Zygarde (QC 1/2)

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[OVERVIEW]

With its Dragon/Ground typing, Thousand Arrows, and powerful legendary bst, Zygarde has a unique offensive role in the doubles metagame. Zygarde's typing offers it a variety of resistances and good matchups few other Pokemon bring to the table. Its signature move Thousand Arrows is a strong spread move with no immunities since it can damage flying types and Pokemon with levitate. Choice Band allows Zygarde to maximize its damage dealing potential and instantly apply a great deal of pressure. This set can benefit greatly from a Tailwind setter like Zapdos or Mew to make up for Zygarde’s middling speed. Another set worth considering is a set-up set with Dragon Dance which makes Zygarde a threatening sweeper. Such a set works well in conjunction with redirection Pokemon like Blastoise and Amoongus or Fakeout from Rillaboom or Zeraora. Zygarde’s most notable struggles are Kyurem-Black, Genesect, and Dragapult who are all capable of taking down Zygarde with a super effective ice or dragon move. Zygarde can also be checked defensively with Landorus’ Intimidate, and Rillaboom and Tapu Fini can live hits from Thousand Arrows and hit back hard.

[SET]
name: Choice Band Attacker
move 1: Thousand Arrows
move 2: Thousand Waves / Toxic
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Extreme Speed
item: Choice Band
ability: Aura Break
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Thousand Arrows is Zygarde’s most spammable move since it has no immunities and few resists. As a spread move that is a 90 base power STAB, it packs a punch.

* Thousand Waves is an alternative to Thousand Arrows which has the ability to prevent the opponent's Pokemon from switching out for as long as Zygarde is in play but can only damage grounded Pokemon

* Toxic can be useful for wearing down opposing Pokemon with very high defense such as Kommo-o or Cresselia.

* Superpower allows Zygarde to deal massive super effective damage against Kyurem-Black and Porygon 2.

* Extreme Speed gives Zygarde an option to use to snipe faster pokemon once they are low on hp.

* This EV spread allows Zygarde to maximize its offensive power while having enough speed to deal with many of the slower pokemon in the tier and outspeed even the fastest pokemon when in tailwind including Choice Scarf users such as Genesect.

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Thousand Arrows
move 2: Dragon Dance
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Aura Break
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

* Thousand Arrows is the only attacking move Zygarde needs due to its lack of immunities, and after a couple Dragon Dances it becomes extremely threatening.

* Dragon Dance allows Zygarde to boost its Atk and Spe each by one stage, setting it up to be a dangerous sweeper and allowing it to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame at +1, including Zeraora and Dragapult.

* Substitute pairs extremely well with Dragon Dance as opponents will often try to slow Zygarde's momentum with Fakeout and Intimidate, both of which are stopped by Substitute. Substitute is a great option if you expect your opponent to protect, attack Zygarde with a status move such as spore, or if there are no opposing pokemon on the field who can currently threaten Zygarde.

* Protect is a classic staple in doubles for its ability to block foes' attacks. It is useful for preventing Zygarde from getting hit by threatening attacks like Kyurem-Black’s Ice Beam, while also providing steady recovery.

* This EV spread with high Atk and Spe allows Zygarde to maximize what it can get off of Dragon Dance.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dragon Dance Zygarde can opt for a slightly more offensive set with Soft Sand to further boost Thousand Arrows power at the cost of losing leftovers and making Substitute less viable. This definitely harms Zygarde's longevity, but some teams may find the extra damage to be worth the cost. Other item options include Sitrus Berry, Yache Berry, and Weakness Policy as other alternative item choices for Dragon Dance.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Shadowmonstr7, 441302 ]], [[Pix, 554354]]
- Quality checked by: [[Yoda2798, 243662]], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[zoe]

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[OVERVIEW]

• The line "powerful BST" seem unnecessary. You can say something like "high stats" or be more specific and say like "great bulk" (as Zygarde's Attack and Speed aren't exactly phenomenal)
• "flying types" is "Flying-types"
• For the section about drawbacks, mention how Genesect, Dragapult, and Kyurem-B all offensively check Zygarde by threatening to outspeed and OHKO Zygarde, Rillaboom, Tapu Fini, and the aforementioned Kyurem-B defensively check it as they can easily take a hit and fire back, and how Intimidate from the likes of Landorus-T and (technically) Incineroar slow it down.
• Dragon Dance requires setup to do damage, so bring that up when talking about its downsides
• It's also good to mention that Zygarde can face stiff competition from Landorus, who is much stronger and packs better coverage. The two have been paired together before so that could also be worth a mention.

[CHOICE BAND]

• Instead of "preventing the opponents Pokemon from switching out" you can say "traps both opposing pokemon." Also put a comma between "in play" and "but" to make the sentence flow better.
• Instead of specifically saying "opposing Pokemon with high defense," just say "bulkier pokemon." Also use different examples than Kommo-o and Cresselia, nether of which are that relevant right now.
• It's also important to note that slashed moves' descriptions (in this case Thousand Waves and Toxic) are in the same bullet point. Combine the two and you're good.
• Just say how Superpower deals massive damage to Porygon2 and Kyurem-B, the super effective part seems unessesary.
• Reword the Extreme Speed line to something along the lines of "Extreme Speed allows Zygarde to pick off weakened threats who would normally outspeed it, such as Dragon Dance Kyurem-B."
• You could just say the EV spread maximizes Zygarde's offensive potential and the Adamant nature lets it deal as much damage as possible, as the speed is for nothing in particular.

[DRAGON DANCE]

• Change the wording of the Dragon Dance line from "setting it up to" to roughly "allows it to."
• I would just say how Substitute allows Zygarde to block Fake Out and Intimidate while allowing it to take an extra hit if need be.
• Remove the part about Protect being a staple and just say something along the lines of it keeps Zygarde safe while accumulating Leftovers recovery and while a teammate comes in to support it.
• Same thing with the EV spread as last time, just word it differently.

[OTHER OPTIONS]

• Mention how the lack of Leftovers makes Substitute harder to pull off instead of making it seem like the two are unrelated. Line after is unnecessary.
• Yoda said in their QC check to add Scale Shot. Do that.
• Mention what the other item options do instead of just listing them.

There are a lot of grammatical issues in this. I would recommend going over the Spelling and Grammar Standards and checking if everything matches up. Once that is done and you've implemented, tag me and i'll go over it again.