Gen 3 Sunny Sunflora [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Sunny Beam
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Synthesis
item: Lum Berry
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Sunflora comes equipped with the highest base Special Attack in ADV ZU. This coupled with Chlorophyll makes it an incredibly threatening sun sweeper. Sunny Day ensures Sunflora will get the Speed boost it needs. Solar Beam is extremely powerful and is Sunflora's strongest STAB attack, and it can be used with little-to-no drawbacks while sun is active. Hidden Power Fire prevents Pokemon such as Bayleef, other Sunflora, or Magnemite from walling Sunflora. It's also boosted by Sunny Day allowing Sunflora to almost always 2HKO Dustox. Synthesis provides Sunflora with a reliable form of recovery that gets a boost when sun is active. Lum Berry allows Sunflora a free turn to use Sunny Day against status users like Dustox and Magnemite while also allowing preventing it from being crippled as a cleaner. Its HP investment gets higher Leftovers recovery without hindering its Speed significantly. A Modest nature provides Sunflora with extra power while still outspeeding fully-investedfoes with base 85 speed like Staryu and Aipom while Sunny Day is active.

Sunflora fits best on sun teams . It can also be used on balance teams as a late-game cleaner or mid-game wallbreaker. On teams that take advantage of sun, Sunflora appreciates other Sunny Day users such as Onix and Castform, which can help prevent Sunflora from taking a hit to set sun. Other Chlorphyll users such as Exeggcute and Nuzleaf can benefit from Sunflora's usage of Sunny Day. Likewise, they can also damage would-be checks so that Sunflora can remove them later. On balance teams Sunflora appreciates physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Cubone, and Nidorino to weaken or remove specially defensive walls such as Delcatty and Castform that stand in the way of Sunflora cleaning. These same physical wallbreakers also appreciate Sunflora as a midgame wallbreaker that can threaten their checks such as Koffing, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass. Sunflora is still outsped by Elekid even with Sunny Day active, so Pokemon that can check it such as Castform, Nosepass, and Dustox pair well with Sunflora. Fire-types such Cyndaquil and Growlithe pair well with Sunflora due to making excellent secondary special wallbreakers while Sunny Day is active. These Fire-types can also prove to be quite difficult for Sunflora to deal with, so Pokemon such as Nosepass and Chinchou make good partners.

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Great work here. QC 1/2 when implemented
[SET]
name: Sunny Beam
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Synthesis
item: Lum Berry
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 40 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Sunflora comes equipped with the highest base special attack in ADV ZU. Solar Beam is Sunflora's strongest STAB and can be used with little to no drawbacks while Sunny Day is active. Hidden Power Fire prevents Pokémon such as Bayleef, other Sunflora, or Magnemite from walling Sunflora. Synthesis provides Sunflora with a reliable form of recovery that gets a boost when Sunny Day is active. Sunny Day ensures Sunflora will get the Speed boost it needs. Its HP investment hits a Leftovers number without hindering its Special Attack significantly. A Modest nature provides Sunflora with extra power while still outspeeding fully invested base 85s like Staryu and Aipom while Sunny Day is active.

I think it's worth mentioning why Solar Beam is chosen over a Grass move that would have more immediate impact outside of Sunny Day. I know this seems nitpicky, but 208 Spe still outspeeds base 85s. If the idea is to just keep the Speed there instead of adding like 4 SpD then you can disregard this. Don't forget to mention the choice of Lum Berry > something like Leftovers.

Sunflora fits best on teams that abuse sun. It can also be used on balance teams as a late game cleaner or midgame wallbreaker. On teams that abuse sun, Sunflora appreciates other Sunny Day users such as Onix and Castform which can help prevent Sunflora from investing a turn to self set sun. Other Chlorphyll users such as Exeggcute and Nuzleaf can benefit from Sunflora's usage of Sunny Day. On balance teams Sunflora appreciates physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Cubone, and Nidorino to weaken or remove specially defensive walls that stand in the way of Sunflora cleaning. These same physical breakers also appreciate Sunflora as a midgame wallbreaker that can threaten their checks such as Koffing, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass. Sunflora is still outsped by Elekid even with Sunny Day active so Pokemon that can check it such as Castform, Nosepass, and Dustox pair well with it. Fire-types such Cyndaquil and Growlithe pair well with Sunflora due to making excellent secondary special wallbreakers while Sunny Day is active.

I know you mention the Fire-types, but you might want to mention counters to them defensively since they can take a Solar Beam and OHKO back. I know this is mentioned in the Checks Counters but might be worth noting teammates to help here. I think it can also be good to mention how either Nuzleaf and Egg can help soften up checks for Sunflora on Sun teams or vice versa.

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Nice job, QC: 2/2 when implemented

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[SET]
name: Sunny Beam
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Synthesis
item: Lum Berry
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 40 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe You have an extra 4 evs.

[SET COMMENTS]
Sunflora comes equipped with the highest base special attack in ADV ZU. This is the section about the Pokemon's role, mention that this high Special Attack makes Sunflora a powerful sun sweeper here thanks to Chlorophyll. Solar Beam is Sunflora's strongest STAB attack and can be used with little to no drawbacks while Sunny Day is active. Mention that it's extremely powerful. "strongest STAB" implies that but it should be clearer. Hidden Power Fire prevents Pokéemon Remove accent such as Bayleef, other Sunflora, or Magnemite from walling Sunflora. Mention that it's powered up by Sunny Day Synthesis provides Sunflora with a reliable form of recovery that gets a boost when Sunny Day is active. Sunny Day ensures Sunflora will get the Speed boost it needs. Sunny Day should be mentioned first. It's basically the only reason why this set functions, and it does more than just the Speed Boost, most importantly making Solar Beam usable. Move this to be right after the first sentence or merged it with it. Lum Berry allows Sunflora a free turn to use Sunny Day against status users like Dustox and Magnemite. It can also prevent Sunflora from being crippled as a cleaner. "Free turn" applies to both situations, as it'd get a free turn in the latter, but to attack in that case. Merge the sentences to say something along the lines of "a free turn against status users like ... , giving it a free turn to set up Sunny Day or continue it's sweep". Its HP investment hits a Leftovers number without hindering its Special Attack Did you mean Speed significantly. A Modest nature provides Sunflora with extra power while still outspeeding fully invested base 85s like Staryu and Aipom while Sunny Day is active.

Sunflora fits best on teams that abuse sun. It can also be used on balance teams as a late game cleaner or midgame wallbreaker. On teams that abuse sun, Sunflora appreciates other Sunny Day users such as Onix and Castform which can help prevent Sunflora from investing a turn taking a hit to self set sun. Other Chlorphyll users such as Exeggcute and Nuzleaf can benefit from Sunflora's usage of Sunny Day. Likewise, they can also damage would be checks so that Sunflora can remove them later. On balance teams Sunflora appreciates physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Cubone, and Nidorino to weaken or remove specially defensive walls that stand in the way of Sunflora cleaning. Give examples These same physical wallbreakers also appreciate Sunflora as a midgame wallbreaker that can threaten their checks such as Koffing, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass. Sunflora is still outsped by Elekid even with Sunny Day active so Pokemon that can check it such as Castform, Nosepass, and Dustox pair well with it. Fire-types such Cyndaquil and Growlithe pair well with Sunflora due to making excellent secondary special wallbreakers while Sunny Day is active. These Fire-types can also prove to be quite difficult for Sunflora to deal with so Pokemon such as Nosepass and Chinchou make good partners.

[SET CREDITS]
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add remove comment (ac) = add comma
[SET]
name: Sunny Beam
move 1: Sunny Day
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Synthesis
item: Lum Berry
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Modest
evs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Sunflora comes equipped with the highest base special attack Special Attack in ADV ZU. This coupled with Chlorophyll make makes it an incredibly threatening sun sweeper. Sunny Day ensures Sunflora will get the Speed boost it needs. Solar Beam is extremely powerful and is Sunflora's strongest STAB attack, (ac) and it can be used with little to no little-to-no drawbacks while Sunny Day is active. Hidden Power Fire prevents Pokemon such as Bayleef, other Sunflora, or and Magnemite from walling Sunflora. It's also boosted by Sunny Day sun, (ac) allowing Sunflora to almost always 2HKO Dustox. Synthesis provides Sunflora with a reliable form of recovery that gets a boost when Sunny Day sun is active. Lum Berry allows Sunflora a free turn to use Sunny Day against status users like Dustox and Magnemite, (remove comma) while also allowing preventing it from being crippled as a cleaner. Its HP investment hits a Leftovers number gets higher Leftovers recovery without hindering its Speed significantly. A Modest nature provides Sunflora with extra power while still outspeeding fully invested base 85s fully-invested foes with base 85 Speed like Staryu and Aipom while Sunny Day is active.

Sunflora fits best on teams that abuse sun sun teams. It can also be used on balance teams as a late game late-game (add hyphen) cleaner or midgame mid-game (add hyphen) wallbreaker. On teams that abuse take advantage of sun, Sunflora appreciates other Sunny Day users such as Onix and Castform, (ac) which can help prevent Sunflora from taking a hit to self set sun. Other Chlorphyll users such as Exeggcute and Nuzleaf can benefit from Sunflora's usage of Sunny Day. Likewise, they can also damage would be would-be checks so that Sunflora can remove them later. On balance teams Sunflora appreciates physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Cubone, and Nidorino to weaken or remove specially defensive walls such as Delcatty and Castform that stand in the way of Sunflora cleaning. These same physical wallbreakers also appreciate Sunflora as a midgame mid-game wallbreaker that can threaten their checks such as Koffing, Rhyhorn, and Nosepass. Sunflora is still outsped by Elekid even with Sunny Day active, (ac) so Pokemon that can check it such as Castform, Nosepass, and Dustox pair well with it Sunflora. Fire-types such Cyndaquil and Growlithe pair well with Sunflora due to making excellent secondary special wallbreakers while Sunny Day is active. These Fire-types can also prove to be quite difficult for Sunflora to deal with, (ac) so Pokemon such as Nosepass and Chinchou make good partners.

[SET CREDITS](removed 2 lines)
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