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[SET] name: Choice Scarf move 1: Dire Claw move 2: Close Combat move 3: U-turn move 4: Switcheroo / Shadow Claw / Night Slash item: Choice Scarf tera type: Fighting ability: Poison Touch nature: Jolly evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Choice Scarf lets Sneasler take its already...

[SET] name: Assault Vest move 1: Ceaseless Edge move 2: Razor Shell move 3: Knock Off / Sacred Sword move 4: Aqua Jet / Sucker Punch item: Assault Vest tera type: Water / Dark / Steel / Ghost ability: Sharpness nature: Jolly evs: 236 Atk / 20 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] The name of the game...

[SET] name: Substitute move 1: Substitute move 2: Hydro Steam move 3: Dragon Pulse move 4: Roar / Flamethrower item: Leftovers tera type: Water / Dragon / Fairy ability: Protosynthesis nature: Timid evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Walking Wake finds a lot of opportunities to set...

[SET] name: Substitute move 1: Substitute move 2: King's Shield move 3: Shadow Ball move 4: Close Combat / Metal Sound item: Leftovers ability: Stance Change nature: Quiet / Modest evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpA [SET COMMENTS] This set is predicated on the inability of a number of Aegislash's...

[SET] name: Specially Defensive move 1: Stealth Rock move 2: Toxic move 3: Protect move 4: Drain Punch item: Leftovers ability: Bulletproof nature: Careful evs: 252 HP / 116 SpD / 140 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Moves ======== Kommo-o is an effective Stealth Rock setter, as its defensive niche allows...

[SET] name: 2 Attacks + Utility move 1: Ice Beam move 2: Hidden Power Ground / Thunder move 3: Thunder Wave / Wish move 4: Roost item: Latiasite ability: Levitate nature: Timid evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Moves ======== Ice Beam provides super effective coverage against...

Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell Ability: Sturdy EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Bold / Impish Nature - Roost - Spikes - Whirlwind - Toxic / Brave Bird After being overshadowed by Celesteela for the entirety of USM OU, Skarmory has finally come into its own in the tier. It has recently seen...

[OVERVIEW] Bronzong's typing and good bulk allow it to consistently check Pokemon like Magearna, Tapu Lele, Mega Latias, and Mega Latios. Combine this with the ability to set up Stealth Rock and access to Levitate, making it a good answer to Ground-types like Landorus-T and Garchomp, and...

Excadrill @ Normalium Z Ability: Sand Rush EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Earthquake - Iron Head - Giga Impact - Swords Dance Excadrill has recently suffered from a rise in usage of hard counters to its typical Steelium Z set such as Rotom-W, Zapdos, and Pelipper. To combat this...

[OVERVIEW] Clefable's decent bulk, reliable recovery, and fantastic defensive typing allow it to act as a solid check to Pokemon like Garchomp, Mega Medicham, Mega Lopunny, and Hawlucha, making it a valuable defensive Pokemon in the tier. It also has access to two fantastic abilities in Magic...

[SET] name: Heart Swap move 1: Heart Swap move 2: Pain Split move 3: Volt Switch move 4: Flash Cannon item: Leftovers ability: Soul-Heart nature: Calm evs: 248 HP / 28 Def / 232 SpD ivs: 6 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Moves ======== Heart Swap steals the stat boosts of setup sweepers like opposing...

[OVERVIEW] Thundurus acts as niche wallbreaker in the tier thanks to its great Special Attack, colorful coverage, and access to a potent boosting option in Nasty Plot, allowing it to break through metagame staples like Ferrothorn, Toxapex, Tornadus-T, and Celesteela. Thundurus also has a...

[OVERVIEW] Torterra carves itself a niche in the tier by providing Stealth Rock support and acting as a solid check to top metagame threats like Zygarde-10%, Barbaracle, Tyrantrum, and Metagross thanks to its typing, reliable recovery, and solid bulk. However, although Torterra has a decent...

Crawdaunt @ Choice Band Ability: Adaptability EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Knock Off - Crabhammer - Aqua Jet - Crunch Though it may not be OU by usage, Crawdaunt is more than capable of wreaking havoc in the tier! Thanks to its very solid Attack stat, access to Adaptability...

[OVERVIEW] Kommo-o is a valuable addition to a number of stall teams, as its ability, unique typing, and relatively good bulk allow it to check a number of troublesome Pokemon like Heatran, Ash-Greninja, Blacephalon, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Gyarados. Conversely, its colorful movepool...

Kyurem @ Metronome / Icium Z Ability: Pressure EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Substitute - Ice Beam - Earth Power - Roost Kyurem has been gaining traction lately in the OU tier, carving itself a niche with its access to Substitute, Pressure, and Roost, allowing it to...

[OVERVIEW] There is absolutely no reason to use Mega Gardevoir in OU. Aside from a stronger Fairy-type STAB move, a slightly better Speed tier, and access to some nifty utility moves like Will-O-Wisp and Healing Wish, Gardevoir is entirely outclassed by Tapu Lele, which can run an item, doesn't...

[SET] name: Bulky Quiver Dance move 1: Quiver Dance move 2: Flamethrower move 3: Bug Buzz move 4: Roost item: Buginium Z ability: Flame Body nature: Timid evs: 248 HP / 124 Def / 136 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Moves ======== Flamethrower is used over Fiery Dance for the extra PP, because of the long...

[OVERVIEW] Heatran is one of the best Pokemon in the tier thanks to an insane typing and great ability in Flash Fire, granting it a number of key immunities and resistances to make it a great check to a number of top-tier Pokemon like Clefable, Ferrothorn, Tornadus-T, Celesteela, and Tapu Lele...

[OVERVIEW] Hydreigon is a decently powerful wallbreaker in the tier due to a solid Special Attack stat, a good STAB move in Dark Pulse, and great coverage options like Flash Cannon and Earth Power. Despite being a primarily offensive Pokemon, decent bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and a...