Project SS RU Victim of the Week: Week 31 - NP Alolatales

:ss/Magnezone:
specially defensive Iron defense body press zone. Magnezone is a counter to xurkitree
Magnezone can be 6hkod by tbolt where as analytic tbolt/Body press 3hko Xurkitree in return. This set can even make Xurk set up fodder as iron defense sub body press is pretty threataning. Now magnezone is not volt switch immune so it has that weakness but overall it should suffice as a counter with very minimal support
I have enjoyed using this specailly defensive magnezone to check threats in RU like Togekiss,Raikou, Xurkitre, Suicune. And from these pokemon it can set up on them with Iron defense body press potentailly threataning a sweep. This set is walled by Maro-A so youll want a way to deal with that
252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magnezone: 70-83 (20.3 - 24.1%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Xurkitree Volt Switch vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magnezone: 54-65 (15.6 - 18.8%) -- possible 8HKO after Leftovers recovery 0 SpA Analytic Magnezone Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Xurkitree: 104-123 (33.8 - 40%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
0 Def Analytic Magnezone Body Press vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 112-132 (36.4 - 42.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO /SPOILER]

Prosperity (Magnezone) @ Leftovers
Ability: Analytic
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Spe
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
 
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dhelmise again baby
:ss/dhelmise:
Dhelmise @ Leftovers
Ability: Steelworker
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Atk / 84 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Synthesis
- Power Whip
- Knock Off

Bringing the goat back for the 2 time.
Dhelmise is an offensive CHECK to scarf Xurkitree. Dhelmise eats up Thunderbolts or Dazzling Gleams and has the ability to heal it all off with Synthesis and Lefties chip. It also threatens it with an OHKO with Power Whip provided you have rocks up.

Calcs:
252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Dhelmise: 99-117 (28.7 - 34%) -- 2.5% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Xurkitree Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Dhelmise: 119-140 (34.5 - 40.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

172+ Atk Dhelmise Power Whip vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 271-321 (88.2 - 104.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
 
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Submitting Alolawak as a counter.
:ss/marowak-alola:
Marowak-Alola @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Poltergeist
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock

In addition to being immune to Thunderbolt and stopping Volt Switch, courtesy of Lightning Rod, Xurkitree deals pitiful damage to Alolawak, not even managing to get a 3HKO on Alolawak. In return, Alolawak can either set rocks up or straight up annihilate it with EQ or its STABs.

Calcs:

252 SpA Xurkitree Energy Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Marowak-Alola: 73-86 (27.9 - 32.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

252 SpA Xurkitree Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Marowak-Alola: 65-77 (24.9 - 29.5%) -- 100% chance to 4HKO

252+ Atk Thick Club Marowak-Alola Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 411-484 (133.8 - 157.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Thick Club Marowak-Alola Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 458-540 (149.1 - 175.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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reserving vileplume
:ss/vileplume:
Vileplume @ Black Sludge
Ability: Effect Spore
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Strength Sap
- Corrosive Gas / Sleep Powder / Leech Seed

Vileplume is a counter to Xurk. With its Grass/Poison typing Vileplume resist every attack from Xurkitree and it can easily kill it with a few Giga Drain/Sludge Bomb. The last slot can annoy a pokemon trying to switch on Vileplume by either removing it's item, putting him to sleep or chipping it with Leech Seed.
Alternatively you can run a 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 SpD spread to avoid getting 4HKO by Xurkitree's Thunderbolt (stolen form the analysis).

:vileplume: 0 SpA Vileplume Giga Drain vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Xurkitree: 117-138 (38.1 - 44.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO (16.6 - 19.4% recovered)
0 SpA Vileplume Sludge Bomb vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Xurkitree: 139-165 (45.2 - 53.7%) -- 39.5% chance to 2HKO

:xurkitree: 252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Vileplume: 99-117 (27.9 - 33%) -- 88.6% chance to 4HKO after Black Sludge recovery
252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 112 SpD Vileplume: 88-104 (24.8 - 29.3%) -- possible 5HKO after Black Sludge recovery
 
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:zarude:
Zarude @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing
- U-turn
- Darkest Lariat
zarude is a solid offensive CHECK to xurkitree.
it tanks any move bar dazzling gleam from xurk and comfortably 2hkoes with power whip or darkest lariat. however, it is still 2hkoed by dazzling gleam.

252 Atk Zarude Darkest Lariat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 174-205 (56.6 - 66.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Zarude Power Whip vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 246-289 (80.1 - 94.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Zarude: 95-112 (27 - 31.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 SpA Xurkitree Energy Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Zarude: 63-75 (17.9 - 21.3%) -- possible 5HKO
252 SpA Xurkitree Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Zarude: 226-268 (64.3 - 76.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 

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Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 152 Def / 168 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Body Slam
- Darkest Lariat
- Rest

Counter. Lax just laughs at anything Xurkitree does, easily resting off any damage it happens to inflict on it. Body Slam is a 3HKO, but one Curse usage just fixes that makes it a guaranteed 2HKO and down goes the wires!

+1 0 Atk Snorlax Body Slam vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 198-234 (64.4 - 76.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO


Checks
SpDef Steelix by Aquarius Ghost ❤
Bulky Spinner Dhelmise by xoPure
:ss/marowak-alola:Wallbreaker Marowak-A by sovietsympathizer
Boots Zarude by Flareblitzkreig


Counters
Custom Set Roserade by daniYSB
:ss/magnezone:SpDef Magnezone by Yourwelcomthank
:ss/porygon2:SpDef Porygon2 by Monky25
PhysDef Vileplume by Jaytop31
CurseLax by Oathkeepre


sovietsympathizer, I changed your Marowak-A submission to a check b/c you'd need to take rocks into account and Marowak can only come in on them for so long before Xurk revenge kills it.


Vote for 2 checks & 2 counters!

Checks: Dhelmise, Zarude
Counters: Porygon2, Vileplume
 

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Winners


Checks
SpDef Steelix by Aquarius Ghost ❤ (6 votes)
Boots Zarude by Flareblitzkreig (4 votes)
Bulky Spinner Dhelmise by xoPure (4 votes)



Counters
CurseLax by Oathkeepre (6 votes)
:ss/porygon2:SpDef Porygon2 by Monky25 (4 votes)


Honorable mentions


Scarf Darmanitan (check) outspeeds Scarf Xurkitree and OHKOs with Flare Blitz / EQ. AV Reuniclus (counter) eats up whatever Xurkitree has to offer and wins the 1v1 and switching out restores its HP. Toxtricity (check) can eat up 2 Thunderbolts w/o rocks chip and OHKO via Punk Rock Boomburst!


Checks
Steelix - 6
Zarude - 4
Dhelmise - 4
Marowak-A - 2

Counters
Snorlax - 6
Porygon2 - 4
Roserade - 3
Vileplume - 3
Magnezone - 0




THIS IS A 2X POINTS WEEK FOR THIS COMING WEEK!!!!!!

Week 28

The mon to target this week is.........

Togekiss @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Roost
 

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Banned deucer.
:ss/stakataka:
Stakataka @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Toxic
- Body Press
Stakataka is a counter u take like 6 from air slash and like 20 from flamethrower and u 2hko or ohko with gyro
 
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:ss/metagross:
Metagross @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Trick

Scarf Gross is a good check to NP Togekiss, able to do a significant amount to it with Meteor Mash, and almost OHKOing it. Scarf Gross is also a nice surprise set, as many do not expect you to be scarf and this it can net nice KOs on mons that usually stay in such as Salazzle. Nonetheless, dying to +2 Flamethrower does blow, in a pinch, Scarf Gross, which has many good matchups against other mons, can work and do enough to bring the Togekiss into range of other revenge killers.

252 Atk Metagross Meteor Mash vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Togekiss: 314-372 (84.1 - 99.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 0 SpA Togekiss Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Metagross: 330-390 (109.6 - 129.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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:ss/Raikou:
Raikou is a great to check togekiss very well only taking a measly 23-28% from flamethrower while threataning a 2hko with tbolt or to land a toxic. It is also able to turn togekiss into momentum with volt switch or if they have a gastrodon or seismatoad you can still make progress by going for toxic which will punish them even if there bold enough to stay in. Toxic is especailly good as tbolt nor volt switch wont kill togekiss so some whill try to roost if off untill there hit by a brutal toxic hindering there ability to check pokemon like zarude and forcing roost more often. Raikou is able to check togekiss many times throughout a game without getting warn down to quickly. As raikou is very often forced out immediately or very quickly leftovers are generally ineffective outside calm mind sets so we just run boots.
0 SpA Togekiss Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raikou: 76-90 (23.6 - 28%) -- 90.1% chance to 4HKO
0 SpA Togekiss Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raikou: 47-56 (14.6 - 17.4%) -- possible 6HKO
252 SpA Raikou Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Togekiss: 240-284 (64.1 - 75.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Raikou Volt Switch vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Togekiss: 186-222 (49.7 - 59.3%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
Raikou @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Aura Sphere
- Scald /Toxic
 
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Rhyperior

:ss/Rhyperior:

Rhyperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 240 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance / Megahorn

Specially defensive Rhyperior is a good defensive counter to togekiss.
It is able to switch in and take flamethrower and air slash, even after +2 from nasty plot.
Rhyperior can force a switch out from Togekiss and keep momentum with either stealth rock or swords dance.
With leftovers recovery, Rhyperior is able to switch in many times over the course of the game and can potentially sweep late game with swords dance.


0 SpA Togekiss Air Slash vs. 252 HP / 240 SpD Rhyperior: 54-64 (12.4 - 14.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Togekiss Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 240 SpD Rhyperior: 43-51 (9.9 - 11.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever
+2 0 SpA Togekiss Air Slash vs. 252 HP / 240 SpD Rhyperior: 108-127 (24.8 - 29.2%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
+2 0 SpA Togekiss Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 240 SpD Rhyperior: 86-102 (19.8 - 23.5%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
16+ Atk Rhyperior Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Togekiss: 254-300 (67.9 - 80.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
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xurkitree
:ss/xurkitree:
Xurkitree @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
Xurkitree is an offensive CHECK to standard Togekiss. Xurk is able to eat a few air slashes while outspeeding and threatening it with a high roll to OHKO. Boots allows it to take 1 more Air Slash than if it were to run scarf, but its preference since both sets do the same thing to it.

Calcs
0 SpA Togekiss Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Xurkitree: 63-74 (20.5 - 24.1%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

252 SpA Xurkitree Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Togekiss: 324-384 (86.8 - 102.9%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Xurkitree Volt Switch vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Togekiss: 254-300 (68 - 80.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
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tyrantrum
:ss/tyrantrum:
Tyrantrum @ Choice Scarf
Jolly Nature
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Head Smash
- Dragon Claw
- Close Combat
- Earthquake

Tyrantrum is a counter to togekiss, with a choice scarf it outspeed the bird and annihilate it with an Head smash.

:tyrantrum: 252 Atk Tyrantrum Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 8 Def Togekiss: 482-570 (128.8 - 152.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

:togekiss: 0 SpA Togekiss Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tyrantrum: 72-85 (23.6 - 27.8%) -- 87.6% chance to 4HKO
 

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Toxtricity @ Choice Specs
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Overdrive
- Boomburst
- Volt Switch
- Snarl

Check. One of the best checks to any version of Togekiss. One little Overdrive kills it and Flamethrower from Togekiss is a 3HKO at best, which means it can even come in manually on a Nasty Plot and live a Flamethrower, and then kill!

252+ SpA Choice Specs Punk Rock Toxtricity Overdrive vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Togekiss: 452-533 (121.1 - 142.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 0 SpA Togekiss Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Toxtricity: 203-239 (69.7 - 82.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO


Checks
:ss/metagross:Scarf Metagross by daniYSB
:ss/raikou:4 Attacks Raikou by Yourwelcomthank
:ss/xurkitree:Boots/Scarf Xurkitree by xoPure
:ss/toxtricity:Specs Toxtricity by Oathkeepre


Counters
:ss/stakataka:SpDef Rocks Stakataka by Aquarius Ghost ❤
:ss/diancie:SpDef Rocks Diancie by Monky25
:ss/rhyperior:SpDef Rhyperior by Microwave Raccoon
:ss/tyrantrum:Scarf Tyrantrum by Jaytop31


Vote for 2 checks & 2 counters!

Checks: Raikou, Xurkitree
Counters: Stakataka, Rhyperior

 

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