[SET]
Physically Defensive (Great Tusk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Tera Type: Steel / Ground
Impish Nature
- Bulk Up / Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk is one of the best physically defensive Pokemon in Ubers UU. It has an excellent utility movepool, with options like Rapid Spin and Knock Off, to support its teammates. Bulk Up can allow Great Tusk to use its amazing bulk to sweep weakened teams, and Stealth Rock allows it to provide even more utility to its team in the form of entry hazard support. Knock Off allows Great Tusk to hit incoming Psychic- and Ghost-types that try to block Rapid Spin, notably Mewtwo, Deoxys, and Giratina, while also providing greatly helping its team by removing a foe's item. Rapid Spin allows Great Tusk to remove hazards, which enables Pokemon like Kyurem-W and Chi-Yu, while also boosting its Speed, potentially allowing it a shot at sweeping the opposing team. Tera Steel is the best defensive Tera type for Great Tusk, as it flips its many weaknesses into resistances, such as Fairy, Psychic, and Ice, which helps against Pokemon like Baxcalibur, Zacian and Deoxys. Tera Ground is also good to remove its Psychic and Fairy weaknesses against Pokemon like Mewtwo and Zacian while also boosting Earthquake. Most strong special attackers will beat Great Tusk, such as Mewtwo and Palkia-O; therefore, it mostly pairs well with special walls, such as Blissey and Arceus-Dark. Great Tusk also has a very strong synergy with Wish passers like Alomomola and Clefable, as they vastly increase its longevity as it has due to it having no natural recovery outside of Leftovers. Great Tusk is an excellent check to Pokemon like Urshifu-S and Kingambit due to its great typing and bulk, which can enable teammates like Magearna and Kyurem-W.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imperialorder241.626445/
Quality checked by:
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Physically Defensive (Great Tusk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Tera Type: Steel / Ground
Impish Nature
- Bulk Up / Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
[SET COMMENTS]
Great Tusk is one of the best physically defensive Pokemon in Ubers UU. It has an excellent utility movepool, with options like Rapid Spin and Knock Off, to support its teammates. Bulk Up can allow Great Tusk to use its amazing bulk to sweep weakened teams, and Stealth Rock allows it to provide even more utility to its team in the form of entry hazard support. Knock Off allows Great Tusk to hit incoming Psychic- and Ghost-types that try to block Rapid Spin, notably Mewtwo, Deoxys, and Giratina, while also providing greatly helping its team by removing a foe's item. Rapid Spin allows Great Tusk to remove hazards, which enables Pokemon like Kyurem-W and Chi-Yu, while also boosting its Speed, potentially allowing it a shot at sweeping the opposing team. Tera Steel is the best defensive Tera type for Great Tusk, as it flips its many weaknesses into resistances, such as Fairy, Psychic, and Ice, which helps against Pokemon like Baxcalibur, Zacian and Deoxys. Tera Ground is also good to remove its Psychic and Fairy weaknesses against Pokemon like Mewtwo and Zacian while also boosting Earthquake. Most strong special attackers will beat Great Tusk, such as Mewtwo and Palkia-O; therefore, it mostly pairs well with special walls, such as Blissey and Arceus-Dark. Great Tusk also has a very strong synergy with Wish passers like Alomomola and Clefable, as they vastly increase its longevity as it has due to it having no natural recovery outside of Leftovers. Great Tusk is an excellent check to Pokemon like Urshifu-S and Kingambit due to its great typing and bulk, which can enable teammates like Magearna and Kyurem-W.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/imperialorder241.626445/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nap00.610920/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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