National Dex Blaziken [DONE]

[adem]

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, boosting its already high Attack to terrifying levels while boosting its Speed at the same time with Speed Boost. However, Blaziken’s frailty and middling initial Speed tier mean it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities. The likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T easily revenge kill it, and it tends to quickly faint to its own recoil. Flare Blitz is its main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, including Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable, and Rillaboom. Close Combat nails certain Fire-resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KOing Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without inflicting recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro. Life Orb vastly improves Blaziken’s damage output, letting it score OHKOs on Toxapex, Gliscor, and Mega Garchomp when boosted.


Due to Blaziken's low bulk, dual screens are practically a requirement to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon like Hawlucha and Mega Gyarados appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro, and Tapu Fini. Since it struggles to break through its checks without chip damage, entry hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T, and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that exploit them are superb partners. Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain lets Blaziken set up consistently on Amoonguss and boosts its Thunder Punch damage, Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain stops moves like Ash-Greninja's Water Shuriken and Urshifu-R's Aqua Jet from revenge killing it, and Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain increases its longevity greatly in the face of recoil and chip damage. Pokemon that can break holes in opposing teams such as Hawlucha and Weavile allow Blaziken to clean late-game much more easily.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Blaziken can run multiple different Z-Moves, such as Gigavolt Havoc, which nails bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Toxapex, and Tapu Fini but leaves it unable to break through Gliscor and Mega Latias. Inferno Overdrive lets Blaziken get past Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as granting a terrifying nuke in sun that can KO the likes of Toxapex and Mega Latias, but this set struggles to break past bulkier Water-types such as Slowbro and is very situational due to requiring sun to function its best. Breakneck Blitz gives Blaziken a strong neutral hit against all of its checks but is much weaker in general. Overall, Z-Move sets focus on targeting one specific Pokemon or group of Pokemon, and they can't break through Blaziken's other checks. A Choice Band set gives much greater immediate power but struggles due to how easy it is to scout and wear down. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowess, but it misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as those of Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Lopunny when boosted. A mixed Life Orb set with Fire Blast and Hidden Power Ice can hit the likes of Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Gliscor without a Z-Move or taking recoil, but it cuts into Blaziken’s power and coverage options. Earthquake can be used on the main set to hit the likes of Toxapex harder and hit Heatran without reducing Blaziken’s bulk, but dropping Thunder Punch lets other bulky Water-types easily wall it.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip damage or a Z-Move, the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex can take a boosted hit and retaliate with their STAB moves or Haze.

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial Speed, the likes of Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Tapu Fini easily outspeed it. Pokemon with Swift Swim and Sand Rush such as Excadrill and Mega Swampert easily outspeed a boosted Blaziken, and they can force it out consistently.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom's Grassy Glide can revenge kill a chipped Blaziken, so Pokemon like Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-R and Crawdaunt definitely hurt it.

**Chip Damage**: Blaziken is extremely prone to chip damage from Flare Blitz and Life Orb recoil, entry hazard damage, and Rough Skin and Iron Barbs, which often means it faints after only getting one hit off.

**Mega Latias and Mega Latios**: Both Mega Latias and Mega Latios resist both of Blaziken’s STAB options, as well as its common coverage, and their high bulk combined with reliable recovery lets both of them consistently check Blaziken and force it out.

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[Steorra]

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Spd / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, being able to boost its already high attack to terrifying levels, while boosting its speed at the same time. However, Blaziken’s low bulk and middling initial Speed tier means it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities and is easily revenge killed by the likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. Swords Dance lets Blaziken boost its Attack stat in order to wallbreak efficiently, as well as clean weakened teams. Flare Blitz is Blaziken’s main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, along with letting it weaken or kill Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable and Rillaboom. Close Combat is Blaziken’s second STAB move, letting it nail nails certain Fire-type resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KO Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without taking recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini and Slowbro.

Due to its low bulk, Dual Screens are practically a requirement when using Swords Dance Blaziken, as it makes it much eaiser for Greninja Blaziken to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon that appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro and Tapu Fini are also good partners, so Pokemon such as like Ash Greninja and Mega Gyarados are stellar partners. Due to its weakness to it in struggling to break through its checks without chip, hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that abuse them are superb partners. Would give mention to all 4 Tapus and their terrains as all four help Blaziken in some way. Give mention to other partners like Weavile and Hawlucha that can help break Blaziken's checks or benefit from Blaziken breaking down their checks for them. Also give mention to Pursuit users being useful to threaten Mega Latias and general abusers to it.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Blaziken can run multiple different Z Move options such as Electrium, Firium and Normalium, although these sets more so focus on targeting one specific or a group of Pokemon, and cant break through its other checks. Elaborate on the specific targets of each and refer to them as Gigavolt Havoc, Inferno Overdrive, etc. A Choice Band set can also be utilised for much greater immediate power, but struggles due to how easy it is for Blaziken’s move to be scouted and how easily it can get chipped throughout the match. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowness, but misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja and Mega Lopunny when boosted. Mention a mixed Life Orb set and the pros and cons of integrating Earthquake into the main set.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip, Blaziken is unable to break through the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex without a Z Move, and these Pokemon can take a boosted hit and retaliate.

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial speed, it is easily outsped by the likes of Choice Scarf Lando-T, and Tapu Fini. Mention Swift Swim and Sand rush Pokemon.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom's Grassy Glide can revenge a chipped Blaziken, as well as Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-RS and Crawdaunt.

**Hazards**: Hazards can easily put Blaziken into range of priority due to how much it cuts into Blaziken’s longetivit, combined with the recoil it has sustained throughout the match. I would change this section to chip damage in general, from hazards to Life Orb recoil to Flare Blitz to contact from Rough Skin from Garchomp are pretty impactful against Blaziken. Would try not to mention the priority point much and put a little more emphasis on dying easily after only being able to get one hit off or so.

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[Steorra]

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Spd / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, being able to boost its already high attack to terrifying levels, while boosting its speed at the same time. However, Blaziken’s low bulk frailty and middling initial Speed tier means it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities and is easily revenge killed by the likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. Swords Dance lets Blaziken boost its Attack stat in order to wallbreak efficiently, as well as clean weakened teams. Flare Blitz is Blaziken’s main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, along with letting it weaken or kill Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable and Rillaboom. Close Combat nails certain Fire-type resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KO Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without taking recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini and Slowbro.

Due to its low bulk, Dual Screens are practically a requirement when using Swords Dance Blaziken, as it makes it much eaiser for Blaziken to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon that appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro and Tapu Fini are also good partners like Ash Greninja and Mega Gyarados. Due to its weakness in struggling to break through its checks without chip, hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that abuse them are superb partners. The Tapu’s all also synergise well with Blaziken, as Electric Terrain lets Blaziken set up consistently on Amoonguss as well as boost its Thunder Punch damage, Misty Terrain lets it consistently avoid status effects to ease setting up, Psychic Terrain means Blaziken will be unable to be revenged by the likes of Ash Greninja’s Water Shuriken and Urshifu-RS’ Aqua Jet, and lastly Grassy Terrain increases Blaziken’s longevity greatly, letting it slowly heal off the recoil and chip damage it has sustained. Give mention to other partners like Weavile and Hawlucha that can help break Blaziken's checks or benefit from Blaziken breaking down their checks for them. Also give mention to Pursuit users being useful to threaten Mega Latias and general abusers to it.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Blaziken can run multiple different Z Move options such as Gigavolt Havoc that lets it hit bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Toxapex and Tapu Fini, Inferno Overdrive that lets Blaziken get past Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as in sun it become a terrifying nuke that can KO the likes of Toxapex and Mega Latias, and Normalium Breakneck Blitz which gives Blaziken a strong neutral hit onto all of its checks, but is much weaker overall; although these sets more so focus on targeting one specific or a group of Pokemon, and cant break through its other checks. A Choice Band set can also be utilised for much greater immediate power, but struggles due to how easy it is for Blaziken’s move to be scouted and how easily it can get chipped throughout the match. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowness, but misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja and Mega Lopunny when boosted. A mixed Life Orb set with Fire Blast and Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit the likes of Landorus-T, Garchomp and Gliscor without a Z Move or taking recoil, but cuts into Blaziken’s overall power level as well as coverage options. Earthquake can be used on the main set to hit the likes of Toxapex harder and Heatran without reducing Blaziken’s bulk, but it lets Blaziken be easily walled by other bulky Water-types if it drops Thunder Punch due to being unable to hit them hard enough.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip, Blaziken is unable to break through the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex without a Z Move, and these Pokemon can take a boosted hit and retaliate.

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial speed, it is easily outsped by the likes of Choice Scarf Lando-T, and Tapu Fini. Pokemon with Swift Swim and Sand Rush such as Excadrill and Mega Swampert easily outspeed a boosted Blaziken, and can pressure it out consistently.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom Grassy Glide can revenge a chipped Blaziken, as well as Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-RS and Crawdaunt.

**Chip Damage**: Blaziken is extremely prone to chip damage it has sustained from Flare Blitz and Life Orb recoil, hazard damage and contact damage from Rough Skin and Iron Barbs, which means it can often die very quickly after only being able to get one hit off.

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Spd / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, being able to boost its already high attack to terrifying levels, while boosting its speed at the same time. However, Blaziken’s frailty and middling initial Speed tier means it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities and is easily revenge killed by the likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. mention how it has a tendency to kill Itself here Swords Dance lets Blaziken boost its Attack stat in order to wallbreak efficiently, as well as clean weakened teams. Flare Blitz is Blaziken’s main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, along with letting it weaken or kill Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable and Rillaboom. Close Combat nails certain Fire-type resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KO Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without taking recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini and Slowbro. Mention why LO is used, mention the specific calcs


Due to its low bulk, Dual Screens are practically a requirement when using Swords Dance Blaziken, as it makes it much eaiser for Blaziken to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon that appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro and Tapu Fini are also good partners like Ash Greninja who tf is using LO blaze and gren on the same team??? Mention smth else here and Mega Gyarados. Due to its weakness in struggling to break through its checks without chip, hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that abuse them are superb partners. The Tapu’s all also synergise well with Blaziken, as Electric Terrain lets Blaziken set up consistently on Amoonguss as well as boost its Thunder Punch damage, Misty Terrain lets it consistently avoid status effects to ease setting up, Psychic Terrain means Blaziken will be unable to be revenged by the likes of Ash Greninja’s Water Shuriken and Urshifu-RS’ Aqua Jet, this mon is a shitmon that fits on HO noone is using lele or fini alongside it and lastly Grassy Terrain increases Blaziken’s longevity greatly, letting it slowly heal off the recoil and chip damage it has sustained. Pokemon that can break holes in opposing teams such as Hawlucha and Weavile are great partners, as they allow Blaziken to clean late game much easier. Pursuit users such as Weavile and Tyranitar also synergise well as they can Pursuit trap Mega Latias and Slowbro as well as force damage on other Pokemon such as Landorus-T to help Blaziken clean effectively. Again its a shit mon that fits only on HO noone is using suit on HO


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Blaziken can run multiple different Z Move options such as Gigavolt Havoc that lets it hit bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Toxapex and Tapu Fini, Inferno Overdrive that lets Blaziken get past Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as in sun it become a terrifying nuke that can KO the likes of Toxapex and Mega Latias, and Breakneck Blitz which gives Blaziken a strong neutral hit onto all of its checks, but is much weaker overall; seperate all these into their own sentences and mention their downsides after u mention them I e elec z Dosent break Lando mlati etc, although these sets more so focus on targeting one specific or a group of Pokemon, and cant break through its other checks. A Choice Band set can also be utilised for much greater immediate power, but struggles due to how easy it is for Blaziken’s move to be scouted and how easily it can get chipped throughout the match. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowness, but misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja and Mega Lopunny when boosted. A mixed Life Orb set with Fire Blast and Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit the likes of Landorus-T, Garchomp and Gliscor without a Z Move or taking recoil, but cuts into Blaziken’s overall power level as well as coverage options. Earthquake can be used on the main set to hit the likes of Toxapex harder and Heatran without reducing Blaziken’s bulk, but it lets Blaziken be easily walled by other bulky Water-types if it drops Thunder Punch due to being unable to hit them hard enough.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip, Blaziken is unable to break through the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex without a Z Move, and these Pokemon can take a boosted hit and retaliate.how?

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial speed, it is easily outsped by the likes of Choice Scarf Lando-T, and Tapu Fini. Pokemon with Swift Swim and Sand Rush such as Excadrill and Mega Swampert easily outspeed a boosted Blaziken, and can pressure it out consistently.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom Grassy Glide can revenge a chipped Blaziken, as well as Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-RS and Crawdaunt.

**Chip Damage**: Blaziken is extremely prone to chip damage it has sustained from Flare Blitz and Life Orb recoil, hazard damage and contact damage from Rough Skin and Iron Barbs, which means it can often die very quickly after only being able to get one hit off.
Mega lati@s deserves a mention here as they are the best checks to this set
also mention grounds

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[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Spd / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, being able to boost boosting its already high Attack to terrifying levels (RC) while boosting its Speed at the same time. However, Blaziken’s frailty and middling initial Speed tier means it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities and is easily revenge killed by opportunities. The likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T, as well as Landorus-T easily revenge kill it, and it tends to quickly die faint to its own recoil. Swords Dance lets Blaziken boost its Attack stat in order to wallbreak efficiently, as well as clean weakened teams. Blaziken wallbreak and clean. Flare Blitz is Blaziken’s its main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, along with letting it weaken or kill including Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable and Rillaboom. Close Combat nails certain Fire-type resistant Fire-resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KOing Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without taking recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, (AC) and Slowbro. Life Orb vastly improves Blaziken’s damage output, letting it score OHKOes on Toxapex, Gliscor, (AC) and Mega Garchomp when boosted.


Due to its Blaziken's low bulk, dual screens are practically a requirement when using Swords Dance Blaziken, as it makes it much eaiser for Blaziken (assuming this still makes sense?) to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon that like Hawlucha and Mega Gyarados appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro, (AC) and Tapu Fini are also good partners like Hawlucha and Mega Gyarados. Due to its weakness in struggling to break struggles to break through its checks without chip damage, entry hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T, (AC) and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that abuse exploit them are superb partners. Tapu Lele, Tapu Koko and Rillaboom all also synergise well with Blaziken, as Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain lets Blaziken set up consistently on Amoonguss as well as boost and boosts its Thunder Punch damage, Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain means Blaziken will be unable to be revenged by the likes of Ash Greninja’s Water Shuriken and Urshifu-RS’ Aqua Jet, and lastly Grassy Terrain increases Blaziken’s longevity greatly, letting it slowly heal off the recoil and chip damage it has sustained. stops moves like Ash-Greninja's Water Shuriken and Urshifu-R's Aqua Jet from revenge killing it, and Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain increases its longevity greatly in the face of recoil and chip damage. Pokemon that can break holes in opposing teams such as Hawlucha and Weavile are great partners, as they allow Blaziken to clean late game much easier. late-game much more easily.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Blaziken can run multiple different Z Move options Z-Moves such as Gigavolt Havoc, (AC) that lets it hit which nails bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Toxapex, (AC) and Tapu Fini (RC) but leaves it unable to break through Gliscor and Mega Latias. Inferno Overdrive lets Blaziken get past Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as in sun it become granting a terrifying nuke in sun that can KO the likes of Toxapex and Mega Latias, however but this set struggles to break past bulkier Water-types such as Slowbro and is very situational due to requiring sun to function its best. Breakneck Blitz which gives Blaziken a strong neutral hit onto against all of its checks (RC) but is much weaker overall; although overall, these sets more so focus on targeting one specific or a group of Pokemon, and cant break through its they can't break through Blaziken's other checks. A Choice Band set can also be utilised for gives much greater immediate power (RC) but struggles due to how easy it is for Blaziken’s move to be scouted and how easily it can get chipped throughout the match. to scout and become worn down. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowness, but it misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja, (AC) and Mega Lopunny when boosted. A mixed Life Orb set with Fire Blast and Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit the likes of Landorus-T, Garchomp, (AC) and Gliscor without a Z Move or taking recoil, but it cuts into Blaziken’s overall power level as well as power coverage options. Earthquake can be used on the main set to hit the likes of Toxapex harder and hit Heatran without reducing Blaziken’s bulk, but it lets Blaziken be easily walled by other bulky Water-types if it drops Thunder Punch due to being unable to hit them hard enough. dropping Thunder Punch lets other bulky Water-types easily wall it.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip, Blaziken is unable to break through the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex without a Z Move, and these Pokemon damage, the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex can take a boosted hit, as long as it's not a Z-Move, and retaliate with their STAB moves or by Hazing away its boosts. Haze.

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial Speed, it is easily outsped by the likes of Choice Scarf Landorus-T (RC) and Tapu Fini easily outspeed it. Pokemon with Swift Swim and Sand Rush such as Excadrill and Mega Swampert easily outspeed a boosted Blaziken, and they can pressure force it out consistently.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom's Grassy Glide can revenge kill a chipped Blaziken, as well as so Pokemon Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-RS and Crawdaunt definitely hurt it.

**Chip Damage**: Blaziken is extremely prone to chip damage it has sustained from Flare Blitz and Life Orb recoil, entry hazard damage, (AC) and contact damage from Rough Skin and Iron Barbs, which means it can often die very quickly after only being able to get often means it faints after only getting one hit off.

**Mega Latias and Mega Latios**: Both Mega Latias and Mega Latios resist both of Blaziken’s STAB options, as well as its common coverage, and their high bulk combined with reliable recovery let both of them consistently check Blaziken and force it out.

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thunder Punch
item: Life Orb
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance Blaziken is a terrifying sweeper once it gets going, boosting its already high Attack to terrifying levels while boosting its Speed at the same time with Speed Boost. However, Blaziken’s frailty and middling initial Speed tier mean it struggles immensely to find setup opportunities. The likes of Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Landorus-T easily revenge kill it, and it tends to quickly faint to its own recoil. Swords Dance lets Blaziken wallbreak and clean. Flare Blitz is its main STAB move, hitting a large portion of the tier at least neutrally, including Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Clefable, (AC) and Rillaboom. Close Combat nails certain Fire-resistant and immune Pokemon such as Mega Tyranitar, Garchomp, and Heatran, as well as KOing Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Blissey without taking inflicting recoil damage. Thunder Punch allows Blaziken to nail bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro. Life Orb vastly improves Blaziken’s damage output, letting it score OHKOs on Toxapex, Gliscor, and Mega Garchomp when boosted.


Due to Blaziken's low bulk, dual screens are practically a requirement to set up, so Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl work well with it. Pokemon like Hawlucha and Mega Gyarados appreciate Blaziken wearing down bulky Water-types such as Toxapex, Slowbro, and Tapu Fini are also good partners. Due to its Fini. Since it struggles to break through its checks without chip damage, entry hazard setters such as Mew, Landorus-T, and Excadrill are good teammates. As Blaziken can struggle against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Toxapex, Pokemon such as Serperior and Rillaboom that exploit them are superb partners. Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain lets Blaziken set up consistently on Amoonguss as well as boost and boosts its Thunder Punch damage, Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain stops moves like Ash-Greninja's Water Shuriken and Urshifu-R's Aqua Jet from revenge killing it, and Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain increases its longevity greatly in the face of recoil and chip damage. Pokemon that can break holes in opposing teams such as Hawlucha and Weavile allow Blaziken to clean late-game much more easily.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Blaziken can run multiple different Z-Moves, (added hyphen and comma) such as Gigavolt Havoc, which nails bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Toxapex, and Tapu Fini but leaves it unable to break through Gliscor and Mega Latias. Inferno Overdrive lets Blaziken get past Landorus-T and Gliscor, as well as granting a terrifying nuke in sun that can KO the likes of Toxapex and Mega Latias, but this set struggles to break past bulkier Water-types such as Slowbro and is very situational due to requiring sun to function its best. Breakneck Blitz gives Blaziken a strong neutral hit against all of its checks but is much weaker in general. (semicolon -> period) Overall, these Z-Move sets focus on targeting one specific Pokemon or a group of Pokemon, and they can't break through Blaziken's other checks. A Choice Band set gives much greater immediate power but struggles due to how easy it is to scout and become worn wear down. An Adamant nature can also be used for much more offensive prowess, but it misses out on a lot of important Speed tiers such as those of Tapu Koko, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Lopunny when boosted. A mixed Life Orb set with Fire Blast and Hidden Power Ice can hit the likes of Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Gliscor without a Z-Move (added hyphen) or taking recoil, but it cuts into Blaziken’s power and coverage options. Earthquake can be used on the main set to hit the likes of Toxapex harder and hit Heatran without reducing Blaziken’s bulk, but it dropping Thunder Punch lets other bulky Water-types easily wall it.

Checks and Counters
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**Bulky Water-types**: Without sufficient chip damage or a Z-Move, the likes of Slowbro and Toxapex can take a boosted hit, as long as it's not a Z-Move, hit and retaliate with their STAB moves or Haze.

**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Blaziken’s low initial Speed, the likes of Choice Scarf Landorus-T (removed comma) and Tapu Fini easily outspeed it. Pokemon with Swift Swim and Sand Rush such as Excadrill and Mega Swampert easily outspeed a boosted Blaziken, and they can force it out consistently.

**Strong Priority**: Because of Blaziken’s terrible bulk, even resisted priority moves such as Choice Band Rillaboom's (removed extraneous space before apostrophe) Grassy Glide can revenge kill a chipped Blaziken, so Pokemon like Fake Out Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, Water Shuriken Ash-Greninja, and Aqua Jet Urshifu-RS and Crawdaunt definitely hurt it.

**Chip Damage**: Blaziken is extremely prone to chip damage from Flare Blitz and Life Orb recoil, entry hazard damage, and contact damage from Rough Skin and Iron Barbs, which often means it faints after only getting one hit off.

**Mega Latias and Mega Latios**: Both Mega Latias and Mega Latios resist both of Blaziken’s STAB options, as well as its common coverage, and their high bulk combined with reliable recovery lets both of them consistently check Blaziken and force it out.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Aurodian, 483087], [The Dragon Master, 521275]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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