OM [Mix and Mega] Great Tusk

[April]

Great Tusk @ Pinsirite
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 132 Atk / 60 Def / 64 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

Maybe elephants really can take to the sky? With Pinsirite, Great Tusk is a dangerous setup sweeper and solid entry hazard remover with a fantastic type combination and great neutral coverage. Bulk Up lets it set up in the face of physical attackers like Arceus to quickly turn into a late-game threat. Aerilate Body Slam is a powerful STAB move that also threatens Ground-immune foes like Latiasite Galarian Slowking and Dragonite, while Earthquake threatens Flying-resistant foes like grounded Garganacl and Altarianite Regieleki. Rapid Spin increases its sweeping potential and allows it to threaten Red Orb Thundurus and Landorus. The given EV spread allows Great Tusk dodge a 3HKO from Regieleki's Extreme Speed, and 64 Speed EVs allow Great Tusk to outspeed Manectite Sandy Shocks after a Rapid Spin. Great Tusk falters completely against Zapdos and Pinsirite Garganacl, which are unbothered by its STAB coverage, so teammates that threaten these counters like Heracronite Baxcalibur and Lucarionite Walking Wake are excellent. After Mega Evolving, Great Tusk has a Stealth Rock neutrality, meaning it can be worn down over the course of the game; as such, Sablenite teammates like Slowbro and Corviknight are highly appreciated to keep Stealth Rock off the field.

 

[Milak]

Gimmickyasitgets not trying to step on qc's feet here, but your spotlight is already 1500 characters long, perhaps it would be advisable to trim some stuff down before sending this to QC, in order to make it easier for the GP team later. Thanks o7

 

[April]

Milak cut it down a few hundred characters should be good now

 

[Clas]

AMQC, qualified takes tho

AMQC

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Great Tusk @ Pinsirite
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Atk / 60 Def / 8 SpD / 64 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

Maybe elephants really can take to the sky? With Pinsirite, Great Tusk is a dangerous setup sweeper and solid hazard remover with a fantastic type combination and great neutral coverage. Bulk Up lets Great Tusk set up in the face of physical attackers like Arceus and Hisuian Arcanine will-o neuters, keep if its "non-willo harc" quickly snowballing into an endgame threat. Aerilate Body Slam threatens Ground-immune foes like Latiasite Galarian Slowking potentially but toxic and ice beam both ohko, also mention that it allows tusk to beat non-atail dragonite one-on-one, while Earthquake threatens Flying resistances like Aggronite, Sablenite, and Tyranitarite Garganacl and Sandy Shocks Altarianite Regieleki. Rapid Spin removes hazards from your side of the field and also boosts Great Tusk's speed, furthering its sweeping potential and allowing it to threaten Glalitite Sandy Shocks and Red Orb Enamorus change to Landorus/thundurus if enam ban goes through before this - the spread will also most definitely differ if/when jolteon is banned too so just note this, youre scheduled for the 30th and not the 3rd. The given EV spread allows Great Tusk to survive a Red Orb Jolteon Weather Ball and dodge a 3HKO from Regieleki Extreme Speed, and 64 Speed EVs allow Great Tusk to outspeed Manecite Sandy Shocks after a Rapid Spin. Great Tusk falters completely into Zapdos and Pinsirite Magearna not always true, it actually beats pinsmage if healthy and is 1v1 or even sometimes does counter; youre thinking of lati sgcm. include lati dirge and/or pins/lati garg instead, which are unbothered by its STAB coverage, so teammates that threaten these counters like Heracronite Baxcalibur and Red Orb Enamorus Lucarionite Greninja/Walking Wake (pick which one, theyre both good) make excellent teammates. After Mega Evolving, Great Tusk has a Stealth Rock neutrality, meaning it can be worn down over the course of the game; as such, Sablenite teammates like Slowbro and Blissey Corviknight Blissey is a huge noobtrap off of stall, while non-defog corv can help pressure with bubb/idbp are highly appreciated to keep Stealth Rock off of the field, and Gardevoirite Scream Tail can be used to heal it with Wish.

im aware that youll need to probably cut this down but nearly all of this is insanely important. dm me, ice, or council for other questions, you know all our discords

 

[dhelmise]

Quantum Tesseract qc pls

 

[QT]

"Dragonite without Aqua Tail"

This is rather awkward wording, Body Slam is just as threatening to Dragonites with Aqua Tail, it's just Tusk has a slightly harder job beating them 1v1. I would either remove the clause to just Dragonite or use another example; I think this also misses the emphasis that body slam is just primarily the move you want to click most games since it's stronger than quake and can paralyze.

"Gardevoirite Scream Tail heal it with Wish."

I would probably cut this, it's not wrong per se but that's not why you would pair tusk with scream tail primarily and even when you have both most games you won't wishpass.


QC 1/1.

 

[April]

GP Team

 

[Milak]

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Great Tusk @ Pinsirite
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Atk / 60 Def / 8 SpD / 64 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

Maybe elephants really can take to the sky? With Pinsirite, Great Tusk is a dangerous setup sweeper and solid hazard remover with a fantastic type combination and great neutral coverage. Bulk Up lets Great Tusk it set up in the face of physical attackers like Arceus to quickly snowballing turn into an endgame a late-game threat. Aerilate Body Slam is a powerful STAB move that also threatens Ground-immune foes like Latiasite Galarian Slowking and Dragonite, while Earthquake threatens Flying resistances Flying-resistant foes like grounded Garganacl and Altarianite Regieleki. Rapid Spin removes hazards from your side of the field and also boosts Great Tusk's speed, furthering increases its sweeping potential and allowing allows it to threaten Red Orb Enamorus and Jolteon.(AP) The given EV spread allows Great Tusk to survive a Red Orb Jolteon's Weather Ball and dodge a 3HKO from Regieleki's Extreme Speed, and 64 Speed EVs allow Great Tusk to outspeed Manecite Sandy Shocks after a Rapid Spin. Great Tusk falters completely into against Zapdos and Pinsirite Garganacl, which are unbothered by its STAB coverage, so teammates that threaten these counters like Heracronite Baxcalibur and Lucarionite Walking Wake make are excellent teammates. After Mega Evolving, Great Tusk has a Stealth Rock neutrality, meaning it can be worn down over the course of the game; as such, Sablenite teammates like Slowbro and Corviknight are highly appreciated to keep Stealth Rock off of the field.

GP Team done

 

[deetah]