Quality Control Wallbreaker Volcanion

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[SET]
Volcanion @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid/Modest Nature
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Fire Spin
- Taunt / Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Leveraging its good special attack stat, STABs and coverage, Volcanion functions as a powerful wallbreaker that can muscle past structures with common defensive pieces such as Gliscor, Ferrothorn, and Toxapex. Thanks to its good typing and decent bulk, it finds a few opportunities to switch in on threats like Hisuian Samurott and Offensive Gholdengo. However, Volcanion is outclassed by faster wallbreakers like Tapu Lele and Ogerpon-W. While Fire Blast is the preferred STAB option due to its higher base power that allows it to score a guaranteed OHKO on Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, Flamethrower is a more accurate option. Earth Power targets Pokemon that resist both of Volcanion's STABs like Raging Bolt and Toxapex. Taunt prevents passive walls like Alomomola, Slowbro and Toxapex from damaging it due to its ability, Water Absorb,The combination of Fire Spin and Taunt can be used to completely remove the aforementioned walls by trapping them. Substitute can also be used over Taunt to use Alomomola and Toxapex as fodder, though it has the drawback of making Volcanion more prone to chip. Heavy-Duty-Boots nullifies Volcanion's glaring weakness to hazards. A Timid nature is preferred as it allows Volcanion to outspeed Gliscor, Gholdengo, and Landorus-T with little to no speed investment, though a Modest nature allows Volcanion to secure a guaranteed 2HKO on Hisuian Samurott after Stealth Rock.

Volcanion is primarily found on Bulky Offense teams, where its ability to pressurize defensive staples like Gliscor and Ferrothorn is greatly appreciated by other offensive threats like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. In return, they can revenge kill faster foes which Volcanion struggles against such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Latios. Landorus-T is also an effective teammate, as it can switch into Ground type attacks from Garchomp and opposing Landorus-T that Volcanion is weak to. It can additionally pivot into Volcanion, giving it more opportunities to enter the field. Volcanion can also act as an effective partner for Landorus-T, as it can threaten Gliscor and Ferrothorn. Other pivots like Pecharunt and Tapu Koko are also appreciated. Pecharunt can often switch into Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta, while Tapu Koko can revenge kill the likes of Garchomp and Great Tusk. Sturdy defensive backbones like Ferrothorn and Ting Lu can comfortably switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Volcanion like Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko. Both of them can additionally set hazards, enhancing Volcanion's breaking capabilities. As a teammate, Volcanion can offensively threaten Gholdengo and Cinderace, which Ferrothorn struggles against. Fire Spin sets are excellent teammates for offensive staples like Great Tusk and Dragonite that appreciate Volcanion's ability to remove their checks, notably Alomomola and Slowbro. In return, Great Tusk can effectively remove hazards, which Volcanion becomes vulnerable to if damaged by Knock Off.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/retereereeeree.652550/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/medasus.632421/
 
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[SET]
Volcanion @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid/Modest Nature
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Fire Spin
- Taunt / Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Leveraging its good special attack stat, STABs and coverage, Volcanion functions as a powerful wallbreaker that can muscle past structures with common defensive pieces such as Gliscor, Ferrothorn, and Toxapex. Thanks to its good typing and decent bulk, it finds a few opportunities to switch in on threats like Hisuian Samurott and Offensive Gholdengo. However, Volcanion is outclassed by faster and less hazard-prone this is boots? faster point is valid though wallbreakers like Tapu Lele and Urshifu-R. While Fire Blast is the preferred STAB option due to its higher base power any calcs it achieves?, Flamethrower is a more accurate option. Earth Power targets Pokemon that resist both of Volcanion's STABs like Raging Bolt and Toxapex. Taunt prevents passive walls like Alomomola and Toxapex from damaging it due to its ability, Water Absorb talk abt it denying tox + hazards from some things. The combination of Fire Spin and Taunt can be used to completely remove the aforementioned walls by trapping them. Substitute can also be used over Taunt to do what?, though it has the drawback of making Volcanion more prone to chip. Heavy-Duty-Boots nullifies Volcanion's glaring weakness to hazards. A Timid nature is preferred as it allows Volcanion to outspeed Gliscor, Gholdengo, and Landorus-T with little to no speed investment, though a Modest nature allows Volcanion to secure a guaranteed 2HKO on Hisuian Samurott after Stealth Rock.

Volcanion is primarily found on Bulky Offense teams, where its ability to pressurize defensive staples like Gliscor and Toxapex Ferrothorn pex generally does fine into it is greatly appreciated by other offensive threats like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. In return, they can revenge kill faster foes which Volcanion struggles against such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Latios. Landorus-T is also an effective teammate, as it can switch into Ground type attacks from Garchomp and opposing Landorus-T that Volcanion is weak to. It can additionally pivot into Volcanion, giving it more opportunities to enter the field. volc can break stuff like glisc back for it Other pivots like Pecharunt and Tapu Koko are also appreciated. do they do anything other than pivot for it? Sturdy defensive backbones like Ferrothorn and Ting Lu can comfortably switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Volcanion like Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko. glisc comment up there also applies to this, dont pu it in twice but as an alternative it could eb here Fire Spin sets are excellent teammates for offensive staples like Great Tusk and Dragonite that appreciate Volcanion's ability to remove their checks, notably Alomomola. In return, Great Tusk can effectively remove hazards, which Volcanion becomes vulnerable to if damaged by Knock Off.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/retereereeeree.652550/

Good start but would like to check again before stamping
 
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[SET]
Volcanion @ Heavy-Duty-Boots
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid/Modest Nature
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Fire Spin
- Taunt / Substitute

[SET COMMENTS]
Leveraging its good special attack stat, STABs and coverage, Volcanion functions as a powerful wallbreaker that can muscle past structures with common defensive pieces such as Gliscor, Ferrothorn, and Toxapex. Thanks to its good typing and decent bulk, it finds a few opportunities to switch in on threats like Hisuian Samurott and Offensive Gholdengo. However, Volcanion is outclassed by faster wallbreakers like Tapu Lele and Urshifu-R. debatable whether shifu is a wallbreaker but up to u While Fire Blast is the preferred STAB option due to its higher base power that allows it to score a guaranteed OHKO on Gholdengo after Stealth Rock, Flamethrower is a more accurate option. Earth Power targets Pokemon that resist both of Volcanion's STABs like Raging Bolt and Toxapex. Taunt prevents passive walls like Alomomola, Slowbro and Toxapex from damaging it due to its ability, Water Absorb not sure how to structure it but mention how taunt blocks tox from these. The combination of Fire Spin and Taunt can be used to completely remove the aforementioned walls by trapping them. Substitute can also be used over Taunt to use Alomomola and Toxapex as fodder, though it has the drawback of making Volcanion more prone to chip. Heavy-Duty-Boots nullifies Volcanion's glaring weakness to hazards. A Timid nature is preferred as it allows Volcanion to outspeed Gliscor, Gholdengo, and Landorus-T with little to no speed investment, though a Modest nature allows Volcanion to secure a guaranteed 2HKO on Hisuian Samurott after Stealth Rock.

Volcanion is primarily found on Bulky Offense teams, where its ability to pressurize defensive staples like Gliscor and Ferrothorn is greatly appreciated by other offensive threats like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. In return, they can revenge kill faster foes which Volcanion struggles against such as Ogerpon-W and Mega Latios. Landorus-T is also an effective teammate, as it can switch into Ground type attacks from Garchomp and opposing Landorus-T that Volcanion is weak to. It can additionally pivot into Volcanion, giving it more opportunities to enter the field. Volcanion can also act as an effective partner for Landorus-T, as it can threaten Gliscor and Ferrothorn. Other pivots like Pecharunt and Tapu Koko are also appreciated. Pecharunt can often switch into Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta, while Tapu Koko can revenge kill the likes of who?. Sturdy defensive backbones like Ferrothorn and Ting Lu can comfortably switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Volcanion like Raging Bolt and Tapu Koko. As a teammate, Volcanion can offensively threaten Gholdengo and Cinderace, which Ferrothorn struggles against. Fire Spin sets are excellent teammates for offensive staples like Great Tusk and Dragonite that appreciate Volcanion's ability to remove their checks, notably Alomomola and Slowbro. In return, Great Tusk can effectively remove hazards, which Volcanion becomes vulnerable to if damaged by Knock Off.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/retereereeeree.652550/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/medasus.632421/

1/2 when implemented
 
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