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[SET]
Altarianite Pivot (Regieleki) @ Altarianite
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe OR 252 Atk / 68 Def / 80 SpA / 108 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Volt Switch
- Rapid Spin
- Explosion / Supercell Slam / Tera Blast
Regieleki is the best Pokemon in Mix and Mega, compressing the roles of revenge killer, entry hazard remover, and offensive pivot. Its strong movepool, great stats, and solid typing let it act as a great glue Pokemon for many playstyles, ranging from hyper offense to semi-stall. Utilizing the highest base Speed stat in the tier, and Pixilate-boosted, STAB Rapid Spin, Regieleki is quite difficult to prevent from spinning. Regieleki is also the only Pokemon with both Extreme Speed and a pivoting move. Extreme Speed gives it significant revenge killing prowess by letting it move before anything besides +2, Speed-invested Dragonite while a speedy Volt Switch gives it the maneuverability to weaken foes while bringing in a defensive teammate like Corviknight. Regieleki can use Explosion to trade KOs with foes, Supercell Slam to hit targets like Ho-Oh and Galarian Slowking, or Tera Blast to 2HKO checks like Ampharosite Skarmory and Pinsirite Great Tusk. It can even forgo Rapid Spin for one of these options, but there isn't a much better hazard remover than it, will only be fruitful if it's paired with other consistent hazard removal options like Pinsirite Great Tusk and Sablenite Corviknight. Maximum Speed EVs let Regieleki always at least Speed tie with opposing Altarianite Regieleki; alternatively, due to its ludicrous base Speed, it can afford to run more specialized EV spreads that forgo max Speed for Defense or Special Attack investment. For example, a 252 Atk / 68 Def / 80 SpA / 108 Spe spread lets it survive opposing Altarianite Regieleki's Extreme Speed after Stealth Rock, outpace positive-natured base 160 Speed foes such as Cameruptite Deoxys-S and Manectite Spectrier, outpace +1 Pinsirite Dragonite, and do more damage to its Poison- and Fire-type answers like Arceus-Poison, Galarian Slowking, Hisuian Arcanine, and Ho-Oh. Due to its spinning prowess, Regieleki is a great teammate to Pokemon that dislike hazards such as Dragonite, Gouging Fire, and Red Orb users like Raging Bolt and Raikou. It appreciates having teammates that can break through roadblocks like Arceus-Ground, Clodsire, and defensive Eternatus which means progress-making choices like Hisuian Samurott, Urshifu-R, and Walking Wake partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/career-ended.241786/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
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Grammar checked by:
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Altarianite Pivot (Regieleki) @ Altarianite
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe OR 252 Atk / 68 Def / 80 SpA / 108 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Volt Switch
- Rapid Spin
- Explosion / Supercell Slam / Tera Blast
Regieleki is the best Pokemon in Mix and Mega, compressing the roles of revenge killer, entry hazard remover, and offensive pivot. Its strong movepool, great stats, and solid typing let it act as a great glue Pokemon for many playstyles, ranging from hyper offense to semi-stall. Utilizing the highest base Speed stat in the tier, and Pixilate-boosted, STAB Rapid Spin, Regieleki is quite difficult to prevent from spinning. Regieleki is also the only Pokemon with both Extreme Speed and a pivoting move. Extreme Speed gives it significant revenge killing prowess by letting it move before anything besides +2, Speed-invested Dragonite while a speedy Volt Switch gives it the maneuverability to weaken foes while bringing in a defensive teammate like Corviknight. Regieleki can use Explosion to trade KOs with foes, Supercell Slam to hit targets like Ho-Oh and Galarian Slowking, or Tera Blast to 2HKO checks like Ampharosite Skarmory and Pinsirite Great Tusk. It can even forgo Rapid Spin for one of these options, but there isn't a much better hazard remover than it, will only be fruitful if it's paired with other consistent hazard removal options like Pinsirite Great Tusk and Sablenite Corviknight. Maximum Speed EVs let Regieleki always at least Speed tie with opposing Altarianite Regieleki; alternatively, due to its ludicrous base Speed, it can afford to run more specialized EV spreads that forgo max Speed for Defense or Special Attack investment. For example, a 252 Atk / 68 Def / 80 SpA / 108 Spe spread lets it survive opposing Altarianite Regieleki's Extreme Speed after Stealth Rock, outpace positive-natured base 160 Speed foes such as Cameruptite Deoxys-S and Manectite Spectrier, outpace +1 Pinsirite Dragonite, and do more damage to its Poison- and Fire-type answers like Arceus-Poison, Galarian Slowking, Hisuian Arcanine, and Ho-Oh. Due to its spinning prowess, Regieleki is a great teammate to Pokemon that dislike hazards such as Dragonite, Gouging Fire, and Red Orb users like Raging Bolt and Raikou. It appreciates having teammates that can break through roadblocks like Arceus-Ground, Clodsire, and defensive Eternatus which means progress-making choices like Hisuian Samurott, Urshifu-R, and Walking Wake partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/career-ended.241786/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clas.545372/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
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