After missing a gen of relevance, Entei is back in BSS and better than ever before! I realize 3 sets may seem a bit extreme, but two of them are short and I was worried there'd be an annoying cluster of options and different preferences depending on the item if I didn't separate them (mainly because AV has a lotta different spreads, what a shocker lol)!
[SET]
Bulky Attacker (Entei) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass / Normal
EVs: 148 HP / 244 Atk / 84 Def / 12 SpD / 20 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stone Edge
- Tera Blast / Trailblaze / Bulldoze / Crunch
[SET COMMENTS]
* Access to strong priority and an ability that prevents Intimidate cycling give Entei a strong niche over other bulky Fire-types like Incineroar and Gouging Fire!
* **Sacred Fire**: Sacred Fire's stupendous burn rate makes switching physical attackers into Entei a terrifyingly risky prospect!
* **Stone Edge**: Despite its notorious reliability issues, Stone Edge is useful for being Entei's strongest attack against Dragonite and Terastallized Ogerpon-H.
* **Tera Blast Grass VS. Trailblaze**: Tera Blast Grass has a chance of OHKOing offensive Primarina, OHKOes Swampert, and deals massive damage to Urshifu-R. Trailblaze misses out on these KOes, but the Speed boost can lead to easier sweeping late-game.
* **Bulldoze VS. Stomping Tantrum**: Bulldoze is both a way to deal decent damage to opposing Fire-types and a useful support move with its Speed drop. Stomping Tantrum offers a bit more power and can match Sacred Fire in power if Entei misses an attack.
* **Crunch**: Crunch is Entei's best coverage option for Latios and Latias.
Other Options
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* **Iron Head**: Iron Head does a bit of extra damage against Flutter Mane but has limited use otherwise.
EV Spreads
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* **148 HP / 244 Atk / 84 Def / 12 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This EV spread avoids an OHKO from Adamant Chien-Pao's Tera-boosted Crunch after Stealth Rock damage and a 2HKO from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Shadow Ball without Stealth Rock.
* **132 HP / 228 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 140 Spe with Adamant**: This spread spread lets Entei outspeed Iron Bundle after using Trailblaze or Bulldoze while only having a 2% chance of being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Timid Flutter Mane's Shadow Ball.
* **196 HP / 132 Atk / 156 Def / 4 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This physically defensive spread survives Tera Dark Choice Band Adamant Chien-Pao's Crunch while still dodging a 2HKO from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Shadow Ball without Stealth Rock.
* **116 HP / 116 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This specially defensive spread dodges a 2HKO from Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane even when with Stealth Rock!
* **4 HP / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 76 SpD / 188 Spe with with Jolly**: This speedy and frailer spread outspeeds all Landorus-T that lack Choice Scarf while still having enough special bulk to almost always avoid a 2HKO Timid Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Shadow Ball.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Entei's Fairy resistance is a big selling point as an Assault Vest Pokemon, but Terastallization can help with some of its poor matchups.
* **Grass**: Tera Grass helps Entei with Water-types like Primarina and offensive Urshifu-R. Just note that Suicune and Bulk Up Urshifu-R avoid a 2HKO from Tera Blast.
* **Normal**: While this Entei doesn't have enough firepower to sweep until late-game, boosting Extreme Speed is still helpful in this regard. It can also save Entei from Choice Specs Flutter Mane's Shadow Ball.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy isn't as helpful against bulky Water-types, but it makes Urshifu-S and Choice Band Chien-Pao much more manageable and surprises Gouging Fire that may attempt to set up with Breaking Swipe and Dragon Dance.
[SET]
Choice Band (Entei) @ Choice Band
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
Tera Type: Normal / Grass
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stone Edge
- Bulldoze / Tera Blast / Crunch
[SET COMMENTS]
* Being immune to Intimidate cycling and a better Speed stat make Entei a reasonable alternative to Choice Band Dragonite for priority cleaning.
* **Sacred Fire**: Sacred Fire's horrifying coin-flip burn chances are a powerful deterrent to problematic foes like Urshifu-R, so it's preferred over Flare Blitz.
* **Stone Edge**: As unreliable as Stone Edge can be, it's needed to do maximum damage to Dragonite.
* **Bulldoze**: Bulldoze's Speed drop is useful for team support and 2HKOes most Focus Sash Flutter Mane, potentially saving Entei from a KO!
* **Crunch**: Crunch deals massive damage to Latias, which can otherwise stall out Stone Edge with Recover.
EV Spreads
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* **116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe with Adamant**: This spread lets Entei outspeed up to Iron Bundle after using Bulldoze.
* **148 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Def / 4 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: This bulkier spread lets Entei survive Adamant Chien-Pao's Tera-boosted Crunch.
* **4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with Jolly**: Entei can make use of its often overlooked Speed stat to outspeed Adamant Urshifu formes and Adamant Ogerpon formes, and it can even Speed tie with Chi-Yu.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Entei is a perfectly fine priority cleaner, but Terastallization makes that task much easier.
* **Normal**: Tera Normal lets Entei do its best Dragonite impression, giving Extreme Speed such a boost that Chien-Pao can be OHKOed by it after Stealth Rock!
* **Grass**: Tera Grass trades easier Extreme Speed sweeping for shredding through opposing bulky Water-types with Tera Blast, like Urshifu-R and Suicune.
[SET]
Offensive (Entei) @ Life Orb / Mirror Herb
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass / Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Stone Edge / Swagger
- Trailblaze / Tera Blast / Swagger
[SET COMMENTS]
* Entei is fast enough to be a surprisingly effective offensive Pokemon thanks to its immunity to Intimidate cycling and decent Speed.
* **Sacred Fire**: Even though Flare Blitz is more powerful and doesn't contend with a irritating 5% chance to miss, the insane burn rate Sacred Fire provides is generally preferred.
* **Stone Edge**: Stone Edge is Entei's best chance at breaking through Dragonite and Gouging Fire before without Terastallization.
* **Trailblaze VS. Grass Tera Blast**: Trailblaze does decent damage to offensive Water-types and lets Entei outspeed the troublesome Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, but Tera Blast is needed to break through bulky Water-types like Suicune.
* **Swagger and Mirror Herb**: This is the closest Entei gets to setting up, giving Entei the chance to pull off a shocking sweep and even be a nuisance with confusion! Outside of Swagger, Mirror Herb can be used for some risky switch-ins to punish setup moves with a boosted Extreme Speed.
* **Jolly VS. Adamant**: Jolly Entei will outpace the prominent Urshifu-R, but Adamant is worth considering if using Tera Normal for easier priority sweeping.
Alternate EV Spreads
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* **148 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Def / 4 SpD / 20 Spe with Adamant**: If using Swagger, Mirror Herb, and Tera Normal, this bulkier EV spread can fit to avoid an OHKO from Adamant Chien-Pao's Tera-boosted Crunch after Stealth Rock.
Tera Types
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* **Tera Dependency - Medium**: Entei can function without Terastallization, but there are some matchups that will need it for.
* **Grass**: Tera Grass is Entei's trump card against bulky Water-types like Suicune and Primarina and can save it from getting revenge killed by Choice Scarf Urshifu-R.
* **Normal**: Tera Normal gives Entei a more late-game focus with Extreme Speed sweeping, especially if using Swagger.
* **Fairy**: Tera Fairy with Tera Blast is a less nerve-wracking way to deal with Dragon-types, with Roaring Moon particularly vulnerable to it.
[CREDITS]
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