[SET]
Choice Band (Great Tusk) @ Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Headlong Rush
- Knock Off / Ice Spinner
- Rapid Spin
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk's excellent Attack, good bulk, and powerful STAB moves that have good coverage make it a fearsome wallbreaker that can pressure common physical walls like Corviknight, Pecharunt, and RegenVest Manaphy while also being able to support its team by removing entry hazards and removing the foe's item. Knock Off hinders switch-ins like Intimidate Corviknight and opposing Great Tusk, while Ice Spinner snipes Flying-types like Dragonite, Zapdos, and Landorus. Mold Breaker bypasses Fluffy, allowing Great Tusk to pressure Fluffy users like Corviknight, Skarmory, and opposing Great Tusk harder, and ignores abilities that give Pokemon an immunity to Ground, which are typically used on Pokemon like Pecharunt, Iron Hands, and Gholdengo. Fast physical cleaners like Zamazenta and Roaring Moon appreciate Great Tusk's ability to pressure and wear down their switch-ins like Pecharunt and Corviknight, letting them clean the opponent's team once the walls have been removed. Entry hazard-vulnerable teammates like Dragonite and Chien-Pao also appreciate Great Tusk being able to remove hazards for them, though a secondary hazard remover such as Corviknight should also be used, as Great Tusk is unreliable at removing hazards on its own. Hazard setters like Scream Tail and Heatran also synergize well with Great Tusk, as they can chip switch-ins to it like Zapdos; in return, Great Tusk can remove Heavy-Duty Boots from the opponent's team, further chipping them down. Great Tusk's low Special Defense and average Speed leaves it vulnerable to common special attackers like Deoxys-S, Latios, and Scream Tail, so teammates that can deal with them like Heatran and RegenVest Manaphy make for great partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic.552227/
Quality checked by:
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Choice Band (Great Tusk) @ Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Headlong Rush
- Knock Off / Ice Spinner
- Rapid Spin
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk's excellent Attack, good bulk, and powerful STAB moves that have good coverage make it a fearsome wallbreaker that can pressure common physical walls like Corviknight, Pecharunt, and RegenVest Manaphy while also being able to support its team by removing entry hazards and removing the foe's item. Knock Off hinders switch-ins like Intimidate Corviknight and opposing Great Tusk, while Ice Spinner snipes Flying-types like Dragonite, Zapdos, and Landorus. Mold Breaker bypasses Fluffy, allowing Great Tusk to pressure Fluffy users like Corviknight, Skarmory, and opposing Great Tusk harder, and ignores abilities that give Pokemon an immunity to Ground, which are typically used on Pokemon like Pecharunt, Iron Hands, and Gholdengo. Fast physical cleaners like Zamazenta and Roaring Moon appreciate Great Tusk's ability to pressure and wear down their switch-ins like Pecharunt and Corviknight, letting them clean the opponent's team once the walls have been removed. Entry hazard-vulnerable teammates like Dragonite and Chien-Pao also appreciate Great Tusk being able to remove hazards for them, though a secondary hazard remover such as Corviknight should also be used, as Great Tusk is unreliable at removing hazards on its own. Hazard setters like Scream Tail and Heatran also synergize well with Great Tusk, as they can chip switch-ins to it like Zapdos; in return, Great Tusk can remove Heavy-Duty Boots from the opponent's team, further chipping them down. Great Tusk's low Special Defense and average Speed leaves it vulnerable to common special attackers like Deoxys-S, Latios, and Scream Tail, so teammates that can deal with them like Heatran and RegenVest Manaphy make for great partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic.552227/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gimmicky.540420/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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