(CAP) Pivot Krilowatt

[skippergamez]

[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Krilowatt) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Water / Flying
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Surf
- Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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Krilowatt is a great pivot because of its ability, Magic Guard, which lets it ignore entry hazards and access to STAB Volt Switch. Volt Switch supports Krilowatt’s teammates by safely bringing them in. Ice Beam targets Pokémon that Krilowatt struggles against like Jumbao and Caribolt. The combination of Magic Guard and Life Orb boosts its damage output without taking indirect damage from its item. Tera Water boosts Surf’s power to further threaten Pokémon like Equilibra, Unaware Clodsire, and Bulky Volcarona, as well as removing its Ground weakness. Tera Flying gives Krilowatt a Ground immunity, which helps it survive an Earthquake from Pokemon like Dragon Dance Baxcalibur, and a Grass resistance, which is helpful against Jumbao and Meowscarada.

Krilowatt fits best on offense teams appreciate its pivoting capabilities. Pokemon that need to be safely brought in like Dragapult, Iron Moth, and Caribolt appreciate Krilowatt using Volt Switch to pivot into them, and U-Turn users like Meowscarada and Cinderace form a VoltTurn core to further enhance its pivoting skills. Pokemon that help Krilowatt against Grass-types like the aforementioned Iron Moth, Venomicon, and Mollux can support Krilowatt well against its threats. Knock Off absorbers like Snealstrom, Poison Heal Breloom, and Guts Colossoil help Krilowatt as it struggles without its item. Pokémon that can switch into Ground-types such as Levitate Equilibra, Rotom-W, and Dragonite, help Krilowatt avoid some of its main threats in Great Tusk and Garchomp. Krilowatt takes advantage of entry hazards because of the switches it forces, ensuring that Pokémon take a lot of chip damage over the course of the battle.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
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**Knock Off**: Krilowatt is heavily reliant on its Life Orb; therefore, Knock Off users such as Arghonaut and Venomicon are big threats to its success.

**Water Absorb Clodsire and Gastrodon** These two hard-counter Krilowatt, as they take no damage from its STABs, and their special bulk allows them to tank Ice Beam with ease.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Despite Krilowatt’s boost from Life Orb, it still struggles against specially defensive Pokemon like Equilibra and Roaring Moon.

**Grass-types**: Krilowatt struggles against Grass-type revenge killers like Meowscarada and Caribolt, as they can break through it easily, however, they are weak to Ice Beam.
Jumbao, especially, resists both of Krilowatt’s STAB attacks as its Drought ability weakens its Surf while it can retaliate and revenge kill it with Solar Beam.

**Defensive Tera**: Krilowatt is reliant on super effective hits to make progress; therefore, Pokemon such as Tera Fairy Skeledirge, Tera Steel Great Tusk, and Tera Fighting Venomicon all hinder Krilowatt’s success

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[Da Pizza Man]

Since you helped me with Equilibra I figured I would return the favor.

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[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Krilowatt) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Water / Flying
EVs: 252 SpAtk / 4 SpDef / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Surf
- Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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Krilowatt is a great pivot because of its ability, Magic Guard, which lets it ignore entry hazards and access to STAB Volt Switch. Thunderbolt hits common Pokemon like Arghonaut, Venomicon, and Toxapex super effectively.(Redundant) Volt Switch supports Krilowatt’s teammates by safely bringing them in. Surf hits Ground-types that would block Krilowatt’s Thunderbolt such as Equilibra, Great Tusk, and Clodsire. Ice Beam targets Pokémon that Krilowatt struggles against like Jumbao and Caribolt. The combination of Magic Guard and Life Orb boosts its damage output without taking indirect damage from its item. Max Special Attack and Speed EVs allow Krilowatt to be a great wallbreaker. (Redundant)Tera Water boosts Surf’s power to further threaten Pokémon like Equilibra, Unaware Clodsire, and Astrolotl. Tera Flying gives Krilowatt a Ground immunity, which helps it against Ground-type Pokemon like Equilibra, Clodsire, and Saharaja, and a Grass resistance, which is helpful against Grass-types such as Jumbao and Caribolt Meowscarada.

Krilowatt fits best on offense teams appreciate its pivoting capabilities. Therefore, Pokemon that need to be safely brought in like Dragapult, Iron Moth, and Caribolt appreciate Krilowatt using Volt Switch to pivot into them. U-Turn users like Meowscarada, Cinderace, and Colossoil form a VoltTurn core to further enhance its pivoting skills. Pokemon that help Krilowatt against Grass-types like Iron Moth, Venomicon, and Mollux can support Krilowatt well against its threats. Knock Off absorbers like Snealstrom, Breloom, and Colossoil help Krilowatt as it struggles without its item.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
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**Gastrodon and Water Absorb Clodsire**: (These two deserve their own section since they are about the hard counters to Krill that exist)

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Despite Krilowatt’s boost from Life Orb, it still struggles against specially defensive bulky Pokemon like Equilibra, Clodsire, and Equilibra. and Roaring Moon. (Moved Clodsire to its own section, also you accidentally mentioned Equilibra twice so I offered another example)

**Jumbao and Sun Grass-types**: Jumbao resist both of Krilowatt’s STABs while its Drought ability weakens its Surf while it can retaliate and revenge kill it with Solar Beam. (Bring up some other Grass-types such as Meowscarada and Caribolt. Also, you should mention that they take a lot of damage from Ice Beam)

**Jumbao and Sun**: Jumbao resist both of Krilowatt’s STABs while its Drought ability weakens its Surf while it can retaliate and revenge kill it with Solar Beam. However, it takes heavy damage from Ice Beam.

**Knock Off**: Krilowatt is very heavily reliant on its Life Orb; therefore, Knock Off users such as Arghonaut, Great Tusk, and Meowscarada are big threats to its success. (I would argue to move this section up so it's listed second. Getting hit with Knock Off is a huge deteriment)

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[quziel]

Implement the above please, and I'll give a quick check after

 

[Da Pizza Man]

Since you helped me with Equilibra I figured I would return the favor.

AMQC

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Since I am now a QC Member, this will be treated as a QC Check. Implement this and QC 1/2

 

[skippergamez]

quziel ready for QC2

 

[quziel]

[SET]
Offensive Pivot (Krilowatt) @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Water / Flying
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Surf
- Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
===================
Krilowatt is a great pivot because of its ability, Magic Guard, which lets it ignore entry hazards and access to STAB Volt Switch. Volt Switch supports Krilowatt’s teammates by safely bringing them in. Ice Beam targets Pokémon that Krilowatt struggles against like Jumbao and Caribolt. The combination of Magic Guard and Life Orb boosts its damage output without taking indirect damage from its item. Tera Water boosts Surf’s power to further threaten Pokémon like Equilibra, Unaware Clodsire, and Astrolotl. This is non-specific, would prefer a slightly more specific example, also note that it removes the ground weakness. Tera Flying gives Krilowatt a Ground immunity, which helps it against Ground-type Pokemon like Equilibra, Clodsire, and Saharaja, and a Grass resistance, which is helpful against Grass-types such as Jumbao and Meowscarada. Ground types were already mentioned in the earlier part. Rather note that it can let it avoid a KO from EQ from eg DD Bax.

Krilowatt fits best on offense teams appreciate its pivoting capabilities. Pokemon that need to be safely brought in like Dragapult, Iron Moth, and Caribolt appreciate Krilowatt using Volt Switch to pivot into them. U-Turn users like Meowscarada, Cinderace, and Colossoil form a VoltTurn core to further enhance its pivoting skills. Colo doesn't really run U-turn atm. I'd combine these two sentences a bit. Pokemon that help Krilowatt against Grass-types like Iron Moth, Venomicon, and Mollux can support Krilowatt well against its threats. Overmentioning the same examples, combine all of these sentences imo. Knock Off absorbers like Snealstrom, Breloom, and Colossoil help Krilowatt as it struggles without its item. This sentence feels a bit weird, its helpful, but the examples feel weird. Also add in entry hazard support and Ground immunities.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Checks and Counters
===================

**Knock Off**: Krilowatt is heavily reliant on its Life Orb; therefore, Knock Off users such as Arghonaut, Great Tusk, and Meowscarada are big threats to its success. Great Tusk and Meow just OHKO you.

**Water Absorb Clodsire and Gastrodon** These two hard-counter Krilowatt, as they take no damage from its STABs, and their special bulk allows them to tank Ice Beam with ease.

**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Despite Krilowatt’s boost from Life Orb, it still struggles against specially defensive Pokemon like Equilibra, Clodsire, and Equilibra. Equilibra is here twice.

**Grass-types**: Krilowatt struggles against Grass-type revenge killers like Meowscarada and Caribolt, as they can break through it easily, however, they are weak to Ice Beam.

**Jumbao and Sun**: Jumbao resist both of Krilowatt’s STABs while its Drought ability weakens its Surf while it can retaliate and revenge kill it with Solar Beam. Jumbao is a Grass type.

Defensive Terastalization: Kril needs to hit SE to actually do damage. Tera Fairy / Tera whatever stops that.

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Please recheck the above QC from DPM; you missed several parts. Also implement the above and I'll give it another look. This is not QC 2/2 currently.

 

[skippergamez]

quziel this should be ready for another check

 

[quziel]

Given the proximity to home dropping, and the difficulty it would be to get this analysis QC checked (I think I'd need 2 revisions atp), I think its best to shelve this analysis and start afresh after pokemon home.