[SET]
Boots Attacker (Keldeo) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Aura Sphere / Secret Sword
- Vacuum Wave
- Flip Turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Keldeo is a great offensive Water-type for balance and bulky offense teams, finding a niche over similar offensive Water-types like Walking Wake and Ogerpon-W thanks to its Fighting typing and access to Vacuum Wave. Aura Sphere is preferred over Secret Sword, as it allows Keldeo to break past Alomomola, but Secret Sword can be used to do more damage to some special walls like Ting-Lu and Blissey. Vacuum Wave is an amazing move, giving Keldeo the ability to pick off many Pokemon including Kingambit, Darkrai, Weavile, and Meowscarada. Flip Turn rounds out its moveset as a very safe option to maintain momentum, but it is notably punishable by Ogerpon-W. Tera Water boosts the power of Surf and sheds its Fairy weakness, allowing it to pick off Iron Valiant and Clefable and secure an OHKO on specially defensive Gliscor after Stealth Rock.
Keldeo fits on balance and bulky offense teams that appreciate its wallbreaking capabilities. Hazard stacking cores are essential to Keldeo teams, as it often finds itself unable to break bulkier teams on its own when Heavy-Duty Boots are intact or hazards remain off the field. Gliscor fits especially well with Keldeo when running Knock Off + Swords Dance sets, as it provides a great wincon into bulky teams while appreciating Keldeo's ability to heavily threaten offensive teams that can overwhelm Gliscor with direct damage. Gliscor and Ting-Lu are both immune to Electric, guarding Keldeo from threats like Zapdos and Raging Bolt, while Skarmory can check physical threats attempting to use Keldeo as safe entry point like Ogerpon-W and Dragonite. All three Spikes users appreciate Keldeo pressuring Spikes-immune Pokemon like Gliscor and Clefable and Keldeo's ability to use Flip Turn against its counters like Alomomola and Galarian Slowking to give good opportunities for them to set up Spikes. Stealth Rock users like Clefable, Tinkaton, and Ting-Lu are also crucial to ensure maximum damage from entry hazards. Tinkaton in particular is amazing, as its Fairy / Steel typing allows it to check Pokemon that heavily threaten Keldeo like Hatterene, Iron Valiant, and Kyurem if its Air Balloon is still intact, while its Encore serves as a backup check to Kingambit if it uses Tera Ghost on Keldeo's Vacuum Wave. Tinkaton loves Keldeo threatening Ground- and Fire-types like Great Tusk, Moltres, and Cinderace that heavily threaten it. Knock Off users complete hazard cores by removing Heavy-Duty Boots for Keldeo, and Knock Off users that synergize with Keldeo include Clefable and Weavile. Keldeo appreciates how Weavile and Calm Mind + Knock Off Clefable can wear down defensive cores featuring Pokemon like Alomomola, Primarina, and Toxapex. Ogerpon-W is a huge threat for Keldeo, as its Water immunity, access to Knock Off, and higher base Speed can easily lead to Ogerpon-W offensively overwhelming Keldeo and winning the game. To counteract this, Ogerpon-W answers like Dragonite, Dragapult, Pecharunt, and Zamazenta are greatly appreciated. Dragonite is an especially good partner, as its Extreme Speed covers threats that Keldeo cannot revenge kill with Vacuum Wave such as Iron Valiant and Iron Moth, while Keldeo provides a check to Weavile and threatens bulky Ground-types like Gliscor, Ting-Lu, and Great Tusk. All-out attacking Zamazenta provides excellent speed control, appreciates Keldeo wearing down Dragapult, and is a massive threat for offense teams that can overwhelm Keldeo. Sinistcha, Pecharunt, and Dragapult can help Keldeo by being solid spinblockers, allowing hazards to stay up so Keldeo can threaten bulkier cores featuring Pokemon like Assault Vest Primarina, Assault Vest Alomomola, and Toxapex. Sinistcha can additionally serve as a potent win condition that finds opportunities to set up Calm Mind on Water-types Keldeo draws in, while Pecharunt can bring Keldeo in by pivoting out of Ground-types like Ting-Lu and Gliscor and check Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Dragonite for Keldeo. Pecharunt also appreciates Keldeo's ability to threaten the aforementioned Dark-types and provides an answer to Iron Valiant without Shadow Ball, Dragonite, and Ogerpon-W.Most Dragapult sets are major threats to bulkier teams that Keldeo can struggle with, and it appreciates Keldeo being able to threaten Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Boots Attacker (Keldeo) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Aura Sphere / Secret Sword
- Vacuum Wave
- Flip Turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Keldeo is a great offensive Water-type for balance and bulky offense teams, finding a niche over similar offensive Water-types like Walking Wake and Ogerpon-W thanks to its Fighting typing and access to Vacuum Wave. Aura Sphere is preferred over Secret Sword, as it allows Keldeo to break past Alomomola, but Secret Sword can be used to do more damage to some special walls like Ting-Lu and Blissey. Vacuum Wave is an amazing move, giving Keldeo the ability to pick off many Pokemon including Kingambit, Darkrai, Weavile, and Meowscarada. Flip Turn rounds out its moveset as a very safe option to maintain momentum, but it is notably punishable by Ogerpon-W. Tera Water boosts the power of Surf and sheds its Fairy weakness, allowing it to pick off Iron Valiant and Clefable and secure an OHKO on specially defensive Gliscor after Stealth Rock.
Keldeo fits on balance and bulky offense teams that appreciate its wallbreaking capabilities. Hazard stacking cores are essential to Keldeo teams, as it often finds itself unable to break bulkier teams on its own when Heavy-Duty Boots are intact or hazards remain off the field. Gliscor fits especially well with Keldeo when running Knock Off + Swords Dance sets, as it provides a great wincon into bulky teams while appreciating Keldeo's ability to heavily threaten offensive teams that can overwhelm Gliscor with direct damage. Gliscor and Ting-Lu are both immune to Electric, guarding Keldeo from threats like Zapdos and Raging Bolt, while Skarmory can check physical threats attempting to use Keldeo as safe entry point like Ogerpon-W and Dragonite. All three Spikes users appreciate Keldeo pressuring Spikes-immune Pokemon like Gliscor and Clefable and Keldeo's ability to use Flip Turn against its counters like Alomomola and Galarian Slowking to give good opportunities for them to set up Spikes. Stealth Rock users like Clefable, Tinkaton, and Ting-Lu are also crucial to ensure maximum damage from entry hazards. Tinkaton in particular is amazing, as its Fairy / Steel typing allows it to check Pokemon that heavily threaten Keldeo like Hatterene, Iron Valiant, and Kyurem if its Air Balloon is still intact, while its Encore serves as a backup check to Kingambit if it uses Tera Ghost on Keldeo's Vacuum Wave. Tinkaton loves Keldeo threatening Ground- and Fire-types like Great Tusk, Moltres, and Cinderace that heavily threaten it. Knock Off users complete hazard cores by removing Heavy-Duty Boots for Keldeo, and Knock Off users that synergize with Keldeo include Clefable and Weavile. Keldeo appreciates how Weavile and Calm Mind + Knock Off Clefable can wear down defensive cores featuring Pokemon like Alomomola, Primarina, and Toxapex. Ogerpon-W is a huge threat for Keldeo, as its Water immunity, access to Knock Off, and higher base Speed can easily lead to Ogerpon-W offensively overwhelming Keldeo and winning the game. To counteract this, Ogerpon-W answers like Dragonite, Dragapult, Pecharunt, and Zamazenta are greatly appreciated. Dragonite is an especially good partner, as its Extreme Speed covers threats that Keldeo cannot revenge kill with Vacuum Wave such as Iron Valiant and Iron Moth, while Keldeo provides a check to Weavile and threatens bulky Ground-types like Gliscor, Ting-Lu, and Great Tusk. All-out attacking Zamazenta provides excellent speed control, appreciates Keldeo wearing down Dragapult, and is a massive threat for offense teams that can overwhelm Keldeo. Sinistcha, Pecharunt, and Dragapult can help Keldeo by being solid spinblockers, allowing hazards to stay up so Keldeo can threaten bulkier cores featuring Pokemon like Assault Vest Primarina, Assault Vest Alomomola, and Toxapex. Sinistcha can additionally serve as a potent win condition that finds opportunities to set up Calm Mind on Water-types Keldeo draws in, while Pecharunt can bring Keldeo in by pivoting out of Ground-types like Ting-Lu and Gliscor and check Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Dragonite for Keldeo. Pecharunt also appreciates Keldeo's ability to threaten the aforementioned Dark-types and provides an answer to Iron Valiant without Shadow Ball, Dragonite, and Ogerpon-W.Most Dragapult sets are major threats to bulkier teams that Keldeo can struggle with, and it appreciates Keldeo being able to threaten Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott, Ting-Lu, and Kingambit.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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