Kinetic
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[SET]
Choice Band (Cinderace) @ Choice Band
Ability: Desolate Land / Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- High Jump Kick
- U-turn
- Gunk Shot
[SET COMMENTS]
Cinderace leverages its high Attack and Speed stats alongside its high-Base Power moves to be a great offensive pivot and wallbreaker, threatening common physical walls like Corviknight, Mandibuzz, and Deoxys-D. High Jump Kick is Cinderace's best move against Well-Baked Body Steel-types, doing sizable damage to Corviknight and Skarmory and OHKOing Kingambit. U-turn lets Cinderace pivot out of problematic matchups like Ceruledge and Well-Baked Body Gholdengo while also threatening Latios, whereas Gunk Shot threatens Primarina and Primordial Sea Zapdos. Desolate Land gives Cinderace a very high chance of OHKOing offensive Great Tusk after Spikes damage and lets it come in and threaten out Primordial Sea users like Zapdos and, when they're locked into Water-type moves, Barraskewda and Walking Wake. Alternatively, Sword of Ruin lets High Jump Kick OHKO Walking Wake and 2HKO Well-Baked Body Corviknight after slight chip damage. Fast physical attackers like Roaring Moon and Chien-Pao appreciate Cinderace threatening their checks like non-Well-Baked Body Corviknight and RegenVest Primarina, letting them sweep once these foes have been removed. In return, they can pressure Well-Baked Body Steel-types that trouble Cinderace like Gholdengo and Corviknight. While fast, Cinderace is also frail and prone to getting revenge killed by faster foes like Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Azelf, so teammates that can deal with them like Fluffy Corviknight and Empoleon are appreciated. Additionally, Cinderace is prone to getting worn down by entry hazards, making hazard removers like Great Tusk and the aforementioned Corviknight great partners.
[SET CREDITS]
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Choice Band (Cinderace) @ Choice Band
Ability: Desolate Land / Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- High Jump Kick
- U-turn
- Gunk Shot
[SET COMMENTS]
Cinderace leverages its high Attack and Speed stats alongside its high-Base Power moves to be a great offensive pivot and wallbreaker, threatening common physical walls like Corviknight, Mandibuzz, and Deoxys-D. High Jump Kick is Cinderace's best move against Well-Baked Body Steel-types, doing sizable damage to Corviknight and Skarmory and OHKOing Kingambit. U-turn lets Cinderace pivot out of problematic matchups like Ceruledge and Well-Baked Body Gholdengo while also threatening Latios, whereas Gunk Shot threatens Primarina and Primordial Sea Zapdos. Desolate Land gives Cinderace a very high chance of OHKOing offensive Great Tusk after Spikes damage and lets it come in and threaten out Primordial Sea users like Zapdos and, when they're locked into Water-type moves, Barraskewda and Walking Wake. Alternatively, Sword of Ruin lets High Jump Kick OHKO Walking Wake and 2HKO Well-Baked Body Corviknight after slight chip damage. Fast physical attackers like Roaring Moon and Chien-Pao appreciate Cinderace threatening their checks like non-Well-Baked Body Corviknight and RegenVest Primarina, letting them sweep once these foes have been removed. In return, they can pressure Well-Baked Body Steel-types that trouble Cinderace like Gholdengo and Corviknight. While fast, Cinderace is also frail and prone to getting revenge killed by faster foes like Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Azelf, so teammates that can deal with them like Fluffy Corviknight and Empoleon are appreciated. Additionally, Cinderace is prone to getting worn down by entry hazards, making hazard removers like Great Tusk and the aforementioned Corviknight great partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic.552227/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slither-wing.603931/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/vertigo.543620/
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