[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice / Earthquake
move 4: Sleep Powder / Stun Spore / Nature Power
item: Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
tera type: Steel
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Tangrowth serves as a near-immovable physical wall and defensive pivot courtesy of its valuable defensive profile accentuated with Regenerator. It can safely switch into and check physical threats like Mega Lopunny, Mega Swampert, Kartana, and Great Tusk as well as scout for Choice item users such as Urshifu-R and Zamazenta. Knock Off provides further utility by crippling switch-ins like Tornadus-T, Toxapex, and Heatran, and it hits Dragapult and Gholdengo super effectively. Hidden Power Fire pressures Kartana, Ferrothorn, and Mega Scizor—the former of which can use Tangrowth as setup fodder otherwise—while Hidden Power Ice dents Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Dragonite. Earthquake is an option to threaten Steel-types hard, including Heatran, as well as Tapu Koko and Clodsire. Stun Spore or Sleep Powder cripples foes like Tornadus-T, Volcarona, and Iron Valiant, preventing Tangrowth from being taken advantage of by them, especially if not running the appropriate coverage move. Nature Power—if paired with Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain—immediately pressures Flying-types like Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Rocky Helmet chips down the physical attackers that Tangrowth checks, especially pivot attempts from the likes of Mega Swampert and Landorus-T, but Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a sturdier pivot in the face of entry hazards. Tera Steel improves Tangrowth's matchup against foes like Weavile, Tornadus-T, and non-Close Combat Mega Scizor, and it prevents it from being crippled by Toxapex, Clodsire, and Glimmora's poison. Teammates like Clodsire, Heatran, and Garganacl compensate for Tangrowth's exploitable special bulk by checking Pokemon such as Volcarona, Tapu Lele, and Tornadus-T, respectively; in return, Tangrowth handles the likes of Great Tusk, Garchomp, and Mega Swampert. Due to its reliance on Regenerator for longevity, non-Heavy-Duty Boots variants enjoy hazard removal support from teammates such as Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Great Tusk, with Tornadus-T in particular forming a sturdy Regenerator core with Tangrowth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ryuji, 515767], [Sulo, 528036]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice / Earthquake
move 4: Sleep Powder / Stun Spore / Nature Power
item: Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
tera type: Steel
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Tangrowth serves as a near-immovable physical wall and defensive pivot courtesy of its valuable defensive profile accentuated with Regenerator. It can safely switch into and check physical threats like Mega Lopunny, Mega Swampert, Kartana, and Great Tusk as well as scout for Choice item users such as Urshifu-R and Zamazenta. Knock Off provides further utility by crippling switch-ins like Tornadus-T, Toxapex, and Heatran, and it hits Dragapult and Gholdengo super effectively. Hidden Power Fire pressures Kartana, Ferrothorn, and Mega Scizor—the former of which can use Tangrowth as setup fodder otherwise—while Hidden Power Ice dents Landorus-T, Garchomp, and Dragonite. Earthquake is an option to threaten Steel-types hard, including Heatran, as well as Tapu Koko and Clodsire. Stun Spore or Sleep Powder cripples foes like Tornadus-T, Volcarona, and Iron Valiant, preventing Tangrowth from being taken advantage of by them, especially if not running the appropriate coverage move. Nature Power—if paired with Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain—immediately pressures Flying-types like Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Rocky Helmet chips down the physical attackers that Tangrowth checks, especially pivot attempts from the likes of Mega Swampert and Landorus-T, but Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a sturdier pivot in the face of entry hazards. Tera Steel improves Tangrowth's matchup against foes like Weavile, Tornadus-T, and non-Close Combat Mega Scizor, and it prevents it from being crippled by Toxapex, Clodsire, and Glimmora's poison. Teammates like Clodsire, Heatran, and Garganacl compensate for Tangrowth's exploitable special bulk by checking Pokemon such as Volcarona, Tapu Lele, and Tornadus-T, respectively; in return, Tangrowth handles the likes of Great Tusk, Garchomp, and Mega Swampert. Due to its reliance on Regenerator for longevity, non-Heavy-Duty Boots variants enjoy hazard removal support from teammates such as Tornadus-T, Rotom-W, and Great Tusk, with Tornadus-T in particular forming a sturdy Regenerator core with Tangrowth.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ryuji, 515767], [Sulo, 528036]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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