* Porygon2 is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the format with Eviolite, which allows it to set up Trick Room for it and its partners and beat most Pokemon in the format one-on-one with Recover. With a Download Special Attack boost, it is able to OHKO Pokemon such as the Landorus formes, Tornadus, and Dragonite with Ice Beam.
* Porygon2 appreciates redirection, damage reduction, and Fake Out support to set up Trick Room and to allow it to Recover safely, making Amoonguss, Ogerpon-W, Gouging Fire, and Incineroar excellent partners. Amoonguss especially benefits from Trick Room, since it is able to utilize its low Speed under Trick Room to incapacitate foes with Spore. Ursaluna is also a great partner for Porygon2, since, as a slow and offensive Pokemon, it appreciates Trick Room letting it deal great damage to faster foes that threaten it outside of Trick Room like Flutter Mane and Urshifu. This damage output is something that Porygon2 lacks.
* Porygon2 struggles against Snarl, Taunt, Amoonguss, Incineroar, and Urshifu. Snarl makes it deal significantly less damage, which allows opponents to ignore it without being punished. Taunt removes valuable options from Porygon2 such as Trick Room and Recover. Spore from Amoonguss can stop Trick Room setups and makes Porygon2 vulnerable to strong attacks such as Close Combat from Urshifu, Moonblast from Flutter Mane, and Sacred Sword from Chien-Pao without being able to heal the damage off with Recover. Amoonguss also underspeeds Porygon2, punishing Trick Room setups, meaning that once Trick Room is set up, Amoonguss can Spore Porygon2 before it attacks, removing its access to recovery and damage. Incineroar pressures Fake Out, which helps stop Trick Room. Additionally, Incineroar can use Knock Off to remove the Eviolite from Porygon2, making it easier to KO. Finally, Urshifu can threaten Porygon2 with a 2HKO with Close Combat if Porygon2 does not Terastallize.
[SET]
Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Level: 50
Ability: Download
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 SpD
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Fairy / Ghost
Bold Nature
- Tera Blast
- Ice Beam
- Trick Room
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
* Tera Blast is used as strong Normal-type STAB move that offers coverage once Porygon2 Terastallizes. When Tera Blast is paired with a Download Attack boost, Tera Blast becomes a physical move when Porygon2 Terastallizes. This allows you to hit Assault Vest users like Raging Bolt and Rillaboom harder, as well as Pokemon with high base Special Defense such as Flutter Mane. Ice Beam is used as coverage against Landorus and Amoonguss, and Recover is used for longevity, allowing it to set Trick Room up multiple times.
* With the bulk investment bolstered by the Eviolite, this Porygon2 always survives three Sacred Swords from Chien-Pao, Timid Choice Specs Chi-Yu Overheat, and two Moonblasts from Special Attack Booster Energy Flutter Mane. It also almost always lives a Sword of Ruin Close Combat from Adamant Urshifu.
* Tera Poison is the main Tera Type for Porygon2. It offers resistances to Grass-, Fighting-, and Fairy-type attacks, which are important against Rillaboom, Urshifu, and Flutter Mane respectively, as well as offering a solid overall defensive typing. Additionally, it allows you to hit Grass- and Fairy-types like Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Tera Fairy Flutter Mane for supereffecive damage with Tera Blast. Tera-Fairy is used to wall Urshifu and hit it and Raging Bolt for supereffective damage. Tera Flying is used to hit Grass- and Fighting-Types like Urshifu, Ogerpon, and Rillaboom. Additionally, it makes Porygon2 immune to Earthquake from Ursaluna, giving its partner a valuable spread move. Finally, Tera Ghost is used for an immunity to Fighting Type attacks and Fake Out, as well as giving it the ability to hit Flutter Mane.
[CREDITS]
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* Porygon2 appreciates redirection, damage reduction, and Fake Out support to set up Trick Room and to allow it to Recover safely, making Amoonguss, Ogerpon-W, Gouging Fire, and Incineroar excellent partners. Amoonguss especially benefits from Trick Room, since it is able to utilize its low Speed under Trick Room to incapacitate foes with Spore. Ursaluna is also a great partner for Porygon2, since, as a slow and offensive Pokemon, it appreciates Trick Room letting it deal great damage to faster foes that threaten it outside of Trick Room like Flutter Mane and Urshifu. This damage output is something that Porygon2 lacks.
* Porygon2 struggles against Snarl, Taunt, Amoonguss, Incineroar, and Urshifu. Snarl makes it deal significantly less damage, which allows opponents to ignore it without being punished. Taunt removes valuable options from Porygon2 such as Trick Room and Recover. Spore from Amoonguss can stop Trick Room setups and makes Porygon2 vulnerable to strong attacks such as Close Combat from Urshifu, Moonblast from Flutter Mane, and Sacred Sword from Chien-Pao without being able to heal the damage off with Recover. Amoonguss also underspeeds Porygon2, punishing Trick Room setups, meaning that once Trick Room is set up, Amoonguss can Spore Porygon2 before it attacks, removing its access to recovery and damage. Incineroar pressures Fake Out, which helps stop Trick Room. Additionally, Incineroar can use Knock Off to remove the Eviolite from Porygon2, making it easier to KO. Finally, Urshifu can threaten Porygon2 with a 2HKO with Close Combat if Porygon2 does not Terastallize.
[SET]
Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Level: 50
Ability: Download
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 SpD
Tera Type: Poison / Flying / Fairy / Ghost
Bold Nature
- Tera Blast
- Ice Beam
- Trick Room
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
* Tera Blast is used as strong Normal-type STAB move that offers coverage once Porygon2 Terastallizes. When Tera Blast is paired with a Download Attack boost, Tera Blast becomes a physical move when Porygon2 Terastallizes. This allows you to hit Assault Vest users like Raging Bolt and Rillaboom harder, as well as Pokemon with high base Special Defense such as Flutter Mane. Ice Beam is used as coverage against Landorus and Amoonguss, and Recover is used for longevity, allowing it to set Trick Room up multiple times.
* With the bulk investment bolstered by the Eviolite, this Porygon2 always survives three Sacred Swords from Chien-Pao, Timid Choice Specs Chi-Yu Overheat, and two Moonblasts from Special Attack Booster Energy Flutter Mane. It also almost always lives a Sword of Ruin Close Combat from Adamant Urshifu.
* Tera Poison is the main Tera Type for Porygon2. It offers resistances to Grass-, Fighting-, and Fairy-type attacks, which are important against Rillaboom, Urshifu, and Flutter Mane respectively, as well as offering a solid overall defensive typing. Additionally, it allows you to hit Grass- and Fairy-types like Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Tera Fairy Flutter Mane for supereffecive damage with Tera Blast. Tera-Fairy is used to wall Urshifu and hit it and Raging Bolt for supereffective damage. Tera Flying is used to hit Grass- and Fighting-Types like Urshifu, Ogerpon, and Rillaboom. Additionally, it makes Porygon2 immune to Earthquake from Ursaluna, giving its partner a valuable spread move. Finally, Tera Ghost is used for an immunity to Fighting Type attacks and Fake Out, as well as giving it the ability to hit Flutter Mane.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
Grammar checked by:
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