yanmega's design is the most disappointing thing since my son
[OVERVIEW]
Yanmega manages to make a name for itself thanks to being blessed with two offensively potent abilities in Speed Boost and Tinted Lens, which are both complemented by its solid Special Attack stat. The former lets Yanmega act as a powerful wincon with Throat Spray, letting it beat most hyper offensive teams by virtue of becoming nigh-impossible to outspeed. Meanwhile, the latter makes its STAB attacks significantly more spammable, deterring even resistant Pokemon like Registeel and Magnezone; this lets it act as a powerful offensive pivot. However, Yanmega's terrible defensive typing gives it several common weaknesses, meaning that it is easily forced out by threats like Entei, Noivern, and Terrakion. The most glaring of these is a quadruple weakness to Rock; as Yanmega heavily relies on items to bolster its offensive capabilities; it usually can't afford to run Heavy-Duty Boots, making hazard control mandatory for teams looking to use it. Yanmega's coverage is also quite lacking; while this is less of an issue for Tinted Lens sets, Throat Spray variants will often find themselves stopped by defensive staples like Registeel, Empoleon, and Hisuian Goodra. Yanmega's fragility also leaves it vulnerable to being revenge killed by priority users like Bisharp, Entei, and Lycanroc-Dusk; if it lacks a method to boost its Speed, Yanmega will also be vulnerable to revenge killers like Gengar and Choice Scarf Gardevoir.
[SET]
name: Throat Spray
move 1: Bug Buzz
move 2: Air Slash / Psychic Noise
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Protect
item: Throat Spray
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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The Set Comments section will often consist of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should go over the specifics of this set. What are the purposes of the moves, item, ability, and nature + EVs? There is no need to talk about basic STAB moves, useless abilities, or simple EV spreads like 252 / 4 / 252.
In the second paragraph, you should talk about potential teammates and what makes them useful. Cover Pokemon that can patch up the analyzed Pokemon's weakness and mention Pokemon that benefit from the analyzed Pokemon's presence.
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Bug Buzz
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Giga Drain / Psychic Noise
item: Choice Specs
ability: Tinted Lens
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Bug
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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The Set Comments section will often consist of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should go over the specifics of this set. What are the purposes of the moves, item, ability, and nature + EVs? There is no need to talk about basic STAB moves, useless abilities, or simple EV spreads like 252 / 4 / 252.
In the second paragraph, you should talk about potential teammates and what makes them useful. Cover Pokemon that can patch up the analyzed Pokemon's weakness and mention Pokemon that benefit from the analyzed Pokemon's presence.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Bug Buzz
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Giga Drain / Psychic Noise
item: Choice Specs
ability: Tinted Lens
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Bug
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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The Set Comments section will often consist of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should go over the specifics of this set. What are the purposes of the moves, item, ability, and nature + EVs? There is no need to talk about basic STAB moves, useless abilities, or simple EV spreads like 252 / 4 / 252.
In the second paragraph, you should talk about potential teammates and what makes them useful. Cover Pokemon that can patch up the analyzed Pokemon's weakness and mention Pokemon that benefit from the analyzed Pokemon's presence.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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heavy duty boots, tera bug throat spray, ancient power?
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: As Yanmega's only coverage option against Steel-types is the weak Shadow Ball, specially defensive Steel-types like Empoleon, Hisuian Goodra, and Registeel can tank most of what Yanmega throws at them before denting and/or crippling it with status. Tinted Lens sets fare better against them, especially since Hisuian Goodra and Registeel lack reliable recovery; however, Yanmega will often have to burn a Tera for a chance to 2HKO them.
**Special Walls**: You should describe why the Pokemon is a threat. Please do keep in mind that it is often easier to insert whole typings and then specify the Pokemon of such type that are threats; this makes it much easier to keep track of this section for the audience.
**Revenge Killers**:
**Stealth Rock**: Yanmega grapples with a quadruple weakness to Stealth Rock, and, due to heavily relying on items to break through opponents, typically can't afford to run Heavy-Duty Boots. As such, entry hazard control is essential for teams that use it.
[CREDITS]
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