Gen 5 [BW] Weather Setter Persian [GP 1/1]

[Monai]

[SET]
name: Weather Setter
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Return / Double-Edge
item: Damp Rock
ability: Technician
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This Persian set forgoes its usual roles as a revenge killer and wallbreaker, and it instead focuses on Persian supporting weather-based strategies. Persian is the fastest Pokemon with access to all of a weather-setting move, U-turn, and Taunt, which lets it set ideal conditions for Pokemon reliant on weather. Return is the necessary STAB move that allows Persian to threaten damage on its own, but Double-Edge is an alternative to apply more pressure.

This Persian set should find itself alongside weather attackers and support Pokemon. On rain teams, Agility Pelipper and Beartic are excellent wallbreakers, and they can clean through weakened teams with their incredible power and Speed under rain. Raichu can make use of a perfectly accurate Thunder under rain, and its Nasty Plot boosted Hidden Power Ice helps wear down Grass-types like Meganium and Ivysaur for Water-type teammates they might wall otherwise. Kingler and Walrein under rain are terrifying threats, using the power boost to destroy all but the bulkiest of checks. Persian cannot keep up weather all on its own, though, and it should pair with other Rain Dance users for consistency. Phione has the best defensive profile of the Rain Dance users, and it utilizes Hydration and Water-type STAB moves to be surprisingly difficult to handle. Illumise is another option, able to use a slow U-turn while setting priority Rain Dance for endgames against fast cleaners.

[SET CREDITS]
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[UT]

wth why does this have a weather setting set I am so confused

QC

GP Team

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Weather Setter
move 1: Return / Double-Edge Rain Dance
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Rain Dance Taunt
move 4: Taunt Return / Double-Edge (matched the order they're described in the set comments / their apparent importance. this order can be changed if needed, just lmk why if so)
item: Damp Rock
ability: Technician
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
This Persian set forgoes its usual roles as a revenge killer and wallbreaker, and it instead focuses on Persian's ability to support Persian supporting weather-based strategies. Persian is the fastest Pokemon with access to all of a weather-setting move, U-turn, and Taunt, which lets it set ideal conditions for Pokemon reliant on weather. Return is the necessary Normal-STAB STAB move that allows Persian to threaten damage on its own, but Double-Edge is an alternative to apply more pressure.

This Persian set should find itself with alongside weather abusers attackers (or another word, if desired, just not abusers) and support Pokemon. On Rain rain teams, Agility Pelipper and Beartic are excellent wallbreakers, and they can clean through weakened teams with their incredible power and Speed under rain. Raichu can make use of a perfectly accurate Thunder under Rain rain, and its boosted (boosted by what? pls clarify) Hidden Power Ice assists in wearing helps wear down Grass-types like Meganium and Ivysaur for (you can specify "Water-type teammates," if appropriate, if you want for clarity) teammates that might be walled they might wall otherwise. Kingler and Walrein under Rain rain are terrifying threats, using the power boost to destroy all but the bulkiest of checks. Persian cannot keep up weather all on its own, (AC) though, and should be paired it should pair with other Rain Dance users (if teams shouldn't have more than 2 rain dance users, use "with another Rain Dance user") for consistency. Phione has the best defensive profile of the Rain Dance users, and it utilizes Hydration and Water-type STAB moves to be surprisingly difficult to handle. Illumise is another option, able to use a slow U-turn while maintaining setting priority Rain Dance for endgames against fast cleaners.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/btboy.528652/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adeleine.517429/

GP Team done

 

[Monai]

thanks implemented Tuthur

 

[Tuthur]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/bw/pokemon/persian/zu/