VGC Pelipper

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[OVERVIEW]

* Pelipper's Drizzle ability, STAB Hurricane for Pokemon like Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W, and access to Tailwind, make it the premier rain setter.

* Pelipper is best paired with partners who benefit from like Archaludon and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, both having incredibly hard-hitting moves in Rain being Electro Shot and Surging Strikes, respectively.

* Pelipper's mediocre bulk and Speed leave it especially vulnerable to fast threats like Flutter Mane and Chien-Pao. These, combined with Fake Out pressure, can prevent Pelipper from getting up Tailwind and minimize its impact on the game. Drizzle boosting opposing Water-types like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W's STAB moves can also make Pelipper disadvantageous long-term.

[SET]
Rain Setter (Pelipper) @ Rocky Helmet / Focus Sash / Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Steel / Flying / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 4 SpA / 140 SpD / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Protect / Wide Guard
- Weather Ball

[SET COMMENTS]

* Pelipper can use Wide Guard over Protect to block spread move, most notably Iron Crown's Expanding Force. Pelipper utilizes Weather Ball to obtain strong boosted STAB, threatening Incineroar and Landorus.

* Pelipper utilizes Rocky Helmet to provide useful chip damage against Fake Out users, Ice Spinner Chien-Pao, and Urshifu-R, but can use Focus Sash for survivability or Damp Rock to extend rain for slower teams.

* When using Focus Sash, Pelipper should use an alternative spread of 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe with a Modest or Timid nature instead, foregoing bulk.

* The EV spread helps Pelipper survive a Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Moonblast and almost always a Miracle Seed Rillaboom's Wood Hammer. The Speed investment allows Pelipper to outspeed Ogerpon when in Tailwind.

* Tera Steel helps Pelipper gain resistances to strong threats like Rillaboom and Flutter Mane, giving it a turn to set Tailwind or click Hurricane. Tera Flying can be used to boost Pelipper's damage output and, when fully invested in Special Attack, threaten Amoonguss for an OHKO. Tera Ghost makes Pelipper immune to common moves, being Fake Out and Extreme Speed.

[CREDITS]
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I'd actually like to recheck because your phrasing is a off in a lot of regards (which is understandable because Drizzle is the Pokemon and Pelipper kinda just comes with it)
[OVERVIEW]

* Pelipper's Drizzle ability and supportive movepool, including access to Tailwind, make it the most consistent rain setter available. Pelipper is strong against Fire types, which hate the rain it sets up, as well as Pokemon vulnerable to Hurricane like the Urshifu and Ogerpon formes.

* Pelipper justifies itself over Tornadus when paired with rain abusers like Archaludon and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, which both appreciate Hurricane pressuring Amoonguss and the Tailwind speed control. (Pelipper is a Rain Setter, Tornadus is a TW Setter, it doesnt need to *justify* itsself over Tornadus)

* Pelipper struggles against faster threats like Flutter Mane, Icicle Crash Chien-Pao, and when not running Rocky Helmet, Urshifu-R. These and Fake Out pressure prevent Pelipper from getting up Tailwind and minimize its impact on the game. Pelipper also struggles against opposing Water-types like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W which can abuse its rain freely once it's KOd. (1. I really liked how you phrased the marked part but not rly the beginning "faster threats", most of the metagame is faster than it and Pelipper is not a threat, 2. Pelipper does not struggle against Urshifu-R or Wellspring, rephrase it.)

[SET]
Rain Setter (Pelipper) @ Rocky Helmet / Focus Sash / Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Steel / Flying / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 4 SpA / 140 SpD / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Wide Guard / Weather Ball
- Protect / Weather Ball (Slashing wide guard and protect will make the analyses much more natural imo)

[SET COMMENTS]

* Pelipper uses Wide Guard to help against Psyspam and as general utility, but it can be dropped for Weather Ball to obtain strong boosted STAB. With enough support, Pelipper can also drop Protect for Weather Ball. (Not a beginner friendly term)

* Pelipper utilizes Rocky Helmet to punish Fake Out, Ice Spinner Chien-Pao, and Urshifu-R, but can use Focus Sash for survivability or Damp Rock to extend rain for slower paced teams.

* The EV spread helps Pelipper survive a Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast, and almost always a Miracle Seed-boosted Rillaboom Wood Hammer. The speed allows Pelipper to outspeed Ogerpon when in Tailwind.

* Tera Steel helps Pelipper gain resistances to strong threats like Rillaboom and Flutter Mane, giving it a turn to set Tailwind or click Hurricane. Tera Flying can be used to boost Pelipper's damage output and when fully invested, threaten Amoonguss for an OHKO. Tera Ghost can be used to avoid Fake Out and Extreme Speed without the need for Protect.

* When using Focus Sash, Pelipper can run an alternative spread of 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe with a Modest or Timid nature, foregoing bulk. This is in exchange of being threatened by a Mystic Water Tera Water-boosted Surging Strikes.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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This is a pretty big check still but you can tag GP once its implemented,
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[OVERVIEW]

* Pelipper's Drizzle ability, and supportive movepool, including STAB Hurricane for Pokemon like Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W , and access to Tailwind, make it the premier most consistent rain setter available. Pelipper is strong against Fire types, which hate the rain it sets up, as well as Pokemon vulnerable to Hurricane like the Urshifu and Ogerpon formes.

* Pelipper is best paired with Rain abusers like Archaludon and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, which both appreciate Hurrricane pressuring Amoonguss and the Tailwind speed control both having incredibly hard-hitting moves in Rain being Electro Shot and Surging Strikes, respectively.

* Pelipper struggles against Pelipper's mediocre bulk and Speed leave it especially vulnarable to fast threats like Flutter Mane and , Icicle Crash Chien-Pao, and when not running Rocky Helmet, Urshifu-R. These and combined with Fake Out pressure can prevent Pelipper from getting up Tailwind and minimize its impact on the game. Pelipper also boosts Drizzle boosting opposing Water-types like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W, which can become an issue can also make bringing Pelipper disadvantageous long-term.

[SET]
Rain Setter (Pelipper) @ Rocky Helmet / Focus Sash / Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Steel / Flying / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 4 SpA / 140 SpD / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Protect / Wide Guard
- Weather Ball

[SET COMMENTS]

* Pelipper uses Wide Guard to help against block spread moves, most notably Iron Crown's Expanding Force and as general utility, but it can be dropped for Weather Ball to obtain strong boosted STAB. With enough support, Pelipper can also drop Protect for Weather Ball. (This needs to be updated to the set change)

* Pelipper utilizes Rocky Helmet to punish provide useful chip damage against Fake Out, Ice Spinner Chien-Pao, and Urshifu-R, but can use Focus Sash for survivability or Damp Rock to extend rain for slower paced teams.

* The EV spread helps Pelipper survive a Choice Specs Flutter Mane Moonblast, and almost always a Miracle Seed-boosted Rillaboom Wood Hammer. The speed allows Pelipper to outspeed Ogerpon when in Tailwind.

* Tera Steel helps Pelipper gain resistances to strong threats like Rillaboom and Flutter Mane, giving it a turn to set Tailwind or click Hurricane. Tera Flying can be used to boost Pelipper's damage output and when fully invested, threaten Amoonguss for an OHKO. Tera Ghost can be used to avoid makes Pelipper immune to common moves, being Fake Out and Extreme Speed without the need for Protect .
* When using Focus Sash, Pelipper can should run use an alternative spread of 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe with a Modest or Timid nature instead, foregoing bulk. This is in exchange of being threatened by a Mystic Water Tera Water-boosted Surging Strikes. (This really should just be right after the other EV spread part)
 
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[OVERVIEW]

* Pelipper's Drizzle ability, STAB Hurricane for Pokemon like Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W, and access to Tailwind, make it the premier rain setter.

* Pelipper is best paired with Rain abusers partners who benefit from rain like Archaludon and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, both having incredibly hard-hitting moves in Rain being Electro Shot and Surging Strikes, respectively.

* Pelipper's mediocre bulk and Speed leave it especially vulnarable vulnerable to fast threats like Flutter Mane and Chien-Pao. These,(AC) combined with Fake Out pressure,(AC) can prevent Pelipper from getting up Tailwind and minimize its impact on the game. Drizzle boosting opposing Water-types like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W's STAB moves can also make bringing Pelipper disadvantageous long-term.

[SET]
Rain Setter (Pelipper) @ Rocky Helmet / Focus Sash / Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Steel / Flying / Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 4 SpA / 140 SpD / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Protect / Wide Guard
- Weather Ball

[SET COMMENTS]

* Pelipper can use Wide Guard over Protect to block spread move, most notably Iron Crown's Expanding Force. Pelipper utilizes Weather Ball to obtain strong boosted STAB. (this feels unnecessary, either mention any specific target or simply cut it bc it's just dex info)

* Pelipper utilizes Rocky Helmet to provide useful chip damage against Fake Out users, Ice Spinner Chien-Pao, and Urshifu-R, but it can use Focus Sash for survivability or Damp Rock to extend rain for slower paced teams.

* When using Focus Sash, Pelipper should use an alternative spread of 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe with a Modest or Timid nature instead, foregoing bulk.

* The EV spread helps Pelipper survive a Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Moonblast,(RC) and almost always a Miracle Seed-boosted Rillaboom's Wood Hammer. The speed Speed investment allows Pelipper to outspeed Ogerpon when in Tailwind.

* Tera Steel helps Pelipper gain resistances to strong threats like Rillaboom and Flutter Mane, giving it a turn to set Tailwind or click Hurricane. Tera Flying can be used to boost Pelipper's damage output and,(AC) when fully invested in Special Attack, threaten Amoonguss for an OHKO. Tera Ghost makes Pelipper immune to common moves, being Fake Out and Extreme Speed.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lameliarleo.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/robbie35646.562330/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/milak.262594/
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