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Project SV RU: The Next Best Thing (Week 23: Cyclizar) (Votings Open)
- Thread starter Ayush_1
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5 > 4 > 7
5 > 1 > 4
7>3>5
I don't see belly drum snorlax being fun or anything but a filler team member that we add Just to have a 6th mon that dies in 2mins max
I don't see belly drum snorlax being fun or anything but a filler team member that we add Just to have a 6th mon that dies in 2mins max
Thank you to all voters ! This week's winner is... Bice with their 
Assault Vest set! Congratulations to you and our runner-up Pabloaram !
The Next Best Thing will take a week break due to the tier shifts coming in Wednesday, see you all next week and have fun with the drops ! 
Assault Vest set! Congratulations to you and our runner-up Pabloaram !1 --> 6 points
2 --> 9 points
3 --> 7 points
4 --> 5 points
5 --> 13 points
6 --> 3 points
7 --> 16 points
8 --> 1 point
2 --> 9 points
3 --> 7 points
4 --> 5 points
5 --> 13 points
6 --> 3 points
7 --> 16 points
8 --> 1 point
WEEK 20 WOOO
FEZANDIPITIPIDITIDI
Alright, busy times for RarelyUsed with the last shifts. Among many hype Pokemon, we received Fezandipiti the bird of the Loyal Three from the first DLC. It is a legendary Pokemon which also means high BST. Fezandipiti is decently physically but more so specially bulky with 125 in SpD. What makes it interesting is that it is quite speedy as well: Fezandipiti is actually faster than common threats like Typhlosion-H, Krookodile, and Mimikyu which makes it quite similar to Scream Tail. While higher than the aforementioned Paradox Pokemon, its offensive stats are somewhat low. However, it compensates by having a very versatile movepool which can allow it to fulfill many roles. You will find coverage moves such as Moonblast, Sludge Bomb, Heat Wave, Dazzing Gleam or Play Rough, Gunk Shot and Brave Bird. Setup moves like Swords Dance, Nasty Plot and Calm Mind can also be interesting. Finally it learns very useful support moves such as U-Turn, Taunt, and Toxic. Speaking of Toxic, Fezandipiti has of course the very controversial Toxic Chain ability which enables it to spread status very easily thanks to not only physical but also special moves. This Pokemon is enjoying a warm welcome from the player of the tier and I believe it can become very relevant in the ongoing metagame. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to share your most creative Fezandipiti sets and explain them in order to contribute to the growth of the RU metagame ! Happy 20th Week everyone !FEZANDIPITIPIDITIDI
From UU Smogdex:
Bulky Calm Mind:
Fezandipiti (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Toxic Chain
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpA / 176 Spe
Tera Type: Ground
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
- Roost
- Calm Mind
Bulky Pivot:
Fezandipiti (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Sludge Bomb
- Roost
- U-turn
Bulky Calm Mind:
Fezandipiti (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Toxic Chain
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpA / 176 Spe
Tera Type: Ground
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
- Roost
- Calm Mind
Bulky Pivot:
Fezandipiti (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Sludge Bomb
- Roost
- U-turn
Voting deadline: votes will go until 11:59 pm GMT+1 on Sunday, November 12th.
Fezandipiti @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Bug / Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Roost
- Beat Up
- U-turn
Phys def invested Fezan make a defensive pivot that can stick aroud with Roost and fish for Toxic Chain prock with Beat Up. Speed is for max speed Adamant Slither Wing
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Physical attacker Fezandipiti
Offensive Pivot
Fezandipiti (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Fighting/Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dual Wingbeat
- Double Kick
- Roost
- U-turn
From the many variations I have in mind, I pick this physical set
General idea and why this set can be good
Generally, with this pokemon you pick the special route due to Calm Mind and stronger special moves, but don't underlook that Atk because 91 in enough to work with Technician + 2-hit moves.
This generation blessed Fezandipiti with Technician, which power-ups the base power of weak moves (such as Double Kick and Dual Wingbeat) that have a good amount of PP to work with before being STABbed. Luckily enough, Fezandipiti has just the 2-hit moves to use effectively this ability!
U-turn is key to keep momentum. Swords Dance is good, but 4MMS is a thing.
The EVs spread is a basic one. The item chosen is HDB because you want as much freedom to switch-in&out as possible.
The Tera gives a lot of extra power, but it is possible to play decently even without.
Some calcs without Tera:
Opportunity cost & weaknesses of the set
In order to maximize the effectiveness of the set you have to drop Toxic Chain (good to make risky for the opponent to check for many turns Fezandipiti without having a Poison/Steel type available), but most importantly you have to use the Tera on it to have enough attacking power to make the difference. Intimidate can be played around thanks to U-turn and burn is a thing, so Heal Bell support is really useful.
Offensive Pivot
Fezandipiti (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Fighting/Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dual Wingbeat
- Double Kick
- Roost
- U-turn
From the many variations I have in mind, I pick this physical set
General idea and why this set can be good
Generally, with this pokemon you pick the special route due to Calm Mind and stronger special moves, but don't underlook that Atk because 91 in enough to work with Technician + 2-hit moves.
This generation blessed Fezandipiti with Technician, which power-ups the base power of weak moves (such as Double Kick and Dual Wingbeat) that have a good amount of PP to work with before being STABbed. Luckily enough, Fezandipiti has just the 2-hit moves to use effectively this ability!
- Dual Wingbeat has 90% accuracy, but it is worth the risk because it has decent power even before Technician, becoming as powerful as Brave Bird, but without the recoil and with the possibility to break a Substitute and dealing damage in the same turn;
- Double Kick is the main reason I prefer Tera Fighting over Flying. It also has 100% accuracy and many PP.
U-turn is key to keep momentum. Swords Dance is good, but 4MMS is a thing.
The EVs spread is a basic one. The item chosen is HDB because you want as much freedom to switch-in&out as possible.
The Tera gives a lot of extra power, but it is possible to play decently even without.
Some calcs without Tera:
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Double Kick (2 hits) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc: 220-260 (75.3 - 89%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Double Kick (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Tyranitar: 288-344 (71.2 - 85.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Double Kick (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Krookodile: 188-224 (56.7 - 67.6%) -- approx. 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 136-160 (46.7 - 54.9%) -- approx. 5.9% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lilligant-Hisui: 528-624 (187.9 - 222%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Double Kick (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Tyranitar: 288-344 (71.2 - 85.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Double Kick (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Krookodile: 188-224 (56.7 - 67.6%) -- approx. 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tauros-Paldea-Aqua: 136-160 (46.7 - 54.9%) -- approx. 5.9% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Technician Fezandipiti Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lilligant-Hisui: 528-624 (187.9 - 222%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Opportunity cost & weaknesses of the set
In order to maximize the effectiveness of the set you have to drop Toxic Chain (good to make risky for the opponent to check for many turns Fezandipiti without having a Poison/Steel type available), but most importantly you have to use the Tera on it to have enough attacking power to make the difference. Intimidate can be played around thanks to U-turn and burn is a thing, so Heal Bell support is really useful.
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Fezs Are Cool (Fezandipiti) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hex
- Venoshock
- Beat Up
- Roost
oh cholera czy freddy fezbear
So, for this, you beat up, proc toxic, maybe roost on a switch or something, and spam either stab venoshock or hex. Biggest issue is that opposing steel types (tera'd or otherwise) will completely wall this set.
REPLAY ZONE:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1988802584 (finally got around to using this set, and it's honestly not half bad)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1988820150-041iobck9ax4rzhowx8uee7d3bcx8dqpw (I will admit that it was carried by it's teammates, but it did land a nice toxic on the milo)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1989462268-ncidj9jbx32wtfgucnvkvlxr70pbub8pw (fezendipiti 1v1's a vaporeon and a zoro-h, all in a row)
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hex
- Venoshock
- Beat Up
- Roost
oh cholera czy freddy fezbear
So, for this, you beat up, proc toxic, maybe roost on a switch or something, and spam either stab venoshock or hex. Biggest issue is that opposing steel types (tera'd or otherwise) will completely wall this set.
REPLAY ZONE:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1988802584 (finally got around to using this set, and it's honestly not half bad)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1988820150-041iobck9ax4rzhowx8uee7d3bcx8dqpw (I will admit that it was carried by it's teammates, but it did land a nice toxic on the milo)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ru-1989462268-ncidj9jbx32wtfgucnvkvlxr70pbub8pw (fezendipiti 1v1's a vaporeon and a zoro-h, all in a row)
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Fezandipiti @ Leftovers
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Roost
- Protect
physically defensive as only psychic is common supefrrefective move used on fezan, and because eq is quite common, anjd dark types are too and u don't fear psychic. status the oppo and let them suffer by stallling turns via protect!
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Roost
- Protect
physically defensive as only psychic is common supefrrefective move used on fezan, and because eq is quite common, anjd dark types are too and u don't fear psychic. status the oppo and let them suffer by stallling turns via protect!
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Taunt + Toxic Fez
Lover (Fezandipiti) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 132 HP / 196 Def / 16 SpA / 80 SpD / 84 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Roost
- Moonblast/Sludge Bomb
Taunt + toxic makes it a formidable opponent to slow, balance teams. Only mons immune to toxic are 'safe' from fezan. Roost makes it not die and pairs well with boots though lefties are an option as well. The stab choice is on you depending on how much fighters and darks threaten your team. Tera grass is chosen here to resist ground as well as water moves. However, tera ghost and water are fairly good too.
The speed allows it to outspeed neutral natured base 90s. The spdef makes sure non specs/lo jugulis Earth power never 2hkoes, while the spatk allows moonblast to blast through pawmot, jugulis. The rest is poured into defense.
Lover (Fezandipiti) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 132 HP / 196 Def / 16 SpA / 80 SpD / 84 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Roost
- Moonblast/Sludge Bomb
Taunt + toxic makes it a formidable opponent to slow, balance teams. Only mons immune to toxic are 'safe' from fezan. Roost makes it not die and pairs well with boots though lefties are an option as well. The stab choice is on you depending on how much fighters and darks threaten your team. Tera grass is chosen here to resist ground as well as water moves. However, tera ghost and water are fairly good too.
The speed allows it to outspeed neutral natured base 90s. The spdef makes sure non specs/lo jugulis Earth power never 2hkoes, while the spatk allows moonblast to blast through pawmot, jugulis. The rest is poured into defense.
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Fezandipiti @ Assault Vest
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 248 HP / 84 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
- Acid Spray
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
- U-turn
Man, I'm really into recommending assvest sets aren't I. Anyway this set uses AV to bolster Fez's already solid special bulk to incredible levels. Acid Spray shores up the set's lack of offensive presence, often forcing a switch and giving Fezandipiti a free U-Turn. The case for using this set over Calm Mind is the immediate special bulk provided by AssVest as well as Acid Spray encouraging more pivot opportunities, letting it spread poison easier with Toxic Chain. Sludge Bomb is also an option for more immediate power, though Fezandipiti isn't exactly the definition of an offensive threat.
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That isn’t how the tera BP increase works
1. It doesn’t work on multi-hit moves and Dual Wingbeat as well as Double Kick are multi-hit moves
2. The BP check for the boost is done after every other modifier has already been applied so technician would have already brought it up to 60 which means tera wouldn’t give it a BP boost
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Fezandipiti @ Mirror Herb
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acrobatics
- Swagger
- Gunk Shot
- Play Rough
Bulkier Grafaiai that still has a decent speed stat. Tera flying to dodge EQs and boost the power of acrobatics. Can bait a Krook EQ to get boost and OHKO it with Play Rough or a tera’d acro.
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acrobatics
- Swagger
- Gunk Shot
- Play Rough
Bulkier Grafaiai that still has a decent speed stat. Tera flying to dodge EQs and boost the power of acrobatics. Can bait a Krook EQ to get boost and OHKO it with Play Rough or a tera’d acro.
Warm welcome for the new bird I see ! Thanks to all of you who submitted a set, let's see who wins this week shall we ?
1/
Defensive Beat Up by Pabloaram
2/Offensive Pivot by nameless90
3/Venoshock + Hex by Elec-ant1234
4/Defensive Protect by Kin+ak (✧∇✧)
5/Taunt by Forest Guardian
6/Assault Vest by Bice
7/Swagger Mirror Herb by HoopsspooH
Top 3 vote again !
I'll be voting 5 > 2 > 1. Good job with the spread Forest Guardian.
1/
Defensive Beat Up by Pabloaram2/
Offensive Pivot by nameless903/
Venoshock + Hex by Elec-ant12344/
Defensive Protect by Kin+ak (✧∇✧)5/
Taunt by Forest Guardian6/
Assault Vest by Bice7/
Swagger Mirror Herb by HoopsspooHTop 3 vote again !
I'll be voting 5 > 2 > 1. Good job with the spread Forest Guardian.
3>4>6
Reasonings
Reasonings
3: totally missed Venoshock (which is also STABbed) and Hex on a pokemon with the ability Toxic Chain. It is also a good way to fix virtually that middlign base SpA stat.
4: Simple set, but Protect in singles is a little undderated (especially towards Choice-item users) and this pokemon can make good use of it thanks to the poison.
6: A classic set, and Fezandipiti has the possibility to punish careless switch-ins very easily. The loss of recovery is huge, though.
4: Simple set, but Protect in singles is a little undderated (especially towards Choice-item users) and this pokemon can make good use of it thanks to the poison.
6: A classic set, and Fezandipiti has the possibility to punish careless switch-ins very easily. The loss of recovery is huge, though.
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Thanks to all participants and voters, great week once again !
Congratulations to Elec-ant1234 for winning this week with theirVenoshock + Hex set!! You are then the first user to win 4 weeks of the Next Best Thing, props to you !
Congratulations to Elec-ant1234 for winning this week with their
Venoshock + Hex set!! You are then the first user to win 4 weeks of the Next Best Thing, props to you !1--> 1 point
2--> 4 points
3--> 11 points
4--> 3 points
5--> 8 points
6--> 1 point
7--> 2 point
2--> 4 points
3--> 11 points
4--> 3 points
5--> 8 points
6--> 1 point
7--> 2 point
WEEK 21
TINKATON
Up next is no less than the new RU mascot: Tinkaton ! Just kidding Bellibolt is still number one in our hearts but still let's hammer it out, Tinkaton is the highlight of the week ! A very useful typing combined with lots of good utility moves makes it a good contender for the A tier category. On top of this, Tinkaton is faster than foes such as Krookodile or Revavroom and is decently bulky on the special side. If you're going the defensive utility route, keep in mind that during early metas and for Pokemon like Tinkaton , spending time finding a good EV spread is key in order to win here. Same as finding a useful Tera type. Less so but this is true as well for the offensive route if you plan to use moves such as Swords Dance coupled with powerful coverage. As usual your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to share your most creative Tinkaton sets and explain them in order to contribute to the growth of the RU metagame.TINKATON
From the Smogdex:
Stealth Rock Utility:
Tinkaton @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: anything
Tera Type: anything
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
- Encore
Stealth Rock Utility:
Tinkaton @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: anything
Tera Type: anything
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
- Encore
Yes, it has Metronome.
Voting deadline: votes will go until 11:59 pm GMT+1 on Sunday, November 19th.
Hop and-a skip down the Metro
Tinkaton @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Pickpocket
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 176 HP / 80 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Wave
- Gigaton Hammer
- Metronome
- Rest
please don't taunt me
the heat of the heat. I will say on the record that I legit really didn't see anything else that was appealling other than SD and like, thief??? So anyways heres a set that thrives off of being as annoying as possible. Spread T-wave, get lucky with metronome, but the real funny part comes with the pickpocket. This lets you rest up and get back to full, burning the chesto, and will be able to steal the item from one mon that match. This lets you get the jump on stuff like krookidile and other contact move users that think they're the guy, and overall is a more passive but still useful version of koff. This lets you at least make some useful progress and get a leg up on mons that like switching into tinkaton, like forre, krook, and muk-a. This lets you steal the wide lens off of mons like maushold, and lilligant-H running hustle, along with letting you steal crucial items like eviolite from bisharp and the boots / life orb and such from the many contact move users of the tier. Overall, get lucky, spread para, and steal items.
REPLAY ZONE:
emptoy :_
Tinkaton @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Pickpocket
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 176 HP / 80 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Wave
- Gigaton Hammer
- Metronome
- Rest
please don't taunt me
the heat of the heat. I will say on the record that I legit really didn't see anything else that was appealling other than SD and like, thief??? So anyways heres a set that thrives off of being as annoying as possible. Spread T-wave, get lucky with metronome, but the real funny part comes with the pickpocket. This lets you rest up and get back to full, burning the chesto, and will be able to steal the item from one mon that match. This lets you get the jump on stuff like krookidile and other contact move users that think they're the guy, and overall is a more passive but still useful version of koff. This lets you at least make some useful progress and get a leg up on mons that like switching into tinkaton, like forre, krook, and muk-a. This lets you steal the wide lens off of mons like maushold, and lilligant-H running hustle, along with letting you steal crucial items like eviolite from bisharp and the boots / life orb and such from the many contact move users of the tier. Overall, get lucky, spread para, and steal items.
REPLAY ZONE:
emptoy :_
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SD Tinkaton!
Tinkaton is a really interesting mon. It has a crazy Signature move, movepool and Typing with meh stats all around except for that good sp.def and decent speed however boy is that signature move insane. Gigaton hammer is nuts in BP alone. It does face stiff competition as an SD fairy type from the slightly faster Mimikyu and SD bisharp who has incredible trading powers and powerful priority. However Tinkaton is nowhere near outclassed. It Packs Insane amount of strength to begin with Higher than mimi by a shot. It also is an offensive sweeper thats NOT checked by mimikyu either as Mold Breaker lets it avoid Disguise entirely. Now It does face incredible competition from Bisharp however Tinka has its advantages. It crucially doesnt need eviolite so it can run a useful held item like leftovers lum berry or Air Baloon. This is simply INCREDIBLE. Being able to hold baloon alongside Mold breaker means that it can 1 v 1 Unaware quagsire [albeit water absorb is more popular but unaware is just as good as imho people have been wanting a water immune ground type forever at this point lol so thats prob why its more popular ] a mon that puts Bisharp on its tracks. The power difference between these mons is also incredible. Even after a boost Bisharp cant reliably two shot hippo or bulky donphans and cant one shot offensive donphan. However Tinkaton doesnt have these issues. Also its access to stab play rough is really nice aswell. Its play Roughs arent too far off from Bisharps Night slashes either. Also Tinkaton gets Knock Off! Now it doesnt always want to fit this move in its movepool but its ability to do so to soften its checks for late game is BIG. So with these in mind the set that I made is this.
So the Set is with sd gigaton hammer play rough and knock off. Fairly standard. In early game it can just knock off and cripple its checks by softening them so they are unable to take a boosted gigaton hammer. Most notably Hippowdon and Donphan. The baloon means that hippo is walled entirely especially if it runs the risingly popular stone edge over whirlwind. It does two shot hippo after a boost with gigaton hammer or straight up ko with a +2 tera gigaton hammer which is just absurd. Steel is ingeneral pretty good coverage rn smacking common mons like diancie fezandipity gardevoir Ttar lycan scream tail and mimikyu through disguise. Knock off slamms common resists like basculegion and especially slowbro. play rough helps there vs irritating mons like milotic and vaporeon..
The tera type can be dark or steel depending on whom u want to hit harder. Grounds or slowbro. This set does unfortunately set does hate waters thus it is Viable to run Tera grass to beat waters like slowbro vaporeon and milotic instead of play rough. This does make it unfortunately more tera reliant so thats a trade off u have to make. Fire gives it burn immunity esp from Talonflame. Jolly nature ensures it outspeeds non scarf flamigo luc and Jolly vrooms. Its also extremly hard to knock out in 1 hit so its really useful at trading hp while being fast aswell. Overall Its a really underrated mon that does its job really well.
Tinkaton is a really interesting mon. It has a crazy Signature move, movepool and Typing with meh stats all around except for that good sp.def and decent speed however boy is that signature move insane. Gigaton hammer is nuts in BP alone. It does face stiff competition as an SD fairy type from the slightly faster Mimikyu and SD bisharp who has incredible trading powers and powerful priority. However Tinkaton is nowhere near outclassed. It Packs Insane amount of strength to begin with Higher than mimi by a shot. It also is an offensive sweeper thats NOT checked by mimikyu either as Mold Breaker lets it avoid Disguise entirely. Now It does face incredible competition from Bisharp however Tinka has its advantages. It crucially doesnt need eviolite so it can run a useful held item like leftovers lum berry or Air Baloon. This is simply INCREDIBLE. Being able to hold baloon alongside Mold breaker means that it can 1 v 1 Unaware quagsire [albeit water absorb is more popular but unaware is just as good as imho people have been wanting a water immune ground type forever at this point lol so thats prob why its more popular ] a mon that puts Bisharp on its tracks. The power difference between these mons is also incredible. Even after a boost Bisharp cant reliably two shot hippo or bulky donphans and cant one shot offensive donphan. However Tinkaton doesnt have these issues. Also its access to stab play rough is really nice aswell. Its play Roughs arent too far off from Bisharps Night slashes either. Also Tinkaton gets Knock Off! Now it doesnt always want to fit this move in its movepool but its ability to do so to soften its checks for late game is BIG. So with these in mind the set that I made is this.
Tinkaton @ Air Balloon
Ability: Mold Breaker
Tera Type: Steel/Dark/Grass/Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough / Tera Blast
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
Ability: Mold Breaker
Tera Type: Steel/Dark/Grass/Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough / Tera Blast
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
So the Set is with sd gigaton hammer play rough and knock off. Fairly standard. In early game it can just knock off and cripple its checks by softening them so they are unable to take a boosted gigaton hammer. Most notably Hippowdon and Donphan. The baloon means that hippo is walled entirely especially if it runs the risingly popular stone edge over whirlwind. It does two shot hippo after a boost with gigaton hammer or straight up ko with a +2 tera gigaton hammer which is just absurd. Steel is ingeneral pretty good coverage rn smacking common mons like diancie fezandipity gardevoir Ttar lycan scream tail and mimikyu through disguise. Knock off slamms common resists like basculegion and especially slowbro. play rough helps there vs irritating mons like milotic and vaporeon..
The tera type can be dark or steel depending on whom u want to hit harder. Grounds or slowbro. This set does unfortunately set does hate waters thus it is Viable to run Tera grass to beat waters like slowbro vaporeon and milotic instead of play rough. This does make it unfortunately more tera reliant so thats a trade off u have to make. Fire gives it burn immunity esp from Talonflame. Jolly nature ensures it outspeeds non scarf flamigo luc and Jolly vrooms. Its also extremly hard to knock out in 1 hit so its really useful at trading hp while being fast aswell. Overall Its a really underrated mon that does its job really well.
Tinkaton @ Choice Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Tera Type: Ground/Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Gigaton Hammer
- Play Rough
- Knock Off
- Tera Blast
Physical Tinkaton that gets an immediate tradeoff of power instead of having to use a turn to SD. Pretty standard moves otherwise though, G-Hammer can be a bit iffy, but it is Tink’s best steel stab, and with the boost in power it can run through everything more easily, even if you do have to switch out afterwords. Tera can go either way here, if you want a better way to deal with Hilligant or other immediately powerful fighting or ground types, go with tera flying, if you want to deal with other steels more easily, go with tera ground. Own Tempo is nice because it means that it can’t be intimidated by any of the good intimidaters in the meta right now, and will always keep the boost from CB.
Ability: Own Tempo
Tera Type: Ground/Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Gigaton Hammer
- Play Rough
- Knock Off
- Tera Blast
Physical Tinkaton that gets an immediate tradeoff of power instead of having to use a turn to SD. Pretty standard moves otherwise though, G-Hammer can be a bit iffy, but it is Tink’s best steel stab, and with the boost in power it can run through everything more easily, even if you do have to switch out afterwords. Tera can go either way here, if you want a better way to deal with Hilligant or other immediately powerful fighting or ground types, go with tera flying, if you want to deal with other steels more easily, go with tera ground. Own Tempo is nice because it means that it can’t be intimidated by any of the good intimidaters in the meta right now, and will always keep the boost from CB.
Eject Pack Attacker
Tinkaton @ Eject Pack
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal
Jolly Nature
- Ice Hammer
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
- Facade
This is my attempt on Tinkaton.
The moveset is physical and it has Gigaton Hammer as STAB + Knock Off for both power and utility. Ice Hammer is here for coverage AND to use Eject Pack to keep the momentum once; it also has a good base power of 100, which is nice with that middling Atk stat. The momentum is one of the key factor in pokemon battles, so I bet
In the last slot I have Facade to use properly this pokemon when it is burned, and that's why I picked a Tera Normal. A Tera Normal-boosted Facade when burned....is a thing.
Since it is an offensive set, Own Tempo is generally better than Mold Breaker, because the latter is more useful towards Mimikyu. Own Tempo, blocking Intimidate alongside preventing confusion, is generally more versatile.
Tinkaton @ Eject Pack
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Normal
Jolly Nature
- Ice Hammer
- Gigaton Hammer
- Knock Off
- Facade
This is my attempt on Tinkaton.
The moveset is physical and it has Gigaton Hammer as STAB + Knock Off for both power and utility. Ice Hammer is here for coverage AND to use Eject Pack to keep the momentum once; it also has a good base power of 100, which is nice with that middling Atk stat. The momentum is one of the key factor in pokemon battles, so I bet
In the last slot I have Facade to use properly this pokemon when it is burned, and that's why I picked a Tera Normal. A Tera Normal-boosted Facade when burned....is a thing.
Since it is an offensive set, Own Tempo is generally better than Mold Breaker, because the latter is more useful towards Mimikyu. Own Tempo, blocking Intimidate alongside preventing confusion, is generally more versatile.
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