UUbers Zacian (Wallbreaker) [Done]

[olivia]

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat helps cover Steel-types switching in, dealing super effective damage to Pokemon like Dialga and Zamazenta-C and hitting Magearna neutrally. Crunch helps remove key targets like Gholdengo, Solgaleo, Mewtwo, and Galarian Slowking. Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex and Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing, while Wild Charge allows Zacian to hit Corviknight, Skarmory, and Dondozo. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to break through Pokemon like Magearna and Solgaleo. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave and a powerful option to break through checks like Toxapex, Magearna, and Solgaleo in Tera Blast Ground. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offense and balance teams. Great Tusk and Landorus-T are excellent partners for Zacian, being able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down foes and also threaten the Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Magearna and Arceus-Poison that it is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the gaps Zacian creates in defensive cores providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened teams.

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[olivia]

i think the set titles on smogon need changed, i'm presuming im doing the choice band one

 

[olivia]

also ready for qc 1 x

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

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[SET]
[Wallbreaker] Zacian @ Choice Band
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Wild Charge / Psychic Fangs

[SET COMMENTS]
Outline: As one of the fastest Pokemon in the Ubers UU tier, Zacian is a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker, leveraging massive base Attack and Intrepid Sword to muscle through would be checks. Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Play Rough is Zacians strongest STAB option, which can be further boosted by Tera Fairy, allowing it to OHKO defensive Giratina. don't need to talk about STAB moves Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in give 1-2 examples. Crunch helps it remove Gholdengo who it otherwise cannot break through. Wild Charge beats whatever it beats, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Grassy Seed Sneasler it otherwise has trouble removing. The given EV spread has 192 Speed EVs and a Jolly nature making it faster than Mewtwo and Spectrier. 252 Attack EVs maximises its breaking power, while the remaining 64 EVs are invested in HP to increase its bulk. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpace Spectrier. Choice Band is used to maximise its damage output, allowing it to OHKO Dialga and 2HKO Magearna, Corviknight, and Skarmory with Close Combat. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Electric attacks from Arceus-Electric, and notably Regieleki, one of the few unboosted Pokemon who can revenge Zacian otherwise. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offence and balance teams. Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Mamoswine are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel and Poison-type Pokemon Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Extreme Killer Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents. Timing is essential when using Zacian as it is heavily reliant on the one time use of Intrepid Sword to break certain checks. Notably without a boost it cannot even break through considerably weaker Pokemon like Bellibolt, who can Slack Off its damage while also putting it at risk of being paralysed by Static. checks like Bellibolt.


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Mod check, trying to get this more in-line with the mini formatting. Let me know if you have any questions about the changes.

 

[Leo Justice]

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QC stuff

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Crunch helps it remove Gholdengo and Solgaleo, who it otherwise cannot break through as otherwise it would struggle to break through. Wild Charge allows it to hit Corviknight, Skarmory and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Grassy Seed Sneasler Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpace Mewtwo. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Electric attacks from Arceus-Electric, and notably Regieleki, one of the few unboosted Pokemon who can revenge Zacian otherwise Thunder Wave, which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offence and balance teams. Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Mamoswine Landorus-Therian are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel and Poison-type Pokemon Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Extreme Killer Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents. Timing and prediction is are essential when using Zacian as it is heavily reliant on the one time use of Intrepid Sword to break certain checks like Bellibolt. (A better example of a more common check is needed)


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[olivia]

Implemented! (please let bellibolt stay)

 

[Leo Justice]

QC 1/2

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QC stuff 2, electric Boogaloo

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Crunch helps it remove Gholdengo and Solgaleo, as otherwise it would struggle to break through. Wild Charge allows it to hit Corviknight, Skarmory and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpace Mewtwo. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave, which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offence and balance teams. Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Landorus-Therian are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel and Poison-type Pokemon Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Extreme Killer Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents. Timing and prediction are essential when using Zacian as it is heavily reliant on the one time use of Intrepid Sword to break certain checks like Dondozo, Arceus-Poison, and Bellibolt. (Just a small thing, Dondozo has unaware and because it doesn't care if Zacian has intrepid sword or not its a bad example, I recommend putting Magearna instead. I don't think its a good idea to put Belibolt since it isn't in the Viability rankings and has barely any usage)


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[olivia]

QC 1/2

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QC stuff 2, electric Boogaloo

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Crunch helps it remove Gholdengo and Solgaleo, as otherwise it would struggle to break through. Wild Charge allows it to hit Corviknight, Skarmory and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpace Mewtwo. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave, which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offence and balance teams. Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Landorus-Therian are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel and Poison-type Pokemon Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Extreme Killer Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents. Timing and prediction are essential when using Zacian as it is heavily reliant on the one time use of Intrepid Sword to break certain checks like Dondozo, Arceus-Poison, and Bellibolt. (Just a small thing, Dondozo has unaware and because it doesn't care if Zacian has intrepid sword or not its a bad example, I recommend putting Magearna instead. I don't think its a good idea to put Belibolt since it isn't in the Viability rankings and has barely any usage)


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I actually caught that myself and edited it to mag already lol, sorted now (it rlly does beat zacian though!!!)

 

[olivia]

ready for qc2 btw x

 

[Imperial]

ready for qc2 btw x

(might wanna change the title)

 

[Bella]

Hiya!
This is an AMQC, please implement whatever you want.

:3

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Crunch helps it remove Gholdengo and Solgaleo (You can mention how it hits the likes of Mew2 and Slowking-G too methinks), as otherwise it would struggle to break through. Wild Charge allows it Zacian to hit Corviknight, Skarmory and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpaces Mewtwo. Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave, which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame. (No mention on Tera Fairy? Can be a Quick Sentence on how it boosts Play Rough but no sentence at all is weird.) Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offence and balance teams. Great Tusk, Iron Treads, (Threads is gone now :( )and Landorus-Therian are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon (examples please!) Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Extreme Killer Arceus-Fire (You Dont need to add Extreme Killer because Arceus-Fire never rly runs any other set), Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents. Timing and prediction are essential when using Zacian as it is heavily reliant on the one time use of Intrepid Sword to break certain checks like Arceus-Poison and Magearna. (This does not really add anything, also i wouldn't say its entirely reliant on Intrepid Sword to Break.)


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Alot of this is just fixxing gammatical errors to help out the GP team, amazing writing!

 

[olivia]

implemented your suggestions thank you! only one i didnt was the comment on tera fairy as I initially had a comment on it but was told to remove mention on STAB options as they are self explanatory, may have misunderstood though !!!

 

[vesp]

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[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Crunch helps it remove key targets like Gholdengo, Solgaleo, Mewtwo, and Galarian Slowking. Wild Charge allows Zacian to hit Corviknight, Skarmory and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. 192 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature outpaces Mewtwo. (I get why you're running this, but the Zacian speed tie comes in handy pretty often Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to potentially function as a sweeper in late-game if positioned correctly.allowing it to break through Pokemon like Magearna and Solgaleo. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave, which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame, along with providing it a powerful option to break through checks like Toxapex, Magearna, and Solgaleo. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offense and balance teams. Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian are excellent partners for Zacian, able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents and also threatening the Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Magearna and Arceus-Poison that Zacian is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents.


[SET CREDITS]

 

[olivia]

my apologies team, i've been wondering why progress on this one stalled, its because my dumb ass forgot to hit send when i implemented them

ready for gp :D

 

[olivia]

GP Team

 

[Rose]

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GP Check

[SET]
Wallbreaker (Zacian) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs / Wild Charge (double space) / Tera Blast

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian's excellent Speed and power make it both a fantastic revenge killer and wallbreaker. Close Combat is an extremely powerful coverage move that helps cover Steel-type Pokemon on a switch in like Dialga, Zamazenta-Crowned, and also neutrally hitting Magearna. Close Combat helps cover Steel-types switching in, dealing super effective damage to Pokemon like Dialga and Zamazenta-C and hitting Magearna neutrally. Crunch helps it remove key targets like Gholdengo, Solgaleo, Mewtwo, and Galarian Slowking. Wild Charge allows Zacian to hit Corviknight, Skarmory, (comma) and Dondozo for super-effective damage, while Psychic Fangs is occasionally used to beat Poison-types like Toxapex or and Arceus-Poison it otherwise has trouble removing. (double space) (Psychic Fangs is listed first on the set, but Wild Charge is mentioned first here. I'd swap their order on the set or rearrange this sentence to something like "Psychic Fangs lets Zacian beat Poison-types like Toxapex and Arceus-Poison is otherwise has trouble removing, while Wild Charge is (occasionally?) used to hit Corviknight, Skarmory, and Dondozo.") Tera Fighting can boost Close Combat to extreme levels, allowing it to break through Pokemon like Magearna and Solgaleo. Tera Ground is notable for providing an immunity to Thunder Wave, (comma) which slows down Zacian and hinders its ability to outspeed a vast amount of the metagame, along with providing it (dex info) and a powerful option to break through checks like Toxapex, Magearna, and Solgaleo in Tera Blast Ground. Zacian best fits as a wallbreaker on bulky offense and balance teams. Great Tusk and Landorus-Therian Landorus-T are excellent partners for Zacian, being able to set up Stealth Rock to chip down opponents foes and also threatening threaten the Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Magearna and Arceus-Poison that Zacian it is weak to. Late-game cleaners like Arceus-Fire, Sneasler, and Arceus-Grass enjoy the defensive gaps broken open by Zacian, (comma) gaps Zacian creates in defensive cores providing them with opportunities to set up and sweep weakened opponents teams.

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1/1 GP Team done

 

[olivia]

ready for post xx

 

[UT]

Uploaded!

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