Monotype Iron Defense Araquanid (Bug)

[sasha]

[SET]
Araquanid @ Leftovers
Name: Iron Defense (Bug)
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Liquidation
- Infestation
- Rest

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique ability and Water typing, Araquanid finds itself a niche outside of being a Sticky Web setter on Bug-type teams as a strong defensive option against brutal Fire-type attacks such as Flare Blitz and Flamethrower. Its naturally high Special Defense stat allows it to check threatening special attackers in Heatran and opposing Volcarona. Iron Defense allows Araquanid to boost alongside potent metagame setup sweepers and ignore their threat, such as Gouging Fire and Ceruledge, both of which prove troublesome to Bug-type teams. Infestation allows Araquanid to trap setup sweepers and bulkier Pokemon alike such as the aforementioned Gouging Fire and Quagsire, allowing it to freely boost with Iron Defense and take them on with Liquidation.

Forretress provides a crucial type neutrality to Rock- and Flying-type attacks headed towards Araquanid while also removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin. In return, Araquanid helps take on the aforementioned Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Choice Scarf Kleavor is another teammate for Bug teams, as it threatens Fire- and Flying-type threats like Ogerpon-H, Choice Band Hisuian Arcanine, and Gyarados with its Rock-type STAB moves, while also threatening Heatran with Close Combat. Additionally, it can set Stealth Rock with Stone Axe, forming an entry-hazard stacking core with Spikes from Forretress. Volcarona and Frosmoth are both powerful setup sweepers, with the former assisting Bug-type teams by taking out troublesome Steel-types that are unfavorable for Araquanid and Kleavor, such as Skarmory and Corviknight. On the other hand, Frosmoth can reliably deal with Ground-type Pokemon that act as a stopgap to Volcarona's sweeping potential, such as Clodsire and offensive Garchomp, after a Quiver Dance boost. Additionally, Frosmoth gains a significant boost in its ability to take Electric-type attacks that threaten Araquanid from foes such as Raging Bolt and Iron Valiant, thanks to its ability Ice Scales. In return, Araquanid, as well as Kleavor, help deal with Heatran, which can render both Volcarona and Frosmoth useless. Lastly, Scizor is another setup sweeper that is appreciated by Araquanid, as it is capable of handling setup sweepers that can wall Araquanid, such as Dragapult and Primarina, with its Technician-boosted Bullet Punch in tandem with Swords Dance.

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[sasha]

i worded the volc and frosmoth part weirdly so im sorry to whoever qc checks this LOL

but qc ready :)

 

[boomp]

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[SET]
Araquanid @ Leftovers
name: Iron Defense (Bug)
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Liquidation
- Infestation
- Rest

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique ability and Water-typing, Araquanid finds itself a niche outside of being a Sticky Web setter on Bug-type teams as a strong defensive option against brutal Fire-type attacks. Its naturally high Special Defense stat allows it to check threatening special attackers in Heatran and opposing Volcarona. Iron Defense allows Araquanid to boost alongside potent metagame setup sweepers and ignore their threat, such as Gouging Fire and Ceruledge, both of which prove troublesome to Bug-type teams. Infestation allows Araquanid to trap the aforementioned setup sweepers and bulkier Pokemon such as Quagsire, allowing it to freely boost with Iron Defense and take them on with Liquidation. Rest is used in order to keep Araquanid healthy as its encounters with Iron Defense and Infestation will be drawn out, meaning it will be losing quite a lot of HP through the duration of a battle.

Forretress is an important teammate to pair alongside Araquanid, as they form a strong defensive core. Forretress is able to switch into Flying- and Rock-type attacks from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos and Breloom's Rock Tomb, while also removing threatening entry hazards with Rapid Spin. In return, Araquanid helps take on the aforementioned Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Choice Scarf Kleavor is another preferred teammate for Bug teams as it threatens Fire- and Flying-type threats like Ogerpon-H, Choice Band Hisuian Arcanine, and Gyarados Pokemon alike with its Rock-type STAB moves, as well as being able to threaten Heatran with Close Combat. Additionally, it can set Stealth Rocks with Stone Axe, forming a hazard stacking core with Forretress, allowing it to run Spikes. Volcarona and Frosmoth are both powerful setup sweepers that both utilize Quiver Dance. Volcarona assists Bug-type teams by taking out troublesome Steel-types that are unfavorable for Araquanid and Kleavor, such as Skarmory and Corviknight. Frosmoth on the other hand can reliably deal with Ground-type Pokemon that can act as a stopgap to Volcarona's sweeping potential, such as Clodsire and offensive Garchomp after a Quiver Dance boost. In return, Araquanid, as well as Kleavor, help deal with Heatran, which renders both Volcarona and Frosmoth useless. Lastly, Scizor is another setup sweeper that is appreciated by Araquanid as it can handle setup sweepers that can wall Araquanid, such as Dragapult and Primarina with its Technician boosted Bullet Punch in tandem with Swords Dance.

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Literally only a minor edit, QC 1/2 you slayed like always!

 

[sasha]

thanks a bunch!! ready for qc2 :D

 

[Stories]

add remove comments AMQC approved by Neko (meow)

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[SET]
Araquanid @ Leftovers
name: Iron Defense (Bug)
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Liquidation
- Infestation
- Rest

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique ability and Water-typing, Araquanid finds itself a niche outside of being a Sticky Web setter on Bug-type teams as a strong defensive option against brutal Fire-type attacks. Give some examples of important Fire-type attacks. I would also mention this Fire resistance is completely exclusive to Araquanid on Bug teams, it's one of its main selling points imo. Its naturally high Special Defense stat allows it to check threatening special attackers in Heatran and opposing Volcarona. Iron Defense allows Araquanid to boost alongside potent metagame setup sweepers and ignore their threat, such as Gouging Fire and Ceruledge, both of which prove troublesome to Bug-type teams. Infestation allows Araquanid to trap the aforementioned Aforementioned includes Ceruledge which cannot be trapped due to its Ghost typing, I would either change the Ceruledge mention or create a new list of examples in this sentence. setup sweepers and bulkier Pokemon such as Quagsire, allowing it to freely boost with Iron Defense and take them on with Liquidation. Rest is used in order to keep Araquanid healthy as its encounters with Iron Defense and Infestation will be drawn out, meaning it will be losing quite a lot of HP through the duration of a battle. Fluffy sentence, a bit self explanatory anyway but if Rest must absolutely be mentioned it can be shorter.

Forretress is an important teammate to pair alongside Araquanid, as they form a strong defensive core. Forretress is able to switch into Flying- and Rock-type attacks from Pokemon such as Galarian Zapdos and Breloom's Rock Tomb, while also removing threatening entry hazards with Rapid Spin. Forretress provides a crucial type neutrality to Rock and Flying attacks headed towards Araquanid and its teammates, while also removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin. Just condensed this into one sentence. In return, Araquanid helps take on the aforementioned Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Choice Scarf Kleavor is another preferred teammate for Bug teams as it threatens Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon alike with its Rock-type STAB moves, as well as being able to threaten Heatran with Close Combat. Additionally, it can set Stealth Rocks with Stone Axe, forming a hazard stacking core with Spikes from Forretress, allowing it to run Spikes. Volcarona and Frosmoth are both powerful setup sweepers that both utilize Quiver Dance. Volcarona the former of which assists Bug-type teams by taking out troublesome Steel-types that are unfavorable for Araquanid and Kleavor, such as Skarmory and Corviknight. Frosmoth on the other hand can reliably deal with Ground-type Pokemon that can act as a stopgap to Volcarona's sweeping potential, such as Clodsire and offensive Garchomp after a Quiver Dance boost. Frosmoth also serves as a check to Raging Bolt and other Special Electric-types for Araquanid due to Ice Scales, try to fit this in somewhere. In return, Araquanid, as well as Kleavor, help deal with Heatran, which renders both Volcarona and Frosmoth useless. Lastly, Scizor is another setup sweeper that is appreciated by Araquanid as it can handle setup sweepers that can wall Araquanid, such as Dragapult and Primarina with its Technician boosted Bullet Punch in tandem with Swords Dance.

[CREDITS]
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Update credits and it's 2/2 bestie

yea its approved by neko (meow) >:3
-neko

 

[sasha]

Thanks besties!! <3
GP Team

 

[sapphiree]

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[SET]
Araquanid @ Leftovers
name: Name: Iron Defense (Bug)
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Liquidation
- Infestation
- Rest

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique ability unique only to itself (wordy) and Water-typing, Araquanid finds itself a niche outside of being a Sticky Web setter on Bug-type teams, (AC) as a strong defensive option against brutal Fire-type attacks such as Flare Blitz and Flamethrower. Its naturally high Special Defense stat allows it to check threatening special attackers in Heatran and opposing Volcarona. Iron Defense allows Araquanid to boost alongside potent metagame setup sweepers and ignore their threat, such as Gouging Fire and Ceruledge, both of which prove troublesome to Bug-type teams. Infestation allows Araquanid to trap setup sweepers and bulkier Pokemon alike such as the aforementioned Gouging Fire and Quagsire allowing it to freely boost with Iron Defense and take them on with Liquidation.

Forretress provides a crucial type neutrality to Rock- and Flying-type attacks headed towards Araquanid and its teammates (the analysis only cares about araquanid), while also removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin. In return, Araquanid helps take on the aforementioned Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Choice Scarf Kleavor is another preferred (preference is implied when you mention it here) teammate for Bug teams as it threatens Fire- and Flying-type threats like Ogerpon-H, Choice Band Hisuian Arcanine, and Gyarados with its Rock-type STAB moves, as well as being able to threaten while also threatening Heatran with Close Combat. Additionally, it can set Stealth Rocks Stealth Rock with Stone Axe, forming a hazard stacking core with Spikes from Forretress. Volcarona and Frosmoth are both powerful setup sweepers, with the former of which assists assisting Bug-type teams by taking out troublesome Steel-types that are unfavorable for Araquanid and Kleavor, such as Skarmory and Corviknight. Frosmoth on the other hand On the other hand, Frosmoth can reliably deal with Ground-type Pokemon that can act as a stopgap to Volcarona's sweeping potential, such as Clodsire and offensive Garchomp after a Quiver Dance boost (feel free to reposition this phrase as currently it implies Garchomp learns QD). Additionally, (RC) thanks to its ability Ice Scales, Frosmoth also gains a significant boost in its ability to take Electric-type attacks that threaten Araquanid from threats foes ("threaten x from threats like" felt a little too much) such as Raging Bolt and Iron Valiant, (AC) thanks to its ability Ice Scales (wordy sentence initially since you used "additionally" and then "thanks to", might as well put the ability at the end of the sentence). In return, Araquanid, (RC) as well as Kleavor, help deal with Heatran, (RC) which renders can render both Volcarona and Frosmoth useless (initially this sentence was implying that araq and kleav render these mons useless cuz they deal with tran). Lastly, Scizor is another setup sweeper that is appreciated by Araquanid as it can handle is capable of handling (overuse of "can do x") setup sweepers that can wall Araquanid, such as Dragapult and Primarina, (AC) with its Technician boosted Bullet Punch in tandem with Swords Dance.

[CREDITS]
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[autumn]

1/1 GP Team done credit both of us

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[SET]
Araquanid @ Leftovers
name: Name: Iron Defense (Bug)
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Liquidation
- Infestation
- Rest

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its unique ability unique only to itself (wordy) and Water-typing Water typing, Araquanid finds itself a niche outside of being a Sticky Web setter on Bug-type teams as a strong defensive option against brutal Fire-type attacks such as Flare Blitz and Flamethrower. Its naturally high Special Defense stat allows it to check threatening special attackers in Heatran and opposing Volcarona. Iron Defense allows Araquanid to boost alongside potent metagame setup sweepers and ignore their threat, such as Gouging Fire and Ceruledge, both of which prove troublesome to Bug-type teams. Infestation allows Araquanid to trap setup sweepers and bulkier Pokemon alike such as the aforementioned Gouging Fire and Quagsire, (AC) allowing it to freely boost with Iron Defense and take them on with Liquidation.

Forretress provides a crucial type neutrality to Rock- and Flying-type attacks headed towards Araquanid and its teammates (the analysis only cares about araquanid) (RC) while also removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin. In return, Araquanid helps take on the aforementioned Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Choice Scarf Kleavor is another preferred (preference is implied when you mention it here) teammate for Bug teams, (AC) as it threatens Fire- and Flying-type threats like Ogerpon-H, Choice Band Hisuian Arcanine, and Gyarados with its Rock-type STAB moves, as well as being able to threaten while also threatening Heatran with Close Combat. Additionally, it can set Stealth Rocks Stealth Rock with Stone Axe, forming a hazard stacking an entry-hazard stacking core with Spikes from Forretress. Volcarona and Frosmoth are both powerful setup sweepers, with the former of which assists assisting Bug-type teams by taking out troublesome Steel-types that are unfavorable for Araquanid and Kleavor, such as Skarmory and Corviknight. Frosmoth on the other hand On the other hand, Frosmoth can reliably deal with Ground-type Pokemon that can act as a stopgap to Volcarona's sweeping potential, such as Clodsire and offensive Garchomp, (AC) after a Quiver Dance boost. Additionally, (RC) thanks to its ability Ice Scales, Frosmoth also gains a significant boost in its ability to take Electric-type attacks that threaten Araquanid from threats foes ("threaten x from threats like" felt a little too much) such as Raging Bolt and Iron Valiant, (AC) thanks to its ability Ice Scales (wordy sentence initially since you used "additionally" and then "thanks to", might as well put the ability at the end of the sentence). In return, Araquanid, as well as Kleavor, help deal with Heatran, which renders can render both Volcarona and Frosmoth useless. Lastly, Scizor is another setup sweeper that is appreciated by Araquanid, (AC) as it can handle is capable of handling (overuse of "can do x") setup sweepers that can wall Araquanid, such as Dragapult and Primarina, (AC) with its Technician boosted Technician-boosted Bullet Punch in tandem with Swords Dance.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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[sasha]

thanks everyone! this is now done <3