[OVERVIEW]
* Xurkitree is extremely powerful, especially with Electrium Z or under Electric Terrain.
* Beast Boost increases Xurkitree's Special Attack, making it even stronger when it gets KOs.
* Middling Speed and frailty make it easy to KO.
* It doesn't have a great movepool, consisting mostly of Electric-type moves, Energy Ball, and Hidden Power.
* Despite its power, it's not OHKOing neutral targets without a Beast Boost or Electric Terrain support, leaving it open to being revenge killed.
* Lightning Rod Pokemon are common and counter Xurkitree well.
* Xurkitree needs heavy team support, but with it it can be a monster.
[SET]
name: Choice Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Energy Ball / Discharge
move 4: Volt Switch / Discharge
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Thunderbolt is the best choice for a STAB move.
* Hidden Power Ice is the best Hidden Power type, as it hits most Ground-types super effectively.
* Energy Ball is for Gastrodon only.
* If you have Gastrodon dealt with solidly elsewhere, then Discharge is a good idea.
* Volt Switch is good for pivoting out of bad matchups, but it can be replaced with Discharge if you need spread damage and want Energy Ball.
Set Details
========
* Maximize Speed and Special Attack because those stats are most important to Xurkitree.
* Modest is best on the Choice Scarf set since Xurkitree already has enough Speed to beat Tapu Koko and can't outspeed Jolly Pheromosa anyway.
* Modest Choice Specs Xurkitree is still fast enough to outspeed 134 Speed Gyarados, and it only misses out on positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon.
* Timid can be used for both sets regardless if you want to outspeed Adamant Pheromosa with a Choice Scarf or positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon with Choice Specs.
Usage Tips
========
* Focus on hit-and-run attacks, as being locked into one move and lacking Protect makes it hard to use your Beast Boosts.
* Also make sure that you can remove faster Ground-types and Alolan Marowak.
* Xurkitree can support itself a bit more than non-Choice sets but still enjoys support from the likes of Tapu Koko.
Team Options
========
* Tapu Koko is a fantastic partner as it can boost Xurkitree's Electric-type STAB moves by 50%.
* A Groundium Z user, Gyarados, or anything else that can KO Alolan Marowak is necessary to have.
* Ground-types make great partners for Discharge Xurkitree, since they don't have to use Protect when Xurkitree uses Discharge.
* Fire-types make good partners for hitting Grass-types, which resist Xurkitree's main STAB type.
* Opposing rain, Tailwind, and Trick Room are all bad for Xurkitree, so have Pokemon like Porygon2 that can reverse Trick Room or Assault Vest Kartana that can threaten rain.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Energy Ball / Discharge
move 4: Protect
item: Electrium Z / Focus Sash
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Thunderbolt is the best choice for a STAB move.
* Hidden Power Ice is the best Hidden Power type, as it hits most Ground-types super effectively.
* Energy Ball is for Gastrodon only.
* If you have Gastrodon dealt with solidly elsewhere or need spread damage, then Discharge is a good idea.
* Protect is essential to keeping Xurkitree healthy.
Set Details
========
* Maximize Speed and Special Attack because those stats are most important to Xurkitree.
* Electrium Z makes getting that first KO much easier or, if you can pick up a KO before using it, gives Xurkitree a ridiculously powerful nuke.
* Focus Sash aids Xurkitree's longevity while also allowing it to KO faster threats without being KOed itself.
* Modest Xurkitree is still fast enough to outspeed 134 Speed Gyarados, and it only misses out on positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon.
Usage Tips
========
* Focus on getting Xurkitree a KO so that it can KO more foes.
* Also make sure that you can remove faster Ground-types and Alolan Marowak.
* Team support is very important to this Xurkitree set, since it lacks Speed or the immediate power of Choice sets.
* Switching Xurkitree in is not recommended when it has an intact Sash, as that could easily break it.
Team Options
========
* Tapu Koko is a great partner, since it buffs the power of Xurkitree's Electric-type STAB moves by 50%.
* Ground-types can take on Lightning Rod Pokemon while being immune to Xurkitree's Discharge.
* Fire-types can handle Grass-types such as Kartana well, especially Arcanine, which can Intimidate them as well.
* This set very much appreciates Tailwind support, since it can change moves and doesn't have the boosted Speed from a Scarf.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
* Tail Glow makes Xurkritree unbelievably powerful, but since it can't use it with a Choice Scarf it will need a lot of support to stay alive while it sets up.
* Modest Thunder on rain teams gets more KOs at +0 than Thunderbolt does, such as on glass cannon Arcanine and 252 HP Milotic, but not so many KOs that it is worth not having an accurate STAB out of rain.
* Hidden Power Fire is usable on the Choice Scarf set to surprise Assault Vest Kartana with an OHKO.
* Dazzling Gleam hits the two major Ground-types, Garchomp and Krookodile, super effectively, and despite Xurkitree not having STAB on Fairy-type moves, it gets a 2HKO on both.
* Outside of this, Xurkitree's movepool is barren.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-types**: Ground-types are immune to Electric, so Xurkitree can't hit them hard unless they are 4x weak to one of it's coverage moves.
**Trick Room**: Xurkitree relies a lot on outspeeding its foes, so making it the slowest Pokemon on the field makes it far more vulnerable to being KOed.
**Faster Pokemon**: The vast majority of faster Pokemon can seriously hurt or knock out Xurkitree, such as Tapu Lele, Salamence, Garchomp, Kartana, and Golduck in rain.
**Lightning Rod**: Marowak and Togedemaru rob Xurkitree of its main STAB moves if it lacks Discharge.
* Xurkitree is extremely powerful, especially with Electrium Z or under Electric Terrain.
* Beast Boost increases Xurkitree's Special Attack, making it even stronger when it gets KOs.
* Middling Speed and frailty make it easy to KO.
* It doesn't have a great movepool, consisting mostly of Electric-type moves, Energy Ball, and Hidden Power.
* Despite its power, it's not OHKOing neutral targets without a Beast Boost or Electric Terrain support, leaving it open to being revenge killed.
* Lightning Rod Pokemon are common and counter Xurkitree well.
* Xurkitree needs heavy team support, but with it it can be a monster.
[SET]
name: Choice Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Energy Ball / Discharge
move 4: Volt Switch / Discharge
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Thunderbolt is the best choice for a STAB move.
* Hidden Power Ice is the best Hidden Power type, as it hits most Ground-types super effectively.
* Energy Ball is for Gastrodon only.
* If you have Gastrodon dealt with solidly elsewhere, then Discharge is a good idea.
* Volt Switch is good for pivoting out of bad matchups, but it can be replaced with Discharge if you need spread damage and want Energy Ball.
Set Details
========
* Maximize Speed and Special Attack because those stats are most important to Xurkitree.
* Modest is best on the Choice Scarf set since Xurkitree already has enough Speed to beat Tapu Koko and can't outspeed Jolly Pheromosa anyway.
* Modest Choice Specs Xurkitree is still fast enough to outspeed 134 Speed Gyarados, and it only misses out on positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon.
* Timid can be used for both sets regardless if you want to outspeed Adamant Pheromosa with a Choice Scarf or positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon with Choice Specs.
Usage Tips
========
* Focus on hit-and-run attacks, as being locked into one move and lacking Protect makes it hard to use your Beast Boosts.
* Also make sure that you can remove faster Ground-types and Alolan Marowak.
* Xurkitree can support itself a bit more than non-Choice sets but still enjoys support from the likes of Tapu Koko.
Team Options
========
* Tapu Koko is a fantastic partner as it can boost Xurkitree's Electric-type STAB moves by 50%.
* A Groundium Z user, Gyarados, or anything else that can KO Alolan Marowak is necessary to have.
* Ground-types make great partners for Discharge Xurkitree, since they don't have to use Protect when Xurkitree uses Discharge.
* Fire-types make good partners for hitting Grass-types, which resist Xurkitree's main STAB type.
* Opposing rain, Tailwind, and Trick Room are all bad for Xurkitree, so have Pokemon like Porygon2 that can reverse Trick Room or Assault Vest Kartana that can threaten rain.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Hidden Power Ice
move 3: Energy Ball / Discharge
move 4: Protect
item: Electrium Z / Focus Sash
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
* Thunderbolt is the best choice for a STAB move.
* Hidden Power Ice is the best Hidden Power type, as it hits most Ground-types super effectively.
* Energy Ball is for Gastrodon only.
* If you have Gastrodon dealt with solidly elsewhere or need spread damage, then Discharge is a good idea.
* Protect is essential to keeping Xurkitree healthy.
Set Details
========
* Maximize Speed and Special Attack because those stats are most important to Xurkitree.
* Electrium Z makes getting that first KO much easier or, if you can pick up a KO before using it, gives Xurkitree a ridiculously powerful nuke.
* Focus Sash aids Xurkitree's longevity while also allowing it to KO faster threats without being KOed itself.
* Modest Xurkitree is still fast enough to outspeed 134 Speed Gyarados, and it only misses out on positive-natured base 80 Speed Pokemon.
Usage Tips
========
* Focus on getting Xurkitree a KO so that it can KO more foes.
* Also make sure that you can remove faster Ground-types and Alolan Marowak.
* Team support is very important to this Xurkitree set, since it lacks Speed or the immediate power of Choice sets.
* Switching Xurkitree in is not recommended when it has an intact Sash, as that could easily break it.
Team Options
========
* Tapu Koko is a great partner, since it buffs the power of Xurkitree's Electric-type STAB moves by 50%.
* Ground-types can take on Lightning Rod Pokemon while being immune to Xurkitree's Discharge.
* Fire-types can handle Grass-types such as Kartana well, especially Arcanine, which can Intimidate them as well.
* This set very much appreciates Tailwind support, since it can change moves and doesn't have the boosted Speed from a Scarf.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
* Tail Glow makes Xurkritree unbelievably powerful, but since it can't use it with a Choice Scarf it will need a lot of support to stay alive while it sets up.
* Modest Thunder on rain teams gets more KOs at +0 than Thunderbolt does, such as on glass cannon Arcanine and 252 HP Milotic, but not so many KOs that it is worth not having an accurate STAB out of rain.
* Hidden Power Fire is usable on the Choice Scarf set to surprise Assault Vest Kartana with an OHKO.
* Dazzling Gleam hits the two major Ground-types, Garchomp and Krookodile, super effectively, and despite Xurkitree not having STAB on Fairy-type moves, it gets a 2HKO on both.
* Outside of this, Xurkitree's movepool is barren.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-types**: Ground-types are immune to Electric, so Xurkitree can't hit them hard unless they are 4x weak to one of it's coverage moves.
**Trick Room**: Xurkitree relies a lot on outspeeding its foes, so making it the slowest Pokemon on the field makes it far more vulnerable to being KOed.
**Faster Pokemon**: The vast majority of faster Pokemon can seriously hurt or knock out Xurkitree, such as Tapu Lele, Salamence, Garchomp, Kartana, and Golduck in rain.
**Lightning Rod**: Marowak and Togedemaru rob Xurkitree of its main STAB moves if it lacks Discharge.
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