Monotype Swords Dance Terrakion [Fighting] [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

Harpp

Harpp

No rain, no flowers.
is a Site Content Manager Alumnusis a Social Media Contributor Alumnusis a Forum Moderator Alumnusis a Metagame Resource Contributor Alumnusis a Tiering Contributor Alumnusis a Contributor Alumnus
terrakion.gif

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Earthquake / Rock Polish
item: Lum Berry
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
A high Attack stat, above-average Speed, and near-perfect STAB combination along with Swords Dance make Terrakion a fearsome wallbreaker for Fighting-type teams. Swords Dance boosts Terrakion's already good Attack stat to even further levels, allowing it to shred apart defensive Pokemon such as Vileplume and Corviknight after some chip damage. Close Combat is its most reliable STAB move and should be used most of the time, as it hits hard with no real drawbacks. It is also used to hit Ground- and Steel-type Pokemon like Hippowdon and Ferrothorn. Stone Edge takes care of troublesome Flying-type Pokemon such as Togekiss and Pelipper. Earthquake is used to damage Pokemon such as Aegislash and Toxapex in a more reliable way. Rock Polish doubles Terrakion's Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed Pokemon such as Cinderace, Modest Alolan Raichu in Electric Terrain, and Choice Scarf Dragapult. Rock Polish helps Terrakion sweep teams effectively in conjunction with Swords Dance while also making it a late-game cleaner once its checks and counters are weakened enough. Against defensive teams like Poison, Terrakion should prioritize setting up Swords Dance to wallbreak, whereas against offensive types like Electric and Dragon, Rock Polish should be prioritized to clean late-game, as such offensive types lack defensive backbone. Lum Berry is used to ensure that defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex and Torkoal cannot cripple Terrakion with status moves for a turn, and it also helps against Toxic Spikes once, if needed.

All of Terrakion's teammates appreciate its wallbreaking support for the team. Other setup sweepers like Hawlucha, and Lucario are great teammates, as they all weaken each other's checks and counters while taking care of Grass- and Fairy-type threats like Vileplume and Gardevoir, respectively. Lucario with Dark Pulse can be used to deal with Aegislash if Terrakion has Rock Polish over Earthquake. Urshifu-S can wallbreak with a Choice Band or Bulk Up set to take care of Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Dragapult and Indeedee, while Heracross appreciates Terrakion's wallbreaking capabilities to clean teams late-game with a Choice Scarf and Moxie . Keldeo forms a great wallbreaking core with Terrakion, as it can take care of bulky Ground-types like Hippowdon and Gastrodon and stop defensive Pokemon with Taunt. Kommo-o can be a mixed sweeper to open up holes mid- or late-game; it also deals with Scizor and Aegislash with Flamethrower for the team. Cobalion can utilize a Choice Scarf set to cover faster Pokemon that Terrakion cannot handle without Rock Polish like Alolan Ninetales. Alternatively, Cobalion can utilize a support set providing Terrakion with Stealth Rock, Taunt, and Thunder Wave support. Conkeldurr can provide Terrakion with Defog support, as it is susceptible to all forms of entry hazards, especially Sticky Web, undermining its potential to wallbreak or clean late-game.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Fighting analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Maroon, 305839], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Deetah, 297659]]
 
Last edited:
- would slash rock polish after earthquake, I think being able to hit toxapex and aegi is enough reason especially for fighting for it to be slash#1. also rock polish + sd can be difficult to setup both esp in such as offensive meta
- vileplume and corviknight do lose to sd terrak but they still can tank an attack and retaliate unless they have a decent amount of chip, i would either say after chip damage or give different examples.
- close combat is the move you will be clicking the most, since it hits the hardest its not just for fighting and ground types. make that clear
- give an example of what rock polish allows it to beat in terms of speed
- also mention that lum can take care of tspikes once if needed
- dont know if i would mention gallade as a teammate it feels lacking this gen. also be more specific with hawlucha, it can beat mons like vileplume for terrak easily and lucario can help with psychic- and ghost-types thanks to dark pulse. mention that its important if you choose to run rock polish>eq as its a way to hit aegislash
- kommo does beat ground types that true but that feels like more of a teammate desc for keldeo, talk abt kommo as well
- wouldnt use scarf keldeo, specs or cm taunt seem super important for their special breaking power

QC 1/2
YhphF6W.png
 
Here for post-DLC updating:
-Let's remove Xatu as a Stone Edge target; Flying teams aren't that amazing in the current meta but Xatu sees grossly less representation in comparison to the former two.
-Rock Polish is also useful against Cinderace.
-Add Urshifu and Heracross as teammates.
-Flamethrower Kommo-o also helps against Scizor.

Implement this; not going to stamp this one just yet because of how impactful DLC was to this pokemon.
 
Havens said:
Here for post-DLC updating:
-Let's remove Xatu as a Stone Edge target; Flying teams aren't that amazing in the current meta but Xatu sees grossly less representation in comparison to the former two.
-Rock Polish is also useful against Cinderace.
-Add Urshifu and Heracross as teammates.
-Flamethrower Kommo-o also helps against Scizor.

Implement this; not going to stamp this one just yet because of how impactful DLC was to this pokemon.
Click to expand...
Implemented this.
 
- Specify Urshifu-S to line up with Smogon's way of categorizing Single-Strike form.
- Go further into Urshifu-S and it's usefulness against Ghost-types (Dragapult, Mimikyu, etc.)
- Remove Scarf Gardevoir as an example for Cobalion, that set's fallen out of favor significantly.

Sorry for the wait, QC 2/2
 
Amcheck
Add (AC=Add comma)
Remove (RC=Remove comma)
Comments
terrakion.gif

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Earthquake / Rock Polish
item: Lum Berry
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
A high Attack stat, above average speed above-average Speed and near-perfect STAB combination along with Swords Dance makes make Terrakion a fearsome wallbreaker for Fighting-type teams. Swords Dance boosts Terrakion's already good attack Attack stat to even further levels,(AC) allowing it to shred apart defensive Pokemon such as Vileplume and Corviknight after some chip damage. Close Combat is its most reliable STAB move and should be used most of the time,(AC) as it hits hardest hard with no real drawbacks. It is also used to hit Ground- and Steel-type Pokemon like Hippowdon and Ferrothorn. Stone Edge takes care of troublesome Flying-type Pokemon such as Togekiss and Pelipper. Earthquake is used to damage Pokemon such as Aegislash and Toxapex in a more reliable way. Rock Polish doubles Terrakion's Speed stat,(AC) allowing it to outspeed Pokemon such as Cinderace, Modest Alolan Raichu in Electric Terrain,(AC) and Choice Scarf Dragapult. Rock Polish helps sweep teams effectively in conjunction with Swords Dance while also making it a late-game cleaner once its checks and counters are weakened enough. Against a defensive team like Poison, Terrakion should prioritize to setup setting up with Swords Dance to wallbreak,(AC) and against offensive types like Electric and Dragon, Rock Polish should be prioritized more to clean late-game,(AC) as such offensive types lack defensive backbone. Lum Berry is used to ensure that defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex and Torkoal cannot cripple it with status move for a turn, and it also helps against Toxic Spikes once, if needed.

All of Terrakion's teammates appreciate its wallbreaking support to the team. Other setup sweepers like Hawlucha,(RC) and Lucario are great teammates to Terrakion ,(AC) as they all weaken each other's checks and counters while taking care of Grass-, and Fairy-type threats like Vileplume,(RC) and Gardevoir, respectively. Lucario with Dark Pulse can be used to deal with Aegislash when ,(AC) if Terrakion has Rock Polish over Earthquake. Urshifu-S can wallbreak with a Choice Band or use a Bulk Up set taking to take care of Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Dragapult and Indeedee,(AC) while Heracross appreciates Terrakion's wallbreaking by Terrakion capability to clean teams late-game with a Choice Scarf and Moxie ability. Pokemon like Keldeo forms a great wallbreaking core with Terrakion,(AC) as it can take care of bulky Ground-types like Hippowdon and Gastrodon much better (than...?) and stop defensive Pokemon with Taunt. Kommo-o can be a mixed sweeper to open up holes mid- to or late-game, with Flamethrower it also deals with Scizor and Aegislash with Flamethrower for the team. Cobalion can utilize a Choice Scarf set to cover faster Pokemon which that Terrakion cannot handle without Rock Polish like Alolan Ninetales. Alternatively, Cobalion can utilize a support set providing Terrakion with Stealth Rock, Taunt,(AC) and Thunder Wave to support Terrakion better. Conkeldurr can provide Terrakion with Defog support,(AC) as it is susceptible to all forms of hazards,(AC) especially Sticky Web,(AC) undermining its potential to wallbreak or clean late-game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Fighting analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Maroon, 305839], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
Add Remove Comments (AC) = Add Comma (RC) = Remove Comma (AH) = Add Hyphen (SC) = Semicolon
Borrowed many of Milak's changes.

GP 1/1

shinxstamp.gif


[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Fighting)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Earthquake / Rock Polish
item: Lum Berry
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
A high Attack stat, above-(AH)average Speed, (AC) and near-perfect STAB combination along with Swords Dance makes make Terrakion a fearsome wallbreaker for Fighting-type teams. Swords Dance boosts Terrakion's already good Attack (Capitalize) stat to even further levels, (AC) allowing it to shred apart defensive Pokemon such as Vileplume and Corviknight after some chip damage. Close Combat is its most reliable STAB move and should be used most of the time, (AC) as it hits hardest hard with no real drawbacks. It is also used to hit Ground- and Steel-type Pokemon like Hippowdon and Ferrothorn. Stone Edge takes care of troublesome Flying-type Pokemon such as Togekiss and Pelipper. Earthquake is used to damage Pokemon such as Aegislash and Toxapex in a more reliable way. Rock Polish doubles Terrakion's Speed stat, (AC) allowing it to outspeed Pokemon such as Cinderace, Modest Alolan Raichu in Electric Terrain, (AC) and Choice Scarf Dragapult. Rock Polish helps Terrakion sweep teams effectively in conjunction with Swords Dance while also making it a late-game cleaner once its checks and counters are weakened enough. Against defensive team teams like Poison, Terrakion should prioritize to setup setting up Swords Dance to wallbreak, (AC) and whereas against offensive types like Electric and Dragon, Rock Polish should be prioritized more to clean late-game, (AC) as such offensive types lack defensive backbone. Lum Berry is used to ensure that defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex and Torkoal cannot cripple it Terrakion with status move moves for a turn, and it also helps against Toxic Spikes once, if needed.

All of Terrakion's teammates appreciate its wallbreaking support to for the team. Other setup sweepers like Hawlucha, (RC) and Lucario are great teammates, (AC) to Terrakion as they all weaken each other's checks and counters while taking care of Grass-, (RC) and Fairy-type threats like Vileplume, (RC) and Gardevoir, respectively. Lucario with Dark Pulse can be used to deal with Aegislash when if Terrakion has Rock Polish over Earthquake. Urshifu-S can wallbreak with a Choice Band or Bulk Up set taking to take care of Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Dragapult and Indeedee, (AC) while Heracross appreciates wallbreaking by Terrakion's wallbreaking capabilities to clean teams late-game with a Choice Scarf and Moxie ability. Pokemon like Keldeo forms a great wallbreaking core with Terrakion, (AC) as it can take care of bulky Ground-types like Hippowdon and Gastrodon much better and stop defensive Pokemon with Taunt. Kommo-o can be a mixed sweeper to open up holes mid- to or late-game; (SC) with Flamethrower it also deals with Scizor and Aegislash with Flamethrower for the team. Cobalion can utilize a Choice Scarf set to cover faster Pokemon which that Terrakion cannot handle without Rock Polish like Alolan Ninetales. Alternatively, Cobalion can utilize a support set providing Terrakion with Stealth Rock, Taunt, (AC) and Thunder Wave to support Terrakion better. Conkeldurr can provide Terrakion with Defog support, (AC) as it is susceptible to all forms of entry hazards, (AC) especially Sticky Web, (AC) undermining its potential to wallbreak or clean late-game.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Fighting analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Maroon, 305839], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top