[SET]
name: Bulk Up (Fire)
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Pyro Ball
move 3: High Jump Kick
move 4: Sucker Punch / Zen Headbutt
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Psychium Z
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulk Up Cinderace's great Speed tier and excellent Libero-boosted coverage moves allow it to threaten a myriad of types like Steel, Dark, and Normal. Its powerful STAB moves can be used to force switches, which can be utilized as a chance for Cinderace to Bulk Up to become even more threatening. Pyro Ball is Cinderace's most reliable move, nailing Steel- and Grass-types like Aegislash and Ferrothorn, and neutral targets such as Clefable while avoiding Rocky Helmet, Baneful Bunker, and King's Shield due to its lack of contact. High Jump Kick complements Pyro Ball's coverage, allowing Cinderace to hit certain Dark-, Steel-, and Normal-types hard, such as Tyranitar, Heatran, and Porygon2. Sucker Punch provides counterplay against frailer Pokemon that outspeed Cinderace, such as Choice Scarf Latios, Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Blacephalon, Alolan Raichu under Electric Terrain, and weakened Mega Aerodactyl. However, Zen Headbutt is an alternative alongside Psychium Z to let Cinderace lure in and OHKO threats to Fire teams such as Toxapex, Mega Diancie, Urshifu-R, and Keldeo with Shattered Psyche. Bulk Up Cinderace should be used as either a mid-game wallbreaker or as a sweeper, utilizing its great coverage moves boosted by Libero in order to break through teams.
Mega Charizard X and Volcarona are both very potent setup sweepers that benefit from Cinderace getting rid of walls such as Toxapex and Tyranitar. In particular, boosted Mega Charizard X also defeats Dragon-types that threaten Cinderace like Garchomp and Mega Latias. Rotom-H is a great teammate to Cinderace, as it can set dual screens to help Cinderace set up while safely bringing it in with Volt Switch, or it can work as a Nasty Plot wallbreaker that can beat defensive Water- and Flying-types like Toxapex and Moltres for Cinderace. It also switches into Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Regieleki, but it needs to rely on Pain Split to keep itself healthy. Mega Charizard Y breaks through the physically defensive walls that can give Cinderace trouble such as Galarian Corsola and Slowbro. In return, Cinderace beats the special walls that Mega Charizard Y struggles against such as Blissey and Heatran. Blacephalon can soften up bulky Pokemon like Hippowdon and Gastrodon with its Choice Specs set or sweep late-game while wielding a Choice Scarf. Stallbreaker Heatran can trap and remove walls like Toxapex and Zapdos with Magma Storm, as well as checking offensive Rock-types like Mega Aerodactyl and Choice Scarf Nihilego by virtue of its Steel typing. Torkoal is able to set up Stealth Rock for Cinderace and provide sun support via Drought, enabling Cinderace's Pyro Ball to hit even harder. Choice Scarf Infernape is a very useful revenge killer that can dispose of threats that outspeed and OHKO Cinderace, such as the aforementioned Choice Scarf Nihilego and Greninja, while Choice Band Infernape is able to weaken bulky Pokemon like Rotom-W and Gliscor, relieving the pressure on Cinderace and allowing it to set up easier. If Cinderace is using Heavy-Duty Boots, Z-Celebrate Victini is a great teammate that takes advantage of Cinderace checking common checks to it such as defensive Heatran and Chansey. Conversely, Victini can heavily damage Pokemon Cinderace has trouble hitting effectively, such as Toxapex, Mega Venusaur, Mantine, and Tapu Fini.
[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot (Fire)
move 1: Pyro Ball
move 2: U-turn
move 3: High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Cinderace's great Speed tier, generous movepool, and great ability in Libero allow for an effective pivot set that can immediately threaten teams vulnerable to its coverage. Pyro Ball hits most foes decently while avoiding contact-based side effects. U-turn allows Cinderace to pivot out of the various defensive switches it forces while generating momentum and dealing solid damage. High Jump Kick targets the bulky Normal-, Rock-, and Dark-types that shrug off Pyro Ball such as Porygon2, Rhyperior, and Tyranitar. Alongside Pyro Ball, it creates a fearsome combination that hits all Steel-types in the metagame super effectively, making Cinderace a great tool in the Steel matchup. Gunk Shot can be run instead, hitting pesky Fairy-types and certain Fire-resistant Pokemon such as Azumarill, Tapu Fini, Araquanid, and Mantine. Sucker Punch allows Cinderace to revenge kill faster weakened threats like Zeraora, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Latias. Maximum Speed EVs let Cinderace outspeed and beat threats like Gengar, Tapu Lele, and Hydreigon.
This Cinderace set is an all-out attacker rather than a reliable sweeper or wallbreaker, so it's best paired with Pokemon that capitalize on the offensive pressure it generates. Torkoal is a great partner to Cinderace, providing sun support and laying down Stealth Rock so Cinderace can net more KOs. Choice Band Victini and Infernape are fellow pivots capable of wearing down physically defensive Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Hippowdon, and Mega Venusaur so Cinderace has an easier time versus them. Similarly, Mega Charizard Y breaks down some of the physical walls that annoy Cinderace like Mega Slowbro and Swampert while also setting sun for it. In return, it appreciates Cinderace breaking common special walls, like Blissey and Heatran, and forcing out some of its offensive checks like Mega Diancie. Sweepers like Mega Charizard X and Z-move Volcarona also appreciate Cinderace beating the likes of Azumarill ~if running Gunk Shot, Tyranitar, and Heatran so they have an easier time cleaning against Fairy, Dark, and Steel teams, respectively. They also benefit from Cinderace's U-turn getting them safely into the field. Volcanion is another hard hitter that synergizes well with Cinderace because of its Water immunity, dealing with Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Seismitoad while additionally KOing Pokemon such as Toxapex and Hippowdon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Fire
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On the Offensive Pivot set, Court Change can replace High Jump Kick or Gunk Shot as a way to get rid of entry hazards for Fire teams, notably Stealth Rock, while taking advantage of opposing field effects such as Reflect or Light Screen. However, stripping away coverage defeats the purpose of the set, which is to immediately threaten types like Fairy, Psychic, and Dark with its moves. Fire teams also already have entry hazard removal in Torkoal and dual screens Rotom-H, making it unneeded most of the time. Electro Ball can be a very powerful niche move , OHKOing Pelipper and surprising Slowbro and Toxapex on the switch, but it doesn't do much outside of this. Choice Scarf allows Cinderace to act as a great revenge killer, outspeeding other Choice Scarf users such as Terrakion, Galarian Darmanitan, and Tapu Lele as well as the likes of Cloyster after a Shell Smash boost, Mega Swampert under rain, Tapu Koko, and Mega Aerodactyl. However, Cinderace suffers from being locked into one move, as its true power comes from its Libero-enhanced versatility.
Checks and Counters
===================
Fire
--------
**Bulky Water-types**: Bulky Water-types like Slowbro, Swampert, and Toxapex can comfortably take most hits Cinderace throws at them and retaliate with their Water-type attacks, eventually taking Cinderace out. However, Bulk Up Cinderace can break through Swampert with a few boosts, and Toxapex must be wary of Shattered Psyche.
**Physical Walls**: Physically bulky Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Staraptor, and Galarian Corsola are all very capable of taking on Cinderace and threatening it back with status or attacks.
**Super Effective Coverage**: Cinderace's measly defenses allow any super effective moves from Pokemon like Hippowdon, Azumarill, Landorus-T, and Terrakion to easily OHKO it.
**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types like Garchomp, Dragonite, and Mega Latias can easily stomach most of Cinderace's moves and, in return, they can heavily damage it back due to Cinderace's frailty. However, certain ones like Latios, Mega Altaria, and Kyurem must be wary of. super effective coverage.
**Revenge Killers**: Fast, hard-hitting Pokemon that can survive a Sucker Punch such as Tapu Koko, Tornadus-T, Weavile, and Greninja threaten Cinderace and its teammates.
**Status**: Paralysis and burn ~once Libero changes its type from Fire~ cripple Cinderace's offensive potential. Also, Toxic puts its on a timer.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Illecent Excaliburn, 475589]]
- Fire analysis by: [[Illecent Excaliburn, 475589]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mateeus, 32199], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
name: Bulk Up (Fire)
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Pyro Ball
move 3: High Jump Kick
move 4: Sucker Punch / Zen Headbutt
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Psychium Z
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulk Up Cinderace's great Speed tier and excellent Libero-boosted coverage moves allow it to threaten a myriad of types like Steel, Dark, and Normal. Its powerful STAB moves can be used to force switches, which can be utilized as a chance for Cinderace to Bulk Up to become even more threatening. Pyro Ball is Cinderace's most reliable move, nailing Steel- and Grass-types like Aegislash and Ferrothorn, and neutral targets such as Clefable while avoiding Rocky Helmet, Baneful Bunker, and King's Shield due to its lack of contact. High Jump Kick complements Pyro Ball's coverage, allowing Cinderace to hit certain Dark-, Steel-, and Normal-types hard, such as Tyranitar, Heatran, and Porygon2. Sucker Punch provides counterplay against frailer Pokemon that outspeed Cinderace, such as Choice Scarf Latios, Barraskewda, Choice Scarf Blacephalon, Alolan Raichu under Electric Terrain, and weakened Mega Aerodactyl. However, Zen Headbutt is an alternative alongside Psychium Z to let Cinderace lure in and OHKO threats to Fire teams such as Toxapex, Mega Diancie, Urshifu-R, and Keldeo with Shattered Psyche. Bulk Up Cinderace should be used as either a mid-game wallbreaker or as a sweeper, utilizing its great coverage moves boosted by Libero in order to break through teams.
Mega Charizard X and Volcarona are both very potent setup sweepers that benefit from Cinderace getting rid of walls such as Toxapex and Tyranitar. In particular, boosted Mega Charizard X also defeats Dragon-types that threaten Cinderace like Garchomp and Mega Latias. Rotom-H is a great teammate to Cinderace, as it can set dual screens to help Cinderace set up while safely bringing it in with Volt Switch, or it can work as a Nasty Plot wallbreaker that can beat defensive Water- and Flying-types like Toxapex and Moltres for Cinderace. It also switches into Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Regieleki, but it needs to rely on Pain Split to keep itself healthy. Mega Charizard Y breaks through the physically defensive walls that can give Cinderace trouble such as Galarian Corsola and Slowbro. In return, Cinderace beats the special walls that Mega Charizard Y struggles against such as Blissey and Heatran. Blacephalon can soften up bulky Pokemon like Hippowdon and Gastrodon with its Choice Specs set or sweep late-game while wielding a Choice Scarf. Stallbreaker Heatran can trap and remove walls like Toxapex and Zapdos with Magma Storm, as well as checking offensive Rock-types like Mega Aerodactyl and Choice Scarf Nihilego by virtue of its Steel typing. Torkoal is able to set up Stealth Rock for Cinderace and provide sun support via Drought, enabling Cinderace's Pyro Ball to hit even harder. Choice Scarf Infernape is a very useful revenge killer that can dispose of threats that outspeed and OHKO Cinderace, such as the aforementioned Choice Scarf Nihilego and Greninja, while Choice Band Infernape is able to weaken bulky Pokemon like Rotom-W and Gliscor, relieving the pressure on Cinderace and allowing it to set up easier. If Cinderace is using Heavy-Duty Boots, Z-Celebrate Victini is a great teammate that takes advantage of Cinderace checking common checks to it such as defensive Heatran and Chansey. Conversely, Victini can heavily damage Pokemon Cinderace has trouble hitting effectively, such as Toxapex, Mega Venusaur, Mantine, and Tapu Fini.
[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot (Fire)
move 1: Pyro Ball
move 2: U-turn
move 3: High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Cinderace's great Speed tier, generous movepool, and great ability in Libero allow for an effective pivot set that can immediately threaten teams vulnerable to its coverage. Pyro Ball hits most foes decently while avoiding contact-based side effects. U-turn allows Cinderace to pivot out of the various defensive switches it forces while generating momentum and dealing solid damage. High Jump Kick targets the bulky Normal-, Rock-, and Dark-types that shrug off Pyro Ball such as Porygon2, Rhyperior, and Tyranitar. Alongside Pyro Ball, it creates a fearsome combination that hits all Steel-types in the metagame super effectively, making Cinderace a great tool in the Steel matchup. Gunk Shot can be run instead, hitting pesky Fairy-types and certain Fire-resistant Pokemon such as Azumarill, Tapu Fini, Araquanid, and Mantine. Sucker Punch allows Cinderace to revenge kill faster weakened threats like Zeraora, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Latias. Maximum Speed EVs let Cinderace outspeed and beat threats like Gengar, Tapu Lele, and Hydreigon.
This Cinderace set is an all-out attacker rather than a reliable sweeper or wallbreaker, so it's best paired with Pokemon that capitalize on the offensive pressure it generates. Torkoal is a great partner to Cinderace, providing sun support and laying down Stealth Rock so Cinderace can net more KOs. Choice Band Victini and Infernape are fellow pivots capable of wearing down physically defensive Pokemon such as Rotom-W, Hippowdon, and Mega Venusaur so Cinderace has an easier time versus them. Similarly, Mega Charizard Y breaks down some of the physical walls that annoy Cinderace like Mega Slowbro and Swampert while also setting sun for it. In return, it appreciates Cinderace breaking common special walls, like Blissey and Heatran, and forcing out some of its offensive checks like Mega Diancie. Sweepers like Mega Charizard X and Z-move Volcarona also appreciate Cinderace beating the likes of Azumarill ~if running Gunk Shot, Tyranitar, and Heatran so they have an easier time cleaning against Fairy, Dark, and Steel teams, respectively. They also benefit from Cinderace's U-turn getting them safely into the field. Volcanion is another hard hitter that synergizes well with Cinderace because of its Water immunity, dealing with Pokemon such as Tapu Fini and Seismitoad while additionally KOing Pokemon such as Toxapex and Hippowdon.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Fire
--------
On the Offensive Pivot set, Court Change can replace High Jump Kick or Gunk Shot as a way to get rid of entry hazards for Fire teams, notably Stealth Rock, while taking advantage of opposing field effects such as Reflect or Light Screen. However, stripping away coverage defeats the purpose of the set, which is to immediately threaten types like Fairy, Psychic, and Dark with its moves. Fire teams also already have entry hazard removal in Torkoal and dual screens Rotom-H, making it unneeded most of the time. Electro Ball can be a very powerful niche move , OHKOing Pelipper and surprising Slowbro and Toxapex on the switch, but it doesn't do much outside of this. Choice Scarf allows Cinderace to act as a great revenge killer, outspeeding other Choice Scarf users such as Terrakion, Galarian Darmanitan, and Tapu Lele as well as the likes of Cloyster after a Shell Smash boost, Mega Swampert under rain, Tapu Koko, and Mega Aerodactyl. However, Cinderace suffers from being locked into one move, as its true power comes from its Libero-enhanced versatility.
Checks and Counters
===================
Fire
--------
**Bulky Water-types**: Bulky Water-types like Slowbro, Swampert, and Toxapex can comfortably take most hits Cinderace throws at them and retaliate with their Water-type attacks, eventually taking Cinderace out. However, Bulk Up Cinderace can break through Swampert with a few boosts, and Toxapex must be wary of Shattered Psyche.
**Physical Walls**: Physically bulky Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Staraptor, and Galarian Corsola are all very capable of taking on Cinderace and threatening it back with status or attacks.
**Super Effective Coverage**: Cinderace's measly defenses allow any super effective moves from Pokemon like Hippowdon, Azumarill, Landorus-T, and Terrakion to easily OHKO it.
**Dragon-types**: Dragon-types like Garchomp, Dragonite, and Mega Latias can easily stomach most of Cinderace's moves and, in return, they can heavily damage it back due to Cinderace's frailty. However, certain ones like Latios, Mega Altaria, and Kyurem must be wary of. super effective coverage.
**Revenge Killers**: Fast, hard-hitting Pokemon that can survive a Sucker Punch such as Tapu Koko, Tornadus-T, Weavile, and Greninja threaten Cinderace and its teammates.
**Status**: Paralysis and burn ~once Libero changes its type from Fire~ cripple Cinderace's offensive potential. Also, Toxic puts its on a timer.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Illecent Excaliburn, 475589]]
- Fire analysis by: [[Illecent Excaliburn, 475589]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mateeus, 32199], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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