
[SET]
Assault Vest (Flutter Mane) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fire / Fairy
EVs: 188 HP / 228 SpA / 92 Spe
Modest Nature
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Mystical Fire / Shadow Ball
[SET COMMENTS]
Sky-high Special Attack and Special Defense boosted by Assault Vest combine to forge Flutter Mane into a specially bulky wallbreaker capable of checking the dangerous Iron Bundle. Its Fairy typing additionally lets it pivot into Miraidon and Walking Wake's Draco Meteor and force them out with Moonblast. Psyshock is crucial coverage, denting Clodsire, Iron Moth, and opposing Assault Vest Flutter Mane. Thunderbolt targets common switch-ins to Moonblast in Toxapex and Corviknight. Tera Fire Mystical Fire secures a 2HKO on Iron Treads, which becomes an OHKO in sun. Shadow Ball may be run instead to 2HKO Skeledirge and check Espathra and opposing Flutter Mane more reliably. Tera Fire also grants resistances to Chi-Yu's Fire-type moves, Iron Bundle's Ice-type moves, Gholdengo's Make It Rain, and Iron Moth's Fiery Dance. Tera Fairy can be run over Tera Fire to OHKO Miraidon, 2HKO Ting-Lu, and gain a resistance to Kingambit's Sucker Punch. The given EV spread lets Flutter Mane avoid a 2HKO from Choice Specs Iron Bundle's Ice Beam after Stealth Rock damage and outspeed Chi-Yu. Flutter Mane fits best on balance and bulky offensive teams as a non-passive means of checking Iron Bundle. Miraidon, Koraidon, Great Tusk, and Chien-Pao synergize superbly as offensive teammates, appreciating Flutter Mane's ability to stifle Iron Bundle for a while. Alongside Miraidon, Flutter Mane can quickly overwhelm shared checks in Ting-Lu, Iron Treads, and Clodsire while also denting Toxapex and Corviknight a lot harder with Thunderbolt, courtesy of Electric Terrain. Similarly, Koraidon's Orichalcum Pulse activates Protosynthesis and boosts Mystical Fire, drastically raising Flutter Mane's damage output. In addition, Koraidon, Great Tusk, and Chien-Pao can all take advantage of Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Ting-Lu. Flutter Mane is exceptionally frail on the physical side, so proper support against Chien-Pao, Koraidon, and Choice Scarf Great Tusk is a must. Moreover, Flutter Mane cannot hold off Iron Bundle indefinitely and fails to check Miraidon and Walking Wake safely. A defensive backbone consisting of Toxapex, Corviknight, and Clodsire can help check these threats. Clodsire and Iron Treads can also hold off the dangerous Double Dance Miraidon, which can otherwise use Flutter Mane as setup bait.
[CREDITS]
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