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[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Volt Switch / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Taunt / Encore / Knock Off
item: Flying Gem
ability: Motor Drive
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
With amazing Speed alongside a solid offensive and utility movepool, Emolga is a premier pivot. Acrobatics synergizes well with Flying Gem to deal massive damage to most neutral targets. U-turn steers Emolga away from bad matchups, such as Solrock and Lairon, as well as Ground-types—which block Volt Switch—like Graveler and Hippopotas. Volt Switch can be picked to evade Rocky Helmet damage from the aforementioned Solrock and chip foes a bit more. Hidden Power Fighting heavily damages Lairon, Pawniard, and Graveler, but it forces Emolga to run 30 Speed IVs, making it slower than opposing Emolga. Emolga’s last moveslot is quite flexible: Taunt stops walls like Clefairy, Wormadam-S, and Frillish from using their utility moves, Encore locks Pokemon like Arbok and Grumpig into their setup moves, and Knock Off cripples Eviolite-reliant walls like Frillish and Staryu, as well as removing Leftovers from Pokemon like Wormadam-S. Motor Drive gives Emolga an Electric immunity and additional Speed from Electric-type attacks, like opposing Volt Switch, potentially letting it beat other Emolga.

Emolga is an excellent facilitator for VoltTurn teams and pairs well with other pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Pelipper. Emolga’s pivoting also allows for offensive threats like Simisear, Grumpig, and Arbok to hit the field more safely. In turn, Emolga appreciates having Rock-type checks removed or severely weakened by teammates like Meganium, Staryu, and Ivysaur. Special attackers like Grumpig and Walrein can help scare off physical walls like Solrock and Hippopotas, which would otherwise comfortably switch into Acrobatics. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon like Solrock, Clefairy, and Wormadam-S is also helpful, since it makes Emolga even more difficult to switch into over the course of a game. Bulky Pokemon to stomach hits from faster threats like Persian and Choice Scarf Simisear, like Hippopotas and bulky Grumpig, can help with Emolga's longevity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Metronome over Flying Gem and special sets are plausible for breaking through physical walls like Hippopotas and Vullaby, though Emolga will sorely miss Acrobatics's power. Static can punish contact moves like U-turn, though Emolga's frailty prevents it from taking physical attacks unless it resists them. A Naive nature more easily lets Emolga take on Pawniard and Lairon with Knock Off and Hidden Power Fighting, but it sacrifices some special bulk.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Persian outspeeds Emolga and forces it out with STAB moves, and it can gain momentum on Emolga with U-turn. Choice Scarf users like Grumpig, Kingler, and Simisear can surprise Emolga and take it out with their STAB moves.

**Rock-types and Steel-types**: Without Hidden Power Fighting, Emolga struggles against Rock-types like Solrock, Lairon, and Graveler, all of which can set up Stealth Rock against it, forcing Emolga to use Roost more often. Solrock is especially notable because it is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting, and it can rack up Rocky Helmet damage if Emolga pivots out with U-turn. Pawniard can tank Acrobatics comfortably and threaten Emolga back with a STAB Sucker Punch, but it must be wary of Hidden Power Fighting.

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls like Hippopotas and defensive Shelgon can stomach two Acrobatics and can 2HKO Emolga back with their own attacks. Neither enjoys Knock Off, however.

**Bulky Attackers**: While Pokemon like Muk, Walrein, and Exploud cannot switch in directly, they can take any one hit from Emolga and threaten to OHKO it back, especially if Emolga has used up its Flying Gem.

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Awesome work, QC 1/2 when implemented

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[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Volt Switch / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Taunt / Encore / Knock Off
item: Flying Gem
ability: Motor Drive
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
With amazing Speed alongside a solid offensive and utility movepool, Emolga is a premier pivot. Acrobatics alongside Flying Gem synergizes well to deal massive damage to most neutral targets. U-turn steers Emolga away from bad matchups, such as Solrock and Lairon; Volt Switch can be picked to evade Rocky Helmet chip from the aformentioned aforementioned Solrock. Mention how Volt Switch can be blocked by Ground-types, such as Graveler. Hidden Power Fighting destroys Lairon and Pawniard while heavily damaging Graveler. You might want to use another word than "destroys", as with Eviolite Lairon can never be OHKOed without a crit while Pawinard can only be OHKOed after Hazards. Also mention that HP Fighting makes Emolga 1 point slower, which is relevant the ditto. Emolga’s last moveslot is quite flexible: Taunt stops Stealth Rock setters like Clefairy and Wormadam-T from setting up Stealth Rock; Encore locks Pokemon like Arbok and Kingler into their setup moves, while Knock Off provides general utility against bulky walls like Frillish and Staryu. Motor Drive allows Emolga to gain additional Speed from Electric-type attacks and potentially win the mirror. Emphasize Motor Drive's Electric immunity, which lets Emolga pivot into Electric-type attacks and block opposing Volt Switches.

Emolga is an excellent facilitator for VoltTurn teams, and pairs well with other pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Pelipper. Emolga’s pivoting also allows for offensive threats like Simisear, Grumpig, and Arbok to hit the field more safely. In turn, Emolga appreciates having Rock-type checks like Meganium, Staryu, and Ivysaur. Special attackers like Grumpig and Walrein can help scare off physical walls like Solrock and Hippopotas that would otherwise comfortably switch into Acrobatics. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon like Solrock, Clefairy, and Wormadam-T are also helpful to make it even more difficult to switch into over the course of a game.

Mention bulky partners against faster threats, notably Persian, who usually beat Emolga one-on-one.

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

Metronome and special sets are plausible for breaking against physical walls like Hippopotas and Vullaby, though Emolga will sorely miss Acrobatics’ power.

Mention Static, which lets Emolga punish contact moves, though Emolga's frailty makes it have a hard time taking physical attacks that aren't U-Turn.

Mention naive nature, which after Knock Off lets Emolga's HP Fighting always OHKO 0 HP Lairon and can has a chance to OHKO 252 HP Lairon. Naive also lets HP Fighting always OHKO Pawniard.

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

**Faster Pokemon**: Persian outspeeds and threatens Emolga out with its STAB moves, and can gain momentum on it with U-turn. Choice Scarf users like Grumpig, Kingler, and Simisear can surprise and take it out with their STAB moves.

**Rock-types**: Without Hidden Power Fighting, Emolga struggles against Rock-types like Solrock, Lairon, and Graveler, to which all of them can set up Stealth Rock against it. Solrock can even rack up Rocky Helmet chip damage if Emolga pivots out with U-turn.

While its worth mentioning that Rock-types can set up Stealth Rock, mention Stealth Rocks on its own as well, as it still comes from a variety of other types, and in that category state how it forces Emolga to Roost often, leaving it passive and vulnerable.

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls like Hippopotas and defensive Shelgon can stomach two Acrobatics and can 2HKO it back with their own attacks. None of them enjoy Knock Off, however.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[5Dots, 543866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Volt Switch / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Taunt / Encore / Knock Off
item: Flying Gem
ability: Motor Drive
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
With amazing Speed alongside a solid offensive and utility movepool, Emolga is a premier pivot. Acrobatics alongside Flying Gem synergizes well to deal massive damage to most neutral targets. U-turn steers Emolga away from bad matchups, such as Solrock and Lairon. as well as Ground-types blocking Volt Switch like Graveler and Hippopotas. Volt Switch can be picked to evade Rocky Helmet chip from the aforementioned Solrock. Hidden Power Fighting heavily damages Lairon, Pawniard and Graveler, at the cost of making it slower than opposing Emolga. Emolga’s last moveslot is quite flexible: Taunt stops Stealth Rock setters like Clefairy and Wormadam-T from setting up Stealth Rock; Mention that Taunt also prevents Pokemon like Clefairy, Frillish, or Solrock from using their healing moves. Encore locks Pokemon like Arbok and Kingler into their setup moves, while Knock Off provides general utility against bulky walls like Frillish and Staryu. Other than crippling Eviolite-reliant walls, consider mentioning that removing leftovers from Pokemon like Worm-T is very valuable. Motor Drive gives Emolga an Electric immunity and grants additional Speed from Electric-type attacks like opposing Volt Switches and potentially win the mirror.

Emolga is an excellent facilitator for VoltTurn teams, and pairs well with other pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Pelipper. Emolga’s pivoting also allows for offensive threats like Simisear, Grumpig, and Arbok to hit the field more safely. In turn, Emolga appreciates having Rock-type checks like Meganium, Staryu, and Ivysaur. Special attackers like Grumpig and Walrein can help scare off physical walls like Solrock and Hippopotas that would otherwise comfortably switch into Acrobatics. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon like Solrock, Clefairy, and Wormadam-T are also helpful to make it even more difficult to switch into over the course of a game. Bulky Pokemon to stomach faster threats like Persian and Choice Scarf Simisear, like Hippopotas and bulky Grumpig, can aid with Emolga's longevity.

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

Metronome and special sets are plausible for breaking against physical walls like Hippopotas and Vullaby, though Emolga will sorely miss Acrobatics’ power. Static can punish contact moves like U-turn, though its frailty prevents it from taking physical attacks outside resisted moves. A Naive nature more easily lets Emolga take on Pawniard and Lairon with Knock Off and Hidden Fighting at the expense of giving up some special bulk.

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

**Faster Pokemon**: Persian outspeeds and threatens Emolga out with its STAB moves, and can gain momentum on it with U-turn. Choice Scarf users like Grumpig, Kingler, and Simisear can surprise and take it out with their STAB moves.

**Rock-types and Steel-types**: Without Hidden Power Fighting, Emolga struggles against Rock-types like Lairon and Graveler, to which all of them can set up Stealth Rock against it, forcing Emolga to use Roost more often. Solrock is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and can rack up Rocky Helmet chip damage if Emolga pivots out with U-turn. Pawniard is able to tank Acrobatics comfortably and threaten back with a STAB Sucker Punch, but must be wary of Hidden Power Fighting.

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls like Hippopotas and defensive Shelgon can stomach two Acrobatics and can 2HKO it back with their own attacks. None of them enjoy Knock Off, however.

I think a section on Bulky Attackers is worth adding. While Pokemon like Muk, Walrein, and Exploud can't switch in, they can come in after Emolga has taken a kill and threaten to OHKO back. They are especially able to tank a hit if Emolga has used its Flying Gem.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[5Dots, 543866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [Monai, 482455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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:bw/Emolga:
[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Volt Switch / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Taunt / Encore / Knock Off
item: Flying Gem
ability: Motor Drive
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
With amazing Speed alongside a solid offensive and utility movepool, Emolga is a premier pivot. Acrobatics alongside Flying Gem synergizes well to deal massive damage to most neutral targets. U-turn steers Emolga away from bad matchups, such as Solrock and Lairon, (comma) as well as Ground-types blocking that block Volt Switch like Graveler and Hippopotas. Volt Switch can be picked to evade Rocky Helmet chip from the aforementioned Solrock. Hidden Power Fighting heavily damages Lairon, Pawniard and Graveler, at the cost of making it being slower than opposing Emolga. Emolga’s last moveslot is quite flexible: Taunt stops walls like Clefairy, Wormadam-S, and Frillish from using their utility moves, (comma) Encore locks Pokemon like Arbok and Grumpig into their setup moves, (comma) and Knock Off cripples Eviolite-reliant walls like Frillish and Staryu, while also removing Leftovers from Pokemon like Wormadam-S for some unknown reason -s is trash, -g is sandy???? why.... Motor Drive gives Emolga an Electric immunity and additional Speed from Electric-type attacks like opposing Volt Switches to potentially win the mirror.

Emolga is an excellent facilitator for VoltTurn teams, (comma) and pairs well with other pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Pelipper. Emolga’s pivoting also allows for offensive threats like Simisear, Grumpig, and Arbok to hit the field more safely. In turn, Emolga appreciates having Rock-type checks like Meganium, Staryu, and Ivysaur. Special attackers like Grumpig and Walrein can help scare off physical walls like Solrock and Hippopotas that would otherwise comfortably switch into Acrobatics. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon like Solrock, Clefairy, and Wormadam-S are also helpful to make it even more difficult to switch into over the course of a game. Bulky Pokemon to stomach hits from faster threats like Persian and Choice Scarf Simisear, like Hippopotas and bulky Grumpig, can aid with Emolga's longevity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Metronome specify that this is the item (not the move lol) somehow and special sets are plausible for breaking against physical walls like Hippopotas and Vullaby, though Emolga will sorely miss Acrobatics’ power. Static can punish contact moves like U-turn, though its frailty prevents it from taking physical attacks outside of resisted moves. A Naive nature more easily lets Emolga take on Pawniard and Lairon with Knock Off and Hidden Power Fighting at the expense of giving up some special bulk.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Persian outspeeds and threatens Emolga out with its STAB moves, and can gain momentum on it with U-turn. Choice Scarf users like Grumpig, Kingler, and Simisear can surprise and take it out with their STAB moves.

**Rock-types and Steel-types**: Without Hidden Power Fighting, Emolga struggles against Rock-types like Solrock, Lairon and Graveler, to all of which all of them can set up Stealth Rock against it, forcing Emolga to use Roost more often. Solrock is especially notable because it is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and can rack up Rocky Helmet chip damage if Emolga pivots out with U-turn. not a necessary grammar edit, but I think this is what you were aiming for with this sentence Pawniard is able to tank Acrobatics comfortably and threaten back with a STAB Sucker Punch, but must be wary of Hidden Power Fighting.

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls like Hippopotas and defensive Shelgon can stomach two Acrobatics and can 2HKO it back with their own attacks. None of them Neither enjoys Knock Off, however.

**Bulky Attackers**: While Pokemon like Muk, Walrein, and Exploud cannot switch in directly, they can take any one hit from Emolga and threaten to OHKO it back, especially if Emolga has used up its Flying Gem.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[5Dots, 543866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [Monai, 482455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Volt Switch / Hidden Power Fighting
move 4: Taunt / Encore / Knock Off
item: Flying Gem
ability: Motor Drive
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
With amazing Speed alongside a solid offensive and utility movepool, Emolga is a premier pivot. Acrobatics alongside Flying Gem synergizes well with Flying Gem to deal massive damage to most neutral targets. U-turn steers Emolga away from bad matchups, such as Solrock and Lairon, as well as Ground-types that block Volt Switch like Ground-types—which block Volt Switch—like Graveler and Hippopotas. Volt Switch can be picked to evade Rocky Helmet chip damage from the aforementioned Solrock and chip foes a bit more. (optional / changeable) Hidden Power Fighting heavily damages Lairon, Pawniard, (AC) and Graveler, at the cost of being but it forces Emolga to run 30 Speed IVs, making it (I imagine? change if i'm wrong) slower than opposing Emolga. Emolga’s last moveslot is quite flexible: Taunt stops walls like Clefairy, Wormadam-S, and Frillish from using their utility moves, Encore locks Pokemon like Arbok and Grumpig into their setup moves, and Knock Off cripples Eviolite-reliant walls like Frillish and Staryu, while also as well as removing Leftovers from Pokemon like Wormadam-S. Motor Drive gives Emolga an Electric immunity and additional Speed from Electric-type attacks, (AC) like opposing Volt Switches to potentially win the mirror. Switch, potentially letting it beat other Emolga.

Emolga is an excellent facilitator for VoltTurn teams and pairs well with other pivots like Persian, Mienfoo, and Pelipper. Emolga’s pivoting also allows for offensive threats like Simisear, Grumpig, and Arbok to hit the field more safely. In turn, Emolga appreciates having Rock-type checks removed by teammates (I imagine?) like Meganium, Staryu, and Ivysaur. Special attackers like Grumpig and Walrein can help scare off physical walls like Solrock and Hippopotas that Hippopotas, which would otherwise comfortably switch into Acrobatics. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon like Solrock, Clefairy, and Wormadam-S are is also helpful to make it helpful, since it makes Emolga even more difficult to switch into over the course of a game. Bulky Pokemon to stomach hits from faster threats like Persian and Choice Scarf Simisear, like Hippopotas and bulky Grumpig, can aid help with Emolga's longevity.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Metronome over Flying Gem and special sets are plausible for breaking against though physical walls like Hippopotas and Vullaby, though Emolga will sorely miss Acrobatics’ Acrobatics's power. Static can punish contact moves like U-turn, though its Emolga's frailty prevents it from taking physical attacks outside of resisted moves. unless it resists them. A Naive nature more easily lets Emolga take on Pawniard and Lairon with Knock Off and Hidden Power Fighting at the expense of giving up Fighting, but it sacrifices some special bulk.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Persian outspeeds Emolga and threatens Emolga out with its forces it out with STAB moves, and it can gain momentum on it Emolga with U-turn. Choice Scarf users like Grumpig, Kingler, and Simisear can surprise Emolga and take it out with their STAB moves.

**Rock-types and Steel-types**: Without Hidden Power Fighting, Emolga struggles against Rock-types like Solrock, Lairon, (AC) and Graveler, all of which can set up Stealth Rock against it, forcing Emolga to use Roost more often. Solrock is especially notable because it is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting, (AC) and it can rack up Rocky Helmet chip damage if Emolga pivots out with U-turn. Pawniard is able to can tank Acrobatics comfortably and threaten Emolga back with a STAB Sucker Punch, but it must be wary of Hidden Power Fighting.

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls like Hippopotas and defensive Shelgon can stomach two Acrobatics and can 2HKO it Emolga back with their own attacks. Neither enjoys Knock Off, however.

**Bulky Attackers**: While Pokemon like Muk, Walrein, and Exploud cannot switch in directly, they can take any one hit from Emolga and threaten to OHKO it back, especially if Emolga has used up its Flying Gem.

[CREDITS] (remember new format and to add me - https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/c-c-announcements.3718045/#post-9579751)
- Written by: [[5Dots, 543866]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [Monai, 482455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Itchy, 518399]]
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