Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (Week 39 voting: Volcarona + Ogerpon-Wellspring)

[Giyu]

Dragapult @ Ghostium Z
Ability: Clear Body / Infiltrator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Phantom Force
- Dragon Darts
- Dragon Dance
- Substitute

+1 252 Atk Tera Fairy Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tera Water Annihilape: 487-574 (114.8 - 135.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

0 Atk Tera Water Annihilape Rage Fist vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Fairy Dragapult: 78-93 (24.6 - 29.3%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

+1 252 Atk Tera Fairy Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele: 528-624 (187.9 - 222%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tera Fairy Dragapult in Psychic Terrain: 241-285 (76 - 89.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Sunday!

Gholdengo @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Hex
- Thunder Wave
- Nasty Plot

Very good type that walls everything tapu lele wants to trow at him and very bulky so can take take even booster annihilape rage fist with the help of terrastalize wile unbooster just bounce off .thunder wave also ruins lele and slow down and chip annihilape is gona be very easy to pick off even if gholdengo dies (can also use Heavy-Duty Boots insted of Leftovers if worry of the Stealth Rock weekness after terrastalize in to a flyng type)

Here are some calcs:
(Defense)

252 SpA Tera Psychic Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gholdengo in Psychic Terrain: 138-163 (36.5 - 43.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

+1 0 Atk Annihilape Rage Fist (100 bp) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Flying Gholdengo: 135-160 (35.7 - 42.3%) -- 97.4% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

+1 0 Atk Annihilape Rage Fist (50 bp) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gholdengo: 134-162 (35.4 - 42.8%) -- 96.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

And (Offensive):

0 SpA Gholdengo Hex (130 BP) vs. 252 HP / 104+ SpD Tera Water Annihilape: 159-187 (37.5 - 44.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 0 SpA Gholdengo Hex (130 BP) vs. 252 HP / 104+ SpD Tera Water Annihilape: 316-373 (74.5 - 87.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Gholdengo Hex (130 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tapu Lele: 318-374 (113.1 - 133%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Dragapult @ Ghostium Z
Ability: Clear Body / Infiltrator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Phantom Force
- Dragon Darts
- Dragon Dance
- Substitute

+1 252 Atk Tera Fairy Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tera Water Annihilape: 487-574 (114.8 - 135.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

0 Atk Tera Water Annihilape Rage Fist vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Fairy Dragapult: 78-93 (24.6 - 29.3%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

+1 252 Atk Tera Fairy Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele: 528-624 (187.9 - 222%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tera Fairy Dragapult in Psychic Terrain: 241-285 (76 - 89.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[Giyu]

Gholdengo

 

[Skillbow]

 

[TheSorcer3r]

 

[Velcroc]

Gholdengo

 

[sh0shin]

update thread title btw

i'm voting dragapult

 

[K302]

Congratulations to Giyu for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Tornadus-T + Landorus-T + Ferrothorn!



The sets were once again stolen form the Good Cores Thread.
How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Tornadus-Therian @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 244 HP / 48 SpD / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Bleakwind Storm
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Heat Wave


Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Stealth Rock


Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 248 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
IVs: 30 Spe
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Toxic
- Defog

 

[Skillbow]

Celesteela @ Power Herb
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 100 HP / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 100 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Meteor Beam
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon / Air Slash
- Autotomize

Celestela can set up on any of this pokemon even surviving 2 Tornadus-Therian heat waves and sweeping the core with his covreg moves and his 100 speed ev allow it to out speed Tornadus-Therian after an autotomize reaching 366 speed flash cannon was chosen over air slash to ko ferrothorn after terrastalize (but can also use air slash to 2 hit ko lando if it teras so u don't have to Pray for Meteor Beam)wile tera rock allows it to 1 hit ko Tornadus-Therian even with the av wile the fire covreg allows it to slam Ferrothorn before tera

Here are the calcs for (defense):

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 100 HP / 0 SpD Celesteela: 146-174 (40.5 - 48.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

0 Atk Tera Fairy Ferrothorn Gyro Ball (150 BP) (because of +2 speed) vs. 100 HP / 56 Def Tera Rock Celesteela: 284-336 (78.8 - 93.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

0 Atk Tera Water Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 100 HP / 56 Def Tera Rock Celesteela: 272-324 (75.5 - 90%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

And (offensive):

+1 252+ SpA Tera Rock Celesteela Meteor Beam vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 390-462 (108.3 - 128.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+1 252+ SpA Tera Rock Celesteela Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn: 320-378 (90.9 - 107.3%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

+1 252+ SpA Celesteela Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Ferrothorn: 476-564 (135.2 - 160.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[Sputnik]

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Weather Ball
- Scorching Sands
- Solar Beam
- Roost

Pretty self explanatory, this core has no switchins to this, technically AV Torn-T can live if rocks aren't up but Hurricane doesn't even KO Yard after rocks if you hit it and none of your other moves do anything to it, Lando and Ferro just die.

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Tornadus-Therian in Sun: 295-348 (81.9 - 96.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 114-135 (38.3 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Landorus-Therian in Sun: 343-405 (89.7 - 106%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn in Sun: 241-285 (68.4 - 80.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[sh0shin]

Heatran @ Leftovers
Calm Nature
Tera Type: Flying
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
- Magma Storm
- Flash Cannon
- Taunt
- Toxic

toxic + magma chips down torn + lando
tera flying + flash fire invalidates the genies
entire pokemon counters tera fairy ferrothorn

yea it can't 2HKO everything but this particular heatran makes it rly hard to play the game. biggest downside is taking rocks chip after tera but u can just stay in vs all 3 of them.

calcs

vs Tornadus-Therian

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Bleakwind Storm vs. 248 HP / 144+ SpD Heatran: 44-52 (11.4 - 13.5%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Bleakwind Storm vs. 248 HP / 144+ SpD Tera Flying Heatran: 88-105 (22.8 - 27.2%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def (Tera Flying) Heatran: 60-71 (15.5 - 18.4%) -- possible 6HKO

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 93-111 (25.8 - 30.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after trapping damage
(plus Toxic damage ideally)

vs Landorus-Therian

0 Atk Landorus-Therian U-turn vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 33-39 (8.5 - 10.1%) -- possibly the worst move ever

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Landorus-Therian: 160-190 (41.8 - 49.7%) -- 30.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery and trapping damage
0 SpA Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Landorus-Therian: 129-153 (33.7 - 40%) -- 28.5% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

vs Ferrothorn

0 Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 59-69 (15.3 - 17.9%) -- possible 9HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Ferrothorn Gyro Ball (137 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 133-157 (34.5 - 40.7%) -- 53.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Ferrothorn: 460-544 (130.6 - 154.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Tera Flying Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn: 186-218 (52.8 - 61.9%) -- 98.4% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Celesteela @ Power Herb
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 100 HP / 56 Def / 252 SpA / 100 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Meteor Beam
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon / Air Slash
- Autotomize

Celestela can set up on any of this pokemon even surviving 2 Tornadus-Therian heat waves and sweeping the core with his covreg moves and his 100 speed ev allow it to out speed Tornadus-Therian after an autotomize reaching 366 speed flash cannon was chosen over air slash to ko ferrothorn after terrastalize (but can also use air slash to 2 hit ko lando if it teras so u don't have to Pray for Meteor Beam)wile tera rock allows it to 1 hit ko Tornadus-Therian even with the av wile the fire covreg allows it to slam Ferrothorn before tera

Here are the calcs for (defense):

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 100 HP / 0 SpD Celesteela: 146-174 (40.5 - 48.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

0 Atk Tera Fairy Ferrothorn Gyro Ball (150 BP) (because of +2 speed) vs. 100 HP / 56 Def Tera Rock Celesteela: 284-336 (78.8 - 93.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

0 Atk Tera Water Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 100 HP / 56 Def Tera Rock Celesteela: 272-324 (75.5 - 90%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

And (offensive):

+1 252+ SpA Tera Rock Celesteela Meteor Beam vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 390-462 (108.3 - 128.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+1 252+ SpA Tera Rock Celesteela Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn: 320-378 (90.9 - 107.3%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

+1 252+ SpA Celesteela Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Ferrothorn: 476-564 (135.2 - 160.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Weather Ball
- Scorching Sands
- Solar Beam
- Roost

Pretty self explanatory, this core has no switchins to this, technically AV Torn-T can live if rocks aren't up but Hurricane doesn't even KO Yard after rocks if you hit it and none of your other moves do anything to it, Lando and Ferro just die.

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Tornadus-Therian in Sun: 295-348 (81.9 - 96.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 114-135 (38.3 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Landorus-Therian in Sun: 343-405 (89.7 - 106%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn in Sun: 241-285 (68.4 - 80.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Kyurem @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 176 Atk / 116 Def / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Spear
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Substitute

This set isn't just a gimmick. Rather than using Kyurem as a choiced or subroost wallbreaker, this set leverages Kyurem's bulk and ability to become an effective wincon. The given ev spread allows Kyurem to outspeed Annihilape and other base 90s, as well as ensuring your subs aren't broken by Clodsire's earthquake.

In terms of how it fairs against the BTC core, it is able to take hits from every single one of them. Tornadus is the least threatening, and drops to any decent roll from icicle spear, while taking damage that is easily roosted off in return. Ferrothorn has its gyro ball pp effectively stalled with substitute, while giving Kyurem an immunity to leech seed stalling. Kyurem's tera type also allows it to handle all three foes extremely well with very little counterplay from the opposing core. This isn't necessary, however, as setting up a few DD's, protecting Kyurem from leech seed and intimidate with substitute, and carefully positioning Kyurem as it comes in as to not allow Landorus to tera gives it a great matchup against that core.

Do you like the pic I made for this post? :3

Heatran @ Leftovers
Calm Nature
Tera Type: Flying
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
- Magma Storm
- Flash Cannon
- Taunt
- Toxic

toxic + magma chips down torn + lando
tera flying + flash fire invalidates the genies
entire pokemon counters tera fairy ferrothorn

yea it can't 2HKO everything but this particular heatran makes it rly hard to play the game. biggest downside is taking rocks chip after tera but u can just stay in vs all 3 of them.

calcs

vs Tornadus-Therian

0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Bleakwind Storm vs. 248 HP / 144+ SpD Heatran: 44-52 (11.4 - 13.5%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Tornadus-Therian Bleakwind Storm vs. 248 HP / 144+ SpD Tera Flying Heatran: 88-105 (22.8 - 27.2%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def (Tera Flying) Heatran: 60-71 (15.5 - 18.4%) -- possible 6HKO

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 244 HP / 48 SpD Assault Vest Tornadus-Therian: 93-111 (25.8 - 30.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after trapping damage
(plus Toxic damage ideally)

vs Landorus-Therian

0 Atk Landorus-Therian U-turn vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 33-39 (8.5 - 10.1%) -- possibly the worst move ever

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Landorus-Therian: 160-190 (41.8 - 49.7%) -- 30.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery and trapping damage
0 SpA Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Landorus-Therian: 129-153 (33.7 - 40%) -- 28.5% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

vs Ferrothorn

0 Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 59-69 (15.3 - 17.9%) -- possible 9HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Ferrothorn Gyro Ball (137 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Heatran: 133-157 (34.5 - 40.7%) -- 53.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Ferrothorn: 460-544 (130.6 - 154.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Tera Flying Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 252 HP / 44 SpD Tera Fairy Ferrothorn: 186-218 (52.8 - 61.9%) -- 98.4% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[sealoo]

 

[Giyu]

Zard

 

[seth]

Kyurem bcus I enjoyed the epic meme.

 

[Skillbow]

 

[sh0shin]

 

[K302]

Congratulations to Sputnik for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Walking Wake + Great Tusk + Mega-Charizard-Y!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Roost


Walking Wake @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Dragon / Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Steam
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower


Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Close Combat
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner

 

[Giyu]

Walking Wake (Choice Specs)

Walking Wake @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Hydro Steam
- Flamethrower

Description

Walking Wake with a Speed-boosting EV spread outpaces this entire core and spams Dragon Pulse with Tera Dragon.

Calculations

->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 238-282 (80.1 - 94.9%)
->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Walking Wake: 314-370 (92.6 - 109.1%)
->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Great Tusk: 446-526 (120.2 - 141.7%)

 

[sh0shin]

man this heatran pokemon seems pretty good

here's something definitely not inspired by uppababy's post

Tapu Koko @ Life Orb
Modest Nature
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Protect

4th move can be literally anything. protect to scout for tera before unloading a big nuke. non speed boosting wake L

edit: here are the calcs
it OHKOs all 3 even without terrain

 

[Salt Kitchen]

Nihilego @ Assault Vest
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 80 HP / 72 SpA / 124 SpD / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Power Gem
- Grass Knot
- idk

SpAtk EVs to OHKO Great Tusk w/ Grass Knot.
Speed EVs designed to get Speed Boost on KO.
Speed EVs designed to just outspeed Char-Y.
Rest of EVs dumped to SpDef and HP to handle Walking Wake, while not over-investing and getting SpDef boost on KO.

Char-Y Calcs

>

72 SpA Nihilego Power Gem vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 400-472 (134.6 - 158.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Great Tusk Calcs

> (You don't care if they Tera Water)

72 SpA Nihilego Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Great Tusk: 372-438 (100.2 - 118%) -- guaranteed OHKO

72 SpA Nihilego Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Great Tusk: 374-440 (100.8 - 118.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Walking Wake Calcs

You'll always be faster if sun is up, due to the fact that Char-Y cannot mega evolve to set up sun, and also switch out in the same turn, so it dies to power gem. Only situation you'll be slower is if Walking Wake leads against Nihilego, or they hard-switch into Wake.

> (Sun + Tera)

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Tera Water Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego in Sun: 238-282 (62.7 - 74.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Tera Dragon Walking Wake Draco Meteor vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 258-304 (68 - 80.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

> (Sun + No Tera)

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego in Sun: 178-211 (46.9 - 55.6%) -- 77.3% chance to 2HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Walking Wake Draco Meteor vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 193-228 (50.9 - 60.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

> (No Sun + Tera)

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Water Walking Wake Draco Meteor vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 148-175 (39 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Draco Meteor over 2 turns vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 298-352 (78.6 - 92.8%) -- not a KO

> (No Sun + No Tera)

252 SpA Choice Specs Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 93-109 (24.5 - 28.7%) -- 99.2% chance to 4HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Walking Wake Draco Meteor over 2 turns vs. 80 HP / 124 SpD Assault Vest Tera Poison Nihilego: 223-263 (58.8 - 69.3%) -- not a KO

>

72 SpA Tera Poison Nihilego Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Walking Wake: 208-246 (61.3 - 72.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

this core sucks can't even beat nihilego lol

 

[Skillbow]

Altaria-Mega @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpD
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Return
- Earthquake

The plan is simple come in set up 6 dds and win (possibly not vs hydro steam in sun)

Here are the calcs:

252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Altaria-Mega: 139-165 (39.2 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Altaria-Mega: 124-148 (35 - 41.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega in Sun: 143-168 (40.3 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Scorching Sands vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega: 81-96 (22.8 - 27.1%) -- 52.1% chance to 4HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega in Sun: 169-200 (47.7 - 56.4%) -- 86.7% chance to 2HKO

 

[Giyu]

Is this slate going to be finished despite the Walking Wake ban?

 

[K302]

Is this slate going to be finished despite the Walking Wake ban?

Yes, tiering changes won't effekt this cycle, but will be applied in the next one.

Voting is up! Ends Sunday!

Walking Wake (Choice Specs)

Walking Wake @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Hydro Steam
- Flamethrower

Description

Walking Wake with a Speed-boosting EV spread outpaces this entire core and spams Dragon Pulse with Tera Dragon.

Calculations

->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 238-282 (80.1 - 94.9%)
->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Walking Wake: 314-370 (92.6 - 109.1%)
->
244 SpA Choice Specs Tera Dragon Walking Wake Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Water Great Tusk: 446-526 (120.2 - 141.7%)

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Tera Type: Grass
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Tera Blast
- Toxic
- Protect

This Heatran set is pretty cool. It makes use of the extremely well balanced type changing mechanic and an epic move that changes type when it Terastallizes.

You can consistently stall down Yard and the sun turns in the process. If they switch out of Yard turn 1 then protect against WW to scout either dragon or water move. Tera if it's locked into a water move, and try to hit a magma storm and whittle it down. You can easily stall out sun turns against Walt Whitman or against Yard if it's trapped. This makes tusk easier to deal with, which dies to Terastallization Blast always. It also weakens Walter White, whose draco meteors can threaten you easily if you have turned grass already. Overall, this set requires some prediction and careful stalling of sun turns, but it's probably the most consistent mon at beating this wretched core other than Mega Altaria, who is unranked.

man this heatran pokemon seems pretty good

here's something definitely not inspired by uppababy's post

Tapu Koko @ Life Orb
Modest Nature
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Protect

4th move can be literally anything. protect to scout for tera before unloading a big nuke. non speed boosting wake L

edit: here are the calcs
it OHKOs all 3 even without terrain

Nihilego @ Assault Vest
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 80 HP / 72 SpA / 124 SpD / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Power Gem
- Grass Knot
- idk

SpAtk EVs to OHKO Great Tusk w/ Grass Knot.
Speed EVs designed to get Speed Boost on KO.
Speed EVs designed to just outspeed Char-Y.
Rest of EVs dumped to SpDef and HP to handle Walking Wake, while not over-investing and getting SpDef boost on KO.

Char-Y Calcs

>

Great Tusk Calcs

> (You don't care if they Tera Water)

Walking Wake Calcs

You'll always be faster if sun is up, due to the fact that Char-Y cannot mega evolve to set up sun, and also switch out in the same turn, so it dies to power gem. Only situation you'll be slower is if Walking Wake leads against Nihilego, or they hard-switch into Wake.

> (Sun + Tera)


> (Sun + No Tera)


> (No Sun + Tera)


> (No Sun + No Tera)



>

this core sucks can't even beat nihilego lol

Altaria-Mega @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpD
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Return
- Earthquake

The plan is simple come in set up 6 dds and win (possibly not vs hydro steam in sun)

Here are the calcs:

252 Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Altaria-Mega: 139-165 (39.2 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 Atk Great Tusk Ice Spinner vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Altaria-Mega: 124-148 (35 - 41.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega in Sun: 143-168 (40.3 - 47.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Scorching Sands vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega: 81-96 (22.8 - 27.1%) -- 52.1% chance to 4HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Protosynthesis Walking Wake Hydro Steam vs. 252 HP / 56 SpD Altaria-Mega in Sun: 169-200 (47.7 - 56.4%) -- 86.7% chance to 2HKO

 

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