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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Mud Shot
item: Choice Specs
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 228 HP / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Glaceon is a potent special attacker that can pressure common specially defensive threats like Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex with Ice Beam + Freeze Dry. Shadow Ball is used for Skeledirge and Scream Tail, while Mud Shot hits Steel-types like Regenerator Tinkaton and can OHKO Iron Moth. 28 Speed EVs allow Glaceon to outspeed Corviknight, and the rest are invested into bulk to better take hits from Body Press Corviknight and Torch Song Skeledirge. Special attackers like Choice Scarf Sandy Shocks and Iron Moth benefit from Glaceon breaking through special walls like Garchomp and Roaring Moon that they could otherwise struggle with. Glaceon can have a hard time switching in due its poor defensive typing and susceptibility to entry hazards, so having a teammate that can remove hazards and safely pivot it in like Corviknight or Iron Treads is recommended. Glaceon can struggle with bulky Steel-types like Kingambit, so pairing it with a Fighting-type like Lucario or Slither Wing is advised. Glaceon is also slow and would benefit from faster teammates like Choice Scarf Meowscarda that can pressure offensive threats that may threaten it.

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Mud Shot
item: Choice Specs
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 228 HP / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Glaceon with its high special attack and strong STAB options that are further boosted by Choice Specs is a potent wall(space)breaker that is able to beat common specially defensive walls such as Regenerator Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex. I would reword this. Glaceon isn't a generic strong special attacker; its whole sales pitch is that Ice Beam + Freeze-Dry is extremely good against meta picks rn, e.g. Corviknight (this HAS to be mentioned btw, it's on more than two-thirds of teams), Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex. Mud Shot hits Steel-typessteel types like Regenerator Tinkaton and can, while also being to OHKO Iron Moth. The 28 Speed EVs allows Glaceon to outspeed 8 Speed Corviknight,(add) and the rest are invested into bulk to better remaining HP EVs allow it to take hits from faster walls like Rock Slide Roaring Moon Considering that Roaring Moon is an awful switch-in to Glaceon + the RMoon is very likely to either not have Rock Slide or just click U-turn in the one-on-one against a Glaceon, I don't think it's a great example of what the bulk is useful for. I'd pick a more typical foe + move matchup. Special attackers like Hisuian Zoroark and Iron Moth benefit from Glaceon being able to break through special walls like Garchomp and Roaring Moon that they could otherwise struggle with This isn't true. SFLO HZoroark can fit Icy Wind to put Garchomp in a blender and Focus Blast to blow up Roaring Moon on the switch-in (or on other common sets, just U-turn to out-damage regen). Glaceon can have a hard time switching in due towith its poor defensive typing and susceptibility to entry hazards, so having a teammate that can safely switch it in like Corviknight is recommended. Glaceon can also struggle with bulky steelsSteel-types like Kingambit, so pairing it with a fighting type like Lucario or Slither Wing is advised. Would mention that bc Glaceon has -637 base Speed, fast teammates to balance that out are recommended. Would more explicitly mention the importance of entry hazard removal.

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Isaiah said:
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Mud Shot
item: Choice Specs
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 228 HP / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Glaceon with its high special attack and strong STAB options that are further boosted by Choice Specs is a potent wall(space)breaker that is able to beat common specially defensive walls such as Regenerator Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex. I would reword this. Glaceon isn't a generic strong special attacker; its whole sales pitch is that Ice Beam + Freeze-Dry is extremely good against meta picks rn, e.g. Corviknight (this HAS to be mentioned btw, it's on more than two-thirds of teams), Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex. Mud Shot hits Steel-typessteel types like Regenerator Tinkaton and can, while also being to OHKO Iron Moth. The 28 Speed EVs allows Glaceon to outspeed 8 Speed Corviknight,(add) and the rest are invested into bulk to better remaining HP EVs allow it to take hits from faster walls like Rock Slide Roaring Moon Considering that Roaring Moon is an awful switch-in to Glaceon + the RMoon is very likely to either not have Rock Slide or just click U-turn in the one-on-one against a Glaceon, I don't think it's a great example of what the bulk is useful for. I'd pick a more typical foe + move matchup. Special attackers like Hisuian Zoroark and Iron Moth benefit from Glaceon being able to break through special walls like Garchomp and Roaring Moon that they could otherwise struggle with This isn't true. SFLO HZoroark can fit Icy Wind to put Garchomp in a blender and Focus Blast to blow up Roaring Moon on the switch-in (or on other common sets, just U-turn to out-damage regen). Glaceon can have a hard time switching in due towith its poor defensive typing and susceptibility to entry hazards, so having a teammate that can safely switch it in like Corviknight is recommended. Glaceon can also struggle with bulky steelsSteel-types like Kingambit, so pairing it with a fighting type like Lucario or Slither Wing is advised. Would mention that bc Glaceon has -637 base Speed, fast teammates to balance that out are recommended. Would more explicitly mention the importance of entry hazard removal.

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Mud Shot
item: Choice Specs
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 228 HP / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Glaceon is a potent special attacker with STAB Ice Beam that is able to OHKO physically defensive Corviknight and also break through common special walls in Regenerator Garchomp and Roaring Moon while having STAB Freeze Dry that is able to beat bulky waters like Toxapex and Slowking that can pressure common specially defensive threats like Garchomp, Roaring Moon, and Toxapex with Ice Beam + Freezy Dry. Mud Shot hits Steel-types like Regenerator Tinkaton and can OHKO Iron Moth. The 28 Speed EVs allow Glaceon to outspeed Corviknight, and the rest are invested into bulk to better take hits from Body Press Corviknight and Torch Song Skeledirge. Special attackers like choice scarf Choice Scarf Sandy Shocks and Iron Moth benefit from Glaceon being able to break through special walls like Garchomp and Roaring Moon that they could otherwise struggle with. Glaceon can have a hard time switching due its poor defensive typing and susceptibility to entry hazards, so having a teammate that can remove hazards and safely switch it in like Corviknight or Iron Treads is recommended. Glaceon can struggle with bulky steels Steel-types like Kingambit, so pairing it with a fighting type Fighting-type like Lucario or Slither Wing is advised. Glaceon is also slow and would benefit from faster teammates like Choice Scarf Meowscarda that can pressure offensive threats that may threaten it.

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Ice Beam
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Mud Shot
item: Choice Specs
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 228 HP / 252 SpA / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
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Glaceon is a potent special attacker that can pressure common specially defensive threats like Garchomp, Roaring Moon, (ac) and Toxapex with Ice Beam + Freeze Dry. (no line on shadow ball?) Mud Shot hits Steel-types like Regenerator Tinkaton and can OHKO Iron Moth. 28 Speed EVs allow Glaceon to outspeed Corviknight, and the rest are invested into bulk to better take hits from Body Press Corviknight and Torch Song Skeledirge. Special attackers like Choice Scarf Sandy Shocks and Iron Moth benefit from Glaceon being able to breaking through special walls like Garchomp and Roaring Moon that they could otherwise struggle with. Glaceon can have a hard time switching in due its poor defensive typing and susceptibility to entry hazards, so having a teammate that can remove hazards and safely switch pivot it in like Corviknight or Iron Treads is recommended. Glaceon can struggle with bulky Steel-types like Kingambit, so pairing it with a Fighting-type like Lucario or Slither Wing is advised. Glaceon is also slow and would benefit from faster teammates like Choice Scarf Meowscarda that can pressure offensive threats that may threaten it.

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