[OVERVIEW]
Electric
========
* Tapu Koko is the most important Pokemon on an Electric team thanks to its ability to setup Electric Terrain, boosting the power of most members of an Electric team.
* With a base 130 Speed paired with a Fairy STAB and a Grass coverage this Pokemon reliably handles many Pokemon that threaten Electric teams such as Dragon Types like Hydreigon, Dragapult and Kyurem, Dark Types such as Urshifu and Ground Types like Seismitoad, Gastrodon and Hippowdon.
* Tapu Koko also serves as a Pivot making use of STAB Terrain boosted Volt Switch, keeping Tapu Koko alive and helping its team durning the whole battle.
[SET]
Name: Choice Specs (Electric)
Move 1: Thunderbolt
Move 2: Dazzling Gleam
Move 3: Grass Knot
Move 4: Volt Switch
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Choice Specs Tapu Koko can function as an strong wallbreaker with STAB Thunderbolt boosted by Electric Terrain, aswell as a Sweeper that has much needed coverage moves to deal with many of the Pokemon that otherwise give trouble to Electric Teams, and finally it works as a Pivot with STAB Volt Switch and supports the team by setting up the Electric Terrain with its Ability Electric Surge.
* Dazzling Gleam is Tapu Koko's Fairy STAB that targets Dragon, Dark and Fighting Types like Garchomp, Latios, Krookodile, Zarude and Virizion, aswell as hitting for neutral damage Pokemon that dont mind its Electric Moves such as Landorus.
* Grass Knot is Tapu Koko's Grass Type coverage move that threatens Ground Type Pokemon that otherwise would give trouble to Tapu Koko like Swampert and Mamoswine.
* Maximum Special Attack is preferred to Maximize Tapu Koko's Damage out with its Choice Specs, as well as Maximum Speed with a Timid Nature to outspeed threats like Weavile and Alakazam.
* Most teammates on an Electric Team will benefit from the Electric Terrain that Tapu Koko sets up, most notably ones being Zeraora with Plasma Fists, Magnezone with Thunderbolt and Regieleki and Alolan Raichu with Rising Voltage.
* Alolan Raichu under the Electric Terrain can outspeed and KO a lot of Pokemon that threathen Tapu Koko such as Excadrill, Swift Swim users under the Rain like Kingdra and Seismitoad as well as Poison Types like Amoonguss and Nidoking
* Zeraora can easily deal with Specially Defensive Pokemon that Koko would struggle against like Blissey, Ferrothorn and Clefable.
* Magnezone with its steel typing has many resistances, including an Poison immunity that Tapu Koko very well appreciates, as well as being able to trap and KO a choiced Excadrill using Body Press.
* Tapu Koko struggles the most against Ground and Grass Types that do not mind its coverage moves like Excadrill, Nidoking and Ferrothorn and its also checked by Pokemon which can take a hit and OHKO Tapu Koko back such as Landorus and Focus Sash Garchomp. Rotom Wash and Zapdos come as the best answers for all these Pokemon thanks to their Ground immunity, Fire and Water Coverage aswell as the ability to spread status among them.
* It also has trouble dealing with Pokemon that outspeed and can KO Tapu Koko like Choice Scarf Gengar or Victini, in which cases Thundurus-I with Prankster Thunder Wave can Paralyze these Pokemon and make them much easier to deal with.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Electric
--------
* An alternative Item choice for Tapu Koko is Heavy Duty Boots, which allow it to always come without worrying about hazard damage and this way being able to setup the Electric Terrain more reliably through the game, aswell as keeping it healthy in order to switch into some important attacks, variants with this item may use U-Turn instead of Volt Switch to Pivot more safely or using Taunt to cripple stall Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Clefable and Specially Defensive Aegislash or prevent offensive ones from going for their setup moves like Volcarona, Calm Mind Latias and Aurora Veil Alolan Ninetales.
Checks and Counters
===================
Electric
--------
**Ground Types**: Such as Excadrill and Nidoking who can safely switch into any of Tapu Koko's moves and threathen to KO him back.
**Faster Pokemon**: Like Choice Scarf user such as Gengar and Nihilego with Sludge Wave or Blacephalon under the Sun with Flamethrower and Landorus-T with Earthquake.
**Specially defensive pokemon**: Such as Ferrothorn, Blissey and Specially Defensive Aegislash.
**Grass Types**: Such as Rillaboom and Tapu Bulu.
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Electric
========
* Tapu Koko is the most important Pokemon on an Electric team thanks to its ability to setup Electric Terrain, boosting the power of most members of an Electric team.
* With a base 130 Speed paired with a Fairy STAB and a Grass coverage this Pokemon reliably handles many Pokemon that threaten Electric teams such as Dragon Types like Hydreigon, Dragapult and Kyurem, Dark Types such as Urshifu and Ground Types like Seismitoad, Gastrodon and Hippowdon.
* Tapu Koko also serves as a Pivot making use of STAB Terrain boosted Volt Switch, keeping Tapu Koko alive and helping its team durning the whole battle.
[SET]
Name: Choice Specs (Electric)
Move 1: Thunderbolt
Move 2: Dazzling Gleam
Move 3: Grass Knot
Move 4: Volt Switch
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Choice Specs Tapu Koko can function as an strong wallbreaker with STAB Thunderbolt boosted by Electric Terrain, aswell as a Sweeper that has much needed coverage moves to deal with many of the Pokemon that otherwise give trouble to Electric Teams, and finally it works as a Pivot with STAB Volt Switch and supports the team by setting up the Electric Terrain with its Ability Electric Surge.
* Dazzling Gleam is Tapu Koko's Fairy STAB that targets Dragon, Dark and Fighting Types like Garchomp, Latios, Krookodile, Zarude and Virizion, aswell as hitting for neutral damage Pokemon that dont mind its Electric Moves such as Landorus.
* Grass Knot is Tapu Koko's Grass Type coverage move that threatens Ground Type Pokemon that otherwise would give trouble to Tapu Koko like Swampert and Mamoswine.
* Maximum Special Attack is preferred to Maximize Tapu Koko's Damage out with its Choice Specs, as well as Maximum Speed with a Timid Nature to outspeed threats like Weavile and Alakazam.
* Most teammates on an Electric Team will benefit from the Electric Terrain that Tapu Koko sets up, most notably ones being Zeraora with Plasma Fists, Magnezone with Thunderbolt and Regieleki and Alolan Raichu with Rising Voltage.
* Alolan Raichu under the Electric Terrain can outspeed and KO a lot of Pokemon that threathen Tapu Koko such as Excadrill, Swift Swim users under the Rain like Kingdra and Seismitoad as well as Poison Types like Amoonguss and Nidoking
* Zeraora can easily deal with Specially Defensive Pokemon that Koko would struggle against like Blissey, Ferrothorn and Clefable.
* Magnezone with its steel typing has many resistances, including an Poison immunity that Tapu Koko very well appreciates, as well as being able to trap and KO a choiced Excadrill using Body Press.
* Tapu Koko struggles the most against Ground and Grass Types that do not mind its coverage moves like Excadrill, Nidoking and Ferrothorn and its also checked by Pokemon which can take a hit and OHKO Tapu Koko back such as Landorus and Focus Sash Garchomp. Rotom Wash and Zapdos come as the best answers for all these Pokemon thanks to their Ground immunity, Fire and Water Coverage aswell as the ability to spread status among them.
* It also has trouble dealing with Pokemon that outspeed and can KO Tapu Koko like Choice Scarf Gengar or Victini, in which cases Thundurus-I with Prankster Thunder Wave can Paralyze these Pokemon and make them much easier to deal with.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Electric
--------
* An alternative Item choice for Tapu Koko is Heavy Duty Boots, which allow it to always come without worrying about hazard damage and this way being able to setup the Electric Terrain more reliably through the game, aswell as keeping it healthy in order to switch into some important attacks, variants with this item may use U-Turn instead of Volt Switch to Pivot more safely or using Taunt to cripple stall Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Clefable and Specially Defensive Aegislash or prevent offensive ones from going for their setup moves like Volcarona, Calm Mind Latias and Aurora Veil Alolan Ninetales.
Checks and Counters
===================
Electric
--------
**Ground Types**: Such as Excadrill and Nidoking who can safely switch into any of Tapu Koko's moves and threathen to KO him back.
**Faster Pokemon**: Like Choice Scarf user such as Gengar and Nihilego with Sludge Wave or Blacephalon under the Sun with Flamethrower and Landorus-T with Earthquake.
**Specially defensive pokemon**: Such as Ferrothorn, Blissey and Specially Defensive Aegislash.
**Grass Types**: Such as Rillaboom and Tapu Bulu.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- <Type> analysis by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
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