Choice Band
sun!
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ban I was thinking how wouldn't be so outclassed by as a fire /fighting type anymore, and had the idea to boost 's Flare Blitz to ridiculous levels by giving it a choice Band underneath sun.Team building :
Torkoal @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 248 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Lava Plume
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Body Press
is almost always the sun setter of choice, due to its high physical bulk and good movepool. I decided to give it a Heat Rock to extend the length of sun so abusers like 
and have more time to use it. The EVs in HP and Defenses are to keep it alive for as long as possible as it won't be attacking for most of the game.Set: Lava Plume is used for spreading burns on physical attackers and hits neutral targets fairly hard due to the sun and STAB boosts. I don't think I need to explain Stealth Rock as it is on nearly every competitive team. Rapid Spin is to get rid of opposing hazards so teammates can be free of them. Body Press uses Torkoals high Defense stat, to hit
and 
as well as other Pokemon.Calcs: 252 Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 248+ Def Torkoal: 204-240 (59.3 - 69.7%) -- guaranteed 2hko
248+ Def Torkoal Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 372-440 (92 - 108.9%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
Venusaur @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 84 HP / 252 SpA / 172 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Growth
- Weather Ball
is undoubtedly the best Chlorophyll sweeper in ou, setting up with growth and using its great coverage to easily sweep through teams.Set: I decided to give
a life orb to give it power while being able to have the freedom of no choice lock. The SpA EVs are to give the power it needs and the 172 Spe is to outspeed Scarf 
. The rest is in bulk to survive priority attacks. Sludge Bomb is good Stab hitting opposing fairies like 
and 
as well as grasses. At first I used Giga Drain, but I found that this means that Venusaur gets Stone walled by , so opted for Earth Power instead. Growth lets have a big power boost so it can sweep teams. Finally, weather Ball hits steels like 
or 
who wouldn't care about Sludge Bomb or Earth Power.Calcs: 252 SpA Life Orb Venusaur Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Heatran: 328-390 (84.9 - 101%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
252 SpA Life Orb Venusaur Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight in Sun: 286-338 (71.5 - 84.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Life Orb Venusaur Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Clefable: 351-413 (89 - 104.8%) -- 25% chance to OHKO
Blaziken @ Choice Band
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Thunder Punch
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
is unfortunately bl, but hopefully that will change soon. Blaziken has a high attack stat of 120 as well as a great typing and movpool. With its amazing Ability speed Boost, Blaziken can snowball through many a team.Set:
is equipped with a choice Band to hit for the most damage possible under sun. An Adamant Nature lets destroy resists to its sun boosted Flare Blitz like 
and 
. Unfortunately that means that at +1 it will still be outsped by a considerable amount of pokemon like . Thunder Punch is for resists who don't mind Flare Blitz like 
and 
. Close Combat is a Stab move for and who don't care about Blaziken's Flare Blitz. Finally, Earthquake is for other Fire types like 
.Calcs:252+ Atk Choice Band Blaziken Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult in Sun: 290-342 (91.4 - 107.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ Atk Choice Band Blaziken Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 220 Def Zapdos in Sun: 414-487 (108 - 127.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Blaziken Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Blacephalon: 564-664 (228.3 - 268.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Blaziken Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 172-204 (43.6 - 51.7%) -- 9% chance to 2HKO
Hydreigon @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 164 HP / 92 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- U-turn
- Roost
- Defog
on Sun teams for its ability Levitate and defensive/offensive capabilities as well as U-turn.Set: This is the smogon Defog set for
, but I swapped Earth Power for U-turn since its useful typing will force a lot of choice locked pokemon out, like Earthquake locked Choice Scarf 
and Shadow Ball locked Choice Specs .Calcs: 92 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 270-320 (68.5 - 81.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
92 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Blacephalon: 272-324 (110.1 - 131.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Kyurem @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Draco Meteor
- Ice Beam
is very underrated in ou, it has a great sub roost, Specs and scarf sets. I needed something with speed control to stop quad Ice weak Pokemon like Scarf and SD 
.Set: Choice Scarf lets
outspeed many common Pokemon like and . The SpA EVs gives it power and a Jolly Nature alongside 252 Spe EVs lets it outspeed Scarf . Ice Beam is good Stab spammable move that isn't resisted my many Pokemon except and /. But those Pokemon are all weak to Freeze-Dry. quad resists Ice Beam but absolutely hates Earth Power and its quite easy to predict the switch. The final move is Draco Meteor which hits quite hard on neutral targets. I'm not sure if Kyurem needs a modest Nature so it can hit harder, but you can tell me ifI should.Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
Set: this is the standard Choice Specs set that hits every non resist extremely hard and is probably the most common set.
Calcs: 252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey in Psychic Terrain: 462-544 (64.7 - 76.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Slowbro: 279-328 (70.8 - 83.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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