[SET]
Defensive (Amoonguss) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 SpD
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost
Bold Nature
- Foul Play
- Toxic
- Synthesis
- Clear Smog / Giga Drain / Sludge Bomb
[SET COMMENTS]
Making use of its good bulk, great defensive typing, and longevity from Regenerator, Amoonguss is a sturdy defensive piece tasked with checking imposing breakers like Ogerpon-W and Iron Valiant. Foul Play KOes Swords Dance Ogerpon-W at +2 after slight chip and threatens other setup sweepers like Swords Dance Gliscor, and it has the added benefit of popping Gholdengo's Air Balloon. Toxic puts switch-ins like Roaring Moon on a swift timer and lets Amoonguss strongly pressure special sweepers like Raging Bolt and Primarina. Synthesis helps Amoonguss maintain its health, especially if it's forced to take entry hazard damage after losing its Heavy-Duty Boots. Clear Smog is Amoonguss's best option to reduce its passivity against setup sweepers it can't otherwise threaten like Iron Defense Zamazenta and Curse Garganacl and stops it from being overwhelmed by Iron Valiant and Calm Mind Clefable. Alternatively, Giga Drain provides Amoonguss with additional healing and threatens Water- and Ground-types like Alomomola, Hisuian Samurott, and Great Tusk. Lastly, Sludge Bomb immediately threatens Fairy- and Grass-types like Iron Valiant, Clefable, and Rillaboom while punishing other switch-ins with a chance to poison. 16 Special Defense EVs allow Amoonguss to survive a +1 Protosynthesis Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, with the rest of the EVs poured into physical bulk to ensure Amoonguss checks Ogerpon-W as well as possible. Tera Steel is a broadly useful defensive type that flips Amoonguss's weaknesses and lets it check Pokemon it otherwise couldn't like Kyurem and Dragapult while giving it a stronger matchup against Meowscarada's Triple Axel. Alternatively, Tera Ghost lets Amoonguss spinblock Great Tusk and Iron Treads while granting an immunity to Gliscor's Facade, Dragonite's Extreme Speed, and Zamazenta's Body Press.
Amoonguss fits best on stall teams as their strongest check to Ogerpon-W while also serving as a useful Regenerator pivot that can absorb Toxic Spikes. Amoonguss has a suspect matchup into many of the metagame's strongest wallbreakers like Kyurem, Darkrai, and Roaring Moon and struggles to make progress against poison-immune Pokemon, especially Gholdengo and Kingambit. Furthermore, Foul Play makes it susceptible to contact effects from Zapdos's Static and Moltres's Flame Body, which can impair its ability to answer Ogerpon-W. Bulky Water-types like Dondozo and Alomomola love Amoonguss for its ability to check strong Grass-types like Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W. In return, they handle physical threats like Cinderace, Roaring Moon, and Kingambit that threaten Amoonguss. Another strong teammate is Blissey, which blanket checks strong special attackers like Darkrai, Kyurem, and Iron Moth that scare Amoonguss out, holds off Zapdos and Moltres, and is a strong response to Gholdengo, which easily walls and sets up on Amoonguss. Blissey appreciates Amoonguss's ability to badly poison sweepers like Raging Bolt and Primarina, while Amoonguss acts as a vent against certain mixed threats like Iron Valiant and Keldeo and can help pivot around Walking Wake in sun. Gliscor and Ting-Lu are crewmates that shield against Pokemon like Iron Moth and Iron Crown that easily switch into Amoonguss. Gliscor additionally answers Zapdos and Moltres and strongly threatens them with Knock Off and Toxic, Ting-Lu responds to Pecharunt and absorbs Galarian Slowking's Future Sight, and both set entry hazards that help further pressure Ogerpon-W.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/demon-queen.608211/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
Defensive (Amoonguss) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 SpD
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost
Bold Nature
- Foul Play
- Toxic
- Synthesis
- Clear Smog / Giga Drain / Sludge Bomb
[SET COMMENTS]
Making use of its good bulk, great defensive typing, and longevity from Regenerator, Amoonguss is a sturdy defensive piece tasked with checking imposing breakers like Ogerpon-W and Iron Valiant. Foul Play KOes Swords Dance Ogerpon-W at +2 after slight chip and threatens other setup sweepers like Swords Dance Gliscor, and it has the added benefit of popping Gholdengo's Air Balloon. Toxic puts switch-ins like Roaring Moon on a swift timer and lets Amoonguss strongly pressure special sweepers like Raging Bolt and Primarina. Synthesis helps Amoonguss maintain its health, especially if it's forced to take entry hazard damage after losing its Heavy-Duty Boots. Clear Smog is Amoonguss's best option to reduce its passivity against setup sweepers it can't otherwise threaten like Iron Defense Zamazenta and Curse Garganacl and stops it from being overwhelmed by Iron Valiant and Calm Mind Clefable. Alternatively, Giga Drain provides Amoonguss with additional healing and threatens Water- and Ground-types like Alomomola, Hisuian Samurott, and Great Tusk. Lastly, Sludge Bomb immediately threatens Fairy- and Grass-types like Iron Valiant, Clefable, and Rillaboom while punishing other switch-ins with a chance to poison. 16 Special Defense EVs allow Amoonguss to survive a +1 Protosynthesis Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt, with the rest of the EVs poured into physical bulk to ensure Amoonguss checks Ogerpon-W as well as possible. Tera Steel is a broadly useful defensive type that flips Amoonguss's weaknesses and lets it check Pokemon it otherwise couldn't like Kyurem and Dragapult while giving it a stronger matchup against Meowscarada's Triple Axel. Alternatively, Tera Ghost lets Amoonguss spinblock Great Tusk and Iron Treads while granting an immunity to Gliscor's Facade, Dragonite's Extreme Speed, and Zamazenta's Body Press.
Amoonguss fits best on stall teams as their strongest check to Ogerpon-W while also serving as a useful Regenerator pivot that can absorb Toxic Spikes. Amoonguss has a suspect matchup into many of the metagame's strongest wallbreakers like Kyurem, Darkrai, and Roaring Moon and struggles to make progress against poison-immune Pokemon, especially Gholdengo and Kingambit. Furthermore, Foul Play makes it susceptible to contact effects from Zapdos's Static and Moltres's Flame Body, which can impair its ability to answer Ogerpon-W. Bulky Water-types like Dondozo and Alomomola love Amoonguss for its ability to check strong Grass-types like Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W. In return, they handle physical threats like Cinderace, Roaring Moon, and Kingambit that threaten Amoonguss. Another strong teammate is Blissey, which blanket checks strong special attackers like Darkrai, Kyurem, and Iron Moth that scare Amoonguss out, holds off Zapdos and Moltres, and is a strong response to Gholdengo, which easily walls and sets up on Amoonguss. Blissey appreciates Amoonguss's ability to badly poison sweepers like Raging Bolt and Primarina, while Amoonguss acts as a vent against certain mixed threats like Iron Valiant and Keldeo and can help pivot around Walking Wake in sun. Gliscor and Ting-Lu are crewmates that shield against Pokemon like Iron Moth and Iron Crown that easily switch into Amoonguss. Gliscor additionally answers Zapdos and Moltres and strongly threatens them with Knock Off and Toxic, Ting-Lu responds to Pecharunt and absorbs Galarian Slowking's Future Sight, and both set entry hazards that help further pressure Ogerpon-W.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/demon-queen.608211/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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