[SET]
name: Full Moon (Choice Band)
move 1: Crunch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Earthquake / Iron Head
move 4: Dragon Claw
item: Choice Band
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Jolly
evs: 220 Atk / 36 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Steel / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[OreoSpeedruns, 597293]]
- Quality checked by: [[Takatk, 595062], [[Aberforth, 249382], [[ox04, 507268]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Aurora, 109385]]
name: Full Moon (Choice Band)
move 1: Crunch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Earthquake / Iron Head
move 4: Dragon Claw
item: Choice Band
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Jolly
evs: 220 Atk / 36 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dark / Steel / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
- Earthquake lets Roaring Moon break past Pokemon that would otherwise check it, like Garganacl, Toxapex, and especially Kingambit.
- Iron Head lets Roaring Moon hit Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Tera Fairy Garganacl and Skeledirge super effectively.
- U-turn lets Roaring Moon generate offensive momentum for its team and is especially useful against targets Roaring Moon scares out, like Skeledirge without Tera Fairy and Gholdengo.
- The given EVs and a Jolly nature ensure Roaring Moon's Speed is boosted in sunlight, letting it get the jump on crucial threats like unboosted non-Choice Scarf Koraidon and Miraidon and threaten them with its STAB Dragon Claw. The remaining 36 Special Defense EVs improve Roaring Moon's chances to survive Iron Bundle's Ice Beam after Stealth Rock while giving it a chance to survive Overheat in sun from Modest Choice Specs Chi-Yu.
- Tera Dark strengthens Roaring Moon's Crunch to the point where it always 2HKOs physically defensive Corviknight and always 3HKOs Dondozo while easing predictions with Earthquake against Garganacl.
- Tera Steel lets Roaring Moon resist otherwise super effective Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-type attacks from the likes of Iron Bundle, Flutter Mane, Koraidon, and Miraidon. Tera Steel also powers up Roaring Moon's Iron Head.
- Tera Fairy allows Roaring Moon to resist Fighting-type attacks while becoming immune to Dragon-type attacks, letting it defeat Koraidon and Iron Valiant, both of which outspeed and threaten to OHKO Roaring Moon otherwise.
- Roaring Moon loves the support of Koraidon, as it activates Roaring Moon's Protosynthesis via Orichalcum Pulse and reliably threatens Pokemon such as Koraidon, Miraidon, and Ice-types like Chien-Pao and Iron Bundle. In return, Roaring Moon threatens non-Terastallized Skeledirge.
- Koraidon and Roaring Moon both struggle with defensive Great Tusk, so they can team up with Iron Bundle and Chien-Pao, which threaten all Great Tusk sets. Iron Bundle and Chien-Pao also threaten Koraidon and Miraidon, with Iron Bundle naturally outspeeding non-Choice Scarf variants and Chien-Pao threatening them with priority Ice Shard.
- Defensive Great Tusk and Ting-Lu also work well with Roaring Moon, as they can set up entry hazards for Roaring Moon's team and check Koraidon and Miraidon, respectively. Great Tusk in particular can use Rapid Spin, giving Roaring Moon more opportunities to switch in, while Ting-Lu can phaze threatening boosters like Espathra with Whirlwind and set up Spikes.
- Specially defensive Corviknight can check Flutter Mane and Iron Bundle, both of which outspeed and threaten Roaring Moon, and can Defog hazards away, giving Roaring Moon more opportunities to switch in.
- Roaring Moon can easily pivot into Chi-Yu, which takes advantage of the sun set by Koraidon and threatens walls like Great Tusk, Corviknight, Ting-Lu, and Terastallized Skeledirge.
- Gholdengo also makes for a decent partner, as not only does it have perfect defensive synergy with Roaring Moon, but it can also reliably block all common forms of hazard removal. This allows Roaring Moon’s team to keep up hazards, in particular Spikes, for it to eventually break down walls.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[OreoSpeedruns, 597293]]
- Quality checked by: [[Takatk, 595062], [[Aberforth, 249382], [[ox04, 507268]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Aurora, 109385]]
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