[SET]
Offensive Z-Move (Tapu Lele) @ Fightinium Z / Psychium Z
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Calm Mind / Hidden Power Fire / Future Sight
[SET COMMENTS]
Tapu Lele is a fearsome wallbreaker, attributing its success to its Psychic Terrain-boosted attacks, ability to threaten metagame staples such as Gliscor, Toxapex, Raging Bolt, and Great Tusk, and lack of prediction mandated by a Choice item. Focus Blast allows Tapu Lele to hit the Steel-types that would plague it, such as Melmetal, Kingambit, Ferrothorn, and Heatran. Psyshock is an option over Psychic to hit Pokemon like Volcarona, Galarian Slowking, and Blissey; however, Psychic is usually preferred due to its higher damage against targets like Moltres and Gliscor. Hidden Power Fire and Future Sight are other options over Calm Mind; the former is a consistent way of hitting Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Gholdengo, whereas the latter pairs well with wallbreakers like Zamazenta and Ogerpon-W while also being Tapu Lele’s strongest form of Shattered Psyche. With Fightinium Z, Tapu Lele OHKOes Melmetal lacking Assault Vest and Assault Vest Kingambit while also having a favorable roll to OHKO Ferrothorn after Stealth Rock. Psychium Z gives Tapu Lele a burst of power that guarantees the OHKO on Pokemon like Clefable, Tornadus-T, and Gliscor.
Tapu Lele is a good option on offense and bulky offense teams that appreciate it punching holes in fat and balance teams, which have limited ways of pivoting around it. Pokemon like Kingambit, Zamazenta, and Ogerpon-W like Tapu Lele breaking through their checks such as Toxapex, Raging Bolt, and Great Tusk. These Pokemon also appreciate the potential Future Sight support Tapu Lele can give. Tapu Lele likes Pursuit from Weavile, Mega Tyranitar, and Kingambit, as they help remove checks such as Gholdengo, Iron Crown, and Assault Vest Tornadus-T. Tapu Lele has a middling Speed tier that allows threats like Dragapult, Ogerpon-W, and Mega Charizard Y to easily outpace and revenge kill it. Therefore, teammates like Garchomp, Ferrothorn, and Kingambit are appreciated. However, it should be noted that Psychic Terrain blocks Kingambit’s Sucker Punch.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
Quality checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/ https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solaros-lunaris.471780/
Grammar checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/danbear02.589016/
Offensive Z-Move (Tapu Lele) @ Fightinium Z / Psychium Z
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Calm Mind / Hidden Power Fire / Future Sight
[SET COMMENTS]
Tapu Lele is a fearsome wallbreaker, attributing its success to its Psychic Terrain-boosted attacks, ability to threaten metagame staples such as Gliscor, Toxapex, Raging Bolt, and Great Tusk, and lack of prediction mandated by a Choice item. Focus Blast allows Tapu Lele to hit the Steel-types that would plague it, such as Melmetal, Kingambit, Ferrothorn, and Heatran. Psyshock is an option over Psychic to hit Pokemon like Volcarona, Galarian Slowking, and Blissey; however, Psychic is usually preferred due to its higher damage against targets like Moltres and Gliscor. Hidden Power Fire and Future Sight are other options over Calm Mind; the former is a consistent way of hitting Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Gholdengo, whereas the latter pairs well with wallbreakers like Zamazenta and Ogerpon-W while also being Tapu Lele’s strongest form of Shattered Psyche. With Fightinium Z, Tapu Lele OHKOes Melmetal lacking Assault Vest and Assault Vest Kingambit while also having a favorable roll to OHKO Ferrothorn after Stealth Rock. Psychium Z gives Tapu Lele a burst of power that guarantees the OHKO on Pokemon like Clefable, Tornadus-T, and Gliscor.
Tapu Lele is a good option on offense and bulky offense teams that appreciate it punching holes in fat and balance teams, which have limited ways of pivoting around it. Pokemon like Kingambit, Zamazenta, and Ogerpon-W like Tapu Lele breaking through their checks such as Toxapex, Raging Bolt, and Great Tusk. These Pokemon also appreciate the potential Future Sight support Tapu Lele can give. Tapu Lele likes Pursuit from Weavile, Mega Tyranitar, and Kingambit, as they help remove checks such as Gholdengo, Iron Crown, and Assault Vest Tornadus-T. Tapu Lele has a middling Speed tier that allows threats like Dragapult, Ogerpon-W, and Mega Charizard Y to easily outpace and revenge kill it. Therefore, teammates like Garchomp, Ferrothorn, and Kingambit are appreciated. However, it should be noted that Psychic Terrain blocks Kingambit’s Sucker Punch.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
Quality checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/ https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solaros-lunaris.471780/
Grammar checked by: https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/danbear02.589016/
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