Ubers Koraidon (Choice Scarf)

Manaphy

Banned deucer.
[SET]

Choice Scarf (Koraidon) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Tera Type: Ghost / Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Low Kick / Close Combat
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- U-turn
- Flare Blitz

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to its high power and Speed, Choice Scarf Koraidon is by far the most common revenge killer in Ubers. Low Kick sports 120 Base Power against the vast majority of Ubers, and its lack of stat drops can let Koraidon clean up weakened teams much more easily than Close Combat. Despite this, Close Combat is notably useful against stall teams, as it hits Alomomola much harder as well as some other targets like Terastallized Ho-Oh and Gliscor. Outrage is an extremely strong Dragon-type STAB move that always 2HKOes defensive Ho-Oh. Dragon Claw, while weaker, avoids the situation of Koraidon being taken advantage of while locked into Outrage. Flare Blitz is very powerful under the sun and is Koraidon's best option to hit Fairy-types. Tera Ghost stops Extreme Killer Arceus in its tracks, while Tera Fire boosts Flare Blitz even further and stops Fairy-type attacks or a boosted Behemoth Blade from devastating Koraidon.

Choice Scarf Koraidon is a very common sight on balance and bulky offense teams. The utility Koraidon provides through U-turn bringing in wallbreakers like Kyogre, Zacian-C, offensive Ho-Oh, and Eternatus is unmatched in the tier. Its high Speed backed by Choice Scarf lets Koraidon function as a check to Zacian-C, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, and Necrozma-DM, and it is one of the best emergency options against opposing Scale Shot or Flame Charge Koraidon. The sun it provides makes it a great pivot on Kyogre as well. However, care should be taken to not overly rely on Choice Scarf Koraidon to deal with certain threats. For example, Sticky Web can be a huge thorn in Koraidon's side, letting common wallbreakers like Zacian-C and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground and Kyurem-B have no problem outspeeding Koraidon. As such, having a strong defensive core featuring Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Landorus-T, Eternatus, Ting-Lu, Arceus-Fairy, and Arceus-Water can be critical for Koraidon's success. Priority users like Extreme Killer Arceus, Giratina-O, and Kingambit can also take some pressure off Koraidon by providing additional revenge killers.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/manaphy.50695/]
Quality checked by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lana.374620/]
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/situm.274590/]
Grammar checked by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/]
 
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Manaphy said:
For example, Sticky Web can be a huge thorn on Koraidon's side, letting common wallbreakers like Zacian-C and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground and Kyurem-B have no problem outspeeding Koraidon.
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i think you can change it a bit and say that as a whole, hazards are annoying for a mon like koraidon who wants to come in as much as he does, bc if spikes or tspikes are up it makes his life much harder

this is good otherwise

QC 2/2
 
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[SET]

Choice Scarf (Koraidon) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Orichalcum Pulse
Tera Type: Ghost / Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Low Kick / Close Combat
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- U-turn
- Flare Blitz

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to its high power and Speed, Choice Scarf Koraidon is by far the most common revenge killer in Ubers. Low Kick sports 120 Base Power against the vast majority of Ubers, and its lack of stat drops can let Koraidon clean-up clean up weakened teams much easier more easily than Close Combat. Despite this, Close Combat is notably useful against stall teams, (AC) as it hits Alomomola much harder, (RC) as well as some other targets like Terastallized Ho-Oh and Gliscor. Outrage is an extremely strong Dragon-type STAB move that always 2HKOes defensive Ho-Oh outright. Dragon Claw, while weaker, avoids the situation of Koraidon being taken advantage of while locked into Outrage. Flare Blitz is very powerful under the sun and is Koraidon's best option to hit Fairy-types. Tera Ghost stops Extremekiller Extreme Killer Arceus in its tracks, while Tera Fire boosts Flare Blitz even further and stops Fairy-type attacks or a boosted Behemoth Blade from devastating Koraidon.

Choice Scarf Koraidon is a very common sight on balance and bulky offense teams. The utility Koraidon provides through U-turn bringing in wallbreakers like Kyogre, Zacian-C, offensive Ho-Oh, and Eternatus is unmatched in the tier. Its high Speed backed by Choice Scarf lets Koraidon function as a check to Zacian-C, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, (AC) and Necrozma-DM, and it is one of the best emergency options against opposing Scale Shot or Flame Charge Koraidon. The sun it provides makes it a great pivot on Kyogre, (RC) as well. However, care should be taken to not overly rely on Choice Scarf Koraidon to deal with certain threats. For example, Sticky Web can be a huge thorn on in Koraidon's side, letting common wallbreakers like Zacian-C and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground and Kyurem-B have no problem outspeeding Koraidon. As such, having a strong defensive core featuring Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Landorus-T, Eternatus, Ting-Lu, Arceus-Fairy, and Arceus-Water can be critical for Koraidon's success. Priority users like Extremekiller Extreme Killer Arceus, Giratina-O, and Kingambit can also help take the edge some pressure off of Koraidon's Koraidon by providing additional revenge killing role killers (Consulted in Discord DMs).

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/manaphy.50695/]
Quality checked by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lana.374620/]
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/situm.274590/]
Grammar checked by:
[https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/]

GP Team done
 
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