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Our new core will be Gliscor + Gholdengo!
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Kingambit @ Assault Vest
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
252 SpA Choice Specs Kyurem Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Kingambit: 226-266 (55.9 - 65.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Clodsire @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover
- Counter
With his type and naturaly high special defense walls everything that tapu koko wants to trow at him and also resists both of sneasler stabs as well has having covert Cloak to prevent clodsire to be put to sleep and hit back with a stab eq and counter to 1 shot sneasler if he terrastalize flyng and acrobatics. And unawer so it doesen't care about the sd boost
Calcs:
252 SpA Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Clodsire: 52-62 (11.2 - 13.3%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252+ Atk Sneasler Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Clodsire: 130-153 (28 - 33%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252+ Atk Tera Flying Sneasler Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Clodsire: 195-229 (42.1 - 49.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
Wile eq hits them back hard
0 Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Sneasler: 254-302 (84.3 - 100.3%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
0 Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Koko: 194-230 (69 - 81.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Gholdengod (Gholdengo) @ Leftovers
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 12 SpA / 128 SpD
Calm Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Nasty Plot
- Recover
Sneaseler fans are SOBBING upon seeing this mon on preview as the Gholdenguardian basically walls Sneasler while shrugging off those flimsy Thunderbolts from Tapu Koko. Then you just simply strike both of them down with a boosted MiR because your bulk lets you setup on both of them an OHKO at +2.
252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Gholdengo in Electric Terrain: 133-157 (35.1 - 41.5%) -- 79.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Tera Electric Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Gholdengo in Electric Terrain: 178-210 (47 - 55.5%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Gholdengo: 45-54 (11.9 - 14.2%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0- Atk Tapu Koko U-turn vs. 252 HP / 116 Def Gholdengo: 12-14 (3.1 - 3.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever
Sneasler Close Combat vs. Gholdengo: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
Sneasler Dire Claw vs. Gholdengo: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252+ Atk Sneasler Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 116 Def Gholdengo: 61-72 (16.1 - 19%) -- possible 8HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Tera Flying Sneasler Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 116 Def Gholdengo: 91-108 (24 - 28.5%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 252+ Atk Tera Flying Sneasler Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 116 Def Gholdengo: 182-215 (48.1 - 56.8%) -- 40.2% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
12 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Koko: 211-250 (75 - 88.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 12 SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Koko: 282-333 (100.3 - 118.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 12 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Koko: 423-498 (150.5 - 177.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
12 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Sneasler: 201-237 (66.7 - 78.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 12 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Sneasler: 400-472 (132.8 - 156.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO