[SET]
[Choice Specs] Arboliva @ Choice Specs
Ability: Seed Sower
EVs: 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Fairy
Modest Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Alluring Voice
[SET COMMENTS]
Arboliva serves as a devastating wallbreaker, utilizing its excellent STAB combination and solid coverage to OHKO or 2HKO almost the entire tier. Hyper Voice serves as an excellent neutral attack, dealing massive damage to foes like Charizard, Rotom-C, and Whimsicott. Leaf Storm is preferred as its Grass-type STAB over Giga Drain, maximizing damage against special walls like Snorlax while potentially OHKOing foes like Mesprit and Spiritomb. Earth Power helps Arboliva hit Perrserker, Muk, and Hisuian Qwilfish, while Alluring Voice serves as effective coverage for the likes of Virizion and Lurantis and is an excellent tertiary STAB option post Terastallization. Tera Fairy is used for survivability reasons as well, flipping its matchup against foes like Passimian and the previously mentioned Virizion. The given EV spread allows Arboliva to outpace Regirock and Weezing to avoid being threatened by their super effective attacks before it can break them.
Arboliva greatly appreciates pivoting teammates that can help safely bring it in like Lanturn, Vikavolt, Floatzel, and Passimian, working alongside them to break down opposing teams. Physically offensive teammates like Floatzel, Hisuian Sneasel, and Lycanroc appreciate Arboliva's ability to threaten massive damage on walls like Lanturn, Regirock, and Spiritomb - in turn, they pressure walls Arboliva struggles with like Hisuian Qwilfish and Snorlax. Hazard support from the likes of Sandslash and Hisuian Qwilfish help augment Arboliva's wallbreaking, making damage stick on the likes of Snorlax and Muk and potentially pushing them into 2HKO range of Leaf Storm and Hyper Voice, respectively. Defensive Mesprit is a particularly excellent teammate for Arboliva, able to provide a variety of helpful roles for Arboliva between Knock Off to remove Eviolite and Leftovers, U-Turn for momentum, hazard support with Stealth Rock, and Encore to stop Snorlax in its tracks. They also work well together defensively, where Mesprit handles Fighting-type foes for Arboliva while it handles Ghost-types like Mismagius and Spiritomb. Defensive teammates like Regirock, Lanturn, and Hisuian Qwilfish help cover for Arboliva’s weaknesses to common threats like Charizard, Sneasel, and Virizion.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[Choice Specs] Arboliva @ Choice Specs
Ability: Seed Sower
EVs: 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Fairy
Modest Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Alluring Voice
[SET COMMENTS]
Arboliva serves as a devastating wallbreaker, utilizing its excellent STAB combination and solid coverage to OHKO or 2HKO almost the entire tier. Hyper Voice serves as an excellent neutral attack, dealing massive damage to foes like Charizard, Rotom-C, and Whimsicott. Leaf Storm is preferred as its Grass-type STAB over Giga Drain, maximizing damage against special walls like Snorlax while potentially OHKOing foes like Mesprit and Spiritomb. Earth Power helps Arboliva hit Perrserker, Muk, and Hisuian Qwilfish, while Alluring Voice serves as effective coverage for the likes of Virizion and Lurantis and is an excellent tertiary STAB option post Terastallization. Tera Fairy is used for survivability reasons as well, flipping its matchup against foes like Passimian and the previously mentioned Virizion. The given EV spread allows Arboliva to outpace Regirock and Weezing to avoid being threatened by their super effective attacks before it can break them.
Arboliva greatly appreciates pivoting teammates that can help safely bring it in like Lanturn, Vikavolt, Floatzel, and Passimian, working alongside them to break down opposing teams. Physically offensive teammates like Floatzel, Hisuian Sneasel, and Lycanroc appreciate Arboliva's ability to threaten massive damage on walls like Lanturn, Regirock, and Spiritomb - in turn, they pressure walls Arboliva struggles with like Hisuian Qwilfish and Snorlax. Hazard support from the likes of Sandslash and Hisuian Qwilfish help augment Arboliva's wallbreaking, making damage stick on the likes of Snorlax and Muk and potentially pushing them into 2HKO range of Leaf Storm and Hyper Voice, respectively. Defensive Mesprit is a particularly excellent teammate for Arboliva, able to provide a variety of helpful roles for Arboliva between Knock Off to remove Eviolite and Leftovers, U-Turn for momentum, hazard support with Stealth Rock, and Encore to stop Snorlax in its tracks. They also work well together defensively, where Mesprit handles Fighting-type foes for Arboliva while it handles Ghost-types like Mismagius and Spiritomb. Defensive teammates like Regirock, Lanturn, and Hisuian Qwilfish help cover for Arboliva’s weaknesses to common threats like Charizard, Sneasel, and Virizion.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/baitwiz.598623/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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