[SET]
Tank (Rhydon) @ Eviolite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Water
EVs: 248 HP / 16 Atk / 244 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
[SET COMMENTS]
Tank Rhydon is nothing short of a behemoth in SV PU, offering bountiful support to teams through its incredible Eviolite-boosted bulk, useful typing, and access to Stealth Rock. Rhydon's positive matchup against Rotom-H and non-Tera Blast Salazzle, its monstrous Attack, and Swords Dance are key advantages it has over other Stealth Rock users like Mudsdale and Palossand. Being both sturdy and powerful, Rhydon has little trouble keeping Stealth Rock up and trading with most of the tier while healthy, making it a highly valuable asset for its team at any given point. Rhydon can run 124 Speed EVs to get the jump on Dudunsparce and slower foes like uninvested Hariyama, though doing so cuts into its ability to tank special attacks from the likes of Florges and Goodra. Tera Poison completely turns the tables on Electric-types like Pawmot, Rotom-C, and Hisuian Electrode in tandem with Lightning Rod, and it also deals with Choice Scarf Florges and Grass- and Fighting-types like Brute Bonnet and Hisuian Decidueye. Tera Flying covers Rhydon against other Ground-types like opposing Rhydon, Mudsdale, and Golurk while still improving its matchup against balance breakers like Pawmot and Tera Blast Ground or Grass Salazzle. Tera Water is useful against entry hazard removers like Cramorant, Alolan Sandslash, and Tatsugiri and denies frailer revenge killers like Tera Ice Ambipom and Sneasel. Tera Water Rhydon also still walls Rotom-H thanks to Lightning Rod, whereas the other Tera types listed sacrifice Rhydon's Fire resistance.
With how many roles it compresses and the amount of progress it can make, Rhydon usually makes for a good addition to several bulky offense and balance teams. Defensive Water- and Grass-types like Milotic, Amoonguss, and Wo-Chien must be accounted for when using Rhydon, since they don't mind switching into it and threaten it with heavy damage. Offensive teammates like Tatsugiri, Espeon, and Rotom-H can use these walls as points of entry and benefit from Rhydon's Stealth Rock wearing teams down, while Pokemon like Venusaur, Galarian Slowbro, and Hisuian Decidueye serve as bulkier switch-ins to said walls that can turn them into momentum. Physical sweepers like Zoroark, Bruxish, and Paldean Tauros-F
While not required, Wish support can prove extremely useful for Rhydon, particularly on balance teams where its poor longevity would otherwise be a hindrance. Florges and defensive Espeon are the most viable Wish users and
[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
Offensive Swords Dance (Rhydon) @ Eviolite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Rock Polish / Megahorn / Stealth Rock
[SET COMMENTS]
Rhydon leverages its massive Attack, access to Swords Dance, and near-unresisted STAB combo to function as a fearsome wallbreaker. Despite the lack of bulk investment, Rhydon often finds multiple opportunities to set up due to being naturally tanky and possesing a wealth of viable Tera types. Rock Polish turns Rhydon a deadly late-game sweeper, letting it get the jump on much of the unboosted metagame. Rhydon can focus more on wallbreaking by running Megahorn instead, which OHKOes Brute Bonnet without a boost and OHKOes Wo-Chien and Alolan Persian at +2. Megahorn also hits Hisuian Decidueye harder than Rhydon's STAB moves. Alternatively, Rhydon can opt to use Stealth Rock to free up a moveslot on a teammate like Bombirdier or Dudunsparce. With a Jolly nature, Rhydon outspeeds Salazzle and Ambipom after using Rock Polish and also outruns uninvested Florges and Alolan Sandslash. Tera Poison prevents Rhydon from being easily revenge killed by Fighting-types like Pawmot and Paldean Tauros-F, helps it better tank Florges's Moonblast, and lets it shrug off Grass-type coverage from foes such as Amoonguss, Espeon, and Zoroark. Tera Flying gives Rhydon the upper hand versus Ground-types such as Palossand and opposing Rhydon while still protecting it from Fighting- and Grass-type attacks. Tera Water helps Rhydon blank certain Choice Scarf users like Bruxish without leaving it vulnerable to others like Hisuian Typhlosion and also improves its odds of beating bulky Water-types like Milotic and Tera Water Galarian Slowbro.
With Rock Polish, Rhydon makes for a devastating sweeper on hyper offense that also checks fast foes in Salazzle, Ambipom, and Jolteon, all of which pose a huge threat to the playstyle. Bulky offense teams in need of reprieve from foes like Rotom-H and a powerful win condition or Stealth Rock user may also find Rhydon appealing.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Tank (Rhydon) @ Eviolite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Water
EVs: 248 HP / 16 Atk / 244 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
[SET COMMENTS]
Tank Rhydon is nothing short of a behemoth in SV PU, offering bountiful support to teams through its incredible Eviolite-boosted bulk, useful typing, and access to Stealth Rock. Rhydon's positive matchup against Rotom-H and non-Tera Blast Salazzle, its monstrous Attack, and Swords Dance are key advantages it has over other Stealth Rock users like Mudsdale and Palossand. Being both sturdy and powerful, Rhydon has little trouble keeping Stealth Rock up and trading with most of the tier while healthy, making it a highly valuable asset for its team at any given point. Rhydon can run 124 Speed EVs to get the jump on Dudunsparce and slower foes like uninvested Hariyama, though doing so cuts into its ability to tank special attacks from the likes of Florges and Goodra. Tera Poison completely turns the tables on Electric-types like Pawmot, Rotom-C, and Hisuian Electrode in tandem with Lightning Rod, and it also deals with Choice Scarf Florges and Grass- and Fighting-types like Brute Bonnet and Hisuian Decidueye. Tera Flying covers Rhydon against other Ground-types like opposing Rhydon, Mudsdale, and Golurk while still improving its matchup against balance breakers like Pawmot and Tera Blast Ground or Grass Salazzle. Tera Water is useful against entry hazard removers like Cramorant, Alolan Sandslash, and Tatsugiri and denies frailer revenge killers like Tera Ice Ambipom and Sneasel. Tera Water Rhydon also still walls Rotom-H thanks to Lightning Rod, whereas the other Tera types listed sacrifice Rhydon's Fire resistance.
With how many roles it compresses and the amount of progress it can make, Rhydon usually makes for a good addition to several bulky offense and balance teams. Defensive Water- and Grass-types like Milotic, Amoonguss, and Wo-Chien must be accounted for when using Rhydon, since they don't mind switching into it and threaten it with heavy damage. Offensive teammates like Tatsugiri, Espeon, and Rotom-H can use these walls as points of entry and benefit from Rhydon's Stealth Rock wearing teams down, while Pokemon like Venusaur, Galarian Slowbro, and Hisuian Decidueye serve as bulkier switch-ins to said walls that can turn them into momentum. Physical sweepers like Zoroark, Bruxish, and Paldean Tauros-F
While not required, Wish support can prove extremely useful for Rhydon, particularly on balance teams where its poor longevity would otherwise be a hindrance. Florges and defensive Espeon are the most viable Wish users and
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
Grammar checked by:
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[SET]
Offensive Swords Dance (Rhydon) @ Eviolite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Rock Polish / Megahorn / Stealth Rock
[SET COMMENTS]
Rhydon leverages its massive Attack, access to Swords Dance, and near-unresisted STAB combo to function as a fearsome wallbreaker. Despite the lack of bulk investment, Rhydon often finds multiple opportunities to set up due to being naturally tanky and possesing a wealth of viable Tera types. Rock Polish turns Rhydon a deadly late-game sweeper, letting it get the jump on much of the unboosted metagame. Rhydon can focus more on wallbreaking by running Megahorn instead, which OHKOes Brute Bonnet without a boost and OHKOes Wo-Chien and Alolan Persian at +2. Megahorn also hits Hisuian Decidueye harder than Rhydon's STAB moves. Alternatively, Rhydon can opt to use Stealth Rock to free up a moveslot on a teammate like Bombirdier or Dudunsparce. With a Jolly nature, Rhydon outspeeds Salazzle and Ambipom after using Rock Polish and also outruns uninvested Florges and Alolan Sandslash. Tera Poison prevents Rhydon from being easily revenge killed by Fighting-types like Pawmot and Paldean Tauros-F, helps it better tank Florges's Moonblast, and lets it shrug off Grass-type coverage from foes such as Amoonguss, Espeon, and Zoroark. Tera Flying gives Rhydon the upper hand versus Ground-types such as Palossand and opposing Rhydon while still protecting it from Fighting- and Grass-type attacks. Tera Water helps Rhydon blank certain Choice Scarf users like Bruxish without leaving it vulnerable to others like Hisuian Typhlosion and also improves its odds of beating bulky Water-types like Milotic and Tera Water Galarian Slowbro.
With Rock Polish, Rhydon makes for a devastating sweeper on hyper offense that also checks fast foes in Salazzle, Ambipom, and Jolteon, all of which pose a huge threat to the playstyle. Bulky offense teams in need of reprieve from foes like Rotom-H and a powerful win condition or Stealth Rock user may also find Rhydon appealing.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
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