Project SV OU - Victim of the Week (Week 53: Galarian Slowking) [Open for submissions!]

[Zora489]

Reserving

COUNTER

Chesnaught @ Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spe
Impish Nature
- Drain Punch
- Wood Hammer
- Iron Defense
- Leech Seed

Back to the sigma chesnaught grind

252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 228+ Def Chesnaught on a critical hit: 66-81 (17.3 - 21.3%) -- approx. possible 5HKO
252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 228+ Def Chesnaught: 126-148 (33.1 - 38.9%) -- 99.9% chance to 3HKO
252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 228+ Def Chesnaught: 29-34 (7.6 - 8.9%) -- possibly the worst move ever

ID negates SD

0 Atk Chesnaught Wood Hammer vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 272-324 (79.7 - 95%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

its a small range, but just rocks can open the chance to ohko

And that's basically it, Chesnaught comes to save the day once again

yo, here's a better chesnaught set that actually blocks more than shifu lol
Chesnaught @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Bulletproof
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Spikes
- Synthesis
It also sets spikes while shifu sits there, along with having good recovery and an attack that doesn't require you to go to 40% after killing it

 

[Chieftaco33]

Tauros-Paldea-Aqua
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Trailblaze
- Bulk Up
- Body Press
- Raging Bull

intimidate and a good natural typing and bull give water Tauros the tools it need to Counter urshifu-r. Trailblaze allows it to boost faster than urshifu, with bulk up allowing it to become threatening when given free turns from shifu, Chien pao, or hamurott. Body press capitalises off of the defensive investment, and is a 3HKO if they don’t as for whatever reason. Leftovers allows for some recovery, and Tera fairy covers for teraIf you switch in on any of it’s moves, you comfortably stomach them:

Switchin calcs

-1 252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua on a critical hit: 72-87 (20.3 - 24.5%) -- approx. possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 93-109 (26.2 - 30.7%) -- 4% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Thunder Punch vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 126-150 (35.5 - 42.3%) -- 91.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

From here you click trailblaze as they sd, becoming faster than it, and bulk up for these calcs:

BU calcs

+1 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua Body Press vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 186-219 (54.5 - 64.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 136-162 (38.4 - 45.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua on a critical hit: 108-129 (30.5 - 36.4%) -- approx. 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Thunder Punch vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 126-150 (35.5 - 42.3%) -- 91.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

this means you win the 1v1 and can lefties off the damage if they switch out. If they sd on the switch you lose, so try force a ss or cc.

Alternatively…

Tauros-Paldea-Aqua (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Anger Point
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Raging Bull
- Trailblaze
Switch into surging strikes, get your free belly drum from anger point. Then click trailblaze and proceed to win the game.

 

[Pando067]

Check

Electrode-Hisui @ Choice Specs
Ability: Soundproof
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Chloroblast
- Thunderbolt
- Giga Drain

Switch in on SD or aqua jet and literally any of these attacks will ohko. Beware of cc and surging strikes because +0 cc is a guaranteed ohko and +2 surging will also ohko. However, electrode can ohko back with all of it's attacks and aqua jet will do less than 40% so electrode can come in twice before it dies.

 

[InvisibleWater]

Dondozo @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Tera Type: Grass / Dragon
Impish Nature
- Liquidation
- Body Press
- Rest
- Sleep Talk / Yawn

Dondozo is a counter. Thanks to Unaware and and its excellent physical bulk, Dondozo can easily switch in on Urshifu's attacks, since none of them deal enough damage to break through on their own. If Urshifu gets lucky with Thunder Punch paralysis, it might be able to, but even then, it's going to take a while, especially if Dondozo Teras.

Of course, Dondozo can't do much in return -- its strongest option on this set is Body Press, which is only a 4HKO, and Unaware also ignores the defense drops from Close Combat. Unless you're willing to forgo Sleep Talk for Yawn, neither of you will be making much progress, but that carries its own risks.

Calcs

0 Atk Dondozo Liquidation vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 46-54 (13.4 - 15.8%) -- possible 7HKO
252+ Def Dondozo Body Press vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 88-104 (25.8 - 30.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO


252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo on a critical hit: 69-81 (13.6 - 16%) -- approx. possible 7HKO
252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 129-153 (25.5 - 30.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 120-142 (23.8 - 28.1%) -- 92.3% chance to 4HKO
252 Atk Punching Glove Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Grass Dondozo: 30-35 (5.9 - 6.9%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252 Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Aqua Jet vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 21-26 (4.1 - 5.1%) -- possibly the worst move ever

 

[Mugenman88]

CHECK



Iron Valiant @ Choice Specs
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt

If you can get Valiant in safely all Urshifu can do is run away cause it outspeeds Urshifu and Thunderbolt is a guaranteed OHKO no matter what. Even at +2 Urshifu cannot OHKO Valiant with Aqua Jet unless 3 layers of spikes are in play, and even then the roll is very much not in the Urshifu's favor.

252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Valiant Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Urshifu-Rapid-Strike: 418-492 (122.5 - 144.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+2 252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Aqua Jet vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Iron Valiant: 192-226 (66.4 - 78.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[BT89]

Submission phase is over!


Checks
by Jonbot
by Lectrys
Physically Defensive by Athyestic
by Pando067
by Mugenman88

Counters
Iron Defense by 1LDK
Physically Defensive by Admiral_Stalfos19
Defensive Bulk Up by Chieftaco33
RestTalk by InvisibleWater

Voting will be done on Monday, June 12th! Vote for up to two checks and two counters.​

 

[Jonbot]

by athyestic
by pando067

by admiral_stalfos19
by chieftaco33

 

[Athyestic]

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[Chieftaco33]

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[Lectrys]

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[Pando067]

Checks
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[1LDK]

Checks: and

Counters: and

 

[awyp]

Checks
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[Mugenman88]

Checks:
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[Admiral_Stalfos19]

Checks:

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[InvisibleWater]

Checks:
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[SetsuSetsuna]

Thank you to everyone who participated this week. The winners this time are

Check: PhysDef by Athyestic
Counter: Iron Defense by 1LDK
​

your sets are now in the Hall of Fame. The next Victim of the Week is... Choice Band Zamazenta!

Zamazenta @ Choice Band
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs​

Zamazenta is one of the tier's strongest and fastest Pokemon in the tier. Its already strong Close Combat can be powered up even further by Tera Fighting. Stone Edge lets it hit Flying-types such as Zapdos and Enamorus. Crunch blows up Ghost-types like Gholdengo and Dragapult trying to switch in. It can round out its movepool with several moves, including Psychic Fangs to hit Poison-types such as Toxapex, Amoongus and Sneasler.

Submissions end on Thursday June 15th at 23:59 EST
Remember to only make 1 submission and explain why it is a counter/check​

 

[Exotic64]

Check

Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Grass Knot

Lando-t intimidate makes zama's attack to be weakened, and its great flying type mitigates a lot of the damage from CC after the atk drop, making it a reliable switch in. As zama does not have any other stabs other than CC the other moves won't do a lot to lando, which can use zama to set up rocks or pivot with u-turn.
Not a counter since lando can't really kill it either and lacks recovery LOL but gets the job done very well.

 

[Pando067]

Counter

Hatterene (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire

Hatterene eats close combat and psychic fangs for breakfast, and it can easily tank a few crunches and stone edges. At +1 sp. atk, hatt is able to easily out heal zama's stone edge damage, however, stone edge has horrible accuracy so it could end up giving hatt some free set up opportunities. Currently, hatt is a sleeper pick for ou, however, it can easily tank hits from zama, just pray no stone edge crit and crunch defense drops.

 

[chuggachuggachooo]

Reserving scream tail
Counter:

Scream Tail @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Timid Nature
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 120 HP / 236 SpD / 152 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam
- Encore
- Protect
- Wish

Scream tail absolutely sits on this thing. It can easily swap in on any move, stone edge does the most but since it cants 2kho, it can be Wish protect stalled. Wish, protect and either kill it with dazzling gleam. Or pp stall it.

252 Atk Choice Band Tera Fighting Zamazenta Stone Edge vs. 120 HP / 0 Def Scream Tail: 156-184 (38.9 - 45.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Scream Tail Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tera Fighting Zamazenta: 108-128 (33.2 - 39.3%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO

 

[Cono de la Corrèze]

Checks:

Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 204 Def / 12 Spe
Impish Nature
- Grass Knot
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock

Lando-T can come on all CB Zamazenta attacks and then pivot with u-turn (or eq for some damage).

Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Recover
- Haze

Toxapex physically defensive take +- 50% on Psychic Fangs so it can just heal himself with regenerator. Moreover pex can poison it.

Hatterene @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 206 Def / 56 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire

Hatterene resists Zamazenta attacks and draining kiss on it. I don't place hatt in counter because it can difficult to heal in some mu (vs tran for example).

Counter:

Scream Tail @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Protect
- Dazzling Gleam
- Thunder Wave

Scream Tail has the same type as Hatt but it can be healed more easily with Wish+Protect.

 

[chuggachuggachooo]

Checks:

Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 204 Def / 12 Spe
Impish Nature
- Grass Knot
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock

Lando-T can come on all CB Zamazenta attacks and then pivot with u-turn (or eq for some damage).

Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Recover
- Haze

Toxapex physically defensive take +- 50% on Psychic Fangs so it can just heal himself with regenerator. Moreover pex can poison it.

Hatterene @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 206 Def / 56 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire

Hatterene resists Zamazenta attacks and draining kiss on it. I don't place hatt in counter because it can difficult to heal in some mu (vs tran for example).

Counter:

Scream Tail @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Protect
- Dazzling Gleam
- Thunder Wave

Scream Tail has the same type as Hatt but it can be healed more easily with Wish+Protect.

It's only one submission per person. Also hatt scream and lando were already taken

 

[Cono de la Corrèze]

It's only one submission per person. Also hatt scream and lando were already taken

I was already writing my post, I didn't look at what appeared in the meantime, then I don't care, it doesn't bring in any money.

 

[Zora489]

80 PP (Chesnaught) @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Bulletproof
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Spikes
- Synthesis

This is a COUNTER, the only things that threaten Chesnaught is psychic fangs. The other moves don't even 2hko with tera involved. You also have reliable recovery for the next times you need to switch in afer the first interaction. You also get free spikes and body press damage on the incoming attacker.

Thank you to everyone who participated this week. The winners this time are

Check: PhysDef by Athyestic
Counter: Iron Defense by 1LDK
​

your sets are now in the Hall of Fame. The next Victim of the Week is... Choice Band Zamazenta!

Zamazenta @ Choice Band
Ability: Dauntless Shield
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs​

Zamazenta is one of the tier's strongest and fastest Pokemon in the tier. Its already strong Close Combat can be powered up even further by Tera Fighting. Stone Edge lets it hit Flying-types such as Zapdos and Enamorus. Crunch blows up Ghost-types like Gholdengo and Dragapult trying to switch in. It can round out its movepool with several moves, including Psychic Fangs to hit Poison-types such as Toxapex, Amoongus and Sneasler.

Submissions end on Thursday June 15th at 23:59 EST
Remember to only make 1 submission and explain why it is a counter/check​

 

[Mugenman88]

CHECK



Tauros-Paldea-Blaze @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Body Press
- Raging Bull
- Protect
- Will-O-Wisp

It doesn't quite hit the counter mark since it has a chance of getting 2HKO'd by tera fight CC but otherwise it still works just fine as a check since it'll still comfortably take 1 hit and go for the burn. Once you get in and burn it tauros can straight 1v1 zama by cycling Protect and Body Press. Psychic Fang cannot 2HKO under any circumstances in this set and is still weaker than STAB CC so it'll still lose all the same if zama tries to circumvent CC drops by using Psychic Fang instead.

Calcs

252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze Body Press vs. +1 0 HP / 0 Def Zamazenta: 75-88 (23 - 27%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after burn damage
252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze Body Press vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zamazenta: 109-130 (33.5 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

-1 252 Atk Choice Band Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 129-153 (36.4 - 43.2%) -- 97.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Choice Band burned Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 64-76 (18 - 21.4%) -- possible 7HKO after Leftovers recovery

-1 252 Atk Choice Band Tera Fighting Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 172-204 (48.5 - 57.6%) -- 47.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Choice Band burned Tera Fighting Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 86-102 (24.2 - 28.8%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

-1 252 Atk Choice Band Zamazenta Psychic Fangs vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 124-146 (35 - 41.2%) -- 66.4% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Choice Band burned Zamazenta Psychic Fangs vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tauros-Paldea-Blaze: 62-73 (17.5 - 20.6%) -- possible 7HKO after Leftovers recovery