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Choice Scarf (Rotom-Wash) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Ghost / Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
- Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp / Pain Split
[SET COMMENTS]
When donning a Choice Scarf, Rotom-W is able to act as a fast pivot and speed control option that is able to gain wave after wave of momentum for powerful wallbreakers like Weavile and Mega Medicham. It has a good defensive typing and ability, allowing it opportunities to switch in and gain momentum against Pokemon like Landorus-T and Heatran. Volt Switch lets Rotom-W safely pivot into the aforementioned wallbreakers despite their frailty. This pairs well with Hydro Pump, threatening Ground-types such as Landorus-T and Gliscor. Trick allows Rotom-W to cripple Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex as well as Pokemon used on stall teams like Blissey and Clodsire while also freeing up the move lock on Choice Scarf, allowing for it to ease prediction against Electric-type immune Pokemon. Thunder Wave pairs well with Choice Scarf, as it allows Rotom-W to slow down imposing wallbreakers and setup sweepers that are otherwise faster than it such as Tapu Lele, Gouging Fire, and Zamazenta. Will-O-Wisp lets Rotom-W immediately threaten physical attackers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, making them unable to snowball out of control. However, this does come at the cost of not being able to cripple Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Pain Split gives Rotom-W a limited form of recovery after using Trick, allowing it to stay in a game much longer and check Gliscor and Heatran more consistently. The EVs allow Rotom-W to outspeed Adamant Gouging Fire at +1. Tera Ghost allows it to check dangerous wincons like Ursaluna and Swords Dance Gliscor much better while also granting it a Fighting immunity against the likes of Zamazenta. However, Tera Steel can give Rotom-W a better matchup against Tapu Lele and Rillaboom so it can cripple them with status aliments. Rotom-W mainly fits on offense and bulky offense teams that lack speed control and want a fast pivot that can give opportunities for frail wallbreakers like Mega Medicham, Weavile, and Tapu Lele, bringing them in on Ferrothorn, Raging Bolt, and Galarian Slowking. Weavile is an especially good teammate due to it removing Galarian Slowking and Mega Latias with Pursuit. Pokemon like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn are good stopgaps into Rotom-W’s checks like Raging Bolt and Mega Latios. Pivots like Mega Scizor and Landorus-T form VoltTurn cores with Rotom-W, racking up high amounts of chip damage and paving the way for the aforementioned wallbreakers to break through teams more easily. In return, Rotom-W provides a check to and can potentially cripple Pokemon problematic to these teammates like Gliscor, Heatran, and Zamazenta.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Choice Scarf (Rotom-Wash) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Ghost / Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 196 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
- Thunder Wave / Will-O-Wisp / Pain Split
[SET COMMENTS]
When donning a Choice Scarf, Rotom-W is able to act as a fast pivot and speed control option that is able to gain wave after wave of momentum for powerful wallbreakers like Weavile and Mega Medicham. It has a good defensive typing and ability, allowing it opportunities to switch in and gain momentum against Pokemon like Landorus-T and Heatran. Volt Switch lets Rotom-W safely pivot into the aforementioned wallbreakers despite their frailty. This pairs well with Hydro Pump, threatening Ground-types such as Landorus-T and Gliscor. Trick allows Rotom-W to cripple Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex as well as Pokemon used on stall teams like Blissey and Clodsire while also freeing up the move lock on Choice Scarf, allowing for it to ease prediction against Electric-type immune Pokemon. Thunder Wave pairs well with Choice Scarf, as it allows Rotom-W to slow down imposing wallbreakers and setup sweepers that are otherwise faster than it such as Tapu Lele, Gouging Fire, and Zamazenta. Will-O-Wisp lets Rotom-W immediately threaten physical attackers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, making them unable to snowball out of control. However, this does come at the cost of not being able to cripple Gouging Fire and Volcarona. Pain Split gives Rotom-W a limited form of recovery after using Trick, allowing it to stay in a game much longer and check Gliscor and Heatran more consistently. The EVs allow Rotom-W to outspeed Adamant Gouging Fire at +1. Tera Ghost allows it to check dangerous wincons like Ursaluna and Swords Dance Gliscor much better while also granting it a Fighting immunity against the likes of Zamazenta. However, Tera Steel can give Rotom-W a better matchup against Tapu Lele and Rillaboom so it can cripple them with status aliments. Rotom-W mainly fits on offense and bulky offense teams that lack speed control and want a fast pivot that can give opportunities for frail wallbreakers like Mega Medicham, Weavile, and Tapu Lele, bringing them in on Ferrothorn, Raging Bolt, and Galarian Slowking. Weavile is an especially good teammate due to it removing Galarian Slowking and Mega Latias with Pursuit. Pokemon like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn are good stopgaps into Rotom-W’s checks like Raging Bolt and Mega Latios. Pivots like Mega Scizor and Landorus-T form VoltTurn cores with Rotom-W, racking up high amounts of chip damage and paving the way for the aforementioned wallbreakers to break through teams more easily. In return, Rotom-W provides a check to and can potentially cripple Pokemon problematic to these teammates like Gliscor, Heatran, and Zamazenta.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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