[SET]
Glass Cannon (Koraidon) @ Life Orb / Clear Amulet / Ability Shield
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 28 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe or 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Flare Blitz
- Flame Charge
- Close Combat / Collision Course
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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- Koraidon deals devastating physical damage in a metagame with few Fighting- and Fire-resistant Pokemon. Koraidon excels when it outspeeds and KOes its foes before they can attack. Koraidon has great matchups against Zamazenta-C, Terapagos, and Incineroar.
- Flame Charge is used to deal chip damage and increase Koraidon's Speed, allowing it to outrun Calyrex-S. Close Combat is the preferred Fighting-type STAB attack on Life Orb variants to maximize the damage Koraidon deals in exchange for increasing the damage it receives. Collision Course is used more commonly on Clear Amulet and Ability Shield variants; it has no drawbacks but deals less damage than Close Combat unless it is super effective. Close Combat is able to achieve an OHKO on Urshifu-R, while Collision Course only has a low chance to do so.
- Life Orb maximizes Koraidon's damage, allowing it to OHKO uninvested Miraidon with Close Combat as well as Incineroar after Intimidate. Clear Amulet prevents Koraidon from having its Attack stat lowered further by Intimidate cycling from Incineroar and prevents Speed drops by Icy Wind from Flutter Mane. Ability Shield is used exclusively on teams where Koraidon is paired with Galarian Weezing, allowing Koraidon to maintain its damage boost from Orichalcum Pulse and set up sun.
- The Attack investment and an Adamant nature allow Koraidon to OHKO Calyrex-S with Flare Blitz. The defensive investment lets Koraidon survive Brave Bird from Ho-Oh after Koraidon Terastallizes and Astral Barrage from Life Orb Calyrex-S. The Speed investment enables it to outrun Ogerpon-C. Alternatively an EV spread of 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature can be used to maximize damage and Speed to outrun non-maximum Speed Miraidon.
- Tera Fire grants Koraidon a resistance to Fairy- and Ice-type attacks such as Dazzling Gleam from Miraidon and Glacial Lance from Calyrex-I as well as enhancing the damage dealt by its Fire-type attacks, allowing Koraidon to OHKO +1 Zamazenta-C with Flare Blitz and Calyrex-I with Flame Charge. Tera Fire additionally provides Koraidon with an immunity to burns.
Teambuilding
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- Koraidon struggles to sufficiently damage Lunala with Shadow Shield intact. Depending on its set, Lunala can easily threaten Koraidon with Moonblast or Meteor Beam after Koraidon has Terastallized. Flutter Mane threatens Koraidon with Moonblast, and it can slow down non-Clear Amulet sets with Icy Wind.
- Miraidon threatens to OHKO it with Dazzling Gleam and Draco Meteor. When Koraidon has Terastallized, Miraidon can deal devastating damage with Electro Drift and Volt Switch.
- Koraidon pairs well with Ghost-types such as Lunala and Calyrex-S to threaten opposing Lunala and Flutter Mane with Astral Barrage and Moongeist Beam, respectively. Flutter Mane threatens Miraidon with Moonblast and handles Lunala and opposing Flutter Mane with Shadow Ball, as well as providing speed control with Icy Wind to allow Koraidon to attack before its foes can.
- Brute Bonnet provides redirection with Rage Powder and can disrupt foes with Spore. Brute Bonnet additionally threatens Ghost-types and Calyrex-I with Sucker Punch.
- Galarian Weezing pairs well with Koraidon by disabling abilities such as Lunala's Shadow Shield thanks to Neutralizing Gas, allowing Koraidon to OHKO Lunala with Flare Blitz.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rauvgc.589964/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox.657713/
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Grammar checked by:
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Glass Cannon (Koraidon) @ Life Orb / Clear Amulet / Ability Shield
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 28 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 28 SpD / 252 Spe or 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Flare Blitz
- Flame Charge
- Close Combat / Collision Course
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Koraidon deals devastating physical damage in a metagame with few Fighting- and Fire-resistant Pokemon. Koraidon excels when it outspeeds and KOes its foes before they can attack. Koraidon has great matchups against Zamazenta-C, Terapagos, and Incineroar.
- Flame Charge is used to deal chip damage and increase Koraidon's Speed, allowing it to outrun Calyrex-S. Close Combat is the preferred Fighting-type STAB attack on Life Orb variants to maximize the damage Koraidon deals in exchange for increasing the damage it receives. Collision Course is used more commonly on Clear Amulet and Ability Shield variants; it has no drawbacks but deals less damage than Close Combat unless it is super effective. Close Combat is able to achieve an OHKO on Urshifu-R, while Collision Course only has a low chance to do so.
- Life Orb maximizes Koraidon's damage, allowing it to OHKO uninvested Miraidon with Close Combat as well as Incineroar after Intimidate. Clear Amulet prevents Koraidon from having its Attack stat lowered further by Intimidate cycling from Incineroar and prevents Speed drops by Icy Wind from Flutter Mane. Ability Shield is used exclusively on teams where Koraidon is paired with Galarian Weezing, allowing Koraidon to maintain its damage boost from Orichalcum Pulse and set up sun.
- The Attack investment and an Adamant nature allow Koraidon to OHKO Calyrex-S with Flare Blitz. The defensive investment lets Koraidon survive Brave Bird from Ho-Oh after Koraidon Terastallizes and Astral Barrage from Life Orb Calyrex-S. The Speed investment enables it to outrun Ogerpon-C. Alternatively an EV spread of 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature can be used to maximize damage and Speed to outrun non-maximum Speed Miraidon.
- Tera Fire grants Koraidon a resistance to Fairy- and Ice-type attacks such as Dazzling Gleam from Miraidon and Glacial Lance from Calyrex-I as well as enhancing the damage dealt by its Fire-type attacks, allowing Koraidon to OHKO +1 Zamazenta-C with Flare Blitz and Calyrex-I with Flame Charge. Tera Fire additionally provides Koraidon with an immunity to burns.
Teambuilding
=========
- Koraidon struggles to sufficiently damage Lunala with Shadow Shield intact. Depending on its set, Lunala can easily threaten Koraidon with Moonblast or Meteor Beam after Koraidon has Terastallized. Flutter Mane threatens Koraidon with Moonblast, and it can slow down non-Clear Amulet sets with Icy Wind.
- Miraidon threatens to OHKO it with Dazzling Gleam and Draco Meteor. When Koraidon has Terastallized, Miraidon can deal devastating damage with Electro Drift and Volt Switch.
- Koraidon pairs well with Ghost-types such as Lunala and Calyrex-S to threaten opposing Lunala and Flutter Mane with Astral Barrage and Moongeist Beam, respectively. Flutter Mane threatens Miraidon with Moonblast and handles Lunala and opposing Flutter Mane with Shadow Ball, as well as providing speed control with Icy Wind to allow Koraidon to attack before its foes can.
- Brute Bonnet provides redirection with Rage Powder and can disrupt foes with Spore. Brute Bonnet additionally threatens Ghost-types and Calyrex-I with Sucker Punch.
- Galarian Weezing pairs well with Koraidon by disabling abilities such as Lunala's Shadow Shield thanks to Neutralizing Gas, allowing Koraidon to OHKO Lunala with Flare Blitz.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rauvgc.589964/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox.657713/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
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