BH Regigigas (Spikes Utility & Tough Claws) [QC 2/2] (GP 1/1)

[Tea Guzzler]

[SET]
name: Spikes Utility
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Facade
move 3: Nuzzle / Knock Off
move 4: Flip Turn / Knock Off
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Poison Heal
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Spikes Regigigas is an excellent support piece. Its high Attack stat and Facade make it a dangerous offensive threat that can 2HKO the majority of the metagame. Spikes offers a consistent way of making progress with entry hazard chip, and Nuzzle or Knock Off cripple enemy hazard control options such as Magic Bounce users or Pixilate Xerneas carrying Rapid Spin. Flip Turn is useful for turning the many slow, passive Magic Bounce users that aren't bothered about Nuzzle or Knock Off into free momentum. Regigigas has excellent synergy with Poison Heal, which not only grants it status-boosted STAB Facade, but also lets it use its great bulk and lack of weaknesses to consistently stay healthy without draining momentum with manual recovery and grants it an immunity to crippling status like paralysis. Regigigas has an excellent matchup into Imposter users, as Imposter will lack any recovery and the damage boost to Facade unless it carries Toxic Orb, compromising its effectiveness against other Pokemon. Magic Bounce Zygarde-C is an excellent teammate, as it can Imposter-Proof thanks to its immunity to Nuzzle, massive bulk, and ability to reflect Spikes. Xerneas, particularly Pixilate, can form a very effective offensive core which can combine raw damage output, entry hazard stacking, entry hazard clearing, and pivoting into just 2 slots - Regigigas is able to cripple the many Steel-types and special walls that Xerneas can struggle to break past, and Xerneas can be brought in on walls that beat Regigigas such as Giratina. Regigigas can also provide entry hazard and paralysis support, which other wallbreakers such as Kyurem-B and Palkia can exploit.

[SET]
name: Tough Claws Attacker
move 1: Shift Gear
move 2: Multi-Attack
move 3: Wicked Blow / Glacial Lance
move 4: V-create
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Life Orb + Tough Claws Regigigas is an immense wallbreaking and sweeping threat, as it can break down walls early-game or sweep through a weakened team late-game as the situation demands. After Shift Gear, Regigigas is able to OHKO virtually everything in the tier that isn't designed specifically to counter it, meaning that Regigigas can easily dismantle teams if it gets just one free turn. V-create is used due to its stellar Base Power, which is enough to OHKO most targets even through Fur Coat, such as Zamazenta-C. Similarly, Wicked Blow hits Psychic-type Fur Coat users for heavy damage, as well as Giratina, and the combination of Fire and Dark-type coverage dispatches every common Fur Coat user. Glacial Lance is an alternative option that, despite not being boosted by Tough Claws, can be used to OHKO Zygarde-C while still threatening Giratina. Regigigas appreciates teammates such as Palkia, Xerneas and Kyurem-B that can take advantage of the opened holes to cause even further damage, and scouting tools such as Imposter users can aid in safely setting Regigigas up without risking debilitating burns or paralysis. Imposter-proofing this set can be difficult, as the damage output is still high even without Life Orb, so will often require Zygarde-C, Primordial Sea Zamazenta-C, or Fur Coat Lunala to be safe.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tea Guzzler, 577920]]
- Quality checked by: [[MAMP, 225453], [Dragonillis, 466276]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

 

[Tea Guzzler]

ready for qc

 

[MAMP]

First set:

-I think Flip Turn is so much better than U-turn here, to the point where U-turn probably isn't even worth mentioning. Hitting Zama-C for 15 instead of 4 is enormous and eclipses all of the minor advantages that U-turn offers.

-I'd also slash Knock Off on the last slot too, I think Nuzzle + Knock Off is a strong option. So the slashes would look like:

-Spikes
-Facade
-Nuzzle / Knock Off
-Flip Turn / Knock Off

-For the writeup, the info is good but you can cut it back quite a bit. Don't forget that this is a mini analysis: you only need to provide the most important information.

-This should be a description of this specific set, not Regigigas as a whole. The first couple of sentences, for example, are pretty unnecessary. I would rewrite the start of this, focussing on the important, basic stuff about this set: it's an offensive Spiker with good bulk and longevity that matches up well against common hazard control (Magic Bounce, Pixilate Xerneas) and Imposter, and it has multiple tools for making progress.

-This is a small readability thing, but you should watch out for run on sentences. You have a few sentences throughout the writeup like this: "The combination of Nuzzle or Knock Off to cripple switch-ins, Spikes to dig in to the enemy with constant chip and U-turn to turn the many slow, passive Magic Bounce users looking to stop Spikes into free momentum makes Regigigas an excellent support piece that can fit onto a wide variety of teams." You're communicating quite a few ideas here, so it could help the reader if you split it up a bit.

-Don't mention Dragon Dance or Swords Dance. Those are different sets that would get a separate writeup.

-The teammates section is good, but again could be cut down a little. When you're talking about Zygarde-C, you don't have to talk about why Zygarde-C is good, just talk about why it synergises with Regigigas. The sentence on Xerneas should be more specific, it's a tad too broad at the moment. You could talk about how Regigigas and Xerneas pressure Steels for each other, and how Gigas can U-turn into Xerneas on mons like Giratina.

Second set:

-Don't forget to give the set a name!

-Again, lots of good information here, just needs to be cut down a bit to focus on the important stuff.

-The prose is a little repetitive at the start here: "immense wallbreaking and sweeping threat" and then "devastating wallbreaking power or a sweep late game" in the next sentence. Try to reword this.

-Talk about Wicked Blow and V-create separately.

-There's quite a bit of detail here that isn't all that important, and cutting some of that would be an easy way to tighten this up. "Regigigas has no longevity outside of it's natural bulk and the damage from Life Orb, Rocky Helmet chip and any damage taken on the turn Shift Gear is used are permanent, so Regigigas is usually either expended early game to cause as much damage as possible or at the end to sweep a weakened team." This could be pared down significantly and worked into the opening section where you talk about the Pokemon's role.

- ", but will usually come at the cost of momentum." This isn't really needed. I'm borderline on whether Lunar Dance/Wish are even good enough to mention here, but if you think they are you should mention effective users of the moves.

-Back in the day, the SM BH QC team debated a bit on whether we should assume that readers know what Imposter-proofing is. I think we shouldn't, and that it's best to introduce Imposter-proofing options with something like "mons that can beat an imposter transformed into regigigas include..." rather than "mons that can imposter-proof regigigas include..." We didn't really come to a conclusion on the topic back then, so I think that one's up to you.

-I'd remove the mention of Extreme Speed: it's a good option, but Shift Gear is fundamental to the function of the set. If we were doing full analyses that would be perfect for the Other Options section, but as is I don't think there's space for it.

QC 1/2

 

[Tea Guzzler]

First set:

-I think Flip Turn is so much better than U-turn here, to the point where U-turn probably isn't even worth mentioning. Hitting Zama-C for 15 instead of 4 is enormous and eclipses all of the minor advantages that U-turn offers.

-I'd also slash Knock Off on the last slot too, I think Nuzzle + Knock Off is a strong option. So the slashes would look like:

-Spikes
-Facade
-Nuzzle / Knock Off
-Flip Turn / Knock Off

-For the writeup, the info is good but you can cut it back quite a bit. Don't forget that this is a mini analysis: you only need to provide the most important information.

-This should be a description of this specific set, not Regigigas as a whole. The first couple of sentences, for example, are pretty unnecessary. I would rewrite the start of this, focussing on the important, basic stuff about this set: it's an offensive Spiker with good bulk and longevity that matches up well against common hazard control (Magic Bounce, Pixilate Xerneas) and Imposter, and it has multiple tools for making progress.

-This is a small readability thing, but you should watch out for run on sentences. You have a few sentences throughout the writeup like this: "The combination of Nuzzle or Knock Off to cripple switch-ins, Spikes to dig in to the enemy with constant chip and U-turn to turn the many slow, passive Magic Bounce users looking to stop Spikes into free momentum makes Regigigas an excellent support piece that can fit onto a wide variety of teams." You're communicating quite a few ideas here, so it could help the reader if you split it up a bit.

-Don't mention Dragon Dance or Swords Dance. Those are different sets that would get a separate writeup.

-The teammates section is good, but again could be cut down a little. When you're talking about Zygarde-C, you don't have to talk about why Zygarde-C is good, just talk about why it synergises with Regigigas. The sentence on Xerneas should be more specific, it's a tad too broad at the moment. You could talk about how Regigigas and Xerneas pressure Steels for each other, and how Gigas can U-turn into Xerneas on mons like Giratina.

Second set:

-Don't forget to give the set a name!

-Again, lots of good information here, just needs to be cut down a bit to focus on the important stuff.

-The prose is a little repetitive at the start here: "immense wallbreaking and sweeping threat" and then "devastating wallbreaking power or a sweep late game" in the next sentence. Try to reword this.

-Talk about Wicked Blow and V-create separately.

-There's quite a bit of detail here that isn't all that important, and cutting some of that would be an easy way to tighten this up. "Regigigas has no longevity outside of it's natural bulk and the damage from Life Orb, Rocky Helmet chip and any damage taken on the turn Shift Gear is used are permanent, so Regigigas is usually either expended early game to cause as much damage as possible or at the end to sweep a weakened team." This could be pared down significantly and worked into the opening section where you talk about the Pokemon's role.

- ", but will usually come at the cost of momentum." This isn't really needed. I'm borderline on whether Lunar Dance/Wish are even good enough to mention here, but if you think they are you should mention effective users of the moves.

-Back in the day, the SM BH QC team debated a bit on whether we should assume that readers know what Imposter-proofing is. I think we shouldn't, and that it's best to introduce Imposter-proofing options with something like "mons that can beat an imposter transformed into regigigas include..." rather than "mons that can imposter-proof regigigas include..." We didn't really come to a conclusion on the topic back then, so I think that one's up to you.

-I'd remove the mention of Extreme Speed: it's a good option, but Shift Gear is fundamental to the function of the set. If we were doing full analyses that would be perfect for the Other Options section, but as is I don't think there's space for it.

QC 1/2

implemented. i'm leaving imposter-proofing as is for now, it's a coined term in the om grammar standards. i'm also not sure whether -ate users with Rapid Spin is correct, so in set 1 i've just used Pixilate Xerneas carrying Rapid Spin bc it's what's usually doing spinning
ready for second qc

 

[Dragonillis]

Add in Blue, Remove in Red, Move in Purple
QC 2/2

Spoiler

[SET]
name: Spikes Utility
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Facade
move 3: Nuzzle / Knock Off
move 4: Flip Turn / Knock Off
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Posion Heal
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Spikes Regigigas is an excellent support piece. It's high Attack stat allows it to pose an offensive threat with Facade, which is able to 2HKO the majority of the metagame. Spikes offers a consistent way of making progress with hazard chip, with Nuzzle or Knock Off crippling any opposing hazard control such as Magic Bounce users or Pixilate Xerneas carrying Rapid Spin. Flip Turn is useful for turning the many slow, passive Magic Bounce users that aren't bothered about Nuzzle or Knock Off into free momentum. Regigigas has excellent synergy with Poison Heal, which not only grants it the STAB status-boosted Facade but also lets it use it's great bulk and lack of weaknesses to consistently stay healthy without draining momentum with manual recovery, and also grants it an immunity to crippling status like paralysis. Regigigas has an excellent matchup into Imposter users, as Imposter will lack any recovery and the damage boost to Facade unless it carries Toxic Orb, compromising it's effectiveness against other Pokemon. Magic Bounce Zygarde-C can act as an excellent teammate as it can Imposter-Proof thanks to it's Nuzzle immunity, massive bulk and ability to reflect Spikes. Xerneas, particularly Pixilate, can form a very effective offensive core which can combine raw damage output, hazard stacking, hazard clearing and pivoting into just 2 slots - Regigigas is able to cripple the many Steel-types and special walls that Xerneas can struggle to break past, and Xerneas can be brought in on walls that beat Regigigas such as Giratina. Regigigas can also provide hazard and paralysis support which other wallbreakers such as Kyurem-Black and Palkia can exploit.

[SET]
name: Tough Claws Attacker
move 1: Shift Gear
move 2: Multi-Attack
move 3: Wicked Blow / Glacial Lance
move 4: V-create
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Life Orb + Tough Claws Regigigas serves as an immense wallbreaking and sweeping threat, able to cause massive damage early-game or to sweep through a weakened team late-game. After a Shift Gear, Regigigas is able to OHKO virtually everything in the tier that isn't designed specifically to counter it, meaning that Regigigas can easily dismantle teams if it gets just one free turn. V-create is used due to it's stellar base power, which is enough to enable OHKOs on most targets even through Fur Coat, such as Zamazenta-C. Similarly, Wicked Blow is used as an option to hit Psychic-type Fur Coat users for heavy damage, as well as Giratina, and the combination of Fire and Dark-type coverage dispatches every common Fur Coat user. Glacial lance is an alternative to wicked blow that can be used to eliminate Zygarde-C and still heavily damage Giratina, whereas triple axel is less consistent but benefits from tough claws and can OHKO non-FC Giratina. Regigigas appreciates teammates such as Palkia, Xerneas and Kyurem-Black that can take advantage of the opened holes to cause even further damage, and scouting tools such as Imposter users can aid in safely setting Regigigas up without risking debilitating burns or paralysis. Imposter-Proofing this set can be difficult as the damage output is still high even without Life Orb, so will often require a Zygarde-C, Lunala if you don't play Wicked Blow or Primordial Sea Zamazenta-C to be safe.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tea Guzzler, 577920]]
- Quality checked by: [[MAMP, 225453], [Dragonillis, 466276]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Tea Guzzler]

implemented, not including triple axel because of accuracy, glacial lance still OHKOs zyg-c and is a roll to OHKO +def gira
ready for GP Team

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

GP Check

[SET]
name: Spikes Utility
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Facade
move 3: Nuzzle / Knock Off
move 4: Flip Turn / Knock Off
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Posion Poison Heal
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe question, is there a reason for 252 SpA? like does it matter, or should we just leave it out?

[SET COMMENTS]

Spikes Regigigas is an excellent support piece. It's Its high Attack stat allows it to pose an offensive threat with Facade, which is able to and Facade make it a dangerous offensive threat that can 2HKO the majority of the metagame. Spikes offers a consistent way of making progress with entry hazard chip, with and Nuzzle or Knock Off crippling any opposing hazard control cripples entry hazard control options such as Magic Bounce users or Pixilate Xerneas carrying Rapid Spin. Flip Turn is useful for turning the many slow, passive Magic Bounce users that aren't bothered about Nuzzle or Knock Off into free momentum. Regigigas has excellent synergy with Poison Heal, which not only grants it the STAB status-boosted status-boosted STAB Facade, (comma) but also lets it use it's its great bulk and lack of weaknesses to consistently stay healthy without draining momentum with manual recovery, (comma) and also grants it an immunity to crippling status like paralysis. Regigigas has an excellent matchup into Imposter users, as Imposter will lack any recovery and the damage boost to Facade unless it carries Toxic Orb, compromising it's its effectiveness against other Pokemon. Magic Bounce Zygarde-C can act as is an excellent teammate, (comma) as it can Imposter-Proof thanks to it's Nuzzle immunity its immunity to Nuzzle, massive bulk, (comma) and ability to reflect Spikes. Xerneas, particularly Pixilate, can form a very effective offensive core which can combine raw damage output, entry hazard stacking, entry hazard clearing, (comma) and pivoting into just 2 slots. - Regigigas is able to cripple the many Steel-types and special walls that Xerneas can struggle to break past, and Xerneas can be brought in on walls that beat Regigigas such as Giratina. Regigigas can also provide entry hazard and paralysis support, (comma) which other wallbreakers such as Kyurem-Black and Palkia can exploit.

[SET]
name: Tough Claws Attacker
move 1: Shift Gear
move 2: Multi-Attack
move 3: Wicked Blow / Glacial Lance
move 4: V-create
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe you leave out SpA EVs here; make it consistent with the first set

[SET COMMENTS]

Life Orb + Tough Claws Regigigas serves as is an immense wallbreaking and sweeping threat, able to cause massive damage early-game or to sweep through a weakened team late-game as it can break down walls early-game or sweep through a weakened team late-game as the situation demands. After a Shift Gear, Regigigas is able to OHKO virtually everything in the tier that isn't designed specifically to counter it, meaning that Regigigas can easily dismantle teams if it gets just one free turn. V-create is used due to it's its stellar Base Power, which is enough to enable OHKOs on OHKO most targets even through Fur Coat, such as Zamazenta-C. Similarly, Wicked Blow is used as an option to hit hits Psychic-type Fur Coat users for heavy damage, as well as Giratina, and the combination of Fire- and Dark-type coverage dispatches every common Fur Coat user. Glacial Lance is an alternative option that, despite not being boosted by Tough Claws, can be used to OHKO Zygarde-C whilst while still threatening Giratina. Regigigas appreciates teammates such as Palkia, Xerneas and Kyurem-Black that can take advantage of the opened holes to cause even further damage, and scouting tools such as Imposter users can aid in safely setting Regigigas up without risking debilitating burns or paralysis. Imposter-proofing this set can be difficult, (comma) as the damage output is still high even without Life Orb, so will often require a Zygarde-C, Primordial Sea Zamazenta-C, (comma) or Fur Coat Lunala to be safe.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Tea Guzzler, 577920]]
- Quality checked by: [[MAMP, 225453], [Dragonillis, 466276]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

GP 1/1! Reminder, it's=it is, its=possessive (its weakness to Fighting, it's weak to Fighting).

GP Team done

 

[Tea Guzzler]

implemented

 

[UT]

Uploaded!

https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/pokemon/regigigas/