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Project SS AG Victim of the Week - Week 8: Zekrom
- Thread starter Bread Sandwich
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Congrats to Fc for winning last weeks victim of the week
This Weeks Victim is:
Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Close Combat
- Wild Charge
- Assurance
Zacian Crown is this generation's current only true ag pokemon, Even without the ability to dynamax zacian's incredible attack stat and intrepid sword makes it insanely powerful and with an incredible defensive typing and solid defense stats it is relatively difficult to kill. Assurence allows zacian to punish switches when hazards on the opponents side which allows zacian to 2hko its most viable check in ndm and makes it even more a threat to the metagame. Help us find solid checks to this monster.
This Weeks Victim is:
Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Close Combat
- Wild Charge
- Assurance
Zacian Crown is this generation's current only true ag pokemon, Even without the ability to dynamax zacian's incredible attack stat and intrepid sword makes it insanely powerful and with an incredible defensive typing and solid defense stats it is relatively difficult to kill. Assurence allows zacian to punish switches when hazards on the opponents side which allows zacian to 2hko its most viable check in ndm and makes it even more a threat to the metagame. Help us find solid checks to this monster.
Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 208 Def / 48 Spe
Impish Nature
- Glare
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Rest
As Zacian usually doesn't have Play Rough as a move, defensive Zygarde is a solid switch-in:
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 208+ Def Zygarde: 214-253 (50.9 - 60.2%) -- 89.1% chance to 2HKO
Haze lets Zygarde comfortably live Zacian's hits; Power Construct lets it become too tanky for non-Swords Dance Zacians to overwhelm:
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 208+ Def Zygarde-Complete: 214-253 (33.6 - 39.7%) -- 27% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
Glare, in conjunction with the 48 Speed EVs, allows Zygarde to outspeed Jolly Zacian after paralysis. Thousand Arrows is to chip opposing Pokemon. Zygarde should be used with a Necrozma-DM, to check Zacian in different situations; Necrozma can check Zacian when there are no hazards, and Zygarde can switch in when there are Stealth Rocks/Spikes on the user's side, as then Power Construct always activates.
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 208 Def / 48 Spe
Impish Nature
- Glare
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Rest
As Zacian usually doesn't have Play Rough as a move, defensive Zygarde is a solid switch-in:
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 208+ Def Zygarde: 214-253 (50.9 - 60.2%) -- 89.1% chance to 2HKO
Haze lets Zygarde comfortably live Zacian's hits; Power Construct lets it become too tanky for non-Swords Dance Zacians to overwhelm:
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 208+ Def Zygarde-Complete: 214-253 (33.6 - 39.7%) -- 27% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
Glare, in conjunction with the 48 Speed EVs, allows Zygarde to outspeed Jolly Zacian after paralysis. Thousand Arrows is to chip opposing Pokemon. Zygarde should be used with a Necrozma-DM, to check Zacian in different situations; Necrozma can check Zacian when there are no hazards, and Zygarde can switch in when there are Stealth Rocks/Spikes on the user's side, as then Power Construct always activates.
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Mudsdale @ Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Earthquake
- Rest
- Counter
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale: 237-280 (58.6 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. +3 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale: 96-114 (23.7 - 28.2%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
Two high rolls only do 97 not including lefties which lets you rest and walling Zacian until you’re at plus 3 or higher and being able to counter zacian or force it out killing it later.
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale on a critical hit: 357-420 (88.3 - 103.9%) -- 25% chance to OHKO Unless it crits which still doesn’t completely OHKO Mudsdale.
Ability: Stamina
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Earthquake
- Rest
- Counter
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale: 237-280 (58.6 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. +3 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale: 96-114 (23.7 - 28.2%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
Two high rolls only do 97 not including lefties which lets you rest and walling Zacian until you’re at plus 3 or higher and being able to counter zacian or force it out killing it later.
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mudsdale on a critical hit: 357-420 (88.3 - 103.9%) -- 25% chance to OHKO Unless it crits which still doesn’t completely OHKO Mudsdale.
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Well here we go...
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sunsteel Strike
- Thunder Wave
- Morning Sun
But Minior works too :)
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sunsteel Strike
- Thunder Wave
- Morning Sun
But Minior works too :)
reserving Quagsire (solar blade Zac on sun is heat btw)
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
This set always beats zacian-crowned as long as it isn't solar blade on sun, as it takes only around 43% max from adamant play rough zacian. thanks to the passive recovery afforded by leftovers, unless 3 layers of spikes are up, Quagsire will never lose bar a crit. with some defog support, you should always be beating this monster of a mon.
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
This set always beats zacian-crowned as long as it isn't solar blade on sun, as it takes only around 43% max from adamant play rough zacian. thanks to the passive recovery afforded by leftovers, unless 3 layers of spikes are up, Quagsire will never lose bar a crit. with some defog support, you should always be beating this monster of a mon.
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Kyogre @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Kyogre is able to OHKO zacian easily using Water Sprout assuming it is at full health(but I mean we could assume zac is at 1 health so...). Since kyogre will go first using scarf it will take no damage. While it will die from wild charge it goes first due to choice scarf and OHKO's zacian.
252 SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Zacian-Crowned in Rain: 364-429 (112 - 132%) -- guaranteed OHKO
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I introduce to you the mon everyone has forgotten since the release of NDM:
Solgaleo @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Full Metal Body
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Morning Sun
- Thunder Wave / Teleport
- Earthquake (/ Teleport)
- Sunsteel Strike
As you can the see from the calcs below this mon is actually bulkier than NDM if not hit by a super effective attack due to the lack of Prism Armor.
Which in this case is not a problem since Zacians only se attack would be Assurance which this set gets around with the use of Heavy Duty Boots.
The higher speedtier (Base 97 vs 77 from NDM) in conjunction with the access to Teleport also helps Solgaleo in a potential Goth match up as they cant switch into you clicking an attack + you can Teleport out while they are resting. Aside from that this is pretty much what youd expect from a Zacian answer. Sunsteel for STAB and defense boots from Dynamax with EQ to hit Zekrom/Zacian/Eternatus hard.
Solgaleo @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Full Metal Body
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Morning Sun
- Thunder Wave / Teleport
- Earthquake (/ Teleport)
- Sunsteel Strike
As you can the see from the calcs below this mon is actually bulkier than NDM if not hit by a super effective attack due to the lack of Prism Armor.
Which in this case is not a problem since Zacians only se attack would be Assurance which this set gets around with the use of Heavy Duty Boots.
The higher speedtier (Base 97 vs 77 from NDM) in conjunction with the access to Teleport also helps Solgaleo in a potential Goth match up as they cant switch into you clicking an attack + you can Teleport out while they are resting. Aside from that this is pretty much what youd expect from a Zacian answer. Sunsteel for STAB and defense boots from Dynamax with EQ to hit Zekrom/Zacian/Eternatus hard.
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Solgaleo: 181-213 (37.8 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 160-189 (40.2 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Assurance vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Solgaleo: 180-214 (37.6 - 44.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO with hdb this is the most dmg this Zacian can do
4 Atk Solgaleo Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 170-200 (52.1 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Additional Calc for Goth to show it can not switch in cause you outspeed the turn after:
4 Atk Solgaleo Sunsteel Strike vs. 248 HP / 56+ Def Gothitelle: 127-150 (37 - 43.7%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 160-189 (40.2 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Assurance vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Solgaleo: 180-214 (37.6 - 44.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO with hdb this is the most dmg this Zacian can do
4 Atk Solgaleo Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 170-200 (52.1 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Additional Calc for Goth to show it can not switch in cause you outspeed the turn after:
4 Atk Solgaleo Sunsteel Strike vs. 248 HP / 56+ Def Gothitelle: 127-150 (37 - 43.7%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
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Groudon @ Leftovers
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Tomb
- Precipice Blades
Defensive SD Groudon is a check to Zacian-C. Behemoth Blade has an extremely low chance to 2HKO after leftovers, and Groudon is able to threaten Zacian-C out most of the time anyway since risking that small chance is almost never worth it. Groudon can also act as a revenge killer, forcing Zacian-C out while being able to set up rocks or SD to break things since Zacian-C doesn't ever want to take a Precipice Blades.
0 Atk Groudon Precipice Blades vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Zacian-Crowned: 324-384 (99.6 - 118.1%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Groudon: 189-223 (46.7 - 55.1%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Groudon: 189-223 (46.7 - 55.1%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
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ok guys time to vote
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Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 208 Def / 48 Spe
Impish Nature
- Glare
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Rest
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 208 Def / 48 Spe
Impish Nature
- Glare
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Rest
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sunsteel Strike
- Thunder Wave
- Morning Sun
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sunsteel Strike
- Thunder Wave
- Morning Sun
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
Solgaleo @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Full Metal Body
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Morning Sun
- Thunder Wave / Teleport
- Earthquake (/ Teleport)
- Sunsteel Strike
Ability: Full Metal Body
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Morning Sun
- Thunder Wave / Teleport
- Earthquake (/ Teleport)
- Sunsteel Strike
Kyogre @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Groudon @ Leftovers
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Tomb
- Precipice Blades
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Tomb
- Precipice Blades
Bro Darkrai's mudsdale was not included because mudsdale doesn't currently have a viable niche in galar ag
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FC
Congrats to GRNBLN for winning last weeks victim of the week
This Weeks Victim is:
Eternatus-Eternamax @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 16 SpA / 240 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Meteor Beam
- Dynamax Cannon
- Recover
With Eternatus-Eternamax Being Unbanned it has become the newest addition to anything goes, it has the highest hp defense and spdef in the game as well as the ability to overflow its defenses to become invincible on whichever side it chooses, the set we are trying to check this week is meteor beam cosmic power eternamax, this set is able to boost its own defenses using cosmic power and its special attack using meteor beam to reach insane stats. Help us find checks to this thing fast!!!!
This Weeks Victim is:
Eternatus-Eternamax @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 16 SpA / 240 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Meteor Beam
- Dynamax Cannon
- Recover
With Eternatus-Eternamax Being Unbanned it has become the newest addition to anything goes, it has the highest hp defense and spdef in the game as well as the ability to overflow its defenses to become invincible on whichever side it chooses, the set we are trying to check this week is meteor beam cosmic power eternamax, this set is able to boost its own defenses using cosmic power and its special attack using meteor beam to reach insane stats. Help us find checks to this thing fast!!!!
Reserving haze tapu fini
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reserving Whirlpool periish song cursola
( ye i am sorry corsola doesnt get perish song)
( ye i am sorry corsola doesnt get perish song)
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Gothitelle @ Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Taunt
- Charm
- Rest
What is this garbage mon gonna do back lmaoooooo
16 SpA Eternatus-Eternamax Dynamax Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 90-106 (26.1 - 30.8%) -- 5.6% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
16 SpA Eternatus-Eternamax Dynamax Cannon vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 60-72 (17.4 - 20.9%) -- possible 7HKO after Leftovers recovery
+6 16 SpA Eternatus-Eternamax Dynamax Cannon vs. +6 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 90-106 (26.1 - 30.8%) -- 5.6% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
16 SpA Eternatus-Eternamax Dynamax Cannon vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 60-72 (17.4 - 20.9%) -- possible 7HKO after Leftovers recovery
+6 16 SpA Eternatus-Eternamax Dynamax Cannon vs. +6 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 90-106 (26.1 - 30.8%) -- 5.6% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
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