PU Cinccino [GP 1/1]

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[OVERVIEW]
Cinccino's high Speed and a colorful offensive movepool, with good utility options in Knock Off and U-turn make it a decent revenge killer and offensive pivot. It can outpace most of the unboosted metagame, including Lycanroc and Galvantula, and pick off most offensive threats after they get somewhat weakened. Cincinno can be rather annoying to switch into as well, as Bullet Seed threatens Gigalith and common physically defensive Ground- and Water- types, and a lot of Cincinno's checks such as Ferroseed and Doublade don't appreciate losing their item. It is particularly strong against hyper offense teams, which typically lack any reliable defensive counterplay. However, Cinccino's damage output is often disappointing. Without a damage-boosting item, it fails to OHKO most threats, and it cannot break through many common Pokemon such as Regirock and most of the tier's Steel-types, for example Aggron and Togedemaru. In terms of defensive utility, Cincinno doesn't offer anything whatsoever. A poor defensive typing along with low stats mean that it's almost entirely dependent on free switches.

[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Tail Slap
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Knock Off / Rock Blast
move 4: U-turn / Rock Blast
item: Protective Pads / Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Band
ability: Skill Link
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Aside from allowing Cinccino to hit Rock-types meaningfully, Bullet Seed is super effective against a large number of physically defensive Pokemon that would otherwise switch in, like Jellicent, Sandaconda, and Quagsire. With Knock Off, Cinccino can support its team by removing important items from its checks, such as Ferroseed's Eviolite or Aggron's Leftovers. It also targets Ghost-types like Doublade. U-turn is useful for racking up chip damage; it also hits switch-ins like Eldegoss hard. Rock Blast is an option to better function as a revenge killer without a damage-boosting item, notably OHKOing Charizard and Archeops. Triple Axel also works to hit Archeops as well as Grass-types like Eldegoss and Gourgeist-S. Cinccino can also utilize Encore to break past some walls, locking them into status moves, and be a situational safety net against bulky setup sweepers like Calm Mind Mesprit. Protective Pads helps Cinccino against the tier's numerous Rocky Helmet, Iron Barbs and Rough Skin users, such as Togedemaru and Druddigon. Heavy-Duty Boots is another way of limiting the amount of passive damage Cinccino suffers. Choice Band vastly improves Cinccino's prowess as a revenge killer by allowing it to OHKO offensive Charizard, Gallade, and several less common Pokemon like Galvantula. If Cinccino is not required to outspeed anything faster than Charizard, an Adamant nature can be used over Jolly for some additional power.

With its pitiful defenses, Cinccino needs to be brought in with pivoting moves of teammates like Togedemaru and Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi, in particular, can also deal with bulky Rock-types like Regirock and walls such as Weezing and Sandaconda. Wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Jellicent can take advantage of the likes of Aggron and Garbodor, and Cinccino can bring them in safely with U-turn on a predicted switch. Spikes from setters like Sandslash and Ferroseed works very well with Cinccino, as most of its checks lack reliable recovery and get worn down quickly after Knock Off removes their Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots. By removing items from the likes of Doublade and wearing down Steel- and Poison-type walls, Cinccino can also benefit sweepers like Quiver Dance Ribombee and Swords Dance Silvally-Fairy.

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- Written by: [[sugar ovens, 383140]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [Adeleine, 517429]]
 
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[OVERVIEW]
Cinccino's high Speed and a colourful offensive movepool with good utility options in Knock Off and U-Turn allow it to perform as a decent revenge killer and an offensive pivot. It can outpace most of the unboosted metagame, including the likes of Scyther and Lycanroc and, after they get sufficiently weakened, pick off the majority of offensive threats in the tier. Especially against more offensive teams, Cincinno can be rather annoying to switch into as well, as Bullet Seed threatens Gigalith and common physically defensive Ground- and Water- types and a lot of Cincinno's checks such as Ferroseed and Doublade don't appreciate having their item removed. However, Cinccino's damage output is often disappointing. Without a damage-boosting item it fails to OHKO most threats, and it cannot break through many common Pokemon such as Regirock or most of the tier's Steel-types, for example Aggron and Togedemaru. In terms of defensive utility, Cincinno doesn't offer anything whatsoever. A poor defensive typing along with low stats mean that it's almost entirely dependant on free switches. Its low Defense also hampers its ability to deal with priority users, notably it needs to stay at full health in order to check Swords Dance Lycanroc honestly kinda w/e now that we have doublade. The prominence of Rocky Helmet users like Weezing and Pokemon with the Iron Barbs and Rough Skin ability, namely Ferroseed, Togedemaru and Druddigon also limits Cinccino's usefulness, as it can't use Tail Slap against them without suffering a high amount of contact damage pads is the first slash so it feels unneeded? Could prob remove and briefly include w the boots mention below. Overall, Cinccino is mostly outclassed by Scyther, who can fulfill a similar role while having much more longevity and a STAB-boosted U-Turn, but it remains a viable option for teams that need just that extra bit of speed.
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[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Tail Slap
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Knock Off / Rock Blast
move 4: U-turn / Rock Blast
item: Protective Pads / Heavy-Duty-Boots / Life Orb / Choice Band
ability: Skill Link
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Aside of being a valuable coverage move that allows Cinccino to hit Rock-types, Bullet Seed is super effective against a large number of physically defensive Pokemon that would otherwise hope to switch into Cinccino, including Jellicent, Sandaconda, Quagsire and many others. With Knock Off, Cinccino can support its team by removing important items from its checks, such as Ferroseed's Eviolite or Aggron's Leftovers. U-turn is useful for racking up chip damage, it also helps pressure switchins like Eldegoss. Rock Blast is an option that allows Cinccino to better function as a revenge killer without a damage-boosting item, as it allows it to OHKO Charizard, Archeops and Scyther. mention encore and triple axel as alternatives, as well as adamant cinccino if you don’t need it faster than zard Protective Pads and Heavy-Duty Boots lower the amount of passive damage it suffers, protecting against contact damage and entry hazards respectively. Life Orb improves Cinccino's capability of breaking through the likes of Sandaconda. However, with no protection and additional recoil it makes Cinccino extremely prone to being worn down with residual damage. Choice Band vastly improves Cinccino's prowess as a revenge killer at the cost of its ability to switch attacks. Even with a Choice Band, you cannot count on it to reliably act as a wallbreaker, though.

With its pitiful defenses, Cinccino needs to be brought in with pivoting moves of teammates like Togedemaru or Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi in particular can also deal with Rock- and Ground- types like Regirock and walls like Weezing. Wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Jellicent can take advantage of the likes of Aggron and Garbodor and Cinccino can bring them in safely with an U-Turn on a predicted switch. Spikes from setters like Sandslash and Ferroseed work very well with Cinccino, as most of its checks lack reliable recovery and get worn down quickly after their Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots get knocked off. By removing items off the likes of Doublade and wearing down Steel- and Poison- type walls, Cinccino can also benefit sweepers like Quiver Dance Ribombee and Swords Dance Silvally-Fairy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Wingless, 383140]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
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[OVERVIEW]
Cinccino's high Speed and a colourful offensive movepool with good utility options in Knock Off and U-Turn allow it to perform as a decent revenge killer and an offensive pivot. It can outpace most of the unboosted metagame, including the likes of Lycanroc and Galvantula, and, after they get sufficiently weakened, pick off the majority of offensive threats in the tier. Cincinno can be rather annoying to switch into as well, as Bullet Seed threatens Gigalith and common physically defensive Ground- and Water- types and a lot of Cincinno's checks such as Ferroseed and Doublade don't appreciate having their item removed. It is particularly strong against hyper-offensive teams, which typically lack any reliable defensive counterplay. However, Cinccino's damage output is often disappointing. Without a damage-boosting item it fails to OHKO most threats, and it cannot break through many common Pokemon such as Regirock or most of the tier's Steel-types, for example Aggron and Togedemaru. In terms of defensive utility, Cincinno doesn't offer anything whatsoever. A poor defensive typing along with low stats mean that it's almost entirely dependant on free switches. Overall, Cinccino has a number of flaws and faces some competition from the likes of Archeops and Whimsicott, but it remains a viable option for teams that need just that extra bit of speed. (this last sentence isn't necessary, at least not in its current state. you could use the part about competition with arch/whims to form a new sentence, but the rest is just restating things you've said before.)

[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Tail Slap
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Knock Off / Rock Blast
move 4: U-turn / Rock Blast
item: Protective Pads / Heavy-Duty-(remove hyphen)Boots / Choice Band
ability: Skill Link
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Aside of being a valuable coverage move that allows Cinccino to hit Rock-types, Bullet Seed is super effective against a large number of physically defensive Pokemon that would otherwise hope to switch into Cinccino, including Jellicent, Sandaconda, Quagsire and many others. With Knock Off, Cinccino can support its team by removing important items from its checks, such as Ferroseed's Eviolite or Aggron's Leftovers. U-turn is useful for racking up chip damage, it also helps pressure switchins like Eldegoss. Rock Blast is an option that allows Cinccino to better function as a revenge killer without a damage-boosting item, as it allows it to OHKO Charizard and Archeops. Triple Axel can also be used to hit Archeops as well as Grass-types like Eldegoss or Gourgeist-S. Cinccino can also utilize Encore to break past some walls by locking them into status moves, and to work as a situational safety net against bulky setup sweepers like Calm Mind Mesprit. If Cinccino is not required to outspeed anything faster than Charizard, Adamant nature can be used over Jolly for some additional power. (move this sentence about natures to the end of this paragraph, since items are generally described first.) Protective Pads help Cinccino against the numerous Rocky Helmet users and Pokémon with the Iron Barbs or Rough Skin abilities, such as Togedemaru and Druddigon. Heavy-Duty Boots are an another way of limiting the amount of passive damage Cinccino suffers. Choice Band vastly improves Cinccino's prowess as a revenge killer at the cost of its ability to switch attacks. (any notable OHKOs that choice band nets cinccino? if so, list one or two of those.) Even with a Choice Band, you cannot count on it to reliably act as a wallbreaker, though. (this sentence doesn't feel necessary, you already mentioned that cincinno isn't much of a breaker twice earlier.)

With its pitiful defenses, Cinccino needs to be brought in with pivoting moves of teammates like Togedemaru or Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi in particular can also deal with Rock- and Ground- types like Regirock and walls like Weezing. (you say "Rock- and Ground-types" but then only list an example of a rock-type.) Wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Jellicent can take advantage of the likes of Aggron and Garbodor and Cinccino can bring them in safely with an U-Turn on a predicted switch. Spikes from setters like Sandslash and Ferroseed work very well with Cinccino, as most of its checks lack reliable recovery and get worn down quickly after their Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots get knocked off. By removing items off the likes of Doublade and wearing down Steel- and Poison- type walls, Cinccino can also benefit sweepers like Quiver Dance Ribombee and Swords Dance Silvally-Fairy. (this section was good, really nice work here c:)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Wingless, 383140]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [asa, 400292], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
done, qc 2/2 :)
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[OVERVIEW]
Cinccino's high Speed and a colou(remove)rful offensive movepool with good utility options in Knock Off and U-Tt(lowercase)urn allow it to perform as a decent revenge killer and an offensive pivot. It can outpace most of the unboosted metagame, including the likes of (Is there a reason lycanroc/galvantula wouldn't be included in "most of the unboosted metagame" by default? If no reason, would change "including the likes of" to something like "such as") Lycanroc and Galvantula, and pick off the majority of offensive threats after they get sufficiently weakened., after they get sufficiently weakened, pick off the majority of offensive threats in the tier. Cincinno can be rather annoying to switch into as well, as Bullet Seed threatens Gigalith and common physically defensive Ground- and Water- types,(comma) and a lot of Cincinno's checks such as Ferroseed and Doublade don't appreciate having their item removed. It is particularly strong against hyper-offensive teams, which typically lack any reliable defensive counterplay. However, Cinccino's damage output is often disappointing. Without a damage-boosting item it fails to OHKO most threats, and it cannot break through many common Pokemon such as Regirock orand most of the tier's Steel-types, for example Aggron and Togedemaru. In terms of defensive utility, Cincinno doesn't offer anything whatsoever. A poor defensive typing along with low stats mean that it's almost entirely dependae(replace)nt on free switches.

[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Tail Slap
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Knock Off / Rock Blast
move 4: U-turn / Rock Blast
item: Protective Pads / Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Band
ability: Skill Link
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Aside offrom being a valuable coverage move that allows Cinccino to hit Rock-types, Bullet Seed is super effective against a large number of physically defensive Pokemon that would otherwise hope to switch into Cinccino, including (if the following Pokemon are just regular examples rather than exceptions, would change this to "like") Jellicent, Sandaconda, and Quagsire.(period) and many others. (already said "a large number") With Knock Off, Cinccino can support its team by removing important items from its checks, such as Ferroseed's Eviolite or Aggron's Leftovers. U-turn is useful for racking up chip damage;(semicolon),(comma) it also helps pressure switch-(hyphen)ins like Eldegoss. Rock Blast is an option that allows Cinccino to better function as a revenge killer without a damage-boosting item, as it allows it to OHKOnotably OHKOing Charizard and Archeops. Triple Axel can also be used to hit Archeops as well as Grass-types like Eldegoss or Gourgeist-S. Cinccino can also utilize Encore to break past some walls by locking them into status moves,(comma) and to work as a situational safety net against bulky setup sweepers like Calm Mind Mesprit. Protective Pads helps(add) Cinccino against the numerous Rocky Helmet users and Pokémon with the Iron Barbs or Rough Skin abilities, such as Togedemaru and Druddigon,respectively. Heavy-Duty Boots are anis another way of limiting the amount of passive damage Cinccino suffers. Choice Band vastly improves Cinccino's prowess as a revenge killer by allowing it to OHKO offensive Charizard, Gallade, and several less common Pokemon like Galvantua. at the cost of its ability to switch attacks. Notably, it allows it to KO offensive Charizard and Gallade from full health with Tail Slap, as well as ensuring the OHKOs on several less common Pokémon such as Galvantula. (removed dex info + standardized list) If Cinccino is not required to outspeed anything faster than Charizard, Adamant nature can be used over Jolly for some additional power.

With its pitiful defenses, Cinccino needs to be brought in with pivoting moves of teammates like Togedemaru orand Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi,(comma) in particular,(comma) can also deal with bulky Rock- types like Regirock and walls such as Weezing orand Sandaconda. Wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Jellicent can take advantage of the likes of Aggron and Garbodor,(comma) and Cinccino can bring them in safely with an U-Tt(lowercase)urn on a predicted switch. Spikes from setters like Sandslash and Ferroseed work very well with Cinccino, as most of its checks lack reliable recovery and get worn down quickly after their Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots is removed by Knock Off. get knocked off. By removing items offfrom the likes of Doublade and wearing down Steel- and Poison- type walls, Cinccino can also benefit sweepers like Quiver Dance Ribombee and Swords Dance Silvally-Fairy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sugar ovens, 383140]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [ asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ]]
 
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[OVERVIEW]
Cinccino's high Speed and a colorful offensive movepool, (AC) with good utility options in Knock Off and U-turn, (AC) allow it to perform as make it a decent revenge killer and an offensive pivot. It can outpace most of the unboosted metagame, such as including Lycanroc and Galvantula, and pick off the majority of most offensive threats after they get sufficiently somewhat (you can use another word instead, but "it can pick foes off once they're sufficiently weakened enough for it to pick off" is tautological) weakened. Cincinno can be rather annoying to switch into as well, as Bullet Seed threatens Gigalith and common physically defensive Ground- and Water- types, and a lot of Cincinno's checks such as Ferroseed and Doublade don't appreciate having their item removed. losing their item. It is particularly strong against hyper offense (removed hyphen) teams, which typically lack any reliable defensive counterplay. However, Cinccino's damage output is often disappointing. Without a damage-boosting item, (AC) it fails to OHKO most threats, and it cannot break through many common Pokemon such as Regirock and most of the tier's Steel-types, for example Aggron and Togedemaru. In terms of defensive utility, Cincinno doesn't offer anything whatsoever. A poor defensive typing along with low stats mean that it's almost entirely dependent on free switches.

[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Tail Slap
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Knock Off / Rock Blast
move 4: U-turn / Rock Blast
item: Protective Pads / Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Band
ability: Skill Link
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Aside from being a valuable coverage move that allows allowing Cinccino to hit Rock-types meaningfully, Bullet Seed is super effective against a large number of physically defensive Pokemon that would otherwise hope to switch into Cinccino, switch in, like Jellicent, Sandaconda, (AC) and Quagsire. With Knock Off, Cinccino can support its team by removing important items from its checks, such as Ferroseed's Eviolite or Aggron's Leftovers. It also targets Ghost-types. (like, I imagine something like this is worthwhile, bc theyre immune to tail slap? maybe this tier just has no ghost types or something. do what you wish, including providing a notable example or two if you want) U-turn is useful for racking up chip damage; it also helps pressure hits switch-ins like Eldegoss hard. (if this isn't what you meant by "pressure", maybe clarify a bit) Rock Blast is an option that allows Cinccino to better function as a revenge killer without a damage-boosting item, notably OHKOing (collapsed hyphen) Charizard and Archeops. Triple Axel can also be used also works to hit Archeops as well as Grass-types like Eldegoss or and Gourgeist-S. Cinccino can also utilize Encore to break past some walls by locking them into status moves and work as walls, locking them into status moves, and be a situational safety net against bulky setup sweepers like Calm Mind Mesprit. Protective Pads helps Cinccino against the tier's numerous Rocky Helmet users and Pokémon with the Iron Barbs or Rough Skin abilities, Helmet, Iron Barbs, and Rough Skin users, such as Togedemaru and Druddigon, respectively. Heavy-Duty Boots is another way of limiting the amount of passive damage Cinccino suffers. Choice Band vastly improves Cinccino's prowess as a revenge killer by allowing it to OHKO offensive Charizard, Gallade, and several less common Pokemon like Galvantula. If Cinccino is not required to outspeed anything faster than Charizard, an Adamant nature can be used over Jolly for some additional power.

With its pitiful defenses, Cinccino needs to be brought in with pivoting moves of teammates like Togedemaru and Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi, in particular, can also deal with bulky Rock-types (removed space before types) like Regirock and walls such as Weezing and Sandaconda. Wallbreakers such as Choice Specs Jellicent can take advantage of the likes of Aggron and Garbodor, and Cinccino can bring them in safely with U-turn on a predicted switch. Spikes from setters like Sandslash and Ferroseed work works very well with Cinccino, as most of its checks lack reliable recovery and get worn down quickly after Knock Off removes their Leftovers or Heavy-Duty Boots is removed by Knock Off. By removing items from the likes of Doublade and wearing down Steel- and Poison-type (removed space before type) walls, Cinccino can also benefit sweepers like Quiver Dance Ribombee and Swords Dance Silvally-Fairy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sugar ovens, 383140]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [asa, 400292]] (removed space before asa)
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [Adeleine, 517429]]
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