Pokémon: Armarouge
Tera Type: Fighting
Type of Tera Form: Fire | Psychic
Ability: Weak Armor
Stats: 85 HP, 60 Atk, 100 Def, 145 SpA, 90 SpD, 95 Spe
New Moves: Recover
Removed Moves:
Competitive Overview:
- Consistent Psychic Terrain Abuser: With so many Dark Pokémon in the metagame and limited Terastallization, "Psy Spam" is kind of mediocre and inconsistent. Enter Armarouge who can use its Tera type to tank and punish physical hits from Dark Pokémon, especially on the physical side. Armarouge is strong enough to take out with Focus Blast bulky Pokémon like Roaring Moon. Against Ting-Lu, it's a 2HKO.
- Revenge Cleaner: If you are not into the "Psy Spam" archetype, Armarouge can function on its own, using its Tera typing and offensive pressure to make the opponent wary of it, especially between Calm Mind, Weak Armor or Recover. Calm Mind + Weak Armor synergize with Stored Power while Recover lets Armarouge be more consistent as it has more opportunities to switch in. Speaking of switch-in, it resists Stealth Rock and U-turn, which really underlines the defensive utility Armarouge can reap from Tera Fighting. Armarouge is literally the armour Pokémon, so that would really emphasize its design.
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AAA if it was real:
- I can’t wait to have ‘punk rock if it was specs instead of life orb’ boosted boombursts be thrown around :3
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Seems solid with its BoltBeam combo and high stats, simple but effective
Similar to the above, also simple and effective and builds on what was Shocks' best set in OU. You could opt for a very slightly stronger ability, since this does have to be a Rocks-weak item-locked pivot
Reminds me a lot of Steadfast Gallade in VaporeMons, who's a menace sometimes, I could see this working. Maybe add some Attack to sweeten the deal further, since it's fairly weak compared to incumbent Grounds like Tusk and Lando
Pivoting Garganacl jumpscare. Honestly a very neat way to retain Garganacl's favorite mechanic while still being interesting, I like it. (and yes i am happy you said the thing)
This thing looks like a demon, not in like a veto-worthy way since it's still very slow and specially frail, but it looks absolutely terrifying to play against. Reminds me of something like Ursaluna, but with better longevity and utility, should be a strong pick
Neat take on Noivern, gives it new coverage it's never had and leans into its offensive utility roles more, I like the concept
This would get vetoed, STAB BoltBeam with the Sheer Force boost on 130 Speed is too good of an offensive profile, even with the Rocks weakness. Remove Ice Beam and it should be fine, since it still has the much weaker Tera Blast
Fast Special Attacking Grounds are seldom seen and the type pairs very well with both Fire and Fairy, so this should be quite good. Also definitely agree with removing Will-O, confusions with that would be super annoying with 128 Speed
Already commented on this in Discord and I'm still waiting on other thoughts from council, but yeah the Defense drop effect from Jumpscare does scare me (pun intended) a bit, since Weavile is so fast and its offensive profile is so good, which lets it force switches very easily for free Knocks or Swords Dances. The fact this de-incentivizes setting hazards is an interesting dynamic, but could also potentially be too strong, so we'll have to see