Slowbro (Psychic)

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:ss/slowbro:
[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot (Psychic)
move 1: Scald
move 2: Teleport
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk, good defensive typing, reliable recovery in Slack Off, and Teleport allow it to serve as an amazing defensive pivot for Psychic teams. Its Water typing provides useful resistances to Ice-, Fire-, Steel-, and Water-type attacks, allowing it to switch into a variety of physical attackers such as Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Cloyster. Scald is Slowbro's only attack and is mainly useful for spreading burns to cripple physical attackers such as Grimmsnarl and negate the passive recovery of defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Teleport allows Slowbro to safely bring a teammate in even against slow Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Hatterene due to its negative priority. It should be used constantly in order to preserve momentum, (comma) especially against predicted forced switches, and to keep activating Regenerator. Thunder Wave cripples fast offensive Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Choice Scarf Dragapult, (comma) letting a teammate like Alakazam reliably outspeed and beat them. Slack Off keeps Slowbro healthy throughout the match extremely well when paired with RegeneratorHeavy-Duty Boots makes Slowbro an even better pivot by blocking entry hazards; ignoring Spikes and Toxic Spikes is especially helpful against types like Steel, Poison, and Water.

Offensive Pokemon such as Alakazam, Indeedee, Gardevoir, and Nasty Plot Mew benefit from Slowbro's Teleport, ability to cripple faster Pokemon like Choice Scarf Gengar with Thunder Wave, (comma) and checking of revenge killers and setup sweepers like Choice Scarf Excadrill, Choice Scarf Darmanitan, and Cloyster. Celebi can switch into Electric-type attacks such as Alolan Raichu's Rising Voltage for Slowbro, while Slowbro can switch into Fire- and Ice-type attacks such as Darmanitan's Flare Blitz and Mamoswine's Icicle Crash for Celebi. It Celebi can also use its Natural Cure to serve as a status sponge against Pokemon such as Chansey and Gastrodon. Celebi and Choice Scarf Jirachi can use U-turn in conjunction with Slowbro's Teleport to grab momentum for the team. Hatterene takes on Dark-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Zarude with Draining Kiss.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[mushamu, 362454]]
- Psychic analysis by: [[mushamu, 362454]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoGyro, 331519]]
 
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- make heavy-duty boots the main item. reason being is that leftovers allows it to passively regain health, however if there is no chip damage from hazards that is already better than regaining some health at the end of the turn. plus due to the fact its a teleport pivot itll be switching in and out alot making boots the better item imo. you can slash leftovers after boots if you want, but im adamant about boots being item#1
- i would add choice scarf jirachi to things that benefit from teleport
- if you decide to change it to boots rework the hatterene sentence
- add scarf jirachi as a teammate, aside from what it can do offensively slowbro+jirachi form a momentum/pivot core with rachis uturn

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- Don't forget to specify the type in the credits than just leaving it the blank template <type>
- Don't forget the em-dash in "Heavy-Duty Boots" (on the set)
- Definitely mention Hatterene as a teammate also; if not for the hazard control then definitely for the Fairy typing which makes it a check to Dark-types Slowbro's threatened by (Hydreigon, Zarude, etc.)
- Maybe Colbur as an alternative item?

Not much here; QC 2/2
 

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- Don't forget to specify the type in the credits than just leaving it the blank template <type>
- Don't forget the em-dash in "Heavy-Duty Boots" (on the set)
- Definitely mention Hatterene as a teammate also; if not for the hazard control then definitely for the Fairy typing which makes it a check to Dark-types Slowbro's threatened by (Hydreigon, Zarude, etc.)
- Maybe Colbur as an alternative item?

Not much here; QC 2/2
Did these, thanks. Colbur Berry seems like more of an other option so I decided to leave it out, Hatterene is there to check Dark-type Pokemon this generation anyways
 

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:ss/slowbro:
[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot (Psychic)
move 1: Scald
move 2: Teleport
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk, good defensive typing, access to reliable recovery in Slack Off as well as Teleport allows allow it to serve as an amazing defensive pivot for Psychic teams. A Its Water typing is particularly useful for providing resistances to Ice-, Fire-, Steel-, and Water-type attacks, and which,(AC) combined with its high Defense stat,(AC) allows it Slowbro to switch into a variety of physical attackers such as Cloyster,(AC) Darmanitan, and Excadrill (following type order) ,(RC) and Cloyster. Scald is Slowbro's only attack and is mainly useful used for spreading burns to cripple physical attackers such as Grimmsnarl while crippling defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex by canceling out their passive recovery. Teleport allows Slowbro to serve as a pivot, safely bringing a teammate in even against slow Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Hatterene due thanks to its negative priority. It should be used constantly in order to preserve momentum,(AC) especially against predicted forced switches, and it works well in conjunction with Regenerator to keep Slowbro healthy throughout the match. Thunder Wave cripples fast offensive Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Choice Scarf Dragapult by slowing them down, and allows allowing a teammate such as Alakazam to reliably outspeed and beat them. Slack Off is Slowbro's reliable recovery,(RC) and keeps Slowbro it healthy throughout the match extremely well when paired with Regenerator's its ability Regenerator (I don't think it's necessary to mention what Regenerator actually does in-battle) to heal through switches. Heavy Duty Heavy-Duty Boots allows Slowbro to serve as a defensive pivot even better by allowing it to come in against on entry hazards, namely Toxic Spikes and Spikes,(AC) that shorten Slowbro's longevity against types like Water, Poison, and Steel otherwise.

Offensive Pokemon such as Alakazam, Indeedee, Gardevoir, and Nasty Plot Mew all benefit from Slowbro's ability to bring them in safely through Teleport, as well as its ability to cripple faster Pokemon like Choice Scarf Gengar with Thunder Wave. Slowbro's physical bulk is also useful for checking Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Excadrill, Choice Scarf Darmanitan, and Cloyster that would otherwise be problematic for the aforementioned offensive Pokemon partners. Celebi's Grass typing allows it to switch into Electric-type attacks such as Alolan Raichu's Rising Voltage for Slowbro, while Slowbro can switch into Fire- and Ice-type attacks such as Darmanitan's Flare Blitz and Mamoswine's Icicle Crash for Celebi. It can also serve as a status sponge against Pokemon such as Chansey and Gastrodon for Slowbro due thanks to its ability in Natural Cure. Both Celebi and Choice Scarf Jirachi can use U-turn in conjunction with Slowbro's Teleport to grab momentum for the team. Hatterene is a good teammate for Slowbro because of its ability to take on Dark-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Zarude with Draining Kiss.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Decem, 362454]]
- <Type> Psychic analysis by: [[Decem, 362454]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
GP 1/1
[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot (Psychic)
move 1: Scald
move 2: Teleport
move 3: Thunder Wave
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk, good defensive typing, access to reliable recovery in Slack Off, (comma) and as well as Teleport allow it to serve as an amazing defensive pivot for Psychic teams. A Water typing is particularly useful for providing Its Water typing provides useful resistances to Ice-, Fire-, Steel-, and Water-type attacks, and combined with its high Defense stat allows allowing it to switch into a variety of physical attackers such as Darmanitan, Excadrill, and Cloyster. Scald is Slowbro's only attack and is mainly useful for spreading burns to cripple physical attackers such as Grimmsnarl while crippling defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex by canceling out their passive recovery and negate the passive recovery of defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Teleport allows Slowbro to serve as a pivot, safely bringing safely bring a teammate in even against slow Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Hatterene due to its negative priority. It should be used constantly in order to preserve momentum, (comma) especially against predicted forced switches, and works in conjunction with Regenerator to keep Slowbro healthy throughout the match to keep activating Regenerator. Thunder Wave cripples fast offensive Pokemon such as Gardevoir and Choice Scarf Dragapult, (comma) letting a teammate like by slowing them down, and allows a teammate such as Alakazam to reliably outspeed and beat them. Slack Off is Slowbro's reliable recovery, and keeps Slowbro healthy throughout the match extremely well when paired with Regenerator's ability to heal through switches. Heavy Duty Boots allows Slowbro to serve as a defensive pivot even better by allowing it to come in against hazards, namely Toxic Spikes and Spikes that shorten Slowbro's longevity against types like Water, Poison, and Steel otherwise. Heavy-Duty Boots makes Slowbro an even better pivot by blocking entry hazards; ignoring Spikes and Toxic Spikes is especially helpful against types like Steel, Poison, and Water.

Offensive Pokemon such as Alakazam, Indeedee, Gardevoir, and Nasty Plot Mew all benefit from Slowbro's ability to bring them in safely through Teleport, as well as its Teleport, ability to cripple faster Pokemon like Choice Scarf Gengar with Thunder Wave, (comma) and checking of revenge killers and setup sweepers like Choice Scarf Excadrill, Choice Scarf Darmanitan, and Cloyster. Slowbro's physical bulk is also useful for checking Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Excadrill, Choice Scarf Darmanitan, and Cloyster that would otherwise be problematic for the aforementioned offensive Pokemon. Celebi's Grass typing allows it to can switch into Electric-type attacks such as Alolan Raichu's Rising Voltage for Slowbro, while Slowbro can switch into Fire- and Ice-type attacks such as Darmanitan's Flare Blitz and Mamoswine's Icicle Crash for Celebi. It Celebi can also use its Natural Cure to serve as a status sponge against Pokemon such as Chansey and Gastrodon for Slowbro due to its ability in Natural Cure. Both Celebi and Choice Scarf Jirachi can use U-turn in conjunction with Slowbro's Teleport to grab momentum for the team. Hatterene is a good teammate for Slowbro because of its ability to take takes on Dark-type Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Zarude with Draining Kiss.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Psychic analysis by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
I'm not a QC but in my opinion Ice beam is a very solid option in Slowbro for monopsychic. Can help against sub dragon dance dragapult (very huge treat that uses slowbro as a complete fodder) and other dragons. I like rocky helmet too, though this is less solid.
 
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