Alolan Vulpix (Done)

[JdRDMS]

[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze-Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help setup sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil. Freeze-Dry is a decently strong super effective attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types. Encore can be used as additional support for setup sweepers by locking the foe into a move that can't threaten your team, such as an entry hazard move like Stealth Rock. If you don't run Blizzard, you can run Hypnosis for further support. Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow your setup sweepers more turns of protection. As an alternative, you can run Icy Rock to extend Hail's duration for Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

Alolan Vulpix is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on turn one. As stated previously, it is best paired with setup sweepers that appreciate the added defenses that Aurora Veil provides, such as Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L. Vulpix-A also appreciates entry hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil whenever the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, and it can also take advantage of Aurora Veil with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Alolan Vulpix appreciates a teammate that can beat Pokemon able to take it out before it sets Aurora Veil. An example teammate is Krokorok, which can easily knock out Fire-, Steel-, and Rock-types with Earthquake, as is Mr. Mime, which checks Fighting-types. If you run Icy Rock, Swords Dance Beartic is a very good partner to take advantage of both Aurora Veil and Hail, being able to set up and threaten much of the metagame, but such a pairing means fewer Aurora Veil turns for the rest of the team.

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[JdRDMS]

Alright this is ready for its first QC.

 

[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d]

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[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This set Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help set-up sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil, which thanks to Snow Warning, only takes one turn to set up. It is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on Turn 1, though it can be switched back in to set it up again at pretty much any point it can come in safely, either through pivots or from switching in on something that won't do much damage (This is more of a usage tip than a set detail, so it shouldn't be here). Freeze Dry is this set's main form of attack, being a decently strong Ice-type attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types like Wartortle and Whiscash super-effectively. Other things Freeze Dry hits include Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby (Condensed this in previous sentence). Encore can be used as additional support for set-up sweepers by locking the opponent into a move that can't threaten your team, such as hazard moves like Stealth Rock, or moves that won't do much damage to your set-up sweeper. Blizzard is a stronger attack that deals a lot more damage than Freeze Dry, but it’s less accurate. Alternatively, If not Blizzard, Hypnosis can be run for further support by putting a Pokémon that threatens your team to sleep (Blizzard is just another STAB attack that doesn't need its own sentence, especially when Freeze Dry already explains the merits of Ice coverage). Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow more of your team to set up and protect your team for longer. As an alternative, you can run an Icy Rock to extend Hail’s duration for supporting Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

As stated previously, Vulpix-A is best paired with set-up sweepers that appreciate the added defense that Aurora Veil provides. One of the best examples of this is Swords Dance Beartic. Not only can Beartic set up more easily thanks to Aurora Veil, but it also gets its Speed doubled thanks to the Hail caused by Vulpix’s Snow Warning, because of Slush Rush. Vulpix-A also appreciates hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil more times as the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, as Wartortle often runs Rapid Spin, and can also function as another set-up sweeper with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Vulpix-A appreciates something that can beat Pokemon that are able to do a lot of damage very quickly to it. An example of this is Krokorok, who can easily knock out Fire, Steel, and Rock types with Earthquake, as well as Mr. Mime, who can take care of Fighting-types with Psychic.

(This whole section needs rewriting. Essentially, it should read with more examples, and have some rearranging. 5 sentences should also suffice for niche support mon like this. Put Beartic as the last point, and preface it with "If Alolan Vuplix opts for Icy Rock,". Krokorok is an example of a lead for offensive teams that are ran with veil, and can be lumped with other examples like Lunatone and Glalie. Finally, more setup sweepers like Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L should be mentioned as interchangeable sweepers these teams rely on. You can fit these examples into your previous points, and still emphasize why a sweeper like Wartortle is particularly effective if you wish!)

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No QC yet, as I would like to see the last paragraph be rewritten to focus on more general teammate options like I suggested above. It can keep the same 3 points you made, but just expand on them with more examples rather than single specifics.

 

[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d]

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[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help set-up sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil, which thanks to Snow Warning, only takes one turn to set up (Fluff, this is implied with the set details). Freeze Dry is this set's main form of attack, being a decently strong Ice-type attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types. Encore can be used as additional support for set-up sweepers by locking the opponent into a move that can't threaten your team, such as hazard moves like Stealth Rock, or moves that won't do much damage to your set-up sweeper. If you don't run Blizzard, Hypnosis can be run for further support by putting a Pokémon that threatens your team to sleep. Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow more of your team to set up and protect your team for longer. As an alternative, you can run an Icy Rock to extend Hail’s duration for supporting Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

Alolan Vulpix is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on Turn 1, though it can be switched back in to set it up again at pretty much any point it can come in safely, either through pivots or from switching in on something that won't do much damage (This part doesn't have too much substance and there's no need to add a caveat to using it as lead beyond "mainly"). As stated previously, Vulpix-A is best paired with set-up sweepers that appreciate the added defense that Aurora Veil provides, such as Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L. Vulpix-A also appreciates hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil more times as the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, as Wartortle often runs Rapid Spin, and can also function as another set-up sweeper with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Vulpix-A appreciates something that can beat Pokemon that are able to do a lot of damage very quickly to it take it out before it sets Aurora Veil (this is more specific to its niche + reality). An example of this is Krokorok, who can easily knock out Fire-, Steel-, and Rock-types (added hyphens) with Earthquake, as well as Mr. Mime, who can take care of Fighting-types with Psychic. If you run Icy Rock, Swords Dance Beartic is a very good partner. Not only can Beartic set up more easily thanks to Aurora Veil, but it also gets its Speed doubled thanks to the Hail caused by Vulpix’s Snow Warning, because of Slush Rush. (Rewrite this part to be one sentence, and focus the point more on Swords Dance Beartic having an opportunity to setup and sweep with the extended Hail turns at the cost of limited Veil protection for it and the rest of the team. Speed doubling from Slush Rush is fluff, and this point is justifying the change in items because it makes Beartic the primary sweeper)

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QC 1/2 after implementing, thanks for your patience!

 

[JdRDMS]

Thanks Ho3n. This is ready for 2/2.

 

[5gen]

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[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help set-up sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil. Freeze Dry is this set's main form of attack, being a decently strong Ice-type attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types. Encore can be used as additional support for set-up sweepers by locking the opponent into a move that can't threaten your team, such as entry hazard moves like Stealth Rock, or moves that won't do much damage to your set-up sweeper too vague and the SR example is fine. If you don't run Blizzard, Hypnosis can be run for further support by putting a Pokémon that threatens your team to sleep. Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow more of your team to set up and protect your team for longer. As an alternative, you can run an Icy Rock to extend Hail’s duration for supporting Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

Alolan Vulpix is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on Turn 1. As stated previously, Vulpix-A is best paired with set-up sweepers that appreciate the added defense that Aurora Veil provides, such as Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L. Vulpix-A also appreciates entry hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil more times as the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, as Wartortle often runs Rapid Spin, and can also function as another set-up sweeper with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Vulpix-A appreciates something that can beat Pokemon that are able to take it out before it sets Aurora Veil. An example of this is Krokorok, who can easily knock out Fire-, Steel-, and Rock-types with Earthquake, as well as Mr. Mime, who can take care of checks Fighting-types with Psychic (more accurate+has dazzling gleam too so removed the fluff). If you run Icy Rock, Swords Dance Beartic is a very good partner as it can set up more easily thanks to Aurora Veil, while also allowing it to sweep for longer thanks to the added Hail turns, at the cost of having fewer Aurora Veil turns for the rest of the team (could probably slim this down to something like takes advantage of both Aurora Veil and Hail, being able to set up and threaten much of the metagame).

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looks good 2/2

 

[Adeleine]

AM Check :)
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(AH)=Add Hyphen
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[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze(AH)-Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help set-up boosting sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil. Freeze(AH)-Dry is this set's main form of attack, being a decently strong Ice-type (unneeded info) attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types. Encore can be used as additional support for set-up setup sweepers by locking the opponent foe into a move that can't threaten your team, such as entry hazard moves like Stealth Rock. If you don't run Blizzard, you can run Hypnosis can be run for further support by putting a Pokémon that threatens your team to sleep. (unneeded info) Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow to set up and protect your team for longer. your setup sweepers more turns of protection. As an alternative, you can run an Icy Rock to extend Hail(CA)'s duration for supporting Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

Alolan Vulpix is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on turn 1. As stated previously, Vulpix-A it is best paired with set-up setup sweepers that appreciate the added defenses that Aurora Veil provides, such as Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L. Vulpix-A Alolan Vulpix also appreciates entry hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil more times as whenever the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, as Wartortle often runs Rapid Spin, (unneeded info) and it can also function as another set-up sweeper take advantage of Aurora Veil with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Vulpix-A Alolan Vulpix appreciates something a teammate that can beat Pokemon that are able to take it out before it sets Aurora Veil. An example of this one is Krokorok, who which can easily knock out Fire-, Steel-, and Rock-types with Earthquake, as well as is Mr. Mime, who which checks Fighting-types. If you run Icy Rock, Swords Dance Beartic is a very good partner as it takes to take advantage of both Aurora Veil and Hail, being able to set up and threaten much of the metagame, at but such a pairing brings the cost of having fewer Aurora Veil turns for the rest of the team.

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- Written by: [[JdRDMS, 451154]]
- Quality checked by: [[[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]], [5gen, 296755]]
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[JdRDMS]

Implemented the AM check, ready for the final check.

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Aurora Veil
move 1: Aurora Veil
move 2: Freeze-Dry
move 3: Encore
move 4: Blizzard / Hypnosis
item: Light Clay / Icy Rock
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Alolan Vulpix mainly aims to help setup sweepers set up more safely thanks to the damage reduction of Aurora Veil. Freeze-Dry is this set's main form of attack, being a decently strong Ice-type super effective attack for Gourgeist-L, Hippopotas, and Vullaby that also hits Water-types. Encore can be used as additional support for setup sweepers by locking the opponent foe into a move that can't threaten your team, such as an entry hazard moves like Stealth Rock. If you don't run Blizzard, you can run Hypnosis for further support. Light Clay is used to extend the duration of Aurora Veil to allow your setup sweepers more turns of protection. As an alternative, you can run Icy Rock to extend Hail's (made apostrophe non-curly) duration for Pokemon that benefit from having Hail active, like Beartic.

Alolan Vulpix is mainly used as a lead, setting up Aurora Veil on turn 1 one. As stated previously, it is best paired with setup sweepers that appreciate the added defenses that Aurora Veil provides, such as Gothitelle, Fraxure, and Flame Charge Gourgeist-L. Vulpix-A also appreciates entry hazard removers so it can come in to set up Aurora Veil more times whenever the team needs it. As such, Wartortle is a good partner for it, and it can also take advantage of Aurora Veil with its Shell Smash set. Lastly, Alolan Vulpix appreciates a teammate that can beat Pokemon able to take it out before it sets Aurora Veil. An example of one teammate (clarity) is Krokorok, which can easily knock out Fire-, Steel-, and Rock-types with Earthquake, as is Mr. Mime, which checks Fighting-types. If you run Icy Rock, Swords Dance Beartic is a very good partner to take advantage of both Aurora Veil and Hail, being able to set up and threaten much of the metagame, but such a pairing the cost of having means fewer Aurora Veil turns for the rest of the team.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[JdRDMS, 451154]]
- Quality checked by: [[[Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]], [5gen, 296755]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

GP 1/1

 

[JdRDMS]

This is ready to be uploaded. Thanks everyone!

 

[rien]

Aurora veil is banned btw

 

[JdRDMS]

Aurora veil is banned btw

Curse you NU! Well, I doubt Alolan Vulpix will be at all viable now without Aurora Veil, as it was the entire reason it was ranked. We can probably just cancel this analysis. Thanks anyway guys.
This is why I think ban transitivity is a bad idea.