[SET]
name: SubSeed
move 1: Astral Barrage
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Leech Seed
move 4: Nasty Plot / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: As One (Spectrier)
nature: Timid
evs: 52 Def / 204 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
SubSeed Calyrex-S trades in the immediate power behind other offensive sets for a slower-paced wallbreaking set. Calyrex-S is able to very easily sweep unprepared teams with this set, but its lack of coverage and slow pace make it a higher-risk set than most due to its high vulnerability to certain threats such as Yveltal with Snarl and Tyranitar. Its main goal is to use the combination of Substitute + Leech Seed to force normal checks such as Yveltal to use healing moves, in which case it can either use Taunt to prevent them from recovering and continue chipping them down with Astral Barrage or set up with Nasty Plot to aim for a sweep from behind the Substitute. Astral Barrage should only be used against weakened foes or after boosting with Nasty Plot multiple times to conserve Astral Barrage's low PP, and Nasty Plot allows it to break through walls like Eternatus and Ho-Oh after they've been chipped. Leftovers helps to get as much HP back in combination with Leech Seed as possible so it can put up the highest number of Substitutes, and with 52 Defense EVs, its Substitute always survives an uninvested U-turn from Yveltal. Maximum Speed investment ensures that Calyrex-S can outrun Pokemon like Zacian-C naturally.
Calyrex-S's natural offensive presence with just Astral Barrage is enough to support a lot of common Pokemon, and if it is successfully able to beat certain checks like Yveltal, it can easily sweep through teams or be very beneficial to its teammates weak to those checks. Zacian-C dislikes cores of Necrozma-DM, Zygarde-C, Lunala, and other physically defensive walls that can chip it down, which Calyrex-S can use to set up fairly well and break through them. Zacian-C also provides a good way of breaking Yveltal, Blissey, and a weakened Ho-Oh, which Calyrex-S greatly appreciates, especially if the opposing Yveltal has coverage to break this set. Many other physical wallbreakers like Swords Dance Groudon and Marshadow can bait in Yveltal wanting to hit them with Foul Play and use their Dynamax to break through Yveltal and other checks, opening up Calyrex-S a lot offensively for a sweep. Calyrex-S can potentially do the same for those Pokemon against Yveltal without ways to break past this set. Yveltal is also a near-required teammate given that this set is fairly susceptible to Ditto if not behind a Substitute, and Yveltal can also provide hazard control and has U-turn to get Calyrex-S in safely.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Calyrex-S has no other viable options.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Dark-types**: While SubSeed Calyrex-S is built to take on some Yveltal sets, the threat of certain coverage moves is still great. Snarl OHKOes Calyrex-S through Substitute, rendering this set almost useless against Yveltal carrying it. Tyranitar normally carries Rock Blast or Roar, letting it simultaneously break Substitutes and deal damage or phaze Calyrex-S while it tries to set up.
**Normal-types**: With Astral Barrage as the only attack on the SubSeed set Normal-types are almost guaranteed to wall the set completely. With Taunt and Leech Seed damage, it can potentially wear down Blissey, Chansey, and Porygon2, but this is a very slow process and doesn't allow Calyrex-S to run Nasty Plot, leaving it weaker against other walls like Ho-Oh paired with Normal-types.
**Revenge Killers**: SubSeed Calyrex-S can block revenge killing attempts behind a Substitute, but faster Pokemon like Pheromosa, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, and Shadow Sneak Marshadow still pressure it.
**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh's phazing ability and bulk to take even boosted hits lets it be a sturdy check to SubSeed Calyrex-S.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Geysers, 426798], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]
name: SubSeed
move 1: Astral Barrage
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Leech Seed
move 4: Nasty Plot / Taunt
item: Leftovers
ability: As One (Spectrier)
nature: Timid
evs: 52 Def / 204 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
SubSeed Calyrex-S trades in the immediate power behind other offensive sets for a slower-paced wallbreaking set. Calyrex-S is able to very easily sweep unprepared teams with this set, but its lack of coverage and slow pace make it a higher-risk set than most due to its high vulnerability to certain threats such as Yveltal with Snarl and Tyranitar. Its main goal is to use the combination of Substitute + Leech Seed to force normal checks such as Yveltal to use healing moves, in which case it can either use Taunt to prevent them from recovering and continue chipping them down with Astral Barrage or set up with Nasty Plot to aim for a sweep from behind the Substitute. Astral Barrage should only be used against weakened foes or after boosting with Nasty Plot multiple times to conserve Astral Barrage's low PP, and Nasty Plot allows it to break through walls like Eternatus and Ho-Oh after they've been chipped. Leftovers helps to get as much HP back in combination with Leech Seed as possible so it can put up the highest number of Substitutes, and with 52 Defense EVs, its Substitute always survives an uninvested U-turn from Yveltal. Maximum Speed investment ensures that Calyrex-S can outrun Pokemon like Zacian-C naturally.
Calyrex-S's natural offensive presence with just Astral Barrage is enough to support a lot of common Pokemon, and if it is successfully able to beat certain checks like Yveltal, it can easily sweep through teams or be very beneficial to its teammates weak to those checks. Zacian-C dislikes cores of Necrozma-DM, Zygarde-C, Lunala, and other physically defensive walls that can chip it down, which Calyrex-S can use to set up fairly well and break through them. Zacian-C also provides a good way of breaking Yveltal, Blissey, and a weakened Ho-Oh, which Calyrex-S greatly appreciates, especially if the opposing Yveltal has coverage to break this set. Many other physical wallbreakers like Swords Dance Groudon and Marshadow can bait in Yveltal wanting to hit them with Foul Play and use their Dynamax to break through Yveltal and other checks, opening up Calyrex-S a lot offensively for a sweep. Calyrex-S can potentially do the same for those Pokemon against Yveltal without ways to break past this set. Yveltal is also a near-required teammate given that this set is fairly susceptible to Ditto if not behind a Substitute, and Yveltal can also provide hazard control and has U-turn to get Calyrex-S in safely.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Calyrex-S has no other viable options.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Dark-types**: While SubSeed Calyrex-S is built to take on some Yveltal sets, the threat of certain coverage moves is still great. Snarl OHKOes Calyrex-S through Substitute, rendering this set almost useless against Yveltal carrying it. Tyranitar normally carries Rock Blast or Roar, letting it simultaneously break Substitutes and deal damage or phaze Calyrex-S while it tries to set up.
**Normal-types**: With Astral Barrage as the only attack on the SubSeed set Normal-types are almost guaranteed to wall the set completely. With Taunt and Leech Seed damage, it can potentially wear down Blissey, Chansey, and Porygon2, but this is a very slow process and doesn't allow Calyrex-S to run Nasty Plot, leaving it weaker against other walls like Ho-Oh paired with Normal-types.
**Revenge Killers**: SubSeed Calyrex-S can block revenge killing attempts behind a Substitute, but faster Pokemon like Pheromosa, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, and Shadow Sneak Marshadow still pressure it.
**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh's phazing ability and bulk to take even boosted hits lets it be a sturdy check to SubSeed Calyrex-S.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Geysers, 426798], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]
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