Gen 5 Audino [QC 1/2]

[Akir]

[OVERVIEW]

Audino is a premier special wall in PU thanks to its good bulk, great support movepool, and fantastic ability in Regenerator. Audino's access to important support options like Heal Bell and Wish also make Audino a cornerstone of many stall and bulky offense teams. However, Audino's Normal typing leaves it with little to no meaningful resistances in the tier, making its ability to wall harder than some other choices like Bronzor. Audino is also perilously passive, meaning that many offensive Pokemon such as Monferno or Beheeyem can set up or outright KO it with little fear.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Return
move 4: Heal Bell / Encore / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Regenerator
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Wish and Protect are key for this set as they provide healing not just for Audino but for all of Audino's team as well. Return is Audino's preferred STAB, but Audino's last move is dependent on what the rest of the team needs. Heal Bell is the most common as the ability to rid Audino and its teammates of status is extremely valuable in PU. Encore can also be used to fend off the opponent by locking opposing Pokemon into unfavorable moves, such as setting a redundant entry hazard or forcing a setup Pokemon like Scraggy or Beheeyem to continually set up, in order to give Audino's teammates a few turns to respond to that threat. Toxic is by far the least popular option, but can still be handy to racking up chip damage that Audino can struggle to do otherwise.

Audino is able to tank many special hits, but can struggle against physical attacks. As such, Pokemon such as Stunfisk or Bronzor make good teammates. Audino also only has one weakness to Fighting, so Pokemon such as Frillish or Duosion who can tank Fighting-type attacks are also good partners. All of these Pokemon also heavily appreciate the Wish and Heal Bell support that Audino provides. Audino is also passive and invites in many Pokemon that might try to set up and win. Phazers such as Zweilous or fast Encore Pokemon such as Jumpluff can also make for good teammates.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Akir, 231726]]
- Quality checked by: [[Bella, 567483], [name, id]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, id]]

 

[Bella]

Fat Pink blobs <3

QCing this thing w the Frontier Brain music from Emerald goes HARD

[OVERVIEW]

Audino is a premiere premier (this is the wrong use of "premiere" iirc) special wall in PU thanks to its good bulk, great support movepool, and fantastic ability in Regenerator. Audino's access to important support options like Heal Bell and Wish also make Audino a cornerstone of many stall teams. (fwiw you can run it on BO teams too, so would probably mention how it is a stellar Cleric and Wishpassers for these teams too.) However, Audino's Normal typing leaves it with little to no meaningful resistances in the tier, making its ability to wall harder than some other choices like Bronzor. Audino is also perilously passive, meaning that many offensive Pokemon such as Monferno or Beheeyem can set up or outright KO it with little fear.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Return / Double-Edge
move 4: Heal Bell / Encore / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Regenerator
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Wish and Protect are key for this set as they provide healing not just for Audino but for all of Audino's team as well. Audino's choice of STAB options is fairly simple: Return does not apply recoil but is weaker, and alternatively Double-Edge does has recoil damage to Audino but the additional power can make a difference between breaking an opposing Substitute. (Subs from Pokemon like...?) Audino's last move is dependent on what the rest of the team needs. Heal Bell is the most common as the ability to rid Audino and its teammates of status is extremely valuable in PU. Encore can also be used to fend offthe off the opponent by locking opposing Pokemon into unfavorable moves, such as setting a redundant entry hazard or forcing a setup Pokemon (examples pls!) to continually set up, in order to give Audino's teammates a few turns to respond to that threat. Toxic is by far the least popular option, but can still be handy to racking up chip damage that Audino can struggle to do otherwise. Leftovers and Regenerator are both chosen to give Audino as much healing as possible in combination with Wish. (This feels quite obvious; Audino's other abilities are either worthless or actively harm her and not sure what other item you would ever run, so you can cut out this line.)

Audino is able to tank many special hits, but can struggle against physical attacks. As such, Pokemon such as Stunfisk or Bronzor make good teammates. Audino also only has one weakness to Fighting, so Pokemon such as Frillish or Duosion who can tank Fighting-type attacks are also good partners. All of these Pokemon also heavily appreciate the Wish and Heal Bell support that Audino provides. Audino is also passive and invites in many Pokemon that might try to set up and win. Phazers such as Zweilous or fast Encore Pokemon such as Jumpluff can also make for good teammates. Audino is not the star of any team it is on, but a team that needs the constant support that Audino provides and has the room to dedicate to Audino will find that it makes for a sturdy cornerstone of the team. (I swear i am going to lose it with how much filler there is awjdiaojdwiaojwdoajdoiajwoidjaio)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Akir, 231726]]
- Quality checked by: [[Bella, 567483], [name, id]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, id]]

1/1 good work as always