Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (Week 43 voting: Diancie-Mega + Gouging Fire)

[Slowpoke Fan]

Mamoswine @ Metronome
Ability: Thick Fat
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Earthquake
- Knock Off

This Mamoswine set allows you to shrug off Baxcalibur's ice STAB and terastallise to nullify its glaive rushes while always 2HKOing it with metronome boosted earthquakes:
252 Atk Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 177-208 (47.7 - 56%) -- not a KO
252 Atk Metronome Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 212-250 (57.1 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252+ Atk Baxcalibur Icicle Crash vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Thick Fat Mamoswine: 150-177 (40.4 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

And it obviously crushes Slowking-Galar, terastallised or not since both types are weak to its potent ground STAB:
252 Atk Metronome Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Slowking-Galar: 470-557 (119.2 - 141.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Slowking-Galar Flamethrower vs. 40 HP / 0 SpD Thick Fat Mamoswine: 108-128 (29.1 - 34.5%) -- 4.1% chance to 3HKO
0 SpA Slowking-Galar Future Sight vs. 40 HP / 0 SpD Mamoswine: 211-250 (56.8 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner
Doesnt die to bax moves even if it loses speed tie. Even if its at -million defense it can tera out of its weakness.

Ok originally I had Bax here but I think this is much more eloquent

Hoopa-Unbound @ Choice Band
Ability: Magician
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hyperspace Fury
- Gunk Shot
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch

the idea is that you Hyperspace Fury once,
-252 Atk Choice Band Tera Dark Hoopa-Unbound Hyperspace Fury vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 408-482 (109.9 - 129.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
and then you Hyperspace Fury again,
-252 Atk Choice Band Tera Dark Hoopa-Unbound Hyperspace Fury vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 920-1084 (233.5 - 275.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-252 Atk Choice Band Tera Dark Hoopa-Unbound Hyperspace Fury vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tera Steel Slowking-Galar: 460-542 (116.7 - 137.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Adamant Bax sux lol

Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
Ability : Good as gold
Tera Type : Flying
EVs : 4HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
-Nasty plot
-Recover
-Make it rain
-Shadow ball

One of the safer switch ins to Glowking ( even though I did see flamethrower on this one, they usually shouldn't have a reason to click it if this pokemon is pivoted into the feild safely) which covers for most scenarios ( i.e if Glowking uses, future sight, sludge bomb while also not being immediately threatened by bax if that gets chilly receptioned into the feild) and threatens both these pokemon for super effective damage .

Calcs

252 SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Slowking-Galar: 182-216 (46.1 - 54.8%) -- 96.9% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Black Sludge recovery
+2 252 SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Slowking-Galar: 360-426 (91.3 - 108.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

0 SpA Slowking-Galar Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gholdengo: 152-180 (48.2 - 57.1%) -- 91% chance to 2HKO
0 SpA Slowking-Galar Future Sight vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Gholdengo: 75-89 (23.8 - 28.2%) -- 93.6% chance to 4HKO

as you can see gholdengo handily gets off a nasty plot while living flamethrower possibly into future sight and threatens for a guarenteed KO on slowking ( guarenteed with rocks or minimal chip damage via a stray U-turn ) .

252 Atk Tera Dragon Baxcalibur Glaive Rush vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo: 148-175 (46.9 - 55.5%) -- 75% chance to 2HKO
+2 252 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Dragon Baxcalibur: 451-532 (121.5 - 143.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

While this does threaten to revenge kill gholdengo with earthquake , you can always terastilize fly to evade that if you want to save gholdengo for later on . And the Make it rain calc is set to +2 bcuz Gholdengo moves after Baxcaliburr is under Glaive rush influence ( i.e takes double damage from incomming hit ) .

Landorus-Therian @ Rockium Z
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Grass Knot

Most people opt for defensive lando but usually i run either scarf or z-move

252 Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 426-504 (108.1 - 127.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

regular stone edge (if you land it kek) - 252 Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 254-300 (68.4 - 80.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Landorus-Therian Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 456-538 (122.9 - 145%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Mamoswine @ Metronome
Ability: Thick Fat
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Earthquake
- Knock Off

This Mamoswine set allows you to shrug off Baxcalibur's ice STAB and terastallise to nullify its glaive rushes while always 2HKOing it with metronome boosted earthquakes:
252 Atk Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 177-208 (47.7 - 56%) -- not a KO
252 Atk Metronome Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Baxcalibur: 212-250 (57.1 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252+ Atk Baxcalibur Icicle Crash vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Thick Fat Mamoswine: 150-177 (40.4 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

And it obviously crushes Slowking-Galar, terastallised or not since both types are weak to its potent ground STAB:
252 Atk Metronome Mamoswine Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Slowking-Galar: 470-557 (119.2 - 141.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Slowking-Galar Flamethrower vs. 40 HP / 0 SpD Thick Fat Mamoswine: 108-128 (29.1 - 34.5%) -- 4.1% chance to 3HKO
0 SpA Slowking-Galar Future Sight vs. 40 HP / 0 SpD Mamoswine: 211-250 (56.8 - 67.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Tyranitar-Mega @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 148 HP / 216 Atk / 36 Def / 108 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Pursuit


Mega TTar handles both of these mons with his STAB combination of Rock and Dark. Defense and HP i
nvestiment helps vs Bax
Calcs:

216+ Atk Tyranitar-Mega switching boosted Pursuit (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 404-476 (102.5 - 120.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO (Crunch does the same)

216+ Atk Tyranitar-Mega Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Baxcalibur: 446-528 (120.2 - 142.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Baxcalibur Earthquake vs. 148 HP / 36 Def Tyranitar-Mega: 178-210 (47 - 55.5%) -- 74.2% chance to 2HKO

+1 252+ Atk Baxcalibur Earthquake vs. 148 HP / 36 Def Tyranitar-Mega: 266-314 (70.3 - 83%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+1 252+ Atk Tera Dragon Baxcalibur Glaive Rush vs. 148 HP / 36 Def Tyranitar-Mega: 318-376 (84.1 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[Slowpoke Fan]

Voting for Tyranitar-Mega.

 

[seth]

Mamoswine

 

[txlix]

mamoswine

 

[GFGcreationz]

Mamoswine

 

[K302]

Congratulations to Slowpoke Fan for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Dragapult + Venusaur-Mega!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

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

Venusaur-Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 220 HP / 252 SpA / 36 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Giga Drain
- Earth Power
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis

 

[Wellhell]

Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 248 HP / 112 Def / 128 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Knock off
- Roost

Very sturdy check to both pokemon individually in its own right . does not hurt it as much without Hp fire , giving it opportunity to set up and blow past with two +4 bullet punches . While does indeed do a ton of damage to it with +1 Neverending nightmare , does roost of most of the damage and there on pretty much counters Z-less pult ( Bare in mind , you still have to play the Z-mindgame well as opponents could simply nab the extra DD predicting your roost and pop scizor at +2 , however its riskier for them than for yourself ) .

Calcs

Against Dragapult

0 Atk Scizor-Mega Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 170-200 (53.6 - 63%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 118-139 (37.2 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

From Dragapult

+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 279-328 (81.3 - 95.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 80-96 (23.3 - 27.9%) -- approx. 82.7% chance to 4HKO
+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 144-169 (41.9 - 49.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

Against Venusaur
+2 0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Venusaur-Mega: 154-183 (43.2 - 51.4%) -- 5.9% chance to 2HKO

From Venusaur
252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Earth Power vs. 248 HP / 128 SpD Scizor-Mega: 91-108 (26.5 - 31.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

 

[SapoDaG30]

Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 240 Atk / 16 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance

Weavile can click SD once vs any of those two and then proceed to OHKO both with Tera Ice Triple Axel and Ice Shard (Just need to be careful and never Tera Ice first if u click SD vs Pult, since it can click Subs and nuke you with Ghostium Z, blocking the Ice Shard and OHKO'ing you.)

+2 240 Atk Weavile Ice Shard vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 312-368 (98.4 - 116%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

+2 240 Atk Tera Ice Weavile Ice Shard vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 416-492 (131.2 - 155.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 16 Def Weavile: 236-278 (83.9 - 98.9%) -- approx. 2HKO

252+ Atk Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 16 Def Weavile: 205-242 (72.9 - 86.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 240 Atk Tera Ice Weavile Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Thick Fat Venusaur-Mega: 420-504 (117.9 - 141.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Sludge Bomb vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Ice Weavile: 178-210 (63.3 - 74.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Giga Drain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Ice Weavile: 148-175 (52.6 - 62.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 248 HP / 112 Def / 128 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Knock off
- Roost

Very sturdy check to both pokemon individually in its own right . does not hurt it as much without Hp fire , giving it opportunity to set up and blow past with two +4 bullet punches . While does indeed do a ton of damage to it with +1 Neverending nightmare , does roost of most of the damage and there on pretty much counters Z-less pult ( Bare in mind , you still have to play the Z-mindgame well as opponents could simply nab the extra DD predicting your roost and pop scizor at +2 , however its riskier for them than for yourself ) .

Calcs

Against Dragapult

0 Atk Scizor-Mega Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 170-200 (53.6 - 63%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 118-139 (37.2 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

From Dragapult

+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 279-328 (81.3 - 95.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 80-96 (23.3 - 27.9%) -- approx. 82.7% chance to 4HKO
+1 252+ Atk Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 248 HP / 112+ Def Scizor-Mega: 144-169 (41.9 - 49.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

Against Venusaur
+2 0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Venusaur-Mega: 154-183 (43.2 - 51.4%) -- 5.9% chance to 2HKO

From Venusaur
252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Earth Power vs. 248 HP / 128 SpD Scizor-Mega: 91-108 (26.5 - 31.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

Tapu Lele @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
Tera psychic ohkos both

Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 240 Atk / 16 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance

Weavile can click SD once vs any of those two and then proceed to OHKO both with Tera Ice Triple Axel and Ice Shard (Just need to be careful and never Tera Ice first if u click SD vs Pult, since it can click Subs and nuke you with Ghostium Z, blocking the Ice Shard and OHKO'ing you.)

+2 240 Atk Weavile Ice Shard vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 312-368 (98.4 - 116%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

+2 240 Atk Tera Ice Weavile Ice Shard vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 416-492 (131.2 - 155.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 16 Def Weavile: 236-278 (83.9 - 98.9%) -- approx. 2HKO

252+ Atk Dragapult Never-Ending Nightmare (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 16 Def Weavile: 205-242 (72.9 - 86.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 240 Atk Tera Ice Weavile Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Thick Fat Venusaur-Mega: 420-504 (117.9 - 141.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Sludge Bomb vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Ice Weavile: 178-210 (63.3 - 74.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ SpA Venusaur-Mega Giga Drain vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Ice Weavile: 148-175 (52.6 - 62.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[red fintans]

weav

 

[K302]

Congratulations to SapoDaG30 for winning this week of Break this Core!

Our new core will be Zapdos + Baxcalibur!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Zapdos @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Static
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Roost

Baxcalibur @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Thermal Exchange
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Icicle Spear
- Scale Shot
- Earthquake

 

[Adriyun]

Terrakion @ Rockium Z
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

cc kills bax and rock z kills non tera bax/zapdos, stone edge also kills zap

 

[K302]

After this waaay too long hiatus this project is finally back. We will start with a core featuring one of the most promising new Pokémon that didn't get banned instantly Gouging Fire!
Our new core will be Gouging Fire + Kartana!



How will YOU break this core? Submissions end Friday!

Sets

Gouging Fire @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot

Kartana @ Normalium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Giga Impact

 

[Kenpwnchi]

Placeholder.

 

[uppa]

unreserving Gouging Fire

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

kart calcs

252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 314-372 (121.2 - 143.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 300-354 (80.8 - 95.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Kartana Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 221-261 (59.5 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Fire Great Tusk: 75-88 (20.2 - 23.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

gouging fire calcs

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Gouging Fire: 368-434 (104.8 - 123.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 Atk Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 160-192 (43 - 51.6%) -- approx. 5.1% chance to 2HKO
This would never happen to me.

+1 252 Atk Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Flare Blitz vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Tera Fire Great Tusk: 185-218 (49.7 - 58.6%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO

 

[bodi]

Sandy Shocks @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Earth Power
- Thunder Wave
- Volt Switch
The strategy:
.SandyShocks out speed Gouging Fire and it kills with earth power
.SandyShocks out speed Kartana it kills with earth power
.GG EZ
Calcs:
252+ SpA Tera Ground Sandy Shocks Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 436-516 (124.2 - 147%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Sandy Shocks Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 366-432 (141.3 - 166.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO​

 

[Chino_]

:Diancie-Mega
Diancie @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Power gem
- Mystical Fire
- Stealth Rock


The strategy:
.Diancie out speed Gouging Fire and it kills with Diamond storm
.Diance out speed Kartana it kills with moonblast/ep/mystical fire(kart dies to any special attack tbh)

Calcs:
252 SpA Diancie-Mega Power Gem vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 356-422 (101.4 - 120.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Diancie-Mega Mystical Fire vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 772-912 (298 - 352.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

:) sandy shocks is a good pick but since diance is ou and it doesnt have to rely on scarf i believe mega diancie is the best option

 

[Ineros]

Iron Moth @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tera Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Fiery Dance
- Energy Ball
This is an offensive and a semi-defensive answer into this core. Tera blast ground is good into gouging fire and is generally good on moth anyway, and I don’t need to explain how kart is beaten. “How do you use this set to beat the core?” Well, there are 2 scenarios. 1. Kart is your first matchup. In this case, you automatically break the core due to this kart not being scarf and ohkoing it with Tera blast. If gouging switches in, it isn’t safe because Tera blast is a 2hko. You could also fiery dance into the gouging and hope for a spatk raise.
2. Gouging is your first matchup. In this case you can bait in an earthquake with Tera and live a hit, 2hkoing back. If they scale shot you, the defense evs allow for moth to survive a 4 hit Proto boosted scale shot. Even though gouging gets a speed boost from it, recall that this is speed booster moth, so you still beat gouging. The only way this goes wrong is if they predict your Tera and flare blitz, although even after Tera ground flare blitz is not guaranteed.
One flaw I see with this is that it can’t switch in to anything except for a kart using sd, ssword or leaf blade.
Here are some calcs:
252 Atk Protosynthesis Gouging Fire Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 124 Def Tera Ground Iron Moth: 252-300 (83.7 - 99.6%) -- approx. 2HKO
252 Atk Protosynthesis Gouging Fire Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 124 Def Tera Ground Iron Moth: 295-348 (98 - 115.6%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO (although big damage this shows that even if you get predicted you still have a slight chance of living.)
132 SpA Tera Ground Iron Moth Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 303-357 (116.9 - 137.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO (proof of kart calc I mentioned earlier)
132 SpA Tera Ground Iron Moth Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 270-320 (76.9 - 91.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[K302]

Voting is up! Ends Monday!

unreserving Gouging Fire

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

kart calcs

252 Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kartana: 314-372 (121.2 - 143.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 300-354 (80.8 - 95.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Kartana Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 221-261 (59.5 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tera Fire Great Tusk: 75-88 (20.2 - 23.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

gouging fire calcs

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Gouging Fire: 368-434 (104.8 - 123.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 Atk Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 160-192 (43 - 51.6%) -- approx. 5.1% chance to 2HKO
This would never happen to me.

+1 252 Atk Protosynthesis Tera Fire Gouging Fire Flare Blitz vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Tera Fire Great Tusk: 185-218 (49.7 - 58.6%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO

Sandy Shocks @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Earth Power
- Thunder Wave
- Volt Switch
The strategy:
.SandyShocks out speed Gouging Fire and it kills with earth power
.SandyShocks out speed Kartana it kills with earth power
.GG EZ
Calcs:
252+ SpA Tera Ground Sandy Shocks Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 436-516 (124.2 - 147%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Sandy Shocks Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 366-432 (141.3 - 166.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO​

:Diancie-Mega
Diancie @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Power gem
- Mystical Fire
- Stealth Rock


The strategy:
.Diancie out speed Gouging Fire and it kills with Diamond storm
.Diance out speed Kartana it kills with moonblast/ep/mystical fire(kart dies to any special attack tbh)

Calcs:
252 SpA Diancie-Mega Power Gem vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 356-422 (101.4 - 120.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Diancie-Mega Mystical Fire vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 772-912 (298 - 352.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

:) sandy shocks is a good pick but since diance is ou and it doesnt have to rely on scarf i believe mega diancie is the best option

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Iron Moth @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 124 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tera Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Fiery Dance
- Energy Ball
This is an offensive and a semi-defensive answer into this core. Tera blast ground is good into gouging fire and is generally good on moth anyway, and I don’t need to explain how kart is beaten. “How do you use this set to beat the core?” Well, there are 2 scenarios. 1. Kart is your first matchup. In this case, you automatically break the core due to this kart not being scarf and ohkoing it with Tera blast. If gouging switches in, it isn’t safe because Tera blast is a 2hko. You could also fiery dance into the gouging and hope for a spatk raise.
2. Gouging is your first matchup. In this case you can bait in an earthquake with Tera and live a hit, 2hkoing back. If they scale shot you, the defense evs allow for moth to survive a 4 hit Proto boosted scale shot. Even though gouging gets a speed boost from it, recall that this is speed booster moth, so you still beat gouging. The only way this goes wrong is if they predict your Tera and flare blitz, although even after Tera ground flare blitz is not guaranteed.
One flaw I see with this is that it can’t switch in to anything except for a kart using sd, ssword or leaf blade.
Here are some calcs:
252 Atk Protosynthesis Gouging Fire Scale Shot (4 hits) vs. 0 HP / 124 Def Tera Ground Iron Moth: 252-300 (83.7 - 99.6%) -- approx. 2HKO
252 Atk Protosynthesis Gouging Fire Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 124 Def Tera Ground Iron Moth: 295-348 (98 - 115.6%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO (although big damage this shows that even if you get predicted you still have a slight chance of living.)
132 SpA Tera Ground Iron Moth Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Kartana: 303-357 (116.9 - 137.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO (proof of kart calc I mentioned earlier)
132 SpA Tera Ground Iron Moth Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Gouging Fire: 270-320 (76.9 - 91.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[Kuhrrohsion]

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[s7a]

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[red fintans]

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[Nashrock]

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[Chino_]

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