This thing is an absolute unit.
[SET]
name: Bulky Offense
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Mystical Fire
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Psyshock / Psychic
item: Sitrus Berry
tera type: Fire
ability: Trace
nature: Bold
evs: 244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Between using Trace to cancel Ruin abilities and burning foes with Will-O-Wisp, Gardevoir can overwhelm some of the meta's strongest physical sweepers.
* **Will-O-Wisp**: Beyond crippling physical attackers for the remainder of the match, the passive burn damage breaks Focus Sash on Chien-Pao and Multiscale on Dragonite.
* **Psyshock versus Psychic**: The choice of Psychic-type STAB comes down to what you need to hit hardest. Psyshock is the best option into Flutter Mane, Iron Moth, and Clodsire, while Psychic puts more pressure on Toxapex and many variants of Bulk Up Annihilape.
Other Options
========
* **Sitrus Berry versus Pinch Berry**: Sitrus Berry is normally the preferred recovery item for bulky Gardevoir sets, but it is a highly sought-after item. If needed elsewhere, Gardevoir's bulk profile is strong enough that running a pinch Berry can work.
Tera Types
========
* **Tera Dependency - Low**: Using Tera usually improves common matchups like Flutter Mane and is certainly an option if a target is deemed high enough priority. Otherwise, Gardevor's impressive suite of defensive attributes combined with excellent STAB coverage are great as is.
* **Fire**: Tera Fire’s resistances to Ice, Steel, and Fairy are all excellent, greatly improving the matchups against Flutter Mane, Scizor, and Kingambit. Tera boosted Mystical Fire will also 2HKO maximum HP Kingambit without Assault Vest.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy can patch up this set's lacking power by boosting Moonblast, and the removal of Gardevoir's Psychic typing makes dealing with opposing Ghost-types like Flutter Mane and Mimikyu more manageable.
* **Normal**: Tera Normal's defensive attributes are lacking overall, but nullifying a key Ghost-type attack from the likes of Flutter Mane and Mimikyu can give an opening to deal extra damage or inflict a crucial burn.
EV Spreads
========
* The spreads listed below all have an even HP stat to guarantee that Sitrus Berry activates after getting hit by Ruination. All spreads are also capable of surviving one unboosted Shadow Ball from Flutter Mane.
* **244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe**: Near maximum HP and Defense gives Gardevoir fantastic defensive calcs; after Sitrus Berry recovery and inflicting a turn 1 burn, Gardevoir has a strong chance of avoiding the 3HKO from Focus Sash Chien-Pao's Icicle Crash and Assault Vest Ting-Lu's Heavy Slam. The Speed investment outspeeds maximum Speed Adamant Kingambit.
* **244 HP / 204 Def / 60 Spe**: A little extra Speed investment lets Gardevoir outspeed defensive Gholdengo with 20 Speed EVs, but Gardevoir is much less likely to avoid the 3HKOs mentioned in the main spread.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/photon.516307/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/thick-fat-azumarill.330577/
Grammar checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
[SET]
name: Bulky Offense
move 1: Moonblast
move 2: Mystical Fire
move 3: Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Psyshock / Psychic
item: Sitrus Berry
tera type: Fire
ability: Trace
nature: Bold
evs: 244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Between using Trace to cancel Ruin abilities and burning foes with Will-O-Wisp, Gardevoir can overwhelm some of the meta's strongest physical sweepers.
* **Will-O-Wisp**: Beyond crippling physical attackers for the remainder of the match, the passive burn damage breaks Focus Sash on Chien-Pao and Multiscale on Dragonite.
* **Psyshock versus Psychic**: The choice of Psychic-type STAB comes down to what you need to hit hardest. Psyshock is the best option into Flutter Mane, Iron Moth, and Clodsire, while Psychic puts more pressure on Toxapex and many variants of Bulk Up Annihilape.
Other Options
========
* **Sitrus Berry versus Pinch Berry**: Sitrus Berry is normally the preferred recovery item for bulky Gardevoir sets, but it is a highly sought-after item. If needed elsewhere, Gardevoir's bulk profile is strong enough that running a pinch Berry can work.
Tera Types
========
* **Tera Dependency - Low**: Using Tera usually improves common matchups like Flutter Mane and is certainly an option if a target is deemed high enough priority. Otherwise, Gardevor's impressive suite of defensive attributes combined with excellent STAB coverage are great as is.
* **Fire**: Tera Fire’s resistances to Ice, Steel, and Fairy are all excellent, greatly improving the matchups against Flutter Mane, Scizor, and Kingambit. Tera boosted Mystical Fire will also 2HKO maximum HP Kingambit without Assault Vest.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy can patch up this set's lacking power by boosting Moonblast, and the removal of Gardevoir's Psychic typing makes dealing with opposing Ghost-types like Flutter Mane and Mimikyu more manageable.
* **Normal**: Tera Normal's defensive attributes are lacking overall, but nullifying a key Ghost-type attack from the likes of Flutter Mane and Mimikyu can give an opening to deal extra damage or inflict a crucial burn.
EV Spreads
========
* The spreads listed below all have an even HP stat to guarantee that Sitrus Berry activates after getting hit by Ruination. All spreads are also capable of surviving one unboosted Shadow Ball from Flutter Mane.
* **244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe**: Near maximum HP and Defense gives Gardevoir fantastic defensive calcs; after Sitrus Berry recovery and inflicting a turn 1 burn, Gardevoir has a strong chance of avoiding the 3HKO from Focus Sash Chien-Pao's Icicle Crash and Assault Vest Ting-Lu's Heavy Slam. The Speed investment outspeeds maximum Speed Adamant Kingambit.
* **244 HP / 204 Def / 60 Spe**: A little extra Speed investment lets Gardevoir outspeed defensive Gholdengo with 20 Speed EVs, but Gardevoir is much less likely to avoid the 3HKOs mentioned in the main spread.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/photon.516307/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/thick-fat-azumarill.330577/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/deezcastforms.423085/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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