ZU ADV The Tiger - Castform [GP 1/1]

[BP]

The Face of a Demon
[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Protect
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Thunderbolt / Flamethrower
item: Leftovers
ability: Forecast
nature: Brave
evs: 248 HP / 112 Atk / 120 SpD / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Castform cements itself as a meta-defining threat thanks to its exceptional stats— for the tier— and plethora of coverage moves. It excels as a specially defensive tank can threaten a wide variety of Pokemon. Furthermore, Forecast makes Castform the most reliable answer to teams that use weather, letting automatically resist a majority of their primary moves. Protect allows Castform to scout would-be revenge killers that use Choice Band such as Aipom and Pidgeotto, while also netting recovery from Leftovers. Castform's STAB Double-Edge removes Pokemon that resist its coverage, such as Chinchou and Elekid, while threatening special walls such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Thunderbolt allows Castform to nail Water- and Flying-types such as Horsea, Seaking, and Pidgeotto. Ice Beam enables Castform to threaten Ground- and Grass-types such as Rhyhorn and physically defensive Lileep. Flamethrower is an option to threaten Magnemite, but it requires Castform to forgo Thunderbolt, which limits its effectiveness against rain teams. Castform's EVs allow it to outpace maximum Speed Rhyhorn while still maintaining enough Attack to threaten special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Seaking. Castform's Special Defense investment allows it to avoid 2HKOs by Seaking, Horsea, and Cyndaquil, and possibly Growlithe with favorable Fire Blast damage.

Castform excels on balance and offensive teams that appreciate an answer to weather or a special sponge. Physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Pidgeotto, and Tailow appreciate Castform's effectiveness against Elekid. Special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Staryu enjoy the pressure that Castform puts on special walls like Dustox and Delcatty with Double-Edge. Elekid pairs particularly well with Castform, as it is able to threaten physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto. Due to its lack of reliable recovery, Castform preforms best with secondary defensive support from Pokemon such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Delcatty provides Castform with recovery in Wish while also keeping it safe from status thanks to Heal Bell. Physically defensive Pokemon such as Lileep, Koffing, and Magnemite prevent Castform from being revenge killed by Aipom, Pidgeotto, or Taillow. Koffing and Castform form a great core, as Koffing can cripple physical attackers with Will-O-Wisp, while Castform can tank special attacks for Koffing.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A physical wallbreaker set utilizing Choice Band is an option, though this is largely outclassed by Choice Band Aipom. Toxic can be used to catch potential switch-ins off guard, such as Lileep; however, this means Castform has to forgo Protect or one of its coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Status Users**: Pokemon that run status such as Butterfree, Lileep, and Koffing can all severely limit Castform's effectiveness. Toxic discourages Castform from using Double-Edge or Protect while greatly reducing its opportunities to switch in. Will-O-Wisp tanks Castform's Attack, effectively voiding its capabilities as a tank, since it can no longer threaten special attackers.

**Magnemite**: If Castform lacks Flamethrower, then Magnemite can cripple Castform with a status move or 3HKO it with Thunderbolt.

**Water-types**: If Castform lacks Thunderbolt, it has a harder time dealing with Water-types such as Seaking, Horsea, and Staryu. Staryu deserves a special mention as it slowly wears down Castform through its own recoil, healing off Double-Edge damage with Recover. Notably, the lack of Thunderbolt means Horsea can withstand at least one attack from Castform at full HP, which lets it fire off multiple Hydro Pumps.

**Physical Wallbreakers**: Pokemon such as Aipom and Pidgeotto outpace Castform and 2HKO it with their STAB moves. Cubone can OHKO a weakened Castform, while Castform can only 2HKO with Ice Beam and Double-Edge when Cubone is healthy.

[CREDITS]

Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Great job, QC 1/2 when implemented

QC Check

[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Protect
move 2: Thunderbolt / Flamethrower
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Double-Edge
item: Leftovers
ability: Forecast
nature: Brave
evs: 248 HP / 112 Atk / 120 SpD / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Castform cements itself as a meta-defining threat thanks to its stellar stats and plethora of coverage. For the introductory sentence, mention more specifically what this Castform does over other sets, i.e. be an offensively-oriented special wall. This description isn't inaccurate, but emphasizing the bulky aspect differentiates it from something like Mixed Substitute Wallbreaker, which performs a similar role. Furthermore, its ability Forecast means Castform is the most reliable answer to teams that abuse weather. Protect allows Castform to scout against would-be Choice Band revenge killers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto while also allowing it to net recovery from Leftovers. Thunderbolt allows Castform to threaten Water- and Flying-types such as Horsea, Seaking, and Pidgeotto. Ice Beam enables Castform to threaten Ground- and Grass-types such as Rhyhorn, Cubone, and physically defensive Lileep. Flamethrower is an option to threaten Steel-types such as Magnemite and Aron, but it requires Castform to forgo Thunderbolt which limits its effectiveness against Rain. Castform's STAB, Double-Edge, removes Pokemon that resist its coverage such as Chinchou and Elekid while threatening special walls such as Dustox and Sunflora. Castform's EV investment allows it to outpace max Speed Rhyhorn, while still maintaining decent enough bulk and Attack to threaten special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Seaking. Mention what the 120 Sp Def specifically does, given it hits a specific number.

Castform excels on balance and offensive teams that appreciate an answer to weather or a special sponge. Physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Pidgeotto, and Tailow appreciate Castform's effectiveness against Elekid. Special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Staryu appreciate the pressure that Castform puts on special walls like Dustox and Delcatty with Double-Edge. Elekid pairs particularly well with Castform, as it is able to threaten physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto. Due to its lack of reliable recovery, Castform tends to appreciate secondary defensive support from Pokemon such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Delcatty provides Castform with a more reliable form of recovery in Wish while also keeping Castform from being crippled by status thanks to Heal Bell. Physically defensive Pokemon such as Lileep, Koffing, and Magnemite prevent Castform from being revenge killed by Aipom, Pidgeotto, or Taillow. Koffing and Castform form a great core as Koffing is able to cripple physical attackers with Will-O-Wisp while Castform is able to tank special attacks for Koffing.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A physical wallbreaker set utilizing Choice Band is an option, though this is largely outclassed by Choice Band Aipom. Toxic can be used to catch potential switch-ins off guard such as Lileep; however, this means Castform has to forgo Protect or one of its coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Status Users**: Pokemon that run status such as Butterfree, Lileep, and Koffing can all severely limit Castform's effectiveness. Mention how each status impacts Castform

**Magnemite**: If Castform lacks Fire-type coverage then Magnemite can cripple Castform with a status move or 3HKO it with Thunderbolt. Mention other Pokemon that it struggles with if it does not run the proper coverage, such as Water types if no TBolt or Lileep if no Ice Beam.

**Phyisical Wallbreakers**: Pokemon such as Aipom and Pidgeotto outpace and 2HKO Castform with their STAB moves. Cubone, while not faster, can OHKO a weakened Castform while in return is 2HKOed by Ice Beam and Double-Edge when healthy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[BP]

Implemented and ready for Check 2

 

[BeatsBlack]

Good work! QC 2/2 when implemented, sorry for the wait!

QC

The Face of a Demon
[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Protect
move 2: Thunderbolt / Flamethrower Double-Edge
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Double-Edge Thunderbolt / Flamethrower Switch the order of these slots, as double-edge is more important in threatening common bulkier mons such as Dustox, Delcatty, and other Castform. Reflect this change in the Set Comments aswell.
item: Leftovers
ability: Forecast
nature: Brave
evs: 248 HP / 112 Atk / 120 SpD / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Castform cements itself as a meta-defining threat thanks to its stellar stats and plethora of coverage. This allows Castform to excel as a specially defensive tank that is capable of threatening a wide variety of Pokemon. Furthermore, its ability Forecast means Castform is the most reliable answer to teams that abuse weather. Protect allows Castform to scout against would-be Choice Band revenge killers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto while also allowing it to net recovery from Leftovers. Thunderbolt allows Castform to threaten Water- and Flying-types such as Horsea, Seaking, and Pidgeotto. Ice Beam enables Castform to threaten Ground- and Grass-types such as Rhyhorn, Cubone, and physically defensive Lileep. Flamethrower is an option to threaten Steel-types such as Magnemite and Aron aron takes neutral damage from both attacks, so it's mostly for nailing magnemite, but it requires Castform to forgo Thunderbolt which limits its effectiveness against Rain. Castform's STAB, Double-Edge, removes Pokemon that resist its coverage such as Chinchou and Elekid while threatening special walls such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Castform's EV investment allows it to outpace max Speed Rhyhorn, while still maintaining a decent enough Attack to threaten special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Seaking. Castform's Special Defense investment allows it to avoid being 2HKOed by Elekid Seaking, Horsea, Cyndaquil, Chinchou, and Growlithe with favorable Fire Blast damage. Even without SpDef investment, Castform takes the electrics' attacks relatively better than the other Pokemon mentioned. The SpDef investment does allow Castform to slip out of 2hko range for Seaking's Hydro Pump and Horsea's Rain-boosted Hydro Pump (the latter factoring Castform's Water-type change). Since Castform excels at checking weather, it should be noted which interactions the SpDef helps in.

Castform excels on balance and offensive teams that appreciate an answer to weather or a special sponge. Physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Pidgeotto, and Taillow appreciate Castform's effectiveness against Elekid. Special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Staryu appreciate the pressure that Castform puts on special walls like Dustox and Delcatty with Double-Edge. Elekid pairs particularly well with Castform, as it is able to threaten physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto. Due to its lack of reliable recovery, Castform tends to appreciate secondary defensive support from Pokemon such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Delcatty provides Castform with a more reliable form of recovery in Wish while also keeping Castform from being crippled by status thanks to Heal Bell. Physically defensive Pokemon such as Lileep, Koffing, and Magnemite prevent Castform from being revenge killed by Aipom, Pidgeotto, or Taillow. Koffing and Castform form a great core as Koffing is able to cripple physical attackers with Will-O-Wisp while Castform is able to tank special attacks for Koffing.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A physical wallbreaker set utilizing Choice Band is an option, though this is largely outclassed by Choice Band Aipom. Toxic can be used to catch potential switch-ins off guard such as Lileep; however, this means Castform has to forgo Protect or one of its coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Status Users**: Pokemon that run status such as Butterfree, Lileep, and Koffing can all severely limit Castform's effectiveness. Toxic discourages Castform from using Double-Edge or Protect while also greatly reducing the opportunities it has to switch in. Will-O-Wisp cripples Castform's Attack effectively voiding its capabilities as a tank.

**Magnemite**: If Castform lacks Fire-type coverage then Magnemite can cripple Castform with a status move or 3HKO it with Thunderbolt. Alternatively, if Castform lacks Thunderbolt it has a harder time dealing with Water-types such as Seaking, Horsea and Staryu. Against offensive Staryu, Double-Edge stills OHKOs, although bulky Staryu slowly wears down Castform thru its own recoil. Notably, the lack of Thunderbolt means Horsea can stifle at least one attack from Castform at full HP, which lets it fire off multiple Hydro Pumps.

**Phyisical Wallbreakers**: Pokemon such as Aipom and Pidgeotto outpace and 2HKO Castform with their STAB moves. Cubone, while not faster, can OHKO a weakened Castform while in return is 2HKOed by Ice Beam and Double-Edge when healthy.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450]]
- Quality checked by: [[Gangsta Spongebob, 535530], [BeatsBlack, 479897]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[BP]

yoooo hooooo GP Team

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Protect
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Thunderbolt / Flamethrower
item: Leftovers
ability: Forecast
nature: Brave
evs: 248 HP / 112 Atk / 120 SpD / 28 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Castform cements itself as a meta-defining threat thanks to its stellar stats—for the tier—and (it doesn't have to be exactly this, but i'd like something to prevent "castform stellar stats???" confusion) plethora of coverage. This allows Castform to excel coverage moves. It excels as a specially defensive tank that is capable of threatening can threaten a wide variety of Pokemon. Furthermore, its ability Forecast means Castform is Forecast makes Castform the most reliable answer to teams that abuse weather, letting it automatically resist most of their primary moves. (I imagine this is the idea?) Protect allows Castform to scout against would-be Choice Band revenge killers that use Choice Band, such as Aipom and Pidgeotto, (AC) while also allowing it to net netting recovery from Leftovers. Castform's STAB, Double-Edge, STAB Double-Edge removes Pokemon that resist its coverage, (AC) such as Chinchou and Elekid, (AC) while threatening special walls such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Thunderbolt allows Castform to threaten nail Water- and Flying-types such as Horsea, Seaking, and Pidgeotto. Ice Beam enables Castform to threaten Ground- and Grass-types such as Rhyhorn, Cubone, Rhyhorn and (you say in c/c that d-edge 2hkoes cubone anyway. if you want, you can make a sentence after this to the effect of 'IB lets you threaten cubone without dedge recoil' or whatever other benefit(s) is applicable) and physically defensive Lileep. Flamethrower is an option to threaten Magnemite, but it requires Castform to forgo Thunderbolt, (AC) which limits its effectiveness against Rain. rain teams. Castform's EV investment allows EVs allow it to outpace maximum Speed Rhyhorn (RC) while still maintaining a decent enough Attack to threaten special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Seaking. Castform's Special Defense investment allows it to avoid being 2HKOed by 2HKOs from Seaking, Horsea, and Cyndaquil, and possibly Growlithe with favorable Fire Blast damage. (if "with favorable Fire Blast damage" applied to both Growlithe and Cyndaquil, then do "...2HKOs from Seaking and Horsea, and possibly Cyndaquil and Growlithe with..."

Castform excels on balance and offensive teams that appreciate an answer to weather or a special sponge. Physical wallbreakers such as Aipom, Pidgeotto, and Tailow appreciate Castform's effectiveness against Elekid. Special attackers such as Growlithe, Elekid, and Staryu appreciate enjoy the pressure that Castform puts on special walls like Dustox and Delcatty with Double-Edge. Elekid pairs particularly well with Castform, as it is able to threaten physical wallbreakers such as Aipom and Pidgeotto. Due to its lack of reliable recovery, Castform tends to appreciate performs best with (I imagine this works?) secondary defensive support from Pokemon such as Dustox, Delcatty, and Sunflora. Delcatty provides Castform with a more reliable form of recovery in Wish while also keeping Castform from being crippled by it safe from status thanks to Heal Bell. Physically defensive Pokemon such as Lileep, Koffing, and Magnemite prevent Castform from being revenge killed by Aipom, Pidgeotto, or Taillow. Koffing and Castform form a great core, (AC) as Koffing is able to can cripple physical attackers with Will-O-Wisp, (AC) while Castform is able to can tank special attacks for Koffing.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A physical wallbreaker set utilizing Choice Band is an option, though this is largely outclassed by Choice Band Aipom. Toxic can be used to catch potential switch-ins off guard, (AC) such as Lileep; however, this means Castform has to forgo Protect or one of its coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Status Users**: Pokemon that run status such as Butterfree, Lileep, and Koffing can all severely limit Castform's effectiveness. Toxic discourages Castform from using Double-Edge or Protect while also greatly reducing the its opportunities it has to switch in. Will-O-Wisp cripples tanks Castform's Attack, (AC) effectively voiding its capabilities as a tank, since it can no longer threaten special attackers. (I imagine smth like this makes sense? if not, pls clarify a bit)

**Magnemite**: If Castform lacks Fire-type coverage Flamethrower, then Magnemite can cripple Castform with a status move or 3HKO it with Thunderbolt. Alternatively, (made below text its own bullet)

**Water-types**: If Castform lacks Thunderbolt, (AC) it has a harder time dealing with Water-types such as Seaking, Horsea, and Staryu. Staryu is worth noting deserves special mention, as it slowly wears down Castform through its own recoil, healing off Double-Edge damage with Recover. (I imagine this makes sense?) Notably, the lack of Thunderbolt means Horsea can stifle withstand at least one attack from Castform at full HP, which lets it fire off multiple Hydro Pumps.

**Phyisical **Physical Wallbreakers**: Pokemon such as Aipom and Pidgeotto outpace Castform and 2HKO Castform it with their STAB moves. Cubone can OHKO a weakened Castform, (AC) while in return is 2HKOed by Castform can only 2HKO with Ice Beam and Double-Edge when Cubone is healthy.

[CREDITS]

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/beatsblack.479897/
Grammar checked by: (me)

GP Team done

 

[BP]

HEY Tuthur

This is done

 

[Tuthur]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/rs/pokemon/castform/zu/