[OVERVIEW]
* Normal Type gives it only a weakness to Fighting, and only makes its STAB moves resisted by steel and rock type Pokemon
* Usually not going to be surviving high damage moves due to 80 HP and 70/75 on its defenses
* Has a high damage output, and gets outsped by a majority of common metagame Pokemon without Choice Scarf
* Not really any viable fighting types in VGC ‘17 outside of Pheremosa / Hariyama giving Porygon-Z room to get damage on the field
[SET]
name: Fast, High Damage Output
move 1:Tri Attack
move 2: Hyper Beam
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Dark Pulse/Shadow Ball/ Thunderbolt
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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* Tri Attack gives good STAB damage, while also giving chance to freeze/paralyze/burn
* Hyper Beam is a nuke, and can OHKO almost any non-resisted target
* Ice Beam helps deal with common metagame threats such as Salamence and Garchomp
* Dark Pulse and Shadow Ball deal good damage to common Pokemon such as Alolan Marowak and Tapu Lele
* Thunderbolt is used to deal with Water types such as Tapu Fini and Gyarados. Also has chance to paralyze.
Set Details
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* EVs maximize speed and damage output
* Choice Scarf makes sure you outspeed any other non-Scarf Pokemon on the field.
* Modest Nature gives you the highest damage output, and gives you Hyper Beam OHKOs on things that would be a roll with Timid.
Usage Tips
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* Use it if your opponent doesn't have something that can resist it, it can deal huge amounts of damage, and can set up knockouts for your other Pokemon
* Do not bring this if your opponent is running a trick room team, and if you do, make sure that you have a way to stop TR from getting set up. It won't be able to survive under trick room due to it being so fast and frail.
Team Options
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* Tapu Lele helps take out fighting types that give it trouble
* Arcanine and Gyarados give it added bulk with Intimidate
* Any other intimidate users, or flying/psychic types to help it survive of the field longer
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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* Z Conversion is an option on Porygon. I don't recommend this option, because it is prone to getting knocked out on the first turn, but if setup can be very powerful.
Checks and Counters
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**Hariyama**: If under trick room, it can destroy Porygon-Z with a strong close combat
**Gigalith** : Completely walls all of Porygon-Z’s moves, and can ohko it with a Continental Crush
**Pheremosa**: Pheremosa can outspeed scarf Porygon-Z and ohko with High Jump Kick
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