[SET]
name: Sheer Force Attacker
move 1: Flamethrower
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Pain Split / Calm Mind
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Modest
evs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Chandelure is a powerful wallbreaker thanks to its great Special Attack and strong STAB moves with almost unresisted coverage. Sheer Force and Life Orb boost its already high power without taking recoil. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move with few resistances that threatens common Pokemon such as Mew, Zapdos, and Tapu Fini. Flamethrower provides coverage against Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon that can stomach a Shadow Ball such as Blissey, Chansey, and Mandibuzz, as well as Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Corviknight. Together, these two moves 2HKO almost every common Pokemon, with the exception of RegenVest Swampert, Chansey, and Blissey. Substitute helps Chandelure beat Blissey, who often can not threaten Chandelure with moves other than status, and eases predictions against pivots. Pain Split is used to recover HP against Chansey and Blissey, as Chandelure can be worn down due to its weakness to Stealth Rock and by Substitute, and beat them one-on-one. Calm Mind is a more aggressive option that allows Chandelure to boost up and overwhelm its checks.
Chandelure fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, as its high Special Attack and powerful STAB moves are great at forcing switches, but it needs help getting in safely. It appreciates defensive pivots such as Blissey and Corviknight bringing it in safely, as Chandelure is weak to entry hazards and is relatively frail. Pokemon that can set entry hazards such as Landorus-T and Swampert also make good teammates, as they help Chandelure wear down its checks, such as almost guaranteeing 2HKO against Assault Vest Landorus-T with Stealth Rock up. Water-type switch-ins such as Tapu Fini and Toxapex are also great teammates, as Chandelure is weak to faster Water-types such as Barraskewda and Inteleon. Fighting-types such as Galarian Zapdos and Terrakion pair well with Chandelure, as they are able to threaten Chansey and Blissey, two of Chandelure's best checks. Sweepers such as Tapu Koko, Genesect, and Tapu Lele appreciate Chandelure breaking through common special walls like RegenVest Jirachi for them to sweep. Consistent entry hazard removal, such as Corviknight or Tapu Fini, (comma) is also necessary in order to mitigate Chandelure’s weakness to Stealth Rock.
[SET]
name: Desolate Land Breaker
move 1: Flamethrower
move 2: Shadow Ball / Hex
move 3: Solar Beam / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Desolate Land
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Desolate Land Chandelure is a terrifying wallbreaker, with its powerful Fire-type moves hitting common specially defensive walls such as Jirachi and Ferrothorn, and Shadow Ball hitting Pokemon such as Garchomp and Toxapex who do not fear Chandelure's sun-boosted moves. Solar Beam KOes Water-type Pokemon such as Assault Vest Swampert, who otherwise can switch in safely and force Chandelure out. Trick cripples defensive Pokemon like Chansey, Blissey, and Flash Fire Mandibuzz, some of Chandelure's most consistent checks. Alternatively, Chandelure can also use Will-O-Wisp and Hex to hit switch-ins such as Garchomp and Toxapex harder, at the cost of immediate damage and the coverage of Solar Beam.
Desolate Land Chandelure is best suited to balance and bulky offense teams, as it has high damage output, but requires team support that more offensive teams cannot fit. Strong offensive and defensive pivots such as Barraskewda, Zarude, Swampert, and Blissey are great partners, as Chandelure excels at capitalizing on the momentum these pivots create. Good Defoggers are a must-have for Chandelure, as it can easily be worn down by entry hazards over the course of a longer game, so Pokemon like Corviknight and Tapu Fini are good teammates. Pokemon that can set entry hazards, such as Landorus-T and Heatran, are also good partners, as Stealth Rock support helps Chandelure wear down the opposing team faster. Powerful Fighting-types such as Terrakion pair well with Chandelure, as Chandelure threatens Intimidate Corviknight and Terrakion, in turn, threatens Chansey and Blissey, two of Chandelure's best checks. Strong Fairy-types like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko also love Chandelure's ability to break through common Steel-type Pokemon such as Jirachi and Ferrothorn.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Energy Ball OHKOes Swampert and hits Tapu Fini hard, and Psychic hits Toxapex, but generally Substitute and Pain Split offer more utility. Fire Blast is also an option over Flamethrower to increase Chandelure's damage, notably dealing more damage than Calm Blissey heals with Regenerator. Chandelure has a lot of utility moves such as Taunt and Toxic, that can be used to beat specific checks - notably Blissey - but at the cost of losing immediate power and coverage. Adaptability is also an option to power up Shadow Ball on Choice Specs sets, but at the cost of weaker Fire moves and no longer having an immunity to Water.
Checks and Counters
===================
**RegenVest Swampert**: RegenVest Swampert is able to safely live all of Chandelure's moves except Energy Ball and Solar Beam and can OHKO Chandelure back with Flip Turn or Earthquake.
**Chansey and Blissey**: Both Chansey and Blissey are able to switch in on Chandelure's attacks and can either threaten it with either Toxic or Thunder Wave, or can pivot out to a teammate that threatens Chandelure.
**Faster Offensive Pokemon**: Chandelure is able to be forced out by many fast offensive Pokemon. Examples are Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Azelf, which threaten OHKOs or major damage.
**Garchomp**: Garchomp is never OHKOed by Chandelure, and can always OHKO it with Earthquake, allowing it to freely switch in and force Chandelure out. Will-O-Wisp severely cripples it, however.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[DuckeryDoodle, 525446]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Osake, 524664]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
name: Sheer Force Attacker
move 1: Flamethrower
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Pain Split / Calm Mind
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Modest
evs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Chandelure is a powerful wallbreaker thanks to its great Special Attack and strong STAB moves with almost unresisted coverage. Sheer Force and Life Orb boost its already high power without taking recoil. Shadow Ball is a powerful STAB move with few resistances that threatens common Pokemon such as Mew, Zapdos, and Tapu Fini. Flamethrower provides coverage against Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon that can stomach a Shadow Ball such as Blissey, Chansey, and Mandibuzz, as well as Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Corviknight. Together, these two moves 2HKO almost every common Pokemon, with the exception of RegenVest Swampert, Chansey, and Blissey. Substitute helps Chandelure beat Blissey, who often can not threaten Chandelure with moves other than status, and eases predictions against pivots. Pain Split is used to recover HP against Chansey and Blissey, as Chandelure can be worn down due to its weakness to Stealth Rock and by Substitute, and beat them one-on-one. Calm Mind is a more aggressive option that allows Chandelure to boost up and overwhelm its checks.
Chandelure fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, as its high Special Attack and powerful STAB moves are great at forcing switches, but it needs help getting in safely. It appreciates defensive pivots such as Blissey and Corviknight bringing it in safely, as Chandelure is weak to entry hazards and is relatively frail. Pokemon that can set entry hazards such as Landorus-T and Swampert also make good teammates, as they help Chandelure wear down its checks, such as almost guaranteeing 2HKO against Assault Vest Landorus-T with Stealth Rock up. Water-type switch-ins such as Tapu Fini and Toxapex are also great teammates, as Chandelure is weak to faster Water-types such as Barraskewda and Inteleon. Fighting-types such as Galarian Zapdos and Terrakion pair well with Chandelure, as they are able to threaten Chansey and Blissey, two of Chandelure's best checks. Sweepers such as Tapu Koko, Genesect, and Tapu Lele appreciate Chandelure breaking through common special walls like RegenVest Jirachi for them to sweep. Consistent entry hazard removal, such as Corviknight or Tapu Fini, (comma) is also necessary in order to mitigate Chandelure’s weakness to Stealth Rock.
[SET]
name: Desolate Land Breaker
move 1: Flamethrower
move 2: Shadow Ball / Hex
move 3: Solar Beam / Will-O-Wisp
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Desolate Land
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Desolate Land Chandelure is a terrifying wallbreaker, with its powerful Fire-type moves hitting common specially defensive walls such as Jirachi and Ferrothorn, and Shadow Ball hitting Pokemon such as Garchomp and Toxapex who do not fear Chandelure's sun-boosted moves. Solar Beam KOes Water-type Pokemon such as Assault Vest Swampert, who otherwise can switch in safely and force Chandelure out. Trick cripples defensive Pokemon like Chansey, Blissey, and Flash Fire Mandibuzz, some of Chandelure's most consistent checks. Alternatively, Chandelure can also use Will-O-Wisp and Hex to hit switch-ins such as Garchomp and Toxapex harder, at the cost of immediate damage and the coverage of Solar Beam.
Desolate Land Chandelure is best suited to balance and bulky offense teams, as it has high damage output, but requires team support that more offensive teams cannot fit. Strong offensive and defensive pivots such as Barraskewda, Zarude, Swampert, and Blissey are great partners, as Chandelure excels at capitalizing on the momentum these pivots create. Good Defoggers are a must-have for Chandelure, as it can easily be worn down by entry hazards over the course of a longer game, so Pokemon like Corviknight and Tapu Fini are good teammates. Pokemon that can set entry hazards, such as Landorus-T and Heatran, are also good partners, as Stealth Rock support helps Chandelure wear down the opposing team faster. Powerful Fighting-types such as Terrakion pair well with Chandelure, as Chandelure threatens Intimidate Corviknight and Terrakion, in turn, threatens Chansey and Blissey, two of Chandelure's best checks. Strong Fairy-types like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko also love Chandelure's ability to break through common Steel-type Pokemon such as Jirachi and Ferrothorn.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Energy Ball OHKOes Swampert and hits Tapu Fini hard, and Psychic hits Toxapex, but generally Substitute and Pain Split offer more utility. Fire Blast is also an option over Flamethrower to increase Chandelure's damage, notably dealing more damage than Calm Blissey heals with Regenerator. Chandelure has a lot of utility moves such as Taunt and Toxic, that can be used to beat specific checks - notably Blissey - but at the cost of losing immediate power and coverage. Adaptability is also an option to power up Shadow Ball on Choice Specs sets, but at the cost of weaker Fire moves and no longer having an immunity to Water.
Checks and Counters
===================
**RegenVest Swampert**: RegenVest Swampert is able to safely live all of Chandelure's moves except Energy Ball and Solar Beam and can OHKO Chandelure back with Flip Turn or Earthquake.
**Chansey and Blissey**: Both Chansey and Blissey are able to switch in on Chandelure's attacks and can either threaten it with either Toxic or Thunder Wave, or can pivot out to a teammate that threatens Chandelure.
**Faster Offensive Pokemon**: Chandelure is able to be forced out by many fast offensive Pokemon. Examples are Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Azelf, which threaten OHKOs or major damage.
**Garchomp**: Garchomp is never OHKOed by Chandelure, and can always OHKO it with Earthquake, allowing it to freely switch in and force Chandelure out. Will-O-Wisp severely cripples it, however.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[DuckeryDoodle, 525446]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Osake, 524664]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
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