[SET]
Guts Attacker (Ursaluna) @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Level: 50
Tera Type: Normal / Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant / Brave / Jolly Nature
- Facade
- Earthquake / Headlong Rush
- Drain Punch / Ice Punch / Trailblaze
- Ice Punch / Play Rough / Protect / Bulk Up
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Flame Orb, Guts, and an incredible Attack stat, Ursaluna is an extremely brutal wallbreaker!
* **Earthquake versus Headlong Rush**: Earthquake is an easier move to recommend, avoiding contact with Rocky Helmet and preserving Ursaluna's hefty bulk. However, Headlong Rush's extra power can better fit the playstyles of Ursaluna that may aim for a sweep rather than just wallbreaking, such as Trick Room and Jolly variants.
* **Drain Punch versus Close Combat**: Drain Punch doesn't offer much extra coverage, but it's Ursaluna's only decent way of restoring health. Close Combat's sheer power does make it decent coverage though and can particularly punish Heatran for Terastallizing into a Grass-type.
* **Ice Punch versus Play Rough**: Once Ursaluna is burned, Ice Punch will deal so much damage to Dragonite that even the bulkiest sets can not restore all their health with Roost. Play Rough isn't nearly as effective against Dragonite, but when used with Tera Fairy, Ursaluna can now OHKO Urshifu-R before Flame Orb kicks in.
* **Protect**: While Ursaluna is powerful, it needs the Flame Orb activation to truly wallbreak, so Protect can help when switching it in isn't easy.
* **Bulk Up versus Swords Dance**: Bulk Up is the prefered setup move for making Ursaluna difficult to revenge kill with physical attacks, but Swords Dance does offer some truly absurd wallbreaking potential, allowing Ursaluna to OHKO even physically defensive Ting-Lu with Facade! Swords Dance can also be a better fit on Trick Room teams due to the limited amount of turns Ursaluna has to sweep.
* **Trailblaze**: If using Jolly Ursaluna, Trailblaze lets it outspeed key threats such as Zapdos, both Urshifu formes, Mimikyu, and even Speed tie with Timid Thundurus-T!
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Low**: Ursaluna benefits from Terastallization, but it's not integral to its wallbreaking prowess.
* **Normal**: Beyond getting rid of Ground's annoying weaknesses, Tera Normal turns Ursaluna into an even more fearsome wallbreaker,
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy does a great job of protecting Ursaluna from powerful Fighting-type attacks and Dragonite's Outrage.
* **Ghost**: While Tera Ghost does make the matchup against Flutter Mane and Gholdengo worse, the Fighting immunity can turn a match around in the blink of an eye.
* **Water**: Tera Water is the prime Tera type to use when in need of an Ice and Water resistance, which is helpful against Urshifu-R and Chien-Pao.
* **Fighting**: If using Drain Punch, Tera Fighting is a reasonable option for restoring even more health, at the cost of being rather weak against Flutter Mane.
* **Grass**: Tera Gass is a niche option that lets Ursaluna deal extra damage with Trailblaze while resisting Water-type attacks and taking Spore before Flame Orb activates.
Alternate EV Spreads
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* **Brave and a 0 Speed IV versus Adamant**: On a Trick Room team, this lets Ursaluna underspeed some major Pokemon such as Ting-Lu and Dondozo. However, some Trick Room teams may still prefer Adamant to outspeed such slow Pokemon if they also function outside Trick Room.
* **140 HP / 252 Atk / 116 SpD with Adamant or Brave**: This more specially defensive EV spread survives some powerful attacks even after burn damage, including Timid Choice Specs Tera Fairy Flutter Mane's Moonblast, Thundurus-T's Grass Knot, Timid Greninja's Hydro Pump, and Modest Chi-Yu's Overheat.
* **4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Jolly**: Maximizing Speed may seem strange on such a slow Pokemon, but Ursaluna makes fantastic use of it, making Trailblaze viable due to outspeeding even offensive variants of Zapdos after a boost and letting it wallbreak common Pokemon that often don't invest in enough Speed such as Dragonite and Heatran.
Minor Optimizations
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* **Female Gender**: Since Ursaluna uses contact moves, a female gender will prevent it from being attracted to the rare Cute Charm Enamorus.
[SET]
Bulky Bear (Ursaluna) @ Leftovers
Ability: Guts / Bulletproof
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy / Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant / Careful / Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Yawn / Bulk Up
- Play Rough / Ice Punch / Bulk Up
- Protect / Drain Punch / Bulk Up
[SET COMMENTS]
* Ursaluna's great overall bulk makes it a good choice for either spreading Yawn or setting up Bulk Up.
* **Play Rough**: Play Rough is Ursaluna's best Attack against both Urshifu formes, which are common switch-ins to bulkier Ursaluna sets.
* **Ice Punch versus Avalanche**: Ice Punch is the most reliable option for dealing big damage to Dragonite, but Avalanche deals so much damage if Ursaluna is attacked that even Defensive Mulsticale Dragonite is unable to Roost back to full health.
* **Protect**: Protect has great synergy with Yawn and Leftovers, letting Ursaluna put foes to sleep with less risk to itself.
* **Drain Punch**: In addition to being a decent option for Ursaluna to restore its health with, it can be especially effective with Bulk Up, making Ursaluna difficult to take down.
Other Options
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* **Taunt**: Taunt's a great support move for shutting down common support Pokemon like Ting-Lu, but it's rather difficult to fit in.
* **Flame Orb and Facade**: Using Guts on a bulkier set may be very counter-intuitive, but with Yawn, this can make Ursaluna very difficult to check.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Ursaluna is fully capable of functioning without Terastallization, but with it, it has far fewer weaknesses.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy is a fantastic response against the Fighting-type attacks that threaten Ursaluna and means Choice Band Dragonite can no longer 2HKO with Outrage.
* **Water**: Tera Water is Ursaluna's best shot against Chien-Pao thanks to the Icicle Crash resistance, and it helps against Urshifu-R as well.
* **Fighting**: If using Bulk Up and Drain Punch, Tera Fighting gives Ursaluna a prime opportunity to keep restoring its health, though at the cost of doing far worse against Flutter Mane and Mimikyu.
Abilities
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* **Guts**: Guts is a fantastic option for punishing Will-O-Wisp from foes like Rotom-W and works well for punishing Toxic Spikes.
* **Bulletproof**: This more niche option gives Ursaluna immunity to several major moves, such as Focus Blast, Bullet Seed, Sludge Bomb, and Shadow Ball when Terastallized, particularly helping against Gholdengo if using Tera Water or Fighting.
Alternate EV Spreads
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* **140 HP / 252 Atk / 116 SpD with Adamant* This more specially bulky spread allows Ursaluna to take on major special threats, avoiding KOs from the likes of Timid Choice Specs Tera Fairy Flutter Mane, Choice Specs Gholdengo's Make It Rain, and Timid Greninja's Hydro Pump.
* **252 HP / 20 Def / 236 SpD with Careful**: This spread allows Ursaluna to avoid a 2HKO from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Moonblast after Leftovers recovery.
* **252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe with Impish**: Maximizing Ursaluna's physical defense means Tera Water will usually avoid a 2HKO from Choice Band Urshifu's Close Combat after Leftovers recovery.
Minor Optimizations
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* **Female Gender**: A female gender is slightly optimal for avoiding infatuation from the rare Cute Charm Enamorus.
[SET]
Assault Vest (Ursaluna) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts / Bulletproof
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water / Fairy / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Atk / 60 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Drain Punch
- Play Rough / Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Ice Punch / Avalanche / Facade
[SET COMMENTS]
* Ursaluna's excellent power and bulk make it a good, if unexpected, user of Assault Vest.
* **Drain Punch**: Drain Punch's bit of extra healing is useful even without being a STAB move.
* **Play Rough**: Play Rough is Ursaluna's best option for punishing Urshifu-R switching in.
* **Ice Punch versus Avalanche**: Ice Punch is preferred due to its reliable base power, but Avalanche can threaten to damage Multiscale Dragonite past the ability to recover HP back with Roost.
* **Facade**: While Facade is rather weak without the reliability of Flame Orb, it's a devestating way to punish status moves and Toxic Spikes.
* **EV Spread**: The bulk investment allows Ursaluna to avoid a 2HKO from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Moonblast after Stealth Rock damage. Some other Special Attacks it takes on include avoiding a 2HKO from defensive Rotom-W's Hydro Pump, avoiding a 2HKO from two consecutive Make It Rains from Choice Specs Gholdengo, and avoiding an OHKO from Tera Water Iron Bundle.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Terastallization isn't needed for Ursaluna to make good use of Assault Vest, but it can help against some common physical threats.
* **Water**: Tera Water covers Ursaluna's big Water and Ice weaknesses, helping a great deal against Urshifu-R and Chien-Pao.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy is Ursaluna's best choice for a Fighting resistance, in addition to helping against powerful users of Outrage such as Choice Band Dragonite and Garchomp.
* **Ghost**: If using Bulletproof, Tera Ghost is a good way to flip the tables on Fighting-types without compromising Ursaluna against Flutter Mane and Gholdengo.
Abilities
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* **Guts**: Even if Guts isn't guaranteed to be activated, switching Ursaluna into status moves like Will-O-Wisp can turn it into a wallbreaker in a pinch.
* **Bulletproof**: Bulletproof gives Ursaluna a very useful immunity to some attacks that hit it hard, such as Bullet Seed and Focus Blast. The Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball immunity is also fantastic when Terastallized.
Minor Optimizations
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* **Female Gender**: While Cute Charm Enamorus is very rare, there's no drawback in using a female gender to become immune to this ability.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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