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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Roost / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Reshiram is a dangerous Dragon Dance sweeper due to its strong offensive typing, good Attack, and decent Speed, which together allow it to threaten most of the metagame. However, Reshiram can often struggle to sweep due to its awkward STAB moves in Flare Blitz and Outrage coupled with its Stealth Rock weakness, which allow it to be easily chipped. Dragon Dance can be used against Pokemon it forces out such as Ferrothorn, Blissey, and Necrozma-DM. Flare Blitz and Outrage offer nearly unresisted coverage, with Flare Blitz scaring out staples such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Zacian-C, and Outrage taking care of the likes of Zygarde-C, Eternatus, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh. Both moves heavily benefit from Dynamax removing their drawbacks, especially Outrage. On top of that, Max Flare summons sun, powering Reshiram up considerably, and Max Wyrmwind dropping the foe's Attack allows Reshiram to come out on top against Groudon. Roost offsets damage inflicted by entry hazards, Life Orb, and Flare Blitz recoil. Stone Edge may be run on faster-paced teams, allowing Reshiram to OHKO Ho-Oh without needing to lock itself into Outrage or Dynamax. A Jolly nature is preferred to outpace Zacian-C after one Dragon Dance.

Reshiram fits well on hyper offense or bulky offense teams. Shuckle can provide Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, which lets Reshiram outpace Pokemon like Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Eternatus without a Dragon Dance, allowing it to force them out and potentially get setup turns. If not running Reshiram on hyper offense, it needs Defog support from Yveltal or Ho-Oh, as entry hazards will greatly hinder it from coming in repeatedly. Calyrex-S is great to heavily pressures Lunala and Lugia, both of which can put Reshiram's sweep on a timer with Toxic. Xerneas is also a great partner, as it can take care of Pokemon that can be troublesome for unboosted Reshiram, like Palkia and Zekrom, and can serve as a check for Ditto, since Ditto copying Reshiram needs to either Dynamax and risk the Speed tie or become setup fodder for Xerneas by locking itself into Outrage. Xerneas also appreciates Reshiram's ability to pressure Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM. Zacian-C is a good partner for Reshiram, as it can take care of faster Dragon-types such as Palkia and other faster attackers like Marshadow. It can also check Ditto like Xerneas can and take care of Ho-Oh and Lugia If Reshiram is lacking Stone Edge. Marshadow is also great with Reshiram due to its Ghost-typing allowing it to threaten Lunala and Calyrex-S. Rayquaza can take care of Marshadow and Calyrex-S under Sticky Web and Ho-Oh and Zacian-C after a Dragon Dance. Reshiram also loves Ferrothorn on bulkier teams because it provides Reshiram a Kyogre check, some recovery with Leech Seed, and Spikes to facilitate a sweep. Necrozma-DM is great for checking Zacian-C, as unboosted Reshiram has problems with it. Lunala can help Reshiram by checking defensive Zygarde-C and other setup sweepers, like Zekrom and Groudon, that can take care of a unboosted Reshiram.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Heavy-Duty Boots can be used to prevent Reshiram from being worn down from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock. However, Reshiram generally prefers Life Orb to 2HKO Necrozma-DM and OHKO Groudon and Xerneas after a Dragon Dance. Substitute can be run over Roost with Leftovers to prevent Ditto from copying Reshiram's boosts from Dragon Dance; however, without Roost to keep itself healthy, such a set will find itself whittled down very quickly.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ditto**: Ditto can revenge kill Reshiram, as it can copy its Dragon Dance boosts and OHKO it with Outrage. It can also use Dynamax to reverse sweep once it is no longer locked into Outrage.

**Fairy-types**: Both Zacian-C and Xerneas will take out Reshiram if it has locked itself into Outrage.

*Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon such as Marshadow, Palkia, Calyrex-S, and Choice Scarf Kyogre can make an unboosted Reshiram switch out, by threatening heavy damage or an OHKO.

**Entry Hazards**: Entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock, can hinder Reshiram from repeatedly coming in and make it easy to take care of.

**Toxic**: Lunala, Lugia, and if Reshiram lacks Stone Edge, Ho-Oh, can put Reshiram on a timer with Toxic, as they all can tank a boosted attack from it and then cripple it for the rest of the game.

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Roost / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Reshiram is a dangerous Dragon Dance sweeper once it sets up due to its typing, good Attack and decent Speed stat allowing it to threaten most of the metagame. However, Reshiram has trouble setting up with Dragon Dance -this isn't exactly true, it has plenty of opportunities to set up vs common staples- maintaining its sweep for long due to struggling to find a time to setup with being threaten out by Marshadow, Groudon, Lugia, and Lunala and is further held back by awkward STAB moves in Flare Blitz and Outrage and its Stealth Rock weakness that can easily wear it down and make Pokemon like Calryrex-S take care of it -fluff-. Flare Blitz is used to take care of Ferrothorn, and after a Dragon Dance and OHKO Pokemon like Xerneas and Zacian-C. By using Dynamax, Flare Blitz turns into Max Flare, allowing Reshiram to summon sun to turn it into a fearsome attacker that is hard to switch into.
Outrage allows it to take care of Dragon-types like and after a Dragon Dance, Palika and Eternatus and OHKO Pokemon such as Kyorge and Marshadow.
If Reshiram times its Dynamax correctly, it allows Reshiram to beat Groudon due to the Attack stat drop. Stone Edge can be ran over Roost to be able to OHKO Ho-Oh. -this piece gives good info but is worded awkwardly, feel free to copypaste the following: 'Flare Blitz and Outrage offer nearly unresisted coverage, with Flare Blitz scaring out staples such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Zacian-C, and Outrage taking care of the likes of Zygarde-C, Eternatus, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh. Both moves heavily benefit from Dynamax removing their drawbacks. On top of that, Max Flare summons Sun, powering Reshiram up considerably, and Max Wyrmwind's ability to drop the foe's Attack allows Reshiram to come out on top against Groudon. Roost offsets damage inflicted by entry hazards, Life Orb, and Flare Blitz recoil. Stone Edge may be run in faster-paced teams, allowing Reshiram to OHKO Ho-Oh without locking itself into Outrage '- Dragon Dance can be used on Pokemon it forces out such as Ferrothorn, Zygarde-C, Xerneas, Blissey, and Nercozma-DM. -move to the front, since dd is in the first slot- Life Orb is used to boost its damage output. -this is unnecessary info w/o explicit calcs that show lo matters- A jolly nature is preferred to outpace Zacian-C after one Dragon Dance while an Adamant nature can help net a great chance to OHKO against Groudon after Stealth Rock and Ho-Oh and Necrozma-DM after a Dragon Dance that it cannot do with a Jolly nature.

Reshiram fits well with hyper offensive or a bulky offensive teams. Shuckle can provide Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, which helps Reshiram sweep and able to outpace Pokemon like Zacian-C and Eternatus without a Dragon Dance. If not running it on hyper offense Shuckle, Reshiram needs Defog support from Yvetel,-mind the spelling- Giratina, or Ho-Oh as entry hazards will greatly hinder Reshiram from coming in repeatll repeatedly. Choice Scarf Kyorge is also good to pressure Groudon and fast Pokemon such as Calyrex-S and Marshadow. Calreyx-S -mind the spelling- is great in pressuing Lunala -mind the spelling- , Giratina, and a weakened Lugia that can hinder Reshiram's sweep with Toxic forcing it on a timer. Xernas -mind the spelling- is also a great partner, as it can take care of Pokemon that can be troublesome for Reshiram unboosted like Palika -mind the spelling- , Zekrom and can serve as a check for Ditto. Xernas -mind the spelling- also appriactes -mind the spelling- Reshiram for pressuring Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Zacian-C, and Nercozma-DM -mind the spelling- . Reshiram also loves Ferrothorn as a partner because it can check Kyorge -mind the spelling- thanks to its Grass-typing, provide Reshiram with some recovery with Leech Seed, and provide Stealth Rock Spikes to make it easier for Reshiram to sweep. Nercozma-DM is a great Zacian-C check that causes problems -who causes the problems? word this more clearly- for Reshiram if it has not set up with Dragon Dance. Lugia can help Reshiram with phasing out Defensive Zygarde-C and other setup sweepers like Zekrom and Groudon that give Reshiram problems if it has not set up with Dragon Dance.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Heavy-duty boots -mind the spelling- can be ran to prevent Reshiram from being worn down from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock. However, Reshiram cannot net important 2HKOes on Nerrcozma-DM -mind the spelling- and OHKO Groudon, and Xerneas after a Dragon Dance. Substitute over Roost with leftovers -mind the spelling- can be ran to prevent Ditto from copying Reshiram's boosts from Dragon Dance, however, it will lack Roost to keep itself healthy or Stone Edge to OHKO Ho-Oh.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ditto**: Ditto can revenge kill Reshiram as it can use copy its boosts and OHKO it with Outrage.

*Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon such as Marsahdow, Calyrex-S, and Choice Scarf Kyorge can threaten an unboosted Reshiram to switch out, or face heavy damage or a OHKO.

**Super-effective attacks**: While none of these are true checks, a healthy Groudon, a Zygarde-C after using Dragon Dance twice, and Choice Scarf Palika can all threaten Reshiram out.

**Entry Hazards**: Entry hazards, espeically Stealth Rock, can hinder Reshiram from repeatly come in, slowly wear it down, and make it easy to take care of.

**Toxic**:Lunala, Lugia and if Reshiram lacks Stone Edge, Ho-Oh can put Reshiram on a timer with Toxic as they all can tank a boosted attack from Reshiram.

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- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
got exhausted halfway through, tag me when this is implemented
next time im gna send stuff w this many spelling errors right back to wip, its rly distracting and unprofessional
pls proofread stuff before sending it out of wip and definitely give this entire analysis a lookover before tagging me!

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Roost / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Reshiram is a dangerous Dragon Dance sweeper once it sets up due to its typing, good Attack and decent Speed stat allowing it to threaten most of the metagame. However, Reshiram has trouble maintaining its sweep for long due to awkward STAB moves in Flare Blitz and Outrage and its Stealth Rock weakness that can easily wear it down. Dragon Dance can be used on Pokemon it forces out such as Ferrothorn, Blissey, and Necrozma-DM. Flare Blitz and Outrage offer nearly unresisted coverage, with Flare Blitz scaring out staples such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Zacian-C, and Outrage taking care of the likes of Zygarde-C, Eternatus, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh. Both moves heavily benefit from Dynamax removing their drawbacks. On top of that, Max Flare summons Sun, powering Reshiram up considerably, and Max Wyrmwind's ability to drop the foe's Attack allows Reshiram to come out on top against Groudon. Roost offsets damage inflicted by entry hazards, Life Orb, and Flare Blitz recoil. Stone Edge may be run in faster-paced teams, allowing Reshiram to OHKO Ho-Oh without locking itself into Outrage. A Jolly nature is preferred to outpace Zacian-C after one Dragon Dance while an Adamant nature can help net a great chance to OHKO against Groudon after Stealth Rock and Ho-Oh and Necrozma-DM after a Dragon Dance. -forgoing jolly is too much of an opportunity cost imo-

Reshiram fits well on hyper offensive or a bulky offensive teams. Shuckle can provide Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, which helps Reshiram outpace Pokemon like Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Eternatus without a Dragon Dance. If not running it on hyper offense, Reshiram needs Defog support from Yveltal or Ho-Oh as entry hazards will greatly hinder Reshiram from coming in repeatedly. Choice Scarf Kyorge is also good to pressure Groudon and fast Pokemon such as Calyrex-S and Marshadow. -the synergy isn't really notable enough to point out- Calyrex-S is great in pressuring Lunala, Giratina, and a weakened Lugia that can hinder Reshiram's sweep with Toxic forcing it on a timer. Xerneas is also a great partner, as it can take care of Pokemon that can be troublesome for Reshiram unboosted like Palkia and Zekrom and can serve as a check for Ditto. Xerneas also appreciates Reshiram for pressuring Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM. Reshiram also loves Ferrothorn as a partner because it can check Kyorge, provide Reshiram with some recovery with Leech Seed, and provide Spikes to make it easier for Reshiram to sweep. Necrozma-DM is a great for checking Zacian-C as Reshiram has problems with Zacian-C if Reshiram has not set up with Dragon Dance. Lugia Lunala can help Reshiram with phasing out checking defensive Zygarde-C and other setup sweepers like Zekrom and Groudon that give Reshiram problems if it has not set up with Dragon Dance.
-you say it fits well on ho, but you havent pointed out offensive teammates for it in said playstyle (outside of calyrex-s)-

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Heavy-Duty Boots can be ran to prevent Reshiram from being worn down from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock. However, Reshiram cannot net important 2HKOes on Necrozma-DM or OHKO Groudon, and Xerneas after a Dragon Dance. Substitute over Roost with Leftovers can be ran to prevent Ditto from copying Reshiram's boosts from Dragon Dance, however, such a set will find itself whittled down very quickly it will lack Roost to keep itself healthy or Stone Edge to OHKO Ho-Oh.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ditto**: Ditto can revenge kill Reshiram as it can use copy its Dragon Dance boosts and OHKO it with Outrage. -point out that Ditto can clean up with dynamax too-

**Fairy-types**: Both Zacian-C and Xerneas will take out Reshiram if it has locked itself into Outrage. However, they must be wary of Dynamax.


*Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon such as Marshadow, Calyrex-S, Palkia, and Choice Scarf Kyogre can threaten an unboosted Reshiram to switch out, face heavy damage or a OHKO.

**Super-effective attacks**: While none of these are true checks, a healthy Groudon, Zygarde-C after using Dragon Dance twice, and Choice Scarf Palkia can all threaten Reshiram out. -this is not worth pointing out, everyone knows mons can be checked by super-effective hits-

**Entry Hazards**: Entry hazards, espeically Stealth Rock, can hinder Reshiram from repeatedly coming in and make it easy to take care of.

**Toxic**: Lunala, Lugia and if Reshiram lacks Stone Edge, Ho-Oh can put Reshiram on a timer with Toxic as they all can tank a boosted attack from Reshiram.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[username1, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Roost / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Reshiram is a dangerous Dragon Dance sweeper once it sets up due to its strong offensive typing, good Attack, (AC) and decent Speed stat, which together allowing it to threaten most of the metagame. However, Reshiram can often struggle to sweep has trouble maintaining its sweep for long due to its awkward STAB moves in Flare Blitz and Outrage coupled with and its Stealth Rock weakness, allowing it to be easily chipped. that can easily wear it down. Dragon Dance can be used against on Pokemon it forces out such as Ferrothorn, Blissey, and Necrozma-DM. Flare Blitz and Outrage offer nearly unresisted coverage, with Flare Blitz scaring out staples such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Zacian-C, and Outrage taking care of the likes of Zygarde-C, Eternatus, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh. Both moves heavily benefit from Dynamax removing their drawbacks, notably preventing Reshiram from being locked into Outrage. On top of that, Max Flare summons Sun, powering Reshiram up considerably, and Max Wyrmwind's ability to drop the foe's Attack allows Reshiram to come out on top against Groudon. Roost offsets damage inflicted by entry hazards, Life Orb, and Flare Blitz recoil. Stone Edge may be run in faster-paced teams, allowing Reshiram to OHKO Ho-Oh without locking itself into Outrage and without needing to use Dynamax. A Jolly nature is preferred to outpace Zacian-C after one Dragon Dance.

Reshiram fits well on hyper offensive or a bulky offensive teams. Shuckle can provide Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, which helps Reshiram outpace Pokemon like Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Eternatus without a Dragon Dance, allowing it to force them out and potentially get setup turns. If not running it on hyper offense, Reshiram needs Defog support from Yveltal or Ho-Oh as entry hazards will greatly hinder Reshiram from coming in repeatedly. Calyrex-S is great because it heavily in pressures ing Lunala and Lugia, both of which that can hinder Reshiram's sweeping ability with Toxic forcing it on a timer. Xerneas is also a great partner, as it can take care of Pokemon that can be troublesome for Reshiram unboosted like Palkia and Zekrom and can serve as a check for Ditto, since Ditto copying Reshiram needs to either Dynamax and win a speed tie, or lock itself into Outrage, making it setup fodder for Xerneas. Xerneas also appreciates Reshiram's ability to pressure for pressuring Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM. Zacian-C is a good partner for Reshiram as it can take care of faster Dragon-types such as Palkia and faster attacks like Marshadow, while also potentially taking advantage of Ditto. It can also take care of Ho-oh and Lugia If Reshiram is lacking Stone Edge. Marshadow is also great with Reshiram due to its Ghost-typing allowing it to threaten Lunala and Calyrex-S. Rayquaza is a great partner as it can take care of Marshadow, Calyrex-S under Sticky Web and take care of Ho-Oh and Zacian-C after a Dragon Dance. Reshiram also loves Ferrothorn as a partner on bulkier teams because it can check Kyogre Kyorge, provide Reshiram with some recovery with Leech Seed, and provide Spikes to make it easier for Reshiram to sweep. Necrozma-DM is a great for checking Zacian-C as Reshiram has problems with Zacian-C if Reshiram has not set up with Dragon Dance. Lunala can help Reshiram with checking defensive Zygarde-C and other setup sweepers like Zekrom and Groudon that give Reshiram problems if it has not set up with Dragon Dance. [this is kinda repetitive but I'm not really sure how to phrase it. It's fine as is, but if you want to improve this a bit, that would not go amiss.]

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Heavy-Duty Boots can be used ran to prevent Reshiram from being worn down from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock. However, Reshiram cannot net important 2HKOes on Necrozma-DM or OHKO Groudon, or and Xerneas after a Dragon Dance, so Life Orb is generally better. Substitute over Roost with Leftovers can be ran to prevent Ditto from copying Reshiram's boosts from Dragon Dance, however, it will lack Roost to keep itself healthy such a set will find itself whittled down very quickly.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ditto**: Ditto can revenge kill Reshiram as it can use copy its Dragon Dance boosts and OHKO it with Outrage. It can also use Dynamax to reverse sweep once it is no longer locked into Outrage.

**Fairy-types**: Both Zacian-C and Xerneas will take out Reshiram if it has locked itself into Outrage. However, they must be wary of Dynamax. [you can't dyna while locked into outrage]

*Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon such as Marshadow, Palkia, Calyrex-S, and Choice Scarf Kyogre can threaten an unboosted Reshiram to switch out, or face heavy damage or a OHKO.

**Entry Hazards**: Entry hazards, especially espeically Stealth Rock, can hinder Reshiram from repeatedly coming in and make it easy to take care of.

**Toxic**: Lunala, Lugia and if Reshiram lacks Stone Edge, Ho-Oh, (AC) can put Reshiram on a timer with Toxic as they all can tank a boosted attack from Reshiram and then cripple it for the rest of the game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Roost / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb
ability: Turboblaze
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Reshiram is a dangerous Dragon Dance sweeper once it sets up due to its strong offensive typing, good Attack, and decent Speed stat, which together allow it to threaten most of the metagame. However, Reshiram can often struggle to sweep due to its awkward STAB moves in Flare Blitz and Outrage (removed extra space) coupled with its Stealth Rock weakness, allowing which allow it to be easily chipped. Dragon Dance can be used against Pokemon it forces out such as Ferrothorn, Blissey, and Necrozma-DM. Flare Blitz and Outrage offer nearly unresisted coverage, with Flare Blitz scaring out staples such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Zacian-C, and Outrage taking care of the likes of Zygarde-C, Eternatus, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh. Both moves heavily benefit from Dynamax removing their drawbacks, notably preventing Reshiram from being locked into especially Outrage. On top of that, Max Flare summons sun, powering Reshiram up considerably, and Max Wyrmwind's ability to Wyrmwind dropping the foe's Attack allows Reshiram to come out on top against Groudon. Roost offsets damage inflicted by entry hazards, Life Orb, and Flare Blitz recoil. Stone Edge may be run in on faster-paced teams, allowing Reshiram to OHKO Ho-Oh without needing to locking itself into Outrage and without needing to use or Dynamax. A Jolly nature is preferred to outpace Zacian-C after one Dragon Dance.

Reshiram fits well on hyper offensive offense or bulky offensive offense teams. Shuckle can provide Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, which helps lets Reshiram outpace Pokemon like Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Eternatus without a Dragon Dance, allowing it to force them out and potentially get setup turns. If not running it Reshiram on hyper offense, Reshiram it needs Defog support from Yveltal or Ho-Oh, (AC) as entry hazards will greatly hinder Reshiram it from coming in repeatedly. Calyrex-S is great because it to heavily pressures Lunala and Lugia, both of which can hinder Reshiram's sweeping ability put Reshiram's sweep on a timer with Toxic forcing it on a timer. Xerneas is also a great partner, as it can take care of Pokemon that can be troublesome for unboosted Reshiram, (AC) unboosted like Palkia and Zekrom, (AC) and can serve as a check for Ditto, since Ditto copying Reshiram needs to either Dynamax and win a speed tie or risk the Speed tie or become setup fodder for Xerneas by locking itself into Outrage (RC) making it setup fodder for Xerneas. Xerneas also appreciates Reshiram's ability to pressure Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Zacian-C, and Necrozma-DM. Zacian-C is a good partner for Reshiram, (AC) as it can take care of faster Dragon-types such as Palkia and other faster attacks attackers like Marshadow. (comma -> period) while also potentially taking advantage of Ditto. It can also check Ditto like Xerneas can and take care of Ho-Oh and Lugia If Reshiram is lacking Stone Edge. Marshadow is also great with Reshiram due to its Ghost-typing allowing it to threaten Lunala and Calyrex-S. Rayquaza is a great partner as it can take care of Marshadow (RC) and Calyrex-S under Sticky Web and take care of Ho-Oh and Zacian-C after a Dragon Dance. Reshiram also loves Ferrothorn as a partner on bulkier teams because it can check Kyogre, provide Reshiram with provides Reshiram a Kyogre check, some recovery with Leech Seed, and provide Spikes to make it easier for Reshiram to facilitate a sweep. Necrozma-DM is a great for checking Zacian-C, (AC) as unboosted Reshiram has problems with Zacian-C if it has not set up with Dragon Dance it. Lunala can help Reshiram with by checking defensive Zygarde-C and other setup sweepers, (AC) like Zekrom and Groudon, (AC) that can take care of a unboosted Reshiram.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Heavy-Duty Boots can be used to prevent Reshiram from being worn down from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock. However, Reshiram cannot net important 2HKOes on Necrozma-DM or OHKO Groudon, or Xerneas generally prefers Life Orb to 2HKO Necrozma-DM and OHKO Groudon and Xerneas after a Dragon Dance (RC) so Life Orb is generally better. Substitute can be run over Roost with Leftovers can be ran to prevent Ditto from copying Reshiram's boosts from Dragon Dance; (comma -> semiclon) however, it will lack without Roost to keep itself healthy, (AC) such a set will find itself whittled down very quickly.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ditto**: Ditto can revenge kill Reshiram, (AC) as it can use copy its Dragon Dance boosts and OHKO it with Outrage. It can also use Dynamax to reverse sweep once it is no longer locked into Outrage.

**Fairy-types**: Both Zacian-C and Xerneas will take out Reshiram if it has locked itself into Outrage.

*Faster Pokemon**: Faster Pokemon such as Marshadow, Palkia, Calyrex-S, and Choice Scarf Kyogre can threaten make an unboosted Reshiram to switch out (RC) face by threatening heavy damage or an OHKO.

**Entry Hazards**: Entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock, can hinder Reshiram from repeatedly coming in and make it easy to take care of.

**Toxic**: Lunala, Lugia and, (AC) if Reshiram lacks Stone Edge, Ho-Oh, can put Reshiram on a timer with Toxic, (AC) as they all can tank a boosted attack from Reshiram it and then cripple it for the rest of the game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yami, 393488]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard, 360582], [Geysers, 426798]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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