UU Slowking

[cheru]

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Thunder Wave / Future Sight
move 3: Chilly Reception
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

Slowking leverages its good typing and Regenerator to be a great pivot in UU. Scald punishes foes trying to threaten it out such as Lokix and Ogerpon. Thunder Wave slows down foes such as Tornadus-T, Latios, and Iron Crown. On teams where the speed control is not needed, Future Sight is a good alternative to support its teammates with extra damage. Chilly Recpetion is key for bringing teammates in safely while pairing very well with Future Sight. It can also be used to clear sand. The first EV spread allows it to take on physical attackers like Mamoswine and +2 Excadrill, while the second EV spread lets it survive Choice Specs Tera Dragon Draco Meteor from Latios. 0 Speed IVs make Slowking as slow as possible to ensure that Chilly Reception can pivot in a teammate without taking any damage. Tera Fairy flips its weakness to Dark and Bug while gaining a Dragon immunity, letting it paralyze Greninja and Ogerpon while more safely switching into Hydrapple. Tera Water is a decent alternative that retains its Water resistance so it can still check Azumarill and Keldeo while boosting Scald’s damage, OHKOing Rhyperior and Excadrill with slight chip damage.

Slowking fits best on bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate the speed control and consistent pivoting. Hydrapple forms a fantastic Regenerator core with Slowking, as it can easily handle Ogerpon as well as shared checks in Lokix and Latios if it Terastalizes. Slowking can also use Thunder Wave to slow down Tinkaton and opposing Hydrapple. Lokix is another excellent partner for Slowking, as it can be brought in safely by Chilly Reception to revenge kill a foe like Excadrill. It is also able to threaten Dark-types, which are immune to Future Sight, such as Tyranitar, opposing Lokix, and Mandibuzz with Knock Off. Slower wallbreakers like Flame Orb Ursaluna and Mamoswine love Slowking slowing down Cobalion, Tinkaton, and Tornadus-T for them, while in return, they can both break through Zapdos. The latter also appreciates the Defense boost from snow, letting it easily take priority moves from Lokix, Scizor, and Azumarill. Zapdos and Thundurus-T are huge nuisances to Slowking, so Sandy Shocks and Rhyperior help handle them nicely. Slowking also appreciates teammates that handle Grass-types like Hydrapple and Ogerpon. Scizor and Assault Vest Tornadus-T form a good pivot core, with the latter helping on take on Latios for physically defensive variants. Skeledirge appreciates Slowking spreading status for Hex to deal more damage as well. Tinkaton can run Thunder Wave itself, opening up Slowking to use Future Sight while checking Ogerpon-C, Lokix, and Latios. Weather Ball users like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, Thundurus-T, and Raikou also appreciate the Ice coverage from snow, allowing them to nail Hydrapple and Ogerpon-C.

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[Twilight]

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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Thunder Wave / Future Sight
move 3: Chilly Reception
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

Slowking leverages its good typing and Regenerator to be a great pivot in UU. Scald punishes foes trying to threaten it out such as Lokix and Ogerpon. Thunder Wave allows it to slow down foes such as Tornadus-T, Latios, and Iron Crown. On teams where the Speed control is not needed, Future Sight is a good alternative to allow its teammates to have that extra bit of damage. Could mention it stops Keldeo staying behind a Sub Chilly Recpetion is key for bringing in teammates in safely while pairing very well with Future Sight. It can also be used to clear sand. The first EV spread allows it to take on physical attackers like Mamoswine, while the other one EV spread lets Slowking survive Choice Specs Tera Dragon Draco Meteor from Latios. Also lets it survive +2 EQ from Excadrill It should be noted that Slowking needs additional team support depending on which spread is chosen. 0 Speed IVs lets it be as slow as possible for Chilly Recpetion. Tera Fairy lets it flip its weakness to Dark and Bug while gaining a Dragon immunity, letting it paralyze Greninja and Ogerpon while more safely switching into Hydrapple. Water is a decent alternative that retains the Water resistance to still check Azumarill and Keldeo, while boosting Scald’s damage to OHKO Rhyperior and Excadrill with slight chip damage.

Slowking fits best on bulky offense and balances teams that appreciate the speed control and consistent pivoting. Hydrapple forms a fantastic Regenerator core with Slowking, as it can easily handle Ogerpon and shared checks in Lokix and Latios if it terastalizes. Slowking can also use Thunder Wave to slow down Tinkaton and opposing Hydrapple. Lokix is another excellent partner for Slowking as it can be brought in safely by Chilly Reception to revenge kill a foe like Excadrill. It is also able to threaten Dark-types that are immune to Future Sight such as Tyranitar, opposing Lokix, and Mandibuzz with Knock Off. Slower wallbreakers like Flame Orb Ursaluna and Mamoswine love Slowking slowing down Cobalion, Tinkaton, and Tornadus-T for them, while they can both break through Zapdos. The latter also appreciates the Defense boost from snow, letting it easily take priority from Lokix, Scizor, and Azumarill. Zapdos and Thundurus-T are huge nuisances to Slowking, so Sandy Shocks and Rhyperior help handle them nicely. Slowking also appreciates teammates that handle Grass-types like Hydrapple and Ogerpon. Scizor and Assualt Vest Tornadus-T, form a good pivot core, with the latter helping on take on Latios for physically defensive variants. Skeledirge appreciates Slowking spreading status for Hex to deal more damage as well. Tinkaton can slot Thunder Wave itself, opening Slowking to use Future Sight, while checking Ogerpon-C, Lokix, and Latios. Weather Ball users like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, Thundurus-T, and Raikou also appreciate the Ice coverage from snow, allowing them to nail Hydrapple and Ogerpon-C.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Thunder Wave / Future Sight
move 3: Chilly Reception
move 4: Slack Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Water

[SET COMMENTS]
Slowking leverages its good typing and Regenerator to be a great pivot in UU. Scald punishes foes trying to threaten it out such as Lokix and Ogerpon. Thunder Wave allows it to slow slows down foes such as Tornadus-T, Latios, and Iron Crown. On teams where the speed control is not needed, Future Sight is a good alternative to allow support its teammates to have that with extra bit of damage. Chilly Recpetion is key for bringing in teammates in safely while pairing very well with Future Sight. It can also be used to clear sand. The first EV spread allows it Slowking to take on physical attackers like Mamoswine and +2 Excadrill, while the other one second EV spread lets Slowking it survive Choice Specs Tera Dragon Draco Meteor from Latios. It should be noted that Slowking needs additional team support depending on which spread is chosen. (this doesn't really add anything - every mon needs team support, so this line is just fluff/ if this is important, ti needs to be more directly references in paragraph 2 though; there's only one mention of different spreads there) 0 Speed IVs lets it be make Slowking as slow as possible for to ensure that Chilly Recpetion Reception can pivot in a teammate without taking any damage. (clarity because you don't really talk about the slow pivot directly, feel free to rephrase) Tera Fairy lets it flip flips its weakness to Dark and Bug while gaining a Dragon immunity, letting it paralyze Greninja and Ogerpon while more safely switching into Hydrapple. Tera Water is a decent alternative that retains the its Water resistance to so it can still check Azumarill and Keldeo, (RC) while boosting Scald’s damage, OHKOing to OHKO Rhyperior and Excadrill with slight chip damage.

Slowking fits best on bulky offense and balances balance teams that appreciate the speed control and consistent pivoting. Hydrapple forms a fantastic Regenerator core with Slowking, as it can easily handle Ogerpon and as well as shared checks in Lokix and Latios if it terastalizes Terastallizes. Slowking can also use Thunder Wave to slow down Tinkaton and opposing Hydrapple. Lokix is another excellent partner for Slowking, (AC) as it can be brought in safely by Chilly Reception to revenge kill a foe like Excadrill. It is also able to threaten Dark-types, which that are immune to Future Sight, (AC) such as Tyranitar, opposing Lokix, and Mandibuzz with Knock Off. Slower wallbreakers like Flame Orb Ursaluna and Mamoswine love Slowking slowing down Cobalion, Tinkaton, and Tornadus-T for them, while in return, they can both break through Zapdos. The latter also appreciates the Defense boost from snow, letting it easily take priority moves from Lokix, Scizor, and Azumarill. Zapdos and Thundurus-T are huge nuisances to Slowking, so Sandy Shocks and Rhyperior help handle them nicely. Slowking also appreciates teammates that handle Grass-types like Hydrapple and Ogerpon. Scizor and Assualt Vest Tornadus-T, (RC) form a good pivot core, with the latter helping on take on Latios for physically defensive Slowking variants. Skeledirge appreciates Slowking spreading status for Hex to deal more damage as well. Tinkaton can slot run Thunder Wave itself, opening up Slowking to use Future Sight, (RC) while checking Ogerpon-C, Lokix, and Latios. Weather Ball users like Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, Thundurus-T, and Raikou also appreciate the Ice coverage from snow, allowing them to nail Hydrapple and Ogerpon-C.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cheru.524894/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/twilight.344575/
Grammar checked by: