VGC 21 Tapu Lele [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1]

[Sole Survivor]

[SET]
name: Choiced Offensive
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock / Psychic
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Psychic / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of only three automatic Psychic Terrain setters in the game and it has a great offensive typing, being a Psychic-type that can threaten Dark-types such as Yveltal and Urshifu-S with its strong Fairy-type STAB move. Psychic Terrain strengthens its Psychic-type STAB moves and blocks crucial priority moves such as Fake Out from Incineroar and Rillaboom. Moonblast hits Pokemon such as Palkia for a 2HKO and has a very favorable roll to 2HKO Assault Vest Yveltal. Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon such as Nihilego for an OHKO and Assault Vest Rillaboom and Entei harder than Psychic. Alternatively, Psychic targets the lower Special Defense of Pokemon such as bulky Urshifu-R for an OHKO and Landorus-T for a 2HKO. Shadow Ball crucially OHKOes Calyrex-S and 2HKOes Lunala through Shadow Shield. Choice Scarf allows Tapu Lele to outspeed threats such as Calyrex-S and Nihilego and threaten to OHKO them. Choice Specs boosts its already great Special Attack to insane levels, enabling it to OHKO Palkia and 2HKO the likes of Rillaboom, Calyrex-I, and Suicune. Dazzling Gleam can be used in order to KO a low HP Pokemon and chip the other or KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss. Nature's Madness is a good option with Choice Scarf, halving the HP of bulky Pokemon that can easily withstand Tapu Lele's attacks such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Zacian-C. Also with Choice Scarf, Magic Room can be run to impede Xerneas's Geomancy setup by disabling Power Herb.

Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain gives Calyrex-S and Lunala a huge power boost to their Expanding Forces. It also protects them from dangerous priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu-S and Shadow Sneak from Mimikyu and Shedinja. Entei, Mienshao, and Urshifu-R are good partners for Tapu Lele, as they can check Steel-types such as Stakataka and Zacian-C. Choice Specs Tapu Lele appreciates speed control, as its base 95 Speed leaves it outsped by many common Pokemon such as Nihilego, Landorus, and Entei, so Tailwind support from Whimsicott and Tornadus can help it wreak havoc with its powerful attacks.

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[Sole Survivor]

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[Yourwelcomethanku]

Hello doing an AM check approved by Giokio, I hope your doing well I know this is a lot of changes, If you need any help there is the analysis discussion channel in smogon VGC discord.
This is a bit long for an analysis and has generally long and unnecessary(fluffy) explanations to what should be explained more concisely. The formatting of the analysis is off, merge the paragraphs into at most 2 paragraphs. The first paragraph to explain the moveset and Tapu lele, and the second for teammates. I would recommend looking at some of the completed analyses on the dex.
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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf Attacker
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Psyshock (Psyshock sounds overall better considering it actually OHKOs Nihilego and does more damage to AV users like Entei and Rillaboom so it should be the first option)
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Psychic Terrain Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 44 HP / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD / 164 Spe 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe (Your EV spread didn't do anything in particular with the bulk so it was not appropriate for an analysis. we could maybe figure out a different EV spread later)

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of the only two three(Technically 3 with both Indeedee forms) Psychic Terrain setters in the game and contrary to its counterpart Indeedee-F, it fills a more offensive role.(You should start out by saying Tapu Lele's qualities and what makes it good not compare it to another Pokemon. qualities such as its STAB combinaton and its ability.) It Tapu Lele helps Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Lunala out by setting up with Psychic Terrain to give giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force(Go ahead and mention here that Psychic Terrain also protects them from priorities to.) and hit both opposing Psychic neutral and weak Pokemon for large amounts of damage (you do not need to elaborate that they hit Pokemon for large amounts of damage as that's fluffy) while also being quite the damage dealer itself,(I think its good to mention that Tapu Lele is a threat its just that this sentence should be quite long after adding the prorites mention. so mention it seperetly) denting most common Pokemon with STAB Psychic-type moves in Psychic Terrain. Examples include Amoonguss, Urshifu-R, Volcarona and Rillaboom. On the defensive side, Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain gives its aforementioned partners some breathing room as it protects them from fatal priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu and Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Shedinja, especially in the case of Calyrex-S because of its low bulk and lack of access to Shadow Shield unlike Lunala.(Firstly put your Psychic Terrain mentions together. and this is again unnecessarily long. You go into detail about Lunala which is unnecessary, the priority moves threaten both them you don't need to go into detail on how much it threatens them? It just makes a long an awkward sentence to read. Aforementioned doesn't make sense considering you just mentioned Rillaboom and Volcarona.)

(Explain why Tapu Lele is a good Choice Scarf Pokemon in the first paragraph and or explain what the Choice Scarf allows Tapu lele to do.)
(Add mention of Psychic Terrain stopping Fake Out.)

Moonblast is a generally strong STAB Fairy-type move that hits most Pokemon in the format for neutral damage like Incineroar, Calyrex-S, Regieleki,(The mentions of Pokemon here are rather poor, Incineroar can tank a few Moonblast, Calyrex-S is not 2HKOd guaranteed and Regieleki is faster often with a Focus Sash. Think Pokemon that you would want to Moonblast such as Yveltal or Palkia. and if it acheives a notable KO threshold on them you can mention that. its also wordy with dex info yes Moonblast is Fairy-type) etc.(etc isn't appropriate for an analysis) The Choice Scarf coupled with the Speed investment and the Timid nature helps it outspeed Calyrex-S and OHKO the common bulk-less variants with Shadow Ball, making its fellow Ghost weak partners in the aforementioned Lunala or a Calyrex-S of its own more free to attack.(Tapu Lele running Choice Scarf should be mentioned elsewhere you can just say what Shadow Ball hits. just say Calyrex not bulkless Calyrex.)

Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon that like to switch in to its Special moves, for example such as, Nihilego for an OHKO,(AC) Assault Vest Rillaboom,(AC) and Entei, harder as it damages them based on their Defense stat. Psychic can be used as an alternative as it has a slightly higher BP than Psyshock and may also lower the Special Defense of the target to soften it up.(There should be a more specific reason to use Psychic because rn Psyshock sounds just better. Is there any particular 2HKO or OHKO that Psychic will achieve that Psyshock will not? OHKOing bulky Urshifu-R guaranteed is something notable and 2HKOing Rocky Helmet Landorus-T.)

(I think mention of how Psychic and Fairy STAB compliment each other would be very appropriate.)

Dazzling Gleam is a good spread move which complements Psychic-type moves as it hits Dark-type Pokemon for super effective damage and can be used when you want in order to KO a low HP Pokemon on the opposing end and chip the other or to KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss.(AP) one or if you want some chip damage on both opposing targets for Tapu Lele and its partner Pokemon to clean up.(Hitting Pokemon for the benefit of your teammates is obvious and does not need to be mentioned.) Nature's Madness can be used over Dazzling Gleam as it can instantly cut a crucial target like Incineroar's HP in half which gets huge momentum for Tapu Lele and its hard hitting teammates to finish it off, provided Nature's Madness doesn't miss. This can also be used on Rillaboom or if you feel frisky and/or desparate, Stakataka.(Very fluffy shorten this down. natures madness is going to deal the most damage to Incineroar and Rillaboom while they are at full health, this sentence needs a rework.) Lastly, there is the classic Magic Room from VGC 2019(You should not compare or mention other formats generally.) which specialises in stopping Xerneas' Power Herb from giving it the immediate boost from Geomancy allowing one of its partners to potentially get two turns to pick Xerneas off if its team struggles with Xerneas.(This sentence is fluffy you can just get to the point and say it impedes Geomancy set up by disabling its Power Herb) This also helps reduce damage from Pokemon which commonly hold a Life Orb like Landorus and Calyrex-S (although you're better off using Shadow Ball on it) and also from Miracle Seed Rillaboom. As an added bonus, Magic Room negates Sitrus Berry recovery on crucial Pokemon like Incineroar and support Volcarona which specialise in longevity, thus indirectly pressuring them hard. (You go into very unnecessary detail on Magic Room just say why you run it. Saying that Magic Room gives Tapu Lele's teammates opportunity to strike Xerneas down is also unnecessary. You run Magic Room to impede Xerneas's Geomancy and while it has other utility those situations seem quite niche and not worth mentioning for an analysis.)

The Speed EVs, as mentioned before, help Tapu Lele outspeed Calyrex-S and the 252 Special Attack EVs maximise its damage output.(This is very obvious and unnecessary to say you don't need to explain maximum investment usually) The rest of the EVs are put into its HP and Defenses to make it slightly bulkier.(For the EV spread to be analysis appropriate it should be more concise than "make it slightly bulkier" what is it living specifically? otherwise just go 252 252.) Overall, Tapu Lele is both a great offensive and defensive asset as it not only deals good amounts of damage but also supports its partners with its Ability-summoned Psychic Terrain. (Fluffy and analyses don't have outros)


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[Sole Survivor]

Hello doing an AM check approved by Giokio, I hope your doing well I know this is a lot of changes, If you need any help there is the analysis discussion channel in smogon VGC discord.
This is a bit long for an analysis and has generally long and unnecessary(fluffy) explanations to what should be explained more concisely. The formatting of the analysis is off, merge the paragraphs into at most 2 paragraphs. The first paragraph to explain the moveset and Tapu lele, and the second for teammates. I would recommend looking at some of the completed analyses on the dex.
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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf Attacker
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psychic / Psyshock (Psyshock sounds overall better considering it actually OHKOs Nihilego and does more damage to AV users like Entei and Rillaboom so it should be the first option)
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Psychic Terrain Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 44 HP / 36 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD / 164 Spe 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe (Your EV spread didn't do anything in particular with the bulk so it was not appropriate for an analysis. we could maybe figure out a different EV spread later)

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of the only two three(Technically 3 with both Indeedee forms) Psychic Terrain setters in the game and contrary to its counterpart Indeedee-F, it fills a more offensive role.(You should start out by saying Tapu Lele's qualities and what makes it good not compare it to another Pokemon. qualities such as its STAB combinaton and its ability.) It Tapu Lele helps Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Lunala out by setting up with Psychic Terrain to give giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force(Go ahead and mention here that Psychic Terrain also protects them from priorities to.) and hit both opposing Psychic neutral and weak Pokemon for large amounts of damage (you do not need to elaborate that they hit Pokemon for large amounts of damage as that's fluffy) while also being quite the damage dealer itself,(I think its good to mention that Tapu Lele is a threat its just that this sentence should be quite long after adding the prorites mention. so mention it seperetly) denting most common Pokemon with STAB Psychic-type moves in Psychic Terrain. Examples include Amoonguss, Urshifu-R, Volcarona and Rillaboom. On the defensive side, Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain gives its aforementioned partners some breathing room as it protects them from fatal priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu and Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Shedinja, especially in the case of Calyrex-S because of its low bulk and lack of access to Shadow Shield unlike Lunala.(Firstly put your Psychic Terrain mentions together. and this is again unnecessarily long. You go into detail about Lunala which is unnecessary, the priority moves threaten both them you don't need to go into detail on how much it threatens them? It just makes a long an awkward sentence to read. Aforementioned doesn't make sense considering you just mentioned Rillaboom and Volcarona.)

(Explain why Tapu Lele is a good Choice Scarf Pokemon in the first paragraph and or explain what the Choice Scarf allows Tapu lele to do.)
(Add mention of Psychic Terrain stopping Fake Out.)

Moonblast is a generally strong STAB Fairy-type move that hits most Pokemon in the format for neutral damage like Incineroar, Calyrex-S, Regieleki,(The mentions of Pokemon here are rather poor, Incineroar can tank a few Moonblast, Calyrex-S is not 2HKOd guaranteed and Regieleki is faster often with a Focus Sash. Think Pokemon that you would want to Moonblast such as Yveltal or Palkia. and if it acheives a notable KO threshold on them you can mention that. its also wordy with dex info yes Moonblast is Fairy-type) etc.(etc isn't appropriate for an analysis) The Choice Scarf coupled with the Speed investment and the Timid nature helps it outspeed Calyrex-S and OHKO the common bulk-less variants with Shadow Ball, making its fellow Ghost weak partners in the aforementioned Lunala or a Calyrex-S of its own more free to attack.(Tapu Lele running Choice Scarf should be mentioned elsewhere you can just say what Shadow Ball hits. just say Calyrex not bulkless Calyrex.)

Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon that like to switch in to its Special moves, for example such as, Nihilego for an OHKO,(AC) Assault Vest Rillaboom,(AC) and Entei, harder as it damages them based on their Defense stat. Psychic can be used as an alternative as it has a slightly higher BP than Psyshock and may also lower the Special Defense of the target to soften it up.(There should be a more specific reason to use Psychic because rn Psyshock sounds just better. Is there any particular 2HKO or OHKO that Psychic will achieve that Psyshock will not? OHKOing bulky Urshifu-R guaranteed is something notable and 2HKOing Rocky Helmet Landorus-T.)

(I think mention of how Psychic and Fairy STAB compliment each other would be very appropriate.)

Dazzling Gleam is a good spread move which complements Psychic-type moves as it hits Dark-type Pokemon for super effective damage and can be used when you want in order to KO a low HP Pokemon on the opposing end and chip the other or to KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss.(AP) one or if you want some chip damage on both opposing targets for Tapu Lele and its partner Pokemon to clean up.(Hitting Pokemon for the benefit of your teammates is obvious and does not need to be mentioned.) Nature's Madness can be used over Dazzling Gleam as it can instantly cut a crucial target like Incineroar's HP in half which gets huge momentum for Tapu Lele and its hard hitting teammates to finish it off, provided Nature's Madness doesn't miss. This can also be used on Rillaboom or if you feel frisky and/or desparate, Stakataka.(Very fluffy shorten this down. natures madness is going to deal the most damage to Incineroar and Rillaboom while they are at full health, this sentence needs a rework.) Lastly, there is the classic Magic Room from VGC 2019(You should not compare or mention other formats generally.) which specialises in stopping Xerneas' Power Herb from giving it the immediate boost from Geomancy allowing one of its partners to potentially get two turns to pick Xerneas off if its team struggles with Xerneas.(This sentence is fluffy you can just get to the point and say it impedes Geomancy set up by disabling its Power Herb) This also helps reduce damage from Pokemon which commonly hold a Life Orb like Landorus and Calyrex-S (although you're better off using Shadow Ball on it) and also from Miracle Seed Rillaboom. As an added bonus, Magic Room negates Sitrus Berry recovery on crucial Pokemon like Incineroar and support Volcarona which specialise in longevity, thus indirectly pressuring them hard. (You go into very unnecessary detail on Magic Room just say why you run it. Saying that Magic Room gives Tapu Lele's teammates opportunity to strike Xerneas down is also unnecessary. You run Magic Room to impede Xerneas's Geomancy and while it has other utility those situations seem quite niche and not worth mentioning for an analysis.)

The Speed EVs, as mentioned before, help Tapu Lele outspeed Calyrex-S and the 252 Special Attack EVs maximise its damage output.(This is very obvious and unnecessary to say you don't need to explain maximum investment usually) The rest of the EVs are put into its HP and Defenses to make it slightly bulkier.(For the EV spread to be analysis appropriate it should be more concise than "make it slightly bulkier" what is it living specifically? otherwise just go 252 252.) Overall, Tapu Lele is both a great offensive and defensive asset as it not only deals good amounts of damage but also supports its partners with its Ability-summoned Psychic Terrain. (Fluffy and analyses don't have outros)


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[Yourwelcomethanku]

AM check approved by Giokio
Solesurvivor this is looking better! still has some way to go though so lets get into it. and please carefully look at it and take your time last time you missed stuff.
Still a few fluffy areas for example you don't need to say "Natures madness is another potential option" yes its an option its on the analysis. or "Magic Room can also be used" yes it can be used its on the analysis. "Moonblast is a generally strong STAB move" Well yes its STAB and this really doesn't tell the reader much.
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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock / Psychic
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of the only three Psychic Terrain setters in the game(Tapu Lele has another amazing quality in its offensive typing or STAB combination go ahead and mention that to.). It helps Calyrex-S and Lunala with Psychic Terrain giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force.(Moving this sentence to the second paragraph as this is more in line with teammates.) On the defensive side,(RC) Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain gives its aforementioned partners some breathing room as it protects them from fatal priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu and Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Shedinja.(Moving this as well) It can also help its other grounded allies by blocking Fake Out.(Considering I moved the 2 sentences about Psychic terrain before this sentence needs some rephrasing. Fake Out users such as?) Tapu Lele is also quite the damage dealer itself, denting most common Pokemon with STAB Psychic-type moves boosted by Psychic Terrain. Examples include OHKOs on Amoonguss and Urshifu-R and solid damage on Volcarona and Rillaboom.(This area is pretty fluffy and now that emphasis about Tapu lele being a support Pokemon has been moved this sentence doesn't make much sense anymore) Moonblast is a generally strong STAB move(fluffy "generally a strong STAB move" be more concise. also its not that strong imo) that hits most Pokemon in the format for neutral damage like Yveltal and Palkia(Its super effective versus these 2, and does it achieve a notable KO threshold such as a 2HKO on either of them? if so mention that.) Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon, for example such as, Nihilego for an OHKO,(AC) as well Assault Vest Rillaboom and Entei, harder than Psychic. Psychic can be used as an alternative as it has a slightly higher BP than Psyshock and hits Urshifu-R and Landorus-T based on their lower Special Defense stats allowing(Having higher BP is not important to mention just get on with the point. Tapu Lele to OHKO and 2HKO them respectively.(You could say something along the lines of Alternatively Psychic... say which one it OHKOs and which one it 2HKOs) Shadow Ball hits mainly Calyrex-S for an OHKO. (it also hits Shedinja and Lunala so mention them to) This is where the Choice Scarf comes into play as(Fluffy just get to the point) Tapu Lele can outspeed threats such as Calyrex-S and Nihilego and OHKO them with Shadow Ball and Psyshock respectively. (You could just say OHKO you already mentioned that Shadow Ball OHKOs Calyrex-S and Psyshock Nihilego.) Dazzling Gleam can be used in order to KO a low HP Pokemon and chip the other or KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss. Nature's Madness is another potential move option as it can instantly cut the present HP of crucial targets like Incineroar, Rillaboom or Zacian-C in half which gets huge momentum for Tapu Lele's teammates.(This sentence still does not make much sense. I would just state that Nature's madness is its best option versus certain Pokemon.) Magic Room can also be used on Tapu Lele which specialises in stopping could Xerneas Power Herb from giving it the immediate boost from Geomancy. (Magic Room can be used yes its on the set that is just fluff. It doesn't stop Xerneas it impedes, it slows it down which is what I want you to change this to and do not use the word specializes. "giving it the it the immediate boost from Geomancy" Very fluffy shorten this, I hope with what I've told you, that you can reword this better but if you need help yknow where to find me.)



(Moved the two sentences to right below)
It Tapu Lele helps Calyrex-S and Lunala with Psychic Terrain giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain also gives its the aforementioned partners some breathing room as it protects protection them from fatal(Change the adjective here Shadow Sneak ain't killing Lunala from full, Shedinja's shadow sneak doesn't even OHKO Calyrex-S) priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu-S and Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Shedinja. Common unrestricted partners for Tapu Lele include Mienshao, Whimsicott, Urshifu, and Regieleki. Whimsicott provides Speed control for Tapu Lele with Tailwind.(Firstly don't go off listing partners like that, just get into what partners and then to why they are good teammates? Tailwind provides speed control to pretty much any Pokemon why is Whimsicott setting Tailwind particularly good? it probably isn't considering the set is Choice Scarf) Mienshao and Urshifu deal with Steel-type Pokemon that give Tapu Lele trouble and Tapu Lele in turn deals with opposing Psychic-type Pokemon with its Psychic-resistant typing and hitting them for super effective damage via Shadow Ball. (These are very on paper examples the most common Steel-type is Zacian-c which can run Play Rough for Urshifu and the common Psychic-types such as Calyrex-S aren't too favorable considering the common tailwind support that goes alongside it. Think of and mention what specifically is a Pokemon helping versus. )Tapu Lele also helps the latter three by setting up Psychic Terrain which blocks Fake Out, letting them get their fast and hard-hitting moves and/or Speed control off without the fear of having their turn get wasted.

This teammate section is going to need be worked mostly from scratch, I really recommend you to look at some of the completed analyses teammates section which is usually the second paragraph.

 

[Sole Survivor]

I like the changes in the first paragraph but the partners paragraph is difficult to construct as many of them do the same thing from what I've seen so I visited pikalytics as a last resort and these screenshots should I explain why I deem it as difficult. the only notable one is Nihilego and I don't see what synergy Tapu Lele and Nihilego have. same goes for Tsareena

 

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[Yourwelcomethanku]

AM check approved by Giokio
Hello Solesurvivor this is looking much better! I think this is getting much closer, if you implement this correctly this should be on its way soon. Please please carefully look through this there is still some stuff that you missed from my last check. If you haven't been doing so use this method to implement the check I know its a GP check but the method should apply here.

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[SET]
name: Choiced Scarf offensive
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock / Psychic
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Psychic (Running both Psychic STABs is just fine to use them situationally)/ Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs (Given some discussion that was in the Discord a few days ago add Choice Specs, Scarf lele in my opinion and the opinion of others isn't too good so I do not think it should be the lone set and in my experience specs is pretty good.)
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of the only three Psychic Terrain setters and in the game. It has a great STAB combination offensive typing making it a Psychic-type not weak to Dark-type Pokemon such as Yveltal and Incineroar.(I would like you to instead mention that it threatens normal Psychic-type counterplay in certain Dark-types its typing defensively isn't that valuable.) Tapu Lele dents most common Pokemon with STAB Psychic-type moves boosted by Psychic Terrain. Examples include OHKOs on Amoonguss and Urshifu-R and solid damage on Volcarona and Rillaboom.(This was supposed to be removed last check.) It Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain strengthens its Psychic STAB and helps protects itself and its grounded allies by blocking Fake Out critical priority moves from Pokemon such as Fake Out from Incineroar and Rillaboom.(AP) via Psychic Terrain. Moonblast hits most Pokemon in the format for neutral damage like Indeedee-F and on the super effective end,(This is explained in unnecessary depth for a simple STAB move I'd advise you stick with the Palkia mention and of course change the sentence accordingly as more then half of it is being removed.) it 2HKOs Yveltal and Palkia.(Most Yveltal are AV so its likely a roll at best to do so change the wording or mention.) Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon such as Nihilego for an OHKO,(AC) and as well Assault Vest Rillaboom and Entei harder than Psychic. Alternatively Psychic targets the lower Special Defense stat of threats Pokemon such as bulky Urshifu-R taking an OHKO and Landorus-T for a 2HKO.(AP) OHKOing and 2HKOing them respectively. Shadow Ball crucially hits Calyrex-S for an OHKO, and 2HKOs Lunala through Shadow Shield. after Shadow Shield has been broken with a chance to OHKO as well and Shedinja. (Realistically you probably don't want to click shadow ball twice with the ally switching fiend on the field.) With the Choice Scarf allows,(RC) Tapu Lele to outspeeds threats such as Calyrex-S and Nihilego and threaten to OHKOs them. Dazzling Gleam can be used in order to KO a low HP Pokemon and chip the other or KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss. Nature's Madness is a good option with Choice Scarf for crucial targets like which halves the HP of bulky Pokemon that can easily withstand Tapu Lele's attacks such as Incineroar, Rillaboom and Zacian-C. With Choice Scarf Magic Room can be run to impedes Xerneas's Geomancy set up by disabling Power Herb. Power Herb from giving it the immediate boost from Geomancy.

(Add Choice Specs mention and provide some relevant calcs for what Choice Specs allows Tapu Lele to achieve.)

Tapu Lele helps Calyrex-S and Lunala with its Psychic Terrain giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force. Psychic Terrain also gives its the aforementioned partners protection from dangerous priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu-S and Shadow Sneak from Aegislash Mimikyu (Just keeping it more relevant and I don't think Aegi is particularly good) and Shedinja. Entei, Mienshao, and Urshifu-R are common good partners for Tapu Lele as they can deal with check Steel-types Pokemon such as Stakataka and Zacian-C.(AP) which give Tapu Lele trouble (Its pretty obvious that Steel Pokemon threaten Tapu Lele no need to mention that.) and Tapu Lele helps the latter two with its Psychic resistant typing and OHKOing the most common Psychic-type Pokemon in Calyrex-S.(Tapu Lele's Psychic resist isn't really that useful considering the main Psychic is Calyrex-S and the fact that eforce is a spread move, the set is no longer just Choice Scarf as well. Im fine with you just ending it at those Pokemon helping Tapu Lele.)

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[Yourwelcomethanku]

I think Ill take one last quick look after you implement this. looking great! EDIT if you don't know why I deleted some areas you can just ask though it was usually just cause it was fluffy.

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[SET]
name: Choiced offensive
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock / Psychic
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Psychic / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of only three Psychic Terrain setters in the game and it has a great offensive typing making being it a Psychic-type that is able to good threaten against Dark-types Pokemon such as Yveltal and Urshifu-S with its strong Fairy STAB.(The problem with saying good is that Urshifu-S could just OHKO you with its LO wicked blow) Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain strengthens its Psychic STAB and protects itself and its grounded allies by blocking crucial priority moves such as Fake Out from Incineroar and Rillaboom. Moonblast hits Pokemon such as Palkia for a 2HKO and has a very favorable roll to 2HKO Assault Vest Yveltal. Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon such as Nihilego for an OHKO and Assault Vest Rillaboom and Entei harder than Psychic. Alternatively Psychic targets the lower Special Defense of Pokemon such as bulky Urshifu-R taking an OHKO and Landorus-T for a 2HKO. Shadow Ball crucially hits Calyrex-S for an OHKO, and 2HKOes Lunala through Shadow Shield. Choice Scarf allows Tapu Lele to outspeed threats such as Calyrex-S and Nihilego and threaten to OHKO them. Tapu Lele is also a good user of Choice Specs,(RC) buffing boosts its Tapu Lele's already great Special Attack to high insane levels.(RP) With its newfound power, it can enabling it to OHKO Palkia,(AC) and the likes of Rillaboom, Calyrex-Ice, and Suicune. while putting Assault Vest Yveltal dangerously low. It also crucially 2HKOes standard Incineroar and Assault Vest Rillaboom. Dazzling Gleam can be used in order to KO a low HP Pokemon and chip the other or KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss. Nature's Madness is a good option with Choice Scarf which halves the HP of bulky Pokemon that can easily withstand Tapu Lele's attacks such as Incineroar, Rillaboom and Zacian-C. With Choice Scarf, Magic Room can be run to impede Xerneas's Geomancy set up by disabling Power Herb.

Tapu Lele helps Calyrex-S and Lunala with its Psychic Terrain giving a huge power boost to their Expanding Force. Psychic Terrain gives the aforementioned partners protection from dangerous priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu-S and Shadow Sneak from Mimikyu and Shedinja. Entei, Mienshao, and Urshifu-R are good partners for Tapu Lele as they can check Steel-types such as Stakataka and Zacian-C. The Choice Specs set Tapu Lele (Specs isn't a set its on the same set) appreciates speed control as its base 95 speed leaves it outspeed by many common Pokemon such as Nihilego, Landorus, and Entei, so Tailwind support from partners such as Whimsicott and Tornadus which provide Speed control for it so can help it can wreak havoc with its powerful attacks moves.


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[SET]
name: Choiced Offensive
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Psyshock / Psychic
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Dazzling Gleam / Nature's Madness / Psychic / Magic Room
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Tapu Lele is one of only three automatic Psychic Terrain setters in the game and it has a great offensive typing, (AC) being a Psychic-type that is able to can threaten Dark-types such as Yveltal and Urshifu-S with its strong Fairy-type STAB move. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain strengthens its Psychic-type STAB moves and protects itself and its grounded allies by blocking blocks crucial priority moves such as Fake Out from Incineroar and Rillaboom. Moonblast hits Pokemon such as Palkia for a 2HKO and has a very favorable roll to 2HKO Assault Vest Yveltal. Psyshock hits common specially defensive Pokemon such as Nihilego for an OHKO and Assault Vest Rillaboom and Entei harder than Psychic. Alternatively, (AC) Psychic targets the lower Special Defense of Pokemon such as bulky Urshifu-R taking for an OHKO and Landorus-T for a 2HKO. Shadow Ball crucially hits Calyrex-S for an OHKO, OHKOes Calyrex-S (if the Lunala 2HKO isn' t meant to be called "crucial", you can do "...crucially OHKOes Calyrex-S, and it 2HKOes Lunala...") and 2HKOes Lunala through Shadow Shield. Choice Scarf allows Tapu Lele to outspeed threats such as Calyrex-S and Nihilego and threaten to OHKO them. Choice Specs boosts Tapu Lele's its already great Special Attack to insane levels, (AC) enabling it to OHKO Palkia (RC) and 2HKO the likes of Rillaboom, Calyrex-Ice, and Suicune. Dazzling Gleam can be used in order to KO a low HP Pokemon and chip the other or KO a low HP Pokemon behind a redirector such as Amoonguss. Nature's Madness is a good option with Choice Scarf, (AC) which halves halving the HP of bulky Pokemon that can easily withstand Tapu Lele's attacks such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, (AC) and Zacian-C. Also with Choice Scarf, Magic Room can be run to impede Xerneas's Geomancy set up setup by disabling Power Herb.

Tapu Lele helps Calyrex-S and Lunala with its Psychic Terrain giving Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain gives Calyrex-S and Lunala a huge power boost to their Expanding Forces. Psychic Terrain gives the aforementioned partners protection It also protects them from dangerous priority moves like Sucker Punch from Urshifu-S and Shadow Sneak from Mimikyu and Shedinja. Entei, Mienshao, and Urshifu-R are good partners for Tapu Lele, (AC) as they can check Steel-types such as Stakataka and Zacian-C. Choice Specs Tapu Lele appreciates speed control, (AC) as its base 95 Speed leaves it outsped by many common Pokemon such as Nihilego, Landorus, and Entei, so Tailwind support from Whimsicott and Tornadus can help it wreak havoc with its powerful attacks.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Dawn Greninja, 518634]]
- Quality checked by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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