RU Swords Dance Cobalion

[fluff!!]

[SET]
Swords Dance (Cobalion) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Ghost / Flying / Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge


[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Cobalion sets itself apart from other physical setup sweepers such as Terrakion and Revavroom by trading sheer breaking power in exchange for a fantastic defensive profile, which lets it also act as an answer to many common Pokemon and find plenty of switch-in opportunities. Stone Edge nails Flying-type Pokemon such as Moltres and Thundurus-T that would normally answer Cobalion's other sets. Leftovers allows it to shrug off Stealth Rock damage, as well as resisted attacks such as Maushold's Population Bomb and Jirachi's Iron Head, which, in conjunction with its good defensive typing and natural bulk, lets Cobalion get many opportunities to enter the field throughout the game. Air Balloon is an option that allows Cobalion to switch aggressively into Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon early in the game. Note that Hippowdon variants without Stone Edge cannot hit Cobalion while its Air Balloon has not been popped yet, which turns them into setup fodder. After its Air Balloon has been popped, Cobalion can act as an excellent Knock Off absorber due to it not having to worry about losing its Leftovers, its Dark resistance, and its Justified ability giving it an Attack boost. Tera Ghost turns the tables against Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mienshao, Terrakion, and opposing Cobalion by turning Cobalion's Fighting weakness into an immunity. Tera Flying follows this idea but turns Cobalion's Fighting weakness into a resistance while also granting an immunity to Ground, which helps against Ground-type attacks such as Hippowdon's Earthquake, Enamorus-T Earth Power, and Revavroom's High Horsepower. Tera Fighting elevates Close Combat's power even higher, which can help it break past common answers such as Hippowdon while removing Cobalion's Fighting and Ground weaknesses. Cobalion does not need to Terastallize to function efficiently, but it is a fairly common Tera user, as it appreciates the ability to combine its natural bulk with another typing to answer different matchups and create setup opportunities against would-be checks.

This set is one of the cornerstones of the bulky offense archetype due to Cobalion's typing and bulk, which lets it act as a check or counter to a variety of common Pokemon. Thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier, it can threaten KOs or break defensive cores. This set requires the opponent's physical walls to already be chipped decently in order to efficiently break apart balance cores, so Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-D, and Forretress is very appreciated. Moltres provides an immunity to Ground-type attacks and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks, acts as a pivot with U-turn, and spreads burn through Flame Body and Will-O-Wisp to further chip at walls. Fezandipiti brings a 4x resistance to Fighting-type attacks and is adept at breaking down walls through poison and Taunt while Cobalion answers the Steel-types that Fezandipiti struggles against, but be wary that both Fezandipiti and Cobalion are weak to Ground-type attacks. Special attackers threaten Cobalion due to its lackluster Special Defense, so Pokemon such as Assault Vest Cyclizar, specially defensive Empoleon, and Gastrodon are good teammates. Grass Knot Jirachi can bait in and smack bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Quagsire while being a solid switch-in against Choice Scarf Gardevoir. Iron Leaves and Galarian Zapdos are powerful wallbreakers that share checks with Cobalion and help overwhelm said checks. Healing Wish support from teammates such as Gardevoir and Enamorus-T circumvents Cobalion's lack of a recovery option and can also heal off status, allowing for more aggressive plays and extending its longevity.


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[Rarelyme]

qc 1/2

[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Cobalion sets itself apart from other physical setup sweepers such as Terrakion and Revavroom by trading sheer breaking power in exchange for a fantastic defensive profile which lets it double down as an answer to many common Pokemon and find plenty switch-in opportunities. Stone Edge nails Flying-type Pokemon such as Moltres and Thundurus-Therian that would normally answer Cobalion’s other sets. Leftovers is the item of choice to shrug off Stealth Rock damage as well as resisted attacks such as Maushold’s Population Bomb and Jirachi’s Iron Head, which in conjunction with its great good defensive typing and natural bulk, lets Cobalion get many opportunities to enter the field throughout the game. Air Balloon is an option that allows Cobalion to switch aggressively into Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon and Krookodile early in the game. Note that Hippowdon variants without Stone Edge cannot hit Cobalion while its Air Balloon has not been popped yet add that it then makes it a setup fodder. add a sentence on the Justified's synergy with the balloon Tera Ghost turns the table against Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mienshao, Terrakion and opposing Cobalion by turning Cobalion’s Fighting weakness into an immunity. Tera Flying follows this idea and turns Cobalion’s Fighting weakness into a resistance while also granting an immunity to Ground, which helps against Ground-type attacks such as Hippowdon and Choice Scarf Krookodile’s Earthquake and Revavroom’s Stomping Tantrum add after balloon popped + if you want to add an example enamorus' earth power would be better than krook. Tera Fighting elevates Close Combat’s power even higher which can be the difference maker when trying to break past common answers such as Hippowdon, while removing Cobalion’s Fighting and Ground weaknesses. Cobalion does not need to Tera to function efficiently but it is a fairly common Tera recipient as it appreciates the ability to combine its great natural bulk with an other typing to answer different matchups.

This set is one of the cornerstones of the Bulky Offense archetype due to Cobalion’s typing and bulk which lets it act as a check or counter to a variety of common Pokemon and proceed to threaten KOs or breaking defensive cores thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier. This set requires the opponent’s physical walls to already be chipped decently in order to efficiently break apart Balance cores, so Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-Defense or Gligar Forretress is very appreciated. Moltres and Gligar provide an immunity to Ground-type attacks and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks while Moltres spreads burn through Flame Body and Will-O-Wisp and Gligar spreads poison through Toxic to further chip down opposing walls. remove mentions of Gligar, Moltres is fine tho, if you want to add something you have Fezandipiti which resists fighting, pivot, and spreads poison, altho weak to ground Special attackers threaten Cobalion due to its lackluster special defense, so Pokemon such as Assault Vest Cyclizar and specially defensive Empoleon and Gastrodon are good teammates. Grass Knot Jirachi can bait in and smack bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Quagsire while being a solid switch-in against Choice Scarf Gardevoir. just add physically offensive partners like Iron Leaves or Zapdos-G which can weaken each other's checks

Great job, tag me here or on discord when these changes are implemented.

 

[fluff!!]

Rarelyme changes implemented, ready for QC 2.

 

[Sneakyplanner]

qc 2/2

[SET]
Swords Dance
Cobalion @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Ghost / Flying / Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge


[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Cobalion sets itself apart from other physical setup sweepers such as Terrakion and Revavroom by trading sheer breaking power in exchange for a fantastic defensive profile which lets it double down as an answer to many common Pokemon and find plenty switch-in opportunities. Stone Edge nails Flying-type Pokemon such as Moltres and Thundurus-Therian that would normally answer Cobalion’s other sets. Leftovers is the item of choice to shrug off Stealth Rock damage as well as resisted attacks such as Maushold’s Population Bomb and Jirachi’s Iron Head, which in conjunction with its good defensive typing and natural bulk, lets Cobalion get many opportunities to enter the field throughout the game. Air Balloon is an option that allows Cobalion to switch aggressively into Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon early in the game. Note that Hippowdon variants without Stone Edge cannot hit Cobalion while its Air Balloon has not been popped yet, which turns them into setup fodder. Then, after its Air Balloon pops, Cobalion can act as an excellent Knock Off absorber due to not having to sacrifice its Leftovers, its Dark resistance and its Justified ability giving an Attack boost. Tera Ghost turns the table against Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mienshao, Terrakion and opposing Cobalion by turning Cobalion’s Fighting weakness into an immunity. Tera Flying follows this idea and turns Cobalion’s Fighting weakness into a resistance while also granting an immunity to Ground even after its Air Balloon popped, which helps against Ground-type attacks such as Hippowdon's Earthquake, Enamorus-Therian's Earth Power and Revavroom’s Stomping Tantrum. Tera Fighting elevates Close Combat’s power even higher which can be the difference maker when trying to break past common answers such as Hippowdon, while removing Cobalion’s Fighting and Ground weaknesses. Cobalion does not need to Tera to function efficiently but it is a fairly common Tera recipient as it appreciates the ability to combine its natural bulk with an other typing to answer different matchups. I think this could be phrased better, maybe something about how Cobalion's natural bulk lets it use tera to create setup opportunities, or how it can tera to live neutral hits.

This set is one of the cornerstones of the Bulky Offense archetype due to Cobalion’s typing and bulk which lets it act as a check or counter to a variety of common Pokemon and proceed to threaten KOs or breaking defensive cores thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier. This set requires the opponent’s physical walls to already be chipped decently in order to efficiently break apart Balance cores, so Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-Defense or Forretress is very appreciated. Moltres provides an immunity to Ground-type attacks and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks and acts as a pivot with U-turn while spreading burn through Flame Body and Will-O-Wisp to further chip at walls. Fezandipiti brings a double resistance to Fighting-type attacks and is adept at breaking down walls through poison and Taunt while Cobalion answers Steel-types Fezandipiti struggles against, but be wary that both Fezandipiti and Cobalion are weak to Ground-type attacks. Special attackers threaten Cobalion due to its lackluster special defense, so Pokemon such as Assault Vest Cyclizar and specially defensive Empoleon and Gastrodon are good teammates. Grass Knot Jirachi can bait in and smack bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Quagsire while being a solid switch-in against Choice Scarf Gardevoir. Iron Leaves and Zapdos-Galar are powerful breakers who share checks with Cobalion and help overwhelming said checks. I think healing wish support from mons like gardevoir and enamorus is worth mentioning due to cobalion's bulk letting it trade with something early then get healed to finish the job in the late game.

 

[fluff!!]

QC2 implemented. ready for GP. tagging GP Team

 

[adorluigi]

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for some reason only some of your apostrophes were the wrong curly kind, so I edited them to be the straight apostrophe (this one: ')

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[SET]
Swords Dance
Swords Dance (Cobalion) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Ghost / Flying / Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge


[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Cobalion sets itself apart from other physical setup sweepers such as Terrakion and Revavroom by trading sheer breaking power in exchange for a fantastic defensive profile,(comma) which lets it double down as an answer to many common Pokemon and find plenty of switch-in opportunities. Stone Edge nails Flying-type Pokemon such as Moltres and Thundurus-T Thundurus-Therian that would normally answer Cobalion's other sets. Leftovers is the item of choice to allows it to shrug off Stealth Rock damage as well as resisted attacks such as Maushold's Population Bomb and Jirachi's Iron Head, which,(comma) in conjunction with its good defensive typing and natural bulk, lets Cobalion get many opportunities to enter the field throughout the game. Air Balloon is an option that allows Cobalion to switch aggressively into Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon early in the game. Note that Hippowdon variants without Stone Edge cannot hit Cobalion while its Air Balloon has not been popped yet, which turns them into setup fodder. Then, after After its Air Balloon pops, Cobalion can act as an excellent Knock Off absorber due to not having to sacrifice its Leftovers, its Dark resistance and its Justified ability giving it an Attack boost. Tera Ghost turns the tables against Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mienshao, Terrakion,(comma) and opposing Cobalion by turning Cobalion's Fighting weakness into an immunity. Tera Flying follows this idea and but turns Cobalion's Fighting weakness into a resistance while also granting an immunity to Ground even after its Air Balloon popped, which helps against Ground-type attacks such as Hippowdon's Earthquake, Enamorus-Therian's Enamorus-T Earth Power,(comma) and Revavroom's High Horsepower. Tera Fighting elevates Close Combat's power,(comma) even higher which can help it be the difference maker when trying to break past common answers such as Hippowdon, while removing Cobalions Cobalion's Fighting and Ground weaknesses. Cobalion does not need to Tera Terastallize to function efficiently,(comma) but it is a fairly common Tera recipient user,(comma) as it appreciates the ability to combine its natural bulk with an other another typing to answer different matchups and create setup opportunities against would-be checks.

This set is one of the cornerstones of the Bulky Offense bulky offense archetype due to Cobalion's typing and bulk,(comma) which lets it act as a check or counter to a variety of common Pokemon.(period) and proceed to Thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier, it can threaten KOs or breaking break defensive cores thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier. This set requires the opponent's physical walls to already be chipped decently in order to efficiently break apart Balance balance cores, so Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-D and Deoxys-Defense or Forretress is very appreciated. Moltres provides an immunity to Ground-type attacks and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks,(comma) and acts as a pivot with U-turn,(comma) while spreading and spreads burn through Flame Body and Will-O-Wisp to further chip at walls. Fezandipiti brings a double 4x resistance to Fighting-type attacks and is adept at breaking down walls through poison and Taunt while Cobalion answers the Steel-types that Fezandipiti struggles against, but be wary that both Fezandipiti and Cobalion are weak to Ground-type attacks. Special attackers threaten Cobalion due to its lackluster special defense, so Pokemon such as Assault Vest Cyclizar,(comma) and specially defensive Empoleon,(comma) and Gastrodon are good teammates. Grass Knot Jirachi can bait in and smack bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Quagsire while being a solid switch-in against Choice Scarf Gardevoir. Iron Leaves and Zapdos-Galar Galarian Zapdos are powerful wallbreakers that breakers who share checks with Cobalion and help overwhelming overwhelm said checks. Healing Wish support from teammates such as Gardevoir and Enamorus-Therian Enamorus-T circumvents Cobalion's lack of a recovery option and can also heal off status Burn and Paralysis(I changed to just status since toxic still hits tera'd coba which I imagine is also a good hwish recipient, change it back if you disagree + make it lowercase), allowing for more agressive aggressive plays and extending its longevity.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Grammar checked by:
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[Tbolt]

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GP 1/1

[SET]
Swords Dance
Swords Dance (Cobalion) @ Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Ghost / Flying / Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge


[SET COMMENTS]

Swords Dance Cobalion sets itself apart from other physical setup sweepers such as Terrakion and Revavroom by trading sheer breaking power in exchange for a fantastic defensive profile,(comma) which lets it double down also act as an answer to many common Pokemon and find plenty of switch-in opportunities. Stone Edge nails Flying-type Pokemon such as Moltres and Thundurus-T Thundurus-Therian that would normally answer Cobalion's other sets. Leftovers is the item of choice to allows it to shrug off Stealth Rock damage, (AC) as well as resisted attacks such as Maushold's Population Bomb and Jirachi's Iron Head, which,(comma) in conjunction with its good defensive typing and natural bulk, lets Cobalion get many opportunities to enter the field throughout the game. Air Balloon is an option that allows Cobalion to switch aggressively into Ground-type Pokemon such as Hippowdon early in the game. Note that Hippowdon variants without Stone Edge cannot hit Cobalion while its Air Balloon has not been popped yet, which turns them into setup fodder. Then, after After its Air Balloon pops has been popped, Cobalion can act as an excellent Knock Off absorber due to not having to sacrifice its Leftovers, it not having to worry about losing its Leftovers, (I would have kept this point, since it contributes to why itemless Cobalion is a good Knock absorber.) its Dark resistance, (AC) and its Justified ability giving it an Attack boost. Tera Ghost turns the tables against Fighting-type Pokemon such as Mienshao, Terrakion,(comma) and opposing Cobalion by turning Cobalion's Fighting weakness into an immunity. Tera Flying follows this idea and but turns Cobalion's Fighting weakness into a resistance while also granting an immunity to Ground even after its Air Balloon popped, which helps against Ground-type attacks such as Hippowdon's Earthquake, Enamorus-Therian's Enamorus-T Earth Power,(comma) and Revavroom's High Horsepower. Tera Fighting elevates Close Combat's power even higher, (AC) which can help it be the difference maker when trying to break past common answers such as Hippowdon, (RC) while removing Cobalions Cobalion's Fighting and Ground weaknesses. Cobalion does not need to Tera Terastallize to function efficiently,(comma) but it is a fairly common Tera recipient user,(comma) as it appreciates the ability to combine its natural bulk with an other another typing to answer different matchups and create setup opportunities against would-be checks.

This set is one of the cornerstones of the Bulky Offense bulky offense archetype due to Cobalion's typing and bulk,(comma) which lets it act as a check or counter to a variety of common Pokemon.(period) and proceed to Thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier, it can threaten KOs or breaking break defensive cores thanks to Swords Dance and its great Speed tier. This set requires the opponent's physical walls to already be chipped decently in order to efficiently break apart Balance balance cores, so Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-D, (AC) and Deoxys-Defense or Forretress is are (If you are turning the tense of "Pokemon" from singular to plural, then you have to change the "is" at the end to "are" so that the tenses all agree.) very appreciated. Moltres provides an immunity to Ground-type attacks and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks,(comma) and acts as a pivot with U-turn,(comma) while spreading and spreads burn through Flame Body and Will-O-Wisp to further chip at walls. Fezandipiti brings a double 4x resistance to Fighting-type attacks and is adept at breaking down walls through poison and Taunt while Cobalion answers the Steel-types that Fezandipiti struggles against, but be wary that both Fezandipiti and Cobalion are weak to Ground-type attacks. Special attackers threaten Cobalion due to its lackluster special defense Special Defense, so Pokemon such as Assault Vest Cyclizar,(comma) and specially defensive Empoleon,(comma) and Gastrodon are good teammates. Grass Knot Jirachi can bait in and smack bulky Ground-types such as Hippowdon and Quagsire while being a solid switch-in against Choice Scarf Gardevoir. Iron Leaves and Zapdos-Galar Galarian Zapdos are powerful wallbreakers that breakers who share checks with Cobalion and help overwhelming overwhelm said checks. Healing Wish support from teammates such as Gardevoir and Enamorus-Therian Enamorus-T circumvents Cobalion's lack of a recovery option and can also heal off status Burn and Paralysis(I changed to just status since toxic still hits tera'd coba which I imagine is also a good hwish recipient, change it back if you disagree + make it lowercase), allowing for more agressive aggressive plays and extending its longevity.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fluff.614438/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rarelyme.513635/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sneakyplanner.598717/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adorluigi.528364/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

GP Team done

 

[fluff!!]

Implemented.
Before I set this analysis as Done...
Tbolt

Spikes support from Pokemon such as Gastrodon, Deoxys-D, (AC) and Deoxys-Defense or Forretress is are (If you are turning the tense of "Pokemon" from singular to plural, then you have to change the "is" at the end to "are" so that the tenses all agree.)

in my initial post, the "is" you removed was intended to refer to the Spikes support, which is singular, and not the Pokemon themselves. In the case I am wrong, can you please explain in detail why ?

 

[Tbolt]

Looking back at it, if the subject of the sentence is "support," then yeah it would be "is" instead of "are." You're correct here.

I missed another thing when I did my initial GP check with "Healing Wish support" so I guess it was something I hadn't encountered before.

 

[fluff!!]

Alright, the analysis is now ready to be posted on the dex.