[SET]
Choice Band (Ceruledge) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Poltergeist
- Bitter Blade
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak
[SET COMMENTS]
Ceruledge has the perfect combination of traits to become a terrifying wallbreaker, boasting two of the best offensive STAB typings, high-Base Power attacks, and a naturally good matchup against the tier's most common physical wall, Corviknight. Bitter Blade's healing is greatly appreciated to offset Stealth Rock chip damage, and Close Combat flips the table on potential answers such as Roaring Moon and Well-Baked Body Kingambit. Shadow Sneak makes Ceruledge a potent revenge killer and cleaner, picking off weakened setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-C, and threatening to OHKO Iron Boulder, Gengar, and non-Psychic Surge Deoxys-S. An Adamant nature helps Ceruledge secure certain KOs, most notably OHKOing Swampert with Poltergeist, but Jolly allows it to outspeed Gholdengo and neutral-natured Great Tusk. Ceruledge requires slow pivots like Primarina, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz to get it onto the field, with the former covering Walking Wake and the latter two providing valuable Defog support while also checking dangerous revenge killers like Roaring Moon and Dragonite. Ceruledge also pairs well with offensive pivots like Walking Wake and Zapdos, both of which require help to break past RegenVest users such as Manaphy and Swampert; in return, they give it more opportunities to come in to wallbreak. However, Ceruledge cannot be paired with Knock Off as this nullifies Poltergeist, limiting its synergy with the aforementioned RegenVests users and common Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon and Meowscarada. Ceruledge is quite slow relative to other offensive wallbreakers, so it needs speed control in the form of Chien-Pao and Barraskewda, the latter of which also baits in and pivots on Corviknight and Skarmory.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Choice Band (Ceruledge) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sword of Ruin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Poltergeist
- Bitter Blade
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak
[SET COMMENTS]
Ceruledge has the perfect combination of traits to become a terrifying wallbreaker, boasting two of the best offensive STAB typings, high-Base Power attacks, and a naturally good matchup against the tier's most common physical wall, Corviknight. Bitter Blade's healing is greatly appreciated to offset Stealth Rock chip damage, and Close Combat flips the table on potential answers such as Roaring Moon and Well-Baked Body Kingambit. Shadow Sneak makes Ceruledge a potent revenge killer and cleaner, picking off weakened setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-C, and threatening to OHKO Iron Boulder, Gengar, and non-Psychic Surge Deoxys-S. An Adamant nature helps Ceruledge secure certain KOs, most notably OHKOing Swampert with Poltergeist, but Jolly allows it to outspeed Gholdengo and neutral-natured Great Tusk. Ceruledge requires slow pivots like Primarina, Corviknight, and Mandibuzz to get it onto the field, with the former covering Walking Wake and the latter two providing valuable Defog support while also checking dangerous revenge killers like Roaring Moon and Dragonite. Ceruledge also pairs well with offensive pivots like Walking Wake and Zapdos, both of which require help to break past RegenVest users such as Manaphy and Swampert; in return, they give it more opportunities to come in to wallbreak. However, Ceruledge cannot be paired with Knock Off as this nullifies Poltergeist, limiting its synergy with the aforementioned RegenVests users and common Choice Scarf users like Roaring Moon and Meowscarada. Ceruledge is quite slow relative to other offensive wallbreakers, so it needs speed control in the form of Chien-Pao and Barraskewda, the latter of which also baits in and pivots on Corviknight and Skarmory.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glaliegoesboom.539679/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ut.523866/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
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