Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (Week 40: Gliscor + Serperior)

[RunicPower413]

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[ULTRA SPACE JAM]

Meowscarada

 

[Dead by Daylight]

Congrats to Mullidito for winning this slate of BTC! We now have a defensive duo that is hell to play against:

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Sets

Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 248 HP / 212 Def / 48 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic
- Haze
- Recover

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Spikes
- Power Whip
- Leech Seed
- Knock Off

This core is so difficult to break that we've decided to remove the B+ restriction, but go right ahead if you can defeat these behemoths with a low-ranked mon! Good luck to everyone.

Submissions end Friday.

 

[Ineros]

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Toxic / Stealth Rock
- Taunt

You trap both of these guys with this set and you can’t even beat tran with Tera water ferro either because it taunts you and then bam. Oh yeah if you want rocks too you can because uh… you can tera grass out of Tera water ferro leech

 

[Hittite Jumpscare]

Hydreigon @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dark (not important)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Taunt

Hydreigon returns! This time this is a more conventional set (if you consider only one attacking move conventional.)

Gameplan: Substitute in front of Toxapex. Taunt it. Set up. Remove it. Same with Ferrothorn. Both Pokemon can't break Hydreigon's sub in one hit, so they're set-up fodder. However, you only need a +2 to wreck both.

Calcs:

0 SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Hydreigon: 29-34 (8.9 - 10.4%) -- possibly the worst move ever

+2 252 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 248 HP / 48 SpD Toxapex: 181-214 (59.7 - 70.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

4 Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Hydreigon: 67-79 (20.6 - 24.3%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 252 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Ferrothorn: 225-265 (63.9 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[PraiseSpinda]

Azumarill @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
Tera Type: Steel/Poison/Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Impish/Bold Nature
- Whirlpool
- Perish Song
- Protect/Substitute
- Substitute/Play Rough/Toxic/Knock Off/Aqua Jet/Ice Spinner/Scald/Defense Curl (You get the point, this slot is pretty open. I like play rough for Mega-Lopunny)

As should be obvious, this is a perish trapper. Step 1: Whirlpool, Step 2: Perish Song, Step 3: Profit.

Moveset:

Whirlpool and Perish Song are a necessity. You CAN play around with the last two moves. However, I recommend keeping Protect/Substitute in one of those slots, if not both. Protect allows you to stall out a turn of Perish Song, and gain leftovers recovery. Substitute cannot be broken by either Toxapex or Ferrothorn in 2 hits, which allows you to consistently avoid being Knocked Off. Even 2 crits dont necessarily break sub; from any common move, from either pokemon. More importantly, it allows you to avoid status, without wasting your Tera.

Most of the other moves are irrelevant to this core but, one move has the tiniest of niches. Defense curl lmao. If it is down to a 1v1, you cannot Perish song, as you outspeed both Toxapex and Ferrothorn, so Azu would faint first. It is possible to pp stall with Substitute + Defense Curl, just remember not to click Perish Song.

Tera Types:

Steel and Poison are mostly to avoid being hit by toxic from Pex. Ground can allow you to trap mons with Volt Switch.

 

[DaRotomMachine]

Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off

Knocks off Toxapex's item, KO it with Leaf Blade SPam, then use Z-Move Sacred Sword to Ko Ferrothorn

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Toxic / Stealth Rock
- Taunt

You trap both of these guys with this set and you can’t even beat tran with Tera water ferro either because it taunts you and then bam. Oh yeah if you want rocks too you can because uh… you can tera grass out of Tera water ferro leech

Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off

Knocks off Toxapex's item, KO it with Leaf Blade SPam, then use Z-Move Sacred Sword to Ko Ferrothorn

Azumarill @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
Tera Type: Steel/Poison/Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Impish/Bold Nature
- Whirlpool
- Perish Song
- Protect/Substitute
- Substitute/Play Rough/Toxic/Knock Off/Aqua Jet/Ice Spinner/Scald/Defense Curl (You get the point, this slot is pretty open. I like play rough for Mega-Lopunny)

As should be obvious, this is a perish trapper. Step 1: Whirlpool, Step 2: Perish Song, Step 3: Profit.

Moveset:

Whirlpool and Perish Song are a necessity. You CAN play around with the last two moves. However, I recommend keeping Protect/Substitute in one of those slots, if not both. Protect allows you to stall out a turn of Perish Song, and gain leftovers recovery. Substitute cannot be broken by either Toxapex or Ferrothorn in 2 hits, which allows you to consistently avoid being Knocked Off. Even 2 crits dont necessarily break sub; from any common move, from either pokemon. More importantly, it allows you to avoid status, without wasting your Tera.

Most of the other moves are irrelevant to this core but, one move has the tiniest of niches. Defense curl lmao. If it is down to a 1v1, you cannot Perish song, as you outspeed both Toxapex and Ferrothorn, so Azu would faint first. It is possible to pp stall with Substitute + Defense Curl, just remember not to click Perish Song.

Tera Types:

Steel and Poison are mostly to avoid being hit by toxic from Pex. Ground can allow you to trap mons with Volt Switch.

Hydreigon @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dark (not important)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Taunt

Hydreigon returns! This time this is a more conventional set (if you consider only one attacking move conventional.)

Gameplan: Substitute in front of Toxapex. Taunt it. Set up. Remove it. Same with Ferrothorn. Both Pokemon can't break Hydreigon's sub in one hit, so they're set-up fodder. However, you only need a +2 to wreck both.

Calcs:

0 SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Hydreigon: 29-34 (8.9 - 10.4%) -- possibly the worst move ever

+2 252 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 248 HP / 48 SpD Toxapex: 181-214 (59.7 - 70.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

4 Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Hydreigon: 67-79 (20.6 - 24.3%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 252 SpA Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Ferrothorn: 225-265 (63.9 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[Hittite Jumpscare]

Kartana

 

[myself12]

azumaril

 

[K302]

Our voting has left us with a tie! We need a tiebreak vote for either Kartana or Azumarill.

Our new core will be Volcarona + Ogerpon-Wellspring!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Ogerpon-Wellspring (F) @ Wellspring Mask
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Ivy Cudgel
- Horn Leech
- Taunt

Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Tera Blast

 

[DaRotomMachine]

Archaludon @ Assault Vest
Ability: Stamina
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 HP
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Water
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Rock Tomb
- Body Press

Tanks Ogerpon's attacks and Koes Volc with ROck TOmb

 

[Haok]

Dragonite @ Mental Herb
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Earthquake

Can get 2 Ddances off in front of Ogerpon and then kill it with Tera E speed, and then VS Volc just Earthquake. if Volcarona is in first, can also Ddance twice and then Earthquake it.


252 Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 48-57 (14.8 - 17.6%) -- possible 6HKO
+2 252+ Atk Tera Normal Dragonite Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Ogerpon: 339-399 (112.6 - 132.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 347-409 (111.5 - 131.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252+ Atk Tera Normal Dragonite Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 313-369 (100.6 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Even if something went horribly wrong and you only get one buff, you can still OHKO Volc and roost up on ogerpon

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Archaludon @ Assault Vest
Ability: Stamina
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 HP
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Water
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Rock Tomb
- Body Press

Tanks Ogerpon's attacks and Koes Volc with ROck TOmb

Dragonite @ Mental Herb
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Earthquake

Can get 2 Ddances off in front of Ogerpon and then kill it with Tera E speed, and then VS Volc just Earthquake. if Volcarona is in first, can also Ddance twice and then Earthquake it.


252 Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 48-57 (14.8 - 17.6%) -- possible 6HKO
+2 252+ Atk Tera Normal Dragonite Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Ogerpon: 339-399 (112.6 - 132.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 347-409 (111.5 - 131.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252+ Atk Tera Normal Dragonite Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 313-369 (100.6 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Even if something went horribly wrong and you only get one buff, you can still OHKO Volc and roost up on ogerpon

 

[Hittite Jumpscare]

Dragonite!

 

[Ineros]

Dragonite

 

[zaydapoketrainer]

Dnite

 

[K302]

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

Our new core will be Gliscor + Serperior!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Serperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
Hidden Power: Fire
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Glare
- Substitute

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 252 SpD / 12 Spe
Careful Nature
- Spikes
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Roost

 

[bodi]

@ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 200 SpA / 56 SpD
Modest Nature
- Hurricane
- Substitute
- Roost
- Heat Wave
With the given Evs Zapdos can easilly OHKO Serperior with Heat Wave
200+ SpA Life Orb Zapdos Heat Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Serperior: 291-343 (100 - 117.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
the rest of the EV's we're invested in Zapdos Bulk to make sure it will live 2 Leaf storm in a row

to the haters

No, serp can't spam Substitute to chip down Zapdos health

Substitute + a Flying-Type makes sure that Gliscor can't touch you at all
200+ SpA Life Orb Tera Flying Zapdos Hurricane vs. 244 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 278-328 (78.9 - 93.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Poison Heal

 

[Hittite Jumpscare]

Dragonite @ Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Extreme Speed

If they start off with Gliscor, you just sub and start spamming dragon dance and sweep with tera normal e-speed.

If they start off with Serperior, sub on the first turn and start spamming roost and dragon dance, and sweep with tera normal e-speed. Don't tera until you're ready to sweep.

 

[Ineros]

Weavile @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Pursuit
Something more simple but it’s definitely efficient! Get up some rocks and go to town