lmao Dragonite is gonna break 10 sets before July isn't it...
[SET]
name: Dragon Tail Phazer
move 1: Dragon Tail
move 2: Roost
move 3: Earthquake / Iron Head / Encore
move 4: Substitute / Encore / Extreme Speed
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Multiscale
nature: Impish / Adamant
evs: 244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe
tera type: Steel / Water / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
* With Multiscale's incredible bulk potential and Dragon Tail bypassing Taunt, Dragonite is a unique and very effective phazer that massively ups the danger of entry hazards!
* **Entry Hazard Teammates**: For this Dragonite to be at its most effective, you'll need some partners to at least set up Stealth Rock. Ting-Lu and Garchomp stand out for being particularly bulky options that can even set up Spikes, but other options include Annihilape, defensive Glimmora, Clodsire, and Kingambit.
* **Earthquake versus Iron Head**: Earthquake is the most wide-reaching coverage move, ensuring good damage against Steel-types like Kingambit. Iron Head is worth considering as it prevents Dragonite from being walled by Tera Fairy Rotom-W and has good damage output against Fairy-types like Flutter Mane and Iron Valiant.
* **Substitute versus Encore**: Substitute is a fantastic option against Pokemon with status moves that threaten Dragonite's phazing cycles, such as Garganacl, Wo-Chien, and Toxapex. Encore won't do as well against these threats but does punish opposing foes carrying Substitute that can be a problem for Dragon Tail along with slower foes that use status moves in general such as Corviknight and Dondozo. Encore can even be used over extra coverage if teammates can deal with Fairy-types.
* **Extreme Speed versus Aqua Jet**: Extreme Speed's ability to pick off threats is useful, even on defensive variants of this set. Despite being half as powerful, Aqua Jet is still worth considering for its ability to pick off weakened Flutter Mane, which can be difficult for this set to handle due to its power when Multiscale isn't in play.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Dragonite's defensive typing can be quite helpful against foes like Chi-Yu and Breloom, but some of the huge exploitable weakness to Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Flutter Mane will require Terastallization to cover.
* **Steel**: Tera Steel is not only an incredible defensive typing that covers much of Dragonite's former weaknesses, but the power boost it provides to Iron Head lets it OHKO all but the most bulky Flutter Mane.
* **Water**: Tera Water's Ice and Fire resistance makes it a great pick against Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, and Iron Moth and is among the best defensive types in general. The boost to Aqua Jet can also be helpful for picking off threats, though it won't be as powerful as Extreme Speed.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy's Dragon immunity gels well with Dragonite and is a great defensive typing in general against foes like Chien-Pao, Annihilape, and Iron Hands.
* **Normal**: Tera Normal isn't that incredible defensively, but it can be worth it for boosting Extreme Speed's power, letting offensive EV spreads 2HKO Chien-Pao with it.
* **Poison**: Tera Poison is a niche option that lets Dragonite absorb Toxic Spikes and gain a Toxic immunity without being weak to Fighting- and Fire-type attacks like Tera Steel is.
Items
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* **Leftovers**: Leftovers is a high value item, but it's worth using on Dragonite if using Substitute, as it gives Dragonite a serious chance of passively gaining Multiscale's effect back.
* **Rocky Helmet**: Rocky Helmet allows Dragonite to play more passively, punishing Pokemon that rely on contact moves like Annihilape, and users of physical pivot moves like Scizor and Palafin-H.
* **Heavy-Duty Boots**: Heavy-Duty Boots' Stealth Rock immunity makes Multiscale more flexible, especially if Dragon Tail brings in a threat Dragonite isn't equipped to handle.
* **Safety Goggles**: With Dragonite often moving last with Dragon Tail, it's especially vulnerable to Spore from Breloom, Amoonguss, and Brute Bonnet, so Safety Goggles can be a good pick if Substitute isn't a good fit.
EV Spreads
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* **244 HP / 244 Def / 20 Spe with Impish**: This spread outspeeds Adamant Kingambit and is bulky enough that Garganacl's Salt Cure will never break Substitute.
* **252 HP / 76 Def / 180 Spe with Impish**: This spread gives up quite a bit of bulk in exchange for outspeeding Adamant Breloom, while still often mantaining a Substitute against Garganacl's Salt Cure.
* **252 HP / 124 Atk / 108 Def / 4 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This EV spread is optimized for use with Earthquake and Aqua Jet, allowing Dragonite to 2HKO 4 Defense Flutter Mane with that combination of moves without needing to Terastallize. Only Modest Tera Fairy Flutter Mane will have a chance to OHKO through Multiscale.
* **236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This EV spread is a far more offensive approach, mainly for use with Extreme Speed to pick off threats more effectively.
[CREDITS]
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