
[SET]
name: Sun Setter (Fire)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Yawn / Lava Plume
move 3: Body Press
move 4: Rapid Spin
item: Heat Rock
ability: Drought
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Torkoal is the premier sun setter on Fire teams; it pairs well with Pokemon like Cinderace, Blacephalon, and Victini. It provides immense utility due to it having both Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin, the latter of which especially benefits its Fire-type teammates. Yawn deters setup sweepers such as Dragonite while also forcing out Water-types like Urshifu-R, which can let Torkoal get off a crucial last-second Rapid Spin. Lava Plume can be used over Yawn to burn opposing physical attackers. Body Press takes advantage of Torkoal's high Defense stat and hits foes such as Tyranitar and Heatran super effectively.
All Fire-types appreciate Torkoal setting sun and removing entry hazards. For example, Cinderace's Pyro Ball OHKOes Nidoking under sun. Volcarona can take advantage of sun effectively while also aiding against Water and Psychic teams. It is especially effective against the former, notably beating Toxapex if it is carrying Psychic. Mixed-attacking Victini helps against Ground and Dragon teams, with Glaciate + Energy Ball making it very uncomfortable to switch into. Also, Choice Band Victini's V-create becomes a nuke under sun, 2HKOing Mantine. Choice Scarf Blacephalon provides a fast attacker that also takes advantage of sun. Volcanion provides a Water immunity and a temporary Ground immunity with Air Balloon, which is very useful against Water and Ground teams. Heatran is a great partner for Torkoal, as Heatran can fit Flash Cannon to threaten Fairy and Rock teams because Torkoal sets Stealth Rock instead. Furthermore, Toxapex becomes easier to trap, as it does less damage under sun. Moltres provides a more reliable Ground immunity than Air Balloon Volcanion while also providing Defog support and pivoting with U-turn. Incineroar switches into special attackers better under sun, which weakens Water-type attacks from threats such as Volcanion, Toxapex, and Rotom-W. It also helps the team deal with Ghost-types such as Dragapult and Spectrier.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Fire
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Rest is an option over Yawn on Torkoal to increase its longevity, but it makes Torkoal setup fodder for Pokemon like Substitute Dragapult. Will-O-Wisp is also an option over Yawn or Lava Plume, giving Torkoal a better chance to burn Pokemon like Dragonite than Lava Plume. Heavy-Duty Boots over Heat Rock makes Torkoal immune to Stealth Rock, but this cuts into sun's duration and thus isn't that good.
[CREDITS]
Written by: [[Aqua Jet, 531302]]
Quality checked by: [[Neko, 542526], [sasha, 510532], [AtraX Madara, 513753]]
Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [Adeleine, 517429]]
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