Bella
Tears over Beers
[SET]
Support (Arceus-Dragon) @ Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Steel / Fairy / Water
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpD / 176 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor / Judgment
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Stealth Rock / Dragon Tail / Roar
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dragon carves a small niche as a support Pokemon thanks to its incredible bulk, diverse amount of utility options, and solid typing allowing it to take on Pokemon like Palafin, Ogerpon-H, Arceus-Electric, and Chi-Yu. Draco Meteor is generally preferred as the STAB move, although Judgment is an option to trade off power for consistency and no Special Attack drop. Will-O-Wisp gives Arceus-Dragon the ability to more comfortably take on physical attackers like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Zacian, but if these threats are not an issue, Thunder Wave can cripple the likes of Mewtwo, Kyurem-W, and Lunala with paralysis. The third moveslot is incredibly flexible; most commonly, Stealth Rock is run to allow Arceus-Dragon to provide support for its team. Dragon Tail and Roar are also options, as both provide phazing capabilities, with Dragon Tail not being affected by Taunt and Roar bypassing Substitutes and hitting Fairy-types like Zacian and Magearna. Flash Cannon is an option to provide coverage for Fairy-types, allowing Arceus-Dragon to not be completely walled by them, but it is extremely difficult to fit. Tera Steel gives Arceus-Dragon a valuable defensive typing, allowing it to take on Pokemon like Iron Bundle, Gholdengo, and Deoxys better while also providing a Toxic immunity. Tera Fairy and Tera Water are alternative Tera types that let Arceus-Dragon take on Pokemon like Great Tusk, Roaring Moon, (comma) and Kyurem-W better. The given EV spread allows Arceus-Dragon to be as bulky as possible while still outpacing Ogerpon-H. Arceus-Dragon generally finds use on defensive teams alongside other walls like Magearna and Toxapex. Fairy-types like Magearna, Zacian, and Clefable completely counter Arceus-Dragon, so checks to them like Galarian Slowking and Toxapex are valuable to have. Likewise, Ice-types like Chien-Pao and Kyurem-W beat Arceus-Dragon, so Pokemon like Magearna are helpful teammates.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Quality checked by:
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Support (Arceus-Dragon) @ Draco Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Steel / Fairy / Water
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpD / 176 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor / Judgment
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Stealth Rock / Dragon Tail / Roar
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Dragon carves a small niche as a support Pokemon thanks to its incredible bulk, diverse amount of utility options, and solid typing allowing it to take on Pokemon like Palafin, Ogerpon-H, Arceus-Electric, and Chi-Yu. Draco Meteor is generally preferred as the STAB move, although Judgment is an option to trade off power for consistency and no Special Attack drop. Will-O-Wisp gives Arceus-Dragon the ability to more comfortably take on physical attackers like Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Zacian, but if these threats are not an issue, Thunder Wave can cripple the likes of Mewtwo, Kyurem-W, and Lunala with paralysis. The third moveslot is incredibly flexible; most commonly, Stealth Rock is run to allow Arceus-Dragon to provide support for its team. Dragon Tail and Roar are also options, as both provide phazing capabilities, with Dragon Tail not being affected by Taunt and Roar bypassing Substitutes and hitting Fairy-types like Zacian and Magearna. Flash Cannon is an option to provide coverage for Fairy-types, allowing Arceus-Dragon to not be completely walled by them, but it is extremely difficult to fit. Tera Steel gives Arceus-Dragon a valuable defensive typing, allowing it to take on Pokemon like Iron Bundle, Gholdengo, and Deoxys better while also providing a Toxic immunity. Tera Fairy and Tera Water are alternative Tera types that let Arceus-Dragon take on Pokemon like Great Tusk, Roaring Moon, (comma) and Kyurem-W better. The given EV spread allows Arceus-Dragon to be as bulky as possible while still outpacing Ogerpon-H. Arceus-Dragon generally finds use on defensive teams alongside other walls like Magearna and Toxapex. Fairy-types like Magearna, Zacian, and Clefable completely counter Arceus-Dragon, so checks to them like Galarian Slowking and Toxapex are valuable to have. Likewise, Ice-types like Chien-Pao and Kyurem-W beat Arceus-Dragon, so Pokemon like Magearna are helpful teammates.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imperial.626445/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/vesp.610920/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
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