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Pokemon rely on offensive and defensive synergy to function. Cores of Pokemon are units within teams that are built specifically to take advantage of these synergies between Pokemon. Many teams are built around such cores. The premise of this thread is to analyze cores by discussing the threats to them. Hopefully this exercise helps to show how a core can either potentially beat threats or what common Pokemon threaten it to further the teambuilding process.
I will not necessarily be using cores from the Good Cores thread (though I may use a few), but I recommend you check it out if you are looking for a core to build around.
Procedure:
1. I will post a core comprised of 2 Pokemon.
2. Posters will have the chance to post threats to the core.
Example: Floatzel is a threat to the Firespam core of Pyroar + Magmortar because it outspeeds both and hits them hard with its Water STAB moves.
3. At the end of the week, I will put the threats to the core up for a vote. This is to allow the community to further invest themselves into this project.
Rules:
1. Please follow up your reservations in a timely fashion. I will allow 1 hour after a reservation to make the post. After the hour is up, if you have not made your post then someone else may reserve that Pokemon.
2. Please post only Pokemon that are viable in NU. Preferably ones not listed lower than C- rank in the viability rankings.
3. Each poster may only nominate one threat.
4. When posting, please explain yourself. Calcs are not necessary but please list more reasons than something simple like type synergy. Be descriptive so that other posters and I can fully understand your reasoning behind your nomination. Also please list a full set of the Pokemon including its item, full moveset, EV spread, and nature. Different sets can be posted for the same Pokemon so long as they serve an entirely different purpose from the other set.
5. Please be respectful to others :)
Clarifications Regarding Threats:
A threat to the core must check or counter at least one member and cannot be countered by the other. A threat does not necessarily need to be able to switch into both members of the core, but it should be difficult/annoying to switch into for the members of the core. Of course, the biggest threats can counter both members or more of the core.
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