[OVERVIEW]
Turtonator carves a small niche as a Fire-type on hyper offensive teams over the more commonly seen Charizard thanks to a great boosting move in Shell Smash, which after a boost allows it to outspeed most of the unboosted metagame, making it difficult to revenge kill it reliably. Turtonator also has an excellent STAB combo, which along with high powered STAB moves and valuable coverage in Flash Cannon makes it incredibly dangerous after a boost. However, Turtonator is held back by its low Speed, meaning it will most likely take heavy damage before safely hitting up. It also has issues breaking through many top defensive Pokemon such as Gigalith, Wishiwashi, and Jellicent. Along with this, even after a Shell Smash it is still outsped by the commonly seen Ribombee aswell as Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Mesprit. In addition, depending on which item used on Turtonator it will either have a drop in its defensive stats after a boost or will have to take hazard damage upon switching in, which adds onto its Stealth Rock weakness.
[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Flash Cannon
item: White Herb / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shell Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Fire Blast OHKOs many common threats, such as Togedemaru and Doublade, aswell as Weezing and Gallade after Stealth Rock and a Shell Smash. Draco Meteor allows Turtonator to deal heavy damage to Water-types such as Jellicent and Wishiwashi, who otherwise would counter Turtonator. Flash Cannon is valuable coverage, hitting Fairy-types such as Silvally-Fairy hard and dealing good damage to Pokemon that resist fire such as Archeops and Gigalith without the drawback of lowering Turtonator's Special Attack. White Herb allows Turtonator to remove the Defense and Special Defense drops after a Shell Smash, which allows it to take less damage after setting up. Alternatively, Heavy-Duty Boots can be used to avoid hazard damage upon switching in. One of Turtonators best offensive checks is Ribombee, so partners that can check it are useful partners to have, such as Charizard and Doublade. Doublade in perticular is also a great partner as it can safely switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Turtonator, such as opposing Lycanroc. Spinners such as Sandslash help remove hazards off the field, which helps Turtonator set up safely. Offensive Grass-types such as Thwackey and Silvally-Grass naturally scare out Water-types that otherwise check Turtonator, making them useful partners aswell. Frosmoth is another great partner, as its natural special bulk allows it to safely Quiver Dance against Ribombee and can also set up on bulky Water-types that check Turtonator, such as Quagsire.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[uhBella, 567483]]
- Quality checked by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
Turtonator carves a small niche as a Fire-type on hyper offensive teams over the more commonly seen Charizard thanks to a great boosting move in Shell Smash, which after a boost allows it to outspeed most of the unboosted metagame, making it difficult to revenge kill it reliably. Turtonator also has an excellent STAB combo, which along with high powered STAB moves and valuable coverage in Flash Cannon makes it incredibly dangerous after a boost. However, Turtonator is held back by its low Speed, meaning it will most likely take heavy damage before safely hitting up. It also has issues breaking through many top defensive Pokemon such as Gigalith, Wishiwashi, and Jellicent. Along with this, even after a Shell Smash it is still outsped by the commonly seen Ribombee aswell as Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Mesprit. In addition, depending on which item used on Turtonator it will either have a drop in its defensive stats after a boost or will have to take hazard damage upon switching in, which adds onto its Stealth Rock weakness.
[SET]
name: Shell Smash
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Flash Cannon
item: White Herb / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Shell Armor
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Fire Blast OHKOs many common threats, such as Togedemaru and Doublade, aswell as Weezing and Gallade after Stealth Rock and a Shell Smash. Draco Meteor allows Turtonator to deal heavy damage to Water-types such as Jellicent and Wishiwashi, who otherwise would counter Turtonator. Flash Cannon is valuable coverage, hitting Fairy-types such as Silvally-Fairy hard and dealing good damage to Pokemon that resist fire such as Archeops and Gigalith without the drawback of lowering Turtonator's Special Attack. White Herb allows Turtonator to remove the Defense and Special Defense drops after a Shell Smash, which allows it to take less damage after setting up. Alternatively, Heavy-Duty Boots can be used to avoid hazard damage upon switching in. One of Turtonators best offensive checks is Ribombee, so partners that can check it are useful partners to have, such as Charizard and Doublade. Doublade in perticular is also a great partner as it can safely switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Turtonator, such as opposing Lycanroc. Spinners such as Sandslash help remove hazards off the field, which helps Turtonator set up safely. Offensive Grass-types such as Thwackey and Silvally-Grass naturally scare out Water-types that otherwise check Turtonator, making them useful partners aswell. Frosmoth is another great partner, as its natural special bulk allows it to safely Quiver Dance against Ribombee and can also set up on bulky Water-types that check Turtonator, such as Quagsire.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[uhBella, 567483]]
- Quality checked by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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