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[SET]
name: Heavy-Duty Boots (Psychic)
move 1: V-create
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Toxic / Substitute
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Victory Star
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Victini is the cornerstone of all Psychic teams as an excellent physical attacker that can deal with Steel-types such as Celesteela and Ferrothorn, which Psychic teams struggle with. V-create deals with all Steel-types except Heatran and dents switch-ins such as Landorus-T that aim to take on Victini's coverage moves. Bolt Strike threatens Water-types such as Toxapex and Mantine, and it also chips down Heatran, which helps Victini eventually overpower Steel teams. U-turn allows Victini to pivot out of switch-ins such as Swampert and Slowbro, allowing it to gain momentum for its teammates. Toxic cripples switch-ins such as Swampert and Hippowdon, while Substitute lets Victini take advantage of forced switches and avoid status, allowing it to wear down its checks such as Heatran and become harder to revenge kill. Heavy-Duty Boots gives Victini longevity, especially helping it threaten bulkier types such as Steel and Poison. Maximum Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Victini to outspeed and pivot out of threats such as Mimikyu, Landorus-T, and Kyurem.
Slowbro is a great partner for Victini, as it deals with faster Water- and Ground-types such as Barraskewda and Choice Scarf Excadrill that threaten Victini, as well as pivots it in with Teleport. Calm Mind Latios breaks through bulky physical walls such as Hippowdon, Toxapex, and Slowbro for Victini, and it appreciates Victini pressuring Steel-types such as Heatran and Jirachi, which Latios struggles with. Choice Scarf Tapu Lele sets Psychic Terrain to neutralize priority users such as Azumarill and Bisharp, and it also threatens Dark- and Dragon-types such as non-Choice Scarf Weavile and Hydreigon. Hatterene benefits from Victini's ability to remove Steel-types that wall it, and in turn it checks Dark- and Dragon-types such as Galarian Moltes and Kyurem for Victini. Jirachi sets Stealth Rock and slows down the opposing team for Victini with Thunder Wave. Galarian Slowking is a great special wall that can deal with faster threats such as Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Volcarona. Cosmic Power Mew benefits from Victini pressuring Steel-types such as Bisharp and Aegislash, and it acts as a good late-game wincon in matchups such as Ground and Water, which Victini struggles with.
[SET]
name: Choice Band (Psychic)
move 1: V-create
move 2: Bolt Strike
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Band
ability: Victory Star
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With a Choice Band, Victini turns into an effective wallbreaker due to its excellent coverage and Speed tier, 2HKOing even the bulkiest walls in the metagame such as Hippowdon, Toxapex, and Slowbro. V-create is an extremely strong nuke that obliterates all Steel-types except Heatran, and it hits anything that doesn't resist it hard. Bolt Strike threatens switch-ins to V-create such as Heatran, Mantine, and Toxapex, and it OHKOes bulkier variants of Galarian Moltres. U-turn allows Victini to escape unfavorable matchups from switch-ins such as Slowbro and Gastrodon. Trick cripples the aforementioned physical walls, defensive Pokemon such as Heatran and Aegislash, and bulky setup sweepers such as Cosmic Power Mew once Victini's wallbreaking prowess is unneeded.
Choice Band Victini is prone to getting worn down by entry hazards, so teammates that provide entry hazard control such as Latias and Hatterene are greatly appreciated. Latias also deals with faster threats, such as Garchomp, for Victini and provides Healing Wish to give it a second chance to wallbreak. Hatterene can devastate faster teams such as rain Water, Dark, and Electric, which Victini cannot handle, and appreciates Victini's ability to obliterate Steel-types such as Melmetal. Victini paves the way for Choice Scarf Tapu Lele to clean opposing teams late-game, and Tapu Lele also provides Psychic Terrain to neutralize priority users such as Bisharp and Azumarill for it. Galarian Slowking is a strong specially defensive pivot and can support Victini's wallbreaking prowess with Future Sight, heavily pressuring possible switch-ins such as Swampert and Toxapex. Mew and Jirachi provide Spikes and/or Stealth Rock to wear down the opposing team for Victini, and they cripple the opposing team with Will-O-Wisp and Thunder Wave.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Psychic
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Choice Scarf allows Victini to deal with threats such as Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan, non-Choice Scarf Zarude, and Tapu Koko. Heavy-Duty Boots Victini can run a variety of moves over U-turn or Substitute to improve its matchup against certain types. Scorching Sands snipes Heatran, and Will-O-Wisp cripples Sucker Punch users such as Bisharp and switch-ins such as Landorus-T and Hippowdon. Encore locks Pokemon such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn into undesirable moves. Glaciate allows Victini to threaten Flying and Ground teams better due it beating checks such as Landorus-T and Garchomp, Expanding Force threatens Toxapex, and Energy Ball heavily damages Gastrodon and Swampert, allowing Victini to use its coverage to threaten Water teams more freely. However, these more situational options worsen Victini's performance in other matchups. Blue Flare may be used over V-create to circumvent the latter's Speed drop, letting Victini sweep Steel teams much more easily, but Psychic teams highly value V-create due to its physical nature. Brick Break may be used over U-turn on Choice item sets to remove dual screens from types such as Dark and Fairy, as well as 2HKOing Heatran after Stealth Rock damage. However, U-turn is generally preferred.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Neko, 542526]]
- Psychic analysis by: [[Neko, 542526]]
- Quality checked by: [[mushamu, 362454], [ashbala, 518038], [felines, 290520]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429], [UT, 523866]]
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