AG Zacian-C

[bigtalk]

[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Behemoth Blade
move 2: Wild Charge
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Substitute / Crunch / Swords Dance
item: Rusted Sword
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is one of the top threats in Anything Goes, boasting an insanely high Attack stat, nearly unrivaled Speed, a brilliant typing and ability, and access to a plethora of coverage options that make it extremely difficult to handle offensively and defensively. Behemoth Blade is the preferred STAB move, since it's stronger and 100% accurate and deals more damage to Dynamaxed Pokemon. Alternatively, Play Rough makes it easier to break through defensive Zygarde-C; the move also guarantees the OHKO on Mega Rayquaza, Ultra Necrozma, and Yveltal, but these threats are already KOed by Behemoth Blade or Wild Charge after little to no chip damage. Wild Charge is essential coverage for defensive Ho-Oh, which would otherwise wall Zacian-C very easily, and it also hits Water-types such as Arceus-Water and Primal Kyogre that resist Behemoth Blade. Close Combat destroys Ferrothorn and heavily dents Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, two of Zacian-C's best switch-ins. Substitute is an appealing option because it lets Zacian-C take advantage of forced switches, avoid getting revenge killed by Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza, and dodge status moves like Leech Seed and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Ferrothorn and support Arceus formes. Crunch targets defensive Lunala and Shedinja and lets Zacian-C avoid a mind game with Ultra Necrozma. It's also useful against Necrozma-DM despite hitting said foe for the same damage as Close Combat, due to the chance of a Defense drop and the fact that it doesn't lower Zacian-C's own defenses. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to sweep once the opposition is weakened and revenge killers like Ditto have been eliminated. Protect can be used as the fourth move to scout Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza and to stall out Dynamax turns, but Substitute already offers many of Protect's benefits and more. An Adamant nature is preferred for the extra damage output, which notably allows Zacian-C to 2HKO defensive Arceus-Ground after little to no prior chip damage. Alternatively, a Jolly nature can be used to Speed tie with opposing Zacian-C and outspeed Mega Mewtwo Y and +1 Necrozma-DM.

Ho-Oh is one of the best teammates for Zacian-C, as it checks Arceus-Ground and can scout Choice Scarf users like Mega Rayquaza that attempt to revenge kill it. A good check to Primal Groudon like Arceus-Ground, defensive Zygarde-C, or Mega Rayquaza is appreciated, as it's one of the few Pokemon that can switch into Zacian-C and force it out. Wallbreakers like Primal Kyogre, Geomancy Xerneas, and Yveltal can help to break down checks like Necrozma-DM, Primal Groudon, Zygarde-C, and Ho-Oh, allowing Zacian-C to clean up late-game. Ferrothorn can switch into support Arceus formes and provide Spikes support, helping Zacian-C to pick up on more KOs. Ditto is Zacian-C's greatest nemesis, so setup sweepers that beat it like Yveltal, Arceus-Ghost, and Zygarde-C are appreciated, and cores that can pivot around a Ditto that has copied Zacian-C like Ho-Oh + Primal Groudon are helpful.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[ice-master-523, 464176], [Guardsweeper, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]

 

[Icemaster]

[SET]
name: Sword Doggo (Offensive)
move 1: Behemoth Blade / Play Rough (Only hitting Zygarde Complete extra, and doesn't hit dmaxers very hard/fails 2hko on supportceus. I'd put this in other options)
move 2: Wild Charge
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Substitute / Crunch / Swords Dance / Protect
item: Rusted Sword
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is one of the top threats in Anything Goes, boasting an insanely high Attack stat, nearly unrivaled Speed, and access to a plethora of coverage options that make it extremely difficult to handle defensively. Behemoth Blade is the preferred STAB move since it's stronger, 100% accurate, and deals more damage to Dynamaxed Pokemon. Alternatively, Play Rough makes it easier to break through defensive Zygarde-C; the move also guarantees the OHKO on Mega Rayquaza, Ultra Necrozma, and Yveltal, but these threats are already KOed by Behemoth Blade or Wild Charge after little to no chip damage. Wild Charge is essential coverage for defensive Ho-Oh, which would otherwise wall Zacian-C very easily, and it also hits Water-types such as Arceus-Water, Primal Kyogre, and Toxapex that resist Behemoth Blade. Close Combat destroys Ferrothorn and heavily dents Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, two of Zacian-C's best switch-ins. Substitute is an appealing option because it lets Zacian-C take advantage of forced switches, avoid getting revenge killed by Choice Scarf users like Ditto, and dodge status moves like Leech Seed and Will-O-Wisp. Crunch targets defensive Lunala and Shedinja and lets Zacian-C avoid a mindgame with Ultra Necrozma, (also offers the same dmg output as CC on NDM but lets you fish for a defence drop/make sure you don't get KOed by not dropping your defense which may be worth mentioning). Finally, Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to sweep once the opposition is weakened and revenge killers have been eliminated, however it should be used with caution as it often allows opposing ditto to easily countersweep. Protect (Greatly improves Ditto MU while allowing you to scout scarf mons and stall Dmax) An Adamant nature is preferred for the extra damage output, which notably allows Zacian-C to 2HKO defensive Arceus-Ground after little to no prior chip damage. Alternatively, a Jolly nature can be used to Speed tie with opposing Zacian-C and outspeed Mega Mewtwo Y and +1 Necrozma-DM.

Ho-Oh is one of the best teammates for Zacian-C, as it checks Arceus-Ground and can scout Choice Scarf users like Mega Rayquaza that attempt to revenge kill it. A good check to Primal Groudon like Arceus-Ground, defensive Zygarde-C, or Mega Rayquaza is appreciated, as it's one of the few Pokemon that can switch into Zacian-C and force it out. Primal Kyogre and Geomancy Xerneas can help to break down shared checks in Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, respectively. Ditto is Zacian-C's greatest nemesis, so setup sweepers that beat it like Yveltal and Arceus-Ghost are appreciated, and cores that can pivot around a Ditto that has copied Zacian-C like Ho-Oh + Primal Groudon are helpful. Switchins to Zacian are appreciated, such as Primal Groudon and NDM, as it prevents Ditto from copying Zacian and attempting to countersweep. I'd also mention Ferrothorn in here due to its ability to provide spikes support which lets you 2HKO supportceus reliably, and also NDM and PDon with Close Combat while also providing a supportceus/defensive zyg switchin.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Looks good, QC 1/2

 

[bigtalk]

Looks good, QC 1/2

Thanks. Implemented most of the feedback apart from Protect slash (see discord)

edit: After more discussion, Protect was given a mention but not a slash

 

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[SET]
name: Sword Doggo (Offensive)
move 1: Behemoth Blade
move 2: Wild Charge
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Substitute / Crunch / Swords Dance
item: Rusted Sword
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is one of the top threats in Anything Goes, boasting an insanely high Attack stat, nearly unrivaled Speed, and access to a plethora of coverage options that make it extremely difficult to handle offensively and defensively (Add its ability and typing to its qualities). Behemoth Blade is the preferred STAB move since it's stronger, 100% accurate, and deals more damage to Dynamaxed Pokemon than Play Rough. Wild Charge is essential coverage for defensive Ho-Oh, which would otherwise wall Zacian-C very easily, and it also hits Water-types such as Arceus-Water and Primal Kyogre that resist Behemoth Blade. Close Combat destroys Ferrothorn and heavily dents Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, two of Zacian-C's best switch-ins. Substitute is an appealing option because it lets Zacian-C take advantage of forced switches, avoid getting revenge killed by Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza, and dodge status moves like Leech Seed and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of?. Crunch targets defensive Lunala and Shedinja and lets Zacian-C avoid a mindgame with Ultra Necrozma. It's also useful against Necrozma-DM despite hitting said foe for the same damage as Close Combat, due to the chance of a Defense drop and the fact that it doesn't lower Zacian-C's own defenses. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to sweep once the opposition is weakened and revenge killers like Ditto have been eliminated. Protect can be used as the fourth move to scout Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza and to stall out Dynamax turns, but Substitute already offers many of Protect's benefits and more. An Adamant nature is preferred for the extra damage output, which notably allows Zacian-C to 2HKO defensive Arceus-Ground after little to no prior chip damage. Alternatively, a Jolly nature can be used to Speed tie with opposing Zacian-C and outspeed Mega Mewtwo Y and +1 Necrozma-DM.

Ho-Oh is one of the best teammates for Zacian-C, as it checks Arceus-Ground and can scout Choice Scarf users like Mega Rayquaza that attempt to revenge kill it. A good check to Primal Groudon like Arceus-Ground, defensive Zygarde-C, or Mega Rayquaza is appreciated, as it's one of the few Pokemon that can switch into Zacian-C and force it out. Primal Kyogre and Geomancy Xerneas can help to break down shared checks in Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, respectively (Both are heavily pressured by Primal Kyogre and Xerneas. It'd also be more concise to add Yveltal here, and generalize this into wallbreakers that can heavily pressure the likes of NDM, Primal Groudon, Zygarde-C and Ho-Oh, allowing Zacian-C to clean up late-game). Ferrothorn can switch into support Arceus formes and provide Spikes support, helping Zacian-C to pick up on more KOs. Ditto is Zacian-C's greatest nemesis, so setup sweepers that beat it like Yveltal (I'd hesitate to call Yveltal a setup-sweeper; nevertheless it belongs in this list) and Arceus-Ghost (Zygarde is a notable mention here) are appreciated, and cores that can pivot around a Ditto that has copied Zacian-C like Ho-Oh + Primal Groudon are helpful.

(Mega Gengar is a notable mention for its ability to trap and eliminate the majority of Zacian-C checks)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[ice-master-523, 464176], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Well done, 2/2

 

[bigtalk]

Thanks, implemented. I opted not to include Mega Gengar in team options, as it's already crowded there and switching it into stuff like Primal Groudon / Zygarde / Ho-Oh / Groundceus seems pretty sus to me. It can't trap Lunala either, nor Dusk Mane without the use of Encore.

 

[lotiasite]

check

[SET]
name: Sword Doggo Offensive (would rather not with the name unless it's funny or relevant, if not everyone would just make funny-but-not-funny names)
move 1: Behemoth Blade
move 2: Wild Charge
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Substitute / Crunch / Swords Dance
item: Rusted Sword
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is one of the top threats in Anything Goes, boasting an insanely high Attack stat, nearly unrivaled Speed, a brilliant typing and ability, and access to a plethora of coverage options that make it extremely difficult to handle offensively and defensively. Behemoth Blade is the preferred STAB move, (AC) since it's stronger, (RC) and 100% accurate, (RC) and deals more damage to Dynamaxed Pokemon. (parallelism error) Alternatively, Play Rough makes it easier to break through defensive Zygarde-C; the move also guarantees the OHKO on Mega Rayquaza, Ultra Necrozma, and Yveltal, but these threats are already KOed by Behemoth Blade or Wild Charge after little to no chip damage. Wild Charge is essential coverage for defensive Ho-Oh, which would otherwise wall Zacian-C very easily, and it also hits Water-types such as Arceus-Water and Primal Kyogre that resist Behemoth Blade. Close Combat destroys Ferrothorn and heavily dents Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM, two of Zacian-C's best switch-ins. Substitute is an appealing option because it lets Zacian-C take advantage of forced switches, avoid getting revenge killed by Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza, and dodge status moves like Leech Seed and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Ferrothorn and support Arceus formes. Crunch targets defensive Lunala and Shedinja and lets Zacian-C avoid a mind(add space)game with Ultra Necrozma. It's also useful against Necrozma-DM despite hitting said foe for the same damage as Close Combat, due to the chance of a Defense drop and the fact that it doesn't lower Zacian-C's own defenses. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to sweep once the opposition is weakened and revenge killers like Ditto have been eliminated. Protect can be used as the fourth move to scout Choice Scarf users like Ditto and Mega Rayquaza and to stall out Dynamax turns, but Substitute already offers many of Protect's benefits and more. An Adamant nature is preferred for the extra damage output, which notably allows Zacian-C to 2HKO defensive Arceus-Ground after little to no prior chip damage. Alternatively, a Jolly nature can be used to Speed tie with opposing Zacian-C and outspeed Mega Mewtwo Y and +1 Necrozma-DM.

Ho-Oh is one of the best teammates for Zacian-C, as it checks Arceus-Ground and can scout Choice Scarf users like Mega Rayquaza that attempt to revenge kill it. A good check to Primal Groudon like Arceus-Ground, defensive Zygarde-C, or Mega Rayquaza is appreciated, as it's one of the few Pokemon that can switch into Zacian-C and force it out. Wallbreakers like Primal Kyogre, Geomancy Xerneas, and Yveltal can help to break down checks like Necrozma-DM, Primal Groudon, Zygarde-C, and Ho-Oh, allowing Zacian-C to clean up late-game. Ferrothorn can switch into support Arceus formes and provide Spikes support, helping Zacian-C to pick up on more KOs. Ditto is Zacian-C's greatest nemesis, so setup sweepers that beat it like Yveltal, Arceus-Ghost, and Zygarde-C are appreciated, and cores that can pivot around a Ditto that has copied Zacian-C like Ho-Oh + Primal Groudon are helpful.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[bigtalk, 466663]]
- Quality checked by: [[ice-master-523, 464176], [Guardsweeper, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]lotiasite, 302985]]

gp 1/1 noice

 

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