[SET]
name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Psychic Noise
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Recover
item: Life Orb
tera type: Fighting / Water
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 212 SpA / 44 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Reuniclus is a unique stallbreaker in OU thanks to its combination of Psychic Noise, Magic Guard, and Knock Off that punishes passive play. Psychic Noise denies recovery from bulky Pokemon like Gliscor, Garganacl, and Dondozo as well as bypassing Substitute against attackers like Kyurem and Iron Moth. Knock Off removes Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Moltres in order to make them susceptible to entry hazard chip damage and Leftovers from Dark-types unaffected by Psychic Noise like Ting-Lu and Darkrai. Focus Blast is coverage to hit Dark-types that can otherwise switch into Reuniclus easily like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Darkrai. Life Orb gives it a power boost, enabling it to secure OHKOs on threats like Iron Moth and Pecharunt with none of the downside thanks to Magic Guard. Magic Guard also enables Reuniclus to absorb status from bulky Pokemon like Gliscor, Moltres, and Toxapex. 44 Speed EVs are used to outpace uninvested base 35s like Garganacl, Dondozo, and Toxapex. Tera Fighting powers up Focus Blast to guarantee a 2HKO on Ting-Lu and gives it a resistance to Dark-type attacks, allowing it to check Pokemon like Kingambit and Darkrai. Tera Water is an alternative that allows Reuniclus to check threats like Walking Wake and Cinderace.
Reuniclus fits best on offense teams that can take advantage of its ability to disrupt bulkier teams. Spikes setters like Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott are excellent teammates for it, checking Ghost-types like Dragapult and Gholdengo as well as checking Iron Crown while setting entry hazards to chip them down repeatedly. Reuniclus helps them out by using Knock Off to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from threats like Kyurem, Darkrai, and Enamorus to make them susceptible to chip damage from their entry hazards. Kingambit pairs extremely well with Reuniclus as well due to their fantastic defensive synergy; it fares well against almost all of Reuniclus's checks, namely Dragapult, Gholdengo, Darkrai, and Iron Crown. In return, Reuniclus is able to face off against some of Kingambit's worst matchups like Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, Substitute Iron Moth, and Dondozo. Zamazenta fits well with Reuniclus due to its ability to switch into Kingambit, one of Reuniclus's biggest checks, and check other Dark-types like Darkrai and Hisuian Samurott, with Reuniclus being good into some of Zamazenta's checks like Galarian Slowking and Moltres. Reuniclus is also able to utilize its combination of Knock Off and Magic Guard to remove Rocky Helmet from physically bulky Pokemon like Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Corviknight without any drawback and absorb burn from Moltres's Flame Body, letting Zamazenta break through them without worrying about any potential chip damage or crippling status conditions. Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Primarina appreciate Reuniclus having favorable matchups into bulky Poison-types like Galarian Slowking and Toxapex, allowing them to sweep after they've either been severely weakened or outright defeated, and Reuniclus loves their resistances to Dark- and Bug-type moves that let them come in on Pokemon like Hisuian Samurott and U-turn users. Moltres is a good pairing with Reuniclus, since it checks shakier matchups like Great Tusk, Kingambit, and Weavile and can use U-turn to bring it in safely. Wallbreakers like Kyurem and Raging Bolt love Reuniclus's ability to cripple bulky walls like Galarian Slowking, Gliscor, Garganacl, and Clodsire, wearing them down by either removing their items to make them susceptible to entry hazard damage or denying them their recovery. Reuniclus is also unaffected by Salt Cure chip thanks to Magic Guard. In return, they're able to decimate Pokemon that threaten Reuniclus like Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-W, and Hisuian Samurott. Pecharunt is able to pivot into Reuniclus with Parting Shot to land Knock Off and Psychic Noise into weakened threats and force switches.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ninth.612443/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Grammar checked by:
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name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Psychic Noise
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Recover
item: Life Orb
tera type: Fighting / Water
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 212 SpA / 44 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Reuniclus is a unique stallbreaker in OU thanks to its combination of Psychic Noise, Magic Guard, and Knock Off that punishes passive play. Psychic Noise denies recovery from bulky Pokemon like Gliscor, Garganacl, and Dondozo as well as bypassing Substitute against attackers like Kyurem and Iron Moth. Knock Off removes Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon like Dragapult, Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Moltres in order to make them susceptible to entry hazard chip damage and Leftovers from Dark-types unaffected by Psychic Noise like Ting-Lu and Darkrai. Focus Blast is coverage to hit Dark-types that can otherwise switch into Reuniclus easily like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Darkrai. Life Orb gives it a power boost, enabling it to secure OHKOs on threats like Iron Moth and Pecharunt with none of the downside thanks to Magic Guard. Magic Guard also enables Reuniclus to absorb status from bulky Pokemon like Gliscor, Moltres, and Toxapex. 44 Speed EVs are used to outpace uninvested base 35s like Garganacl, Dondozo, and Toxapex. Tera Fighting powers up Focus Blast to guarantee a 2HKO on Ting-Lu and gives it a resistance to Dark-type attacks, allowing it to check Pokemon like Kingambit and Darkrai. Tera Water is an alternative that allows Reuniclus to check threats like Walking Wake and Cinderace.
Reuniclus fits best on offense teams that can take advantage of its ability to disrupt bulkier teams. Spikes setters like Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott are excellent teammates for it, checking Ghost-types like Dragapult and Gholdengo as well as checking Iron Crown while setting entry hazards to chip them down repeatedly. Reuniclus helps them out by using Knock Off to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from threats like Kyurem, Darkrai, and Enamorus to make them susceptible to chip damage from their entry hazards. Kingambit pairs extremely well with Reuniclus as well due to their fantastic defensive synergy; it fares well against almost all of Reuniclus's checks, namely Dragapult, Gholdengo, Darkrai, and Iron Crown. In return, Reuniclus is able to face off against some of Kingambit's worst matchups like Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, Substitute Iron Moth, and Dondozo. Zamazenta fits well with Reuniclus due to its ability to switch into Kingambit, one of Reuniclus's biggest checks, and check other Dark-types like Darkrai and Hisuian Samurott, with Reuniclus being good into some of Zamazenta's checks like Galarian Slowking and Moltres. Reuniclus is also able to utilize its combination of Knock Off and Magic Guard to remove Rocky Helmet from physically bulky Pokemon like Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Corviknight without any drawback and absorb burn from Moltres's Flame Body, letting Zamazenta break through them without worrying about any potential chip damage or crippling status conditions. Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Primarina appreciate Reuniclus having favorable matchups into bulky Poison-types like Galarian Slowking and Toxapex, allowing them to sweep after they've either been severely weakened or outright defeated, and Reuniclus loves their resistances to Dark- and Bug-type moves that let them come in on Pokemon like Hisuian Samurott and U-turn users. Moltres is a good pairing with Reuniclus, since it checks shakier matchups like Great Tusk, Kingambit, and Weavile and can use U-turn to bring it in safely. Wallbreakers like Kyurem and Raging Bolt love Reuniclus's ability to cripple bulky walls like Galarian Slowking, Gliscor, Garganacl, and Clodsire, wearing them down by either removing their items to make them susceptible to entry hazard damage or denying them their recovery. Reuniclus is also unaffected by Salt Cure chip thanks to Magic Guard. In return, they're able to decimate Pokemon that threaten Reuniclus like Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-W, and Hisuian Samurott. Pecharunt is able to pivot into Reuniclus with Parting Shot to land Knock Off and Psychic Noise into weakened threats and force switches.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ninth.612443/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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