AG Choice Scarf Chi-Yu [QC: 2/2][GP: 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Dark Pulse
move 4: Fire Blast / Psychic
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is a potent revenge killer and a strong wallbreaker with good resistances, allowing it to check threats like Chien-Pao, Gholdengo, and Kingambit while also threatening balance and bulky offensive teams. Overheat is its strongest STAB move, which allows it to OHKO the bulkiest Pokemon like Blissey and Ting-Lu especially when boosted by Tera Fire and sun. Dark Pulse lets it pressure Fire-resistant foes like Miraidon, Toxapex, Pelipper, Alomomola, and Garganacl more easily. Fire Blast is a stronger option than Flamethrower that doesn't drop Special Attack, which lets Chi-Yu break through Garganacl and Blissey after minimal chip damage when boosted by sun and Tera Fire. Alternatively, Psychic may be used to deal greater damage to Toxapex and Koraidon. Tera Fire is mandatory to boost Chi-Yu's strength and let it spam its Fire-type moves more freely. Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is unreliable at breaking stall teams, so it is necessary to pair it with wallbreakers that perform this role such as Choice Band Chien-Pao, offensive Great Tusk, Gothitelle, and Swords Dance + Life Orb Koraidon. Koraidon in particular is mandatory to have as a teammate, as it sets sun, which makes up for the power lost by opting for Choice Scarf on Chi-Yu. Additionally, it also creates many opportunities for Chi-Yu to switch in safely thanks to U-turn and Chi-Yu's ability to exploit common Koraidon checks. Defensive partners like Great Tusk, Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Toxapex can set and remove entry hazards for Chi-Yu, allowing it to freely switch in multiple times and break teams more easily, and they also check strong revenge killers like Choice Scarf Koraidon, Miraidon, and Quark Drive-boosted Iron Bundle.

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Not a huge fan of how the first sentence is worded, chi yu is still a super strong wall breaker without specs, I wouldn’t call it a tradeoff rather than a downgrade. Not much switches into scarf overheat in sun with tera, let alone 2 since you’d be faster most of the time. Can be changed up a bit imo.
Fire Blast is a stronger option than Flamethrower that doesn't drop Special Attack, which lets it break through Garganacl, Blissey, and Blissey after minimal chip damage when boosted by sun and Tera Fire.
Idk what mon you wanted to use as an example but fix the double blissey

Koraidon in particular sets sun for Chi-Yu which is greatly appreciated.
I’d say change this mention to koraidon being mandatory. sun is essential for chi yu, just in general but especially on scarf where it can’t be the nuke specs is. Uturn pivoting on physdef walls is a big draw of it as a teammate too which can be touched on.

I also think there should be a quick mention of chi yu’s defensive capabilities, especially for such a strong scarfer. It resists chien pao’s stabs which is crucial vs its prio, same w kingambit (tera dark/black glasses with allies fainted or tera and glasses still kills at +2 but that’s a rare circumstance on not all sets), while also less importantly getting free entry on defensive mons like Skeledirge. Main thing imo is pao since most fast mons die to its prio but chi yu checks it.

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Dark Pulse
move 4: Fire Blast / Psychic
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is a potent revenge killer and a strong wallbreaker with decent bulk, allowing it to check threats like Chien-Pao and Kingambit while also threatening balance and bulky offensive teams. It's not really Chi-Yu's "decent bulk" that allows it to check Chien-Pao and Kingambit, rather its resistances - its physical bulk is actually pretty poor. Maybe also mention Gholdengo as an example. Overheat is its strongest STAB move which allows it to OHKO or 2HKO a number of threats, especially when boosted by Tera Fire or sun. Maybe worth mentioning examples here - non-Quark Drive Iron Bundle, Great Tusk etc... Flamethrower has no drawbacks and targets the same threats as Overheat, and Dark Pulse lets it pressure Fire-type resists like Miraidon, Toxapex, Pelipper, Alomomola, and Garganacl more easily. Fire Blast is a stronger option than Flamethrower that doesn't drop Special Attack, which lets it break through Garganacl and Blissey after minimal chip damage when boosted by sun and Tera Fire. Alternatively, Psychic may be used to deal greater damage to Toxapex and Koraidon. Tera Fire is mandatory to boost Chi-Yu's strength and let it spam its Fire-type moves more freely. Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is unreliable at breaking stall teams so it is necessary to pair it with wallbreakers that perform this role such as Choice Band Chien-Pao, offensive Great Tusk, and SD Life Orb Koraidon. Maybe mention Gothitelle. Koraidon in particular is mandatory to have as a teammate as it sets sun, which makes up for the power lost by opting for Choice Scarf on Chi-Yu. Maybe mention how Koraidon can safely bring in Chi-Yu via U-turn, and how Chi-Yu can pretty freely switch in on non-Earth Power Skeledirge for Koraidon. Defensive partners like Great Tusk, Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Toxapex will set or remove entry hazards for Chi-Yu, allowing it to freely switch in multiple times and break teams more easily, and additionally, they also check strong revenge killers like Choice Scarf Koraidon, Miraidon, and Quark Drive-boosted Iron Bundle.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pichus, 374620]]
- Quality checked by: [[Fc, 511624], [WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Dark Pulse
move 4: Fire Blast / Psychic
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is a potent revenge killer and a strong wallbreaker with good resistances, allowing it to check threats like Chien-Pao, Gholdengo, and Kingambit while also threatening balance and bulky offensive teams. Overheat is its strongest STAB move, (ac) which allows it to OHKO or 2HKO a number of threats, especially when boosted by Tera Fire or sun. Flamethrower has no drawbacks and targets the same threats as Overheat, unsure if this is necessary and Dark Pulse lets it pressure Fire-type resists like Miraidon, Toxapex, Pelipper, Alomomola, and Garganacl more easily. Fire Blast is a stronger option than Flamethrower that doesn't drop Special Attack, which lets it break through Garganacl and Blissey after minimal chip damage when boosted by sun and Tera Fire. Alternatively, Psychic may be used to deal greater damage to Toxapex and Koraidon. Tera Fire is mandatory to boost Chi-Yu's strength and let it spam its Fire-type moves more freely. Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is unreliable at breaking stall teams, (ac) so it is necessary to pair it with wallbreakers that perform this role such as Choice Band Chien-Pao, offensive Great Tusk, Gothitelle, and SD Swords Dance + Life Orb Koraidon. Koraidon in particular is mandatory to have as a teammate, (ac) as it sets sun, which makes up for the power lost by opting for Choice Scarf on Chi-Yu. Additionally, it also creates many opportunities for Chi-Yu to switch in safely, (remove comma) thanks to U-turn and Chi-Yu's ability to exploit common Koraidon checks. Defensive partners like Great Tusk, Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Toxapex will can set or "set or remove" implies that these are mutually exclusive (ie. you can set or remove but not both), if tusk/treads run spin + rocks then it should probably be and remove entry hazards for Chi-Yu, allowing it to freely switch in multiple times and break teams more easily, and additionally, they also check strong revenge killers like Choice Scarf Koraidon, Miraidon, and Quark Drive-boosted Iron Bundle.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pichus, 374620]]
- Quality checked by: [[Fc, 511624], [WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Overheat
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Dark Pulse
move 4: Fire Blast / Psychic
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Beads of Ruin
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Fire

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is a potent revenge killer and a strong wallbreaker with good resistances, allowing it to check threats like Chien-Pao, Gholdengo, and Kingambit while also threatening balance and bulky offensive teams. Overheat is its strongest STAB move, (ac) which allows it to OHKO or 2HKO a number of threats (such as? this is vague), especially when boosted by Tera Fire or sun. Flamethrower has no drawbacks and targets the same threats as Overheat, unsure if this is necessary and Dark Pulse lets it pressure Fire-type resists Fire-resistant foes like Miraidon, Toxapex, Pelipper, Alomomola, and Garganacl more easily. Fire Blast is a stronger option than Flamethrower that doesn't drop Special Attack, which lets it Chi-Yu break through Garganacl and Blissey after minimal chip damage when boosted by sun and Tera Fire. Alternatively, Psychic may be used to deal greater damage to Toxapex and Koraidon. Tera Fire is mandatory to boost Chi-Yu's strength and let it spam its Fire-type moves more freely. Choice Scarf Chi-Yu is unreliable at breaking stall teams, (ac) so it is necessary to pair it with wallbreakers that perform this role such as Choice Band Chien-Pao, offensive Great Tusk, Gothitelle, and SD Swords Dance + Life Orb Koraidon. Koraidon in particular is mandatory to have as a teammate, (ac) as it sets sun, which makes up for the power lost by opting for Choice Scarf on Chi-Yu. Additionally, it also creates many opportunities for Chi-Yu to switch in safely, (remove comma) thanks to U-turn and Chi-Yu's ability to exploit common Koraidon checks. Defensive partners like Great Tusk, Iron Treads, Clodsire, and Toxapex will can set or "set or remove" implies that these are mutually exclusive (ie. you can set or remove but not both), if tusk/treads run spin + rocks then it should probably be and remove entry hazards for Chi-Yu, allowing it to freely switch in multiple times and break teams more easily, and additionally, they also check strong revenge killers like Choice Scarf Koraidon, Miraidon, and Quark Drive-boosted Iron Bundle.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pichus, 374620]]
- Quality checked by: [[Fc, 511624], [WrathoftheLeopard, 511181]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
 
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