this is a set ive been fooling around with lately. i think its pretty good and deserves a spot online, but obv thats up for you cool QC kids to decide!
[SET]
name: Dual screens
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Light Screen
move 3: Giga Drain / Close Combat
move 4: Taunt
item: Light Clay
nature: Timid / Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Why this set deserves to be on-site:
[SET]
name: Dual screens
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Light Screen
move 3: Giga Drain / Close Combat
move 4: Taunt
item: Light Clay
nature: Timid / Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Why this set deserves to be on-site:
- thanks to its solid physical bulk and excellent special bulk, virizion can act as a great dual screen user
- it isnt weak to pursuit like other users such as latias, allowing it to set up screens on a wider range of threats
- giga drain allows it to check rain sweepers while replenishing health. this allows it to come back in later and set up screens multiple times during a match. however, close combat can be used instead to smack pokemon like tyranitar. virizion's attacking move is mostly filler anyway, so it doesn't matter too much.
- taunt allows it to not be setup bait for pokemon such as ferrothorn
- thanks to its typing and stat distrubition, virizion fits in on all kinds of teams, making it a great supporter that can pretty much be slapped onto almost any team and still be effective
- can deal with the rotom-w and scizor offensive cores that are oh-so-popular quite effectively
- taunt is so that virizion can set up dual screens against more defensive pokemon without having to worry about them setting up on you. also blocks pesky status moves that could ruin virizion's fun
- due to the fact that virizion is naturally more specially bulky than physically bulky, 224 Def evs and a bold nature are used to give great physical bulk
- 252 HP evs give virizion good overall bulk, while max Speed evs allow virizion to outpace the most amount of threats possible, as well as have access to a very speedy taunt
- since virizion's physical defense is lower than special defense, you should usually start off with reflect, unless youre facing a special attacker
- if you wish to be able to take hits better, particularly physical ones, then a bulkier 252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe spread may be for you. this allows you to take physical hits much better while still outspeeding max speed adamant dragonite, allowing you to taunt it before it can set up
- the set also has surprise factor, as almost every opponent you face will be expecting a calm mind variant, and will be caught off guard when you set up screens
- this virizion doesnt need much team support, as it is a support pokemon itself
- pokemon who benefit from having buffered defenses make excellent teammates. setup sweepers such as dragon dance dragonite and calm mind latias appreciate dual screens support as is makes setting up and pulling off a sweep much easier
- all pokemon appreciate dual screens support, so this virizion variant can be thrown onto almost any team in need of a defensive boost
- pokemon that can sponge virizion's weaknesses are also good teammates. due to its grass typing, virizion can do wonders in a fire-water-grass defensive core, particularly on a bulky offense team
- bulky water types are especially good teammates as they can take on heatran, who walls this virizion set handily and can deal massive damage with its STAB fire-type attacks. vaporeon is especially great as it can pass wishes to virizion, greatly replenishing its health and allowing it to set up screens many times during a match more reliably
- taunt users shut down virizion handily
- the aforementioned heatran, along with every other fire-type, walls virizion splendidly and can deal massive damage to it with STAB attacks
- anything with a flying-type attack will hurt virizion badly, especially acrobatics gliscor
- tornadus is especially threatening since it outspeeds virizion and can smash it with a 4x effective hurricane
