[SET]
Name: Specs Wallbreaker
move 1: Moongeist Beam
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
* Choice Specs Lunala is an excellent wallbreaker on bulky offensive or balance teams. Its combination of Moongeist Beam and Moonblast allow it to 2HKO or OHKO a majority of the tier, with only a few exceptions such as Ho-Oh and defensive Primal Kyogre. Blissey and Chansey also cannot get 2HKOed, but they are more niche. It can muscle through defensive Pokemon sponging neutral hits with ease as it possesses high natural bulk for an offensive Pokemon. With Tera Ghost, no viable Pokemon in the tier can safely switch into it.
* Moonblast is invaluable to Lunala as it makes Dark-types a shaky switch-in. It 2HKOes defensive Yveltal and Arceus-Dark, and is a high roll to OHKO specially offensive Yveltal. Moonblast can also be used as a mid-ground option if the opposing team has a Dark-type in the first place in order to ease prediction.
* Psyshock is preferred over Psyshic as Psychic does not provide any meaningful benefit that supplements Moongeist Beam and Moonblast. Psyshock allows for Lunala to chunk into Pokemon with high special defense, such as defensive Primal Kyogre and Ho-Oh. Psyshock also keeps the OHKO on defensive Eternatus after Stealth Rock and a single layer of Spikes. Another big advantage to Psyshock is that it allows Lunala to save PP on its Moongeist Beam while still dealing meaningful damage.
* Trick is useful as it allows for Lunala to punish defensive Pokemon like Ho-Oh and defensive Yveltal who otherwise freely switch into it. This does come with the caveat of being unable to 2HKO Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy, defensive Primal Groudon, defensive Necrozma-DM after Tera, and Zygarde after Tera. It also misses out on a OHKO on offensive Necrozma-DM, offensive Eternatus, and Giratina-O.
* Tera Ghost is the preferred Tera type that Lunala uses as it enhances its wallbreaking potential. After Tera, Lunala is now able to consistently 2HKO Ho-Oh and specially offensive Yveltal. It also gives it the ability to OHKO offensive Primal Groudon, while also making it so that Arceus-Dark can no longer switch in lest it gets 3HKOed. Tera Ghost also provides defensive merit to Lunala as without the extra weakness to Ghost and Dark it can now tank a Hex from special utility Giratina-O, a Foul Play from defensive Arceus-Dark, and a Poltergeist from Life Orb Marshadow without Shadow Shield. At full, Lunala becomes able to tank a Poltergeist from Tera Ghost Life Orb Marshadow, a Poltergeist from Choice Band Marshadow, a Dark Pulse or Knock Off from Tera Dark specially offensive Yveltal, and a Poltergeist from Giratina-O.
* Tera Fairy is also an option to consider over Tera Ghost. Terastallizing into a Fairy type gives it an outstanding defensive typing, It also provides Lunala the capacity to take hits from Arceus-Dark, Giratina-O, Marshadow, and Yveltal. It also provides it the capacity to OHKO defensive Yveltal and Arceus-Dark with Moonblast. However, Tera Fairy comes with the con of weakening its matchup into stall. Removing its Ghost typing allows Chansey to freely spam Seismic Toss against it. Tera Fairy should be considered on bulky offense teams that may lack the backbone to handle Lunala's threats.
* Lunala thrives against bulkier team structures. It is able to punish defensive Pokemon fairly reliably given the right prediction. Unfortunately, hyper offensive oriented teams have Pokemon that tend to overwhelm Lunala. Being choice locked allows Pokemon like Zacian-C, Arceus, and Ultra Necrozma a free set-up opportunity, conceding momentum. If Shadow Shield remains intact Lunala can often trade with some Pokemon such as offensive Primal Groudon, Ultra Necrozma, and Zacian-C. Otherwise, Lunala is reliant upon its teammates during these matchups.
* Lunala struggles into the tier's Ghost and Dark types, and so having defensive Pokemon that are able to handle them allow for Lunala's potential as a wallbreaker to be fully materialized. On a balance or bulky offense team structure, Coil Zygarde, defensive Arceus-Fairy, and defensive Arceus-Dark are three such examples help assist in dealing with Pokemon that would otherwise capitalize on Lunala, such as Marshadow, Yveltal, physically oriented Giratina-O, Arceus-Dark, and Ho-Oh.
* Pokemon that synergize well with Lunala offensively can punish opposing Pokemon that otherwise brush off Lunala's hits. One example would be Zacian-C. Zacian-C used in conjunction with Lunala can create an excellent offensive core on bulkier teams. Lunala deals with Primal Groudon, Dondozo, Necrozma-DM, and Alomomola which otherwise check Zacian-C. Zacian-C does the same for Lunala by dealing with Marshadow and Yveltal. Zygarde can also help Lunala offensively as much as it aids it defensively, being able to threaten Ho-Oh. After Zygarde Terastallizes into a Water type, it can also sometimes beat defensive Primal Kyogre, granted that it does not get burned by Scald early on.
[SET CREDITS]
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Name: Specs Wallbreaker
move 1: Moongeist Beam
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Psyshock
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
* Choice Specs Lunala is an excellent wallbreaker on bulky offensive or balance teams. Its combination of Moongeist Beam and Moonblast allow it to 2HKO or OHKO a majority of the tier, with only a few exceptions such as Ho-Oh and defensive Primal Kyogre. Blissey and Chansey also cannot get 2HKOed, but they are more niche. It can muscle through defensive Pokemon sponging neutral hits with ease as it possesses high natural bulk for an offensive Pokemon. With Tera Ghost, no viable Pokemon in the tier can safely switch into it.
* Moonblast is invaluable to Lunala as it makes Dark-types a shaky switch-in. It 2HKOes defensive Yveltal and Arceus-Dark, and is a high roll to OHKO specially offensive Yveltal. Moonblast can also be used as a mid-ground option if the opposing team has a Dark-type in the first place in order to ease prediction.
* Psyshock is preferred over Psyshic as Psychic does not provide any meaningful benefit that supplements Moongeist Beam and Moonblast. Psyshock allows for Lunala to chunk into Pokemon with high special defense, such as defensive Primal Kyogre and Ho-Oh. Psyshock also keeps the OHKO on defensive Eternatus after Stealth Rock and a single layer of Spikes. Another big advantage to Psyshock is that it allows Lunala to save PP on its Moongeist Beam while still dealing meaningful damage.
* Trick is useful as it allows for Lunala to punish defensive Pokemon like Ho-Oh and defensive Yveltal who otherwise freely switch into it. This does come with the caveat of being unable to 2HKO Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy, defensive Primal Groudon, defensive Necrozma-DM after Tera, and Zygarde after Tera. It also misses out on a OHKO on offensive Necrozma-DM, offensive Eternatus, and Giratina-O.
* Tera Ghost is the preferred Tera type that Lunala uses as it enhances its wallbreaking potential. After Tera, Lunala is now able to consistently 2HKO Ho-Oh and specially offensive Yveltal. It also gives it the ability to OHKO offensive Primal Groudon, while also making it so that Arceus-Dark can no longer switch in lest it gets 3HKOed. Tera Ghost also provides defensive merit to Lunala as without the extra weakness to Ghost and Dark it can now tank a Hex from special utility Giratina-O, a Foul Play from defensive Arceus-Dark, and a Poltergeist from Life Orb Marshadow without Shadow Shield. At full, Lunala becomes able to tank a Poltergeist from Tera Ghost Life Orb Marshadow, a Poltergeist from Choice Band Marshadow, a Dark Pulse or Knock Off from Tera Dark specially offensive Yveltal, and a Poltergeist from Giratina-O.
* Tera Fairy is also an option to consider over Tera Ghost. Terastallizing into a Fairy type gives it an outstanding defensive typing, It also provides Lunala the capacity to take hits from Arceus-Dark, Giratina-O, Marshadow, and Yveltal. It also provides it the capacity to OHKO defensive Yveltal and Arceus-Dark with Moonblast. However, Tera Fairy comes with the con of weakening its matchup into stall. Removing its Ghost typing allows Chansey to freely spam Seismic Toss against it. Tera Fairy should be considered on bulky offense teams that may lack the backbone to handle Lunala's threats.
* Lunala thrives against bulkier team structures. It is able to punish defensive Pokemon fairly reliably given the right prediction. Unfortunately, hyper offensive oriented teams have Pokemon that tend to overwhelm Lunala. Being choice locked allows Pokemon like Zacian-C, Arceus, and Ultra Necrozma a free set-up opportunity, conceding momentum. If Shadow Shield remains intact Lunala can often trade with some Pokemon such as offensive Primal Groudon, Ultra Necrozma, and Zacian-C. Otherwise, Lunala is reliant upon its teammates during these matchups.
* Lunala struggles into the tier's Ghost and Dark types, and so having defensive Pokemon that are able to handle them allow for Lunala's potential as a wallbreaker to be fully materialized. On a balance or bulky offense team structure, Coil Zygarde, defensive Arceus-Fairy, and defensive Arceus-Dark are three such examples help assist in dealing with Pokemon that would otherwise capitalize on Lunala, such as Marshadow, Yveltal, physically oriented Giratina-O, Arceus-Dark, and Ho-Oh.
* Pokemon that synergize well with Lunala offensively can punish opposing Pokemon that otherwise brush off Lunala's hits. One example would be Zacian-C. Zacian-C used in conjunction with Lunala can create an excellent offensive core on bulkier teams. Lunala deals with Primal Groudon, Dondozo, Necrozma-DM, and Alomomola which otherwise check Zacian-C. Zacian-C does the same for Lunala by dealing with Marshadow and Yveltal. Zygarde can also help Lunala offensively as much as it aids it defensively, being able to threaten Ho-Oh. After Zygarde Terastallizes into a Water type, it can also sometimes beat defensive Primal Kyogre, granted that it does not get burned by Scald early on.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/commanderwasp.611007/
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