapidash fits on a variety of balance and offensive teams as a fast Fire-type sweeper. Grass-types such as Abomasnow and Eldegoss deal with physical walls like Cofagrigus, Sandaconda, and Quagsire (RC) as well as and switch into Earthquake from Choice Scarf Toxicroak and Sawk; Rapidash has a worthwhile Fire immunity and punishes Clefairy and Rotom-F in return. Pivots like Togedemaru, Rotom-S, and Wishiwashi bring in Rapidash safely and also help deal with Water- and Ground-types. Rapidash at +2 is a great cleaner (RC) and is able to break bulkier targets like Malamar, Garbodor, and Qwilfish after chip damage; for this support therefore (awk wording imo), pair it with entry hazard setters like Piloswine, Ferroseed, and Garbodor. A healthy Drampa in particular (weird phrasing because there isn't really anything to refer back to. ig you could argue the previous sentence, but if you wanted to do that then i'd just include drampa in the list) walls Rapidash’s Rapidash's coverage, so use offensive teammates such as Rotom-F and Silvally-Dragon (RC) and special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk to check it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rabia, 336073], [Finchinator, 114198]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

gp 1/1 when done

 

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Ready to be uploaded!