National Dex Ubers Setup Sweeper Zekrom [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Setup Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Substitute / Roost
item: Dragonium Z
ability: Teravolt
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 204 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Being the sole Electric-type of the tier, Zekrom can remove defensive Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Water, and Yveltal. Zekrom's ability, Teravolt, also allows it to break through Dondozo, making it a strong wallbreaker for hyper offense structures.
* Outrage, when paired with Dragonium Z, becomes a powerful nuke option for Zekrom to use against Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Giratina-O, and Eternatus, all of which resist or are immune to Bolt Strike.
* Substitute eases predictions, as Zekrom commonly forces switches, and it blocks status moves such as Will-O-Wisp from Giratina-O and Toxic from support Arceus formes. It also helps Zekrom set up more easily against Pokemon like Ho-Oh, which attempts to burn Zekrom with Sacred Fire. Roost can be used to give Zekrom more longevity throughout a match and as it sets up.
* The given EVs allow Zekrom to always outspeed Deoxys-A after a boost while ensuring it survives uninvested Judgment from Arceus-Fairy and two Earth Powers from utility Arceus formes. Alternatively, the second EV spread allows Zekrom to OHKO Ho-Oh, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Primal Kyogre without any boosts, 2HKO defensive Necrozma-DM and Extreme Killer Arceus, and OHKO Zacian-C and Dondozo at +1. The Adamant nature also gives Zekrom better chances to OHKO Primal Groudon with +1 Devastating Drake after Stealth Rock while always outspeeding Necrozma-DM, but it cannot outspeed Zacian-C after a boost.
* Zekrom's unique typing allows it to take hits from Mega Salamence, Primal Kyogre, and Necrozma-DM's STAB moves; however, its exploitable weaknesses and lack of ability to serve as a wall make this trait only useful in a pinch, as Zekrom shouldn't be taking many hits if it wants to sweep effectively. In the scenario where Zekrom struggles to set up, unboosted Devastating Drake is a solid option for weakening foes such as Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon and Giratina-O to let Zekrom's teammates handle them more easily.
* Primal Kyogre makes a great partner to Zekrom with its ability to check Primal Groudon, wearing it down for Zekrom to clean up with its Z-Move afterwards. Offensive Necrozma-DM breaks through Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy and Zacian-C for Zekrom to more comfortably use Devastating Drake while also allowing Zekrom to use Outrage once said Fairy-types aren't a factor.
* Strong physical attackers like Marshadow and Arceus appreciate Zekrom's ability to break through Dondozo, Giratina, and Primal Groudon. Strong special attackers like Calm Mind Arceus formes, Primal Kyogre, and Eternatus also appreciate Zekrom breaking through special walls like Ho-Oh and Chansey, while they can help wear down physical walls like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground so Zekrom can break through them more easily with Dragonium Z.
* Suicide leads like Shuckle and Smeargle can set up Sticky Web for Zekrom, assisting the secondary EV spread with its drop in Speed while also setting additional entry hazards to meet important damage thresholds; in return, Zekrom offensively pressures Ho-Oh and Yveltal and dissuades them from using Defog to remove Sticky Web.

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[SET]
name: Setup Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Substitute / Roost
item: Dragonium Z
ability: Teravolt
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 204 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Being the main Electric-type of the tier, Zekrom can remove defensive Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Water and Yveltal, which, paired with its Dragon-type STAB, makes it one of the strongest setup sweepers in the tier. Its ability, Teravolt, also allows Zekrom to break through Dondozo, making it a strong wallbreaker for its team as well.
* Outrage, when paired with Dragonium Z, becomes Devastating Drake, a powerful nuke option for Zekrom to use against Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Giratina-O and Eternatus, all of which resist or are immune to Bolt Strike, Zekrom's main attacking option.
* Substitute lets Zekrom ease its predictions as it commonly forces switches, as well as to block status moves such as Will-O-Wisp from Giratina-O or Toxic from support Arceus formes. It also helps Zekrom setup easier against Pokemon like Ho-Oh, who could burn Zekrom with Sacred Fire. Roost can be used to give Zekrom more longevity throughout a match as it sets up.
* The given EVs allow Zekrom to always outspeed Deoxys-A after a boost while ensuring it survives uninvested Judgement from Arceus-Fairy. mention that it also is 2HKOed by Earth Power from other uninvested formes bar Arceus-Ground Alternatively, the second EV spread allows Zekrom to OHKO Ho-Oh and Primal Kyogre without any boosts, while OHKOing Zacian-C and Dondozo at +1. It also gives Zekrom better chances to OHKO Primal Groudon with +1 Devastating Drake after Stealth Rock. Mention that the speed tier of this spread outspeeds fully invested Necrozma-DM, I'd think it'd also be worth to mention the other benchmarks it reaches such as 2HKOing Mega Mewtwo Y after Stealth Rock, and 2HKOing defensive Necrozma-DM and Extreme Killer Arceus, also mention the downside of being unable to outspeed Zacian-C
* Zekrom's unique typing allows it to take hits from Mega Salamence, Primal Kyogre and Necrozma-DM; however, its exploitable weaknesses and mediocre bulk lack of intent as a wall its bulk isn't that bad and I'd think this is what you'd want to express make this trait only useful in a pinch, as Zekrom shouldn't be taking many hits if it wants to sweep effectively. In the scenario where Zekrom struggles to setup, unboosted Devastating Drake is a solid option for weakening opponents such as Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon and Giratina-O, letting its teammates handle them more easily.
* Primal Kyogre can help chip down Primal Groudon for Zekrom with Ice Beam, letting Zekrom OHKO it with Devastating Drake more easily. Necrozma-DM breaks through Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy or Zacian-C for Zekrom, letting it use its Z-Move more comfortably; Necrozma-DM can also setup Stealth Rock for Zekrom to break through defensive teams more easily. Reword this bullet into Primal Kyogre hard-checking Primal Groudon, as it can't only wear it down with Ice Beam but also consistently force it out with Primordial Sea when it's the one switching in, the base move of Outrage also deserves more of a mention once Fairy-types aren't a factor.
* Strong physical attackers like Marshadow and Arceus appreciate Zekrom breaking through both Dondozo, Giratina and Primal Groudon for them. Strong special attackers like Calm Mind Arceus formes, Primal Kyogre and Eternatus also appreciate Zekrom breaking through special walls like Ho-Oh and Chansey, as they can help break through physical walls like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground; despite Zekrom being able to remove those two with its boosted Z-Move, checks to them are still needed to ensure Zekrom doesn't become a momentum sink for the team, so Zygarde and Arceus-Ground are good teammates, with Zygarde also offering Glare support to help Zekrom outspeed easier what foes for example?.
* Suicide leads like Shuckle and Smeargle can setup Sticky Web for Zekrom, fixing its mediocre speed stat reword this sentence to just focus on the Adamant spread instead here, while also having hazards to meet important damage thresholds, such as OHKOing Mega Mewtwo Y with an Adamant nature after Stealth Rock with Bolt Strike Yeah, this information goes better into the spread/nature explanation section; Zekrom in return offensively pressures Ho-Oh and Yveltal from using Defog to remove Sticky Web.

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[SET]
name: Setup Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Substitute / Roost
item: Dragonium Z
ability: Teravolt
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 204 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Being the main Electric-type of the tier<-this should be reworded, Zekrom can remove defensive Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Water and Yveltal, which, paired with its Dragon-type STAB, makes it one of the strongest setup sweepers in the tier. Its ability, Teravolt, also allows Zekrom to break through Dondozo, making it a strong wallbreaker for its team as well. Mention that is a HO mon.
* Outrage,rc when paired with Dragonium Z, becomes Devastating Drake,could also just say Devastating Drake as well a powerful nuke option for Zekrom to use against Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Giratina-O and Eternatus, all of which resist or are immune to Bolt Strike, Zekrom's main attacking option.
* Substitute lets Zekrom eases its predictions as Zekrom it commonly forces switches, as well as to blocking status moves such as Will-O-Wisp from Giratina-O or Toxic from support Arceus formes. It also helps Zekrom setup easier against Pokemon like Ho-Oh attempting to, who could burn Zekrom with Sacred Fire. Roost can be used to give Zekrom more longevity throughout a match and as it sets up.
* The given EVs allow Zekrom to always outspeed Deoxys-A after a boost while ensuring it survives uninvested Judgement from Arceus-Fairy alongside being 3HKOed by avoiding the 2HKO from uninvested Earth Power from utility support Arceus formes. Alternatively, the second EV spread allows Zekrom to OHKO Ho-Oh, Mega Mewtwo Y,ac and Primal Kyogre without any boosts, 2HKO defensive Necrozma-DM and Extreme Killer Arceus, while OHKOing Zacian-C and Dondozo at +1. It also gives Zekrom better chanceswith what nautre? to OHKO Primal Groudon with +1 Devastating Drake after Stealth Rock, while always outspeeding Necrozma-DM, however you cannot outspeed Zacian-C after a boost with an Adamant nature.
* Zekrom's unique typing allows it to take hits from Mega Salamence, Primal Kyogre and Necrozma-DM are you solely talking about STABS?; however, its exploitable weaknesses and lack of intent as a wall make this trait only useful in a pinch, as Zekrom shouldn't be taking many hits if it wants to sweep effectively. Reword and talk about how Zekrom can use its reistances to enable its setup. In the scenario where Zekrom struggles to setup, unboosted Devastating Drake is a solid option for weakening opponents such as Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon and Giratina-O, letting its teammates handle them more easily.
* Primal Kyogre makes a great partner to Zekrom, with its ability to check Primal Groudon, wearing it down for Zekrom to clean up with its Z-Move afterwards. Necrozma-DM breaks through Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy and Zacian-C for Zekrom to more comfortably use Devastating Drake, while also allowing Zekrom to use Outrage once said Fairy-types aren't a factor. Is Zekrom being used off of HO? If not you should specificy the NDM set.
* Strong physical attackers like Marshadow and Arceus appreciate Zekrom's ability to breaking through both Dondozo, Giratina,ac and Primal Groudon for them. Strong special attackers like Calm Mind Arceus formes, Primal Kyogre and Eternatus also appreciate Zekrom breaking through special walls like Ho-Oh and Chansey, as they can help break through physical walls like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground; despite Zekrom being able to remove those two with its boosted Z-Move, checks to them are still needed to ensure Zekrom doesn't become a momentum sink for the team, so Zygarde and Arceus-Ground are good teammates, with Zygarde also offering Glare support to help Zekrom outspeed threats like support Arceus formes or Zacian-C. This last bit is quite confusing and could use a rewrite.
* Suicide leads like Shuckle and Smeargle can setup Sticky Web for Zekrom, assisting the secondary EV spread with its drop in Speed, while also having hazards to meet important damage thresholds; Zekrom in return offensively pressures Ho-Oh and Yveltal from using Defog to remove Sticky Web.

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[SET]
name: Setup Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Substitute / Roost
item: Dragonium Z
ability: Teravolt
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 204 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Being the sole Electric-type of the tier, Zekrom can remove defensive Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Water, (AC) Smogon uses serial comma and Yveltal, which, paired with its Dragon-type STAB, makes it one of the strongest setup sweepers in the tier. Its ability, Teravolt, also allows Zekrom to break through Dondozo, making it a strong wallbreaker for hyper offense structures.
* Outrage, (AC) when paired with Dragonium Z, becomes a powerful nuke option for Zekrom to use against Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Giratina-O, (AC) and Eternatus, all of which resist or are immune to Bolt Strike.
* Substitute eases predictions, (AC) as Zekrom commonly forces switches, as well as blocking and it blocks status moves such as Will-O-Wisp from Giratina-O or and Toxic from support Arceus formes. It also helps Zekrom setup set up easier more easily against Pokemon like Ho-Oh attempting to burn Zekrom with Sacred Fire. Roost can be used to give Zekrom more longevity throughout a match and as it sets up.
* The given EVs allow Zekrom to always outspeed Deoxys-A after a boost while ensuring it survives uninvested Judgement Judgment from Arceus-Fairy alongside being 3HKOed by Earth Power and two Earth Powers parallelism issue from utility Arceus formes. Alternatively, the second EV spread allows Zekrom to OHKO Ho-Oh, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Primal Kyogre without any boosts, 2HKO defensive Necrozma-DM and Extreme Killer Arceus, while OHKOing and OHKO Zacian-C and Dondozo at +1. The Adamant nature also gives Zekrom better chances to OHKO Primal Groudon with +1 Devastating Drake after Stealth Rock (RC) while always outspeeding Necrozma-DM, however you but it do not use 'you' to refer to a pokemon cannot outspeed Zacian-C after a boost.
* Zekrom's unique typing allows it to take hits from Mega Salamence, Primal Kyogre and Necrozma-DM's STAB moves; however, its exploitable weaknesses and lack of intent as a wall make this trait only useful in a pinch, as Zekrom shouldn't be taking many hits if it wants to sweep effectively, although Zekrom can setup on these Pokemon if necessary redundant. In the scenario where Zekrom struggles to setup set up, unboosted Devastating Drake is a solid option for weakening opponents such as Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon and Giratina-O, letting to let dangling modifier its Zekrom's incorrectly refers to Devastating Drake teammates handle them more easily.
* Primal Kyogre makes a great partner to Zekrom (RC) with its ability to check Primal Groudon, wearing it down for Zekrom to clean up with its Z-Move afterwards. Offensive Necrozma-DM breaks through Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy and Zacian-C for Zekrom to more comfortably use Devastating Drake (RC) while also allowing Zekrom to use Outrage once said Fairy-types aren't a factor.
* Strong physical attackers like Marshadow and Arceus appreciate Zekrom's ability to break through both more than two listed Dondozo, Giratina, and Primal Groudon. Strong special attackers like Calm Mind Arceus formes, Primal Kyogre, (AC) and Eternatus also appreciate Zekrom breaking through special walls like Ho-Oh and Chansey, as while Zekrom's ability to break walls does not explain their ability to break physical walls their ability to break through walls they can help wear down physical walls like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground (RC) so Zekrom can break through them easier more easily with Dragonium Z.
* Suicide leads like Shuckle and Smeargle can setup set up Sticky Web for Zekrom, assisting the secondary EV spread with its drop in Speed (RC) while also having setting hazards to meet important damage thresholds; Zekrom in return offensively pressures Ho-Oh and Yveltal from using Defog to remove Sticky Web.

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When setup is being used as a noun or as part of a compound noun, spell it as setup and not set-up (After setup, Pichu is practically unstoppable / Pichu has access to several great setup moves). When it is being used an adjective meaning "having set up", spell it as either set-up or set up as appropriate (A fully set-up Pichu mows through teams with little effort / His Pichu was not fully set up yet). The verb form, to set up, is spelled as such (Mewtwo can set up on Pichu).

 

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[SET]
name: Setup Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: Outrage
move 4: Substitute / Roost
item: Dragonium Z
ability: Teravolt
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 52 SpD / 204 Spe or 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Being the sole Electric-type of the tier, Zekrom can remove defensive Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Water, and Yveltal, which, paired with its Dragon-type STAB, makes it one of the strongest setup sweepers in the tier. Its Zekrom's ability, Teravolt, also allows Zekrom it to break through Dondozo, making it a strong wallbreaker for hyper offense structures.
* Outrage, when paired with Dragonium Z, becomes a powerful nuke option for Zekrom to use against Pokemon like Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, Giratina-O, and Eternatus, all of which resist or are immune to Bolt Strike.
* Substitute eases predictions, as Zekrom commonly forces switches, and it blocks status moves such as Will-O-Wisp from Giratina-O and Toxic from support Arceus formes. It also helps Zekrom set up more easily against Pokemon like Ho-Oh, (ac) attempting which attempts to burn Zekrom with Sacred Fire. Roost can be used to give Zekrom more longevity throughout a match and as it sets up.
* The given EVs allow Zekrom to always outspeed Deoxys-A after a boost while ensuring it survives uninvested Judgment from Arceus-Fairy and two Earth Powers from utility Arceus formes. Alternatively, the second EV spread allows Zekrom to OHKO Ho-Oh, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Primal Kyogre without any boosts, 2HKO defensive Necrozma-DM and Extreme Killer Arceus, and OHKO Zacian-C and Dondozo at +1. The Adamant nature also gives Zekrom better chances to OHKO Primal Groudon with +1 Devastating Drake after Stealth Rock while always outspeeding Necrozma-DM, but it cannot outspeed Zacian-C after a boost.
* Zekrom's unique typing allows it to take hits from Mega Salamence, Primal Kyogre, (ac) and Necrozma-DM's STAB moves; however, its exploitable weaknesses and lack of intent ability to serve as a wall make this trait only useful in a pinch, as Zekrom shouldn't be taking many hits if it wants to sweep effectively. In the scenario where Zekrom struggles to set up, unboosted Devastating Drake is a solid option for weakening opponents foes such as Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon and Giratina-O to let Zekrom's teammates handle them more easily.
* Primal Kyogre makes a great partner to Zekrom with its ability to check Primal Groudon, wearing it down for Zekrom to clean up with its Z-Move afterwards. Offensive Necrozma-DM breaks through Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy and Zacian-C for Zekrom to more comfortably use Devastating Drake while also allowing Zekrom to use Outrage once said Fairy-types aren't a factor.
* Strong physical attackers like Marshadow and Arceus appreciate Zekrom's ability to break through Dondozo, Giratina, and Primal Groudon. Strong special attackers like Calm Mind Arceus formes, Primal Kyogre, and Eternatus also appreciate Zekrom breaking through special walls like Ho-Oh and Chansey, while their ability to break through walls they can help wear down physical walls like Primal Groudon and Arceus-Ground so Zekrom can break through them more easily with Dragonium Z.
* Suicide leads like Shuckle and Smeargle can set up Sticky Web for Zekrom, assisting the secondary EV spread with its drop in Speed while also setting additional entry hazards to meet important damage thresholds; Zekrom in return in return, Zekrom offensively pressures Ho-Oh and Yveltal and dissuades them from using Defog to remove Sticky Web.

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