UU Gen 9 SD Rockpon [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Melt Gibson]

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ivy Cudgel
move 3: Power Whip / Horn Leech
move 4: Knock Off / Spiky Shield
item: Cornerstone Mask
ability: Sturdy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Ogerpon-C is a terrifying powerhouse, with very few defensive Pokemon able to resist its STAB combination or stand up to its sheer power after a Swords Dance. Ivy Cudgel is the STAB move of choice, capable of nailing even checks like Tinkaton and mixed Kommo-o with a 2HKO after boosting. Power Whip, while inconsistent due to poor accuracy, is also notably stronger, allowing Ogerpon-C to OHKO offensive threats like Keldeo and Azumarill and have a chance at OHKOing Excadrill without boosting. Alternatively, while less immediately powerful, Horn Leech's healing can help Ogerpon-C to survive revenge killing attempts, and in some cases, even allow for multiple uses of Sturdy. However, while it does obtain OHKOs and 2HKOs on most notable targets, especially after a Swords Dance, the drastically lower power can cause Ogerpon-C to miss important OHKOs on targets like Slowking and Tyranitar, especially if unboosted. Ogerpon-C's last moveslot is immensely customizable thanks to its near perfect STAB combination; Knock Off allows Ogerpon-C an intersection of additional coverage and utility, notably helping against threats like Metagross and Iron Crown, although one must be wary of Weakness Policy and Booster Energy variants of the latter. Meanwhile, Spiky Shield helps to prevent being revenge killed by Lokix's First Impression and can allow Ogerpon-C to avoid being hit by Tinkaton's Gigaton Hammer entirely. Sturdy allows Ogerpon-C to be significantly more aggressive, with the ability to live any one hit from full HP allowing it to pose much more of a threat against Pokemon like Latios and Excadrill. Embody Aspect also gives Ogerpon-C unique defensive properties through Terastallization, with the Defense boost helping to improve the odds of living attacks like Scizor's Bullet Punch, and shedding Ogerpon-C's Grass typing can be handy against opposing Lokix, especially if it is not carrying Spiky Shield.

Ogerpon-C fits on a wide variety of teams thanks to its high firepower, as well as its access to Sturdy allowing it to serve as an emergency check to certain threats. Entry hazard setters like Tinkaton and Sandy Shocks are valued teammates, with the chip damage they provide helping Ogerpon-C to have an even easier time securing kills. These Pokemon are also capable of helping to manage foes that may annoy Ogerpon-C such as Latios or Tornadus-T. Pivots such as Slowking and Tornadus-T are also valuable for their ability to get Ogerpon-C in safely. Methods of speed control, such as Sticky Web from Araquanid, or Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Zapdos, Tinkaton, Slowking, and Rotom-W, are also appreciated to help Ogerpon-C get the jump on faster foes. Choice Specs Latios makes a strong partner, as it can help Ogerpon-C to deal with Kommo-o, and the two can whittle down shared checks like Tinkaton and Scizor. Excadrill also greatly appreciates Ogerpon-C's ability to smash pesky Flying-types, especially Zapdos, and Ogerpon-C greatly benefits from Excadrill's hazard removal allowing it to keep Sturdy intact, as well as the extra support against Iron Crown, which threatens it even through Sturdy thanks to Tachyon Cutter. Powerful revenge killers, such as Lokix, are also appreciated for their ability to deal with Iron Crown and to pick off weakened Pokemon that Ogerpon-C may not be able to finish off.

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[Rae]

GOOD MORNING OGERPON NATION

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ivy Cudgel
move 3: Power Whip / Horn Leech
move 4: Spiky Shield / Encore / Knock Off
item: Cornerstone Mask
ability: Sturdy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Ogerpon-Cornerstone is a terrifying powerhouse, with very few defensive Pokemon able to resist its STAB combination or stand up to its sheer power after a Swords Dance. Ivy Cudgel is the STAB move of choice, capable of nailing even checks like Tinkaton and Mixed Kommo-o (Yep. She's that strong.) with a 2HKO after boosting. Power Whip, while inconsistent due to poor accuracy, is also notably stronger, allowing Ogerpon-C to OHKO offensive threats like Keldeo and Azumarill and have a chance at OHKOing Excadrill without boosting. Alternatively, while less immediately powerful, Horn Leech's healing can help Ogerpon to survive revenge killing attempts, and in some cases, even allow for multiple uses of Sturdy. However, while it does obtain OHKOs and 2HKOs on most notable targets, especially after a Swords Dance, the drastically lower power is still a notable drawback that should be accounted for. Listing some relevant examples such as failing to OHKO Slowking or Tyranitar unboosted might be epic swag. Ogerpon-C's last moveslot is immensely customizable thanks to its near perfect STAB combination; Spiky Shield helps to prevent being revenge killed by Lokix's First Impression, while Encore allows Ogerpon to generate opportunities for itself and allies to set up. Who does it get to Encore specifically? Knock Off allows Ogerpon-C an intersection of additional coverage and utility, notably helping against threats like Metagross and Iron Crown, although one must be wary of Weakness Policy or Booster Energy variants of the latter. Stomping Tantrum can be used to hit the aforementioned and Tinkaton more effectively, while Play Rough can be slotted to give Ogerpon-C a way to hit Kommo-o.

Ogerpon-C fits on a wide variety of teams thanks to its high firepower and unique defensive traits. Entry Hazard setters like Tinkaton and Sandy Shocks are valued teammates, with the chip damage they provide helping Ogerpon-C to have an even easier time securing kills. You can also mention how they can help handle opponents Ogerpon-C may not want to, such as Latios and Tornadus-T. Methods of speed control, such as Webs from Ribombee or Araquanid, or Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Zapdos, Tinkaton, Slowking, and Rotom-Wash, are also appreciated to help Ogerpon get the jump on faster opponents. Sand setters like Tyranitar and Hippowdon are good teammates as well, affording Ogerpon-C some extra bulk thanks to the Special Defense boost it provides and providing chip damage to help secure kills. while slowly chipping opponents down to help secure kills. Excadrill also greatly appreciates Ogerpon-C's ability to smash pesky Flying-types, especially Zapdos, and Ogerpon-C greatly benefits from Excadrill's hazard removal allowing it to keep Sturdy intact, as well as the extra support against Iron Crown, which threatens it even through Sturdy thanks to Tachyon Cutter.

- Probably mention some good pivot options that give Ogerpon-C turns to set up with such as Tornadus-T and Slowking, baiting in Zapdos and Rotom-W

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[Twilight]

Melt Gibson, post: 10070054, member: 617840

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ivy Cudgel
move 3: Power Whip / Horn Leech
move 4: Spiky Shield / Encore / Knock Off Swap knock and Spiky ordering and the order when talking about the moves below
item: Cornerstone Mask
ability: Sturdy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Ogerpon-Cornerstone is a terrifying powerhouse, with very few defensive Pokemon able to resist its STAB combination or stand up to its sheer power after a Swords Dance. Ivy Cudgel is the STAB move of choice, capable of nailing even checks like Tinkaton and mixed Kommo-o with a 2HKO after boosting. Power Whip, while inconsistent due to poor accuracy, is also notably stronger, allowing Ogerpon to OHKO offensive threats like Keldeo and Azumarill and have a chance at OHKOing Excadrill without boosting. Alternatively, while less immediately powerful, Horn Leech's healing can help Ogerpon to survive revenge killing attempts, and in some cases, even allow for multiple uses of Sturdy. However, while it does obtain OHKOs and 2HKOs on most notable targets, especially after a Swords Dance, the drastically lower power can cause Ogerpon to miss important OHKOs on targets like Slowking and Tyranitar, especially if unboosted. Ogerpon's last moveslot is immensely customizable thanks to its near perfect STAB combination; Spiky Shield helps to prevent being revenge killed by Lokix's First Impression, while Encore allows Ogerpon to generate opportunities for itself and allies to set up by victimizing opposing Pokemon's attempts to set hazards, boost their own stats, or recover. Knock Off allows Ogerpon an intersection of additional coverage and utility, notably helping against threats like Metagross and Iron Crown, although one must be wary of Weakness Policy or Booster Energy variants of the latter. Stomping Tantrum can be used to hit the aforementioned and Tinkaton more effectively, while Play Rough can be slotted to give Ogerpon a way to hit Kommo-o. Just going to move all these move options to oo later on so remove them for now.

Talk about Sturdy and the usefulness of what it can allow you to revenge/check.
You should talk about Tera and when to use it. The Def boost can be really useful and shedding the Grass-type can help vs Lokix.

Ogerpon fits on a wide variety of teams thanks to its high firepower and unique defensive traits. Rockpon does not offer much defensively outside of Sturdy helping vs some offense threats. Entry Hazard setters like Tinkaton and Sandy Shocks are valued teammates, with the chip damage they provide helping Ogerpon to have an even easier time securing kills. These Pokemon are also capable of helping to manage opponents that may annoy Ogerpon such as Latios or Tornadus-T. Pivots such as Slowking and Tornadus-T are also valuable for their ability to get Ogerpon in safely. Methods of speed control, such as Webs from Ribombee or Araquanid, Ribombee is OU or Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Zapdos, Tinkaton, Slowking, and Rotom-Wash, are also appreciated to help Ogerpon get the jump on faster opponents. Sand setters like Tyranitar and Hippowdon are good teammates as well, affording Ogerpon some extra Special Defense while slowly chipping opponents down in order to help secure kills. Excadrill also greatly appreciates Ogerpon's ability to smash pesky Flying-types, especially Zapdos, and Ogerpon greatly benefits from Excadrill's hazard removal allowing it to keep Sturdy intact, as well as the extra support against Iron Crown, which threatens it even through Sturdy thanks to Tachyon Cutter. I would put a bit more emphasis on Crown checks because of what you mentioned about knock vs its sets in the first para + drill can be shaky into it. Giving some more examples would be nice.

Throw in a mention of Specs Latios as a partner because it applies a lot of pressure on Kommo-o. Both also wear down Steel-types like Metagross, Tinkaton, and Scizor for each other.

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Where you have put Ogerpon it needs to be changed to Ogerpon-C. Right now you are talking about the base form of Ogerpon every time you have brought it up. 2/2

 

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[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ivy Cudgel
move 3: Power Whip / Horn Leech
move 4: Knock Off / Spiky Shield
item: Cornerstone Mask
ability: Sturdy
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Ogerpon-Cornerstone is a terrifying powerhouse, with very few defensive Pokemon able to resist its STAB combination or stand up to its sheer power after a Swords Dance. Ivy Cudgel is the STAB move of choice, capable of nailing even checks like Tinkaton and mixed Kommo-o with a 2HKO after boosting. Power Whip, while inconsistent due to poor accuracy, is also notably stronger, allowing Ogerpon-C to OHKO offensive threats like Keldeo and Azumarill and have a chance at OHKOing Excadrill without boosting. Alternatively, while less immediately powerful, Horn Leech's healing can help Ogerpon-C to survive revenge killing attempts, and in some cases, even allow for multiple uses of Sturdy. However, while it does obtain OHKOs and 2HKOs on most notable targets, especially after a Swords Dance, the drastically lower power can cause Ogerpon-C to miss important OHKOs on targets like Slowking and Tyranitar, especially if unboosted. Ogerpon-C's last moveslot is immensely customizable thanks to its near perfect STAB combination; Knock Off allows Ogerpon-C an intersection of additional coverage and utility, notably helping against threats like Metagross and Iron Crown, although one must be wary of Weakness Policy or and Booster Energy variants of the latter. Meanwhile, Spiky Shield helps to prevent being revenge killed by Lokix's First Impression and can allow Ogerpon-C to avoid being hit by Tinkaton's Gigaton Hammer entirely. Sturdy allows Ogerpon-C to be significantly more aggressive, with the ability to live any one hit from full HP allowing it to pose much more of a threat against Pokemon like Latios and Excadrill. Embody Aspect also gives Ogerpon-C unique defensive properties through Terastillization Terastallization, with the Defense boost helping to improve the odds of living attacks like Scizor's Bullet Punch, and shedding Ogerpon-C's Grass type typing can be handy against opposing Lokix, especially if it is not carrying Spiky Shield.

Ogerpon-C fits on a wide variety of teams thanks to its high firepower, as well as its access to Sturdy allowing it to serve as an emergency check to certain threats. Entry hazard setters like Tinkaton and Sandy Shocks are valued teammates, with the chip damage they provide helping Ogerpon-C to have an even easier time securing kills. These Pokemon are also capable of helping to manage opponents foes that may annoy Ogerpon-C such as Latios or Tornadus-T. Pivots such as Slowking and Tornadus-T are also valuable for their ability to get Ogerpon-C in safely. Methods of speed control, such as Webs Sticky Web from Araquanid, or Pokemon that can spread paralysis such as Zapdos, Tinkaton, Slowking, and Rotom-Wash, are also appreciated to help Ogerpon-C get the jump on faster opponents foes. Choice Specs Latios makes a strong partner, as it can help Ogerpon-C to deal with Kommo-o, and the two can whittle down shared checks like Tinkaton and Scizor. Excadrill also greatly appreciates Ogerpon-C's ability to smash pesky Flying-types, especially Zapdos, and Ogerpon-C greatly benefits from Excadrill's hazard removal allowing it to keep Sturdy intact, as well as the extra support against Iron Crown, which threatens it even through Sturdy thanks to Tachyon Cutter. Powerful revenge killers, such as Lokix, are also appreciated for their ability to deal with Iron Crown and to pick off weakened Pokemon that Ogerpon-C may not be able to finish off.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/melt-gibson.617840/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/twilight.344575/
Grammar checked by:
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nice work by the goat as always, GP Team Done