ZU Kabutops

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:bw/Kabutops:
Kabutops is a threat in ZU matches.
Kabutops @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flip Turn
- Stone Edge
- Liquidation / Rapid Spin
- Knock Off

Kabutops turns ZU’s tides as both a rock-solid revenge killer and a pivot! Flip Turn keeps up momentum on walls like Tangela and Gurdurr. Liquidation hits Rock-resistant Pokemon like Klinklang and Palossand hard. Rapid Spin allows Kabutops to situationally clear entry hazards. Knock Off cripples switch-ins like Poliwrath, Qwilfish, and Tangela, which is notable given their reliance on their items. Kabutops likes pairing with pivots like Rotom and Thwackey, forming VoltTurn cores to wear down foes. Physical walls like Tangela, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath can freely switch in against it, so special attackers like Jynx and Choice Specs Rotom can threaten them. Flying-types like Altaria and Cramorant pressure these walls, allowing Kabutops to more easily utilize its STAB moves as the game progresses. Kabutops's middling base Speed means faster Choice Scarf users like Sawk and Rotom can outrun and OHKO it; switch-ins like Uxie and Throh make Kabutops less vulnerable to them.

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Kabutops @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flip Turn
- Stone Edge
- Liquidation / Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
Kabutops turns ZU’s tides as both a rock-solid revenge killer and pivot! Flip Turn keeps momentum against walls like Tangela and Gurdurr. Alongside Stone Edge, Liquidation provides rock-solid neutral coverage and a harder hit on Rock-resistant Pokemon like Klinklang and Palossand. Rapid Spin allows Kabutops to situationally clear hazards. Knock Off cripples incoming switch-ins like Poliwrath, Qwilfish, and Appletun Tangela (I don't really understand why Appletun was the chosen example, also would mention the fact that the former two have Rocky Helmet while something like Tangela has Eviolite as for Pokemon that are more item dependent). Choice Scarf allows Kabutops to outrun nearly every unboosted Pokemon in ZU.(fluff) Kabutops appreciates pairing with pivots like Rotom, Articuno, and Thwackey, forming VoltTurn cores to wear down the opposition. Tanks and physical walls like Tangela, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath can switch in relatively freely against it, so special attackers like Jynx and Choice Specs Rotom can heavily pressure them. Flying-types like Altaria and Cormorant Cramorant can pressure these walls, allowing Kabutops to more easily utilize its STAB moves as the game progresses. (Lastly I'd like to see a mention of Kabutops being slower than other common scarfers like Sawk and Rotom which threaten to revenge kill it and some good switch-ins which you can pair with Kabutops)

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Kabutops @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flip Turn
- Stone Edge
- Liquidation / Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
Kabutops turns ZU’s tides as both a rock-solid revenge killer and a pivot! Flip Turn keeps up momentum on walls like Tangela and Gurdurr. Alongside Stone Edge, Liquidation provides hitstrong a harder hit on Rock-resistant Pokemon like Klinklang and Palossand hard. Rapid Spin allows Kabutops to situationally clear entry hazards. Knock Off cripples switch-ins like Poliwrath, Qwilfish, and Tangela, which is notable given their reliance fon their items. Kabutops likes pairing with pivots like Rotom and Thwackey, forming VoltTurn cores to wear down foes. Physical walls like Tangela, Gurdurr, and Poliwrath can freely switch in against it, so special attackers like Jynx and Choice Specs Rotom can threaten them. Flying-types like Altaria and Cramorant pressure these walls, allowing Kabutops to more easily utilize its STAB moves as the game progresses. Kabutops's middling base Speed means faster Choice Scarf users like Sawk and Rotom can outrun and OHKO it; switch-ins like Uxie and Throh makes Kabutops less vulnerable to them.

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just noticed this while reading 5Dots

"Liquidation provides hits Rock-resistant Pokemon like Klinklang and Palossand hard."

edited, ty! -royal
 
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