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Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
Name: Shell Smash (Grass)
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through Pokemon that trouble Grass teams such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and hits things Seed Bomb cannot KO such as Walking Wake and Air Balloon Glimmora. Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Headlong Rush allows Torterra to hit Steel- and Poison-types such as Heatran and Amoonguss. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types, such as Talonflame, Dragonite, and Zapdos, that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing to secure the Poison matchup alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole. An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, but a Jolly nature can outspeed slower Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra's Headlong Rush have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-H is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss respectively in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types, such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake, that can halt Torterra's sweep by outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions, such as Poison, that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which Torterra can struggle with finding otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and provides an Ice neutrality, allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put foes to sleep with Spore, while using Mach Punch to remove Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threaten Baxcalibur, which can each end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup, where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric-type STAB moves, respectively, while also being able to scare out Corviknight. Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra thanks to Heatproof.


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:torterra:
Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
name: Shell Smash (Grass)
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the relevant unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through more passive types such as Poison (ngl I think thats just the point of the set, no other Grass mon does this as well as him, though he'll need H.Slam to do this. Mention this thought tho imo). Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and decimates types such as Fire, Poison, Steel, and Bug (Bug resists Ground...you might be interested in talking about this when you reach Rock Blast). Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame and Corviknight that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves (note that it just 2HKO'es SpDef Corv, while Talon is an OHKO) . Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing, alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole, but decreases its reliability into Steel teams (it outright cant with Steel without Rock Blast, since it cant kill corv). An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, as a Jolly nature does not outspeed anything notable (you outspeed scarfers like Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott, clearing rather easier matchups in Ground/Water). Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-Hearthflame is a great teammate for Torterra, as the two destroy Steel teams with their secondary STAB moves (Would rather kill this sentence and just mention the second thing->). Additionally, Ogerpon-H can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. It also provides an emergency Fire-type switch-in thanks to its neutrality to Fire.(sinistcha would tho) In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight (Corv doesnt run HDB?) and Amoonguss to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Baxcalibur and Kommo-o, (interestingly, Meow hates both Priorities you mentioned, so probably change that instead [Cat gets OHKO'ed by both at +1 iirc]) that can halt Torterra's sweep through priority. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts and offers a way to beat Dragon alongside an Ice neutrality (its your only Chien-Pao "Check"), while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur (with Priority?), which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly.
Add Hisuian Lilligant, Rotom-C. Both "help" in the Flying matchup that this set wouldnt really do well against
Also add Sinistcha

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Torterra has no other viable options.
(if no viable options, just kill that part)

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Neko said:
:torterra:
Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
name: Shell Smash (Grass)
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the relevant unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through more passive types such as Poison (ngl I think thats just the point of the set, no other Grass mon does this as well as him, though he'll need H.Slam to do this. Mention this thought tho imo). Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and decimates types such as Fire, Poison, Steel, and Bug (Bug resists Ground...you might be interested in talking about this when you reach Rock Blast). Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame and Corviknight that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves (note that it just 2HKO'es SpDef Corv, while Talon is an OHKO) . Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing, alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole, but decreases its reliability into Steel teams (it outright cant with Steel without Rock Blast, since it cant kill corv). An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, as a Jolly nature does not outspeed anything notable (you outspeed scarfers like Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott, clearing rather easier matchups in Ground/Water). Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-Hearthflame is a great teammate for Torterra, as the two destroy Steel teams with their secondary STAB moves (Would rather kill this sentence and just mention the second thing->). Additionally, Ogerpon-H can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. It also provides an emergency Fire-type switch-in thanks to its neutrality to Fire.(sinistcha would tho) In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight (Corv doesnt run HDB?) and Amoonguss to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Baxcalibur and Kommo-o, (interestingly, Meow hates both Priorities you mentioned, so probably change that instead [Cat gets OHKO'ed by both at +1 iirc]) that can halt Torterra's sweep through priority. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts and offers a way to beat Dragon alongside an Ice neutrality (its your only Chien-Pao "Check"), while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur (with Priority?), which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly.
Add Hisuian Lilligant, Rotom-C. Both "help" in the Flying matchup that this set wouldnt really do well against
Also add Sinistcha

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Torterra has no other viable options.
(if no viable options, just kill that part)

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:torterra:
Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
name: Shell Smash (Grass) <-You forgor
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through more passive types such as Poison (honestly mentioning this when H.Slam is just slashed is weird, maybe just change the type instead? Though yea this is sort of why I dont advocate for non-Hslam Tort-it doesnt really break through types well enough since its outsped anyway. Mentioning that it breaks through difficult mons for Grass like Talonflame/Moltres, Toxapex, and possibly Clodsire should be enough) (although Heavy Slam is needed for this). Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and decimates types such as Fire, Poison, and Steel (you dont decimate Fire, Poison, and Steel with your STABs, so tell something Bullet seed kills but Seed Bomb doesnt instead [one of these is Walking Wake, possibly Air Balloon Glimm too]). Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame and specially defensive Corviknight (mention that this one is only a 2HKO tho, pretty bad actually) that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing (and to win secure the Poison matchup definitively), alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole but makes Torterra unable to break through Steel teams as it cannot hit Corviknight. An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, as but a Jolly nature lets it outspeed slower Choice Scarf users like Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott does not outspeed anything notable. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-Hearthflame is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss respectively in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake that can halt Torterra's sweep through outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and Ice neutrality allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur (with Mach Punch?), which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly, thanks to Mach Punch. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric STAB, respectively (both of these also stress out corv). Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra, as Heatproof gives it a Fire neutrality. Sinistcha appreciates Torterra being able to scare Fire- and Steel-types such as Heatran and Talonflame out.(?)


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Neko said:
:torterra:
Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
name: Shell Smash (Grass) <-You forgor
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through more passive types such as Poison (honestly mentioning this when H.Slam is just slashed is weird, maybe just change the type instead? Though yea this is sort of why I dont advocate for non-Hslam Tort-it doesnt really break through types well enough since its outsped anyway. Mentioning that it breaks through difficult mons for Grass like Talonflame/Moltres, Toxapex, and possibly Clodsire should be enough) (although Heavy Slam is needed for this). Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and decimates types such as Fire, Poison, and Steel (you dont decimate Fire, Poison, and Steel with your STABs, so tell something Bullet seed kills but Seed Bomb doesnt instead [one of these is Walking Wake, possibly Air Balloon Glimm too]). Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame and specially defensive Corviknight (mention that this one is only a 2HKO tho, pretty bad actually) that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing (and to win secure the Poison matchup definitively), alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole but makes Torterra unable to break through Steel teams as it cannot hit Corviknight. An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, as but a Jolly nature lets it outspeed slower Choice Scarf users like Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott does not outspeed anything notable. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-Hearthflame is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss respectively in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake that can halt Torterra's sweep through outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and Ice neutrality allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur (with Mach Punch?), which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly, thanks to Mach Punch. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric STAB, respectively (both of these also stress out corv). Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra, as Heatproof gives it a Fire neutrality. Sinistcha appreciates Torterra being able to scare Fire- and Steel-types such as Heatran and Talonflame out.(?)


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Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through Pokemon that trouble Grass teams, such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and hits things Seed Bomb cannot KO, such as Walking Wake and Air Balloon Glimmora. Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame, Dragonite, and Zapdos that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing to secure the Poison matchup, alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole but makes Torterra unable to break through Steel teams as it cannot hit Corviknight. (Well kinda brings a negative statement so avoid that line). (Add Headlong rush statement also and explain why stab is important for grass needs to know). An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, but a Jolly nature can outspeed slower Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-H is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss respectively in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake that can halt Torterra's sweep through outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and Ice neutrality allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur, which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly, thanks to Mach Punch. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric STAB, respectively, while also being able to scare out Corviknight. Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra, as Heatproof gives it a Fire neutrality.

Good stuff. Edit the ones I suggested and after that QC: 2/2

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Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through Pokemon that trouble Grass teams, such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and hits things Seed Bomb cannot KO, such as Walking Wake and Air Balloon Glimmora. Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative, but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types such as Talonflame, Dragonite, and Zapdos that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing to secure the Poison matchup, alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole but makes Torterra unable to break through Steel teams as it cannot hit Corviknight. (Well kinda brings a negative statement so avoid that line). (Add Headlong rush statement also and explain why stab is important for grass needs to know). An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, but a Jolly nature can outspeed slower Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-H is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra, while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss respectively in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake that can halt Torterra's sweep through outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions such as Poison that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and Ice neutrality allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch-in and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents to sleep with Spore, while removing Choice Scarf users such as Roaring Moon and threatening Baxcalibur, which can both end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly, thanks to Mach Punch. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric STAB, respectively, while also being able to scare out Corviknight. Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra, as Heatproof gives it a Fire neutrality.

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:torterra:
Torterra @ Loaded Dice / Soft Sand
Name: Shell Smash (Grass)
Ability: Overgrow / Shell Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed / Seed Bomb
- Rock Blast / Heavy Slam
- Headlong Rush

[SET COMMENTS]
Torterra finds its place on Grass teams as a Shell Smash sweeper with a great STAB combination and convenient Speed tier, being able to outpace most of the unboosted metagame after a Shell Smash and break through Pokemon that trouble Grass teams (rc) such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Bullet Seed, alongside Loaded Dice, gives Torterra an incredibly strong STAB combination when paired with Headlong Rush and hits things Seed Bomb cannot KO (rc) such as Walking Wake and Air Balloon Glimmora. Seed Bomb is a less powerful alternative (rc) but comes with the upside of not having to run Loaded Dice for reliability. Headlong Rush allows Torterra to hit Steel- and Poison-types such as Heatran and Amoonguss. Rock Blast is also boosted by Loaded Dice and hits Flying-types, (ac) such as Talonflame, Dragonite, and Zapdos, (ac) that can ignore Torterra's STAB moves as well as hitting Bug-types such as Volcarona. Alternatively, Heavy Slam provides Torterra with a way to hit Galarian Weezing to secure the Poison matchup (rc) alongside being a good option into Fairy teams as a whole. An Adamant nature is preferred to gain as much extra power as possible, but a Jolly nature can outspeed slower Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk and Hisuian Samurott. Soft Sand is an alternative to Loaded Dice if Seed Bomb and Heavy Slam are run, which lets Torterra's Headlong Rush assuming you mean this here since it's not mentioned in the sentence have a favorable roll to OHKO Amoonguss with a Shell Smash boost.

Ogerpon-H is a great teammate for Torterra, as it can remove Corviknight, an otherwise large barrier for Torterra's sweeping attempts. In return, Torterra breaks through Toxapex, which inhibits Ogerpon-H's sweeping attempts. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides speed control for Torterra (rc) while removing crucial defensive items such as Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots from Corviknight and Amoonguss, (ac) respectively, (ac) in order to wear them down faster. Additionally, Meowscarada can threaten Dragon-types, (ac) such as Choice Scarf Roaring Moon and Walking Wake, (ac) that can halt Torterra's sweep through by outspeeding it. In return, Torterra easily destroys bulkier team compositions, (ac) such as Poison, (ac) that Meowscarada struggles to make meaningful progress against. Amoonguss provides opportunities for Torterra to set up thanks to Spore, which is a department that Torterra can struggle in with otherwise. Abomasnow provides Aurora Veil support to aid Torterra in its sweeping efforts, offers a way to beat Dragon teams, and provides an Ice neutrality, (ac) allowing it to take a few hits from Chien-Pao, while Brambleghast can remove entry hazards to let Torterra switch in (rh) and take advantage of passive switch-ins more readily. Breloom can also put opponents foes to sleep with Spore (rc) while removing using Mach Punch to remove Choice Scarf users, (ac) such as Roaring Moon, (ac) and threatening Baxcalibur, which can both each more generalized unless you *only* mean Roaring Moon & Baxcalibur end Torterra's sweeping attempts quickly (rc) thanks to Mach Punch. Hisuian Lilligant and Rotom-C can also help in the Flying matchup, (ac) where Torterra struggles thanks to Ice Spinner and Electric-type STAB moves, respectively, while also being able to scare out Corviknight. Sinistcha is another good teammate for Torterra (rc) as Heatproof gives it a Fire neutrality. thanks to Heatproof.


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