This CCAT was hosted by Aschmaros and Dead by Daylight, thankie10.10.2023 Monotype Grass CCAT: Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Ogerpon-Hearthflame (F) @ Hearthflame Mask
Ability: Mold Breaker
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Ivy Cudgel
- Horn Leech
- Play Rough
Brambleghast @ Spell Tag
Ability: Infiltrator
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Poltergeist
- Rapid Spin
- Spikes
- Shadow Sneak
Meowscarada @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flower Trick
- Knock Off
- Low Kick
- U-turn
Torterra @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Shell Armor
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- Bullet Seed
- Rock Blast
- Headlong Rush
Amoonguss @ Eject Button
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 240 HP / 164 Def / 104 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Foul Play
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Spore
Lilligant-Hisui (F) @ Yache Berry
Ability: Hustle
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Victory Dance
- Close Combat
- Ice Spinner
- Leaf Blade / Healing Wish
Ogerpon-Hearthflame is a prominent setup sweeper in the tier right now with its access to Swords Dance allowing it to break past Pokemon like Toxapex and Water Absorb Clodsire. Although Ogerpon-Hearthflame is great alone, its not enough to make Grass a top-type in the metagame. In fact, this type struggles against prominent types like Baxcalibur on Ice & Dragon and on Dark & Ice. It's important to remember what matchups you can win when teambuilding. One of Grass's most notable losses this gen is and as Chaitanya would say..it just loses to "Ice Shard" this generation. Ogerpon-HF helps with types like Poison and Steel. Spikes Brambleghast compliments this as this chips Pokemon like Toxapex, Okidogi, and Iron Hands to put it in a better range for Ogerpon. Meowscarada is a standard Choice Scarf set that removes items like Heavy-Duty Boots, making hazards more effective. Shell Smash Torterra is very scary after a speed boost as it helps with similar types like Ogerpon-HF while also improving the Water and Dark matchups. Amoonguss prevents us from losing to Toxic Spikes and we have an to provide a 1-time safe switch to a teammate. Finally, Lilligant-Hisui is running Yache Berry as a lure to help with chien-pao: on Dark and Baxcalibur on Dragon (specifically).