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Virizion @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Lum Berry
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Rock
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Leaf Blade
- Stone Edge
Virizion deals swift justice to tyrants of ZU like Charizard, Rotom-C, and Mesprit thanks to its excellent Speed and access to Swords Dance. Virizion's respectable bulk provides it several opportunities to set up throughout a game against prominent Grass-types like Arboliva, Brute Bonnet, and Shaymin. Physical walls like Regirock, Hisuian Avalugg, and Orthworm are a cinch for Virizion to cut through with its STAB...
The slug of steel stands as great glue to teams! Its dual-threat STAB combination rattles most of the tier for at least neutral damage. Ice Beam chills bulky Grass-types like Servine and Ivysaur; Thunderbolt shocks Water-types like Quaxwell and Wartortle. Shell Armor shields it from critical hits, while Gooey slows attackers like Thwackey and Vigoroth down. With this spread, Hisuian Sliggoo can outspeed...
Ogerpon, the menace behind the Teal Mask, smashes through UU with its cudgel! Ogerpon's great Speed allows it to outspeed the majority of foes. Knock Off removes annoying items like Rocky Helmet and Heavy-Duty Boots from switch-ins like Skarmory, Mandibuzz, and Tornadus-T. U-turn allows Ogerpon to make use of its good Speed to easily pivot out of threats such as Skeledirge and Fezandipiti, simultaneously hitting foes like...
Shrouded in dark flames, Galarian Moltres descends onto the battlefield as a fearsome special attacker! This set utilizes its bulk to set up Nasty Plot to rip through bulkier teams. Nasty Plot enables it to guarantee a 2HKO on Utility Gliscor with Fiery Wrath, which can enable teammates such as Kingambit to set up Swords Dance to clean up in the later stages of the game. Taunt grants Galarian Moltres the opportunity beat...
From the Hidden Grotto, Amoonguss is ready to fight! With supportive options like Spore, Rage Powder, and Pollen Puff, Amoonguss is able to support its team in a variety of ways, whether it be putting foes to sleep, redirecting attacks, or healing up allies. The combination of Rage Powder and Spore is able to give partners such as Gholdengo and Kingambit free turns to set up. Tera Fairy allows Amoonguss...
Scrafty @ Leftovers
Ability: Shed Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Rest
Scrafty craftily sheds foes rather than its skin in Monotype! An amazing typing providing immunity to Psychic-moves coupled with great defenses has established Scrafty as a bulky setup threat on Fighting teams. Drain Punch enables Scrafty to sustain itself while exerting offensive pressure. Knock Off checks Ghost- and Psychic-type foes such as Hisuian Zoroark, Gholdengo, and Latios along with removing disruptive items such as Rocky Helmet and Leftovers from foes...
Koraidon @ Life Orb
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Flame Charge
- Protect
Koraidon charges into battle against the Restricted Pokemon of Regulation G! Unlike Clear Amulet sets, Koraidon capitalizes on the decrease of Intimidate users like Incineroar and utilizes Life Orb in conjunction with Orichalcum Pulse to OHKO threats like Miraidon with Close Combat before it Terastallizes and Flare Blitz afterwards. Flame Charge breaks Focus Sashes and grants Koraidon a Speed boost to outspeed Calyrex-S...
With access to Snow Warning and Aurora Veil, Alolan Ninetales cements itself as one of the best leads for hyper offense teams in OU while making use of a solid Speed tier and Encore to disrupt opposing setup sweepers. Freeze-Dry can threaten metagame staples like Gliscor, Ogerpon-W, and Landorus-T, while Moonblast threatens a number of offensive foes, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. Tera Water is used to remove Alolan...
Mewtwo is the epitome of mind over matter! Nasty Plot supercharges its power, allowing it to comfortably OHKO staples such as Kyogre and offensive Arceus formes at +2, while Agility enables Mewtwo to blitz past the entire unboosted metagame after just one turn. Focus Blast annihilates Dark- and Steel-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Necrozma-DM. Mind Plate, combined with a Modest nature, supports Mewtwo's ability to wallbreak...
Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Watch out for this scorpion's toxic ways! Gliscor flies to the top of National Dex with its reliable entry hazard set, forcing chip damage in a variety of ways. Earthquake threatens common special attackers like Raging Bolt and Heatran, while Protect lets Gliscor recover safely while scouting foes like Choice item Tapu Lele and Hisuian Samurott. Gliscor can choose between Stealth Rock and Spikes, while Toxic punishes attempts to exploit its defensive...
1v1 has been hydrolyzed by Primarina's opera! The EV spread allows Primarina to outspeed Ursaluna and tank hits like two Hexes from Life Orb Spectrier, Sludge Wave from Timid Life Orb Landorus, and Poison Jab from Choice Band Urshifu formes while utilizing the rest of the EVs in SpA to maximize damage output. Hydro Cannon lets Primarina delete foes such as Ursaluna, Landorus-T, and Skeledirge. Moonblast cleans up foes like both Urshifu...
