[SET]
Leech Seed (Wo-Chien) @ Leftovers
Ability: Tablets of Ruin
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison / Fairy / Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Impish / Careful Nature
- Leech Seed
- Protect / Substitute
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Substitute / Ruination / Giga Drain / Taunt
[SET COMMENTS]
* With excellent bulk and a unique array of moves to support it, Wo-Chien stands out as a dangerous user of Leech Seed and a prime Pokemon to stall matches out with.
* **Foul Play versus Knock Off**: Foul Play is Wo-Chien's most consistent offensive move that also happens to punish setup sweepers, while Knock Off's support is especially helpful against Trick users such as Gholdengo and Rotom-W. Note that both are viable together if you're willing to give up a support move.
* **Substitute**: When paired together with Toxic Spikes, Protect and Substitute makes even foes that should beat Wo-Chien get worn down before they can KO it, such as Chi-Yu. Substitute itself protects Wo-Chien from slow users of Yawn such as Dondozo and Hippowdon, and slow OHKO moves from Ting-Lu, Dondozo, and Kingambit.
* **Ruination**: Ruination gives Wo-Chien powerful chipping down potential, though it should never be used as Wo-Chien's only attack due to it being extremely difficult to KO with. When paired with Knock Off, it's especially useful against Wo-Chien mirror matches.
* **Giga Drain**: With Stealth Rock support, Giga Drain OHKOes Iron Bundle and almost always 2HKOes Chien-Pao. If you allocate 60 EVs to Special Attack, Giga Drain will OHKO Iron Bundle regardless of Stealth Rock.
* **Taunt**: Taunt does an excellent job of surprising other Taunt Pokemon switching in, such as Annihilape and Corviknight.
* **Toxic Spikes Partners**: Wo-Chien becomes far more deadly with Toxic Spikes support, letting it quickly wear down a wide variety of foes even faster. Toxapex is one of the best options thanks to its good defensive synergy with Wo-Chien, but other options include Iron Moth, Glimmora, Clodsire, Focus Sash Meowscarada, and the niche Gengar.
Other Options
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* **Snarl**: Snarl makes fearsome special attackers such as Flutter Mane and Chi-Yu far easier to switch into when Wo-Chien needs to escape, though Wo-Chien will need to have the correct Tera Type to outstall these foes itself.
* **Ingrain**: In addition to providing some extra recovery, Ingrain makes phazers such as Ting-Lu and Hippowdon fail to stop Wo-Chien consistently, though Wo-Chien being trapped is a serious drawback.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - High**: Despite Wo-Chien's fantastic bulk, its vulnerability to Toxic Spikes and poor defensive typing mean it must often Terastallize to stall out teams.
* **Poison**: Tera Poison provides a vital resistance to Fairy and Fighting, and it also lets Wo-Chien absorb Toxic Spikes.
* **Fairy**: Besides being a great defensive type, Tera Fairy helps Wo-Chien against Fighting-types that'd normally beat it.
* **Water**: Tera Water provides Ice and Fire resistances, helpful against Baxcalibur, Chien-Pao, and Chi-Yu.
* **Fire**: Tera Fire gives useful resistances to Fairy, Fire, and Ice, which help against major threats like Flutter Mane, Baxcalibur, Chi-Yu, and Chien-Pao.
Items
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* **Leftovers**: Wo-Chien's stalling playstyle makes Leftovers the most consistent recovery item.
* **Big Root**: If another Pokemon desperately needs Leftovers, Big Root is a viable alternative for getting extra recovery from Leech Seed and Giga Drain.
EV Spreads and Adjustments
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* **252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe with Impish or Bold**: Maximizing Wo-Chien's physical bulk lets it pull off some incredible stunts, such as avoiding a 3HKO from Breloom's Mach Punch with Leftovers and, after Terastallization, avoiding a 2HKO from Choice Band Chien-Pao's Icicle Crash.
* **252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe with Careful or Calm**: With the correct Tera Type and maximum Special Defense, Wo-Chien can take on Flutter Mane and Iron Bundle much more effectively.
* **Using 60 SpA EVs**: If you're willing to give up a bit of bulk, this investment is required to OHKO Iron Bundle with Giga Drain with either a Bold or a Calm nature.
* **Using 100 Speed EVs**: With some sacrifice to bulk, this Speed investment lets Wo-Chien outspeed Adamant maximum Speed Kingambit, and it can be vital in Wo-Chien mirror matches after Terastallization makes it vulnerable to Leech Seed, due to Substitute blocking Leech Seed.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theorymon, 29010]]
- Quality checked by: [[DerpySuX, 528485]]
- Grammar checked by: [[P Squared, 168392]]
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