
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Giga Impact / Aerial Ace / Poison Jab / Double Kick
item: Choice Band
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP / 208 Atk / 36 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Close Combat and Stone Edge are central to Terrakion's role in ORAS 1v1. Close Combat OHKOes Kyurem-B, Porygon-Z, Heatran, and many other top Pokemon. Stone Edge OHKOes most Charizard sets, with even a slight chance to OHKO Mega Charizard X with near-maximum Defense investment. It is also useful versus Togekiss and Volcanion. Iron Head OHKOes Diancie and most Mega Gardevoir variants. To round out the set, Terrakion has several options, including Giga Impact for Mega Medicham, Aerial Ace for Mega Heracross, Poison Jab to OHKO Whimsicott, and Double Kick, which OHKOes Aggron and has a chance to OHKO Magnezone.
EVs
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With 12 HP and 36 Defense EVs, Terrakion survives Outrage from Choice Scarf Kyurem-B and OHKOes it in return. Maximum Speed is for the mirror matchup and to outspeed Pokemon with base 100 Speed, such as Charizard and Victini, as well as Greninja without a Speed-boosting nature.
Usage Tips
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Usually, Terrakion is quite straightforward to use. However, against Mega Gyarados, it must predict whether or not the opponent will choose to Mega Evolve, with Stone Edge KOing Gyarados if it does not Mega Evolve and Close Combat KOing it if it does.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Terrakion can use a Choice Scarf for reliability versus Mega Lopunny, Mega Diancie, Greninja, Archeops, and the mirror, but the drop in attacking power without Choice Band is usually too much to justify. Choice Scarf Terrakion does not need to survive Outrage from Kyurem-B, and so it runs maximum Attack and Speed instead.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Itchy, 518399]]
- Quality checked by: [[crucify, 437679], [DezShizzels, 449859]]
- Grammar checked by: [[dex, 277988]]
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