[SET]
Bulky Support (Suicune) @ Safety Goggles / Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 4 SpA / 60 SpD / 84 Spe
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Snarl
- Tailwind / Mist
- Roar / Helping Hand / Icy Wind
[SET COMMENTS]
With exceptional bulk, a great defensive typing, and Inner Focus allowing it to ignore Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom, Suicune provides bulky support options thanks to its plethora of utility and disruptive moves. Snarl weakens special attackers like Calyrex-S, Terapagos, and Kyogre. Tailwind provides speed control for the team, while Mist finds a niche in protecting the team from stat drops, such as from Intimidate and Snarl. Roar allows Suicune to prevent Trick Room from going up by forcefully switching out setters like Farigiraf and Calyrex-I and can neutralize setup attempts from Pokemon like Calm Mind Terapagos while tanking attacks like Glacial Lance and Tera Starstorm thanks to its excellent defenses. Meanwhile, Helping Hand boosts the partner Pokemon's damage output to quickly KO opposing Pokemon. Icy Wind is a nice alternative in this slot for a lingering Speed reduction, which can come in handy when facing Calyrex-S and Zacian-C. Safety Goggles grants an immunity to Spore and Rage Powder and is especially useful to force out Trick Room setters with Roar while ignoring Amoonguss. Leftovers, on the other hand, provides passive recovery to further increase Suicune's longevity when combined with its natural bulk. The EV spread allows Suicune to avoid a 3HKO from -1 Choice Specs Terapagos's and Calyrex I's Tera Starstorm and High Horsepower, respectively, and turns Koraidon's Collision Course into a 3HKO after Leftovers recovery. The Special Defense EVs let Suicune survive two Astral Barrages from +1 bulky Calyrex-S. The Speed investment enables Suicune to outspeed most Rillaboom, helping it set up Tailwind before Rillaboom can hit it with a Wood Hammer. Tera Dark provides a resistance to Ghost-type attacks like Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage, an immunity to its Psyshock, and an immunity to Prankster Taunt from Tornadus and Whimsicott, and it also enables Suicune to 2HKO Calyrex-S with Snarl.
Due to its passive field presence, Suicune is immediately threatened by strong super effective attacks like Volt Switch and Electro Drift from Miraidon, Thunderbolt from Raging Bolt, and Wood Hammer from Rillaboom. Pokemon carrying Covert Cloak, like Calyrex-S and Terapagos, can simply choose to ignore Suicune and set up. Prankster Taunt users like Tornadus can shut down most of Suicune's support options as well, unless it Terastallizes. This makes fast offensive Pokemon like Zacian-C excellent partners for Suicune, as they outspeed and threaten to OHKO most of the aforementioned Pokemon while appreciating the protection against stat drops provided by Suicune's Mist. Landorus counters threatening Electric-types like Miraidon and Raging Bolt and deals massive damage to Rillaboom with Sludge Bomb. Incineroar provides Fake Out and Intimidate support, gets rid of Covert Cloak with Knock Off, and threatens to burn Rillaboom with Will-O-Wisp.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Bulky Support (Suicune) @ Safety Goggles / Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 4 SpA / 60 SpD / 84 Spe
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Snarl
- Tailwind / Mist
- Roar / Helping Hand / Icy Wind
[SET COMMENTS]
With exceptional bulk, a great defensive typing, and Inner Focus allowing it to ignore Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom, Suicune provides bulky support options thanks to its plethora of utility and disruptive moves. Snarl weakens special attackers like Calyrex-S, Terapagos, and Kyogre. Tailwind provides speed control for the team, while Mist finds a niche in protecting the team from stat drops, such as from Intimidate and Snarl. Roar allows Suicune to prevent Trick Room from going up by forcefully switching out setters like Farigiraf and Calyrex-I and can neutralize setup attempts from Pokemon like Calm Mind Terapagos while tanking attacks like Glacial Lance and Tera Starstorm thanks to its excellent defenses. Meanwhile, Helping Hand boosts the partner Pokemon's damage output to quickly KO opposing Pokemon. Icy Wind is a nice alternative in this slot for a lingering Speed reduction, which can come in handy when facing Calyrex-S and Zacian-C. Safety Goggles grants an immunity to Spore and Rage Powder and is especially useful to force out Trick Room setters with Roar while ignoring Amoonguss. Leftovers, on the other hand, provides passive recovery to further increase Suicune's longevity when combined with its natural bulk. The EV spread allows Suicune to avoid a 3HKO from -1 Choice Specs Terapagos's and Calyrex I's Tera Starstorm and High Horsepower, respectively, and turns Koraidon's Collision Course into a 3HKO after Leftovers recovery. The Special Defense EVs let Suicune survive two Astral Barrages from +1 bulky Calyrex-S. The Speed investment enables Suicune to outspeed most Rillaboom, helping it set up Tailwind before Rillaboom can hit it with a Wood Hammer. Tera Dark provides a resistance to Ghost-type attacks like Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage, an immunity to its Psyshock, and an immunity to Prankster Taunt from Tornadus and Whimsicott, and it also enables Suicune to 2HKO Calyrex-S with Snarl.
Due to its passive field presence, Suicune is immediately threatened by strong super effective attacks like Volt Switch and Electro Drift from Miraidon, Thunderbolt from Raging Bolt, and Wood Hammer from Rillaboom. Pokemon carrying Covert Cloak, like Calyrex-S and Terapagos, can simply choose to ignore Suicune and set up. Prankster Taunt users like Tornadus can shut down most of Suicune's support options as well, unless it Terastallizes. This makes fast offensive Pokemon like Zacian-C excellent partners for Suicune, as they outspeed and threaten to OHKO most of the aforementioned Pokemon while appreciating the protection against stat drops provided by Suicune's Mist. Landorus counters threatening Electric-types like Miraidon and Raging Bolt and deals massive damage to Rillaboom with Sludge Bomb. Incineroar provides Fake Out and Intimidate support, gets rid of Covert Cloak with Knock Off, and threatens to burn Rillaboom with Will-O-Wisp.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mr-gx.239881/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ipetbigfoot.645750/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fyfyy.641757/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adorluigi.528364/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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