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This is a neat defensive core that acts as an effective backbone to at bare minimum check a good number of Pokemon in RU. Cresselia's an excellent tank but does poorly against physical setup sweepers that can resist it's stabs. Off the top of my head, examples of these would be subSD Cobalion, subSD Feraligatr, SD Doublade, Curse Mega-Steelix, SD Drapion, as well as a variety of other Pokemon when weakened like DD Tyrantrum. Quagsire can come in and stop these pokemon from setting up, which in turn makes Cresselia more useful in that it can more comfortably switch in. So in a sense Quagsire acts to increase Cresselia's efficacy. Cresselia also can act to stop things like Virizion or force Scarf Rotom-C into a mind game as well, which can really help out Quagsire. That is not to say that this core is perfect by any means - both pokemon hate toxic from defensive mons, SD abomasnow, and fear CB pokemon (especially pangoro if quagsire is in) or things like Meloetta, Clawitzer, etc. But the purpose of the core isn't so much as to act as a stop to all Pokemon as much as to offer a defensive skeleton for balance teams to stop sweeper Pokemon moreso than wallbreakers. A Pokemon for momentum would be appreciated to augment the core given that Quagsire's main weakness is its momentum drain.
This is a neat defensive core that acts as an effective backbone to at bare minimum check a good number of Pokemon in RU. Cresselia's an excellent tank but does poorly against physical setup sweepers that can resist it's stabs. Off the top of my head, examples of these would be subSD Cobalion, subSD Feraligatr, SD Doublade, Curse Mega-Steelix, SD Drapion, as well as a variety of other Pokemon when weakened like DD Tyrantrum. Quagsire can come in and stop these pokemon from setting up, which in turn makes Cresselia more useful in that it can more comfortably switch in. So in a sense Quagsire acts to increase Cresselia's efficacy. Cresselia also can act to stop things like Virizion or force Scarf Rotom-C into a mind game as well, which can really help out Quagsire. That is not to say that this core is perfect by any means - both pokemon hate toxic from defensive mons, SD abomasnow, and fear CB pokemon (especially pangoro if quagsire is in) or things like Meloetta, Clawitzer, etc. But the purpose of the core isn't so much as to act as a stop to all Pokemon as much as to offer a defensive skeleton for balance teams to stop sweeper Pokemon moreso than wallbreakers. A Pokemon for momentum would be appreciated to augment the core given that Quagsire's main weakness is its momentum drain.
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
evs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD
Impish / Relaxed Nature
- Recover
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Waterfall / Scald
Cresselia @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
evs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 48 SpD / 124 Spe
Bold Nature
- Moonlight
- Thunder Wave / Toxic
- Moonblast
- Psyshock / Lunar Dance / Toxic
Ability: Unaware
evs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD
Impish / Relaxed Nature
- Recover
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Waterfall / Scald
Cresselia @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
evs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 48 SpD / 124 Spe
Bold Nature
- Moonlight
- Thunder Wave / Toxic
- Moonblast
- Psyshock / Lunar Dance / Toxic