[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Seed
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Bulldoze / Tera Blast / Spore / Rock Tomb
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting / Grass / Fire
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Breloom is a powerful wallbreaker, capable of shredding through physically defensive walls such as Garganacl, Dondozo, and Corviknight. Technician-boosted Bullet Seed hits Water- and Ground-types such as Rotom-W and Great Tusk hard while providing a powerful neutral hit against walls such as Toxapex and Hatterene. Close Combat is Breloom's most consistent wallbreaking tool, OHKOing Garganacl after Stealth Rock and cleanly 2HKOing Corviknight. Mach Punch, in conjunction with Technician, allows Breloom to pick off faster threats such as Greninja, Meowscarada, Roaring Moon, and Baxcalibur. Lastly, Bulldoze OHKOes Gholdengo and 2HKOes Skeledirge, while Spore lets Breloom incapacitate a switch-in and generates opportunities to take down counters later in the battle, and Rock Tomb OHKOes Volcarona while reliably hitting Dragonite and still 2HKOing Skeledirge. Tera Fighting allows Breloom to 2HKO Amoonguss after Stealth Rock with Close Combat and revenge kill threats such as Cinderace from higher health with Mach Punch. Alternatively, Tera Grass turns Bullet Seed into a powerful nuke that can break down common switch-ins like Gholdengo and generally increase its damage output, turning Breloom into a very potent stallbreaker. Tera Fire, on the other hand, gives Breloom the option to use Tera Blast in the final slot, which destroys Gholdengo and Amoonguss and allows Breloom to take a hit from, and OHKO in return, offensive Volcarona.
Breloom fits well on bulky offense teams that can give it opportunities to come into play and capitalize on its wallbreaking prowess. Due to Breloom's low defenses and Speed, it appreciates being paired with pivots like Rotom-W and Dragapult that can help it enter battle safely. Ting-Lu and Great Tusk can set entry hazards to help Breloom break through pivots such as Toxapex and Amoonguss. Great Tusk in particular appreciates its tendency to force in Gholdengo and pop its Air Balloon, while teammates such as Garganacl, Toxapex, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo can deal with Breloom's faster offensive checks, such as Dragapult, Volcarona, and Iron Valiant. On more hyper offensive teams, Breloom is best paired with sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Baxcalibur that appreciate its ability to wear down key defensive threats such as Garganacl, Skeledirge, and Gholdengo. On these teams, leads such as Glimmora can set hazards to aid Breloom's wallbreaking capabilities. Kingambit is a fantastic partner that handles Gholdengo and appreciates Breloom putting pressure on Great Tusk.
[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Spore
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Tera Blast / Swords Dance / Close Combat
item: Focus Sash
tera type: Fire / Fighting
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
A Focus Sash allows Breloom to make full use of Spore's utility and function as a solid lead or early-game wallbreaker. Spore generates free turns that Breloom or a teammate can capitalize on and is especially useful to halt a sweeper that Breloom cannot reliably OHKO, such as Iron Valiant or Volcarona. Bullet Seed hits various defensive Pokemon, such as Clodsire, Dondozo, and Garganacl, for significant damage. Mach Punch lets Breloom revenge kill threats such as Greninja and Roaring Moon and allows it to preserve its Focus Sash by bypassing Kingambit's Sucker Punch. With Tera Fire, Tera Blast lets Breloom lure in and dispatch Gholdengo and Amoonguss, the tier's predominant Spore absorbers. Alternatively, Swords Dance helps Breloom better pressure Pokemon such as Toxapex and Hatterene with Bullet Seed, while Close Combat is another option for faster-paced teams that gives Breloom a greater immediate offensive presence. If Breloom drops Tera Blast, Tera Fighting is ideal to power up Mach Punch and Close Combat, notably allowing +2 Mach Punch to OHKO Cinderace and deal huge damage to Pokemon that resist it such as Iron Valiant and Iron Moth.
Reliable forms of entry hazard control, such as Great Tusk and Hatterene, are vital teammates that help preserve Breloom's Focus Sash and give it the flexibility to stop a sweeper or wallbreaker later in the game. Rotom-W, Iron Valiant, and Garganacl all greatly appreciate Tera Fire Breloom's ability to weaken or eliminate Gholdengo and Amoonguss. Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Hydreigon can check the Ghost-types that are immune to Breloom's Mach Punch, such as Dragapult, and Skeledirge. Powerful sweepers such as Baxcalibur, Nasty Plot Gholdengo, and Roaring Moon can take advantage of Spore granting them free opportunities to set up. Similarly, wallbreakers like Dragapult and Greninja can maximize the free turns generated by Spore to break through defensive threats that trouble Breloom, such as Skeledirge, and Corviknight.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[memesketch, 537558]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [Milo, 540318]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumari, 232216]]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Seed
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Bulldoze / Tera Blast / Spore / Rock Tomb
item: Choice Band
tera type: Fighting / Grass / Fire
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Breloom is a powerful wallbreaker, capable of shredding through physically defensive walls such as Garganacl, Dondozo, and Corviknight. Technician-boosted Bullet Seed hits Water- and Ground-types such as Rotom-W and Great Tusk hard while providing a powerful neutral hit against walls such as Toxapex and Hatterene. Close Combat is Breloom's most consistent wallbreaking tool, OHKOing Garganacl after Stealth Rock and cleanly 2HKOing Corviknight. Mach Punch, in conjunction with Technician, allows Breloom to pick off faster threats such as Greninja, Meowscarada, Roaring Moon, and Baxcalibur. Lastly, Bulldoze OHKOes Gholdengo and 2HKOes Skeledirge, while Spore lets Breloom incapacitate a switch-in and generates opportunities to take down counters later in the battle, and Rock Tomb OHKOes Volcarona while reliably hitting Dragonite and still 2HKOing Skeledirge. Tera Fighting allows Breloom to 2HKO Amoonguss after Stealth Rock with Close Combat and revenge kill threats such as Cinderace from higher health with Mach Punch. Alternatively, Tera Grass turns Bullet Seed into a powerful nuke that can break down common switch-ins like Gholdengo and generally increase its damage output, turning Breloom into a very potent stallbreaker. Tera Fire, on the other hand, gives Breloom the option to use Tera Blast in the final slot, which destroys Gholdengo and Amoonguss and allows Breloom to take a hit from, and OHKO in return, offensive Volcarona.
Breloom fits well on bulky offense teams that can give it opportunities to come into play and capitalize on its wallbreaking prowess. Due to Breloom's low defenses and Speed, it appreciates being paired with pivots like Rotom-W and Dragapult that can help it enter battle safely. Ting-Lu and Great Tusk can set entry hazards to help Breloom break through pivots such as Toxapex and Amoonguss. Great Tusk in particular appreciates its tendency to force in Gholdengo and pop its Air Balloon, while teammates such as Garganacl, Toxapex, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo can deal with Breloom's faster offensive checks, such as Dragapult, Volcarona, and Iron Valiant. On more hyper offensive teams, Breloom is best paired with sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Baxcalibur that appreciate its ability to wear down key defensive threats such as Garganacl, Skeledirge, and Gholdengo. On these teams, leads such as Glimmora can set hazards to aid Breloom's wallbreaking capabilities. Kingambit is a fantastic partner that handles Gholdengo and appreciates Breloom putting pressure on Great Tusk.
[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Spore
move 2: Bullet Seed
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Tera Blast / Swords Dance / Close Combat
item: Focus Sash
tera type: Fire / Fighting
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
A Focus Sash allows Breloom to make full use of Spore's utility and function as a solid lead or early-game wallbreaker. Spore generates free turns that Breloom or a teammate can capitalize on and is especially useful to halt a sweeper that Breloom cannot reliably OHKO, such as Iron Valiant or Volcarona. Bullet Seed hits various defensive Pokemon, such as Clodsire, Dondozo, and Garganacl, for significant damage. Mach Punch lets Breloom revenge kill threats such as Greninja and Roaring Moon and allows it to preserve its Focus Sash by bypassing Kingambit's Sucker Punch. With Tera Fire, Tera Blast lets Breloom lure in and dispatch Gholdengo and Amoonguss, the tier's predominant Spore absorbers. Alternatively, Swords Dance helps Breloom better pressure Pokemon such as Toxapex and Hatterene with Bullet Seed, while Close Combat is another option for faster-paced teams that gives Breloom a greater immediate offensive presence. If Breloom drops Tera Blast, Tera Fighting is ideal to power up Mach Punch and Close Combat, notably allowing +2 Mach Punch to OHKO Cinderace and deal huge damage to Pokemon that resist it such as Iron Valiant and Iron Moth.
Reliable forms of entry hazard control, such as Great Tusk and Hatterene, are vital teammates that help preserve Breloom's Focus Sash and give it the flexibility to stop a sweeper or wallbreaker later in the game. Rotom-W, Iron Valiant, and Garganacl all greatly appreciate Tera Fire Breloom's ability to weaken or eliminate Gholdengo and Amoonguss. Dark-types like Ting-Lu, Kingambit, and Hydreigon can check the Ghost-types that are immune to Breloom's Mach Punch, such as Dragapult, and Skeledirge. Powerful sweepers such as Baxcalibur, Nasty Plot Gholdengo, and Roaring Moon can take advantage of Spore granting them free opportunities to set up. Similarly, wallbreakers like Dragapult and Greninja can maximize the free turns generated by Spore to break through defensive threats that trouble Breloom, such as Skeledirge, and Corviknight.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[memesketch, 537558]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [Milo, 540318]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumari, 232216]]
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