[SET]
Choice Scarf (Annihilape) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 220 HP / 36 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Final Gambit
- Shadow Claw / Rage Fist
- Close Combat
- Coaching / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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- Annihilape is primarily used in Regulation I to use Final Gambit to trade with an opposing Restricted Pokemon, including tanky metagame staples such as Zamazenta-C, Calyrex-I, and Terapagos, and threaten Calyrex-S and Lunala with an OHKO or heavy damage with its Ghost-type coverage attacks.
- Shadow Claw immediately pressures an OHKO onto Calyrex-S, whereas Rage Fist will be stronger after Annihilape is hit once; 100-Base Power Rage Fist can KO a Lunala that doesn't have Shadow Shield active. Close Combat is less committal than Final Gambit and can punish Incineroar's Intimidate by dealing huge damage to it after Defiant is activated. Coaching can bolster the offense of teammates such as Calyrex-I and Zamazenta-C while also making them harder to remove; thanks to its boosts, Zamazenta-C with Dauntless Shield active can OHKO Terapagos-S with Body Press the vast majority of the time, while offensive Calyrex-I can OHKO Calyrex-S with Glacial Lance. It also has the added benefit of letting Annihilape avoid Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao. U-turn can let Annihilape bait out Terastallization such as Tera Dark from Calyrex-S and retreat to safety, preserving its health for late in the game.
- Choice Scarf allows Annihilape to outspeed the majority of the metagame, including Calyrex-S and Miraidon, possibly OHKOing them before they move. It also enables Annihilape to quickly grant Coaching's Attack boost to teammates such as Zamazenta-C and the Urshifu formes before they move.
- 220 HP EVs are used to guarantee an OHKO on maximum HP Calyrex-I with a full-health Final Gambit. The extra EVs are placed into Attack to improve the chances to OHKO physically defensive Incineroar with +1 Close Combat and Lunala without Shadow Shield active with Shadow Claw. The Speed investment guarantees that Annihilape outspeeds Calyrex-S, Modest Choice Scarf Chi-Yu, and Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu-R.
- Tera Dark is helpful against STAB attacks from both Calyrex-S and Lunala, letting Annihilape tank their Ghost-type attacks to boost Rage Fist and threaten to return with an OHKO, while also resisting Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao and granting an immunity to Thunder Wave from Prankster Grimmsnarl. Tera Grass grants an immunity to Spore and ignores Rage Powder, preventing Amoonguss from saving its teammate. It also resists common priority moves such as Grassy Glide from Rillaboom and Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, thus allowing Annihilape to bait attacks into it to boost Rage Fist or keep Final Gambit's damage output higher.
Teambuilding
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- Faster threats such as Choice Scarf Miraidon, Speed Booster Energy Flutter Mane, and Speed Booster Energy Roaring Moon can outspeed and OHKO Annihilape before it accomplishes anything or remove enough of its health such that Final Gambit is no longer threatening. The aforementioned priority attacks from Rillaboom and Raging Bolt are likely to cut down Final Gambit's power if Annihilape is not in a position to Terastallize.
- Follow Me and Rage Powder from the Ogerpon formes and Amoonguss generally will prevent Annihilape from targeting the Restricted Pokemon it would ideally want to trade with. Follow Me from Tera Ghost Smeargle can make Annihilape waste its turns after locking into Final Gambit or Close Combat, forcing it to switch out and lose momentum.
- Final Gambit does not OHKO Farigiraf or Amoonguss; thus, Annihilape cannot stop them from getting off a Trick Room or Spore on its own.
- Calyrex-I appreciates Annihilape's Coaching boosts and ability to pressure opposing Calyrex-I and Calyrex-S with an OHKO. In turn, Calyrex-I threatens Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, Roaring Moon, and Amoonguss. Additionally, Calyrex-I provides a Trick Room mode for the team, so Annihilape can round out a faster mode.
- Miraidon can remove Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain, preventing it from hitting Annihilape with priority-boosted Grassy Glide, while Annihilape can OHKO Rillaboom with Final Gambit to keep Electric Terrain on the field for the game. Annihilape can also OHKO opposing Miraidon, which prevents Miraidon from fainting to their Draco Meteor and allows it to continue using Electric-type attacks. Miraidon can OHKO Farigiraf and dissuade the opponent from bringing Amoonguss due to Electric Terrain hampering Spore.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/prossettivgc.528197/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
Choice Scarf (Annihilape) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark / Grass
EVs: 220 HP / 36 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Final Gambit
- Shadow Claw / Rage Fist
- Close Combat
- Coaching / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Annihilape is primarily used in Regulation I to use Final Gambit to trade with an opposing Restricted Pokemon, including tanky metagame staples such as Zamazenta-C, Calyrex-I, and Terapagos, and threaten Calyrex-S and Lunala with an OHKO or heavy damage with its Ghost-type coverage attacks.
- Shadow Claw immediately pressures an OHKO onto Calyrex-S, whereas Rage Fist will be stronger after Annihilape is hit once; 100-Base Power Rage Fist can KO a Lunala that doesn't have Shadow Shield active. Close Combat is less committal than Final Gambit and can punish Incineroar's Intimidate by dealing huge damage to it after Defiant is activated. Coaching can bolster the offense of teammates such as Calyrex-I and Zamazenta-C while also making them harder to remove; thanks to its boosts, Zamazenta-C with Dauntless Shield active can OHKO Terapagos-S with Body Press the vast majority of the time, while offensive Calyrex-I can OHKO Calyrex-S with Glacial Lance. It also has the added benefit of letting Annihilape avoid Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao. U-turn can let Annihilape bait out Terastallization such as Tera Dark from Calyrex-S and retreat to safety, preserving its health for late in the game.
- Choice Scarf allows Annihilape to outspeed the majority of the metagame, including Calyrex-S and Miraidon, possibly OHKOing them before they move. It also enables Annihilape to quickly grant Coaching's Attack boost to teammates such as Zamazenta-C and the Urshifu formes before they move.
- 220 HP EVs are used to guarantee an OHKO on maximum HP Calyrex-I with a full-health Final Gambit. The extra EVs are placed into Attack to improve the chances to OHKO physically defensive Incineroar with +1 Close Combat and Lunala without Shadow Shield active with Shadow Claw. The Speed investment guarantees that Annihilape outspeeds Calyrex-S, Modest Choice Scarf Chi-Yu, and Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu-R.
- Tera Dark is helpful against STAB attacks from both Calyrex-S and Lunala, letting Annihilape tank their Ghost-type attacks to boost Rage Fist and threaten to return with an OHKO, while also resisting Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao and granting an immunity to Thunder Wave from Prankster Grimmsnarl. Tera Grass grants an immunity to Spore and ignores Rage Powder, preventing Amoonguss from saving its teammate. It also resists common priority moves such as Grassy Glide from Rillaboom and Thunderclap from Raging Bolt, thus allowing Annihilape to bait attacks into it to boost Rage Fist or keep Final Gambit's damage output higher.
Teambuilding
=========
- Faster threats such as Choice Scarf Miraidon, Speed Booster Energy Flutter Mane, and Speed Booster Energy Roaring Moon can outspeed and OHKO Annihilape before it accomplishes anything or remove enough of its health such that Final Gambit is no longer threatening. The aforementioned priority attacks from Rillaboom and Raging Bolt are likely to cut down Final Gambit's power if Annihilape is not in a position to Terastallize.
- Follow Me and Rage Powder from the Ogerpon formes and Amoonguss generally will prevent Annihilape from targeting the Restricted Pokemon it would ideally want to trade with. Follow Me from Tera Ghost Smeargle can make Annihilape waste its turns after locking into Final Gambit or Close Combat, forcing it to switch out and lose momentum.
- Final Gambit does not OHKO Farigiraf or Amoonguss; thus, Annihilape cannot stop them from getting off a Trick Room or Spore on its own.
- Calyrex-I appreciates Annihilape's Coaching boosts and ability to pressure opposing Calyrex-I and Calyrex-S with an OHKO. In turn, Calyrex-I threatens Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, Roaring Moon, and Amoonguss. Additionally, Calyrex-I provides a Trick Room mode for the team, so Annihilape can round out a faster mode.
- Miraidon can remove Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain, preventing it from hitting Annihilape with priority-boosted Grassy Glide, while Annihilape can OHKO Rillaboom with Final Gambit to keep Electric Terrain on the field for the game. Annihilape can also OHKO opposing Miraidon, which prevents Miraidon from fainting to their Draco Meteor and allows it to continue using Electric-type attacks. Miraidon can OHKO Farigiraf and dissuade the opponent from bringing Amoonguss due to Electric Terrain hampering Spore.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/prossettivgc.528197/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
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