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OUPL Champion
Tapu Fini @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Telepathy
EVs: 80 HP / 20 Def / 156 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Surf
- Moonblast
- Trick
- Rest
Tapu Fini operates as a unique form of speed control while being able to shut down stall Pokemon with Trick and Rest. Choice Scarf lets it outspeed faster offensive threats like Garchomp, Choice Scarf Togekiss, and Dracozolt while being able to cripple Spectrier with Trick, which would otherwise be able to set up on Tapu Fini by using Calm Mind and Taunt. Trick lets Tapu Fini shut down common stall and setup Pokemon like Chansey, Registeel, and Zygarde by locking them into a status move and preventing their recovery. Rest is used to stall out the PP of moves like Seismic Toss from Choice-locked stall Pokemon like Chansey and Registeel that have been crippled by Trick. 80 HP EVs prevent Tapu Fini from being 3HKOed by these moves, while 20 Defense EVs let it survive an Earthquake from Choice Band Landorus-T and three Thousand Arrows from bulky Zygarde. Choice Scarf Tapu Fini often pairs well with Ground-types like Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Zygarde, which check Electric-types for it; they appreciate Tapu Fini checking Fighting-types like Urshifu-S, Urshifu-R, and Ice Punch Sawk in return.
Ability: Telepathy
EVs: 80 HP / 20 Def / 156 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Surf
- Moonblast
- Trick
- Rest
Tapu Fini operates as a unique form of speed control while being able to shut down stall Pokemon with Trick and Rest. Choice Scarf lets it outspeed faster offensive threats like Garchomp, Choice Scarf Togekiss, and Dracozolt while being able to cripple Spectrier with Trick, which would otherwise be able to set up on Tapu Fini by using Calm Mind and Taunt. Trick lets Tapu Fini shut down common stall and setup Pokemon like Chansey, Registeel, and Zygarde by locking them into a status move and preventing their recovery. Rest is used to stall out the PP of moves like Seismic Toss from Choice-locked stall Pokemon like Chansey and Registeel that have been crippled by Trick. 80 HP EVs prevent Tapu Fini from being 3HKOed by these moves, while 20 Defense EVs let it survive an Earthquake from Choice Band Landorus-T and three Thousand Arrows from bulky Zygarde. Choice Scarf Tapu Fini often pairs well with Ground-types like Garchomp, Landorus-T, and Zygarde, which check Electric-types for it; they appreciate Tapu Fini checking Fighting-types like Urshifu-S, Urshifu-R, and Ice Punch Sawk in return.
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