[SET]
name: Choice Scarf Basculegion-F
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Surf
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Basculegion-F is a strong option for speed control, with its powerful Adaptability-boosted attacks and good typing that resists common forms of priority like Crawdaunt's Aqua Jet and Entei's Extreme Speed. Basculegion-F's bulk and resistances offer it many opportunities to enter the field against common Pokemon like Slowbro, Jirachi, and Galarian Weezing, while Choice Scarf enables it to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame including Jolly Barraskewda and Talonflame. Ice Beam is important to hit the Dragon- and Grass- types that resist Basculegion-F's STAB attacks like Cyclizar and Bulletproof Chesnaught. Flip Turn allows Basculegion-F to pivot away from special walls like Chansey and Empoleon, while still dealing respectable damage thanks to Adaptability. It is not recommended to Terastallize Basculegion-F, as the damage boost is minimal and Adaptability will no longer apply to the old types. For this reason, Basculegion-F uses Tera types that keep one of its original types and should be used primarily for the defensive benefits. Tera Ghost means that Basculegion is no longer weak to Electric- and Grass-type attacks from Thundurus, Hisuian Goodra, and Amoonguss, while Tera Water sheds the vulnerability to priority Sucker Punch from Bisharp and Shadow Sneak from Mimikyu.
Choice Scarf Basculegion-F is most comfortable on bulky offense teams that appreciate its speed control while also making use of its defensive qualities to serve as a pivot. Since Basculegion-F is expected to enter the field multiple times, hazard removal options such as Cyclizar and Galarian Weezing are valuable allies, with Cyclizar able to survive Electric- and Grass-type attacks from Thundurus and Amoonguss, while Galarian Weezing can tank the physical attacks from faster Choice Scarf users like Krookodile and Galarian Zapdos. Basculegion-F can form a VoltTurn core with teammates like Mienshao and Slither Wing, who want to attack the special walls like Chansey and Hisuian Goodra that answer Basculegion-F. Other bulkier Fighting-types like Chesnaught and Okidogi are also excellent teammates for Basculegion-F, as they can survive the Knock Off that targets it from Crawdaunt and Krookodile, while threatening the Dark- and Normal-types that resist Shadow Ball. As Basculegion-F often needs help breaking through bulky Water- and Grass-types like Empoleon, Gastrodon and Wo-Chien, other special attackers like Armarouge and Thundurus have the power and coverage to create holes in the opposing team for Basculegion-F to exploit. Common Dragon-types like Cyclizar and Hisuian Goodra are also reliable answers to Basculegion-F, so Fighting-types like Mienshao and Slither Wing can threaten them in return with powerful Close Combat. Spikes, set by Pokemon such as Chesnaught and Mew, can weaken opposing checks into range of Basculegion-F's attacks and allow it easier KOs, or rack up extended damage as it forces switches and pivots out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/machjacob.555741/
Quality checked by:
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name: Choice Scarf Basculegion-F
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Surf
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Basculegion-F is a strong option for speed control, with its powerful Adaptability-boosted attacks and good typing that resists common forms of priority like Crawdaunt's Aqua Jet and Entei's Extreme Speed. Basculegion-F's bulk and resistances offer it many opportunities to enter the field against common Pokemon like Slowbro, Jirachi, and Galarian Weezing, while Choice Scarf enables it to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame including Jolly Barraskewda and Talonflame. Ice Beam is important to hit the Dragon- and Grass- types that resist Basculegion-F's STAB attacks like Cyclizar and Bulletproof Chesnaught. Flip Turn allows Basculegion-F to pivot away from special walls like Chansey and Empoleon, while still dealing respectable damage thanks to Adaptability. It is not recommended to Terastallize Basculegion-F, as the damage boost is minimal and Adaptability will no longer apply to the old types. For this reason, Basculegion-F uses Tera types that keep one of its original types and should be used primarily for the defensive benefits. Tera Ghost means that Basculegion is no longer weak to Electric- and Grass-type attacks from Thundurus, Hisuian Goodra, and Amoonguss, while Tera Water sheds the vulnerability to priority Sucker Punch from Bisharp and Shadow Sneak from Mimikyu.
Choice Scarf Basculegion-F is most comfortable on bulky offense teams that appreciate its speed control while also making use of its defensive qualities to serve as a pivot. Since Basculegion-F is expected to enter the field multiple times, hazard removal options such as Cyclizar and Galarian Weezing are valuable allies, with Cyclizar able to survive Electric- and Grass-type attacks from Thundurus and Amoonguss, while Galarian Weezing can tank the physical attacks from faster Choice Scarf users like Krookodile and Galarian Zapdos. Basculegion-F can form a VoltTurn core with teammates like Mienshao and Slither Wing, who want to attack the special walls like Chansey and Hisuian Goodra that answer Basculegion-F. Other bulkier Fighting-types like Chesnaught and Okidogi are also excellent teammates for Basculegion-F, as they can survive the Knock Off that targets it from Crawdaunt and Krookodile, while threatening the Dark- and Normal-types that resist Shadow Ball. As Basculegion-F often needs help breaking through bulky Water- and Grass-types like Empoleon, Gastrodon and Wo-Chien, other special attackers like Armarouge and Thundurus have the power and coverage to create holes in the opposing team for Basculegion-F to exploit. Common Dragon-types like Cyclizar and Hisuian Goodra are also reliable answers to Basculegion-F, so Fighting-types like Mienshao and Slither Wing can threaten them in return with powerful Close Combat. Spikes, set by Pokemon such as Chesnaught and Mew, can weaken opposing checks into range of Basculegion-F's attacks and allow it easier KOs, or rack up extended damage as it forces switches and pivots out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/machjacob.555741/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fluff.614438/
Grammar checked by:
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