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Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP/192 Def/64 SpD
Bold Nature
Tera-Type: Steel
- Baneful Bunker
- Toxic
- Haze
- Recover
Comes in. Hazes. Gets out. Simple.
Only thing Weavile can really do to Toxapex is the initial Knock Off, but that only works once, and Pex...
Blaziken @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk/4 SpD/252 Spe
Adamant Nature
Tera-Type: Fire/Fighting
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
- Agility
Let's face it, Protect is one of the most predictable moves in all of competitive Pokemon. It's especially the case for Blaziken, as...
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Electivire @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 252 Atk/4 SpD/252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera-Type: Fairy
- Supercell Slam
- Ice Punch
- Low Kick/Earthquake
- Bulk Up
This works on the same principle as Thundurus-T above, the idea being to render itself completely invulnerable to...
Zamazenta @ Assault Vest
Ability: Dauntless Shield
EVs: 248 HP/108 Atk/152 SpD
Careful Nature
Tera-Type: Dark
- Body Press
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Heavy Slam
Zamazenta is bulky for an offensive mon, but it doesn't usually invest in special bulk at all. As such, you'd expect that Deoxys would be...
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Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
Ability: Good As Gold
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SpA
Modest Nature
Tera-Type: Flying
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
- Thunder Wave/Recover/Nasty Plot
The reason this is only a check should be obvious; Boulder still outspeeds Ghold by a long shot (hence...
Skeledirge @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP/132 SpA/128 SpD
Modest Nature
Tera-Type: Fairy
- Torch Song
- Shadow Ball
- Alluring Voice
- Slack Off
First off, Merry Xmas everyone! It's good to be back. Now onto the show.
For the first time since its debut, Skeledirge managed to...
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Azumarill @ Assault Vest
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Def
Adamant Nature
Tera-Type: Water
- Liquidation
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Ice Spinner
Light enough to not get hit too hard by Grass Knot and resists everything else the standard Gren can throw at it. Azu is as solid a...
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Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 SpA/4 SpD/252 Spe
Timid Nature
Tera-Type: Steel/Dark
- Discharge
- Volt Switch
- Hurricane
- Roost
First of all, screw all of y'all for snagging up the good ones
But yeah, Zapdos is an unorthodox choice to try and take Hatterene on...