[SET]
Band (Koraidon) @ Choice Band
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Wild Charge / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Koraidon is a wallbreaker of utterly unparalleled strength, easily 2HKOing or OHKOing the entirety of the metagame. Close Combat is chosen over Low Kick for its ability to 2HKO offensive Ho-Oh and the uncommon Alomomola. Outrage backs up the incredible coverage of Close Combat and Flare Blitz by doing massive damage to Ho-Oh and Skeledirge, while maintaining a 2HKO on defensive Arceus-Water, alleviating prediction. Dragon Claw is an alternative Dragon-type STAB move that retains the ability to 2HKO defensive Ho-Oh and Skeledirge without locking Koraidon in like Outrage. Wild Charge is chosen over U-turn in order to do massive damage to Ho-Oh, OHKOing offensive variants, without needing to lock into Outrage, and Choice Band Koraidon typically doesn't get as much value out of U-turn pivoting as Choice Scarf sets as its turns on the field are often better spent throwing out its devastatingly powerful attacks. Tera Fire amps up the power of Flare Blitz to truly ludicrous levels, able to 2HKO defensive Ho-Oh and Skeledirge, OHKO Gliscor, and—with Spikes or Stealth Rock damage—OHKO defensive Arceus-Fairy and 2HKO Arceus-Water. Alternatively, Tera Fighting boosts the power of Close Combat to be able to outright 2HKO Ho-Oh as well as 2HKOing damaged Arceus-Fairy without the hefty recoil that accompanies Flare Blitz. A Jolly nature is important for Koraidon to outspeed and OHKO offensive Arceus-Fairy.
A wide assortment of Pokemon appreciate Choice Band Koraidon's unmatched ability to shred open walls. Physically offensive teammates like Arceus and Zacian-C in particular appreciate Koraidon tearing through or outright KOing physically defensive walls often tasked with answering a wide variety of attackers such as Arceus-Water, Ho-Oh, or Arceus-Fairy. Special attacking teammates like Calyrex-S and Miraidon also make for potent partners that can take advantage of the physical walls that can make it difficult for Koraidon to find a chance to leverage its obscene wallbreaking potential, while directly facilitating Koraidon by luring in special walls such as Ting-Lu as an opportunity for Koraidon to launch its powerful attacks—Miraidon in particular does this especially well courtesy of its access to U-turn. Koraidon can struggle with faster Pokemon that threaten to OHKO it, such as Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and opposing Choice Scarf Koraidon, necessitating a defensive backbone for it to fall back on, with teammates such as Ting-Lu, defensive Arceus-Fairy, and Landorus-Therian. Defensive Ho-Oh is especially notable as a defensive partner that can answer almost all of the threats to Koraidon. Choice Band Koraidon also needs fast partners to make up for its lacking Choice Scarf, making options like Choice Scarf Calyrex-S or another Koraidon with Choice Scarf, as well as more niche options like Choice Scarf Kyogre and Landorus-T good teammates for Koraidon.
[SET CREDITS]
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Band (Koraidon) @ Choice Band
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Fire / Fighting
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Wild Charge / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Koraidon is a wallbreaker of utterly unparalleled strength, easily 2HKOing or OHKOing the entirety of the metagame. Close Combat is chosen over Low Kick for its ability to 2HKO offensive Ho-Oh and the uncommon Alomomola. Outrage backs up the incredible coverage of Close Combat and Flare Blitz by doing massive damage to Ho-Oh and Skeledirge, while maintaining a 2HKO on defensive Arceus-Water, alleviating prediction. Dragon Claw is an alternative Dragon-type STAB move that retains the ability to 2HKO defensive Ho-Oh and Skeledirge without locking Koraidon in like Outrage. Wild Charge is chosen over U-turn in order to do massive damage to Ho-Oh, OHKOing offensive variants, without needing to lock into Outrage, and Choice Band Koraidon typically doesn't get as much value out of U-turn pivoting as Choice Scarf sets as its turns on the field are often better spent throwing out its devastatingly powerful attacks. Tera Fire amps up the power of Flare Blitz to truly ludicrous levels, able to 2HKO defensive Ho-Oh and Skeledirge, OHKO Gliscor, and—with Spikes or Stealth Rock damage—OHKO defensive Arceus-Fairy and 2HKO Arceus-Water. Alternatively, Tera Fighting boosts the power of Close Combat to be able to outright 2HKO Ho-Oh as well as 2HKOing damaged Arceus-Fairy without the hefty recoil that accompanies Flare Blitz. A Jolly nature is important for Koraidon to outspeed and OHKO offensive Arceus-Fairy.
A wide assortment of Pokemon appreciate Choice Band Koraidon's unmatched ability to shred open walls. Physically offensive teammates like Arceus and Zacian-C in particular appreciate Koraidon tearing through or outright KOing physically defensive walls often tasked with answering a wide variety of attackers such as Arceus-Water, Ho-Oh, or Arceus-Fairy. Special attacking teammates like Calyrex-S and Miraidon also make for potent partners that can take advantage of the physical walls that can make it difficult for Koraidon to find a chance to leverage its obscene wallbreaking potential, while directly facilitating Koraidon by luring in special walls such as Ting-Lu as an opportunity for Koraidon to launch its powerful attacks—Miraidon in particular does this especially well courtesy of its access to U-turn. Koraidon can struggle with faster Pokemon that threaten to OHKO it, such as Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and opposing Choice Scarf Koraidon, necessitating a defensive backbone for it to fall back on, with teammates such as Ting-Lu, defensive Arceus-Fairy, and Landorus-Therian. Defensive Ho-Oh is especially notable as a defensive partner that can answer almost all of the threats to Koraidon. Choice Band Koraidon also needs fast partners to make up for its lacking Choice Scarf, making options like Choice Scarf Calyrex-S or another Koraidon with Choice Scarf, as well as more niche options like Choice Scarf Kyogre and Landorus-T good teammates for Koraidon.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glory.584685/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gigabytes7.660324/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/swas.487990/
Grammar checked by:
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