[SET]
name: IronPress
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Heavy Slam / Iron Head
move 4: Rest / Shed Tail / Substitute
item: Chesto Berry / Sitrus Berry/ Leftovers
tera type: Poison / Fairy
ability: Earth Eater
nature: Impish / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Thanks to Earth Eater, Orthworm can wall sets of many physical Dragon-types like Garchomp and Baxcalibur.
* Heavy Slam can 2HKO offensive Dragapult, while Iron Head is superior for Dragonite.
* Rest is an option with Chesto Berry to heal Orthworm in a pinch, giving it better longevity.
* Shed Tail gives Orthworm use when IronPress isn't as effective. The surprise factor comes at the price of the reduced effectiveness of IronPress.
* Earthquake is still an option to hit Gholdengo, but it won't 2HKO, so Recover is still a problem.
* Substitute stops Salt Cure damage from Garganacl and phasing from Garchomp's Dragon Tail.
Items
========
* **Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry allows two uses of Shed Tail.
* **Leftovers**: Leftovers is a consistent option, especially in conjunction with Substitute.
Tera Types
========
***Poison**: Tera Poison provides a key Fighting resistance and single weakness and maintains a key resistance to Flower Trick.
***Fairy**: Tera Fairy provides a Fighting resistance and Dragon immunity, turning Dragon Tail Garchomp into setup bait.
EV spreads
========
* **252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe with Careful**: This EV spread makes Orthworm much less likely to be 2HKOd by Life Orb Dragapult.
* **252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe with Impish**: This spread can be used to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and most Corviknight and Skeledirge. This can be very useful if using Shed Tail.
[SET]
Name: Shed Tail Support
move 1: Shed Tail
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Body Press
move 4: Heavy Slam / Spikes / Iron Head
item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Earth Eater
Nature: Relaxed/ Impish
Tera Type: Poison/ Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk/ 252 Def
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Orthworm's good physical bulk and ability make it a great user of Shed Tail, and a reliable Stealth Rock user.
* Body Press has a good chance to OHKO offensive Meowscarada, and threatens Kingambit.
* A Steel-type STAB move helps hit some Ghost-types like Mimikyu, who is OHKOed by Heavy Slam after Disguise. Iron Head is an alternative for heavy foes like Dragonite.
* Orthworm can also set Spikes, but this compromises its ability to pass Shed Tail.
* Many Pokemon can benefit from Orthworm's Shed Tail. One example is Air Balloon Gholdengo, which puts a lot of pressure on defensive foes when behind a Substitute.
Tera Types
========
* This Orthworm isn't usually meant to Terastalize.
* **Poison**: Tera Poison leaves Orthworm with only one fairly rare weakness. T
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy gives Orthworm a Fighting resistance, as well as a way to absorb Garchomp's Dragon Tail while still staying in.
EV spreads
========
* ** 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD with Relaxed and 0 Speed IVs**: This spread maximizes Orthworm's physical bulk while underspeeding Hippowdon.
* **252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe with Impish**: This spread outspeeds Max speed Kingambit, and most Skeledirge and Corviknight. Outspeeding Kingambit and Corviknight prevents Taunt from stopping Shed Tail, and let's Orthworm bring in a teammate against Torch Song.
* ** 252 HP / 44 Def / 212 Spe with Jolly: This spread outspeeds Adamant Breloom. Mach Punch still does a lot, but thanks to Sitrus Berry, Orthworm will have enough HP left to Shed Tail to a check or counter.
{CREDITS}
- Written by [Omastar 68, 68.291756]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010/]]
- Grammar checked by: [[ UT, 523866 ]]
name: IronPress
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Heavy Slam / Iron Head
move 4: Rest / Shed Tail / Substitute
item: Chesto Berry / Sitrus Berry/ Leftovers
tera type: Poison / Fairy
ability: Earth Eater
nature: Impish / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Thanks to Earth Eater, Orthworm can wall sets of many physical Dragon-types like Garchomp and Baxcalibur.
* Heavy Slam can 2HKO offensive Dragapult, while Iron Head is superior for Dragonite.
* Rest is an option with Chesto Berry to heal Orthworm in a pinch, giving it better longevity.
* Shed Tail gives Orthworm use when IronPress isn't as effective. The surprise factor comes at the price of the reduced effectiveness of IronPress.
* Earthquake is still an option to hit Gholdengo, but it won't 2HKO, so Recover is still a problem.
* Substitute stops Salt Cure damage from Garganacl and phasing from Garchomp's Dragon Tail.
Items
========
* **Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry allows two uses of Shed Tail.
* **Leftovers**: Leftovers is a consistent option, especially in conjunction with Substitute.
Tera Types
========
***Poison**: Tera Poison provides a key Fighting resistance and single weakness and maintains a key resistance to Flower Trick.
***Fairy**: Tera Fairy provides a Fighting resistance and Dragon immunity, turning Dragon Tail Garchomp into setup bait.
EV spreads
========
* **252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe with Careful**: This EV spread makes Orthworm much less likely to be 2HKOd by Life Orb Dragapult.
* **252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe with Impish**: This spread can be used to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and most Corviknight and Skeledirge. This can be very useful if using Shed Tail.
[SET]
Name: Shed Tail Support
move 1: Shed Tail
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Body Press
move 4: Heavy Slam / Spikes / Iron Head
item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Earth Eater
Nature: Relaxed/ Impish
Tera Type: Poison/ Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk/ 252 Def
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Orthworm's good physical bulk and ability make it a great user of Shed Tail, and a reliable Stealth Rock user.
* Body Press has a good chance to OHKO offensive Meowscarada, and threatens Kingambit.
* A Steel-type STAB move helps hit some Ghost-types like Mimikyu, who is OHKOed by Heavy Slam after Disguise. Iron Head is an alternative for heavy foes like Dragonite.
* Orthworm can also set Spikes, but this compromises its ability to pass Shed Tail.
* Many Pokemon can benefit from Orthworm's Shed Tail. One example is Air Balloon Gholdengo, which puts a lot of pressure on defensive foes when behind a Substitute.
Tera Types
========
* This Orthworm isn't usually meant to Terastalize.
* **Poison**: Tera Poison leaves Orthworm with only one fairly rare weakness. T
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy gives Orthworm a Fighting resistance, as well as a way to absorb Garchomp's Dragon Tail while still staying in.
EV spreads
========
* ** 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD with Relaxed and 0 Speed IVs**: This spread maximizes Orthworm's physical bulk while underspeeding Hippowdon.
* **252 HP / 116 Def / 140 Spe with Impish**: This spread outspeeds Max speed Kingambit, and most Skeledirge and Corviknight. Outspeeding Kingambit and Corviknight prevents Taunt from stopping Shed Tail, and let's Orthworm bring in a teammate against Torch Song.
* ** 252 HP / 44 Def / 212 Spe with Jolly: This spread outspeeds Adamant Breloom. Mach Punch still does a lot, but thanks to Sitrus Berry, Orthworm will have enough HP left to Shed Tail to a check or counter.
{CREDITS}
- Written by [Omastar 68, 68.291756]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010/]]
- Grammar checked by: [[ UT, 523866 ]]
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