UU Leech Seed Wo-Chien [2/2] [1/1]

[SET]
name: Leech Seed
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Protect
move 4: Ruination / Giga Drain / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Tablets of Ruin
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Poison / Ghost / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]

Wo-Chien is a stalwart defensive option that checks offensive threats such as Sandy Shocks and Polteageist, and it takes advantage of some defensive Pokemon such as Hippowdon and Gastrodon. Knock Off is crucial to hinder the longevity of checks such as Talonflame and Salamence. Leech Seed and Protect are useful to quickly rack up residual damage against foes such as Tinkaton, and Protect scouts Choice-locked Pokemon like Iron Jugulis. The fourth moveslot is variable; Ruination is the most consistent option to quickly drop the health of enemies such as Salamence, forcing them to spend PP to recover health. Giga Drain helps Wo-Chien immediately pressure Quagsire, Gastrodon, and Tyranitar while providing more recovery. With Substitute, Wo-Chien has plenty of opportunities to set it up against Pokemon like Slowking and Brambleghast. It forces offensive checks such as Pawmot and Gallade to break the Substitute, giving Wo-Chien more opportunities to drain their health with Leech Seed + Protect. Foul Play is also an option in that moveslot for teams that struggle against Dragon Dance Gyarados or Tyranitar, though it requires Defense investment on Wo-Chien to be reliable, especially against a Tyranitar that hasn't Terastallized. Leftovers keeps Wo-Chien intact in longer games and helps mitigate its lack of reliable recovery. Maximum Special Defense investment is necessary to check threats like Tatsugiri and survive attacks from foes like Gengar and Noivern, punishing them with Knock Off. Tera Poison is common to block Quagsire's Toxic and counter Gengar, but Wo-Chien does become weak to Sandy Shocks's Earth Power. Tera Ghost lets Wo-Chien surprise foes like Toxtricity and Slither Wing, becoming resistant to their powerful attacks, and spinblock Tatsugiri and Brambleghast. However, it does become weak to threats like Choice Band Tyranitar and Polteageist. Tera Fairy patches Wo-Chien's weakness to Iron Jugulis and retains Poison's resistance to Fighting, but it lacks any other meaningful application.

Wo-Chien fits primarily on bulky offense, balance, and stall teams, which take advantage of it making progress with Knock Off and reliably wearing down foes such as Noivern and Tinkaton. Entry hazard setters such as Hippowdon, Gastrodon, and Tinkaton work to increase Wo-Chien's passive damage. They also check foes like Pawmot, Gengar, and Noivern. Toxic Spikes Gengar is also effective to leave offensive teams less room to overwhelm Wo-Chien, as it puts Pokemon like Lokix and Mimikyu on a timer, especially in conjunction with Leech Seed. Gengar also heavily appreciates Wo-Chien taking advantage of Hippowdon and Tyranitar. Talonflame is a crucial partner to Wo-Chien, as it revenge kills many of its common threats like Slither Wing, Paldean Tauros-B, and Scizor. Grafaiai is a solid check to Gengar that appreciates Wo-Chien reliably wearing down Tinkaton. Grafaiai can also mess with the offensive teams that Wo-Chien can struggle against, locking down setup threats like Salamence with Encore and lowering their threat potential with Parting Shot. It further pivots Wo-Chien into Quagsire, making sure it doesn't risk taking Toxic on the switch. Scream Tail is effective at checking foes like Pawmot and Iron Jugulis while providing Wish support. Scream Tail also appreciates Leech Seed support replenishing its health, making it better at switching into them repeatedly.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Mystras Leoxses, 530118]]
- Quality checked by: [[Twilight, 344575], [Estarossa, 461329]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
 
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Could you get this into QC within 72 hours please? Let me know if there is any reason you need an extension on this, will reassign after 72 hours otherwise.
 
I honestly have nothing to add lol. Maybe you could mention Tspikes Gengar as a partner when bringing up hazard setters, as it makes Wo-Chien's matchup into offense a bit better with Seed + Poison chip racking up a lot. I'll leave it up to you if you wish to do so.

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Since twi didn't really make any large amount of changes i'll just add my own check in too at same time.

Would add foul play as a mention for teams that need it to improve its dd ttar matchup and to let it check things like gyara too. mention running some defense investment when doing this as a potential too, and also mention that giga is good for ttar too tbh when you bring up giga. Mention things that can potentially help with the Pawmot matchup in team options too, can bring up how it can improve their ability to switch in and check it thanks to knocking LO / leeching it but that it does still give pawmot free turns that can be quite dangerous otherwise.

Would probably add gastro in team options too as something to help with Jugulis / Mence especially and mention how it appreciates wo chien improving the ttar matchup for it. Also definitely helps with gengar too as does tink which could be mentioned.

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[SET]
name: Leech Seed
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Leech Seed
move 3: Protect
move 4: Ruination / Giga Drain / Substitute
item: Leftovers
ability: Tablets of Ruin
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Poison / Ghost / Fairy

[SET COMMENTS]

Wo-Chien is a stalwart defensive option that checks offensive threats such as Sandy Shocks and Polteageist, and it takes advantage of some defensive (if appropriate) Pokemon such as Hippowdon and Gastrodon. Knock Off is crucial to hinder the longevity of checks such as Talonflame and Salamence. Leech Seed and Protect are useful to quickly rack up residual damage against opponents foes such as Tinkaton and scout the intentions of Tinkaton, and Protect scouts Choice-locked Pokemon like Iron Jugulis. The fourth moveslot can be is variable; Ruination is the most consistent option to quickly drop the health of enemies such as Salamence to force Salamence, forcing them to spend PP to recover health. Giga Drain helps Wo-Chien act as an immediate offensive check to immediately pressure (I imagine?) Quagsire, Gastrodon, and Tyranitar while providing more recovery. With Substitute, Wo-Chien has plenty of opportunities to set up Substitute in front of it up against Pokemon like Slowking and Brambleghast. It forces offensive checks such as Pawmot and Gallade to break the substitute so Wo-Chien has Substitute, giving Wo-Chien more opportunities to drain their health with Leech Seed + Protect. Foul Play is also an option in that moveslot for teams that struggle against Dragon Dance Gyarados or Tyranitar to take advantage of their setup, though it requires Defense investment on Wo-Chien for it to be reliable, especially against a Tyranitar that hasn't used its Tera type. Terastallized. Leftovers is the item of choice to keep Wo-Chien alive keeps Wo-Chien intact in longer games and helps with its otherwise mitigate its lack of reliable recovery. Maximum Special Defense investment is necessary for Wo-Chien to check threats like Tatsugiri and survive attacks from foes like Gengar and Noivern to punish Noivern, punishing them with Knock Off. Tera Poison is common to prevent Wo-Chien from being poisoned by block Quagsire's Toxic and turns it into a counter to Gengar at the cost of being counter Gengar, but Wo-Chien does become weak to Sandy Shock's Shocks's Earth Power. Tera Ghost lets Wo-Chien surprise foes like Toxtricity and Slither Wing by Wing, becoming resistant to their powerful attacks, (AC) while being able to spin block and spinblock Tatsugiri and Brambleghast. However, it does become weak to threats like Choice Band Tyranitar and Polteageist. Tera Fairy patches Wo-Chien's weakness to Iron Jugulis and retains the resistance Poison's resistance to Fighting-types but Fighting, but it lacks any other meaningful application.

Wo-Chien fits primarily on bulky offense, balance, and stall teams that takes teams, which take advantage of its progress making it making progress with Knock Off and ability to reliably wear down opponents reliably wearing down foes such as Noivern and Tinkaton. Entry hazard setters such as Hippowdon, Gastrodon, and Tinkaton work to increase the Wo-Chien's passive damage. They also serve as checks to opponents check foes like Pawmot, Gengar, and Noivern. Toxic Spikes Gengar is also effective to leave offensive teams less room to overwhelm Wo-Chien by putting Wo-Chien, as it puts Pokemon like Lokix and Mimikyu on a timer, especially in conjunction with Leech Seed. (optional) Gengar also heavily appreciates Wo-Chien's ability to take Wo-Chien taking advantage of Hippowdon and Tyranitar. Talonflame is a crucial partner to Wo-Chien, (AC) as it revenge kills many of its common threats like Slither Wing, Paldean Tauros-B, and Scizor. Grafaiai is a solid check to Gengar that appreciates Wo-Chien being reliable at reliably wearing down Tinkaton. Grafaiai can also mess with the offensive teams that Wo-Chien can struggle against by locking against, locking down setup threats like Salamence with Encore and hinder lowering their threat potential with Parting Shot. It also makes Wo-Chien switching into Quagsire easier with its pivot moves so it does not risk being hit by further pivots Wo-Chien into Quagsire, making sure it doesn't risk taking Toxic on the switch. Scream Tail is effective at checking opponents foes like Pawmot and Iron Jugulis while providing Wish support. Scream Tail also appreciates Leech Seed draining their health to make it better at switching into them repeatedly. (it's not immediately obvious how threats having less health making scream tail better in the defensive role of switching into them repeatedly. maybe you could clarify a bit for the reader)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Mystras Leoxses, 530118]]
- Quality checked by: [[Twilight, 344575], [Estarossa, 461329]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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