Solaros & Lunaris
Hold that faith that is made of steel
[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Psyshock
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Focus Blast / Nature’s Madness
move 4: Hidden Power Fire
item: Assault Vest
ability: Psychic Surge
nature: Modest
evs: 80 HP / 212 SpA / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Tapu Lele’s decent special bulk, in tandem with an Assault Vest, allows it to sponge incoming special attacks and respond with devastating force. Focus Blast can easily dispose of Heatran and Magnezone while also dealing the most damage to Melmetal and Mega Tyranitar. Alternatively, Nature’s Madness can wear down a variety of targets, such as the aforementioned Heatran and Melmetal, while also crippling Pokemon like Victini, Chansey, Corviknight, and Gliscor. Hidden Power Fire lets Tapu Lele significantly damage Mega Scizor, as well as beat Ferrothorn without relying on Focus Blast’s shaky accuracy. 216 Speed EVs outpace Timid Heatran and the HP EVs avoid the 3HKO from Chansey's Seismic Toss. Assault Vest lets Tapu Lele tank hits from the like of Heatran, Clefable, Tapu Koko, Slowbro, and Greninja.
Assault Vest Tapu Lele is a great fit on offensive teams that need a special sponge that doesn’t give upmomentum. While it’s capable of breaking through them on its own, this set appreciates Pokemon who can break Steel-types, so Heatran, Garchomp, Kyurem, and Mega Lopunny are ideal teammates. The former two are also solid Stealth Rock setters, which can aid Tapu Lele in breaking down an opposing team. Tapu Lele is physically frail, and thus checks to various physical attackers like Rocky Helmet Garchomp and Landorus-T are excellent teammates. U-turn and Volt Switch users like Rotom-W, Zapdos, and Landorus-T can bring Tapu Lele in unscathed while also chipping the opposing team into the range of its attacks. Late-game cleaners such as Volcarona and Choice Scarf Kartana appreciate Tapu Lele crippling walls like Corviknight and Toxapex so they can sweep more easily. Hawlucha deserves special mention, using Terrain and a Psychic Seed to trigger Unburden, and it can defeat the Steel-types that annoy Tapu Lele, such as Heatran and Corviknight.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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getting merged
Checks and Counters
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getting merged
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780]]
- Quality checked by: [[Milo, 540138], [adem, 529732]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]
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