[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat / Collision Course
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz / Heavy Slam
move 4: Dragon Claw / Outrage
item: Choice Band
ability: Orichalcum Pulse
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire / Fighting / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Lasen, 273339], [Aberforth, 249382]]
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name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat / Collision Course
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz / Heavy Slam
move 4: Dragon Claw / Outrage
item: Choice Band
ability: Orichalcum Pulse
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire / Fighting / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
- Close Combat is preferred over Collision Course due to its higher power, but Collision Course doesn't have any drawbacks, making it a better move for cleaning weakened teams if needed.
- Flare Blitz is very strong with a sun boost and potential Tera Fire, while Heavy Slam can reliably 2HKO Scream Tail and OHKO Dachsbun, the latter of which notably hard counters Koraidon.
- Dragon Claw is more reliable than Outrage, since being locked into Outrage leaves Koraidon susceptible to being revenge killed by common fast Pokemon like Flutter Mane and Chien-Pao. However, it does miss a few notable 2HKOs without entry hazard damage, such as against Alomomola and Toxapex.
- Tera Fire greatly boosts the power of Flare Blitz, letting Koraidon 2HKO some of the bulkiest Fire-resistant Pokemon like Skeledirge and Toxapex. Tera Fighting similarly boosts Close Combat to the point where it has a chance to 2HKO the best defensive Fighting-resistant Pokemon in Toxapex and Pelipper; after minimal chip damage, they are always 2HKOed. Tera Steel removes the weakness to Ice- and Fairy-types just as Tera Fire does, but it also provides a resistance to Dragon, making it very valuable defensively against Miraidon and opposing Koraidon.
- Koraidon is best played aggressively, pressuring common walls like Ting-Lu and using U-turn to weaken its switch-ins, or breaking through teams without a Ghost-type with immediate Close Combat pressure.
- Choice Scarf Chi-Yu revenge kills other Pokemon around Koraidon's Speed tier such as Chien-Pao, Flutter Mane, and Iron Bundle, all while greatly appreciating the sun boost and pivoting Koraidon gives.
- Other fast offensive threats like Flutter Mane and Choice Band Chien-Pao, as well as fast revenge killers like Choice Scarf Great Tusk and Gholdengo, appreciate it when Koraidon weakens defensive Pokemon to allow them to sweep.
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Lasen, 273339], [Aberforth, 249382]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lunaflare, 430518], [Sulo, 528036]]
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