[SET]
Choice Specs (Archaludon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Flying / Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
- Dark Pulse / Steel Beam / Aura Sphere / Dragon Pulse
[SET COMMENTS]
* With a Choice Specs in tow, Archaludon becomes a surprising and powerful wallbreaker that can ruin the days of its usual defensive checks like Ting-Lu!
* **Thunderbolt**: Thunderbolt is not only good coverage against Steel-types like Corviknight, but it also 2HKOes Assault Vest Primarina, an otherwise troublsome foe for other offensive Archaludon.
* **Dark Pulse**: Dark Pulse 2HKOes bulky Gholdengo, and it even has a shot at OHKOing offensive Gholdengo. It also deals decent damage to uncommon Steel-types that are immune to Thunderbolt like in Excadrill and Iron Treads.
* **Steel Beam**: Steel Beam is absurdly powerful, with even bulky Steel-resistant Pokemon like Scizor needing Assault Vest to avoid a 2HKO! This does come at the cost of ruining Sturdy by losing half of Archaludon's health, though.
* **Aura Sphere**: While risky to be locked into because of Ghost-types, Aura Sphere deals plenty of damage to Chi-Yu and opposing Archaludon without committing to a Special Attack drop from Draco Meteor.
* **Dragon Pulse**: Dragon Pulse is a less risky back-up to Draco Meteor, making the revenge killing of Dragon-types like Dragonite less risky.
* **Sturdy**: While Stamina is potentially workable with Archaludon's good bulk, Sturdy is highly recommended for ensuing very few Pokemon can OHKO it without Stealth Rock support, making it far more difficult to check offensively!
* **Modest versus Timid**: Modest's extra power is preferred if using Dark Pulse for a potential OHKO on offensive Gholdengo, but Timid is a reasonable consideration for outspeeding Adamant Urshifu formes, Timid Gholdengo, and Jolly Dragonite.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Low**: Archaludon focuses so much on offense that Terastallization is best for either dealing more damage or giving it useful immunities.
* **Stellar**: Tera Stellar's one-time boost per type makes Archaludon a fearsomely flexible wallbreaker, with even support Landorus-T sets being OHKOed by Draco Meteor and Steel Beam!
* **Flying**: Floating with Tera Flying is a strong way to punish attempts to revenge kill Archaludon with Ground-type attacks, with Landorus-T and and Ursaluna-B in particular being ripe targets. The Fighting resistance also comes in handy if Sturdy is broken by a weak attack.
* *Fairy**: Tera Fairy ruins strong special attacking Dragon-types like Choice Specs Latios, and it makes Archaludon a solid Urshifu-S check even when Sturdy isn't in play.
* **Dragon**: Tera Dragon's defensive benefits aren't strong beyond resisting Ogerpon-H's STAB attacks, but a consistently powerful Draco Meteor makes it a good offensive choice.
* **Steel**: Tera Steel's Fairy resistance can save Archaludon from revenge kills if a weak attack has broken Sturdy, but its main use is for firing off an extremely powerful Steel Beam twice.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Choice Specs (Archaludon) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Flying / Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
- Dark Pulse / Steel Beam / Aura Sphere / Dragon Pulse
[SET COMMENTS]
* With a Choice Specs in tow, Archaludon becomes a surprising and powerful wallbreaker that can ruin the days of its usual defensive checks like Ting-Lu!
* **Thunderbolt**: Thunderbolt is not only good coverage against Steel-types like Corviknight, but it also 2HKOes Assault Vest Primarina, an otherwise troublsome foe for other offensive Archaludon.
* **Dark Pulse**: Dark Pulse 2HKOes bulky Gholdengo, and it even has a shot at OHKOing offensive Gholdengo. It also deals decent damage to uncommon Steel-types that are immune to Thunderbolt like in Excadrill and Iron Treads.
* **Steel Beam**: Steel Beam is absurdly powerful, with even bulky Steel-resistant Pokemon like Scizor needing Assault Vest to avoid a 2HKO! This does come at the cost of ruining Sturdy by losing half of Archaludon's health, though.
* **Aura Sphere**: While risky to be locked into because of Ghost-types, Aura Sphere deals plenty of damage to Chi-Yu and opposing Archaludon without committing to a Special Attack drop from Draco Meteor.
* **Dragon Pulse**: Dragon Pulse is a less risky back-up to Draco Meteor, making the revenge killing of Dragon-types like Dragonite less risky.
* **Sturdy**: While Stamina is potentially workable with Archaludon's good bulk, Sturdy is highly recommended for ensuing very few Pokemon can OHKO it without Stealth Rock support, making it far more difficult to check offensively!
* **Modest versus Timid**: Modest's extra power is preferred if using Dark Pulse for a potential OHKO on offensive Gholdengo, but Timid is a reasonable consideration for outspeeding Adamant Urshifu formes, Timid Gholdengo, and Jolly Dragonite.
Tera Types
========
* **Tera Dependency - Low**: Archaludon focuses so much on offense that Terastallization is best for either dealing more damage or giving it useful immunities.
* **Stellar**: Tera Stellar's one-time boost per type makes Archaludon a fearsomely flexible wallbreaker, with even support Landorus-T sets being OHKOed by Draco Meteor and Steel Beam!
* **Flying**: Floating with Tera Flying is a strong way to punish attempts to revenge kill Archaludon with Ground-type attacks, with Landorus-T and and Ursaluna-B in particular being ripe targets. The Fighting resistance also comes in handy if Sturdy is broken by a weak attack.
* *Fairy**: Tera Fairy ruins strong special attacking Dragon-types like Choice Specs Latios, and it makes Archaludon a solid Urshifu-S check even when Sturdy isn't in play.
* **Dragon**: Tera Dragon's defensive benefits aren't strong beyond resisting Ogerpon-H's STAB attacks, but a consistently powerful Draco Meteor makes it a good offensive choice.
* **Steel**: Tera Steel's Fairy resistance can save Archaludon from revenge kills if a weak attack has broken Sturdy, but its main use is for firing off an extremely powerful Steel Beam twice.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/theorymon.29010/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/derpysux.528485/
Grammar checked by
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
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