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Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (on hiatus)

Congratulations to sluGGy for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Pelipper + Archaludon + Barraskewda!
Credit for the core:Lightniong

:sv/Pelipper: :sv/Archaludon: :sv/Barraskewda:

How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Archaludon @ Assault Vest
Ability: Stamina
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 16 Def / 188 SpA / 56 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Electro Shot
- Body Press / Aura Sphere


Pelipper @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- U-turn
- Scald
- Roost
- Hurricane


Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
 
:sv/clodsire:
Clodsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Amnesia
- Recover
- Earthquake
- Toxic

Water Absorb to tank Water moves from Barraskewda, with a resistance to Close Combat. High SpDef to eat Hurricane from Pelipper like its nothing. Archaludon can't hit with Electro Shot and has to use Draco Meteor while we Amnesia up to negate the boosts, and hit it with Earthquake, doing good chip damage. Toxic to handle Pelipper and Archaludon if it Terastalizes. Tera Fairy in case Archaludon's Draco Meteors become too strong, or Barraskewda's Close Combat is enough to remove us.
 
:sv/venusaur mega:
Venusaur Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 164 SpA / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain

Mega Venusaur can chain sludge bomb into giga drain on Pelipper, as it lives a hurricane and can heal back the damage. Barraskewda not having Psychic Fangs is a w for Venu, but even with Psychic Fangs, venu tanks it and heals back up with a giga drain. It also helps that Venusaur resists Barraskewda's coverage in close combat. It lives two dracos from Archaludon and can hit it with a super effective earth power or STAB sludge Bomb should the bridge burn its tera. Speed-tying Archaludon helps too
 
:rillaboom:
Rillaboom @ Terrain Extender
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Superpower
- Swords Dance

Rilla comes in and gets an sd on a forced switch, ohkos archaludon with superpower and then ohkos pelipper and barraskewda with wood hammer and grassy glide respectively. If archaludon clicks tera fairy on superpower then it can't ohko with any move and wood hammer the next turn is a roll significantly in rilla's favour to kill - guaranteed with tera grass (including stamina).
 
Voting is up! Ends Tuesday!
:rillaboom:
Rillaboom @ Terrain Extender
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Superpower
- Swords Dance

Rilla comes in and gets an sd on a forced switch, ohkos archaludon with superpower and then ohkos pelipper and barraskewda with wood hammer and grassy glide respectively. If archaludon clicks tera fairy on superpower then it can't ohko with any move and wood hammer the next turn is a roll significantly in rilla's favour to kill - guaranteed with tera grass (including stamina).
:sv/venusaur mega:
Venusaur Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 164 SpA / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain

Mega Venusaur can chain sludge bomb into giga drain on Pelipper, as it lives a hurricane and can heal back the damage. Barraskewda not having Psychic Fangs is a w for Venu, but even with Psychic Fangs, venu tanks it and heals back up with a giga drain. It also helps that Venusaur resists Barraskewda's coverage in close combat. It lives two dracos from Archaludon and can hit it with a super effective earth power or STAB sludge Bomb should the bridge burn its tera. Speed-tying Archaludon helps too
:sv/clodsire:
Clodsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Amnesia
- Recover
- Earthquake
- Toxic

Water Absorb to tank Water moves from Barraskewda, with a resistance to Close Combat. High SpDef to eat Hurricane from Pelipper like its nothing. Archaludon can't hit with Electro Shot and has to use Draco Meteor while we Amnesia up to negate the boosts, and hit it with Earthquake, doing good chip damage. Toxic to handle Pelipper and Archaludon if it Terastalizes. Tera Fairy in case Archaludon's Draco Meteors become too strong, or Barraskewda's Close Combat is enough to remove us.
 
We need a tiebreak vote between Rillaboom and Clodsire!
Congratulations to IRONM0NK3Y808 for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Ogerpon-Cornerstone + Iron Crown!

:sv/Ogerpon-Cornerstone: :sv/Iron Crown:

How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Ogerpon-Cornerstone (F) @ Cornerstone Mask
Ability: Sturdy
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ivy Cudgel
- Power Whip
- Low Kick
- Swords Dance

Iron Crown @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 84 HP / 172 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Stored Power
- Focus Blast
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
 
:aegislash:
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- King's Shield

Iron Crown does minimal damage with Stored Power while you SD and Shadow Sneak. If it teras, a combo of Shadow Sneak and Iron Head should do the trick. Ogerpon can't do much damage (30% at the most) while you can KO with Iron Head + Shadow Sneak. If Ogerpon comes out first, you can SD safely, then use Iron Head + Shadow Sneak. You'll be taking 60% if it SDs as well, but you should still survive Iron Crown, as Stored Power is weak with no boosts.

:aegislash:
252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 186-218 (61.7 - 72.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 368-434 (122.2 - 144.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 93-109 (30.8 - 36.2%) -- 53% chance to 3HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 162-192 (47.3 - 56.1%) -- 78.9% chance to 2HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 81-96 (23.6 - 28%) -- 86.3% chance to 4HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 160-189 (46.7 - 55.2%) -- 68% chance to 2HKO
+4 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 238-282 (69.5 - 82.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+4 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 120-142 (35 - 41.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

:iron-crown:
172 SpA Iron Crown Stored Power (20 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 12-14 (3.7 - 4.3%) -- possibly the worst move ever
+1 172 SpA Iron Crown Stored Power (60 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 49-58 (15.1 - 17.9%) -- possible 8HKO

:ogerpon-cornerstone:
252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 83-98 (25.6 - 30.3%) -- 0.7% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 165-195 (51 - 60.3%) -- 90.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Tera Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Tera Ivy Cudgel vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 185-218 (57.2 - 67.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
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Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard

Weavile is a good wincon against this core due to its ability to force out common staples these 2 are found with, like dragonite and Landorus-T, to find opportunity to setup swords dance. Triple axel also prevents cornerpon’s main way out of setup wincons; sturdy.

+2 252 Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. +1 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Tera: 289-341 (96 - 113.2%) -- approx. 75% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tera Fairy Iron Crown: 373-441 (97.1 - 114.8%) -- approx. 81.3% chance to OHKO
 
:pmd/urshifu-rapid-strike:
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Aqua Jet

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2193212382-hso4wuub7mes5oeuqkqt9jwkqiy68i7pw?p2

tera surge twice and pray

252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone on a critical hit: 288-342 (95.6 - 113.6%) -- approx. 68.8% chance to OHKO

252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown on a critical hit: 246-294 (71.9 - 85.9%) -- approx. 2HKO

If Crown clicks Focus Blast twice and hits both (49%) you die and if you don't like the roll on Ogerpon you can run Adamant and then lose to Scarf Lele LOL
 
:sv/metagross:

Metagross @ Assault Vest
Ability: Clear Body
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 180 Atk / 80 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Earthquake
- Bullet Punch
- Psychic Fangs

:ogerpon-cornerstone: Click Heavy Slam into Bullet Punch easy 2HKO. Ogerpon-C can't kill with Low Kick and it 3HKOes if unboosted.

252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 119-140 (32.7 - 38.5%) -- 99.1% chance to 3HKO

:iron-crown: Stored Power obviously does nothing, +1 Focus Blast 3HKOes while Earthquake 2HKOes prior to Iron Defense boosts. Clear Body prevents SpD drops from Focus Blast.

+1 172 SpA Quark Drive Iron Crown Focus Blast vs. 248 HP / 80 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 153-181 (42.1 - 49.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
180+ Atk Metagross Earthquake vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 236-278 (69 - 81.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
:Great-Tusk:

The Goat (Great Tusk) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Ice Spinner

Iron Crown vs Headlong: 252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 396-468 (103.3 - 122.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Iron Crown vs CC: 252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 198-234 (51.6 - 61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Ogerpon vs Headlong: 252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 229-270 (76 - 89.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Ogerpon vs CC: 252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 458-540 (152.1 - 179.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

please don’t be booster iron cown
 
Voting is up! Ends Wednesday!
:Great-Tusk:

The Goat (Great Tusk) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Ice Spinner

Iron Crown vs Headlong: 252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 396-468 (103.3 - 122.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Iron Crown vs CC: 252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 198-234 (51.6 - 61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Ogerpon vs Headlong: 252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 229-270 (76 - 89.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Ogerpon vs CC: 252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 458-540 (152.1 - 179.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

please don’t be booster iron cown
:sv/metagross:

Metagross @ Assault Vest
Ability: Clear Body
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 180 Atk / 80 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Earthquake
- Bullet Punch
- Psychic Fangs

:ogerpon-cornerstone: Click Heavy Slam into Bullet Punch easy 2HKO. Ogerpon-C can't kill with Low Kick and it 3HKOes if unboosted.

252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 119-140 (32.7 - 38.5%) -- 99.1% chance to 3HKO

:iron-crown: Stored Power obviously does nothing, +1 Focus Blast 3HKOes while Earthquake 2HKOes prior to Iron Defense boosts. Clear Body prevents SpD drops from Focus Blast.

+1 172 SpA Quark Drive Iron Crown Focus Blast vs. 248 HP / 80 SpD Assault Vest Metagross: 153-181 (42.1 - 49.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
180+ Atk Metagross Earthquake vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 236-278 (69 - 81.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Also please provide a set next time.
:pmd/urshifu-rapid-strike:
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Aqua Jet

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2193212382-hso4wuub7mes5oeuqkqt9jwkqiy68i7pw?p2

tera surge twice and pray

252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone on a critical hit: 288-342 (95.6 - 113.6%) -- approx. 68.8% chance to OHKO

252 Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown on a critical hit: 246-294 (71.9 - 85.9%) -- approx. 2HKO

If Crown clicks Focus Blast twice and hits both (49%) you die and if you don't like the roll on Ogerpon you can run Adamant and then lose to Scarf Lele LOL
Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard

Weavile is a good wincon against this core due to its ability to force out common staples these 2 are found with, like dragonite and Landorus-T, to find opportunity to setup swords dance. Triple axel also prevents cornerpon’s main way out of setup wincons; sturdy.

+2 252 Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. +1 0 HP / 4 Def Tera Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Tera: 289-341 (96 - 113.2%) -- approx. 75% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tera Fairy Iron Crown: 373-441 (97.1 - 114.8%) -- approx. 81.3% chance to OHKO
:aegislash:
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- King's Shield

Iron Crown does minimal damage with Stored Power while you SD and Shadow Sneak. If it teras, a combo of Shadow Sneak and Iron Head should do the trick. Ogerpon can't do much damage (30% at the most) while you can KO with Iron Head + Shadow Sneak. If Ogerpon comes out first, you can SD safely, then use Iron Head + Shadow Sneak. You'll be taking 60% if it SDs as well, but you should still survive Iron Crown, as Stored Power is weak with no boosts.

:aegislash:
252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 186-218 (61.7 - 72.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 368-434 (122.2 - 144.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ogerpon-Cornerstone: 93-109 (30.8 - 36.2%) -- 53% chance to 3HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown: 162-192 (47.3 - 56.1%) -- 78.9% chance to 2HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 81-96 (23.6 - 28%) -- 86.3% chance to 4HKO
+2 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 160-189 (46.7 - 55.2%) -- 68% chance to 2HKO
+4 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Iron Head vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 238-282 (69.5 - 82.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+4 252+ Atk Aegislash-Shield Shadow Sneak vs. 84 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Iron Crown: 120-142 (35 - 41.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

:iron-crown:
172 SpA Iron Crown Stored Power (20 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 12-14 (3.7 - 4.3%) -- possibly the worst move ever
+1 172 SpA Iron Crown Stored Power (60 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 49-58 (15.1 - 17.9%) -- possible 8HKO

:ogerpon-cornerstone:
252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 83-98 (25.6 - 30.3%) -- 0.7% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 165-195 (51 - 60.3%) -- 90.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Tera Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Tera Ivy Cudgel vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Aegislash-Shield: 185-218 (57.2 - 67.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
Our voting has left us with a tie! We need a tiebreak vote for either Aegislash or Metagross.
Congratulations to Sami for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Tornadus-T + Great Tusk + Ferrothorn!
Credit for the core: boppydop!

:sv/Tornadus-Therian: :sv/Ferrothorn: :sv/Great Tusk:

How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!


Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 244 HP / 48 SpD / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- U-turn
- Knock Off
- Heat Wave

Great Tusk @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 216 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Gyro Ball
- Thunder Wave
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
 
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Kyurem @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 56 HP / 196 SpA / 32 SpD / 224 Spe
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Roost

You may think, “ohhh gyro ball ferro cooks this!!!” However haha you just got pp stalled because this kyurem actually got the realistic scenario and got a sub off. Pp stall Ferro with still a billion roosts to go, kill tusk, and kill torn because kyurem is fat and av torn sucks at actually doing damage + can only knock which doesn’t matter because most of these teams with this core just lose to kyurem, plus its rocks weak so its not actually pivoting into kyurem or threatening it back due to hurricane being very inconsistent against kyurem.

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 56 HP / 32 SpD Kyurem: 135-160 (33.3 - 39.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO - only relevant calc needed
 
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