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NFE Ivysaur [DONE]

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[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in NFE. After a Growth and Stealth Rock damage, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon such as Gurdurr and Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOes every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass. While weaker, Giga Drain lets Ivysaur retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine. Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are over. Weather Ball gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferroseed and Klang, as well as other Steel-types for super effective damage, while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb lets Iyvsaur do substantial amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet, while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun sweepers are helpful, whether it's other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, and Raboot. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so the aforementioned Fire-types are useful for breaking past these threats. Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended, as Ivysaur can be worn down by entry hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle is a good partner. Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner, as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. Shell Smash Wartortle with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well. Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in threatening them and providing entry hazards of their own.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with an EV spread of 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and Special Attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb to hit Lampent, but it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets. Substitute can be used to set up on more passive Pokemon such as Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb.

**Priority Users**: Ivysaur can be revenge killed by priority users such as Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure while it is setting up or after it has been significantly chipped down.

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always survives Kadabra's Psychic from full HP, it can easily revenge kill if it is weakened or sun it not up.

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, and Vullaby can tank any hit from Ivysaur and retaliate with their STAB moves. However, they are vulnerable to Stealth Rock and are usually unable to OHKO a healthy Ivysaur.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[Marjane, 355753], [[S1nn0hc0nfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270]], [[DC, 449990]]
 
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[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. Solar Beam is a move that only requires one turn to use in Sun, allowing Iyvsaur to attack with powerful 120 base-powered STAB moves. (we know what solar beam does and how it works, we're more interested in its noticeable OHKO and 2hkos) Giga Drain, while weaker, lets Iyvsaur passively recover HP whenever used. Weather Ball is Iyvsaur's most important coverage move, helping it get past troublesome walls that would otherwise resist its STAB moves such as Ferrosseed, Klang, and other Steel-types while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a secondary STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do significant amounts of damage outside of Sun (i would rewrite this sentence into a more straighforward one because you fluff it up too much, essentially weather ball under sun is a fire-type move that hits steel-types). Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins name them while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur for 75% of its health under Sun, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. Eviolite is the item of choice as it allows Ivysaur as it increases Ivysaur's defenses making it easier to set up. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under Sun.

Drought Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up Sun whenever it switches in. Along with Ivysaur, additional Sun abusers are helpful, whether it be other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, or Raboot. Some form of hazard removal is also recommended as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners.
Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of Sun, so Fire-types such as the ones mentioned above are useful for breaking past opposing Steel-type Pokemon these threats. (it is not just vulnerable to steel types out of sun so this is more coherent). Wartortle is a good partner as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. Clefairy can also help check Psychic-types such as Mr. Mime-Galar and Focus Sash Kadabra while being able to pivot with Teleport. (clefairy gets 2hkod by lo kadabra, i don't know if I find this sentence very relevent though, so I would change it for better explanations about how to play against sun counters like Golbat and Carkol, mons like Piloswine are pre solid for sun teams for that reason along with providing entry hazards)

[SET]
name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Giga Drain / Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Overgrow
nature: Modest
evs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Stallbreaker Ivysaur functions as a bulky offensive Pokemon, capable of removing items and hitting hard with its powerful STAB moves. Knock Off lets you remove the items of common switch-ins to Ivysaur such as Golbat, Lampent and Klang, making it easier to wear them down later. Leaf Storm does a hefty amount of damage to anything that doesn't resist it, while Giga Drain lets Ivysaur passively heal itself whenever it attacks as well as avoiding a Special Attack drop. Sludge Bomb gives Venusaur a secondary STAB that lets it threaten other Grass-types such as Tangela and hit Fire and Flying-types for neutral damage. Synthesis gives Ivysaur a reliable form of recovery, increasing its longevity. Eviolite gives Ivysaur some much-needed bulk, helping it tank hits easier. The EVs let Ivysaur outspeed Bulk Up Rufflet along with max speed neutral-natured Machoke and Piloswine, with the rest invested into HP.

Fighting-types such as Gurdurr and Machoke benefit greatly from Ivysaur threatening common physical walls such as Clefairy and Tangela. Steel-types easily wall this set, so Fighting and Fire-types such as Magmar and Raboot are useful in order to patch up Ivysaur's mediocre coverage. Flying-types such as Golbat and Vullaby also easily switch into Ivysaur, so Pokemon such as Electabuzz and Piloswine are solid partners, with Piloswine also being able to set up hazards. Set-up sweepers also benefit from Ivysaur's ability to spread Knock Off to common defensive Pokemon.

QC agreed on moving this to OO as it is generally outclassed, sorry for the late response and wasting a bit of your time in writing this

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run Knock Off over Sludge Bomb on its Sun Sweeper set in order to hit Lampent, however it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets without significant attack investment (provide the ev spread pls). On the Stallbreaker set, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore are both status moves that can be of use depending on your team but are generally outclassed by the coverage Sludge Bomb provides.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet and Vullaby are capable of tanking any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their own STAB moves.

**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb.

**Steel-types** Outside of Sun, Ivysaur has nothing it can significantly damage Ferroseed or Klang with.

**Psychic-types** Pokemon like Mr. Mime-Galar, Kadabra and Hattrem threaten Ivysaur with their Psychic-type attacks, although they may find it difficult to switch in due to fear of Knock Off this was more so for stallbreaker set and isn't really entirely accurate with sun set as none of these really tank a hit or win 1v1, would rewrite this as just sash Kadabra since its the only reliable check on the list

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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qc 1/2
good job
 
Marjane said:
[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. Solar Beam is a move that only requires one turn to use in Sun, allowing Iyvsaur to attack with powerful 120 base-powered STAB moves. (we know what solar beam does and how it works, we're more interested in its noticeable OHKO and 2hkos) Giga Drain, while weaker, lets Iyvsaur passively recover HP whenever used. Weather Ball is Iyvsaur's most important coverage move, helping it get past troublesome walls that would otherwise resist its STAB moves such as Ferrosseed, Klang, and other Steel-types while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a secondary STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do significant amounts of damage outside of Sun (i would rewrite this sentence into a more straighforward one because you fluff it up too much, essentially weather ball under sun is a fire-type move that hits steel-types). Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins name them while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur for 75% of its health under Sun, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. Eviolite is the item of choice as it allows Ivysaur as it increases Ivysaur's defenses making it easier to set up. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under Sun.

Drought Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up Sun whenever it switches in. Along with Ivysaur, additional Sun abusers are helpful, whether it be other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, or Raboot. Some form of hazard removal is also recommended as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners.
Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of Sun, so Fire-types such as the ones mentioned above are useful for breaking past opposing Steel-type Pokemon these threats. (it is not just vulnerable to steel types out of sun so this is more coherent). Wartortle is a good partner as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. Clefairy can also help check Psychic-types such as Mr. Mime-Galar and Focus Sash Kadabra while being able to pivot with Teleport. (clefairy gets 2hkod by lo kadabra, i don't know if I find this sentence very relevent though, so I would change it for better explanations about how to play against sun counters like Golbat and Carkol, mons like Piloswine are pre solid for sun teams for that reason along with providing entry hazards)

[SET]
name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Giga Drain / Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Overgrow
nature: Modest
evs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Stallbreaker Ivysaur functions as a bulky offensive Pokemon, capable of removing items and hitting hard with its powerful STAB moves. Knock Off lets you remove the items of common switch-ins to Ivysaur such as Golbat, Lampent and Klang, making it easier to wear them down later. Leaf Storm does a hefty amount of damage to anything that doesn't resist it, while Giga Drain lets Ivysaur passively heal itself whenever it attacks as well as avoiding a Special Attack drop. Sludge Bomb gives Venusaur a secondary STAB that lets it threaten other Grass-types such as Tangela and hit Fire and Flying-types for neutral damage. Synthesis gives Ivysaur a reliable form of recovery, increasing its longevity. Eviolite gives Ivysaur some much-needed bulk, helping it tank hits easier. The EVs let Ivysaur outspeed Bulk Up Rufflet along with max speed neutral-natured Machoke and Piloswine, with the rest invested into HP.

Fighting-types such as Gurdurr and Machoke benefit greatly from Ivysaur threatening common physical walls such as Clefairy and Tangela. Steel-types easily wall this set, so Fighting and Fire-types such as Magmar and Raboot are useful in order to patch up Ivysaur's mediocre coverage. Flying-types such as Golbat and Vullaby also easily switch into Ivysaur, so Pokemon such as Electabuzz and Piloswine are solid partners, with Piloswine also being able to set up hazards. Set-up sweepers also benefit from Ivysaur's ability to spread Knock Off to common defensive Pokemon.

QC agreed on moving this to OO as it is generally outclassed, sorry for the late response and wasting a bit of your time in writing this

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run Knock Off over Sludge Bomb on its Sun Sweeper set in order to hit Lampent, however it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets without significant attack investment (provide the ev spread pls). On the Stallbreaker set, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore are both status moves that can be of use depending on your team but are generally outclassed by the coverage Sludge Bomb provides.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet and Vullaby are capable of tanking any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their own STAB moves.

**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb.

**Steel-types** Outside of Sun, Ivysaur has nothing it can significantly damage Ferroseed or Klang with.

**Psychic-types** Pokemon like Mr. Mime-Galar, Kadabra and Hattrem threaten Ivysaur with their Psychic-type attacks, although they may find it difficult to switch in due to fear of Knock Off this was more so for stallbreaker set and isn't really entirely accurate with sun set as none of these really tank a hit or win 1v1, would rewrite this as just sash Kadabra since its the only reliable check on the list

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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oops forgot to send a message saying this was updated. done, thanks!
 
[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. After a Growth and with Stealth Rock support, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz after Rocks, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon like Gurdurr and Mr. Mime-Galar after Rocks Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOes every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass after Stealth Rocks (every example in this list included SR support so I moved that to the front of the list rather reiterating after every damage calc). Giga Drain, while weaker, lets Iyvsaur passively recover HP whenever used retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine (previous was fluff; just the attack's description. I added a meta relevant point). Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are done. Weather Ball turns into a Fire-type move under Sun, giving gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferrosseed, Klang, and other Steel-types for super effective (remove hyphen) damage while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do significant amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Corsola-Galar Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. Eviolite is the item of choice, increasing Ivysaur's defenses making it easier to set up. (fluff) The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun abusers are helpful, whether it be other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, or and Raboot. (put the Steel-type vulnerability sentence here, as it makes more sense to reinforce the value of Fire-type teammates after you first mention them, and makes the double Wart mention flow well too) Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so Fire-types such as the ones mentioned above are useful for breaking past these threats. (see above) Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn; Shell Smash with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well (you mention wart previously, this just clarifies the sets). Carkol Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in order to threaten them out and also provide entry hazards of their own (carkol is too niche to mention, and I'd rather see a mention of Pikachu as its one of the best offensive checks to Ivy).

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with EVs invested in 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature in order to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and special attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb on its sun sweeper set in order to hit Lampent, however it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets.
(mention Substitute could be ran to setup on more passive targets like Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, (AC) and Vullaby are capable of tanking any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their own STAB moves. (Mention that they're jeopardized by Stealth Rock and are usually unable OHKO a healthy Ivysaur. Also, move these to the bottom of the list, as they're the least relevant checks to Ivy)

**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb

**Priority users**: (Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure do significant damage to Ivysaur, meaning it can be revenge killed by stronger priority users if it loses enough HP from chip damage or while setting up.)

**Steel-types** Outside of Sun, Ivysaur has nothing it can significantly damage Ferroseed or Klang with. ("Outside of sun" is too niche of a scenario when checks / counters to Ivy are first and foremost when it is under sun, so mentioning these outright would be missleading even with the clarification)

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always lives one Psychic, if it's chipped or runs out of sun turns it can be revenge killed (RH) easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[Marjane, 355753], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2, mostly small GP stuff again and formatting the flow. Great job!

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Ho3nConfirm3d said:
[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. After a Growth and with Stealth Rock support, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz after Rocks, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon like Gurdurr and Mr. Mime-Galar after Rocks Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOes every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass after Stealth Rocks (every example in this list included SR support so I moved that to the front of the list rather reiterating after every damage calc). Giga Drain, while weaker, lets Iyvsaur passively recover HP whenever used retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine (previous was fluff; just the attack's description. I added a meta relevant point). Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are done. Weather Ball turns into a Fire-type move under Sun, giving gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferrosseed, Klang, and other Steel-types for super effective (remove hyphen) damage while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do significant amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Corsola-Galar Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. Eviolite is the item of choice, increasing Ivysaur's defenses making it easier to set up. (fluff) The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun abusers are helpful, whether it be other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, or and Raboot. (put the Steel-type vulnerability sentence here, as it makes more sense to reinforce the value of Fire-type teammates after you first mention them, and makes the double Wart mention flow well too) Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so Fire-types such as the ones mentioned above are useful for breaking past these threats. (see above) Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn; Shell Smash with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well (you mention wart previously, this just clarifies the sets). Carkol Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in order to threaten them out and also provide entry hazards of their own (carkol is too niche to mention, and I'd rather see a mention of Pikachu as its one of the best offensive checks to Ivy).

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with EVs invested in 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature in order to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and special attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb on its sun sweeper set in order to hit Lampent, however it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets.
(mention Substitute could be ran to setup on more passive targets like Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, (AC) and Vullaby are capable of tanking any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their own STAB moves. (Mention that they're jeopardized by Stealth Rock and are usually unable OHKO a healthy Ivysaur. Also, move these to the bottom of the list, as they're the least relevant checks to Ivy)

**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb

**Priority users**: (Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure do significant damage to Ivysaur, meaning it can be revenge killed by stronger priority users if it loses enough HP from chip damage or while setting up.)

**Steel-types** Outside of Sun, Ivysaur has nothing it can significantly damage Ferroseed or Klang with. ("Outside of sun" is too niche of a scenario when checks / counters to Ivy are first and foremost when it is under sun, so mentioning these outright would be missleading even with the clarification)

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always lives one Psychic, if it's chipped or runs out of sun turns it can be revenge killed (RH) easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[Marjane, 355753], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2, mostly small GP stuff again and formatting the flow. Great job!

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[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. After a Growth and with Stealth Rock Support Stealth Rock damage, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon such as Gurdurr and Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOs every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass. While weaker, Giga Drain lets Ivysaur retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine. Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are done. Weather Ball gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferrosseed, Klang, and other Steel-types for super effective (removed the hyphen) damage, (AC) while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do substantial amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet, (AC) while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun abusers are helpful, whether it's other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, and Raboot. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so Fire-types such as those mentioned above are useful for breaking past these threats. Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners. Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner, (AC) as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. (AP, remove semicolon, this sentence doesn't necessitate a semicolon) Shell Smash with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well. Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to Sun sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in threatening them and providing entry hazards of their own.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with EVs invested in 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and special attack Special Attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb to hit Lampent, however (RC) it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets. Substitute can be used to set up on more passive Pokemon such as Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb. (AP)

**Priority users**: Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure do significant damage to Ivysaur, meaning it can be revenge killed by priority users if it loses enough HP from chip damage or while setting up.

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always lives one Kadabra's Psychic from full HP, if it's chipped or runs out of sun turns, it can be revenge killed easily.

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, and Vullaby can tank any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their STAB moves. However, they are jeopardized by Stealth Rock and are usually unable to OHKO a healthy Ivysaur.
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GP 1/2
[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. After a Growth and with Stealth Rock Support Stealth Rock damage, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon such as Gurdurr and Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOes (same rule as OHKOes) every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass. While weaker, Giga Drain lets Ivysaur retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine. Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are done. Weather Ball gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferrosseed, Klang, and Ferroseed and Klang, as well as other Steel-types for super effective (removed the hyphen) damage, (AC) (don't add this one because you only use a comma before while if it means whereas/is contradicting something. this one means "and" so you don't use a comma before it) while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do substantial amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet, (AC) while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun abusers sweepers (don't use abuse in analyses) are helpful, whether it's other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, and Raboot. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so the aforementioned Fire-types such as those mentioned above are useful for breaking past these threats. Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended, (AC) as Ivysaur can be worn down by hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are good partners. Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner, (AC) as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. (AP, remove semicolon, this sentence doesn't necessitate a semicolon) Shell Smash Wartortle with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well. Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to Sun sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in threatening them and providing entry hazards of their own.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with EVs invested in an EV spread of 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and special attack Special Attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb to hit Lampent, however but (RC) it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets. Substitute can be used to set up on more passive Pokemon such as Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb. (AP)

**Priority users**: Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure do significant damage to Ivysaur, meaning it can be revenge killed by priority users if it loses enough HP from chip damage or while setting up.

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always lives survives one Kadabra's Psychic from full HP, if it's chipped or runs out of sun turns, it can be revenge killed easily.

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, and Vullaby can tank any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back with their STAB moves. However, they are jeopardized by Stealth Rock and are usually unable to OHKO a healthy Ivysaur.
 
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[SET]
name: Sun Sweeper
move 1: Growth
move 2: Solar Beam / Giga Drain
move 3: Weather Ball
move 4: Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder / Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
The combination of Growth and Chlorophyll enables Ivysaur to be one of the most threatening sweepers in the NFE metagame. After a Growth and Stealth Rock damage, Solar Beam has a 93% chance to OHKO Eviolite Electabuzz, OHKOes a plethora of offensive Pokemon such as Gurdurr and Galarian Mr. Mime, and 2HKOes every single Pokemon that does not resist Grass. While weaker, Giga Drain lets Ivysaur retain its bulk while sweeping, making it less likely to be revenge killed by Ice Shard Piloswine. Giga Drain is also able to be used after sun turns are done over. Weather Ball gives Ivysaur a coverage move to hit Ferroseed and Klang, as well as other Steel-types for super effective damage, while also hitting Golbat for significant damage. Sludge Bomb functions as a STAB move that lets Iyvsaur do substantial amounts of damage outside of sun. Sleep Powder helps Iyvsaur set up on troublesome switch-ins like Golbat, Galarian Corsola, and Rufflet, while Synthesis heals Iyvsaur, increasing its longevity without resorting to Giga Drain. The EV spread gives Iyvsaur enough speed to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame along with Scarf Lampent under sun.

Vulpix is Ivysaur's most important teammate, as it automatically sets up sun whenever it switches in. Additional sun sweepers are helpful, whether it's other Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Tangela or Fire-types like Magmar, Charmeleon, and Raboot. Ivysaur is especially vulnerable to Steel-types outside of sun, so the aforementioned Fire-types such as those mentioned above are useful for breaking past these threats. Some form of entry hazard removal is also recommended, as Ivysaur can be worn down by entry hazards rather quickly, so Hattrem or Wartortle are is a good partners. Particularly, specially defensive Wartortle is a good partner, as it helps check Fire-types such as Lampent and Magmar while being able to pivot with Flip Turn. Shell Smash Wartortle with Weather Ball is a more offensive teammate option as well. Pikachu and Golbat can be troublesome to sun teams, so teammates such as Piloswine and Gabite can be useful in threatening them and providing entry hazards of their own.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Ivysaur can run a stallbreaker set with Knock Off, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, and Synthesis with an EV spread of 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe and a Modest nature to break past bulky walls. However, Tangela outclasses Ivysaur in this role with its superior bulk and Special Attack. Ivysaur can run Knock Off with 16 Attack EVs over Sludge Bomb to hit Lampent, but it is unable to OHKO Eviolite sets. Substitute can be used to set up on more passive Pokemon such as Clefairy and Shadow Ball Galarian Corsola.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Raboot and Magmar can force Ivysaur out with their powerful STAB moves, although they don't like switching in on Knock Off or Sludge Bomb.

**Priority Users(capitalize)**: Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure do significant damage to Ivysaur, meaning it can be revenge killed by priority users if it loses enough HP from chip damage or while setting up. Ivysaur can be revenge killed by priority users such as Pikachu, Piloswine, and First Impression Fraxure while it is setting up or after it has been significantly chipped down. (The original wording is a bit weird. It made it seem like you were referring to other priority users and not the ones that you listed.)

**Focus Sash Kadabra** While Ivysaur always survives Kadabra's Psychic from full HP, if it's chipped or runs out of sun turns it can be easily revenge killed easily if it is weakened or sun is not up.

**Flying-types**: Golbat, Rufflet, and Vullaby can tank any hit from Ivysaur and can attack back retaliate with their STAB moves. However, they are jeopardized by vulnerable to Stealth Rock and are usually unable to OHKO a healthy Ivysaur.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[professor tox, 484270]]
- Quality checked by: [[Marjane, 355753], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]] - Change to Sinn0h
- Grammar checked by: [[martha, 384270]], [[username2, userid2]]
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