[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Stored Power
move 3: Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast
move 4: Substitute / Roost / Protect
item: Electric Seed / Leftovers
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 144 HP / 228 Def / 136 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Fairy / Fighting
[SET COMMENTS]
Espathra's combination of Calm Mind, Speed Boost, and Stored Power makes it a threatening sweeper that can quickly spiral out of control, with Stored Power's rising Base Power ensuring it can break past even Blissey and bulky Unaware Pokemon, such as Skeledirge and Dondozo. Dazzling Gleam can hit Dark-types such as Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Grimmsnarl super effectively. Tera Blast with Tera Fighting also allows Espathra to nail Dark-types, including Chi-Yu—unlike Dazzling Gleam—as well as Steel-types like Iron Treads and Kingambit. Substitute blocks status moves such as Clodsire and Toxapex's Toxic, and it makes Espathra harder to revenge kill. Roost keeps Espathra healthy, making it less susceptible to common priority moves such as Chien-Pao's Ice Shard. Protect allows Espathra to accumulate a turn of Leftovers recovery and a Speed increase from Speed Boost, which also boosts Stored Power. Electric Seed increases Espathra's Defense, complementing Calm Mind's Special Defense boosts, and contributes towards Stored Power's Base Power. Leftovers synergizes with Substitute and Protect by providing passive recovery. Tera Fairy lets Espathra resist Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao and Kingambit and boosts Dazzling Gleam. Tera Fighting similarly provides a resistance to Dark-type attacks, in addition to making Tera Blast useful, at the cost of leaving Espathra completely reliant on Terastallizing to hit Dark-types. The Speed EVs given allow +2 Speed Espathra to outspeed Iron Bundle in Electric Terrain, which activates its Quark Drive, while the special bulk ensures Espathra survives Choice Scarf Miraidon's Electro Drift and fast Walking Wake's Draco Meteor at +1 Special Defense. The Defense EVs notably let Espathra survive Choice Scarf Tera Fire Koraidon's Flare Blitz when paired with Electric Seed. Espathra appreciates being on more offensive teams, as it is frail and likely cannot threaten to sweep more than once. Since it summons Electric Terrain, Miraidon is an essential partner if Espathra is running Electric Seed. The two Pokemon can also weaken Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu for each other. Fighting-type teammates such as Koraidon and Great Tusk can threaten the Dark- and Steel-types that resist Espathra's Stored Power. Suicide leads in Glimmora, Froslass, and Cloyster can set up entry hazards to weaken opposing Pokemon for Espathra, and they fit well on the offensive teams it finds itself on. Grimmsnarl can effectively double Espathra's poor bulk thanks to Light Screen and Reflect.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[Frozoid, 532881], [pichus, 374620]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Stored Power
move 3: Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast
move 4: Substitute / Roost / Protect
item: Electric Seed / Leftovers
ability: Speed Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 144 HP / 228 Def / 136 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Fairy / Fighting
[SET COMMENTS]
Espathra's combination of Calm Mind, Speed Boost, and Stored Power makes it a threatening sweeper that can quickly spiral out of control, with Stored Power's rising Base Power ensuring it can break past even Blissey and bulky Unaware Pokemon, such as Skeledirge and Dondozo. Dazzling Gleam can hit Dark-types such as Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Grimmsnarl super effectively. Tera Blast with Tera Fighting also allows Espathra to nail Dark-types, including Chi-Yu—unlike Dazzling Gleam—as well as Steel-types like Iron Treads and Kingambit. Substitute blocks status moves such as Clodsire and Toxapex's Toxic, and it makes Espathra harder to revenge kill. Roost keeps Espathra healthy, making it less susceptible to common priority moves such as Chien-Pao's Ice Shard. Protect allows Espathra to accumulate a turn of Leftovers recovery and a Speed increase from Speed Boost, which also boosts Stored Power. Electric Seed increases Espathra's Defense, complementing Calm Mind's Special Defense boosts, and contributes towards Stored Power's Base Power. Leftovers synergizes with Substitute and Protect by providing passive recovery. Tera Fairy lets Espathra resist Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao and Kingambit and boosts Dazzling Gleam. Tera Fighting similarly provides a resistance to Dark-type attacks, in addition to making Tera Blast useful, at the cost of leaving Espathra completely reliant on Terastallizing to hit Dark-types. The Speed EVs given allow +2 Speed Espathra to outspeed Iron Bundle in Electric Terrain, which activates its Quark Drive, while the special bulk ensures Espathra survives Choice Scarf Miraidon's Electro Drift and fast Walking Wake's Draco Meteor at +1 Special Defense. The Defense EVs notably let Espathra survive Choice Scarf Tera Fire Koraidon's Flare Blitz when paired with Electric Seed. Espathra appreciates being on more offensive teams, as it is frail and likely cannot threaten to sweep more than once. Since it summons Electric Terrain, Miraidon is an essential partner if Espathra is running Electric Seed. The two Pokemon can also weaken Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Whirlwind Ting-Lu for each other. Fighting-type teammates such as Koraidon and Great Tusk can threaten the Dark- and Steel-types that resist Espathra's Stored Power. Suicide leads in Glimmora, Froslass, and Cloyster can set up entry hazards to weaken opposing Pokemon for Espathra, and they fit well on the offensive teams it finds itself on. Grimmsnarl can effectively double Espathra's poor bulk thanks to Light Screen and Reflect.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Quality checked by: [[Frozoid, 532881], [pichus, 374620]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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