AG Offensive Setup Arceus [Done]

[Yoko]

[SET]
Offensive Setup (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Recover / Earthquake / Taunt

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus is a potent revenge killer, wallbreaker, and setup sweeper thanks to its excellent movepool and powerful Extreme Speed. Swords Dance can be used to break past Pokemon like Landorus-T, Giratina-O, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and limit revenge killers like Koraidon, while Dragon Dance is a more niche option that lets Arceus outspeed Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and opposing Arceus formes. Shadow Claw hits Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Skeledirge, and Calyrex-S and provides good neutral coverage. Recover can provide Arceus with more opportunities to set up and makes it harder to revenge kill; alternatively, Earthquake hits Skeledirge harder, as well as hitting Toxapex and Zacian-C, and Taunt can deny opposing recovery, status-inducing moves, and Haze from Pokemon like Arceus formes, Skeledirge, and Toxapex, respectively. Silk Scarf has no drawbacks and lets +2 Extreme Speed 2HKO Ting-Lu and OHKO offensive Kyogre, and, after a layer of Spikes, 2HKOes defensive Arceus formes, OHKOes Miraidon, and 2HKOes Zacian-C as well. It also lets Extreme Speed 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and break through Haze Toxapex. Life Orb lets +2 Extreme Speed OHKO Koraidon after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, and OHKO Miraidon; furthermore, it lets Earthquake OHKO Zacian-C at +1 and 2HKO Skeledirge and Toxapex. Tera Normal boosts Extreme Speed's damage, letting it OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon at +2, OHKO Arceus with some chip damage, and 2HKO Zacian-C at +2, as well as letting it 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu at +1 with a layer of Spikes. Tera Ghost makes Arceus harder to revenge kill by opposing Arceus and Koraidon and lets Life Orb-boosted Shadow Claw OHKO defensive Giratina-O after Stealth Rock at +2, OHKO Zacian-C after some chip damage at +2, and 2HKO Skeledirge. Tera Fire makes Arceus immune to Will-O-Wisp, helping against Skeledirge and opposing Arceus formes, and lets it resist Zacian-C's STAB moves, Arceus-Fairy's Judgment, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. Arceus fits well on offense and bulky offense teams, being able to revenge kill dangerous threats and clean up late-game. Thanks to Arceus's Normal typing, it's immune to Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage, which can help against Choice Specs sets, Koraidon and Zacian-C pair well with Arceus, as they help overwhelm shared checks with Arceus like Landorus-T, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes. Pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Kyogre also threaten its checks and make good teammates. On bulky offense teams, Landorus-T and Ting-Lu make good partners, as Landorus-T can switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Arceus like Zacian-C and Koraidon, chipping them with Rocky Helmet in the process, and Ting-Lu crucially sets Spikes and helps check Calyrex-S, which offensive Arceus does poorly. On hyper offense teams, Pokemon like Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee support Arceus, and Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Ground can take advantage of Koraidon and Zacian-C for it.

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[Yoko]

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[Rose]

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[SET]
Offensive Setup (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Recover / Earthquake / Taunt

[SET COMMENTS] (reword additions as desired)
Arceus is a potent revenge killer, wallbreaker, and (being an amazing revenge killer is another part of what makes Arceus so good) setup sweeper in the tier thanks to its excellent movepool and powerful Extreme Speed. Swords Dance can be used to put out more damage, more easily break past Pokemon like Landorus-T, Giratina-O, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and limit revenge killers like Koraidon, (not too useful to just state dex info, so elaborating) while Dragon Dance is a more niche option that (imo it should be highlighted that it's quite a bit worse than Swords Dance) lets Arceus outspeed Calyrex-S, (especially useful versus Encore variants) Zacian-C, Miraidon, (takes too much from +2 Extreme Speed imo) and opposing Arceus formes. Shadow Claw hits Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Skeledirge, and Calyrex-S and provides good neutral coverage. Recover can provide Arceus with more opportunities to come in and setup easily, set up and makes it harder to revenge kill; alternatively, (comma) Earthquake hits Skeledirge harder, as well as hitting Toxapex and Zacian-C, and Taunt can deny opposing recovery and blocks status moves such as Will-O-Wisp recovery, status-inducing moves, and Haze from Pokemon like defensive Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Fairy, Arceus formes, and Skeledirge, (comma) and Toxapex. Silk Scarf notably boosts Arceus's STAB, letting it OHKO offensive Kyogre at +2 with entry hazard support, while Life Orb can provide more damage letting Arceus 2HKO Skeledirge with Earthquake. Silk Scarf has no drawbacks and lets +2 Extreme Speed 2HKO Ting-Lu, OHKO offensive Kyogre, and, after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, OHKO Miraidon, and 2HKO Zacian-C; it also lets Extreme Speed 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and break through Haze Toxapex. Life Orb lets +2 Extreme Speed OHKO Koraidon after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, and OHKO Miraidon; furthermore, it lets Earthquake OHKO Zacian-C at +1 and 2HKO Skeledirge and Toxapex. (there's quite a few more relevant calcs than just versus Kyogre and Skeledirge) Tera Normal boosts Extreme Speed's damage, letting it OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon, (comma) at +2, as well as being able to 2HKO Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and Landorus-T OHKO Arceus with some chip damage, and 2HKO Zacian-C at +2, as well as letting it 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu at +1 with a layer of Spikes. (it doesn't 2HKO Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, or Landorus-T unboosted) Tera Ghost makes Arceus harder to revenge kill and remove's its Fighting-type weakness, it also boosts Shadow Claw helping against targets such as Giratina-O and Skeledirge 2HKOing them with hazard chip, and by opposing Arceus and Koraidon and lets Life Orb-boosted Shadow Claw OHKO defensive Giratina-O after Stealth Rock at +2, OHKO Zacian-C after some chip damage at +2, and 2HKO Skeledirge. (specified which Pokemon find it harder to revenge kill, and clarified that it needs Life Orb for these KOs and that hazards don't apply to Skeledirge calc) Tera Fire makes Arceus immune to Will-O-Wisp, helping against Skeledirge and opposing Arceus formes, (comma) and lets it resist Zacian-C's STAB moves, Arceus-Fairy's Judgment, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. (also gives some pretty useful resistances) Arceus fits well on hyper offensive and balance offense and bulky offense teams, (comma) (I wouldn't recommend running it on balance teams tbh; it's too vulnerable to Calyrex-S without bulk investment and will get worn down by entry hazards too quickly) being able to revenge kill dangerous threats like Scale Shot Koraidon and clean up late-game. late-game, so other offensive Pokemon like Koraidon, Arceus-Fairy, and Choice Scarf Kyogre, pair well with it helping deal with checks like Corviknight, Koraidon, and Zacian-C. (I would split this up to say that Koraidon and Zacian-C help overwhelm the checks they share with Arceus like Landorus-T, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and that Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Kyogre threaten its checks) Arceus also appreciates entry hazard removal from Pokemon like Giratina-O preventing it from being worn down. (just run Heavy-Duty Boots Arceus at that point) (mention that on bulky offense teams, Landorus-T can switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Arceus like Zacian-C and Koraidon, chipping them with Rocky Helmet in the process, and Ting-Lu crucially sets Spikes and helps check Calyrex-S, which offensive Arceus does poorly) (mention that on hyper offense teams, Pokemon like Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee can support Arceus, and Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Ground can take advantage of Koraidon and Zacian-C for it)

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yokoisop.617542/
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[Yoko]

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[SET]
Offensive Setup (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Recover / Earthquake / Taunt

[SET COMMENTS] (reword additions as desired)
Arceus is a potent revenge killer, wallbreaker, and (being an amazing revenge killer is another part of what makes Arceus so good) setup sweeper in the tier thanks to its excellent movepool and powerful Extreme Speed. Swords Dance can be used to put out more damage, more easily break past Pokemon like Landorus-T, Giratina-O, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and limit revenge killers like Koraidon, (not too useful to just state dex info, so elaborating) while Dragon Dance is a more niche option that (imo it should be highlighted that it's quite a bit worse than Swords Dance) lets Arceus outspeed Calyrex-S, (especially useful versus Encore variants) Zacian-C, Miraidon, (takes too much from +2 Extreme Speed imo) and opposing Arceus formes. Shadow Claw hits Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Skeledirge, and Calyrex-S and provides good neutral coverage. Recover can provide Arceus with more opportunities to come in and setup easily, set up and makes it harder to revenge kill; alternatively, (comma) Earthquake hits Skeledirge harder, as well as hitting Toxapex and Zacian-C, and Taunt can deny opposing recovery and blocks status moves such as Will-O-Wisp recovery, status-inducing moves, and Haze from Pokemon like defensive Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Fairy, Arceus formes, and Skeledirge, (comma) and Toxapex. Silk Scarf notably boosts Arceus's STAB, letting it OHKO offensive Kyogre at +2 with entry hazard support, while Life Orb can provide more damage letting Arceus 2HKO Skeledirge with Earthquake. Silk Scarf has no drawbacks and lets +2 Extreme Speed 2HKO Ting-Lu, OHKO offensive Kyogre, and, after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, OHKO Miraidon, and 2HKO Zacian-C; it also lets Extreme Speed 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and break through Haze Toxapex. Life Orb lets +2 Extreme Speed OHKO Koraidon after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, and OHKO Miraidon; furthermore, it lets Earthquake OHKO Zacian-C at +1 and 2HKO Skeledirge and Toxapex. (there's quite a few more relevant calcs than just versus Kyogre and Skeledirge) Tera Normal boosts Extreme Speed's damage, letting it OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon, (comma) at +2, as well as being able to 2HKO Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, and Landorus-T OHKO Arceus with some chip damage, and 2HKO Zacian-C at +2, as well as letting it 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu at +1 with a layer of Spikes. (it doesn't 2HKO Ting-Lu, Arceus-Water, or Landorus-T unboosted) Tera Ghost makes Arceus harder to revenge kill and remove's its Fighting-type weakness, it also boosts Shadow Claw helping against targets such as Giratina-O and Skeledirge 2HKOing them with hazard chip, and by opposing Arceus and Koraidon and lets Life Orb-boosted Shadow Claw OHKO defensive Giratina-O after Stealth Rock at +2, OHKO Zacian-C after some chip damage at +2, and 2HKO Skeledirge. (specified which Pokemon find it harder to revenge kill, and clarified that it needs Life Orb for these KOs and that hazards don't apply to Skeledirge calc) Tera Fire makes Arceus immune to Will-O-Wisp, helping against Skeledirge and opposing Arceus formes, (comma) and lets it resist Zacian-C's STAB moves, Arceus-Fairy's Judgment, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. (also gives some pretty useful resistances) Arceus fits well on hyper offensive and balance offense and bulky offense teams, (comma) (I wouldn't recommend running it on balance teams tbh; it's too vulnerable to Calyrex-S without bulk investment and will get worn down by entry hazards too quickly) being able to revenge kill dangerous threats like Scale Shot Koraidon and clean up late-game. late-game, so other offensive Pokemon like Koraidon, Arceus-Fairy, and Choice Scarf Kyogre, pair well with it helping deal with checks like Corviknight, Koraidon, and Zacian-C. (I would split this up to say that Koraidon and Zacian-C help overwhelm the checks they share with Arceus like Landorus-T, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and that Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Kyogre threaten its checks) Arceus also appreciates entry hazard removal from Pokemon like Giratina-O preventing it from being worn down. (just run Heavy-Duty Boots Arceus at that point) (mention that on bulky offense teams, Landorus-T can switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Arceus like Zacian-C and Koraidon, chipping them with Rocky Helmet in the process, and Ting-Lu crucially sets Spikes and helps check Calyrex-S, which offensive Arceus does poorly) (mention that on hyper offense teams, Pokemon like Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee can support Arceus, and Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Ground can take advantage of Koraidon and Zacian-C for it)

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yokoisop.617542/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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QC 1/2

should be everything implemented tysm

 

[Taka]

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[SET]
Offensive Setup (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Recover / Earthquake / Taunt

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus is a potent revenge killer, wallbreaker, and setup sweeper thanks to its excellent movepool and powerful Extreme Speed. Swords Dance can be used to more easily break past Pokemon like Landorus-T, Giratina-O, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and limit revenge killers like Koraidon, while Dragon Dance is a more niche option that lets Arceus outspeed Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and opposing Arceus formes. Shadow Claw hits Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Skeledirge, and Calyrex-S and provides good neutral coverage. Recover can provide Arceus with more opportunities set up and makes it harder to revenge kill; alternatively, Earthquake hits Skeledirge harder, as well as hitting Toxapex and Zacian-C, and Taunt can deny opposing recovery, status-inducing moves, and Haze from Pokemon like Arceus formes, Skeledirge, and Toxapex respectively. Silk Scarf has no drawbacks and lets +2 Extreme Speed 2HKO Ting-Lu, OHKO offensive Kyogre, and, after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, OHKO Miraidon, and 2HKO Zacian-C; it also lets Extreme Speed 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and break through Haze Toxapex. Life Orb lets +2 Extreme Speed OHKO Koraidon after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, and OHKO Miraidon; furthermore, it lets Earthquake OHKO Zacian-C at +1 and 2HKO Skeledirge and Toxapex. Tera Normal boosts Extreme Speed's damage, letting it OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon at +2, OHKO Arceus with some chip damage, and 2HKO Zacian-C at +2, as well as letting it 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu at +1 with a layer of Spikes, Tera Ghost makes Arceus harder to revenge kill by opposing Arceus and Koraidon and lets Life Orb-boosted Shadow Claw OHKO defensive Giratina-O after Stealth Rock at +2, OHKO Zacian-C after some chip damage at +2, and 2HKO Skeledirge, and Tera Fire makes Arceus immune to Will-O-Wisp, helping against Skeledirge and opposing Arceus formes, and lets it resist Zacian-C's STAB moves, Arceus-Fairy's Judgment, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. Arceus fits well on offense and bulky offense teams, being able to revenge kill dangerous threats and clean up late-game. specifically mention the calyrex-s astral immunity as a huge thing for him Koraidon and Zacian-C pair well with Toxapex as they help overwhelm the checks they share with Arceus like Landorus-T, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes, and Pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Kyogre pair well also as they threaten its checks. On bulky offense teams, Landorus-T and Ting-Lu make good partners with Arceus, as Landorus-T can switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Arceus like Zacian-C and Koraidon, chipping them with Rocky Helmet in the process, and Ting-Lu crucially sets Spikes and helps check Calyrex-S, which offensive Arceus does poorly. On hyper offense teams, Pokemon like Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee support Arceus, and Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Ground can take advantage of Koraidon and Zacian-C for it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yokoisop.617542/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/

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[Yoko]

tysm!
GP Team gm

 

[autumn]

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[SET]
Offensive Setup (Arceus) @ Silk Scarf / Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal / Ghost / Fire
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Recover / Earthquake / Taunt

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus is a potent revenge killer, wallbreaker, and setup sweeper thanks to its excellent movepool and powerful Extreme Speed. Swords Dance can be used to break past Pokemon like Landorus-T, Giratina-O, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes and limit revenge killers like Koraidon, while Dragon Dance is a more niche option that lets Arceus outspeed Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and opposing Arceus formes. Shadow Claw hits Ghost-types like Giratina-O, Skeledirge, and Calyrex-S and provides good neutral coverage. Recover can provide Arceus with more opportunities to set up and makes it harder to revenge kill; alternatively, Earthquake hits Skeledirge harder, as well as hitting Toxapex and Zacian-C, and Taunt can deny opposing recovery, status-inducing moves, and Haze from Pokemon like Arceus formes, Skeledirge, and Toxapex, respectively. Silk Scarf has no drawbacks and lets +2 Extreme Speed 2HKO Ting-Lu (RC) and OHKO offensive Kyogre, and, after a layer of Spikes, 2HKOes defensive Arceus formes, OHKOes Miraidon, and 2HKOes Zacian-C; it Zacian-C as well. It also lets Extreme Speed 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and break through Haze Toxapex. Life Orb lets +2 Extreme Speed OHKO Koraidon after a layer of Spikes, 2HKO defensive Arceus formes, and OHKO Miraidon; furthermore, it lets Earthquake OHKO Zacian-C at +1 and 2HKO Skeledirge and Toxapex. Tera Normal boosts Extreme Speed's damage, letting it OHKO Koraidon and Miraidon at +2, OHKO Arceus with some chip damage, and 2HKO Zacian-C at +2, as well as letting it 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu at +1 with a layer of Spikes. (period) Tera Ghost makes Arceus harder to revenge kill by opposing Arceus and Koraidon and lets Life Orb-boosted Shadow Claw OHKO defensive Giratina-O after Stealth Rock at +2, OHKO Zacian-C after some chip damage at +2, and 2HKO Skeledirge, and Tera Skeledirge. Tera Fire makes Arceus immune to Will-O-Wisp, helping against Skeledirge and opposing Arceus formes, and lets it resist Zacian-C's STAB moves, Arceus-Fairy's Judgment, and Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. Arceus fits well on offense and bulky offense teams, being able to revenge kill dangerous threats and clean up late-game. thanks Thanks to Arceus's Normal-type, its Normal typing, it's immune to Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage, being a huge thing for it. (this is really vague and casually written - why is it big?) Koraidon and Zacian-C pair well with Toxapex, (AC) (do you mean arceus?) as they help overwhelm the checks they share with Arceus shared checks like Landorus-T, Toxapex, and defensive Arceus formes, and Pokemon formes. Pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Kyogre also threaten its checks and make good teammates pair well also as they threaten its checks. On bulky offense teams, Landorus-T and Ting-Lu make good partners with Arceus, as Landorus-T can switch into Pokemon that can revenge kill Arceus like Zacian-C and Koraidon, chipping them with Rocky Helmet in the process, and Ting-Lu crucially sets Spikes and helps check Calyrex-S, which offensive Arceus does poorly. On hyper offense teams, Pokemon like Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee support Arceus, and Pokemon like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Ground can take advantage of Koraidon and Zacian-C for it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yokoisop.617542/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/

 

[Yoko]

done tysm

 

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