Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Hurricane
- Hydro Pump
- Roost
A long-time titan of UU, Salamence remains as intimidating as it is versatile! By running a special set, Salamence leans fully into a defensive role, able to consistently check the likes of Excadrill, Heatran, and Cobalion. Draco Meteor heavily threatens neutral targets like Rotom-W and Thundurus-T. Hurricane OHKOes Zarude and Keldeo and pressures staples like Slowking. Hydro Pump covers Tyranitar, Excadrill, and Heatran, and Tera Water bolsters its damage output while removing Salamence's crippling Rock and Ice weaknesses on top of giving it a Steel resistance, flipping its matchups against Sand Rush Excadrill, Scizor, and Weavile. Finding its way onto bulky offense teams that appreciate its defensive contributions, frail wallbreakers like Lokix and Deoxys-S benefit from Salamence’s ability to manage Cobalion and Heatran. In return, they can help overwhelm shared checks like Tinkaton and Tornadus-T. As Salamence tends to lose Heavy-Duty Boots when responding to Lokix and Zarude, Excadrill is a notable partner that alleviates its entry hazard weakness with Rapid Spin while being a solid pivot into troublesome Fairy-types like Fezandipiti and Tinkaton.
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Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Hurricane
- Hydro Pump
- Roost
A long-time titan of UU, Salamence remains as intimidating as it is versatile! By running a special set, Salamence leans fully into a defensive role, able to consistently check the likes of Excadrill, Heatran, and Cobalion. Draco Meteor heavily threatens neutral targets like Rotom-W and Thundurus-T. Hurricane OHKOes Zarude and Keldeo and pressures staples like Slowking. Hydro Pump covers Tyranitar, Excadrill, and Heatran, and Tera Water bolsters its damage output while removing Salamence's crippling Rock and Ice weaknesses on top of giving it a Steel resistance, flipping its matchups against Sand Rush Excadrill, Scizor, and Weavile. Finding its way onto bulky offense teams that appreciate its defensive contributions, frail wallbreakers like Lokix and Deoxys-S benefit from Salamence’s ability to manage Cobalion and Heatran. In return, they can help overwhelm shared checks like Tinkaton and Tornadus-T. As Salamence tends to lose Heavy-Duty Boots when responding to Lokix and Zarude, Excadrill is a notable partner that alleviates its entry hazard weakness with Rapid Spin while being a solid pivot into troublesome Fairy-types like Fezandipiti and Tinkaton.
Word count: 995
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