name: Offensive Life Orb
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Grassy Glide
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: High Horsepower
item: Life Orb
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Rillaboom serves as an excellent Fake Out and priority user in 2v2 Doubles, threatening popular Pokemon like Regieleki and Zeraora with Grassy Glide. Fake Out is a must-have on Rillaboom; it disables an opposing Pokemon for the first turn, enabling for further offense for allies. Wood Hammer is a powerful STAB attack that can 2HKO bulky threats such as Cresselia and Landorus-T. Grassy Glide is Rillaboom's most threatening move, as it scares off common Pokemon like Zeraora and Zygarde in team preview through their inability to threaten it back. High Horsepower is valuable coverage that threatens Heatran and Metagross, as well as doing valuable damage to Incineroar. Life Orb increases Rillaboom's damage output and allows it to OHKO Regieleki and Nihilego with Grassy Glide. Rillaboom's Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Modest Heatran, with 252 Attack to maximize damage and the rest of EVs poured into HP.
Rillaboom best benefits from Pokemon that can reliable beat Steel- and Fire-types Genesect and Victni. Incinaroar and Diancie can each tackle these respectively; while Incineroar can provide additional Fake Out pressure and KO Tsareena, Diancie scares off any Fire-types in preview and can supplement Helping Hand support. In return, Rillaboom can decimate Water-type foes like Blastoise and Tapu Fini which threaten its teammates. Additionally, Galarian Zapdos is a phenomenal partner due to it preventing Incineroar from being selected due to Defiant, as well as beating Steel-type checks Celesteela and Ferrothorn. In return, Rillaboom nails both Tapu Fini and Regieleki with its STAB attacks.
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Grassy Glide
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: High Horsepower
item: Assault Vest
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD / 56 Spe
Assault Vest Rillaboom is a valuable asset to teams that trade offensive power for more longevity, letting it make use of the harder hitting Wood Hammer more often. Fake Out is amazing support, disabling an opposing Pokemon for a turn. Wood Hammer is more potent on bulky Rillaboom as it is its hardest hitting STAB move that can 2HKO Volcanion whilst living Heatwave. Grassy Glide puts offensive pressure on opposing frail Pokemon like Regieleki and is able to finish off weakened foe. High Horsepower is good coverage for Rillaboom; it threatening the likes of Naganadel, Heatran, and Incineroar. An Assualt Vest allows Rillaboom to live Naganadel's Sludge Bomb, Kyurem-B's Ice Beam, while significantly increasing its rain matchup. Its EV spread allows it to live a Helping Hand and Life Orb-boosted Modest Kingdra's Hurricane, Adamant Kyurem-B hitting Icicle Spear 3 times, as well as outspeeding fast Adamant Incineroar, dumping the rest of the EVs into Attack for maximized damage.
Assault Vest Rillaboom requires stable checks to Dragon-types Regidrago, Kyurem-B, and Latios as they each resist Rillaboom's STAB options. Metagross uniquely does this, as well as thwarting Flying-type threats like Galarian Zapdos and Celesteela. Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain supports Metagross' Ground-type weakness while Rillaboom can immediately threaten Ground-types Landorus and Gastrodon. Volcanion too benifits from Grassy Terrain, while eliminating Fire and Steel-type threats such as Cinderace, Victini, Incineroar, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela. In return, Rillaboom can check Volcanion's main threats, Regieleki and Tyrantiar.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Level 99 Rillaboom with minimum Speed IVs can be used to underspeed Indeedee-F to ensure Grassy Terrain is up instead of Psychic Terrain.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Rillaboom is largely unable to threaten Steel-types Metagross and Celesteela due to their high Defense stat and natural resistance. Genesect, Celesteela, and Heatran all notably have secondary STAB moves that are super effective against Rillaboom and can OHKO it.
**Fire types**: Victini, Incineroar, and CInderace resist Rillaboom's STAB moves and can easily OHKO it, leaving it redundant.
**Dragon-types**: Rillaboom's STAB attacks are resisted by Regidrago, Latios, Naganadel, and Kyurem-B with each foe being able to OHKO Rillaboom.
**Indeedee-F and Tsareena**: Indeedee-F threatens to replace Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain with its own Psychic Terrain, while Tsareena's Queenly Majesty also thwarts Rillaboom's use of Fake Out and Grassy Glide.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adam3560, 541106]], [[Reece, 540482]
- Quality checked by: [[Reece, 540482], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Grassy Glide
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: High Horsepower
item: Life Orb
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Rillaboom serves as an excellent Fake Out and priority user in 2v2 Doubles, threatening popular Pokemon like Regieleki and Zeraora with Grassy Glide. Fake Out is a must-have on Rillaboom; it disables an opposing Pokemon for the first turn, enabling for further offense for allies. Wood Hammer is a powerful STAB attack that can 2HKO bulky threats such as Cresselia and Landorus-T. Grassy Glide is Rillaboom's most threatening move, as it scares off common Pokemon like Zeraora and Zygarde in team preview through their inability to threaten it back. High Horsepower is valuable coverage that threatens Heatran and Metagross, as well as doing valuable damage to Incineroar. Life Orb increases Rillaboom's damage output and allows it to OHKO Regieleki and Nihilego with Grassy Glide. Rillaboom's Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Modest Heatran, with 252 Attack to maximize damage and the rest of EVs poured into HP.
Rillaboom best benefits from Pokemon that can reliable beat Steel- and Fire-types Genesect and Victni. Incinaroar and Diancie can each tackle these respectively; while Incineroar can provide additional Fake Out pressure and KO Tsareena, Diancie scares off any Fire-types in preview and can supplement Helping Hand support. In return, Rillaboom can decimate Water-type foes like Blastoise and Tapu Fini which threaten its teammates. Additionally, Galarian Zapdos is a phenomenal partner due to it preventing Incineroar from being selected due to Defiant, as well as beating Steel-type checks Celesteela and Ferrothorn. In return, Rillaboom nails both Tapu Fini and Regieleki with its STAB attacks.
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Grassy Glide
move 3: Wood Hammer
move 4: High Horsepower
item: Assault Vest
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD / 56 Spe
Assault Vest Rillaboom is a valuable asset to teams that trade offensive power for more longevity, letting it make use of the harder hitting Wood Hammer more often. Fake Out is amazing support, disabling an opposing Pokemon for a turn. Wood Hammer is more potent on bulky Rillaboom as it is its hardest hitting STAB move that can 2HKO Volcanion whilst living Heatwave. Grassy Glide puts offensive pressure on opposing frail Pokemon like Regieleki and is able to finish off weakened foe. High Horsepower is good coverage for Rillaboom; it threatening the likes of Naganadel, Heatran, and Incineroar. An Assualt Vest allows Rillaboom to live Naganadel's Sludge Bomb, Kyurem-B's Ice Beam, while significantly increasing its rain matchup. Its EV spread allows it to live a Helping Hand and Life Orb-boosted Modest Kingdra's Hurricane, Adamant Kyurem-B hitting Icicle Spear 3 times, as well as outspeeding fast Adamant Incineroar, dumping the rest of the EVs into Attack for maximized damage.
Assault Vest Rillaboom requires stable checks to Dragon-types Regidrago, Kyurem-B, and Latios as they each resist Rillaboom's STAB options. Metagross uniquely does this, as well as thwarting Flying-type threats like Galarian Zapdos and Celesteela. Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain supports Metagross' Ground-type weakness while Rillaboom can immediately threaten Ground-types Landorus and Gastrodon. Volcanion too benifits from Grassy Terrain, while eliminating Fire and Steel-type threats such as Cinderace, Victini, Incineroar, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela. In return, Rillaboom can check Volcanion's main threats, Regieleki and Tyrantiar.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Level 99 Rillaboom with minimum Speed IVs can be used to underspeed Indeedee-F to ensure Grassy Terrain is up instead of Psychic Terrain.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types**: Rillaboom is largely unable to threaten Steel-types Metagross and Celesteela due to their high Defense stat and natural resistance. Genesect, Celesteela, and Heatran all notably have secondary STAB moves that are super effective against Rillaboom and can OHKO it.
**Fire types**: Victini, Incineroar, and CInderace resist Rillaboom's STAB moves and can easily OHKO it, leaving it redundant.
**Dragon-types**: Rillaboom's STAB attacks are resisted by Regidrago, Latios, Naganadel, and Kyurem-B with each foe being able to OHKO Rillaboom.
**Indeedee-F and Tsareena**: Indeedee-F threatens to replace Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain with its own Psychic Terrain, while Tsareena's Queenly Majesty also thwarts Rillaboom's use of Fake Out and Grassy Glide.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adam3560, 541106]], [[Reece, 540482]
- Quality checked by: [[Reece, 540482], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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