[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Flash Cannon
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: Meteor Beam / Flamethrower
move 4: Protect / Flamethrower
item: Life Orb / Power Herb / Weakness Policy
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 52 HP / 228 SpA / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Offensive Celesteela can provide a bulky Steel-type option to any team, as well as a potent Dynamax candidate that is capable of boosting its Defense with Max Steelspike or its Speed with Max Airstream. Beast Boost can also help it become a particularly potent offensive threat when left unchecked.
* Flash Cannon offers Celesteela a consistent way to overcome Xerneas, Calyrex-I, and Nihilego while also providing it Max Steelspike to boost its Defense when Dynamaxed.
* Air Slash allows Celesteela to effectively handle threats such as Urshifu-S and Venusaur while also giving it Max Airstream to boost its Speed when Dynamaxed.
* The combination of Power Herb and Meteor Beam allows Celesteela to immediately boost its Special Attack and fire off a move that's particularly effective against Incineroar, Thundurus, and Charizard.
* Flamethrower allows Celesteela to overcome opposing Steel-types that would resist the rest of its moveset such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM.
* The given EV spread optimizes Celesteela's HP to be as high as possible while minimizing Life Orb recoil damage. Its Speed investment allows it to outspeed Thundurus and Kartana after a single Max Airstream.
[SET]
name: Leech Seed
move 1: Flash Cannon / Heavy Slam
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 148 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Defensive Celesteela focuses on reaching an endgame where its bulk and consistent passive recovery make it completely unbeatable against the remainder of the opposing team. Additionally, any KOs it gets allows it to further boost its Special Defense with Beast Boost.
* Flash Cannon is Celesteela's primary source of damage, helping it overcome common Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl and Calyrex-I. Heavy Slam is an alternative that is capable of dealing substantial damage at a high Base Power due to Celesteela's weight, but it comes with a risk due to it failing against Dynamaxed Pokemon.
* Leech Seed gives Celesteela another source of recovery alongside Leftovers and a consistent win condition for endgames.
* Flamethrower is responsible for handling opposing Grass-types that would otherwise ignore Leech Seed such as Kartana and Rillaboom.
* Celesteela's EVs grant it the best chances when dueling Pokemon such as Urshifu-S and Calyrex-S in endgame situations.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Helping Hand
move 4: Wide Guard / Feint / Quick Guard
item: Eject Button / Focus Sash / Coba Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Hitmontop serves as a utility-based Pokemon with access to tools such as Intimidate, Helping Hand, and Fake Out as well as momentum tools such as Feint and Quick Guard that allow its partner to achieve its goals undisturbed.
* Close Combat is the main source of damage for Hitmontop, allowing to effectively duel threats such as Urshifu-S and Glastrier.
* Wide Guard is capable of completely nullifying damage output from Kyogre, Groudon, and Expanding Force Calyrex-S. Feint provides the team with another supportive option, allowing highly offensive threats to have their damage output undisturbed. Quick Guard allows the team one-time protection against moves such as Fake Out, which can allow Pokemon that would otherwise be prone to Fake Out such as Zacian-C to do something with their turn.
* Eject Button is the most consistent method of pivoting with Hitmontop, allowing it to reset its Fake Out and Intimidate. Focus Sash and Coba Berry are alternatives that grant it some survivability against strong Flying-type threats such as Zapdos and Yveltal.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
name: Offensive
move 1: Flash Cannon
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: Meteor Beam / Flamethrower
move 4: Protect / Flamethrower
item: Life Orb / Power Herb / Weakness Policy
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 52 HP / 228 SpA / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Offensive Celesteela can provide a bulky Steel-type option to any team, as well as a potent Dynamax candidate that is capable of boosting its Defense with Max Steelspike or its Speed with Max Airstream. Beast Boost can also help it become a particularly potent offensive threat when left unchecked.
* Flash Cannon offers Celesteela a consistent way to overcome Xerneas, Calyrex-I, and Nihilego while also providing it Max Steelspike to boost its Defense when Dynamaxed.
* Air Slash allows Celesteela to effectively handle threats such as Urshifu-S and Venusaur while also giving it Max Airstream to boost its Speed when Dynamaxed.
* The combination of Power Herb and Meteor Beam allows Celesteela to immediately boost its Special Attack and fire off a move that's particularly effective against Incineroar, Thundurus, and Charizard.
* Flamethrower allows Celesteela to overcome opposing Steel-types that would resist the rest of its moveset such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM.
* The given EV spread optimizes Celesteela's HP to be as high as possible while minimizing Life Orb recoil damage. Its Speed investment allows it to outspeed Thundurus and Kartana after a single Max Airstream.
[SET]
name: Leech Seed
move 1: Flash Cannon / Heavy Slam
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 148 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Defensive Celesteela focuses on reaching an endgame where its bulk and consistent passive recovery make it completely unbeatable against the remainder of the opposing team. Additionally, any KOs it gets allows it to further boost its Special Defense with Beast Boost.
* Flash Cannon is Celesteela's primary source of damage, helping it overcome common Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl and Calyrex-I. Heavy Slam is an alternative that is capable of dealing substantial damage at a high Base Power due to Celesteela's weight, but it comes with a risk due to it failing against Dynamaxed Pokemon.
* Leech Seed gives Celesteela another source of recovery alongside Leftovers and a consistent win condition for endgames.
* Flamethrower is responsible for handling opposing Grass-types that would otherwise ignore Leech Seed such as Kartana and Rillaboom.
* Celesteela's EVs grant it the best chances when dueling Pokemon such as Urshifu-S and Calyrex-S in endgame situations.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Helping Hand
move 4: Wide Guard / Feint / Quick Guard
item: Eject Button / Focus Sash / Coba Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* Hitmontop serves as a utility-based Pokemon with access to tools such as Intimidate, Helping Hand, and Fake Out as well as momentum tools such as Feint and Quick Guard that allow its partner to achieve its goals undisturbed.
* Close Combat is the main source of damage for Hitmontop, allowing to effectively duel threats such as Urshifu-S and Glastrier.
* Wide Guard is capable of completely nullifying damage output from Kyogre, Groudon, and Expanding Force Calyrex-S. Feint provides the team with another supportive option, allowing highly offensive threats to have their damage output undisturbed. Quick Guard allows the team one-time protection against moves such as Fake Out, which can allow Pokemon that would otherwise be prone to Fake Out such as Zacian-C to do something with their turn.
* Eject Button is the most consistent method of pivoting with Hitmontop, allowing it to reset its Fake Out and Intimidate. Focus Sash and Coba Berry are alternatives that grant it some survivability against strong Flying-type threats such as Zapdos and Yveltal.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
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