VGC 21 Rotom-H

[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel- and Grass-types in the current metagame, such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C, all of which it can check. Its amazing defensive typing also lets it take on Calyrex-I, Venusaur, and Charizard with relative ease. In addition, it becomes a threatening Pokemon under Dynamax after a Nasty Plot or two. However, it struggles against Pokemon such as Kyogre and Assault Vest Landorus-T, as well as against damage reductions such as Grimmsnarl's Light Screen and Incineroar's Snarl. Further, it relies on Nasty Plot to boost its comparatively meager Special Attack stat, meaning it often has matchups where it is unable to set up and simply dead weight.

[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1: Thunderbolt
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to change the weather as Max Flare during Dynamax.

* Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s Special Attack drop as well as increase Rotom-H's damage output. Rotom-H is typically able to set up easily thanks to its typing.

* Safety Goggles is used to block sleep moves from Venusaur and Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry can be used instead to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Zacian-C. Likewise, Electroweb can be used for speed control as well as providing a decent spread move. However, the lack of Protect hinders Rotom-H's ability to take strong attacks such as Max Rockfall from Groudon or Landorus-T.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[Piley, 493619], [zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
 
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You do not need to implement until a QC member approves this :)


[OVERVIEW]

The Rotom formes have been commonplace as coverage options since they were introduced, and Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel-types and Ice-types in the current metagame, due to its ability to take the STAB attacks of those types as well as being immune to the Ground-type coverage they often have with them. It succeeds as checks to common threats such as Glastrier, Rillaboom, Kartana, Metagross, and Zacian-C. However, it is important to note that it struggles against Kyogre and Nihilego, since it is outsped and killed by Water Spout and Meteor Beam respectively.
[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1:Thunderbolt/Thunder
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles/Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def/ 116 SpA / 4 SpD/ 132 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

*The investment in HP and Defense allows Rotom-H to live a Rock Slide from Landorus-T guaranteed.

*Thunder can be used over Thunderbolt for extra power instead at the cost of accuracy. mention Dynamax and how Max Lightning prevents sleep here via Electric Terrain.

*Overheat is exclusive among Rotom formes to Rotom-H, which allows Rotom-H to hit Steel-types such as Metagross and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. You could also touch base on Max Flare setting sun for Pokémon that can take advantage of it like Venusaur.

*Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s SpA drop or to add extra firepower to pick up OHKOs on Landorus-T and Dialga or if it is being Dynamaxed.

*Safety Goggles are used to prevent Sleep Powders from Venusaur or redirection from Amoongus.

*Sitrus Berry is used to increase Rotom’s longevity.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

*Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon. I feel you cold squeeze in one more Poke such as Zacian-C.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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[OVERVIEW]

The Rotom formes have been commonplace as coverage options since they were introduced, and (no reason to mention the other formes unless as examples, just consider rotom-heat to be an individual pokemon) Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel-types and Ice-types (this implies that there are a lot of ice types in the meta, which is not true. Grass would be a better example) in the current metagame, due to its ability to take the STAB attacks of those types as well as being immune to the Ground-type coverage they often have with them. It succeeds as a checks to common threats such as Glastrier Rillaboom, Kartana, Metagross, and Zacian-C (three is enough so I'm gonna just trim the less relevant ones). However, it is important to note that it struggles against Kyogre and Nihilego, since it is outsped and killed by Water Spout and Meteor Beam respectively.

[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1:Thunderbolt/Thunder (I think its just better to put this in other options)
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles/Sitrus Berry (always put spaces before and after slashes in the set, like this: Goggles / Sitrus)
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def/ 116 SpA / 4 SpD/ 132 Spe (here too)

[SET COMMENTS]

*The investment in HP and Defense allows Rotom-H to live a Rock Slide from Landorus-T guaranteed. (this should be at the end of set details, and please be more specific as to what the spread does because Rotom Heat always survives lando's rock slide even without any investment)

*Thunder can be used over Thunderbolt for extra power both in and out of Dynamax at the cost of accuracy. Also prevents sleep with Max Lightning's Electric Terrain.


*Overheat is exclusive among Rotom formes to Rotom-H, which allows Rotom-H to hit Steel-types such as Metagross and Grass-types such as Zacian, Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to overwrite the weather as with Max Flare in Dynamax.

*Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s SpA drop or to add extra firepower to pick up OHKOs on Landorus-T and Dialga or if it is being Dynamaxed. (the sentence phrasing is kinda awkward)

* Nasty Plot allows Rotom-H to boost its Special Attack and deal much more damage while compensating for Special Attack drops from Overheat.


*Safety Goggles are used to prevent Sleep Powders moves from Venusaur or redirection from and Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry can be used to increase Rotom’s longevity.

*Sitrus Berry is used to increase Rotom’s longevity.


[OTHER OPTIONS]

*Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, non-Lum Berry Landorus-T, and Zacian.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
There's quite a lot to implement here so lmk when you're done
 
[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel-types in the current metagame, due to its ability to take the STAB attacks of those types as well as being immune to the Ground-type coverage they often have with them. It succeeds as a check to common threats such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C. (this can just be made into one sentence; 'Rotom-H is a decent option in the metagame due to an abundance of Steel- and Grass-types that it does well against such as Zacian-C, Kartana and Rillaboom.') However, it is important to note that it struggles against Kyogre and Nihilego Assault Vest Landorus-T (more common example), since it is outsped and killed by Water Spout and Meteor Beam respectively along with damage reduction such as Snarl from Incineroar and screens from Grimmsnarl and Lapras. In addition, its mediocre Special Attack makes Rotom-H reliant on Nasty Plot for its damage output, which means it can fall behind in games where it does not get the opportunity to set up.

[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1:Thunderbolt
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 116 SpA / 4 SpD/ 132 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

*The investment in HP and Defense allows Rotom-H to live two Rock Slides from Landorus-T. (see what I had said previously)

*Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to overwrite weather with Max Flare during Dynamax.

*Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s SpA Special Attack drop or add extra firepower. and increasse Rotom-H's damage output.

*Safety Goggles are used to prevent Sleep moves from Venusaur or Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry is used to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, non-Lum Berry Landorus-T, and Zacian. Thunder can be used instead of Thunderbolt for extra power at the cost of accuracy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
not actually QC 1/2 yet because the overview still needs quite a bit of work, its only 1/2 when me or another QC member specifies that its 1/2 so tag me when you've implemented this just like before and I will take another look :blobthumbsup:
 
not actually QC 1/2 yet because the overview still needs quite a bit of work, its only 1/2 when me or another QC member specifies that its 1/2 so tag me when you've implemented this just like before and I will take another look :blobthumbsup:
Rotom-H doesn't always live 2 Landorus-T rock slides. Without any investment in bulk, it is always 2HKO'd, but with the described spread it is an 18.4% chance to 2HKO.
 
[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel and Grass-types in the current metagame, such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C, against which it succeeds as checks. However, it struggles against Pokemon such as Kyogre and Assault Vest Landorus-T, as well as the various types of damage reductions such as Grimmsnarl's screens and Incineroar's Snarl. In addition, it requires is reliant on Nasty Plot to boost its meager Special Attack stat, meaning it often has machups where it is simply dead weight.
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[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1:Thunderbolt
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 116 SpA / 4 SpD/ 132 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

*The investment in HP and Defense allows Rotom-H to live two Rock Slides from Landorus-T. (mention what the Speed is for, and this should be at the end of set comments as mentioned before)

*Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to overwrite change the weather with Max Flare during Dynamax.

*Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s Special Attack drop, as well as increase Rotom-H's damage output.

*Safety Goggles are used to prevent Sleep moves from Venusaur or Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry is used to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

(to be clear, the EV spread explanation should be right here)

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Zacian. Thunder can be used instead of Thunderbolt for extra power at the cost of accuracy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[Piley, 493619], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
my bad, I didn't notice that you had changed it to two rock slides the second time. Good job, QC 1/2
 
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[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel and Grass-types in the current metagame, such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C, against which it succeeds as checks. Additionally, its excellent defensive typing lets it take on the likes of Charizard, Venusaur, and Calyrex-I with ease. If left unchecked, it can turn into a threatening Dynamax user after setting up a Nasty Plot or two. However, it struggles against Pokemon such as Kyogre and Assault Vest Landorus-T, as well as the various types of damage reductions such as Grimmsnarl's screens and Incineroar's Snarl. In addition, it relies on Nasty Plot to boost its meager Special Attack stat, meaning it often has matchups where it is simply dead weight.

rotom can do way more than just beat steels. added changes to reflect this

[SET]
Name: Nasty Plot
Move 1: Thunderbolt
Move 2: Overheat
Move 3: Nasty Plot
Move 4: Protect
Item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 116 SpA / 4 SpD/ 132 Spe 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

*Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to change the weather with Max Flare during Dynamax.

*Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s Special Attack drop, as well as increase Rotom-H's damage output.

*Safety Goggles are used to prevent Sleep moves from Venusaur or Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry is used to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

*The investment in HP and Defense allows Rotom-H to live two Rock Slides from Landorus-T.

*The remaining EVs are dumped into Special Attack and Speed, with the Special Defense used as to not waste any EVs. (changed the EV spread so this doesn't need to be covered, mostly bc wanna stay as general as possible).

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Zacian-C. Thunder can be used instead of Thunderbolt for extra power at the cost of accuracy. Likewise, Electroweb can be used as a means of speed control. However, without Protect, Rotom-H is vulnerable to strong attacks such as Max Rockfall from Landorus-T and Groudon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[Piley, 493619], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel- (added hyphen) and Grass-types in the current metagame, such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C, against which it succeeds as checks all of which it can check. Its amazing defensive typing also lets it take on Calyrex-I, Venusaur, and Charizard with relative ease. As well In addition, it becomes a threatening Dynamax Pokemon under Dynamax after a Nasty Plot or two. However, it struggles against Pokemon such as Kyogre and Assault Vest Landorus-T, as well as the against various types of damage reductions such as Grimmsnarl's screens Light Screen and Incineroar's Snarl. In addition Further, it relies on Nasty Plot to boost its comparatively meager Special Attack stat, meaning it often has matchups where it isn't given a chance to set up and (does this make sense? if not, you should explain why relying on Nasty Plot can make it dead weight) is simply dead weight.

[SET] (made the names of all rows like "Name" and "EVs" lowercase)
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Protect
item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel- (added hyphen) and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to change the weather with as Max Flare during Dynamax.

* Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s Special Attack drop (RC) as well as increase Rotom-H's damage output. It Rotom-H is typically able to set up easily thanks to its typing.

* Safety Goggles are is used to prevent block sleep moves from Venusaur or and Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry is used can be used instead to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Zacian-C. Likewise, Electroweb can be used for speed control as well as being providing a decent spread move. However, the lack of Protect hinders Rotom-H's ability to take strong attacks such as Max Rockfall from Groudon or Landorus-T.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[Piley, 493619], [zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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[OVERVIEW]

Rotom-H shines more than ever with the amount of Steel- (added hyphen) and Grass-types in the current metagame, such as Rillaboom, Kartana, and Zacian-C, against which it succeeds as checks all of which it can check. Its amazing defensive typing also lets it take on Calyrex-I, Venusaur, and Charizard with relative ease. As well In addition, it becomes a threatening Dynamax Pokemon under Dynamax after a Nasty Plot or two. However, it struggles against Pokemon such as Kyogre and Assault Vest Landorus-T, as well as the against various types of damage reductions such as Grimmsnarl's screens Light Screen and Incineroar's Snarl. In addition Further, it relies on Nasty Plot to boost its comparatively meager Special Attack stat, meaning it often has matchups where it isn't given a chance to set up and (does this make sense? if not, you should explain why relying on Nasty Plot can make it dead weight) is simply dead weight.

[SET] (made the names of all rows like "Name" and "EVs" lowercase)
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Nasty Plot
move 4: Protect
item: Safety Goggles / Sitrus Berry
ability: Levitate
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Overheat allows Rotom-H to hit Steel- (added hyphen) and Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Kartana. It is also able to change the weather with as Max Flare during Dynamax.

* Nasty Plot is used to offset Overheat’s Special Attack drop (RC) as well as increase Rotom-H's damage output. It Rotom-H is typically able to set up easily thanks to its typing.

* Safety Goggles are is used to prevent block sleep moves from Venusaur or and Amoonguss, as well as Rage Powder from the latter. Sitrus Berry is used can be used instead to increase Rotom-H’s longevity.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

Will-O-Wisp can be used instead of Protect to cripple physical attackers such as Groudon, Landorus-T, and Zacian-C. Likewise, Electroweb can be used for speed control as well as being providing a decent spread move. However, the lack of Protect hinders Rotom-H's ability to take strong attacks such as Max Rockfall from Groudon or Landorus-T.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GimTomato, 517788]]
- Quality checked by: [[Piley, 493619], [zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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