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Banned deucer.
offensive cores
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tornadus-t and zeraora are a great offensive core as both support each other with the so called volt-turn core. tornadus-t can put pressure on
bulky grass-types such as ferrothorn, tangrowth, and tapu bulu, whereas zeraora can pressure problematic pokemon such as corviknight and
slowking and moreover blissey with its strong stabs and coverage respectively. tornadus-t can also pivot on ground-types such as landorus-t
and garchomp and switch out again to an appropiate partner to handle them. zeraora also pressures dragon-types such as dragapult due to its
higher speed tier and access to knock off.
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scizor and dragapult are great partners, since they're able to support each other well and can help to keep up pressure. dragapult qith choice specs can break through a lot of common pokemon, while scizor is able to threaten clefable, rillaboom, and weavile with its strong stab in bullet punch. dragapult helps to wallbreak for scizor in the later part of the game so scizor has it easy to click bullet punch on weakened foes.
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scizor and zeraora are great partners, they can pressure a lot of common pokemon offensively, such as dragapult, clefable, toxapex, corviknight, and tornadus-therian. moreover they support each others offenswive power with their strong stab- and coverage-options.
balanced cores
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heatran and tangrowth share great synergy, while heatran can check special threats such as tornadus-t, zapdos, and tapu lele well, tangrowth can check the monstros ground-types roaming around in the tier, such as landorus-t and garchomp, tangrowth also checks zeraora and kartana for heatran, as their coverage is threatening to heatran. heatran in return checks coriknight and skarmory for tangrowth as both pokemon aren't easy to handle for tangrowth.
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easy and self explanatory: heatran and clefable share a great synergy and they're able to check a plethora of threats. heatran sets stelth rocks while clefable checks dragon-types such as dragapult and especially hydreigon for heatran, as both could be problematic, especially the latter. clefable likes it that heatran is able to wear down pokemon for it with dishing out toxics or with the help of stealth rocks. clefable can capitalize on that with calm mind-boosting up in the lategame to break through pokemon with more ease.
defensive core
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rotom-wash and ferrothorn are a great core, since rotom-wash handles heatran, corviknight, and skarmory for ferrothorn. especially heatran is a threat to ferrothorn and rotom-wash is immune to its ground-coverage and resists its fire-type stab moves. rotom wash can bring in ferrothorn safely via the help of volt switch. ferrothorn pressures opposing pokemon really well due to its access to spikes and its annoying tools in knock off and leech seed. in overall they share a great synergy and they are able to put pressure on tornadus-t, rillaboom, and garchomp, which are all top tier threats.
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Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Defog
Zeraora @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Volt Switch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Defog
Zeraora @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Volt Switch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
tornadus-t and zeraora are a great offensive core as both support each other with the so called volt-turn core. tornadus-t can put pressure on
bulky grass-types such as ferrothorn, tangrowth, and tapu bulu, whereas zeraora can pressure problematic pokemon such as corviknight and
slowking and moreover blissey with its strong stabs and coverage respectively. tornadus-t can also pivot on ground-types such as landorus-t
and garchomp and switch out again to an appropiate partner to handle them. zeraora also pressures dragon-types such as dragapult due to its
higher speed tier and access to knock off.
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Scizor @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost
- Swords Dance
Dragapult @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Draco Meteor
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost
- Swords Dance
Dragapult @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Draco Meteor
- U-turn
- Flamethrower
scizor and dragapult are great partners, since they're able to support each other well and can help to keep up pressure. dragapult qith choice specs can break through a lot of common pokemon, while scizor is able to threaten clefable, rillaboom, and weavile with its strong stab in bullet punch. dragapult helps to wallbreak for scizor in the later part of the game so scizor has it easy to click bullet punch on weakened foes.
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Zeraora @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Volt Switch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
Scizor @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost
- Swords Dance
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Volt Switch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
Scizor @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost
- Swords Dance
scizor and zeraora are great partners, they can pressure a lot of common pokemon offensively, such as dragapult, clefable, toxapex, corviknight, and tornadus-therian. moreover they support each others offenswive power with their strong stab- and coverage-options.
balanced cores
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Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Tangrowth @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Sleep Powder
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Tangrowth @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Sleep Powder
heatran and tangrowth share great synergy, while heatran can check special threats such as tornadus-t, zapdos, and tapu lele well, tangrowth can check the monstros ground-types roaming around in the tier, such as landorus-t and garchomp, tangrowth also checks zeraora and kartana for heatran, as their coverage is threatening to heatran. heatran in return checks coriknight and skarmory for tangrowth as both pokemon aren't easy to handle for tangrowth.
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Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
Clefable @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunderbolt
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 128 SpD / 128 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
Clefable @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunderbolt
easy and self explanatory: heatran and clefable share a great synergy and they're able to check a plethora of threats. heatran sets stelth rocks while clefable checks dragon-types such as dragapult and especially hydreigon for heatran, as both could be problematic, especially the latter. clefable likes it that heatran is able to wear down pokemon for it with dishing out toxics or with the help of stealth rocks. clefable can capitalize on that with calm mind-boosting up in the lategame to break through pokemon with more ease.
defensive core
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Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 48 Def / 208 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 SpD
Careful Nature
- Spikes
- Knock Off
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 48 Def / 208 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 SpD
Careful Nature
- Spikes
- Knock Off
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
rotom-wash and ferrothorn are a great core, since rotom-wash handles heatran, corviknight, and skarmory for ferrothorn. especially heatran is a threat to ferrothorn and rotom-wash is immune to its ground-coverage and resists its fire-type stab moves. rotom wash can bring in ferrothorn safely via the help of volt switch. ferrothorn pressures opposing pokemon really well due to its access to spikes and its annoying tools in knock off and leech seed. in overall they share a great synergy and they are able to put pressure on tornadus-t, rillaboom, and garchomp, which are all top tier threats.