National Dex UU Slowbro [DONE]

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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Future Sight
move 3: Slack Off
move 4: Teleport
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk combined with Regenerator makes it a fantastic defensive pivot, able to check numerous physical attackers such as Cinderace, Excadrill, and Galarian Zapdos. As they're forced out, Slowbro can use Teleport to maintain momentum and stay healthy. Scald serves as a spammable STAB attack that can cripple targets with burns, dissuading otherwise decent checks like Mega Tyranitar and physically-centric Aegislash sets from setting up. Even foes that don't rely on physical attacks, like Serperior and Latios, tend to dislike the chip from burn. Future Sight supports wallbreakers like Choice Band Tyranitar, Buzzwole, and Enamorus in breaking through their checks such as Tangrowth and Skarmory for the former two and Galarian Slowking for the latter. It also synergizes excellently with Teleport. Slack Off serves as reliable recovery that doesn't require Slowbro to switch out. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Slowbro to avoid taking damage from entry hazards, maximizing HP regained from Regenerator, though Rocky Helmet can be held instead to punish contact move users, notably foes that run U-turn like Cinderace. A Relaxed nature and 0 Speed IVs are used to make Slowbro as slow as possible, maximizing its odds of moving slower than opposing Teleport users. Slowbro best fits on bulky offense and balance teams looking for a reliable defensive pivot that can also generate momentum for wallbreakers. Hazard-stacking teammates like Skarmory, defensive Clefable, and Hippowdon pair up nicely with Future Sight, further putting pressure on opposing defensive cores. Many hazard- stacking teammates can also double as checks to Pokemon Slowbro struggles against, such as Clefable checking Dark-types like Hydreigon, Skarmory handling Bug- and Grass-types like Buzzwole and Meowscarada, and Hippowdon checking Electric-types like Iron Hands as well as Galarian Slowking. Similarly, pivots like Scizor and Iron Treads also check threats like Galarian Slowking while pairing nicely with Slowbro's own pivoting potential to maintain offensive momentum. If it isn't running Heavy-Duty Boots, hazard control from teammates like Hydreigon, Choice Scarf Serperior, and Iron Treads is necessary.

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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Future Sight
move 3: Slack Off
move 4: Teleport
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk combined with Regenerator make it a fantastic defensive pivot, able to check numerous physical attackers such as Cinderace, Excadrill, and Galarian Zapdos. As they're forced out, Slowbro can use Teleport to maintain momentum and stay healthy. Scald serves as a spammable STAB attack that can cripple targets with burns, dissuading otherwise decent checks like Mega Tyranitar and physically-centric Aegislash sets from switching in setting up better term to use as these mons aren't typically renowned for their longevity. Even foes that don't rely on physical attacks, like Serperior and Latios, tend to dislike the chip from burn. Future Sight supports wallbreakers like Choice Band Tyranitar, Buzzwole and Enamorus in breaking through their checks such as? state examples like Tang here, synergizing excellently with Teleport to bring them in safely. Slack Off serves as reliable recovery that doesn't require Slowbro to switch out. Heavy-Duty Boots allow Slowbro to avoid taking damage from entry hazards, maximizing HP gained from Regenerator, though Rocky Helmet can be held instead to punish contact moves, notably U-Turn from foes like Cinderace. A relaxed nature and 0 Speed IVs are used to make Slowbro as slow as possible, maximizing its odds of moving slower than opposing Teleport users. Slowbro best fits on bulky offense and balance teams looking for a reliable defensive pivot that can also generate momentum support paraphrased to expand upon general apps here for wallbreakers. Hazard stacking teammates like Skarmory and Ting Lu pair nicely with Future Sight, and these partners can check some of the types Slowbro is weak to, like the former checking Grass- and Bug-types and the latter checking Electric-, Ghost-, and Dark-types. Condense these into specific examples of offensive mons which you struggle against, like Hydreigon, Gking etc Other checks to Pokemon of these typings like Scizor, Iron Treads, and Hippowdon also make great partners. Same as above, if preferable, mention how some of them also check physical wallbreakers like Meow and Hands that Bro specifically loses to. Pivots like the aforementioned duo are effective at helping Slowbro's team maintain momentum alongside it. If it isn't running Heavy-Duty Boots, hazard control from teammates like Hydreigon, Serperior, can run Fog on Scarf/dedicated Util sets on fatter teams so it's fine to add both here imo and of Iron Treads is necessary.

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Giving this 1/1 when implemented, good stuff.

 

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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Future Sight
move 3: Slack Off
move 4: Teleport
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowbro's high physical bulk combined with Regenerator makes it a fantastic defensive pivot, able to check numerous physical attackers such as Cinderace, Excadrill, and Galarian Zapdos. As they're forced out, Slowbro can use Teleport to maintain momentum and stay healthy. Scald serves as a spammable STAB attack that can cripple targets with burns, dissuading otherwise decent checks like Mega Tyranitar and physically-centric Aegislash sets from setting up. Even foes that don't rely on physical attacks, like Serperior and Latios, tend to dislike the chip from burn. Future Sight supports wallbreakers like Choice Band Tyranitar, Buzzwole, (+comma) and Enamorus in breaking through their checks such as Tangrowth and Skarmory for the former two and Galarian Slowking for the latter. It also synergizes excellently with Teleport. Slack Off serves as reliable recovery that doesn't require Slowbro to switch out. Heavy-Duty Boots allows (naturally plural items are treated as singular when referenced as an object) Slowbro to avoid taking damage from entry hazards, maximizing HP regained from Regenerator, though Rocky Helmet can be held instead to punish contact moves users, notably foes that run U-turn from foes like Cinderace. A Relaxed nature and 0 Speed IVs are used to make Slowbro as slow as possible, maximizing its odds of moving slower than opposing Teleport users. Slowbro best fits on bulky offense and balance teams looking for a reliable defensive pivot that can also generate momentum for wallbreakers. Hazard-stacking (+hyphen) teammates like Skarmory, defensive Clefable, and Hippowdon pair up nicely with Future Sight, further putting pressure on opposing defensive cores. Many hazard- stacking (+hyphen) teammates can also double as checks to Pokemon Slowbro struggles against, such as Clefable checking Dark-types like Hydreigon, Skarmory handling Bug- and Grass-types like Buzzwole and Meowscarada, and Hippowdon checking Electric-types like Iron Hands as well as Galarian Slowking. Similarly, pivots like Scizor and Iron Treads also check threats like Galarian Slowking, (-comma) while pairing nicely with Slowbro's own pivoting potential to maintain offensive momentum. If it isn't running Heavy-Duty Boots, hazard control from teammates like Hydreigon, Choice Scarf Serperior, and Iron Treads is necessary.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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