National Dex Cyclizar [Done]

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[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
tera type: Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Cyclizar provides invaluable utility on hyper offense with Rapid Spin, Knock Off, and Shed Tail. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards, which are detrimental to allies like Dragonite lacking Heavy-Duty Boots and Mega Gyarados. Knock Off removes items from the likes of Ferrothorn, Ting-Lu, and Clodsire, crippling them. Shed Tail gives allies a free switch-in, allowing them to avoid status conditions and boost safely if the Substitute stays intact. Sitrus Berry allows Cyclizar to reliably pass Shed Tail against priority moves from the likes of Mega Scizor and Dragonite, and it helps ensure it can pass multiple Substitutes during a game. Cyclizar typically doesn’t use Tera, as its more offensive teammates such as Espathra and Annihilape take advantage of Tera much more effectively. However, Tera Fairy gives Cyclizar crucial resistances, allowing it to survive hits from Zamazenta and Dragapult and turn the tables on them. Sweepers like Dragonite, Mega Gyarados, Espathra, and Dragapult utilize dual screens and Shed Tail support to set up safely and survive potential revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Kingambit. Either Tapu Koko or Grimmsnarl is a mandatory partner for Cyclizar; they help enable sweepers by setting up dual screens for them and make the Substitutes that Cyclizar passes harder to break. Tapu Koko notably provides Electric Terrain for teammates like Electric Seed Espathra and Iron Valiant, increasing their effectiveness. Faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Iron Valiant can force Cyclizar out; thus, Pokemon like Espathra, Kingambit, and Volcarona make great partners that cover for Cyclizar and exploit its checks.


[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Thunderbolt / Power Whip / Knock Off / Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid / Naive
tera type: Fairy / Steel
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Cyclizar provides utility and Speed control to one’s team, able to pass fast Substitute to teammates and to revenge kill weakened opponents. Overheat, Thunderbolt, and Power Whip provide excellent coverage to hit many Pokemon like Gholdengo, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Swampert, respectively. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be utilized for a more supportive role, though it will increase Cyclizar’s passivity. A Naive nature should be used with Power Whip to have a high chance of OKHOing Mega Swampert after Stealth Rocks. Cyclizar can pack Tera Fairy to check Dragapult while Tera Steel can give it many resistances, helping it check the likes of Mega Scizor and Weavile. Strong wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Mega Gyarados greatly appreciate Cyclizar’s Shed Tail granting them free switch ins. Teammates like Zamazenta appreciate avoiding crippling status and getting more opportunities to set up with Howl. Gholdengo and Iron Valiant love the opportunities to switch in safely and help exploit Cyclizar’s checks in Iron Valiant and Zamazenta. Mega Gyarados and Espathra benefit from Shed Tail while also threatening Great Tusk and Mega Lopunny, who seek to take advantage of Cyclizar. Tapu Koko also is a great ally that provides support with dual screens, making the Substitutes Cyclizar passes harder to break.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[SoBalancedGuys, 603814]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [TheSorcer3r, 580037]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
 
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For the tine being, we're going to QC reject this.
  • There's some sections within the first set that entirely lack examples of matchups that change with the Tera type being used, as well as a severe lack of correlation between examples used for hyper offense partners in the last sentence of the first set
  • Dex info within the first set (and in general); we know what moves like Draco Meteor do, we do not have to explain that.
  • SoBalancedGuys said:
    Due to Cyclizar’s lack of offensive presence and mediocre defenses, it usually never want to stay in for long. As such, faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Zamazenta easily force it out, giving the opponent free reign for a turn.
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    This sentence doesn't really serve much purpose without examples of Pokemon that beat them, and even then, I do not think it has to be included anyways (offense struggles with faster threats anyways)
  • Within the second set, there's mention of what the EV spread does, but it's max max; we do not explain those.
  • You mentioned Volcarona and Gholdengo being able to switch in on Iron Valiant and similar Pokemon, but they can do that anyways without Shed Tail support; emphasize other Pokemon that appreciate this support.
Make changes accordingly, and we can check this.
 
man, I suck at writing good analyses. Think I got the job done though.
  • added matchups to the tera types being used in the first set
  • left the dex info on draco meteor on the second set because it feels right to leave it there; removed the first set
  • left the sentence y'all quoted b/c it helps flows into explaining allies that can help cyclizar with type matchup; reworded and + examples
  • removed max max explaintion
  • mentioned lele instead of volc for zamazenta in the second set: left volc to check iron valent on the first set
pls check again Sulo
 
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
tera type: Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Cyclizar had carved itself a crucial role on screen and hyper offense teams: Rapid Spin, Knock Off, and Shed Tail provide excellent utility to setup sweepers on its teams. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards such as Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rocks, which are detrimental to allies like Espathra and Mega Gyarados. Knock Off punishes spin blocking attempts from Gholdengo and removes opposing Pokemon’s items, from who? chipping them down. Shed Tail in conjunction with Regenerator and Sitrus Berry allow it to pass multiple substitutes throughout a game. separate these sentences; mention how shed tail benefits teammates first and then say what sitrus berry does Cyclizar typically doesn’t Terastralize, as its more offensive teammate can abuse Tera much more effectively. However, Terastralizing to Fairy gives Cyclizar a crucial resistance to Fighting-type moves and immunity to Dragon-type ones, allowing it to survive hits from Mega Lopunny not a good example, they can just frustration. use smth else like zama and Dragapult and turn the tables on them. While all setup sweepers benefit from Shed Tail as it allows them to avoid status conditions and setup safely, bulky sweepers like Dragonite, Mega Gyarados, Espathra, and Annihilape utilize screens and Shed Tail support to their fullest potential. Dragonite and Espathra in particular can boost out of control due to their great abilities and reliable recovery, while Mega Gyarados and Annihilape only need a turn or two to become deadly. mega fluff Screens Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl are mandatory partners for Cyclizar; Tapu Koko covers its Dragon- and Fighting-type weakness and has a good match-up against most Defoggers and Dark-type Pokemon, while Grimmsnarl can guarantee screens are up. just say grimm and koko enable sweepers; ur actually awful vs dark types and only ok vs foggers bc u cant actually threaten them (i.e. torn just knocks in front of you) Tapu Koko and Cyclizar are the core of most screen teams, as they prepare the ultimate environment for setup sweepers like Espathra with screens and Shed Tail support. u can rly just say koko enables espathra and iron valiant, which is one of the main reasons u'd use it over grimm Faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Iron Valiant can force it out, thus Pokemon like Espathra, Kingambit, and Volcarona make great partners that cover for Cyclizar and exploit its checks.


[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Thunderbolt / Power Whip / Knock Off / Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid / Naive
tera type: Fairy / Steel
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Cyclizar provides both support and speed control to one’s team, able to pass fast Substitute to teammates and to revenge kill weakened opponents with its great speed. Draco Meteor provides a strong STAB to nuke weakened opponents, while Overheat, Thunderbolt, and Power Whip provide excellent coverage to hit many Pokemon like Gholdengo, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Swampert, respectively. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be utilized for a more supportive role, though it will increase Cyclizar’s passivity. Cyclizar can pack Tera Fairy to gain resistance to Fighting-type moves and check Dragapult more consistently, this makes it sound like u already beat it while Tera Steel can give it many resistances, notably to Steel- and Ice-type moves from the likes of Mega Scizor and Weavile. Strong wall breakers this is 1 word and setup sweepers like Zamazenta, Gholdengo, and Mega Gyarados greatly appreciate Cyclizar’s Shed Tail to give them opportunities to disrupt the opposing team. Zamazenta appreciates spamming its strong STAB safely behind a substitute, making breaking the opposing team easier. reword to say u get more opportunities to howl Gholdengo and Tapu Lele love the opportunities to switch in safely and help exploit Cyclizar’s checks in Iron Valiant and Zamazenta. Mega Gyarados and Espathra benefit from Shed Tail while also threatening Great Tusk and Mega Lopunny, who seek to take advantage of Cyclizar. Tapu Koko also is a great ally that provides resistance to Dragon- and Fighting-type moves while supporting one's team with screens.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[SoBalancedGuys, 603814]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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this looks much better, 1/2
 
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Trial QC, approved by Ryuji.
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
tera type: Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Cyclizar had carved itself a crucial role on screen and screens is a type of HO hyper offense teams: Rapid Spin, Knock Off, and Shed Tail provide excellent utility to setup sweepers on its teams. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards, which are detrimental to allies like Espathra Dragonite lacking Heavy-Duty Boots and Mega Gyarados. Knock Off punishes spin-blocking attempts from Gholdengo and it doesn't really care, its fine to set up in your face. removes items from the likes of Ferrothorn, add comma Ting-Lu, and Clodsire, chipping them down crippling them. Shed Tail gives allies a free Substitute Substitite, allowing them to avoid status conditions and setup safely would reword slightly, it gives them a free switch but the sub isn't always gonna stay up. Sitrus Berry allows Cyclizar to reliably pass Shed Tail against priority moves from the likes of Mega Scizor and Dragonite, (add comma) and helps ensure it can pass multiple Substitutes during a game. Cyclizar typically doesn’t Terastralize use Tera, as its more offensive teammate can teammates such as Espathra and Annihilape abuse Tera much more effectively. However, Terastralizing to Tera Fairy gives Cyclizar a crucial resistances resistance to Fighting-type moves and immunity to Dragon-type ones, we know the type chart allowing it to survive hits from Zamazenta and Dragapult and turn the tables on them. While all setup sweepers benefit from Shed Tail, bulky sweepers Sweepers like Dragonite, Mega Gyarados, Espathra, and Dragapult Annihilape utilize dual screens and Shed Tail support to setup safely and survive potential revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Kingambit their fullest potential. Tapu Koko and or you make it sound like you need both Grimmsnarl are mandatory partners for Cyclizar; they help enable sweepers by setting up dual screens for them mention dual screens making it more difficult for foes to break sub immediately. Tapu Koko notably provides Electric Terrain for teammates like Electric Seed Espathra and Iron Valiant, making them more threatening and harder to deal with increasing their effectiveness. Faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Iron Valiant can force it out, thus Pokemon like Espathra, Kingambit, and Volcarona make great partners that cover for Cyclizar and exploit its checks.


[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Thunderbolt / Power Whip / Knock Off / Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid / Naive
tera type: Fairy / Steel
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Cyclizar provides both support utility and speed control to one’s team, able to pass fast Substitute to teammates and to revenge kill weakened opponents with its great speed. Overheat, Thunderbolt, and Power Whip provide excellent coverage to hit many Pokemon like Gholdengo, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Swampert, respectively. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be utilized for a more supportive role, though it will increase Cyclizar’s passivity. Naive is slashed, could be worth mentioning when/why you would use it Cyclizar can pack Tera Fairy to gain resistance to Fighting-type moves and type chart check Dragapult while Tera Steel can give it many resistances, notably to Steel- and Ice-type moves from helping it check the likes of Mega Scizor and Weavile. Strong wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Zamazenta, Gholdengo, and Mega Gyarados could provide a better example here, there are other mons that abuse shed tail far better than ghold greatly appreciate Cyclizar’s Shed Tail to give them opportunities to disrupt the opposing team granting them free switch ins. Zamazenta appreciates getting more opportunities to setup with Howl and avoiding crippling status. Gholdengo and Tapu Lele love the opportunities to switch in safely and help exploit Cyclizar’s checks in Iron Valiant and Zamazenta. Mega Gyarados and Espathra benefit from Shed Tail while also threatening Great Tusk and Mega Lopunny, who seek to take advantage of Cyclizar. Tapu Koko also is a great ally that provides resistance to Dragon- and Fighting-type moves while supporting one's team with screens support with dual screens. mention why cyc cares about dual screens.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[SoBalancedGuys, 603814]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [TheSorcer3r, 580037]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
tera type: Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Cyclizar provides invaluable utility on hyper offense with Rapid Spin, Knock Off, and Shed Tail. had carved itself a crucial niche on hyper offense teams: Rapid Spin, Knock Off, and Shed Tail provide excellent utility to setup sweepers on its teams. Rapid Spin removes entry hazards, which are detrimental to allies like Dragonite lacking Heavy-Duty Boots and Mega Gyarados. Knock Off removes items from the likes of Ferrothorn, Ting-Lu, and Clodsire, crippling them. Shed Tail gives allies a free switch-in, allowing them to avoid status conditions and boost safely if the Substitute stays intact. Sitrus Berry allows Cyclizar to reliably pass Shed Tail against priority moves from the likes of Mega Scizor and Dragonite, and it helps ensure it can pass multiple Substitutes during a game. Cyclizar typically doesn’t use Tera, as its more offensive teammates such as Espathra and Annihilape take advantage of abuse Tera much more effectively. However, Tera Fairy gives Cyclizar crucial resistances, allowing it to survive hits from Zamazenta and Dragapult and turn the tables on them. Sweepers like Dragonite, Mega Gyarados, Espathra, and Dragapult utilize dual screens and Shed Tail support to set up (added space) safely and survive potential revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Kingambit. Either Tapu Koko or Grimmsnarl is a mandatory partner are mandatory partners for Cyclizar; they help enable sweepers by setting up dual screens for them and make the Substitutes that Cyclizar passes harder to break. Tapu Koko notably provides Electric Terrain for teammates like Electric Seed Espathra and Iron Valiant, increasing their effectiveness. Faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Dragapult, and Iron Valiant can force Cyclizar it out; (comma -> semicolon) thus, (ac) Pokemon like Espathra, Kingambit, and Volcarona make great partners that cover for Cyclizar and exploit its checks.


[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Overheat
move 3: Thunderbolt / Power Whip / Knock Off / Rapid Spin
move 4: Shed Tail
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid / Naive
tera type: Fairy / Steel
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Cyclizar provides utility and Speed speed control to one’s team, able to pass fast Substitute to teammates and to revenge kill weakened opponents. with its great speed. Overheat, Thunderbolt, and Power Whip provide excellent coverage to hit many Pokemon like Gholdengo, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Swampert, respectively. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be utilized for a more supportive role, though it will increase Cyclizar’s passivity. A Naive nature should be used with Power Whip to have a high chance of OKHOing Mega Swampert after Stealth Rock. Rocks with Power Whip. Cyclizar can pack Tera Fairy to check Dragapult, (ac) while Tera Steel can give it many resistances, helping it check the likes of Mega Scizor and Weavile. Strong wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Mega Gyarados greatly appreciate Cyclizar’s Shed Tail granting them free switch ins (removed hyphen). Teammates like Zamazenta appreciate avoiding crippling status and getting more opportunities to set up with Howl. Gholdengo and Iron Valiant love the opportunities to switch in safely and help exploit Cyclizar’s checks in Iron Valiant and Zamazenta. Mega Gyarados and Espathra benefit from Shed Tail while also threatening Great Tusk and Mega Lopunny, who seek to take advantage of Cyclizar. Tapu Koko also is a great ally that provides support with dual screens, making the Substitutes Cyclizar passes harder to break.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[SoBalancedGuys, 603814]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [TheSorcer3r, 580037]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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GP Team done
 
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