[SET]
Choice Scarf (Kyogre) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Kyogre trades the defensive utility or wallbreaking prowess of other sets for the ability to revenge kill common threats such as Zacian-C, Arceus-Ground, and Deoxys-A. Rain-boosted Water Spout is always capable of OHKOing the aforementioned Pokemon if Kyogre is healthy and deals significant damage to all neutral targets, having good odds to OHKO Necrozma-DM and, with the help of hazards, Arceus forms. Origin Pulse is Kyogre's best STAB move if Water Spout's power is weakened as Surf is unable to reliably OHKO crucial targets such as Ho-Oh. Ice Beam hits Koraidon hard and is the only way for Kyogre to damage Clodsire. Thunder almost always 2HKOs Arceus-Water and opposing Kyogre, which resist Kyogre's other moves. A Timid nature with a Choice Scarf enables Kyogre to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame and is necessary to outspeed Zacian-C, Kyogre's most important target to revenge kill. Tera Water provides a considerable power increase to Kyogre's STAB moves allowing it to overpower its checks and clean up weakened teams. For example, even the bulkiest Eternatus has a chance to be 2HKOd by Tera Water boosted Water Spout.
Because of its vulnerability to entry hazards and lack of defensive investment, Choice Scarf Kyogre requires dedicated support from its teammates to be effective. Kyogre should avoid taking damage at all costs as Water Spout's base power is directly tied to Kyogre's health, so hazard control and pivot support are both invaluable to this set. Giratina-O and Corviknight can provide defog support and handle Extreme Speed Arceus for Kyogre. Koraidon and Miraidon can bring Kyogre in safely with U-turn and appreciate Kyogre threatening their common switch-ins such as Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and Gliscor. Choice Scarf Kyogre's ability to revenge kill Zacian-C gives teammates like Koraidon and Necrozma-DM the option to run setup sets that might otherwise struggle into teams with Zacian-C. Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM is an especially great partner as it turns Choice Scarf Kyogre's two most difficult defensive answers, Clodsire and defensive Eternatus, into setup fodder. A reliable Koraidon answer like Arceus-Fairy is helpful with this set since Koraidon can take Kyogre's STAB moves without fear and deal significant damage in return or setup with Swords Dance. Although Miraidon cannot safely switch into Kyogre, it can easily threaten to KO it with a super effective electric move, so ground types like Arceus-Ground or Ting-Lu are good partners.
[SET CREDITS]
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Choice Scarf (Kyogre) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Kyogre trades the defensive utility or wallbreaking prowess of other sets for the ability to revenge kill common threats such as Zacian-C, Arceus-Ground, and Deoxys-A. Rain-boosted Water Spout is always capable of OHKOing the aforementioned Pokemon if Kyogre is healthy and deals significant damage to all neutral targets, having good odds to OHKO Necrozma-DM and, with the help of hazards, Arceus forms. Origin Pulse is Kyogre's best STAB move if Water Spout's power is weakened as Surf is unable to reliably OHKO crucial targets such as Ho-Oh. Ice Beam hits Koraidon hard and is the only way for Kyogre to damage Clodsire. Thunder almost always 2HKOs Arceus-Water and opposing Kyogre, which resist Kyogre's other moves. A Timid nature with a Choice Scarf enables Kyogre to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame and is necessary to outspeed Zacian-C, Kyogre's most important target to revenge kill. Tera Water provides a considerable power increase to Kyogre's STAB moves allowing it to overpower its checks and clean up weakened teams. For example, even the bulkiest Eternatus has a chance to be 2HKOd by Tera Water boosted Water Spout.
Because of its vulnerability to entry hazards and lack of defensive investment, Choice Scarf Kyogre requires dedicated support from its teammates to be effective. Kyogre should avoid taking damage at all costs as Water Spout's base power is directly tied to Kyogre's health, so hazard control and pivot support are both invaluable to this set. Giratina-O and Corviknight can provide defog support and handle Extreme Speed Arceus for Kyogre. Koraidon and Miraidon can bring Kyogre in safely with U-turn and appreciate Kyogre threatening their common switch-ins such as Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and Gliscor. Choice Scarf Kyogre's ability to revenge kill Zacian-C gives teammates like Koraidon and Necrozma-DM the option to run setup sets that might otherwise struggle into teams with Zacian-C. Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM is an especially great partner as it turns Choice Scarf Kyogre's two most difficult defensive answers, Clodsire and defensive Eternatus, into setup fodder. A reliable Koraidon answer like Arceus-Fairy is helpful with this set since Koraidon can take Kyogre's STAB moves without fear and deal significant damage in return or setup with Swords Dance. Although Miraidon cannot safely switch into Kyogre, it can easily threaten to KO it with a super effective electric move, so ground types like Arceus-Ground or Ting-Lu are good partners.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lillianofficial.547277/
Quality checked by:
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