VGC Zacian-Crowned

[LovelyLuna]

[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Level: 50
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe
Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough / Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance / Substitute
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is an excellent setup sweeper in Regulation G, with a fantastic typing and extraordinary Attack and Speed stats. These qualities allow it to take on metagame staples such as Calyrex-I, Chien-Pao, and Flutter Mane. Play Rough threatens Koraidon and common Steel-resistant foes such as Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Urshifu-R. Sacred Sword can be opted for to 2HKO Incineroar, Ogerpon-H, and Zamazenta-C. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to OHKO the entire unresisted metagame and boost faster than Incineroar's Intimidate cycling. Alternatively, Substitute can be used to let Zacian-C become immune to Intimidate and Fake Out once it is set up. The EV spread allows Zacian-C to survive Groudon's Precipice Blades and almost always +2 Behemoth Blade from opposing Zacian-C, as well as avoid the 2HKO from Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage. The Attack EVs help Zacian-C 2HKO Groudon, and the Speed enables Zacian-C to outspeed Adamant Chien-Pao. Zacian-C may opt for 164 Speed and 108 Attack with a Jolly nature to outspeed unboosted Iron Bundle while still threatening a 2HKO on Incineroar. Tera Water is Zacian-C's best Tera type, granting a resistance to Fire-type moves like Flare Blitz from Koraidon and Incineroar, while also being a great neutral typing against the metagame. Tera Grass is a good alternative on rain teams, providing Zacian-C with a resistance to Ground-type moves from Groudon and Landorus, as well as a Spore immunity. Both of these give it a crucial resistance to Kyogre's Water Spout. Zacian-C may opt for Tera Stellar to pick up OHKOs on Kyogre and Landorus with Play Rough and Behemoth Blade, respectively.

Zacian-C struggles against Fire- and Steel-types like Ogerpon-H, Entei, and Gholdengo, as they wall its STAB moves and threaten it back. Incineroar especially is an issue, as it easily switches into Behemoth Blade and weakens Zacian-C with Intimidate. This is significant, as it negates Zacian-C's one-time Intrepid Sword boost, and lowers its sweeping potential. This makes Pokemon that can threaten them like Urshifu-R and Landorus fantastic partners. Zacian-C can threaten Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao for Urshifu-R and Landorus. Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss are also great partners, providing Zacian-C with free turns thanks to Fake Out, Grassy Terrain recovery, and Rage Powder. Pelipper also pairs well with Zacian-C, providing rain to mitigate its weakness to Fire-type moves like Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel and Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Wide Guard helps greatly against Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Groudon; Zacian-C, in return, threatens Raging Bolt for Pelipper.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Grammar checked by:
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[SoulboyVGC]

[SET]
Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Level: 50
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe
Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough / Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance / Substitute
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is an excellent set up sweeper in Regulation G, with a fantastic typing and extraordinary Attack and Speed stats. These qualities also allow it to take on metagame staples Calyrex-Ice, Chien-Pao, and Flutter Mane. Play Rough is a STAB move that threatens Koraidon and common Steel-resistant foes such as Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Urshifu-R. Sacred Sword can be opted for to pressure Incineroar, Ogerpon-H, and Zamazenta-C for 2HKOs. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to OHKO the entire unresisted metagame and outboost Incineroar's Intimidate cycling. Substitute can't outboost Incineroar Intimidate (just for clarity) but becomes immune to Intimidate and Fake Out after setting up. The EV spread allows Zacian-C to survive Groudon's Precipice Blades, and almost always +2 Behemoth Blade from opposing Zacian-Crowned, as well as avoid the 2HKO from Calyrex-Shadow's Astral Barrage. The Attack EVs help Zacian-C 2HKO Groudon, and the Speed enables Zacian-C to outspeed Adamant Chien-Pao, with the rest of the Speed being leftovers. Zacian-C may opt for 164 Speed and 108 Attack with a Jolly nature to outspeed Iron Bundle while still threatening a 2HKO on Incineroar. Tera Water is Zacian-C's best Tera type, granting a resistance to Fire-type moves like Flare Blitz from Koraidon and Incineroarr, while also being a great neutral typing against the metagame. Tera Grass is a good alternative on rain teams, providing Zacian-C with a resistance to Ground-type moves from Groudon and Landorus, as well as a Spore immunity (mention Pelipper in the second paragraph then). Tera Stellar helps pick up OHKOs on Kyogre and Landorus with Play Rough and Behemoth Blade respectively.

Zacian-C struggles against Fire- and Steel-types like Ogerpon-H, Entei, and Gholdengo, as they wall its STAB moves and threaten it back. Incineroar especially is also an issue as it weakens Zacian-C with Intimidate. This makes Pokemon that can threaten them like Urshifu-R and Landorus fantastic partners. Zacian-C can threaten Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao for Urshifu-R and Landorus. Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss (AS) are also great partners, providing Zacian-C with free turns thanks to Fake Out and Rage Powder. (Up to you, but chien pao and tornadus can also be mentions. It might also be important to mention the Caly-s matchup since that's one of Zacian balance's only bad ones.)

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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[SoulboyVGC]

mark as 1/2, discuss any problems on discord

 

[ToastNoButter]

[SET]
Set Up Sweeper (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Level: 50
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe
Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough / Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance / Substitute
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is an excellent set up sweeper in Regulation G, with a fantastic typing and extraordinary Attack and Speed stats. These qualities allow it to take on metagame staples such as Calyrex-Ice, Chien-Pao, and Flutter Mane. Play Rough threatens Koraidon and common Steel-resistant foes such as Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Urshifu-R. Sacred Sword can be opted for to pressure Incineroar, Ogerpon-H, and Zamazenta-C for 2HKOs. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to OHKO the entire unresisted metagame and outboost Incineroar's Intimidate cycling. Substitute can't outboost Intimidate but becomes immune to Intimidate and Fake Out after setting up. The EV spread allows Zacian-C to survive Groudon's Precipice Blades, and almost always +2 Behemoth Blade from opposing Zacian-C, as well as avoid the 2HKO from Calyrex-Shadow's Astral Barrage. The Attack EVs hit a stat jump point and help Zacian-C 2HKO Groudon, and the Speed enables Zacian-C to outspeed Adamant Chien-Pao, with the rest of the Speed being leftovers. Zacian-C may opt for 164 Speed and 108 Attack with a Jolly nature to outspeed Iron Bundle while still threatening a 2HKO on Incineroar. Tera Water is Zacian-C's best Tera type, granting a resistance to Fire-type moves like Flare Blitz from Koraidon and Incineroarr, while also being a great neutral typing against the metagame. Tera Grass is a good alternative on rain teams, providing Zacian-C with a resistance to Ground-type moves from Groudon and Landorus, as well as a Spore immunity. Tera Stellar helps pick up OHKOs on Kyogre and Landorus with Play Rough and Behemoth Blade respectively.

Zacian-C struggles against Fire- and Steel-types like Ogerpon-H, Entei, and Gholdengo, as they wall its STAB moves and threaten it back. Incineroar especially is also an issue as it easily switches into Behemoth Blade and weakens Zacian-C with Intimidate. This makes Pokemon that can threaten them like Urshifu-R and Landorus fantastic partners. Zacian-C can threaten Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao for Urshifu-R and Landorus. Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss are also great partners, providing Zacian-C with free turns thanks to Fake Out and Rage Powder. Pelipper also pairs well with Zacian-C, benefiting from its positive match up into Raging Bolt. It also provides Rain mitigating to mitigate Zacian-C's weakness to Fire-type moves like Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel and Incineroar's Flare Blitz, while Wide Guard helps greatly against Calyrex-Shadow, Kyogre, and Groudon. (fixed incomplete sentence on last bit and added other mons that Wide Guard helps against)


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[Sole Survivor]

Good content, implement and 2/2

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[SET]
Set Up Setup Sweeper (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Level: 50 (pretty sure this isn't required/used)
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe
Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough / Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance / Substitute
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is an excellent set up setup sweeper in Regulation G, with a fantastic typing and extraordinary Attack and Speed stats. These qualities allow it to take on metagame staples such as Calyrex-I, Chien-Pao, and Flutter Mane. Play Rough hreatens threatens Koraidon and common Steel-resistant foes such as Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Urshifu-R. Sacred Sword can be opted for to pressure Incineroar, Ogerpon-H, and Zamazenta-C for 2HKOs. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to OHKO the entire unresisted metagame and outboost Incineroar's Intimidate cycling. Alternatively, Substitute can't outboost (this isn't an actual word, I'd suggest something along the lines of "boost Zacian-C's Attack faster than [the] drops from Intimidate...") Intimidate but lets Zacian-C becomes immune to Intimidate it and Fake Out after setting up. The EV spread allows Zacian-C to survive Groudon's Precipice Blades, and almost always +2 Behemoth Blade from opposing Zacian-C, as well as avoid the 2HKO from Calyrex-Shadow's Astral Barrage. The Attack EVs help Zacian-C 2HKO Groudon, (RC) and the Speed enables Zacian-C it to outspeed Adamant Chien-Pao, with the rest of the Speed being leftovers (? if this is just extra Speed idt it's important to mention). Zacian-C may opt for 164 Speed and 108 Attack with a Jolly nature to outspeed Iron Bundle (they're almost always gonna have Quark Drive up so it may be worthwhile to mention that you only outspeed if Electric Terrain is replaced/not up) while still threatening a 2HKO on Incineroar. Tera Water is Zacian-C's best Tera type, granting a resistance to Fire-type moves like Flare Blitz from Koraidon and Incineroarr Incineroar (missed from Toast's QC), while also being a great neutral typing against the metagame. Tera Grass is a good alternative on rain teams, providing Zacian-C with a resistance to Ground-type moves from Groudon and Landorus, as well as a Spore immunity. (Kyogre's Origin Pulse/Water Spout also becomes resisted) Tera Stellar helps pick up OHKOs on Kyogre and Landorus with Play Rough and Behemoth Blade respectively.

Zacian-C struggles against Fire- and Steel-types like Ogerpon-H, Entei, and Gholdengo, as they wall its STAB moves and threaten it back. Incineroar especially is also an issue as it easily switches into Behemoth Blade and weakens Zacian-C with Intimidate. (mention how you cannot get Intrepid Sword back if Incineroar switches in a single time, significantly lowering Zacian's potential) This makes Pokemon that can threaten them like Urshifu-R and Landorus fantastic partners. Zacian-C can threaten Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao for Urshifu-R and Landorus. Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss are also great partners, providing Zacian-C with free turns thanks to Fake Out and Rage Powder, and recovery through Rillaboom's Grassy Surge. Pelipper also pairs well with Zacian-C, providing rain to mitigate its weakness to Fire-type moves like Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel and Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Wide Guard helps greatly against Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Groudon and Zacian-C, in return, threatens Raging Bolt for Pelipper. (the benefits Zacian gets are more important) benefiting from its positive match up into Raging Bolt. it also provides rain to mitigate Zacian-C's weakness to Fire-type moves like Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel and Incineroar's Flare Blitz, while Wide Guard helps greatly against Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Groudon


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sole-survivor.518634/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/

 

[LovelyLuna]

Implemented, ty!

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[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Level: 50
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe
Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough / Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance / Substitute
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Zacian-C is an excellent setup sweeper in Regulation G, with a fantastic typing and extraordinary Attack and Speed stats. These qualities allow it to take on metagame staples such as Calyrex-I, Chien-Pao, and Flutter Mane. Play Rough threaens threatens Koraidon and common Steel-resistant foes such as Miraidon, Raging Bolt, and Urshifu-R. Sacred Sword can be opted for to pressure 2HKO Incineroar, Ogerpon-H, and Zamazenta-C for 2HKOs. Swords Dance allows Zacian-C to OHKO the entire unresisted metagame and boost faster than Incineroar's Intimidate cycling. Alternatively, Substitute can be used to let Zacian-C become immune to Intimidate and Fake Out after setting up once it is set up (This better highlights that once Sub is up, it becomes immune.). The EV spread allows Zacian-C to survive Groudon's Precipice Blades, (RC) and almost always +2 Behemoth Blade from opposing Zacian-C, as well as avoid the 2HKO from Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage. The Attack EVs help Zacian-C 2HKO Groudon, and the Speed enables Zacian-C to outspeed Adamant Chien-Pao. Zacian-C may opt for 164 Speed and 108 Attack with a Jolly nature to outspeed unboosted Iron Bundle while still threatening a 2HKO on Incineroar. Tera Water is Zacian-C's best Tera type, granting a resistance to Fire-type moves like Flare Blitz from Koraidon and Incineroar, while also being a great neutral typing against the metagame. Tera Grass is a good alternative on rain teams, providing Zacian-C with a resistance to Ground-type moves from Groudon and Landorus, as well as a Spore immunity. Both of these obtain give it (This can also be "let it obtain." The reason why I'm using this language is because Tera Water and Grass are the subjects of the sentence, while Zac is the object. Therefore, "obtain" is referring to the Teras whereas "it" refers to Zac.) a crucial resist resistance to Kyogre's Water Spout. Zacian-C may opt for Tera Stellar to pick up OHKOs on Kyogre and Landorus with Play Rough and Behemoth Blade, (AC) respectively.

Zacian-C struggles against Fire- and Steel-types like Ogerpon-H, Entei, and Gholdengo, as they wall its STAB moves and threaten it back. Incineroar especially is an issue, (AC) as it easily switches into Behemoth Blade and weakens Zacian-C with Intimidate. This is significant, (AC) as it negates Zacian-C's one-time Intrepid Sword boost, lowering Zacian-C's and lowers its sweeping potential. This makes Pokemon that can threaten them like Urshifu-R and Landorus fantastic partners. Zacian-C can threaten Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao for Urshifu-R and Landorus. Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss are also great partners, providing Zacian-C with free turns thanks to Fake Out, Grassy Terrain recovery, and Rage Powder, and Grassy Terrain recovery. (Just matching them with what each of them bring.) Pelipper also pairs well with Zacian-C, providing rain to mitigate its weakness to Fire-type moves like Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel and Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Wide Guard helps greatly against Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Groudon; (ASC) and Zacian-C, in return, threatens Raging Bolt for Pelipper. (Turning the "and" into a semicolon helps clarify when the list ends.)


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sole-survivor.518634/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

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