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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Jet Punch
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Wave Crash / Close Combat
move 4: Zen Headbutt / Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Zero to Hero
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Water
[SET COMMENTS]
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[OreoSpeedruns, 597293]]
- Quality checked by: [[ox04, 507268], [Mashing, 537354], [corvere, 306317]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Aurora, 109385]]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Jet Punch
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Wave Crash / Close Combat
move 4: Zen Headbutt / Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Zero to Hero
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Water
[SET COMMENTS]
- Wave Crash is a very strong STAB move. With Stealth Rock support and Tera Water's power boost, it crushes walls Palafin normally might struggle to break, like Toxapex and Corviknight, and always OHKOes Miraidon.
- Close Combat is a strong, reliable coverage move that hits many of Palafin's checks like Corviknight and Koraidon for solid damage, while also hitting Water-types barring Toxapex for neutral damage.
- Ice Punch allows Palafin to hit Dragon-types like the very common Koraidon and Miraidon while also hitting Water Absorb Clodsire. However, it cannot OHKO Koraidon and is not guaranteed to OHKO Miraidon.
- Zen Headbutt allows Palafin to hit Toxapex super effectively, as well as potentially OHKOing Koraidon and having fantastic odds to 2HKO Miraidon.
- Tera Water powers up Palafin's Water-type moves and allows Palafin to achieve feats like 2HKOing Miraidon with Jet Punch from full HP if rain is up.
- Choice Band Palafin functions best on offensive teams to revenge kill threats like Flutter Mane or to break walls for its teammates mid-game. Remember, base Palafin needs to be used very early in a game to transform into its Hero Form.
- Pelipper is a great partner for Palafin, as it checks Koraidon decently and replaces its sun with rain, strengthening Palafin's powerful Water-type attacks.
- Koraidon sets up sun and resists Water-type attacks Palafin throws at it, so Palafin appreciates teammates that threaten Koraidon, like Iron Bundle and Flutter Mane. Also, Palafin is weakened by the sun Koraidon sets up, so it is best not to pair Palafin and Koraidon together.
- Miraidon is a good partner, as it destroys Alomomola, a great counter to Palafin, and can safely bring Palafin onto the field with either U-turn or Volt Switch. Miraidon also appreciates Palafin threatening Ground-type Pokemon that can take Miraidon's Electric-type attacks, like Ting-Lu, Iron Treads, and Clodsire.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[OreoSpeedruns, 597293]]
- Quality checked by: [[ox04, 507268], [Mashing, 537354], [corvere, 306317]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Aurora, 109385]]
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