AAA MG Lucario (Done)

[longhiep341]

[SET]
name: Magic Guard
move 1: Steel Beam
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Shadow Ball / Nasty Plot / Psychic
item: Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Hasty
evs: 28 Atk / 252 SpA / 228 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Lucario boasts good mixed attacking stats and high Base Power moves, making it a tough wallbreaker to safely switch into. Steel Beam dents physical walls that switch in expecting a physical set, including Mandibuzz, Mew, and Skarmory. Close Combat is Lucario's best option against common special walls such as Blissey, Heatran, and RegenVest Swampert. Stone Edge targets several foes that resist both of its STAB moves, most notably Zapdos, Volcarona, and Moltres. For the last moveslot, Shadow Ball 2HKOes Slowbro and Doublade, while Nasty Plot pressures bulkier foes like Corviknight and Suicune. If Toxapex is of particular concern, then Psychic can be used instead. 228 Speed EVs and a Hasty nature outspeeds Adamant Galarian Zapdos, and the Attack investment always 2HKOes RegenVest Swampert with Close Combat. Hasty is preferred over Naive to survive +1 Draining Kiss from Tapu Lele.

Lucarios's excellent mixed attacking profile lets it effectively draw in and weaken opposing walls, making it a great fit for balance and bulky offense teams. Late-game cleaners like Azelf enjoy Lucario's ability to weaken walls for them, and other fast wallbreakers like Terrakion and Zarude synergize well by overwhelming shared checks. Lucario has limited defensive utility and thus should be built around a robust defensive core to shore up offense matchups. Pivoting teammates, such as Swampert, Blissey, and Corviknight, can repeatedly provide Lucario opportunities to switch in and punch holes in opposing teams, and they check powerful attackers such as Terrakion, Azelf, and Zapdos. Swampert and Ferrothorn have access to entry hazards to chip foes like Slowbro and RegenVest Landorus-T into KO range.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

On more offensive teams, Lucario can opt for Nasty Plot and Swords Dance sets with damage amplification abilities like Adaptability and Sheer Force for the former and -ate Speed for the latter.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Lucario's middling Speed and poor bulk make it fall prey to most faster threats like Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Talonflame. However, they are vulnerable to -ate Speed sets. Psychic Surge Azelf and Alakazam are the best offensive answers, as they can also block Extreme Speed.

**Specific Walls**: While Lucario practically has tools to beat every Pokemon, it can't fit everything in four moveslots, allowing specific Pokemon to wall it once its moveset has been revealed. Physical movesets are stopped by bulky physical walls like Mew and Hippowdon, and special sets struggle to get past RegenVest Swampert and Landorus-T. Even mixed sets can struggle against walls like Slowbro if not using Shadow Ball.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [UT, 523866]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

 

[Isaiah]

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QC Check

[SET]
name: Magic Guard
move 1: Steel Beam
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Shadow Ball / Nasty Plot / Psychic
item: Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Hasty
evs: 28 Atk / 252 SpA / 228 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Lucario's differentiates itself from Cobalion with its better mixed attacking movepool and stats, making it a tough wallbreaker to safely switch intohandle. Steel Beam dents most physical walls that switch in expecting a Swords Dance other sets hard, including Mandibuzz, Mew, and Skarmory. Close Combat is Lucario's best option against common special walls such as Blissey, Heatran, and RegenVest Swampert. Stone Edge targets several foes that resist both of its STAB moves, in particular such as Zapdos, Volcarona, and Moltres. The last moveslot allows Lucario to pick off which defensive Pokemon it can break. Shadow Ball 2HKOes Slowbro and Doublade, while Nasty Plot is its Lucario's only tool to pressure Corviknight and Suicune. If Toxapex is of particular concern, then Psychic can be used instead.also be used. The EV spread maximizes its Special Attack, while 228 Speed EVs and a Hasty nature outpace Adamant Galarian Zapdos, the rest go into Attack to strengthen Close Combat, which notably helps it always 2HKO RegenVest Swampert; Hasty is preferred over Naive to make sure Lucario always lives a Draining Kiss from +1 Triage Tapu Lele. 228 Speed EVs and a Hasty nature outspeeds Adamant Galarian Zapdos, and the Attack investment always 2HKOes RegenVest Swampert with Close Combat. Hasty is preferred over Naive to survive +1 Draining Kiss from Tapu Lele.

Despite its decent defensive typing, Lucario has limited defensive utility, and thus should be built around a robust defensive core to shore up offense matchups. Teammates with a pivot option, such as Swampert, Blissey, and Corviknight,(comma) can repeatedly provide Lucario switch-in opportunities to punch holes in opposing teams, on top of dealing with myriad powerhouses and they check powerful attackers such as Terrakion, Azelf, and Zapdos. Swampert and Ferrothorn have access to entry hazards to facilitate Lucario against some tough chip foes like Slowbro RegenVest Landorus-T into KO range., such as RegenVest Landorus-T and Slowbro. Late-game Ccleaners like Azelf enjoy Lucario's ability to weaken walls for them.walls weakened by Lucario to sweep late-game. Despite Lucario's devastating wallbreaking capabilities, depending on what it opts for, it still gets walled by a few defensive stalwarts mentioned, so an extra wallbreaker like Terrakion and Tough Claws Zarude can pick up the slack. Lucario has a difficult time breaking through its counters, so it pairs well with other wallbreakers like Terrakion and Tough Claws Zarude who can help it pick up the slack.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

On more offensive teams, Lucario can opt for Nasty Plot and Swords with damage amplification abilities like Adaptability and Sheer Force for the former, and -ate Speed for the latter. setup moves in Nasty Plot and Swords Dance, alongside various abilities to utilize such as Adaptability, Tinted Lens, Sheer Force and Galvanize. Extreme Speed is an option to make Lucario more useful versus offense, but it doesn't provide coverage otherwise, deals little damage, and thus should only be used on Galvanize sets.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Lucario's middling Speed and poor bulk for an offensive Pokemon make it fall prey to most faster threats like Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Talonflame. However, they are vulnerable to -ate Speed sets.have to prevent getting chipped into Extreme Speed range. Psychic Surge Azelf and Alakazam are the best offensive answers, as they can also block Extreme Speed.

**Defensive Pokemon**: While Lucario practically has tools to beat every Pokemon, it can't fit everything in 4 moveslots, allowing specific Pokemon to wall it once its moveset has been revealed. Physical movesets are stopped by bulky physical walls like Mew and Hippowdon, and special sets struggle to get past RegenVest Swampert and Landorus-T. Even mixed sets can struggle against walls like Slowbro if not using Shadow Ball.with the widest coverage have to forgo some matchups, such as Slowbro without Shadow Ball.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2!

 

[longhiep341]

All implemented, sorry for the delay and thanks for the quick and thorough check!

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

QC Check

[SET]
name: Magic Guard
move 1: Steel Beam
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Shadow Ball / Nasty Plot / Psychic
item: Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Hasty
evs: 28 Atk / 252 SpA / 228 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Lucario differentiates itself from Cobalion with its better mixed attacking movepool and stats boasts good mixed attacking stats and high Base Power moves Coba really isn't relevant enough to be worth calling out, making it a tough wallbreaker to safely switch into. Steel Beam dents physical walls that switch in expecting a Swords Dance physical set, including Mandibuzz, Mew, and Skarmory. Close Combat is Lucario's best option against common special walls such as Blissey, Heatran, and RegenVest Swampert. Stone Edge targets several foes that resist both of its STAB moves, such as most notably Zapdos, Volcarona, and Moltres. For the last moveslot, Shadow Ball 2HKOes Slowbro and Doublade, while Nasty Plot is Lucario's only tool to pressure pressures bulkier foes like Corviknight and Suicune. If Toxapex is of particular concern, then Psychic can be used instead. 228 Speed EVs and a Hasty nature outspeeds Adamant Galarian Zapdos, and the Attack investment always 2HKOes RegenVest Swampert with Close Combat. Hasty is preferred over Naive to survive +1 Draining Kiss from Tapu Lele.

Lucarios's excellent mixed attacking profile lets it effectively draw in and weaken opposing walls, making it a great fit for balance and bulky offensive teams. Late-game cleaners like Azelf enjoy Lucario's ability to weaken walls for them, and other fast wallbreakers like Terrakion and Zarude synergize well by overwhelming shared checks. Lucario has limited defensive utility, and thus should be built around a robust defensive core to shore up offense matchups. Teammates with a pivot option, such as Swampert, Blissey, and Corviknight,(comma) left this in can repeatedly provide Lucario switch-in opportunities to punch holes in opposing teams, and they check powerful attackers such as Terrakion, Azelf, and Zapdos. Swampert and Ferrothorn have access to entry hazards to chip foes like Slowbro and RegenVest Landorus-T into KO range. Late-game cleaners like Azelf enjoy Lucario's ability to weaken walls for them. Lucario has a difficult time breaking through its counters, so it pairs well with other wallbreakers like Terrakion and Tough Claws Zarude who can help it pick up the slack. moving earlier, should mention its offensive synergy first

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

On more offensive teams, Lucario can opt for Nasty Plot and Swords Dance sets with damage amplification abilities like Adaptability and Sheer Force for the former, and -ate Speed for the latter.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Lucario's middling Speed and poor bulk make it fall prey to most faster threats like Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Talonflame. However, they are vulnerable to -ate Speed sets. Psychic Surge Azelf and Alakazam are the best offensive answers, as they can also block Extreme Speed.

**Defensive Pokemon Specific Walls**: While Lucario practically has tools to beat every Pokemon, it can't fit everything in 4 four moveslots, allowing specific Pokemon to wall it once its moveset has been revealed. Physical movesets are stopped by bulky physical walls like Mew and Hippowdon, and special sets struggle to get past RegenVest Swampert and Landorus-T. Even mixed sets can struggle against walls like Slowbro if not using Shadow Ball.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [UT, 523866]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2!

 

[longhiep341]

Implemented, thanks as always! Ready for GP Team

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

GP Check

[SET]
name: Magic Guard
move 1: Steel Beam
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Shadow Ball / Nasty Plot / Psychic
item: Life Orb
ability: Magic Guard
nature: Hasty
evs: 28 Atk / 252 SpA / 228 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Lucario boasts good mixed attacking stats and high Base Power moves, making it a tough wallbreaker to safely switch into. Steel Beam dents physical walls that switch in expecting a physical set, including Mandibuzz, Mew, and Skarmory. Close Combat is Lucario's best option against common special walls such as Blissey, Heatran, and RegenVest Swampert. Stone Edge targets several foes that resist both of its STAB moves, most notably Zapdos, Volcarona, and Moltres. For the last moveslot, Shadow Ball 2HKOes Slowbro and Doublade, while Nasty Plot pressures bulkier foes like Corviknight and Suicune. If Toxapex is of particular concern, then Psychic can be used instead. 228 Speed EVs and a Hasty nature outspeeds Adamant Galarian Zapdos, and the Attack investment always 2HKOes RegenVest Swampert with Close Combat. Hasty is preferred over Naive to survive +1 Draining Kiss from Tapu Lele.

Lucarios's excellent mixed attacking profile lets it effectively draw in and weaken opposing walls, making it a great fit for balance and bulky offensive offense teams. Late-game cleaners like Azelf enjoy Lucario's ability to weaken walls for them, and other fast wallbreakers like Terrakion and Zarude synergize well by overwhelming shared checks. Lucario has limited defensive utility, remove comma and thus should be built around a robust defensive core to shore up offense matchups. Teammates with a pivot option Pivoting teammates, such as Swampert, Blissey, and Corviknight, can repeatedly provide Lucario switch-in opportunities to opportunities to switch in and punch holes in opposing teams, and they check powerful attackers such as Terrakion, Azelf, and Zapdos. Swampert and Ferrothorn have access to entry hazards to chip foes like Slowbro and RegenVest Landorus-T into KO range.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

On more offensive teams, Lucario can opt for Nasty Plot and Swords Dance sets with damage amplification abilities like Adaptability and Sheer Force for the former, remove comma and -ate Speed for the latter.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Lucario's middling Speed and poor bulk make it fall prey to most faster threats like Barraskewda, Terrakion, and Talonflame. However, they are vulnerable to -ate Speed sets. Psychic Surge Azelf and Alakazam are the best offensive answers, as they can also block Extreme Speed.

**Specific Walls**: While Lucario practically has tools to beat every Pokemon, it can't fit everything in four moveslots, allowing specific Pokemon to wall it once its moveset has been revealed. Physical movesets are stopped by bulky physical walls like Mew and Hippowdon, and special sets struggle to get past RegenVest Swampert and Landorus-T. Even mixed sets can struggle against walls like Slowbro if not using Shadow Ball.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[longhiep341, 500884]]
- Quality checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662], [UT, 523866]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

GP 1/1!

GP Team done

 

[Theia]

Uploaded, thank you!

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