Project SV OU - Victim of the Week (Week 74: Assault Vest Hoopa-U)

[Jertsi]

Check

Dondozo @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Impish Nature
Tera Type: Fighting
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Waterfall
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Curse

Tyranitar:
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 180-213 (35.7 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after sandstorm damage and Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 175-207 (34.7 - 41%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after sandstorm damage
(No item: 252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 118-139 (23.4 - 27.5%) -- 0.9% chance to 3HKO after sandstorm damage)
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 180-213 (35.7 - 42.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after sandstorm damage and Leftovers recovery

After 1 Curse:
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Stone Edge vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 120-142 (23.8 - 28.1%) -- 92.9% chance to 4HKO after sandstorm damage and Leftovers recovery

Dondozo:
0 Atk Dondozo Waterfall vs. 88 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 158-188 (43.5 - 51.7%) -- 9.4% chance to 2HKO
+1 0 Atk Dondozo Waterfall vs. 88 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 236-282 (65 - 77.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

After one Curse you are free to Rest whenever needed.

Can also be turned into a counter if Tera Fighting is available (not sure if tera is allowed to counter a mon), as it drops Ttars damage drastically:
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Fighting Dondozo: 144-170 (28.5 - 33.7%) -- 0.5% chance to 3HKO after sandstorm damage and Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Fighting Dondozo: 90-106 (17.8 - 21%) -- possible 5HKO

 

[HydreigonTheChild]

Zamazenta @ Leftovers
Ability: Dauntless Shield
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 Spe
Tera Type: Fire
Jolly Nature
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Crunch
- Roar

Zama-H is a check as it can take it on with resisting both of its stabs, and especially on the first time it switches in. It can even use it for setup fother for ID Press sets. Its lack of longetivity stops it from checking it better

Great Tusk @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Water
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock

Defensive tusk is a great stop vs it as anything but ice punch is a 3hko at best while you can rack up helmet damage, headlong rush for a knockout after a round of rocks, or setup rocks and spin to get ur team out of trouble

 

[kd458]

Extending this until Wednesday 19th November as we currently have no counters; any posted now will win by default, unless more than one are submitted!

Iron Hands

Iron Hands @ Booster Energy / Shuca Berry
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 172 SpD / 84 Spe
Tera Type: Flying
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Drain Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch

Also, I will say that this Iron Hands set is not actually a safe check to CB Tyranitar. Choice Band Low Kick has a roll to 2HKO Iron Hands especially when boosted by a turn of Sandstorm chip, while Drain Punch (if Tyranitar uses Tera Flying) does not heal enough back to save Hands from a roll to go down before it can even take Tyranitar out on the next turn.

252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Flying Tyranitar Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Iron Hands: 206-243 (45.8 - 54.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after sandstorm damage

I'm willing to accept this Hands set as a check if you modify it, the current EVs in SpDef and Speed are unnecessary as is the Shuca Berry as this Tyranitar set does not even pack Earthquake. Just be sure to confirm in the calc whether your check can safely take on the listed threat beforehand!

 

[kd458]

Don't want to drag this on for too long, thank you all for the submissions this week! I'm also going to accept Dondozo as a counter, using Tera is fine here, so congrats on the win!

Great Tusk

I cannot accept this as a counter, as this set is cleanly 3HKOed by Tyranitar's Low Kick. Tera Flying Tyranitar does get barely 2HKOed by Ice Spinner + Rocky Helmet chip, but you have to play a mindgame every turn between Headlong Rush and Ice Spinner until Tyranitar uses Tera. Even just clicking Headlong Rush once as Tyranitar uses Tera Flying would make it win the matchup, while you cannot afford to click Ice Spinner predicting the Tera if they choose not to use it.

252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Flying Tyranitar Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 175-206 (40.3 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
4 Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 88 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Tyranitar: 136-160 (37.4 - 44%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO after sandstorm damage
4 Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 88 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 68-80 (18.7 - 22%) -- possible 5HKO

This is a check, but keep in mind that you're only allowed to submit one check per week and I've already accepted Zamazenta! Also, please don't just pull sets from the Damage Calc unless they're very clearly a good enough answer; there is no reason for this Tusk to be Tera Water or have any speed investment against CB Tyranitar, let alone max speed Jolly, and an alternative spread and Tera Type would make this into a counter.

Checks

Bulk Up by InvisibleWater
by Lectrys
by HydreigonTheChild

Counter

Tera Fighting by Jertsi

Voting will end on Wednesday 26th November 11:59pm EST.
You may vote for 1 check this week!​

 

[InvisibleWater]

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