[SET]
Glass Cannon (Typhlosion-Hisui) @ Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Eruption
- Heat Wave
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball
[SET COMMENTS]
- Hisuian Typhlosion has one job: spam powerful Fire-type moves.
- Eruption is the main STAB attack of choice for Hisuian Typhlosion due to its high Base Power and spread damage, while Heat Wave can be used if Hisuian Typhlosion's health is lowered or at risk of being lowered by a foe's attack. Overheat gives Hisuian Typhlosion an option for single-target burst damage, letting it OHKO Porygon2 when paired with Tera Fire and Sunny Day support at the cost of being less spammable and often forcing a switch out. Overheat also bypasses Wide Guard, meaning that Hisuian Typhlosion can attack without having to play mindgames.
- Choice Specs increases Hisuian Typhlosion's damage output, allowing it to OHKO Assault Vest Kingambit sets, while Choice Scarf lets it outspeed Dragapult and Sneasler.
- Tera Fire maximizes the damage from Eruption, letting Choice Scarf sets OHKO Assault Vest Rillaboom and Choice Specs sets OHKO Archaludon and Porygon2 in sun.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Teambuilding
============
- Hisuian Typhlosion works best with Pokemon that help it attack before taking damage, which could weaken Eruption. Whimsicott and Galarian Weezing are two examples of this, with Whimsicott setting priority Tailwind and Galarian Weezing shutting down opposing Prankster Pokemon, something that pairs even better with Choice Scarf Hisuian Typhlosion, as it can outspeed and OHKO opposing Whimsicott. Redirection from Indeedee-F and Electabuzz helps Hisuian Typhlosion attack without having the Base Power of Eruption lowered, though it doesn't help against spread moves. Choice Specs is almost always paired with Prankster Tailwind support, mainly from Whimsicott, that allows Hisuian Typhlosion to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame. On the other hand, Choice Scarf is used on a variety of teams, as the Speed boost makes it less reliant on speed control.
- The aforementioned Whimsicott and Galarian Weezing are good partners, but they don't have much of an offensive presence. More offensive Pokemon like Garchomp and Ursaluna-B can help mitigate this, threatening Kingambit and appreciating Hisuian Typhlosion's good matchup into Rillaboom.
- Priority attacks like Kingambit's Sucker Punch can be a problem for Hisuian Typhlosion, as they weaken Eruption as well as threatening it for super effective damage. Indeedee-M can block priority attacks with Psychic Surge and threaten Incineroar, Kingambit, and Tyranitar, which Hisuian Typhlosion struggles with, with Tera Blast Fighting.
Strategy Comments
============
- Hisuian Typhlosion is purely an offensive Pokemon, functioning best when one or both foes can be KOed by Eruption.
- Hisuian Typhlosion works best as a lead, though it can also work as a late-game cleaner in matchups where the opponent has led with counters for it in previous games.
- Hisuian Typhlosion struggles the most with specially defensive Pokemon like Assault Vest Kingambit and Pokemon that resist its Fire-type STAB moves like Incineroar. This can be mitigated by bringing Hisuian Typhlosion in the back or by using it to chip these Pokemon and clear the way for a partner late-game.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ipetbigfoot.645750/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
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Grammar checked by:
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Glass Cannon (Typhlosion-Hisui) @ Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Eruption
- Heat Wave
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball
[SET COMMENTS]
- Hisuian Typhlosion has one job: spam powerful Fire-type moves.
- Eruption is the main STAB attack of choice for Hisuian Typhlosion due to its high Base Power and spread damage, while Heat Wave can be used if Hisuian Typhlosion's health is lowered or at risk of being lowered by a foe's attack. Overheat gives Hisuian Typhlosion an option for single-target burst damage, letting it OHKO Porygon2 when paired with Tera Fire and Sunny Day support at the cost of being less spammable and often forcing a switch out. Overheat also bypasses Wide Guard, meaning that Hisuian Typhlosion can attack without having to play mindgames.
- Choice Specs increases Hisuian Typhlosion's damage output, allowing it to OHKO Assault Vest Kingambit sets, while Choice Scarf lets it outspeed Dragapult and Sneasler.
- Tera Fire maximizes the damage from Eruption, letting Choice Scarf sets OHKO Assault Vest Rillaboom and Choice Specs sets OHKO Archaludon and Porygon2 in sun.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Teambuilding
============
- Hisuian Typhlosion works best with Pokemon that help it attack before taking damage, which could weaken Eruption. Whimsicott and Galarian Weezing are two examples of this, with Whimsicott setting priority Tailwind and Galarian Weezing shutting down opposing Prankster Pokemon, something that pairs even better with Choice Scarf Hisuian Typhlosion, as it can outspeed and OHKO opposing Whimsicott. Redirection from Indeedee-F and Electabuzz helps Hisuian Typhlosion attack without having the Base Power of Eruption lowered, though it doesn't help against spread moves. Choice Specs is almost always paired with Prankster Tailwind support, mainly from Whimsicott, that allows Hisuian Typhlosion to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame. On the other hand, Choice Scarf is used on a variety of teams, as the Speed boost makes it less reliant on speed control.
- The aforementioned Whimsicott and Galarian Weezing are good partners, but they don't have much of an offensive presence. More offensive Pokemon like Garchomp and Ursaluna-B can help mitigate this, threatening Kingambit and appreciating Hisuian Typhlosion's good matchup into Rillaboom.
- Priority attacks like Kingambit's Sucker Punch can be a problem for Hisuian Typhlosion, as they weaken Eruption as well as threatening it for super effective damage. Indeedee-M can block priority attacks with Psychic Surge and threaten Incineroar, Kingambit, and Tyranitar, which Hisuian Typhlosion struggles with, with Tera Blast Fighting.
Strategy Comments
============
- Hisuian Typhlosion is purely an offensive Pokemon, functioning best when one or both foes can be KOed by Eruption.
- Hisuian Typhlosion works best as a lead, though it can also work as a late-game cleaner in matchups where the opponent has led with counters for it in previous games.
- Hisuian Typhlosion struggles the most with specially defensive Pokemon like Assault Vest Kingambit and Pokemon that resist its Fire-type STAB moves like Incineroar. This can be mitigated by bringing Hisuian Typhlosion in the back or by using it to chip these Pokemon and clear the way for a partner late-game.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ipetbigfoot.645750/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rauvgc.589964/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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