Silvally-Steel [QC 1/2]

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[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Multi-Attack
move 2: Defog
move 3: U-turn / Parting Shot
move 4: Toxic / Swords Dance
item: Steel Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 80 SpD / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Silvally-Steel distinguishes itself from the other Steel-types in the RU tier with its high Speed, possessing two great pivot move options in U-turn and Parting Shot while being a Defogger. Silvally-Steel checks prominent Psychic- and Dragon-types such as Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, and can therefore find opportunities to remove entry hazards against them; however, Silvally-Steel has to be wary of their coverage moves. Silvally-Steel also tends to get quickly whittled down by repeatedly switching in on attacks coupled with damage from entry hazards, especially Spikes. For the choice of pivot move, U-turn is the preferred option because it deals chip damage to its switch-ins like Bronzong, and unlike Parting Shot, it cannot be blocked by Magic Bounce and does not trigger Defiant. But, Parting Shot has its merit as it provides excellent utility by softening the incoming blow for its teammates. Toxic punishes Water- and Fire-types such as Seismitoad, Mantine, and Centiskorch for switching into Silvally-Steel. Flamethrower is another option to hit Bewear, Steelix, and Escavalier. The 176 Speed EVs and a Jolly nature are to outspeed non-Scarf variants of Indeedee-F with the remaining EVs invested in Special Defense to supplement its bulk.

VoltTurn teams notably appreciate the team compression that Silvally-Steel provides with its unique trait of being a Steel-type, which can Defog and keep up the momentum. Dragalge, Heliolisk, and Rotom are VoltTurn partners that can take advantage of bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Mantine, and Vaporeon, which tries to switch in on Silvally-Steel. Likewise, Passimian, Barraskewda, and Braviary deal with Steel-types such as Steelix, Copperajah, and Bronzong. Special walls such as Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro, Gigalith, and Porygon2 are necessary to aid Silvally-Steel in checking Psychic- and Dragon-types like Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, as Silvally-Steel gets quickly worn down due to its lack of recovery. Galarian Slowbro uses Silvally-Steel as setup fodder, so Pokemon such as Golurk, Scrafty, and Choice Band Seismitoad that threaten Galarian Slowbro make for great teammates. Fighting- and Ground-type checks such as Galarian Slowbro, Golisopod, and Tangela are vital to check threats like Bewear, Passimian, and Golurk. Silvally-Steel can do very little in return to Fire-types such as Salazzle, Centiskorch, and Charizard, so it appreciates the aid of Fire-type answers like Barraskewda, Dragalge, and Gigalith.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GoldCat, 359771]]
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gorex

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qc amcheck, implement whatever you agree with

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[SET]
name: Defog Utility
move 1: Multi-Attack
move 2: Defog
move 3: U-turn / Parting Shot
move 4: Toxic / Swords Dance
item: Steel Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe 252 HP / 72 SpD / 184 Spe

("utility" is probs a more apt name here since silv-steel not only serves as a defogger, but also as a bulky pivot with uturn / pshot. as for the ev spread, you dont rly need max spe to speed tie with the other mons in that overcrowded speed tier because it doesn't yield as much benefits as it does for an offensive mon. this spread proposed outspeeds rotom-frost, while having the remainder in spdef to beef up its bulk. alternatively, if you think it would be better to only outspeed the indeedee-f speed tier, you can put 252 HP / 80 SpD / 176 Spe with Jolly nature)


[SET COMMENTS]
Silvally-Steel distinguishes itself from the other Steel-types in the RU tier with its high Speed, possessing two great pivot moves options in U-turn and Parting Shot while being a defogger Defogger. ("options" provides more clarity that it uses one or the other and not both) Silvally-Steel finds plenty of opportunities to remove entry hazards against checks prominent Psychic- and Dragon-types such as Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, and can therefore find opportunities to remove entry hazards against them, although it has to be wary of their coverage moves. (garde and indeedee with mfire, alge with potential focus blast that can chunk silv-steel p hard, adding this part clarifies that u have to be careful while trying to find defog opportunities vs those. impt to mention as well that u check said psychic and dragon types - key reason why u run steel over other possible typings, which then leads to the potential hazard removal opportunities). For the choice of pivot move, U-turn is the preferred option because it deals chip damage to its switch-ins like Bronzong, and unlike Parting Shot, Magic Bounce can't block U-turn, and it doesn't trigger Defiant. But On the other hand, Parting Shot provides excellent utility as it softens weakens the incoming blow for its teammates. (neater phrasing ig). Toxic punishes Water- and Fire-types such as Seismitoad, Mantine, and Centiskorch for switching into Silvally-Steel. Swords Dance, on the other hand, bolsters Silvally-Steel's Attack to pose as a threat.

- before the moves section, make a mention of some of its negatives, e.g. being walled by steelix and gbro
- make a mention of flamethrower as an OO that you can use in slot 4. it can be useful to chunk opposing steelix (also hits the more uncommon escav) on the switch-in when ure using a team that has other status spreaders and when swords dance would not really be needed
- explain the new ev spread, depending on which one you use


VoltTurn teams notably appreciate the team compression that Silvally-Steel provides with its unique trait of being a Steel-type, which can Defog and keep up the momentum. Dragalge, Heliolisk, and Rotom are VoltTurn partners that can take advantage of bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Mantine, and Vaporeon, which tries to switch in on Silvally-Steel. Likewise, Passimian, Barraskewda, and Silvally-Ground Bewear / Golurk deal with Steel-types such as Steelix, Copperajah, and Bronzong. (you can't run 2 silvallys on one team, cmon now goldcat kek. u can name either bewear or golurk ig, both work). Special walls such as Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro, Gigalith, and Porygon2 are necessary to aid Silvally-Steel in checking Psychic- and Dragon-types like Gardevoir, Dragalge, and Indeedee-F, as Silvally-Steel gets quickly worn down due to its lack of recovery. (more of a gp thing, but tht id mention it since i spotted it. move indeedee-f before dragalge since its a thing to mention mons of the same type together before moving onto the other type mentions). Fighting- and Ground-type checks such as Galarian Slowbro, Golisopod, and Tangela are vital to check threats like Bewear, Passimian, and Golurk.

- mention checks to fire-types such as centi / lazzle / zard
- mention checks to opposing galarbro, as that comes in for free and heals / sets up


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GoldCat, 359771]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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GoldCat

BOSSARU CUP WINNER
is a Site Content Manageris a Forum Moderatoris a Community Contributoris a Tiering Contributoris a Contributor to Smogonis a defending SCL Champion
qc amcheck, implement whatever you agree with

additions in green, subtractions in red, comments in (blue)

[SET]
name: Defog Utility
move 1: Multi-Attack
move 2: Defog
move 3: U-turn / Parting Shot
move 4: Toxic / Swords Dance
item: Steel Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe 252 HP / 72 SpD / 184 Spe

("utility" is probs a more apt name here since silv-steel not only serves as a defogger, but also as a bulky pivot with uturn / pshot. as for the ev spread, you dont rly need max spe to speed tie with the other mons in that overcrowded speed tier because it doesn't yield as much benefits as it does for an offensive mon. this spread proposed outspeeds rotom-frost, while having the remainder in spdef to beef up its bulk. alternatively, if you think it would be better to only outspeed the indeedee-f speed tier, you can put 252 HP / 80 SpD / 176 Spe with Jolly nature)


[SET COMMENTS]
Silvally-Steel distinguishes itself from the other Steel-types in the RU tier with its high Speed, possessing two great pivot moves options in U-turn and Parting Shot while being a defogger Defogger. ("options" provides more clarity that it uses one or the other and not both) Silvally-Steel finds plenty of opportunities to remove entry hazards against checks prominent Psychic- and Dragon-types such as Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, and can therefore find opportunities to remove entry hazards against them, although it has to be wary of their coverage moves. (garde and indeedee with mfire, alge with potential focus blast that can chunk silv-steel p hard, adding this part clarifies that u have to be careful while trying to find defog opportunities vs those. impt to mention as well that u check said psychic and dragon types - key reason why u run steel over other possible typings, which then leads to the potential hazard removal opportunities). For the choice of pivot move, U-turn is the preferred option because it deals chip damage to its switch-ins like Bronzong, and unlike Parting Shot, Magic Bounce can't block U-turn, and it doesn't trigger Defiant. But On the other hand, Parting Shot provides excellent utility as it softens weakens the incoming blow for its teammates. (neater phrasing ig). Toxic punishes Water- and Fire-types such as Seismitoad, Mantine, and Centiskorch for switching into Silvally-Steel. Swords Dance, on the other hand, bolsters Silvally-Steel's Attack to pose as a threat.

- before the moves section, make a mention of some of its negatives, e.g. being walled by steelix and gbro
- make a mention of flamethrower as an OO that you can use in slot 4. it can be useful to chunk opposing steelix (also hits the more uncommon escav) on the switch-in when ure using a team that has other status spreaders and when swords dance would not really be needed
- explain the new ev spread, depending on which one you use


VoltTurn teams notably appreciate the team compression that Silvally-Steel provides with its unique trait of being a Steel-type, which can Defog and keep up the momentum. Dragalge, Heliolisk, and Rotom are VoltTurn partners that can take advantage of bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Mantine, and Vaporeon, which tries to switch in on Silvally-Steel. Likewise, Passimian, Barraskewda, and Silvally-Ground Bewear / Golurk deal with Steel-types such as Steelix, Copperajah, and Bronzong. (you can't run 2 silvallys on one team, cmon now goldcat kek. u can name either bewear or golurk ig, both work). Special walls such as Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro, Gigalith, and Porygon2 are necessary to aid Silvally-Steel in checking Psychic- and Dragon-types like Gardevoir, Dragalge, and Indeedee-F, as Silvally-Steel gets quickly worn down due to its lack of recovery. (more of a gp thing, but tht id mention it since i spotted it. move indeedee-f before dragalge since its a thing to mention mons of the same type together before moving onto the other type mentions). Fighting- and Ground-type checks such as Galarian Slowbro, Golisopod, and Tangela are vital to check threats like Bewear, Passimian, and Golurk.

- mention checks to fire-types such as centi / lazzle / zard
- mention checks to opposing galarbro, as that comes in for free and heals / sets up


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[GoldCat, 359771]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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gorex

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same colors as above
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Multi-Attack
move 2: Defog
move 3: U-turn / Parting Shot
move 4: Toxic / Swords Dance
item: Steel Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 80 SpD / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Silvally-Steel distinguishes itself from the other Steel-types in the RU tier with its high Speed, possessing two great pivot move options in U-turn and Parting Shot while being a Defogger. Silvally-Steel checks prominent Psychic- and Dragon-types such as Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, and can therefore find opportunities to remove entry hazards against them; however, Silvally-Steel has to be wary of their coverage moves. Silvally-Steel also tends to get quickly whittled down by repeatedly switching in on attacks coupled with damage from entry hazards, especially Spikes. For the choice of pivot move, U-turn is the preferred option because it deals chip damage to its switch-ins like Bronzong, and unlike Parting Shot, Magic Bounce can't block U-turn, and it doesn't trigger Defiant it cannot be blocked by Magic Bounce and does not trigger Defiant (reads better/clearer). But, Parting Shot has its merit as it provides excellent utility as it softens by softening the incoming blow for its teammates. Toxic punishes Water- and Fire-types such as Seismitoad, Mantine, and Centiskorch for switching into Silvally-Steel. Flamethrower is another option to hit Bewear, Steelix, and Escavalier. The 176 Speed EVs and a Jolly nature are to outspeed non-Scarf variants of Indeedee-F with the remaining EVs invested in special bulk. Special Defense to supplement its bulk.

VoltTurn teams notably appreciate the team compression that Silvally-Steel provides with its unique trait of being a Steel-type, which can Defog and keep up the momentum. Dragalge, Heliolisk, and Rotom are VoltTurn partners that can take advantage of bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Mantine, and Vaporeon, which tries to switch in on Silvally-Steel. Likewise, Passimian, Barraskewda, and Braviary deal with Steel-types such as Steelix, Copperajah, and Bronzong. Special walls such as Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro, Gigalith, and Porygon2 are necessary to aid Silvally-Steel in checking Psychic- and Dragon-types like Gardevoir, Indeedee-F, and Dragalge, as Silvally-Steel gets quickly worn down due to its lack of recovery. Galarian Slowbro uses Silvally-Steel as setup fodder, so Pokemon such as Golurk, Seismitoad, and Scrafty, and Choice Band Seismitoad that threaten Galarian Slowbro make for great teammates. (slowbro-galar can match up decently well vs defensive seis, considering that eq doesnt do over half as shown in the following calc, "0 Atk Seismitoad Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro-Galar: 152-182 (38.5 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery", therefore i would like to see a specification of cb seis) Fighting- and Ground-type checks such as Galarian Slowbro, Golisopod, and Tangela are vital to check threats like Bewear, Passimian, and Golurk. Silvally-Steel can do very little in return to Fire-types such as Salazzle, Centiskorch, and Charizard, so it appreciates the aid of Fire-type answers like Barraskewda, Dragalge, and Gigalith.

remember to do your credits! my user id is [gorex, 244449]

good job implementing the earlier amcheck, goldcat :blobthumbsup:. just have a few more small changes to add on as detailed in this post.

QC 1/2 once implemented.
 

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