RU Torkoal [QC 3/2] [GP 1/1]

[EonX]

[SET]
name: Sun Support
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Lava Plume
move 3: Yawn / Toxic
move 4: Body Press
item: Heat Rock
ability: Drought
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Torkoal can use its great physical bulk and Drought ability to enable niche, but powerful sun teams within the tier. Its access to Stealth Rock provides all-important role compression for these teams and is one of the big reasons Torkoal is preferred over Ninetales. Yawn forces the opponent to switch Pokemon or give one of Torkoal's offensive teammates a free switch in. Toxic is an alternative optio,n as it puts bulky Water-types, such as Milotic and Seismitoad, on timers and gives Torkoal an edge against the rare Politoed in a weather war. Body Press works off of Torkoal's high Defense stat to significantly threaten the likes of Porygon2, Snorlax, and Incineroar. Heat Rock should always be used to maximize the amount of turns Sun is active for Torkoal's teammates. Rapid Spin looks appealing, but it's generally better to just let a teammate deal with entry hazards, with Torkoal being weak to Stealth Rock and thus easy to pressure. An alternative EV spread of 248 HP / 176 Def / 84 Spe can be used in order to outspeed Steelix. Although rare, this can prevent weakened Steelix from getting Stealth Rock up against Torkoal before fainting to Lava Plume.

Powerful sun threats are the best partners to take advantage of the support Torkoal provides. Shiftry is a prominent Chlorophyll sweeper that can mow down opposing teams with its boosted Speed and high-powered attacks. Charizard and Darmanitan are powerful Fire-types that become even more challenging to switch into when their STAB moves are backed by sun. Xatu and Klefki are worthwhile support options to ensure entry hazards are not a problem for Torkoal. Both can also manually set sun via Sunny Day in order to relieve some pressure on Torkoal. Heliolisk is a unique sun attacker by virtue of its type and can utilize the sun to slot in Weather Ball to reliably crush Steel-types like Registeel and Steelix. Although rare, Politoed is a rather troublesome opposing weather setter that Torkoal can only threaten with Toxic or repeated use of Body Press. Noivern enjoys having its Flamethrowers boosted by Torkoal's sun, can use Defog to keep the field clear of entry hazards, and reliably check Politoed throughout a game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]
- Quality checked by: [[GoldCat, 359771], [zizalith, 410251], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[GoldCat]

torkoal

[SET]
name: Sun Support
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Lava Plume
move 3: Toxic / Yawn Yawn / Toxic
move 4: Body Press
item: Heat Rock
ability: Drought
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD

(Toxic is really nice for crippling walls, but Yawn often leads to either a KO with a breaker or a Growth for Shiftry. Also, Torkoal not being a complete momentum dump for such an offensive playstyle is invaluable. Obv, change the Yawn and Toxic mentions to reflect this change.)

[SET COMMENTS]

Torkoal can use its great physical bulk and Drought ability to enable niche but powerful (some might misinterpret powerful as good) Sun teams within the tier. Stealth Rock helps wear down the opposition, which will generally help Torkoal's more offensively-minded teammates secure KOes quicker. (Everyone knows what SR does. Mention instead how sun teams LOVE the team compression of having a sun setter and SR setter in one package, which is why it outclasses Ninetales in the role on full-sun teams.) Lava Plume gets boosted by the Sun and has the potential to spread burns to would-be common switch-ins, such as Rhyperior, Diancie, and Regidrago Dragalge. Toxic is generally preferred as it puts bulky Water-types, such as Milotic and Seismitoad, on timers and it also gives Torkoal an edge against Politoed in a potential weather war. Yawn is a fine alternative as it can force switches or give an offensive teammate a free switch-in should the opponent allow a Pokemon to be put to sleep. Body Press works off of Torkoal's high Defense stat to significantly threaten the likes of Porygon2, Zygarde-10%, and Incineroar. Heat Rock should always be used to maximize the amount of turns Sun is active for Torkoal's teammates. Rapid Spin looks appealing, but it's generally better to just let a teammate deal with entry hazards.

Powerful Sun abusers are the best partners to take advantage of the support Torkoal provides. Shiftry is a prominent Chlorophyll sweeper that can mow down opposing teams with its boosted Speed and high-powered attacks. Charizard (Zard is UR and generally a worse option than helio so prob change this, but idk there aren't much better options.), Darmanitan, and Chandelure are powerful Fire-types that become even more challenging to switch into when their STAB moves are backed by Sun. Xatu and Klefki are worthwhile support options to ensure entry hazards are not a problem for Torkoal. Both can also manually set up Sun via Sunny Day in order to relieve some pressure on Torkoal. Heliolisk is a unique Sun abuser by virtue of its type and can utilize the Sun to slot in Weather Ball to reliably crush Steel-types like Registeel and Steelix. Finally Although rare (wanted to specify that the weather war matchup is rare.), Politoed is a rather troublesome weather setter that Torkoal can only threaten with Toxic or repeated use of Body Presses. Noivern enjoys having its Flamethrowers boosted by Torkoal's Drought, can use Defog to keep the field clear of entry hazards, and reliably check Politoed throughout a game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]
- Quality checked by: [[GoldCat, 359771], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2

 

[EonX]

This is ready for the 2nd check.

 

[zizalith]

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[SET]
name: Sun Support
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Lava Plume
move 3: Yawn / Toxic
move 4: Body Press
item: Heat Rock
ability: Drought
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Torkoal can use its great physical bulk and Drought ability to enable niche, but powerful Sun teams within the tier. Torkoal's access to Stealth Rock provides all-important role compression for these teams, and is one of the big reasons its preferred over Ninetales. Lava Plume gets boosted by the Sun and has the potential to spread burns to would-be common switch-ins, such as Rhyperior, Diancie, and Dragalge. Yawn is generally preferred as it can force switches or give an offensive teammate a free switch-in should the opponent allow a Pokemon to be put to sleep. Toxic is an alternative option as it puts bulky Water-types, such as Milotic and Seismitoad, on timers and it also gives Torkoal an edge against the rare Politoed in a potential weather war. Body Press works off of Torkoal's high Defense stat to significantly threaten the likes of Porygon2, Zygarde-10%, and Incineroar. Heat Rock should always be used to maximize the amount of turns Sun is active for Torkoal's teammates. Rapid Spin looks appealing, but it's generally better to just let a teammate deal with entry hazards. mention this is bc rocks weak + overpressuring tork so it just dies early

Powerful Sun abusers are the best partners to take advantage of the support Torkoal provides. Shiftry is a prominent Chlorophyll sweeper that can mow down opposing teams with its boosted Speed and high-powered attacks. Charizard, Darmanitan, and Chandelure chandy on sun isnt rlly a thing u mostly stick with zard or darm are powerful Fire-types that become even more challenging to switch into when their STAB moves are backed by Sun. Xatu and Klefki are worthwhile support options to ensure entry hazards are not a problem for Torkoal. Both can also manually set up Sun via Sunny Day in order to relieve some pressure on Torkoal. Heliolisk is a unique Sun abuser by virtue of its type and can utilize the Sun to slot in Weather Ball to reliably crush Steel-types like Registeel and Steelix. Although rare, Politoed is a rather troublesome weather setter that Torkoal can only threaten with Toxic or repeated use of Body Press. Noivern enjoys having its Flamethrowers boosted by Torkoal's Drought, can use Defog to keep the field clear of entry hazards, and reliably check Politoed throughout a game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]
- Quality checked by: [[GoldCat, 359771], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

qc 2/2

 

[gorex]

on top of ziza's check
- replace zyg-10% in body press sentence with snorlax. zyg-10% is never switching in considering lava plume's burn chance and also the fact that it does not ohko with tarrows after rocks, so it's only coming in when something has died and torkoal is weakened in range, in which case press is useless.
- mention alternative spread of 248 hp / 176 def / 84 spe, bold nature. useful to outspeed steelix and prevent situations where it can get up rocks before sacking to torkoal, esp. with how threatening rocks can be to sun teams. (only a mention cuz its a niche scenario and cuts from bulk)

with these implemented, qc 3/2

 

[EonX]

Ready for GP now.

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Sun Support
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Lava Plume
move 3: Yawn / Toxic
move 4: Body Press
item: Heat Rock
ability: Drought
nature: Bold
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Torkoal can use its great physical bulk and Drought ability to enable niche, but powerful sun teams within the tier. Torkoal's Its access to Stealth Rock provides all-important role compression for these teams (RC) and is one of the big reasons its Torkoal is preferred over Ninetales. Yawn is generally preferred as it can force switches forces the opponent to switch Pokemon or give an one of Torkoal's offensive teammates a free switch-in should the opponent allow a Pokemon to be put to sleep switch in. Toxic is an alternative option, (AC) as it puts bulky Water-types, such as Milotic and Seismitoad, on timers and it also gives Torkoal an edge against the rare Politoed in a potential weather war. Body Press works off of Torkoal's high Defense stat to significantly threaten the likes of Porygon2, Snorlax, and Incineroar. Heat Rock should always be used to maximize the amount of turns sun is active for Torkoal's teammates. Rapid Spin looks appealing, but it's generally better to just let a teammate deal with entry hazards, (AC) due to with Torkoal being weak to Stealth Rock (RC) and thus is easy to pressure. An alternative EV spread of 248 HP / 176 Def / 84 Spe can be used in order to outspeed Steelix. Although rare, this can prevent weakened Steelix from getting Stealth Rock up against Torkoal before fainting to Lava Plume should it be in range.

Powerful sun abusers threats are the best partners to take advantage of the support Torkoal provides. Shiftry is a prominent Chlorophyll sweeper that can mow down opposing teams with its boosted Speed and high-powered attacks. Charizard and Darmanitan are powerful Fire-types that become even more challenging to switch into when their STAB moves are backed by sun. Xatu and Klefki are worthwhile support options to ensure entry hazards are not a problem for Torkoal. Both can also manually set up sun via Sunny Day in order to relieve some pressure on Torkoal. Heliolisk is a unique sun abuser attacker by virtue of its type and can utilize the sun to slot in Weather Ball to reliably crush Steel-types like Registeel and Steelix. Although rare, Politoed is a rather troublesome opposing weather setter that Torkoal can only threaten with Toxic or repeated use of Body Press. Noivern enjoys having its Flamethrowers boosted by Torkoal's Drought sun, can use Defog to keep the field clear of entry hazards, and reliably checks Politoed throughout a game.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]
- Quality checked by: [[GoldCat, 359771], [zizalith, 410251], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

GP 1/1

 

[EonX]

Implemented and ready for upload.

 

[zizalith]

something on the credits was wrong, no clue what it was but I manually inputted them again and it seemed to work. double-check next time, credits can be kinda tricky to do.