NU Veluza

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[OVERVIEW]

Fillet Away in conjunction with Sharpness-boosted STAB moves turns Veluza into a terrifying sweeper capable of shredding teams with only a single turn of setup. Veluza is an excellent choice for hyper offense teams, where it acts as a deadly wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. Veluza can easily find setup opportunities against passive foes, such as Vaporeon, and Choice-locked foes, such as a Passimian that just used Close Combat. Although Veluza is extremely powerful after setting up, it may not always get the chance to do so due to its frailty. Veluza's defensive typing is also relatively poor; it is weak to common attacks, including pivoting moves like U-turn from Scyther and Volt Switch from Rotom. Furthermore, Veluza's speed and firepower are rather mediocre prior to setup.

[SET]
name: Physical Sweeper
move 1: Fillet Away
move 2: Aqua Cutter
move 3: Psycho Cut
move 4: Substitute / Aqua Jet / Tera Blast
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Water / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Fillet Away is one of the best setup moves in the game, doubling Veluza's Speed and power at the cost of half its health. Aqua Cutter and Psycho Cut are both boosted by Sharpness, and after a Fillet Away will OHKO many neutral targets, such as Rotom, Mabosstiff, and Clawitzer. For Veluza's last move, Substitute can be used to ease prediction, facilitate setup, and avoid Sucker Punch. Aqua Jet can also be used to revenge kill weakened foes and, after setup, outprioritize other priority moves such as Lycanroc's Accelerock. Tera Blast is an option with Tera Fairy to blast past Cacturne, which otherwise completely walls it. Otherwise, Tera Water is good choice to further boost the power of Veluza's Aqua Cutter, giving it a guaranteed OHKO on specially defensive Umbreon after Stealth Rock. Sitrus Berry helps Veluza set up sucessfully, and 4 HP EVs ensure that it will activate after a Fillet Away. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Veluza's damage output, but a Jolly nature enables Veluza to outspeed Timid Farigiraf prior to setup and Choice Scarf Zoroark post-setup.

Veluza's incredible Speed and power after setup make it an excellent choice for hyper offense teams. Entry hazard support from Lycanroc and Qwilfish can help chip Veluza's checks into range of its attacks. Bulk Up Paldean Tauros is a great partner for Veluza, as it can easily switch into and set up against Pokemon that give Veluza trouble, such as Cacturne. In return, Veluza can set up on Pokemon used to revenge kill or force out Paldean Tauros, like a Choice Scarf Indeedee-F locked into Psychic or Psyshock. Paldean Tauros also helps Veluza break past shared walls in Vaporeon and Tera Water Sandaconda, enabling one of them to sweep late-game. Other good offensive partners to pair with Veluza include Jolteon and Quiver Dance Vivillon. Jolteon provides an Electric immunity for the team while also giving Veluza points of entry through Volt Switch. Vivillon threatens Cacturne, and its Sleep Powder may cripple one of Veluza's checks, allowing it to sweep. Indeedee-F is another good teammate for Veluza, as Psychic Terrain shields Veluza from priority attacks, such as Sucker Punch, while boosting the power of Psycho Cut to absurd levels.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Tera Ground enables Veluza to turn the tables on a Jolteon or Rotom trying to grab momentum with Volt Switch. Tera Electric is another option that lets Veluza avoid paralysis from Chansey and Sandaconda while also turning its Electric weakness into a resistance.

Checks and Counters
====

**Offensive Pressure**: Veluza's mediocre bulk and need to sacrifice half of its health to set up means that sufficient offensive pressure can prevent it from taking over a game.

**U-turn and Volt Switch**: Veluza's poor defensive typing renders it weak to both U-turn and Volt Switch, which means that foes such as Jolteon and Scyther can easily gain momentum on or KO it.

**Cacturne**: Cacturne is immune to Psycho Cut and Aqua Cutter, enabling it to completely wall any Veluza not running Tera Fairy Tera Blast.

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[nimzowitsch]

QC ready!

 

[Stories]

[OVERVIEW]

Fillet Away in conjunction with Sharpness-boosted STAB moves turns Veluza into a terrifying sweeper capable of shredding teams with only a single turn of setup. Veluza is an excellent choice for hyper offense teams, where it acts as a deadly wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. Veluza can easily find setup opportunities against passive foes such as Vaporeon or choice-locked foes such as a Passimian that just used Close Combat. Although Veluza is extremely powerful after setting up, it may not always get the chance to do so due to its frailty. Veluza's defensive typing is also relatively poor, as it is weak to common attacks such as including pivoting moves like U-Turn from Scyther and Volt Switch from Rotom. Furthermore, Veluza's speed and firepower are relatively mediocre prior to setup.

[SET]
name: Physical Fillet Away Sweeper we're going to do two different sets for this now
move 1: Fillet Away
move 2: Aqua Cutter
move 3: Psycho Cut
move 4: Substitute / Aqua Jet / Tera Blast
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Water / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Fillet Away is one of the best setup moves in the game, doubling Veluza's Speed and power at the cost of half its health. Aqua Cutter and Psycho Cut are both boosted by Sharpness, and after a Fillet Away will OHKO many neutral targets, such as Rotom, Mabosstiff, and Clawitzer. For Veluza's last move, Substitute can be used to ease prediction, facilitate setup, and avoid Sucker Punch. Aqua Jet can also be used to revenge kill weakened foes and, after setup, outprioritize other priority moves such as Lycanroc's Accelerock. Tera Blast is an option with Tera Fairy to blast past Cacture, which otherwise completely walls it. Otherwise, Tera Water is good choice to further boost the power of Veluza's Aqua Cutter, giving it a guaranteed OHKO on specially defensive Umbreon after Stealth Rock. Sitrus Berry helps Veluza set up sucessfully, and 4 HP EVs ensure that it will activate after a Fillet Away. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Veluza's damage output, but a Jolly nature enables Veluza to outspeed Timid Farigiraf prior to setup and Choice Scarf Zoroark post-setup.

Veluza's incredible Speed and power post-setup makes it an excellent choice for hyper offense teams. Entry hazard support from Lycanroc and Qwilfish can help chip Veluza's checks into range of its attacks. Bulk Up Paldean Tauros is a great partner for Veluza, as it can easily switch into and set up against Pokemon that give Veluza trouble, such as Cacture. In return, Veluza can setup on Pokemon used to revenge kill or force out Tauros, particular a Choice Scarf Indeedee-F locked into Psychic or Psyshock. Paldean Tauros also helps Veluza break past shared walls in Vaporeon and Tera Water Sandaconda, enabling one of them to sweep late game. Other good offensive partners to pair with Veluza include Jolteon and Quiver Dance Vivillon. Jolteon provides an Electric immunity for the team while also giving Veluza points of entry through Volt Switch. Indeedee-F is another good teammate for Veluza, as Psychic Terrain shields Veluza from priority attacks such as Sucker Punch while boosting the power of Psycho Cut to absurd levels.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Stored Power with some Special Attack investment is a niche option that can let Veluza OHKO physical walls such as Dachsbun and Tera Water Sandaconda. However, Veluza's Psycho Cut will typically have sufficient power following setup. As a powerful setup sweeper, a variety of Tera types can be experimented with. Tera Ground enables Veluza to turn the tables on a Jolteon or Rotom trying to grab momentum with Volt Switch. Tera Electric is another option that lets Veluza avoid paralysis from Chansey and Sandaconda, while also turning its Electric weakness into a resistance.

Checks and Counters
====

**Offensive Pressure**: Veluza's mediocre bulk and need to sacrifice half of its health to set up means that sufficient offensive pressure can prevent it from taking over a game.

**U-Turn and Volt Switch**: Veluza's poor defensive typing renders it weak to both U-Turn and Volt Switch, which means that foes such as Jolteon and Scyther can easily gain momentum on it or KO it.

**Cacture**: Cacture is immune to Psycho Cut due to its Dark typing and Aqua Cutter courtesy of Water Absorb, enabling it to completely wall any Veluza not running Tera Fairy Tera Blast.

[CREDITS]
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1/1 very well done, make sure to correct your spellings of "Cacturne"

 

[nimzowitsch]

1/1 very well done, make sure to correct your spellings of "Cacturne"

Would you like me to write the other set as well? I don't have much experience with it tbh but if you could give me the set I could give it a few runs on ladder to see how I like it

 

[Stories]

Would you like me to write the other set as well? I don't have much experience with it tbh but if you could give me the set I could give it a few runs on ladder to see how I like it

If you’d like to reserve it you can, but we just decided both sets deserve individual writeups, what you wrote for this set is great and you don’t need to do anything else unless you want to

 

[nimzowitsch]

If you’d like to reserve it you can, but we just decided both sets deserve individual writeups, what you wrote for this set is great and you don’t need to do anything else unless you want to

Implemented! GP Team

 

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Note: This is an amcheck, not an official GP. Hopefully this gets stamped, but we'll see.

Veluza

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[OVERVIEW]

Fillet Away in conjunction with Sharpness-boosted STAB moves turns Veluza into a terrifying sweeper capable of shredding teams with only a single turn of setup. Veluza is an excellent choice for hyper offense teams, where it acts as a deadly wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. Veluza can easily find setup opportunities against passive foes such as Vaporeon or cChoice-locked foes such as a Passimian that just used Close Combat. (Choice is always capitalized when in reference to a Choice item) Although Veluza is extremely powerful after setting up, it may not always get the chance to do so due to its frailty. Veluza's defensive typing is also relatively poor, as it is weak to common attacks including pivoting moves like U-Tturn from Scyther and Volt Switch from Rotom. (While both words of a two word move are usually capitalized, U-turn is one of two exceptions) Furthermore, Veluza's speed and firepower are relatively rather mediocre prior to setup. This edit is by no means necessary and purely subjective, I just think changing one of your two uses of "relatively" to something else would create variety that could improve the reading experience

[SET]
name: Physical Fillet Away Sweeper
move 1: Fillet Away
move 2: Aqua Cutter
move 3: Psycho Cut
move 4: Substitute / Aqua Jet / Tera Blast
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Water / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Fillet Away is one of the best setup moves in the game, doubling Veluza's Speed, (AC) and power Attack, and Special Attack at the cost of half its health. I won't be shocked if an actual GPer says what you had was fine, but I think the description should be more specific for clarity's sake Aqua Cutter and Psycho Cut are both boosted by Sharpness, and after a Fillet Away will OHKO many neutral targets, such as Rotom, Mabosstiff, and Clawitzer. For Veluza's last move, Substitute can be used to ease prediction, facilitate setup, and avoid Sucker Punch. Aqua Jet can also be used to revenge kill weakened foes and, after setup, outprioritize other priority moves such as Lycanroc's Accelerock. Tera Blast is an option with Tera Fairy to blast past Cacturne, which otherwise completely walls it. Otherwise, Tera Water is a good choice to further boost the power of Veluza's Aqua Cutter, giving it a guaranteed OHKO on specially defensive Umbreon after Stealth Rock. Sitrus Berry helps Veluza set up sucessfully, and 4 HP EVs ensure that it will activate after a Fillet Away. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Veluza's damage output, but a Jolly nature enables Veluza to outspeed Timid Farigiraf prior to setup and Choice Scarf Zoroark post-setup.

Veluza's incredible Speed and power post-setup makes it an excellent choice for hyper offense teams. Entry hazard support from Lycanroc and Qwilfish can help chip Veluza's checks into range of its attacks. Bulk Up Paldean Tauros is a great partner for Veluza, as it can easily switch into and set up against Pokemon that give Veluza trouble, such as Cacturne. In return, Veluza can setup on Pokemon used to revenge kill or force out Tauros, in particular a Choice Scarf Indeedee-F locked into Psychic or Psyshock. Paldean Tauros also helps Veluza break past shared walls in Vaporeon and Tera Water Sandaconda, enabling one of them to sweep late game. Other good offensive partners to pair with Veluza include Jolteon and Quiver Dance Vivillon. Jolteon provides an Electric immunity for the team while also giving Veluza points of entry through Volt Switch. Reads kind of weird that you mentioned Jolteon and Vivillon together, explained why Jolteon was a good partner, and then didn't mention anything about Vivillon Indeedee-F is another good teammate for Veluza, as Psychic Terrain shields Veluza from priority attacks such as Sucker Punch while boosting the power of Psycho Cut to absurd levels.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

As a powerful setup sweeper, a variety of Tera types can be experimented with. Tera Ground enables Veluza to turn the tables on a Jolteon or Rotom trying to grab momentum with Volt Switch. Tera Electric is another option that lets Veluza avoid paralysis from Chansey and Sandaconda, while also turning its Electric weakness into a resistance.

Checks and Counters
====

**Offensive Pressure**: Veluza's mediocre bulk and need to sacrifice half of its health to set up means that sufficient offensive pressure can prevent it from taking over a game.

**U-Tturn and Volt Switch**: Veluza's poor defensive typing renders it weak to both U-Tturn and Volt Switch, which means that foes such as Jolteon and Scyther can easily gain momentum on it or KO it.

**Cacturne**: Cacturne is immune to Psycho Cut due to its Dark typing and Aqua Cutter courtesy of Water Absorb, enabling it to completely wall any Veluza not running Tera Fairy a super effective Tera Blast. While I assume Fairy is the most common/best Veluza Tera type that hits Cacturne, it still can use a number of Tera types to beat it.

Overall a very clean analysis. Just a couple minor capitalization changes and missing words, along with a couple subjective changes on my end. Good work.

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GP 1/1 GP Team done

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[OVERVIEW]

Fillet Away in conjunction with Sharpness-boosted STAB moves turns Veluza into a terrifying sweeper capable of shredding teams with only a single turn of setup. Veluza is an excellent choice for hyper offense teams, where it acts as a deadly wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. Veluza can easily find setup opportunities against passive foes, (AC) such as Vaporeon, (AC) or and cChoice-locked foes, (AC) such as a Passimian that just used Close Combat. (Choice is always capitalized when in reference to a Choice item) Although Veluza is extremely powerful after setting up, it may not always get the chance to do so due to its frailty. Veluza's defensive typing is also relatively poor; (semicolon) , (RC) as it is weak to common attacks, (AC) including pivoting moves like U-Tturn from Scyther and Volt Switch from Rotom. (While both words of a two word move are usually capitalized, U-turn is one of two exceptions) Furthermore, Veluza's speed and firepower are relatively rather mediocre prior to setup. This edit is by no means necessary and purely subjective, I just think changing one of your two uses of "relatively" to something else would create variety that could improve the reading experience (I recommend doing this edit)

[SET]
name: Physical Fillet Away Sweeper (Is this necessary? unless Veluza has other setup sweeping options I'd drop it)
move 1: Fillet Away
move 2: Aqua Cutter
move 3: Psycho Cut
move 4: Substitute / Aqua Jet / Tera Blast
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Water / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Fillet Away is one of the best setup moves in the game, doubling Veluza's Speed, (AC) and power Attack, and Special Attack at the cost of half its health. I won't be shocked if an actual GPer says what you had was fine, but I think the description should be more specific for clarity's sake (change is optional, writer's call) Aqua Cutter and Psycho Cut are both boosted by Sharpness, and after a Fillet Away will they (because of the comma this is needed) OHKO many neutral targets, such as Rotom, Mabosstiff, and Clawitzer. For Veluza's last move, Substitute can be used to ease prediction, facilitate setup, and avoid Sucker Punch. Aqua Jet can also be used to revenge kill weakened foes and, after setup, outprioritize other priority moves, (AC) such as Lycanroc's Accelerock. Tera Blast is an option with Tera Fairy to blast past Cacturne, which otherwise completely walls it. Otherwise, Tera Water is a good choice to further boost the power of Veluza's Aqua Cutter, giving it a guaranteed OHKO on specially defensive Umbreon after Stealth Rock. Sitrus Berry helps Veluza set up sucessfully, and 4 HP EVs ensure that it will activate after a Fillet Away. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Veluza's damage output, but a Jolly nature enables Veluza to outspeed Timid Farigiraf prior to setup and Choice Scarf Zoroark post-setup.

Veluza's incredible Speed and power after post-setup (optional but repetition with prior sentence) makes ("speed and power" is plural) it an excellent choice for hyper offense teams. Entry hazard support from Lycanroc and Qwilfish can help chip Veluza's checks into range of its attacks. Bulk Up Paldean Tauros is a great partner for Veluza, as it can easily switch into and set up against Pokemon that give Veluza trouble, such as Cacturne. In return, Veluza can set up (added space) on Pokemon used to revenge kill or force out Paldean Tauros, particular like a Choice Scarf Indeedee-F locked into Psychic or Psyshock. Paldean Tauros also helps Veluza break past shared walls in Vaporeon and Tera Water Sandaconda, enabling one of them to sweep late-game (AH). Other good offensive partners to pair with Veluza include Jolteon and Quiver Dance Vivillon. Jolteon provides an Electric immunity for the team while also giving Veluza points of entry through Volt Switch. Reads kind of weird that you mentioned Jolteon and Vivillon together, explained why Jolteon was a good partner, and then didn't mention anything about Vivillon (agree, follow up with a sentence on Vivillon and poke me to double check it) Indeedee-F is another good teammate for Veluza, as Psychic Terrain shields Veluza from priority attacks, (AC) such as Sucker Punch, (AC) while boosting the power of Psycho Cut to absurd levels.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

As a powerful setup sweeper, a variety of Tera types can be experimented with. (This is basically fluff) Tera Ground enables Veluza to turn the tables on a Jolteon or Rotom trying to grab momentum with Volt Switch. Tera Electric is another option that lets Veluza avoid paralysis from Chansey and Sandaconda, (RC) while also turning its Electric weakness into a resistance.

Checks and Counters
====

**Offensive Pressure**: Veluza's mediocre bulk and need to sacrifice half of its health to set up means that sufficient offensive pressure can prevent it from taking over a game.

**U-Tturn and Volt Switch**: Veluza's poor defensive typing renders it weak to both U-Tturn and Volt Switch, which means that foes such as Jolteon and Scyther can easily gain momentum on it or KO it.

**Cacturne**: Cacturne is immune to Psycho Cut due to its Dark typing and Aqua Cutter courtesy of Water Absorb, (dex info) enabling it to completely wall any Veluza not running Tera Fairy Tera Blast. While I assume Fairy is the most common/best Veluza Tera type that hits Cacturne, it still can use a number of Tera types to beat it. (leave as it was)

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Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nimzowitsch.272785/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/togkey.400664/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sabelette.583793/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/deezcastforms.423085/

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Fillet Away in conjunction with Sharpness-boosted STAB moves turns Veluza into a terrifying sweeper capable of shredding teams with only a single turn of setup. Veluza is an excellent choice for hyper offense teams, where it acts as a deadly wallbreaker and late-game cleaner. Veluza can easily find setup opportunities against passive foes, (AC) such as Vaporeon, (AC) or and cChoice-locked foes, (AC) such as a Passimian that just used Close Combat. (Choice is always capitalized when in reference to a Choice item) Although Veluza is extremely powerful after setting up, it may not always get the chance to do so due to its frailty. Veluza's defensive typing is also relatively poor; (semicolon) , (RC) as it is weak to common attacks, (AC) including pivoting moves like U-Tturn from Scyther and Volt Switch from Rotom. (While both words of a two word move are usually capitalized, U-turn is one of two exceptions) Furthermore, Veluza's speed and firepower are relatively rather mediocre prior to setup. This edit is by no means necessary and purely subjective, I just think changing one of your two uses of "relatively" to something else would create variety that could improve the reading experience (I recommend doing this edit)

[SET]
name: Physical Fillet Away Sweeper (Is this necessary? unless Veluza has other setup sweeping options I'd drop it)
move 1: Fillet Away
move 2: Aqua Cutter
move 3: Psycho Cut
move 4: Substitute / Aqua Jet / Tera Blast
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sharpness
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
tera type: Water / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====

Fillet Away is one of the best setup moves in the game, doubling Veluza's Speed, (AC) and power Attack, and Special Attack at the cost of half its health. I won't be shocked if an actual GPer says what you had was fine, but I think the description should be more specific for clarity's sake (change is optional, writer's call) Aqua Cutter and Psycho Cut are both boosted by Sharpness, and after a Fillet Away will they (because of the comma this is needed) OHKO many neutral targets, such as Rotom, Mabosstiff, and Clawitzer. For Veluza's last move, Substitute can be used to ease prediction, facilitate setup, and avoid Sucker Punch. Aqua Jet can also be used to revenge kill weakened foes and, after setup, outprioritize other priority moves, (AC) such as Lycanroc's Accelerock. Tera Blast is an option with Tera Fairy to blast past Cacturne, which otherwise completely walls it. Otherwise, Tera Water is a good choice to further boost the power of Veluza's Aqua Cutter, giving it a guaranteed OHKO on specially defensive Umbreon after Stealth Rock. Sitrus Berry helps Veluza set up sucessfully, and 4 HP EVs ensure that it will activate after a Fillet Away. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Veluza's damage output, but a Jolly nature enables Veluza to outspeed Timid Farigiraf prior to setup and Choice Scarf Zoroark post-setup.

Veluza's incredible Speed and power after post-setup (optional but repetition with prior sentence) makes ("speed and power" is plural) it an excellent choice for hyper offense teams. Entry hazard support from Lycanroc and Qwilfish can help chip Veluza's checks into range of its attacks. Bulk Up Paldean Tauros is a great partner for Veluza, as it can easily switch into and set up against Pokemon that give Veluza trouble, such as Cacturne. In return, Veluza can set up (added space) on Pokemon used to revenge kill or force out Paldean Tauros, particular like a Choice Scarf Indeedee-F locked into Psychic or Psyshock. Paldean Tauros also helps Veluza break past shared walls in Vaporeon and Tera Water Sandaconda, enabling one of them to sweep late-game (AH). Other good offensive partners to pair with Veluza include Jolteon and Quiver Dance Vivillon. Jolteon provides an Electric immunity for the team while also giving Veluza points of entry through Volt Switch. Reads kind of weird that you mentioned Jolteon and Vivillon together, explained why Jolteon was a good partner, and then didn't mention anything about Vivillon (agree, follow up with a sentence on Vivillon and poke me to double check it) Indeedee-F is another good teammate for Veluza, as Psychic Terrain shields Veluza from priority attacks, (AC) such as Sucker Punch, (AC) while boosting the power of Psycho Cut to absurd levels.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

As a powerful setup sweeper, a variety of Tera types can be experimented with. (This is basically fluff) Tera Ground enables Veluza to turn the tables on a Jolteon or Rotom trying to grab momentum with Volt Switch. Tera Electric is another option that lets Veluza avoid paralysis from Chansey and Sandaconda, (RC) while also turning its Electric weakness into a resistance.

Checks and Counters
====

**Offensive Pressure**: Veluza's mediocre bulk and need to sacrifice half of its health to set up means that sufficient offensive pressure can prevent it from taking over a game.

**U-Tturn and Volt Switch**: Veluza's poor defensive typing renders it weak to both U-Tturn and Volt Switch, which means that foes such as Jolteon and Scyther can easily gain momentum on it or KO it.

**Cacturne**: Cacturne is immune to Psycho Cut due to its Dark typing and Aqua Cutter courtesy of Water Absorb, (dex info) enabling it to completely wall any Veluza not running Tera Fairy Tera Blast. While I assume Fairy is the most common/best Veluza Tera type that hits Cacturne, it still can use a number of Tera types to beat it. (leave as it was)

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Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sabelette.583793/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/deezcastforms.423085/

Implemented! Do you want to look over it one last time?

 

[Sabelette]

looks good!