Project SV OU - Victim of the Week (Week 62: Dragon Dance Kyurem) [SUBMISSIONS OPEN!]

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Congratulations to Dragonitebestboi (:Breloom:) and Motor Hawk (:Corviknight:) for winning Week 10; your sets have beeen added to the hall of fame!
~ Checks ~
Tera Rock :breloom: by Dragonitebestboi - 3
Mixed :iron valiant:by Giyu - 2
DD ESpeed :dragonite: by Lectrys - 2
IronPress :Garganacl: by pratik2007 - 2
Body Press :Orthworm:by SLDR - 2
Tera Fairy :Ting-Lu: by InvisibleWater - 0

+ Counters +
Rocky Helmet :corviknight: by Motor Hawk - 4
Avalanche :avalugg: by Mugenman88 - 4
Rocky Helmet :dondozo: by 1LDK - 2
WispHex :skeledirge: by Dr Ya Yeet - 1
RestTalk :Iron Hands: by Admiral_Stalfos19 - 0

Our new victim for Week 11 will be… Volcarona!
:sv/Volcarona:
Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Fiery Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Tera Blast​

Canonincally hailed as containing the power of the sun, Volcarona boasts being one of “[this generation’s] most dangerous sweepers,” as the first line of every Smogon Analysis ifor each generation of OU it has been a part of. With a design partly inspired by the Kaiju Mothra from the Godzilla franchise, Volcarona’s usage of Terastalization has seen to it living up to its terrifying heritage, capable of clearing entire teams after a single boost. If you guess its Tera type wrong, you just might not live to tell the tale.
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This week, we will be looking at Tera Ground Volcarona.

How will YOU squash this blazing bug? Submissions end Sunday, April 2nd at 23:59 GMT-3!
Please remember to clarify if you are submitting a set as a check or a true counter!

(PS: Do you actually enjoy the memes I make as part of these? Or should I stop making them?)
 
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:azumarill:

Azumarill @ Choice Band
Adamant Nature
Ability: Huge Power
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Liquidation
- Superpower

A nice hard check here, if Azu gets in all it has to do is click Aqua Jet, and say goodbye to your Volcarona, which means it can never really try to set up since the threat of the revenge kill is always there. Azumarill can also hard switch in if Volcarona isn't boosted up since is only likely to get OHKO'd by Tera Ground Tera Blast when Volc is at +2, and only 25% of the time, but otherwise it can take the hit, especially if it's not clicking Tera Blast. EVs are more for the team setting, speed EVs get the jump on Corviknight.

+2 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 116 HP / 0 SpD Azumarill: 324-382 (87.5 - 103.2%) -- 25% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 116 HP / 0 SpD Azumarill: 162-192 (43.7 - 51.8%) -- 11.7% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 116 HP / 0 SpD Azumarill: 91-108 (24.5 - 29.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 4HKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Huge Power Azumarill Aqua Jet vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 338-402 (108.6 - 129.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Liquidation
- Ice Punch

liquidation valiant is a great offensive check for volcarona on HO. It comes in after they've danced once, then outspeeds and OHKOs
252 Atk Tera Water Iron Valiant Liquidation vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 396-468 (127.3 - 150.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
bye bye bitch ass moth
 
Reserving :Tyranitar:

COUNTER

Tyranitar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sand Stream
Tera Type: Flying (Whatever you want really, you don't need tera for this)
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Crunch

I had another idea in mind, but I'm gonna hold onto that a bit longer, anyways, back to the topic at hand

+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 132-156 (32.6 - 38.6%) -- 97.9% chance to 3HKO
+2 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 194-230 (48 - 56.9%) -- 90.6% chance to 2HKO

Volc can't really do shit against you, meanwhile

0 Atk Tyranitar Rock Slide vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 592-700 (190.3 - 225%) -- guaranteed OHKO
But this is too easy, and tera ground covers that
0 Atk Tyranitar Rock Slide vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 74-87 (23.7 - 27.9%) -- 91% chance to 4HKO

But, with Avalanche in our arsenal, he gets smacked either way
0 Atk Tyranitar Avalanche vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 316-372 (101.6 - 119.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO (this calc is with a 120 BP avalanche thanks to going slow)

Will 1LDK win this time? We'll see in the next episode of Smogon Ball Z
 
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:sv/dragonite:

kill (Dragonite) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch/roost/encore(if real)

You come in on it,even if boosted,even if offensive,coz not only multiscale but also you resist everything etc

+1 252+ Atk Tera Normal Dragonite Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 313-369 (100.6 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1831006068
^ how it could play out in battle
 
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(Hard) Counter: One Cloddy Boi
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The Clod (Clodsire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Water/ Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
- Recover

Even after Volcarona Teras and hits you with tera blast, it's only a three-hit KO. Meaning that you can hit it with the old toxic and recover stall/ equake to your hearts content.

This is NOT INCLUDING your own tera. Once you tera, its ALL OVER. (5 HKO, pathetic).

Unaware means that even if you let Volcarona cook, it doesn't matter.

Clodsire wins every time, tera or no tera for either side. GG.

+3 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Unaware Clodsire: 194-230 (41.9 - 49.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+3 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Unaware Tera Water Clodsire: 109-130 (23.5 - 28%) -- 90.1% chance to 4HKO
+3 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Unaware Tera Flying Clodsire: 97-115 (20.9 - 24.8%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
+3 252 SpA Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Unaware Clodsire: 97-115 (20.9 - 24.8%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
0 Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 121-144 (38.9 - 46.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
 
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:sv/gyarados:
Gyarados @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Tera Blast
- Taunt

Gyarados is a check. Its typing gives it a resistance to both of Volcarona's STABs and an immunity to Ground, allowing it to easily switch in on an unboosted Tera Ground Volcarona's attacks and threaten an OHKO with Waterfall. Even if Volcarona does set up, it needs multiple Special Attack boosts to even have a chance to 2HKO, and that can be difficult to achieve if you're at least somewhat proactive.

It's worth noting that your own Tera Blast can also threaten an OHKO if Volcarona hasn't Tera'd yet, but Tera Flying takes away your Fire resistance, making that somewhat risky.

:gyarados:
252 Atk Gyarados Waterfall vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 362-428 (116.3 - 137.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0- SpA Gyarados Tera Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Volcarona: 34-40 (10.9 - 12.8%) -- possible 8HKO
252 Atk Tera Flying Gyarados Tera Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 484-572 (155.6 - 183.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Tera Flying Gyarados Tera Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 242-286 (77.8 - 91.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

:volcarona:
252 SpA Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 67-79 (20.2 - 23.8%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
+1 252 SpA Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 100-118 (30.2 - 35.6%) -- 35% chance to 3HKO
+2 252 SpA Volcarona Fiery Dance vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 134-158 (40.4 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 75-89 (22.6 - 26.8%) -- 35.2% chance to 4HKO
+1 252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 113-133 (34.1 - 40.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+2 252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 150-177 (45.3 - 53.4%) -- 40.2% chance to 2HKO
 
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:sv/ceruledge:
Ceruledge @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Level: 100
Careful Nature
Tera Type: Bug Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe
- Bitter Blade
- Shadow Sneak
- Taunt
- Bulk Up

Tera Bug Ceruledge is really underrated in the current meta. The lack of strong flying type pokemons and the only relevant one being Corviknight which cannot beat you without tera , makes this set something to keep in mind. Bitter Blade does 54-60% without any atk investments.
0 Atk Ceruledge Bitter Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 168-198 (54 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Tera Bug Ceruledge Bitter Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 168-198 (54 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 252 HP / 200+ SpD Tera Bug Ceruledge: 171-202 (48.3 - 57%) -- 92.6% chance to 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 252 HP / 200+ SpD Tera Bug Ceruledge: 76-90 (21.4 - 25.4%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

Volcarona fails to 2HKO with a +1 boost (due to bittler blade healing) , and you can 2HKO volc in return while also healing some of the damage taken. If your opponent has exhausted their tera on something else, you don't even need to tera against volc.
 
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AV Duck (Quaquaval) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 192 Atk / 64 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Aqua Step
- Ice Spinner
- Brave Bird/Wave Crash/U-turn

Lives boosted Bug Buzz into Tera Ground after rocks with a little investment.
+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 64 SpD Assault Vest Quaquaval: 88-104 (28.2 - 33.4%)
+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 0 HP / 64 SpD Assault Vest Quaquaval: 157-186 (50.4 - 59.8%)
Speed allows it to beat Meow after one use of aqua step, one of the fastest non-boosted mons.
It resists common priority sucker punch.
252+ Atk Supreme Overlord 5 allies fainted Kingambit Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Quaquaval: 117-138 (37.6 - 44.3%)

Calcs against bulkier mons
+1 252+ Atk Quaquaval Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 172+ Def Amoonguss: 400-472 (92.5 - 109.2%)
+1 252+ Atk Quaquaval Ice Spinner vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 282-334 (87.3 - 103.4%)
+1 252+ Atk Quaquaval Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 211-250 (52.8 - 62.6%)
+1 252+ Atk Quaquaval Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 156+ Def Garganacl: 390-462 (96.5 - 114.3%)

Does not require much investment for the oneshot with Aqua Step, the standard bulk up set could run a little more attack to guarantee it. But this requires switching in on the quiver dance.

Of course this is hardly a good general volc check because giga drain and psychic are so common...
 
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:SV/Walking Wake:
Walking Wake @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Steam
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump

Probably one of the more fair sets this terror who survived a OU suspect test has, this can outspeed and OHKO a Volcarona with no boosts and outspeed and 2HKO a +1 Volcarona, regardless of whether it has used its Tera Ground or not:

252 SpA Walking Wake Hydro Pump vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Volcarona: 336-396 (108 - 127.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
(252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Walking Wake: 177-208 (52.2 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)
(252 SpA Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Volcarona: 242-288 (77.8 - 92.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)
(252 SpA Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. +1 0 HP / 4 SpD Volcarona: 164-194 (52.7 - 62.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)
 
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:Sv/gyarados:

Gyarados @ Lum Berry
Level: 100
Jolly Nature
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Waterfall
- Tera Blast
- Taunt
- Dragon Dance

With Gyarados, not only can you easily switch it in on the quiver, you can then choose to either ohkoe or setup a ddance if you wish to.
Additionally due to all of volcs moves being resist, switching in on it even when it is already plus onez you will still live and be able to ohkoe it back.
Additionally Gyarados loves to run lum berry as it hates burns, so this means that if even if you get flame bodied, it will remove the burn and you will be +1 from moxie.


+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gyarados: 113-133 (34.1 - 40.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
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This has already been taken too
 
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:Sv/gallade:

Gallade @ Choice Band
Level: 100
Jolly Nature
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Psycho Cut
- Sacred Sword
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off

with sharpness, gallade has become a potent offensive threat. Due to its high spdef, gallade can tank a plus one hit from volcarona.

+1 252 SpA Tera Ground Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gallade: 201-237 (72.5 - 85.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

and ohko it back whether or not it terastalizes

252 Atk Choice Band Sharpness Gallade Psycho Cut vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 355-418 (114.1 - 134.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO


252 Atk Choice Band Sharpness Gallade Psycho Cut vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 355-418 (114.1 - 134.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Sylveon @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Calm Nature
Tera Type: Psychic/Fairy Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
- Hyper Voice
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Wish

:Sylveon: the lovable little Eeveelution may seem innocent at first but, make no mistake it can face off against some of the biggest threats in OU. This is a little variation on the Calm Mind, Wish Sylveon set, just replacing Protect with Psyshock.

:Sylveon: has amazing special bulk alongside its decent HP can tank any hit from :Volcarona: amazingly and switch in practically for free.

252 SpA Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Sylveon: 91-108 (23 - 27.4%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252 SpA Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Sylveon: 136-162 (34.5 - 41.1%) -- 64.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

There are two possibilities here. Firstly, Volcarona can use Flamethrower on switch in, dealing pitiful damage. Sylveon can just start to spam Wish and Calm Mind and set up all over Volcarona. If Volcarona Quiver Dances on switch in, you can still just Calm Mind and Wish into the sunset. Tera Ground doesn't really make a difference here, if anything it just makes Hyper Voice do more. If it devolves into a setup faceoff, you just get up a few stages and kill with Psyshock.

+2 4 SpA Sylveon Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 178-210 (57.2 - 67.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+6 4 SpA Sylveon Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 355-418 (114.1 - 134.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

You can even go Tera Psychic to secure the Psyshock OHKO at +3 while still avoiding the OHKO from +4 Bug Buzz.

+4 252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. +3 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tera Psychic Sylveon: 218-258 (55.3 - 65.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+3 4 SpA Tera Psychic Sylveon Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 331-391 (106.4 - 125.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

This set not only beats this specific variant of Volcarona but also practically every other variant except the Tera Steel version.

This set is also really nice for luring in poison type walls such as Toxapex and Clodsire.

+2 4 SpA Tera Psychic Sylveon Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 192+ Def Toxapex: 210-248 (69 - 81.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
4 SpA Tera Psychic Sylveon Psyshock vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Clodsire: 282-332 (60.9 - 71.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

It also beats offensive threats such as Dragapult, Great Tusk, Roaring Moon and Walking Wake pretty handily even without setup.
 
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Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP/8 Def/252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera-Type: Fire
- Dual Wingbeat
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Roost

Poor Mence. It used to be almost completely superior to DNite back in Gens 3 & 4, but now its always seen as the worse one :/

Thankfully, it still has one useful trait; the ability to speed tie with Volcarona. Dragon Dance lets it maintain that speed tie (or breach it if Volc stops setting up), and the EVs give it the bulk it needs to set up safely.

Mence completely walls Tera Ground Volc. The best it can do is hit Mence with Tera Blast while it's yet to Terastallize, but...

A.) That defeats the purpose of Tera Blast as a whole, and
B.) Even if it does make the play, Volc needs to get all the way up to +5 before it even has a chance to OHKO, or +6 to secure it

+5 252 SpA Volcarona Tera Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Salamence: 377-444 (95.9 - 112.9%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

Meanwhile, Mence only needs 2 DDs to OHKO Tera Ground Volc with Dual Wingbeat, or 3 for EQ if you wanna play it safe

+2 0 Atk Salamence Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 318-374 (102.2 - 120.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+3 0 Atk Salamence Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Ground Volcarona: 330-389 (106.1 - 125%) -- guaranteed OHKO

You can even potentially use this Mence to scout for the Tera-Type Volc actually has, since it'll be forced to Terastallize if it wants the slightest chance to survive Dual Wingbeat on its own right

0 Atk Salamence Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 316-376 (101.6 - 120.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Great Tusk @ Assault Vest
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 248 HP / 4 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin

Doesn't fully beat it but is
252 SpA Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Great Tusk: 106-126 (24.4 - 29%) -- 99.7% chance to 4HKO'd by it while Tera Blast Ground does less and Bug Buzz is weaker while
4 Atk Great Tusk Rock Slide vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 388-460 (124.7 - 147.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO. 4 Atk isn't necessary but I prefer to have a Attack boost under sun.
 
Dondozo @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Wave Crash
- Sleep Talk
- Rest



Sp. def dozo is a hard check as it can easily eat any attack, take 2 bug buzz and ohko with wave crash

252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Dondozo: 144-169 (28.5 - 33.5%) -- 0.2% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Dondozo Wave Crash vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 368-434 (118.3 - 139.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
Wow! With a total of 14 submissions, this marks our most involved round of submissions yet. A huge thank you to all of you who participate in this project on a weekly basis!

The amount of viable submissions has been slowly increasing over the last few weeks. For starters, I'll also now be recording the runner-up for both checks and counters in the hall of fame; to help manage the increased amount of submissions, I'm going to slightly be changing the formula for the voting process!
  • You can now vote for two checks and two counters each, ranked by preference.
  • Your first choice will count as two votes, while your second choice will count as one.
  • Example:
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  • As always, you do not have to vote four times, but please try to recognize deserving submissions!
  • If you have any questions, feel free to DM me!

With that stuff all out of the way, here are your submissions for Week 11! You can vote for two checks and two counters each, in order of preference. As always, please remember you cannot vote for your own submissions!

* was submitted as a check, but meets the criteria to be considered a counter

Voting ends Wednesday April 12th at 23:59 GMT-3!​
 
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