[OVERVIEW]
* Entei is a strong offensive threat thanks to its amazing movepool, and access to Sacred Fire and Extreme Speed. Its great defensive stats combined with the immunity to Fake Out and Intimidate given by Inner Focus make it difficult to slow down. When next to Chien-Pao, It can threaten to OHKO metagame staples Kingambit, Rillaboom, and frailer Flutter Mane sets.
* As mentioned above, Chien-Pao is a great partner for Entei as Its Sword of Ruin ability helps Entei get KOs more easily. Chien-Pao can also remove Indeedee-F's Psychic Terrain with Ice Spinner, allowing Entei to click Extreme Speed. Another great partner for Entei is Raging Bolt, which, with its powerful Electric-type moves, especially Thunderclap, can pressure foes resistant to Sacred Fire such as Urshifu-R. Ogerpon-W is also a great partner that can redirect Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes or threaten it with a strong Horn Leech.
* Despite its strengths, Entei struggles against bulky Water- and Fire- types like Urshifu-R, Terastallized Ogerpon-W, Incineroar, and Gouging Fire, which resist Sacred Fire. All of them also either resist Chien-Pao's Ice-type STAB move or can mitigate it and Entei's damage output. Entei also faces issues against Farigiraf, which blocks Extreme Speed.
[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Entei) @ Assault Vest
Level: 50
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 52 SpD / 4 Spe
Tera Type: Grass / Normal
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stomping Tantrum
- Snarl / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
* Snarl slows down strong special attackers such as Flutter Mane, Raging Bolt, and Iron Crown. Tera Blast can be used instead when using Tera Grass to hit Water-types.
* Assault Vest helps increase Entei's longevity against special attackers such as Flutter Mane, making Entei even harder to remove taking into account Sacred Fire's burn chance.
* The EV spread allows Entei to survive a 116 Special Attack Modest Earth Power from Landorus and, when Terastallized, almost always survive Mystic Water Urshifu-R's Tera Water-boosted Surging Strikes, the rest of the EVs are used to maximize its damage output.
* Tera Grass provides resistances to Water- and Ground- types like Urshifu-R and Landorus, as well as granting a Spore immunity. Tera Normal boosts Entei's Extreme Speed power while also removing its original weaknesses.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/draxolotl.646065/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/choruto.646006/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
* Entei is a strong offensive threat thanks to its amazing movepool, and access to Sacred Fire and Extreme Speed. Its great defensive stats combined with the immunity to Fake Out and Intimidate given by Inner Focus make it difficult to slow down. When next to Chien-Pao, It can threaten to OHKO metagame staples Kingambit, Rillaboom, and frailer Flutter Mane sets.
* As mentioned above, Chien-Pao is a great partner for Entei as Its Sword of Ruin ability helps Entei get KOs more easily. Chien-Pao can also remove Indeedee-F's Psychic Terrain with Ice Spinner, allowing Entei to click Extreme Speed. Another great partner for Entei is Raging Bolt, which, with its powerful Electric-type moves, especially Thunderclap, can pressure foes resistant to Sacred Fire such as Urshifu-R. Ogerpon-W is also a great partner that can redirect Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes or threaten it with a strong Horn Leech.
* Despite its strengths, Entei struggles against bulky Water- and Fire- types like Urshifu-R, Terastallized Ogerpon-W, Incineroar, and Gouging Fire, which resist Sacred Fire. All of them also either resist Chien-Pao's Ice-type STAB move or can mitigate it and Entei's damage output. Entei also faces issues against Farigiraf, which blocks Extreme Speed.
[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Entei) @ Assault Vest
Level: 50
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 52 SpD / 4 Spe
Tera Type: Grass / Normal
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stomping Tantrum
- Snarl / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
* Snarl slows down strong special attackers such as Flutter Mane, Raging Bolt, and Iron Crown. Tera Blast can be used instead when using Tera Grass to hit Water-types.
* Assault Vest helps increase Entei's longevity against special attackers such as Flutter Mane, making Entei even harder to remove taking into account Sacred Fire's burn chance.
* The EV spread allows Entei to survive a 116 Special Attack Modest Earth Power from Landorus and, when Terastallized, almost always survive Mystic Water Urshifu-R's Tera Water-boosted Surging Strikes, the rest of the EVs are used to maximize its damage output.
* Tera Grass provides resistances to Water- and Ground- types like Urshifu-R and Landorus, as well as granting a Spore immunity. Tera Normal boosts Entei's Extreme Speed power while also removing its original weaknesses.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/draxolotl.646065/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/choruto.646006/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
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