BH Zeraora [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Chessking345]

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bolt Beak
move 2: V-create / Earthquake
move 3: Fishious Rend / Power Whip
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Zeraora is capable of OHKOing nearly the entire metagame with Bolt Beak, as well as 2HKOing most resistant foes. The coverage moves help Zeraora break the few Pokemon that isare capable of taking Bolt Beaks. V-create hits Fur Coat Melmetal, as well as non-Flash Fire Steelix and Zamazenta-C. Earthquake is a possible option over V-create to avoid Rocky Helmet damage against Melmetal and hit Zekrom, which can check this set. It is also Zeraora's strongest option to hit Eternatus and Reshiram, notably OHKOing Reshiram with very minor chip damage. However, it does less damage than Bolt Beak, even on super effective targets, notably missing the 2HKO on Fur Coat Melmetal. Fishious Rend targets the Ground-types immune to Bolt Beak such as Steelix and Rhydon. Power Whip is a weaker option over Fishious Rend, but it OHKOs Seismitoad while retaining coverage on Ground-types. U-turn allows Zeraora to scout for checks and Dynamax, as well as dealing chip damage. It also eases prediction and retains the momentum should the opposing Pokemon switch out. A Jolly nature is necessary to outspeed prevalent offensive Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Dragapult.

Choice Specs or Poison Heal Kyurem-W and Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan-Z are excellent partners, as they can take advantage of Zeraora's switch-ins such as Ground-types, Zekrom, Fur Coat Melmetal, and Fur Coat Eternatus. In return, they appreciate Zeraora revenge killing faster threats like Zamazenta and breaking down Water-type switch-ins like Toxapex, while Galarian Darmanitan-Z also appreciates Zeraora chipping down common checks like Seismitoad. An Imposter-proof teammate such as Fur Coat Eternatus or Flash Fire Steelix for Power Whip variants is necessary to prevent an Imposter Pokemon that has transformed into Zeraora from counter-sweeping. They also help check Zekrom, which can switch in against this set, and Zacian-C, which outspeeds Zeraora. Zeraora doesn't have high bulk, so slow pivots such as Melmetal and Teleport Eternatus that can get it in safely are appreciated.

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[SuperSkylake]

Chessking345 AM Qc: Consider adding power whip on the third moveslot to hit fc toad and WA Rhydon. Toad is common enough that it might be worth just dispatching it instantly so you can spam boltbeak more instead of having to predict a bunch of times to chip it down. Rend does have value since the neutral coverage is way better though.

 

[MAMP]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bolt Beak
move 2: V-create
move 3: Fishious Rend / Toxic
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zeraora is capable of OHKOing nearly the entire meta and 2HKOing most resists with boosted Bolt Beak "boosted" implies that you've used a boosting move. The coverage moves help Zeraora break the few Pokemon that is capable of taking Bolt Beaks. V-create hits Fur Coat Melmetal, as well as non-Flash Fire Steelix and zama-c. Fishious Rend targets the Ground-types immune to Bolt Beak such as Steelix and Rhydon. Alternatively, Toxic can cripple them and is not affected by Water Absorb, but Zeraora will struggle against Flash Fire Steelix and Magic Bounce Ground-types i would cut toxic from this set, i think it's way too niche and usually outclassed. could add grass coverage like skylake mentioned, although i think i prefer wood hammer to power whip. U-turn allows Zeraora to scout for checks and Dynamax, as well as chipping targets in range retains momentum if you predict a switch. Earthquake is a possible option over V-create to avoid Rocky Helmet damage against Melmetal and hit Zekrom, who can check this set with Poison Heal zekrom can check this without poison heal as well, no need to specify. i think earthquake should be moved up to a full slash as it also hits reshiram and etern stronger than your other options. move this up to just after you talk about v-create. However, it does less damage than Bolt Beak even on super-effective targets, notably missing the 2HKO on fur coat Melmetal. A Jolly nature is necessary to outspeed prevalent offensive Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Dragapult.

Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan-Z is an excellent partner, as it is capable of abusing switch-ins such as Ground-types, Zekrom, Fur Coat Melmetal, and Fur Coat Eternatus, while it appreciates Zeraora chipping down common checks like Seismitoad and revenge-killing faster threats like Zamazenta. Kyurem-White is similarly a strong partner. An Imposter-proof explain what imposter-proofing is such as Fur Coat Eternatus or Flash Fire Steelix for Toxic variants is necessary, and also help check Zekrom, which can switch-in against this set, and Zacian-C, which outspeeds Zeraora this sentence runs on a bit, split it up. A Knock Off user such as Zamazenta-C, Mandibuzz, or Umbreon can remove Rocky Helmet, reducing the chip damage Zeraora takes to prevent it from getting into range of priority attacks, and also Leftovers and Black Sludge, increasing the likelihood of 2HKOing Pokemon such as Eternatus and Fur Coat Zamazenta-C this section about knock off is pretty marginal, probably unnecessary. this section should mention slow pivots that can get zeraora in safely.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Chessking345, 355040]
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- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bolt Beak
move 2: V-create / Earthquake
move 3: Fishious Rend / Power Whip
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Zeraora is capable of OHKOing nearly the entire meta and 2HKOing most resists with Bolt Beak. The coverage moves help Zeraora break the few Pokemon that is capable of taking Bolt Beaks. V-create hits Fur Coat Melmetal, as well as non-Flash Fire Steelix and Zamazenta-C. Earthquake is a possible option over V-create to avoid Rocky Helmet damage against Melmetal and hit Zekrom, who can check this set. It is also Zeraora's strongest option to hit Eternatus and Reshiram, notably OHKOing Reshiram with very minor chip. However, it does less damage than Bolt Beak even on super-effective targets, notably missing the 2HKO on Fur Coat Melmetal. Fishious Rend targets the Ground-types immune to Bolt Beak such as Steelix and Rhydon. Power Whip is a weaker option over Fishious Rend but hits OHKOs Seismitoad while retaining coverage on Ground-types. U-turn allows Zeraora to scout for checks and Dynamax, as well as chipping targets in range. It also eases prediction and retains the momentum should the opposing Pokemon switch out. A Jolly nature is necessary to outspeed prevalent offensive Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Dragapult.

Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan-Z is an excellent partner, as it is capable of abusing switch-ins such as Ground-types, Zekrom, Fur Coat Melmetal, and Fur Coat Eternatus, while it appreciates Zeraora chipping down common checks like Seismitoad and revenge-killing faster threats like Zamazenta. Kyurem-White is similarly a strong partner explain why its a good partner. An Imposter-proof such as Fur Coat Eternatus or Flash Fire Steelix for Power Whip variants is necessary to prevent Imposter that has transformed into Zeraora from counter-sweeping. They also help check Zekrom, which can switch-in against this set, and Zacian-C, which outspeeds Zeraora. Zeraora doesn't have high bulk, so slow pivots such as Melmetal and Teleport Eternatus that can get it in safely are appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [Chessking345, 355040]
- Quality checked by: [[MAMP, 225453], [a loser, 410702 ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Just add one thing and you're good to go, nice work! QC 2/2

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bolt Beak
move 2: V-create / Earthquake
move 3: Fishious Rend / Power Whip
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Band
ability: Intrepid Sword
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Zeraora is capable of OHKOing nearly the entire meta and 2HKOing most resists with Bolt Beakgame with Bolt Beak, as well as 2HKOing most resistant foes. The coverage moves help Zeraora break the few Pokemon that isare capable of taking Bolt Beaks. V-create hits Fur Coat Melmetal, as well as non-Flash Fire Steelix and Zamazenta-C. Earthquake is a possible option over V-create to avoid Rocky Helmet damage against Melmetal and hit Zekrom, whoich can check this set. It is also Zeraora's strongest option to hit Eternatus and Reshiram, notably OHKOing Reshiram with very minor chip damage. However, it does less damage than Bolt Beak even on super-, (AC) even on super effective targets, notably missing the 2HKO on Fur Coat Melmetal. Fishious Rend targets the Ground-types immune to Bolt Beak such as Steelix and Rhydon. Power Whip is a weaker option over Fishious Rend, (AC) but hits OHKOs Seismitoad while retaining coverage on Ground-types. U-turn allows Zeraora to scout for checks and Dynamax, as well as chipping targets in randealing chip damage. It also eases prediction and retains the momentum should the opposing Pokemon switch out. A Jolly nature is necessary to outspeed prevalent offensive Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Dragapult.

Choice Specs or Poison Heal Kyurem-W and Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan-Z are excellent partners, as they can abusetake advantage of (do not use abuse in analyses) Zeraora's switch-ins such as Ground-types, Zekrom, Fur Coat Melmetal, and Fur Coat Eternatus. In return, (AC) they appreciate Zeraora revenge- killing faster threats like Zamazenta and breaking down Water-type switch-ins like Toxapex, (AC) while Galarian Darmanitan-Z also appreciates Zeraora chipping down common checks like Seismitoad. An Imposter-proof teammate such as Fur Coat Eternatus or Flash Fire Steelix for Power Whip variants is necessary to prevent an Imposter Pokemon that has transformed into Zeraora from counter-sweeping. They also help check Zekrom, which can switch- in against this set, and Zacian-C, which outspeeds Zeraora. Zeraora doesn't have high bulk, so slow pivots such as Melmetal and Teleport Eternatus that can get it in safely are appreciated.

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