Zygarde [QC:1/2]

[Reece]

[SET]
name: Haban Berry
move 1: Thousand Arrows
move 2: Dragon Dance
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Protect
item: Haban Berry
ability: Aura Break
nature: Jolly
evs: 156 HP / 252 Atk / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zygarde is a set up user that has great bulk and a decent defensive typing that matches up well against the 2v2 Doubles metagame. Thousand Arrows has no immunities, allowing Zygarde to chip down all foes. It hits many metagame threats super effectively such as Heatran, Incineroar, Victini, and Nihilego. Dragon Dance allows Zygarde to boost Attack and Speed, outspeeding the majority of the metagame whilst providing the needed boosts to OHKO threats such as Cinderace, Naganadel, and Regidrago. Scale Shot is Zygarde's best Dragon-type STAB move, threatening foes such as Dracovish and Pheromosa and gaining a Speed boost. However, using this move without a boost can prove to be very underwhelming and exposes Zygarde to Pokemon such as Naganadel and Kyurem-B and Metagross with a defense drop. Once boosted, Zygarde becomes a valuable target, meaning Protect is mandatory. Additionally, it thwarts Fake Out from foes such as Zeraora, Rillaboom, and Incineroar. 100 Speed EVs ensure that Zygarde can outrun Nagandel once boosted, with the rest placed into Attack and HP EVs to maximise Zygarde's offense and bulk.

Zygarde is usually paired with redirection users such as Indeedee-F and Togekiss as they each remove Ice- and Dragon-type attacks from Nagandel, Metagross, and Regidrago respectively. In return, Zygarde can boost up and KO the aforementioned with its respective STAB attack. Fighting-type teammates such as Pheromosa and Zapdos Galar remove Kyurem-B whilst Zygarde KOes Regieleki for them. Pheromosa also checks Rillaboom for Zygarde Choice Scarf Tapu Lele can eliminate Ice Beam Pheromosa and threaten Kyurem-B as well as blocking Fake Out from users such as Incineroar, Mew, and Zeraora. In return, Zygarde can deal with the Steel-types that threaten Tapu Lele such as Metagross, Celesteela, and Heatran

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: High Horsepower
move 2: Thousand Arrows
move 3: Zen Headbutt
move 4: Superpower
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Aura Break
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Zygarde outspeeds and OHKOs key targets including Pheromosa, Nihilego, Naganadel, Cinderace, and Zeraora. Its role as a Choice Scarf user is therefore purely offensive, dealing with fast Pokemon that could give slower teammates trouble. Zygarde's access to Thousand Arrows complements its access to High Horsepower. Due to the decrease of damage of spread moves in Doubles, having High Horsepower allows it to pick up KOs that Thousand Arrows barely misses such as Cinderace, Naganadel, and Zeraora. Zen Headbutt OHKOs Pheromosa and Superpower OHKOs Tyranitar, Zygarde's 252 Speed EVs with a Jolly Nature ensures that it outspeeds Pheromosa

Pokemon such as Naganadel, Incineroar, and Volcanion appreciate Zygarde's ability to OHKO Pheromosa, Naganadel, and Cinderace. In return, these Pokemon can threaten foes such as Kyurem-Black and opposing Genesect that would threaten Zygarde. Since Zygarde is weak to Ice-types like Kyurem-B and Fake Out users like Rillaboom, Pokemon such as Gensect, Pheromosa, Ferrothorn, and Incineroar make good partners as they each check these foes respectively.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Zygarde is even stronger when using a Life Orb with Dragon Dance. When paired with a redirection user like Indeedee-F or Togekiss, this allows Zygarde to increase its Speed stat as well as improve its damage when compared to Choice Scarf. However, the reliance on redirection can be unfavourable to Zygarde as spread moves such as Dazzling Gleam and Icy Wind still hit Zygarde. Yache Berry can be used instead of Haban Berry in order to match up better into Kyurem-B and Ice Punch Metagross.

Checks and Counters
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**Bulky Pokemon**: Bulky Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Genesect, and Togekiss are very difficult for Zygarde to deal with, due to its low Attack stat and lack of a damage boosting item. They're able to retaliate against Zygarde with Ice- and Fairy-type moves such as Icicle Spear, Icy Wind, Ice Beam, and Dazzling Gleam.

**Fake Out**: Fake Out users such as Rillaboom and Incineroar are threatening to Zygarde due to their ability to prevent it from attacking on the first turn, creating an opportunity for their partner to OHKO Zygarde. Incineroar is especially threatening to Zygarde because of the Intimidate ability which can even prevent it from OHKOing foes such as Naganadel and Cinderace with High Horsepower.

**Intimidate**: Intimidate users such as Incineroar and Landorus-T drop Zygarde's Attack to underwhelming levels which leaves it exposed from a lack of offensive pressure.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Reece, 540482]], [[Morgan, 457210]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

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Reece, post: 9152031, member: 540482

[SET]
name: Haban Berry
move 1: Thousand Arrows
move 2: Dragon Dance
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Protect
item: Haban Berry
ability: Aura Break
nature: Jolly
evs: 156 HP / 252 Atk / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zygarde is a primary set up abuser that has great bulk and a decent defensive typing that carves through matches up well against the 2v2 Doubles metagame. Thousand Arrows is its most spammable move due to it hasving no immunities, whilst allowing Zygarde to chipping down other all foes. It hits great many metagame threats super effectively such as Heatran, Incineroar, Victini, and Nihilego congrats you wrote 4 ground weaks as it staves these off better with its good defensive typing you mentioned this above. Dragon Dance allows Zygarde to boost to extraordinary levels Attack and Speed, outspeeding the majority of the metagame whilst providing the needed boosts to OHKO threats such as Cinderace, Naganadel, and Kyurem-B +1 Scale Shot fails to KO KyuB, rarely are you getting to +2 infront of it, maybe add one more here to replace this. Scale Shot is Zygarde's best Dragon-type STAB move which aids its middling speed tier, threatening foes such as Dracovish and Pheromosa and gaining a Speed boost. However, using this move without a boost can prove to be very underwhelming and exposes Zygarde to Pokemon such as Incineroar incin doesn't do that much to zygarde, the scary thing is intimidate. add 1/2 more and Metagross with a defense drop. Once boosted, Zygarde becomes a valuable target, (AC)ed easily due to its offensive prowess meaning Protect is mandaetory. Additionally, it thwarts any Fake Out attemps from foes such as Zeraora, Rillaboom, (AC) and Incineroar. 100 Speed EVs ensure that Zygarde can outrun Nagandel once boosted, with the rest placed into Attack and HP EVs to maximise Zygarde's offense and bulk.

Zygarde is usually paired with redirection users such as Indeedee-F and Togekiss as they each remove Ice- and Dragon-type attacks from Nagandel and Kyurem-B respectively. () whilst Iin return, Zygarde can boost up and KO both of these with Scale Shot. These two sentences are awkward. You are Haban, so Naganadel isn't a major concern. On KyuB you need 5 hits with scale shot to guarantee, or rolls with 4 on kyub, unless you are talking about with helping hand support, then you only need 3 hits. Zygarde is paired with Follow Me commonly, but I don't think these two are the best examples as to why. Fighting-type teammates such as Pheromosa and Zapdos-(AH)Galar remove are capable of removing Ice-type threats such as Weavile and not ranked high enough to be in this analysis, zap-g drops to an ice move anyway Kyurem-B whilst Zygarde thwart KOes Regieleki for them in return. Pheromosa also specifically can checks Rillaboom for Zygarde which makes it more ideal as a pairing. Choice Scarf Tapu Lele can eliminate Ice Beam Pheromosa and threaten Kyurem-B as well as providing blocking Fake Out opression from Indeedee-F Zygarde is grounded, so terrain blocks this and Incineroar mention other Fake Out users. In return, Zygarde can deal with the Steel-types that threaten Tapu Lele such as Metagross, Celesteela, and Heatran good job these are all steels.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: High Horsepower
move 2: Thousand Arrows
move 3: Zen Headbutt
move 4: Superpower / Rock Slide
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Aura Break
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Zygarde's role in the metagame is to outspeeds and OHKOs key targets. These targets includeing Pheromosa, Nihilego, Naganadel, Cinderace, and Zeraora. It'()s role as a Choice Scarf user is therefore purely offensive, (AC) to dealing with fast Pokemon that could give slower teammates trouble. Zygarde's access to the ever spammable signature move Thousand Arrows complements its access to High Horsepower. Due to the decrease of damage of spread moves in Doubles, having High Horsepower allows it to pick up KOs that Thousand Arrows barely misses such as Cinderace, Naganadel, and Zeraora. Zen Headbutt allows Zygarde to OHKOs Pheromosa and Superpower allows it to OHKOs Tyranitar,. () and Rock Slide gives Zygarde the ability to outspeed and potentially flinch its foes while also hitting Flying-types super effectively such as Togekiss and Tornadus rip. honestly, since Rock Slide doesn't do much, go ahead and remove it Zygarde's 252 Attack and Speed EVs with a Jolly Nature ensures that it outspeeds Pheromosa while giving it the most damage possible. the rest of the explanation isn't necessary, just fluff

Pokemon such as Naganadel, Life Orb Genesect, and Tapu Fini appreciate Zygarde's ability to OHKO Pheromosa, Naganadel, and Cinderace that would threaten them severely. In return, these Pokemon can threaten foes such as Kyurem-Black and opposing Genesect none of the three you mentioned above reliably beat Genesect, closest is Naganadel with non-Occa / AV that would threaten Zygarde. Since Zygarde is weak to Ice-types like Kyurem-B and Fake Out users like Rillaboom, Pokemon such as Gensect mention a couple more steels / fightings and Incineroar make good partners as they each check these foes respectively instead of using respectively, separate this into 2 sentences.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Zygarde is even stronger when using a Life Orb with Dragon Dance. When paired with a redirection user like Indeedee-F or Togekiss, this allows can give Zygarde the opportunity to increase its Speed stat as well as gain drastically increased damage when compared to Choice Scarf this sentence feels a bit wordy, but I'm not sure what to do about it. However, the reliance on Rredirection can be unfavourable to Zygarde how?. Yache Berry can be used instead of Haban Berry in order to match up better into Kyurem-B and Ice Punch Metagross.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Bulky Pokemon**: Bulky Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Genesect, and Togekiss are very difficult for Zygarde to deal with, due to its low Attack stat and lack of a damage boosting item. They're able to retaliate against Zygarde with Ice- and Fairy-type moves such as Icicle Spear, Icy Wind, Ice Beam, and Dazzling Gleam.

**Fake Out**: Fake Out users such as Rillaboom mention incin are threatening to Zygarde due to their ability to prevent it from attacking on the first turn, creating an opportunity for their partner to OHKO Zygarde. Incineroar is especially threatening to Zygarde because of the Intimidate ability which can even prevent it from OHKOing foes such as Naganadel and Cinderace with High Horsepower.

**Intimidate**:

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Reece, 540482]], [[Morgan, 457210]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

I trust you can implement these changes, plus there's another QC check for this to go through anyway
QC 1/2 when implemented