[1v1] Buzzwole [ QC 3/3 ] [ GP 1/1 ]


OVERVIEW:


Buzzwole is one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame.Its solid physical bulk allows it to tank some very strong attacks like Subzero Slammer from Kyurem-B, a +2 Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X with little investment. With an Attack stat of 139 along with moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walls like Avalugg and Mega Aggron. Buzzwole has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff and non-Mega Gyarados, Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Charizard and Alolan Marowak, and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott. Although Buzzwole has a below-par Special Defense stat of 53, due to its high HP, it is able to tank neutral moves like Mega Launcher-boosted Water Pulse from Mega Blastoise. However, it is unable to tank attacks from common metagame threats like Porygon-Z’s Hyper Beam, Greninja’s Hydro Cannon, and Mega Gengar’s Sludge Wave. Buzzwole's main drawback is its weakness to commonly used offensive types like Fire, Fairy, and Flying, meaning it’s vulnerable to threats like Charizard, Tapu Lele, Primarina, and Celesteela.

SET [ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 152 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Lunge / Leech Life

SET COMMENTS:
Moves:


Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Mega Metagross, and Garchomp. Since it raises both Attack and Defense, and combined with Buzzwole’s already high Defense stat, Buzzwole has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating Intimidate from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados. Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Alolan Marowak. Bulk Up + 190-Base Power All-Out Pummeling from Superpower helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, and Jirachi. Lunge helps in KOing slow Grass-, Dark-, and Psychic-type Pokemon like Tapu Bulu. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the Attack of Pokemon like Mega Gyarados and for inflicting not very effective or neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon that use Counter or Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan, and Crustle.

Set Details:

248 HP EVs and 108 Defense EVs allow Buzzwole to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EVs going into the Attack. The 152 Attack EVs coupled with an Adamant nature help it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, and Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone. Fightinium Z helps both in defeating a large number of Pokemon with All-Out Pummelling and for faster setup with Z-Bulk Up.

Usage Tips:

Buzzwole’s Bug / Fighting typing means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon, like Snorlax, Golem, Mega Aggron, Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, and Kartana. Since it is usually best to send it in against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to use Bulk Up and then Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity. Avoid sending Buzzwole in against Flying-type Pokemon and strong special attackers, since it lacks the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank attacks from them and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being 4x weak to Flying. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage. Try to avoid sending this against Charizard unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.

Team Options:

Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey are good teammates for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening physical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of the Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out. Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta and Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Pokemon like Aegislash, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lele and other such Psychic-type Pokemon. Also, since Buzzwole is not very fast, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken and Tapu Koko can also be used to make up for its not-so-high Speed. In addition to these, Water-type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise and Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness. Magnezone with Electroweb can also be used alongside Buzzwole, since, in addition to defeating Pokemon like Mimikyu, it also learns Mirror Coat to KO special attackers.

STRATEGY COMMENTS:
Other Options:


A Choice Band set with Hammer Arm and Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, or Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EVs can be used to decent avail. Since Buzzwole lacks sufficient Speed, a Choice Scarf set with Lunge, Superpower, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, or Stone Edge, and Earthquake or Poison Jab could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff, Mega Charizard Y, and Whimsicott.

Checks and Counters:

Flying-type Pokemon
: Flying-types are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a 4x super effective move from any Pokemon. Thus, Pokemon like Mega Pinsir, Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, and Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.

Fire-type Pokemon
: Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Blaziken can reliably knock out Buzzwole, because Fire is super effective against Buzzwole.

Special Attackers
: Buzzwole can't tank even neutral special attacks, since it has very poor special bulk. Thus, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, and Meloetta easily defeat Buzzwole.

Powerful Physical Attackers
: Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon that are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power or Pure Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zen Headbutt and Play Rough.

Physically Defensive Walls
: Pokemon like Mega Slowbro are successful in checking Buzzwole, because of their unusually high Defense stat.
 
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OVERVIEW:


Buzzwole is some of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame. Make this a bullet point

  • Having a physical bulk of 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze Shock from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X.
  • Having an Attack stat of 139, and having set up moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical threats like Avalugg, Shuckle and Mega Aggron, I think you mean physical walls but also Shuckle's not really that relevant in 1v1, so I think it's better to just take it out. to name a few. It has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon, Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon, and Poison Jab for Fairy-type.
  • It has a below par Special Defence stat, 53,but due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur. But it is unable to tank common meta threats like Porygon Z Hyper Beam and Greninja Hydro Cannon or Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar.

SET 1[ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge Honestly I'd remove Stone Edge in general because it's only really good against Zard X, which can just Will-o-wisp and KO you before you Bulk Up enough to KO back. Roost I think is overall more useful.
- Superpower Slash in Hammer arm here
- Leech Life Slash in Lunge Here

SET COMMENTS:

Moves:

  • Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados Mega Metagross and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to its already high defense stat, it has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the intimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados
  • Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190.
  • Add a line about Hammer Arm, which has a lower Z-move, but doesn't have as bad drawbacks as super power.
  • Leech Life helps in killing slow Grass-, Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Mega Slowbro, Mega Tyranitar Remove TTar you should use All Out Pummeling for it and Torterra. It also helps in recovering some HP off an opponent against crucial opponents like Mega Venusaur, Landorus-T and the sort. Sometimes, Leech Life can also be used for not very effective/neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon which use Counter/Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan and Crustle
  • Lunge helps beat things weak to it, but also weakens physical attackers like Gyara or KyuB.
  • Finally, Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Marowak-Alola.
  • Add a line about how roost gives Buzzwole longevity to allow it to soak up a lot of physical attacks.
  • Reorder the comments to match how they show up in the set.
Set Details:

  • Specifically mention the HP and Def EVs This Buzzwole is bulked to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EV's going into the Attack.
  • The 148 Atk coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few.
  • Add a line about why Fightinium is the item of choice
Usage Tips:

  • It has a Bug/Fighting type, which means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Psychic-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon.
  • Since it is usually best to send it against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to Bulk Up and then followed by the offense moves according to the Pokemon.
  • Avoid sending this against Flying-type Pokemon, and special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly super effective against it doubly weak to it not SE against. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage.
  • Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.
  • Add a line saying how it's better to alternate Bulk Up and lunge to maximize defensive benefits.
Teammates options:

  • Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be a good teammate for Buzzwole. Add here that both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Physical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk.
  • Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta or Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Psychic types as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lela and other such Psychic-type Pokemon.
  • Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tier, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken or Tapu Koko can also be used.
  • Add a line about some Water- and Rock-types to beat some other common Fire-types like Blaziken, CharY, and Heatran.
  • Also try to consider what Buzzwole does for these pokemon rather than jut what they do for Buzzwole.
STRATEGY COMMENTS:

Other Options:

  • A Choice Band set with Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EV's can be used to decent avail.
  • Since Buzzwole lacks the required speed, a Choice Scarf set could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and Mega Charizard Y.
Checks and Counters:

  • Flying-type Pokemon: These are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly super effective move from any Pokemon. So, Pokemon like Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole
  • Special attackers: Buzzwole can't handle even decent Special attackers since it has very poor special bulk. So, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Meloetta easily kill Buzzwole.
  • Add Fire type pokemon like Heatran, Blaziken, and Charizards
  • Add a line about some Psychic-types and Fairy-types like Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile
I feel like although you understand Buzzwole pretty well you're still missing out on a lot of the content needed to make a good analysis. The most important thing is to remember that the idea is to make these for people who don't play 1v1 and don't know everything about it like we do. I'm going to hold of on QC 1/3 until you implement the comments in bold.

For other QC members, I'm recommending removing Stone Edge, just because I don't see it as useful as something like Roost. If any of you feel like it should be there, for some merit I don't see, either respond here or message me on discord.
 
I feel like although you understand Buzzwole pretty well you're still missing out on a lot of the content needed to make a good analysis. The most important thing is to remember that the idea is to make these for people who don't play 1v1 and don't know everything about it like we do. I'm going to hold of on QC 1/3 until you implement the comments in bold.

For other QC members, I'm recommending removing Stone Edge, just because I don't see it as useful as something like Roost. If any of you feel like it should be there, for some merit I don't see, either respond here or message me on discord.
Edited everything else but the Stone Edge part, since it can be useful for KOing Mega Charizard X, Marowak-Alola, and Mega Charizard Y(on the off-chance that Blast Burn misses)
 
not official qc, but a few thoughts to consider
OVERVIEW:


Buzzwole is some of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame. (Assuming you mean one of the most)

  • Having a physical bulk of 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze Shock from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X.
  • Having an Attack stat of 139, and having set up moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walks like Avalugg and Mega Aggron, to name a few. It has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon, Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon, and Poison Jab for Fairy-type. (I'm a real pain in the ass when it comes to this, but I would definitely be listing targets for those moves. Coverage is great but it's only useful if the coverage lets you win matchups which you normally wouldn't win. For example, Poison Jab does hit fairy pokemon for SE damage but what fairy mons does it actually beat? If it doesn't beat anything relevant, it'd be best to take it out. Analysis works are precise and to the point, can't afford to beat around the bush with stuff like that. The same principle applies for the other coverage options.)
  • It has a below par Special Defence stat, 53,but due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur. But it is unable to tank common meta threats like Porygon Z Hyper Beam and Greninja Hydro Cannon or Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar. (Don't you still lose to Mega-Venu though? It's great if it can tank the hit but not so fantastic if it can't do a whole lot in return. I'd mention something that it can beat in return, such as Nihilego)

SET 1[ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower/Hammer Arm
- Lunge/Leech Life

SET COMMENTS:

Moves:

  • Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados Mega Metagross and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to its already high defense stat, it has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the intimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados
  • Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Marowak-Alola.
  • Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190. Hammer Arm can also be used, because even though Hammer Arm has a lesser Z-Move power than Superpower, it has lesser negative effects on Buzzwole.
  • Lunge helps in killing slow Grass-, Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Mega Slowbro and Torterra. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the attack of opponents' Pokemon like Mega Gyarados,and also for effecting not very effective/neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon which use Counter/Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan and Crustle
Set Details:

  • This Buzzwole is bulked with a 252HP/108 Def to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EV's going into the Attack.
  • The 148 Atk coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few.
  • Fightinium is the item of choice since it helps in both defeating a large number of Pokemon with All Out Pummelling, and also for faster set up with Z-Bulk Up.
Usage Tips:

  • It has a Bug/Fighting type, which means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Psychic-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon.
  • Since it is usually best to send it against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to Bulk Up and then followed by Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity.
  • Avoid sending this against Flying-type Pokemon, and special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly weak to it. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage.
  • Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.
Teammates options:

  • Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be a good teammate for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Physical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of these Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out
  • Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta or Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Psychic types as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lela and other such Psychic-type Pokemon.
  • Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tier, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken or Tapu Koko can also be used.
  • In addition to these, Water- type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise or Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness.
(I would have a new point specifically for mons that cover Buzzwole's ghost pokemon threats, mainly Aegislash and Mimikyu.)

STRATEGY COMMENTS:

Other Options:

  • A Choice Band set with Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EV's can be used to decent avail.
  • Since Buzzwole lacks the required speed, a Choice Scarf set could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and Mega Charizard (Scarf set with what moves? I'd assume Ice Punch / Stone Edge / Superpower / Lunge or something like that, the set is up to you. Just specify what the set is, otherwise it implies that you just slap on a scarf to any set which wouldn't really work.)
Checks and Counters:

  • Flying-type Pokemon: These are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly super effective move from any Pokemon. So, Pokemon like Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
  • Fire-type Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, or Mega Blaziken, since they contain enough offense to reliably knock out Buzzwole.
  • Special attackers: Buzzwole can't handle even decent Special attackers since it has very poor special bulk. So, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Meloetta easily kill Buzzwole.
  • Hyper Offense based mons like Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile can also easily defeat Buzzwole with Zen Headbutt and Play Rough respectively because of Huge Power. (Don't see them as Hyper Offense based mons. Mega Medi and Mega Maw are two of the few physical mons which can reliably beat buzzwole, which is what you should be highlighting here. Something like "Mega-Medicham and Mega-Mawile are two of the few physically based pokemon which can beat buzzwole due to the combination of huge power + super effective coverage".)
Well done overall, it's clear that you've used this mon a lot in your time. Good stuff
 

Felucia

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Alright it's all good. QC 1/3
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OVERVIEW:


Buzzwole is one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame.

  • Having a physical bulk of 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze Shock from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X.
  • Having an Attack stat of 139, and having set up moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walks like Avalugg and Mega Aggron, to name a few. It has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff and non-mega Gyarados , Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizards and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott and Sylveon.
  • It has a below par Special Defence stat, 53,but due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur. But it is unable to tank common meta threats like Porygon Z Hyper Beam and Greninja Hydro Cannon or Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar.

SET 1[ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower/Hammer Arm
- Lunge/Leech Life

SET COMMENTS:

Moves:

  • Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados Mega Metagross and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to its already high defense stat, it has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the intimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados
  • Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Marowak-Alola.
  • Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190. Hammer Arm can also be used, because even though Hammer Arm has a lesser Z-Move power than Superpower, it has lesser negative effects on Buzzwole.
  • Lunge helps in killing slow Grass-, Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Mega Slowbro and Torterra. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the attack of opponents' Pokemon like Mega Gyarados,and also for effecting not very effective/neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon which use Counter/Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan and Crustle
Set Details:

  • This Buzzwole is bulked with a 252HP/108 Def to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EV's going into the Attack.
  • The 148 Atk coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few.
  • Fightinium is the item of choice since it helps in both defeating a large number of Pokemon with All Out Pummelling, and also for faster set up with Z-Bulk Up.
Usage Tips:

  • It has a Bug/Fighting type, which means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Psychic-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon.
  • Since it is usually best to send it against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to Bulk Up and then followed by Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity.
  • Avoid sending this against Flying-type Pokemon, and special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly weak to it. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage.
  • Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.
Teammates options:

  • Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be a good teammate for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Physical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of these Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out
  • Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta or Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Psychic types as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lela and other such Psychic-type Pokemon.
  • Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tier, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken or Tapu Koko can also be used.
  • In addition to these, Water- type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise or Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness.
STRATEGY COMMENTS:

Other Options:

  • A Choice Band set with Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EV's can be used to decent avail.
  • Since Buzzwole lacks the required speed, a Choice Scarf set with Lunge, Superpower, Ice Punch/Thunder Punch/Stone Edge, Earthquake could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and Mega Charizard Y.
Checks and Counters:

  • Flying-type Pokemon: These are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly super effective move from any Pokemon. So, Pokemon like Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
  • Fire-type Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, or Mega Blaziken, since they contain enough offense to reliably knock out Buzzwole.
  • Special attackers: Buzzwole can't handle even decent Special attackers since it has very poor special bulk. So, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Meloetta easily kill Buzzwole.
  • Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon which are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zenfone Headbutt and Play Rough.
I underlined everything of importance

Set 1:
- Don't name it set 1 if there's only one set

Moves
- I'd remove hammer arm since it's not really part of the set. It's best to supply the popular move and then let people pick from Other Options for changes

Usage Tips
-
"and stronger special attackers" because buzzwole can actually beat some of the weaker ones

Other Options
- Add the aforementioned Hammer arm here
- You mention a lot of move options earlier, some of which could easily be listed here. Most notably Poison Jab


QC 2/3 (don't forget to edit post title)
 
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I underlined everything of importance

Set 1:
- Don't name it set 1 if there's only one set

Moves
- I'd remove hammer arm since it's not really part of the set. It's best to supply the popular move and then let people pick from Other Options for changes

Usage Tips
-
"and stronger special attackers" because buzzwole can actually beat some of the weaker ones

Other Options
- Add the aforementioned Hammer arm here
- You mention a lot of move options earlier, some of which could easily be listed here. Most notably Poison Jab


QC 2/3 (don't forget to edit post title)
Incorporated ^_^
 

charizard8888

Catch The Wave
is a Forum Moderator Alumnus
OVERVIEW:


Buzzwole is one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame.

  • Having a physical bulk of 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze Shock from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X.
  • Having an Attack stat of 139, and having set up moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walks like Avalugg and Mega Aggron, to name a few. It has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff (Don't you still lose to Jumpluff? Sleep Powder -> Sub -> Leech -> Sub/Protect/Sleep you might wanna mention something else where Ice Punch actually helps not Garchomp since you tank its moves and KO back anyway) and non-mega Gyarados , Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizards and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott and Sylveon. Earthquake for which Fire type? Stone Edge for Zard X right but Zard Y with Scarf only and I don't know if Sylveon is relevant
  • It has a below par Special Defence stat, 53,but due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur. But it is unable to tank common meta threats like Porygon Z Hyper Beam and Greninja Hydro Cannon or Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar. (Taking Sludge Bomb won't help anyway so replace that with something that Buzzwole would be able to tank and defeat in return)
  • Add a line saying that its typing calls in weaknesses to common offensive types including Fire, Psychic, and Fire then mention an example of a mon of each type (Zard Y, Blaziken, Tapu Lele, Primarina) then its 4x weakness to Flying making it vulnerable to Mega Pinsir, Offensive Celesteela, Flying move Dnite, Occasional Fly move Archeops and LandoT

SET [ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Lunge/Leech Life

SET COMMENTS:

Moves:

  • Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados Mega Metagross and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to its already high defense stat, it has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the intimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados
  • Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Marowak-Alola.
  • Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190.
  • Lunge helps in killing KOing slow Grass-, Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Mega Slowbro and Torterra. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the attack of opponents' Pokemon like Mega Gyarados,and also for effecting not very effective/neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon which use Counter/Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan and Crustle. You're never KOing Mega Slowbro with this; give some other examples of Grass Dark and Psychic Pokemon like and if there aren't any (I think for Grass) then just remove that particular typing from the list
Set Details:

  • This Buzzwole is bulked with a 252HP/108 Def to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EVs going into the Attack.
  • The 148 Atk coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few.
  • Fightinium Z is the item of choice since it helps in both defeating a large number of Pokemon with All Out Pummelling, and also for faster set up with Z-Bulk Up.

Usage Tips:

  • It has a Bug/Fighting type, which means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Psychic-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon. Specify some Pokemon against which it could be sent. Its 1v1 so yeah you do state in general these types but also the mons as it only matters if you can KO here so not all Psychic types (Lele is there) in Grass (Mega Venusaur) so give some examples
  • Since it is usually best to send it against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to Bulk Up and then followed by Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity.
  • Avoid sending this against Flying-type Pokemon, and strong special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly weak to it. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage. (Combine Ghost with Flying in the first line then you can specify the reason just like you did for Flying)
  • Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.
  • Since this is mentioned in the Set Details, specify one or two situations where Z-Bulk Up should be used (With opposing Pokemon examples)
Teammates options: (Team Options for uniformity in the format of all the analyses)

  • Since Buzzwole has very average low special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be a good teammate for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Physical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of these Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out
  • Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta or Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Psychic types as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lela and other such Psychic-type Pokemon.
  • Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tier, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken or Tapu Koko can also be used to patch up for it's sub-par Speed.
  • In addition to these, Water- type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise or Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness.
  • As dogknees suggested add options for handling Ghost types like Mimikyu, Aegislash, Mega Sableye since this thing can't do much to them
STRATEGY COMMENTS:

Other Options:

  • A Choice Band set with Hammer Arm, Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EV's can be used to decent avail.
  • Since Buzzwole lacks the required speed, a Choice Scarf set with Lunge, Superpower, Ice Punch/Thunder Punch/Stone Edge, Earthquake/Poison Jab could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and Mega Charizard Y, or and Whimsicott which it's other sets mostly lose to
Checks and Counters:

  • Flying-type Pokemon: These are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly super effective move from any Pokemon. So, Pokemon like Mega Pinsir, Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
  • Fire-type Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, or and Mega Blaziken, since they contain enough offense to reliably knock out Buzzwole. Mention Fire being Super Effective as well
  • Special attackers: Buzzwole can't handle even decent Special attackers since it has very poor special bulk. So, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Meloetta easily kill KO Buzzwole.
  • Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon which are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zenfone Headbutt and Play Rough.
  • Physical wall Mega Slowbro here
Well written! This time done much better with the format and all. Again this should've been in paragraph by now. After the second check, write the analysis in paragraph form and then post implemented/ready for the next check from now on.
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charizard8888

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Okay
I'm the kind of a guy who really really (I meant it) hates to do this but unfortunately I'll have to say that this has undergone poor implementation

Overview
It has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff and non-mega Gyarados
Mega Charizard X gets Flare Blitz but still loses to Jumpluff. Ice Punch here won't help either Jumpluff would just do the following
Sleep Powder, Substitute, Leech Seed, SubProtect Spam
If you meant that Ice Punch for breaking the Sub you're better off with your Bug STAB. The reason why you're suggesting Ice Punch on Buzzwole as a coverage move is for it being useful in defeating Pokemon. One might argue that it would help against Garchomp but then again you don't specifically need Ice Punch for Garchomp as its bulk + Fight STAB and Z would defeat it. When you suggest a coverage move it needs to help that particular Pokemon in winning the matchup as this is 1v1 and not any other 6v6 tier so getting good damage with a coverage move wouldn't make any difference. Either remove Ice Punch or if you have any reasonable specific example then add it (That is Ice Punch only with Scarf can defeat Jumpluff)

Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizards and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott
Again these are being written for the users who need help on using this particular Pokemon so you need to be specific here. So be specific about each of these moves and against which Zard form. Stone Edge when? Against Zard X (And Zard Y if scarfed) Earthquake when? State an example where this move is necessary (AKA You NEED that move to defeat X mon and your other STAB/coverage doesn't help there) if any. Almost every Pokemon gets good coverage but here in 1v1 what's important is that whether that coverage move is relevant or not, will it help in defeating X mon or not

It has a below par Special Defence stat, 53,but due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur. But it is unable to tank common meta threats like Porygon Z Hyper Beam and Greninja Hydro Cannon or Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar. Buzzwole's main drawback is its weakness to commonly used offense types like Fire(Mega Charizard), and Fairy(Tapu Lele, Primarina)
I noticed that this thing was suggested twice (Once by dogknees and then in my check as well) You don't achieve anything by taking a Sludge Bomb from Mega Venusaur, it would just Charm or Sleep Powder Leech Seed or anything and would stall out Buzzwole. If it doesn't help it isn't necessary to state that its able to take that. Perhaps give some other example?

Buzzwole's main drawback is its weakness to commonly used offense types like Fire(Mega Charizard), and Fairy(Tapu Lele, Primarina)
Further add in in a line emphasising its 4x weakness to Flying. Its required here in the overview.

Set Comments
Moves
Lunge helps in killing slow Grass-, Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Mega Slowbro and Torterra.
KOing not killing and also mention Pokemon examples of each type (Grass Dark Psychic). If there isn't any then don't mention that type. Torterra isn't relevant though UC uses it but even in the Underrated and Creative thread he labelled it in abandon all hope ye who enter here. Replace it with some other Grass Type where Lunge is helpful. (Again not any other like Kartana since Fighting STAB is better; mention where Lung/Leech is useful with specific accompanying the mon types here)
You are never killing Mega Slowbro with this Pokemon
148+ Atk Buzzwole Leech Life vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Slowbro-Mega: 168-200 (42.7 - 50.8%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO
148+ Atk Buzzwole Leech Life vs. +2 248 HP / 0 Def Slowbro-Mega: 84-102 (21.3 - 25.9%) -- 0.7% chance to 4HKO
0 SpA Slowbro-Mega Scald vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Buzzwole: 180-213 (43 - 50.9%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO

Usage Tips
I'll just copy paste this one, this wasn't implemented again
  • It has a Bug/Fighting type, which means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Psychic-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon. Specify some Pokemon against which it could be sent. Its 1v1 so yeah you do state in general these types but also the mons as it only matters if you can KO here so not all Psychic types (Lele is there) in Grass (Mega Venusaur) so give some examples
Fightinium Z is the item of choice since it helps in both defeating a large number of Pokemon with All Out Pummelling, and also for faster set up with Z-Bulk Up.
You've mentioned Z-Bulk Up here so specify one or two situations in the Usage Tips where it's required if it isn't then don't mention it at all

Team Options
Add in a line about covering Ghost type Pokemon as this set can't deal with Aegislash, Mimikyu

C&C
Flying-type Pokemon: These are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly super effective move from any Pokemon. So, Pokemon like Mega Pinsir, Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
Fire-type Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, or Mega Blaziken, since they contain enough offense to reliably knock out Buzzwole.
Special attackers: Buzzwole can't handle even decent Special attackers since it has very poor special bulk. So, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Meloetta easily defeat Buzzwole.
Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon which are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zenfone Headbutt and Play Rough.
High Defense walls like Mega Slowbro are successful in checking the
The correct format for this section is (Now that its post QC2) [Insert Check/Counter here]: Then you add a colon after that and you start with as a new sentence (Just like what you've done with Flying-type Pokemon) Here's an example of an uploaded analysis with the correct usage http://www.smogon.com/tiers/om/analyses/charizard/1v1
Also mention Fire being SE against Buzzwole

You wrote this analysis pretty well after Nihilego and you'd have noticed me saying the room that there's not much to correct here (And mentioning its poor SpA and ability as memeing) All you had to do was just implementing these changes and move on. No rush here, the sole aim of having Quality Checks is to make the analyses as good as they can be. The QC members are humans too so they are bound to make mistakes, if you disagree with any of the proposed changes just bring it up it's as simple as that. If you have any other queries you can put them up in the analysis channel in the Discord or PM any QC member. After giving the QC I check if they have implemented or not, lotiasite raised this in the Discord though I had seen this yesterday. You do realize that you have to do the analysis of these underdogs meticulously as these are the mons which carve out to defeat the giants: Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Zard X, Zard Y, Tapu group, Porygon-Z, and other such mons so these need to be precise, these analyses look for quality over quantity. I really don't like to do this, there's no problemo here, let's keep our heads up and get this done now! You can bring up anything that you don't agree with
 
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charizard8888

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Hey, charizard8888 I had actually implemented the changes. I'm sorry; I lost internet halfway through the changes, and presumed that it got saved. I'll do it all over again.
Oh well
No need to be sorry, I admit it's my all fault here as I saw this was in GP now so I assumed this would've been complete just completely ignore everything I said above I take everything back. At least it's saved from getting GP'd before complete implementation now.
I'll end this one a lighter note, Greetings of this auspicious day!
Now I'll have to find something to hide myself
 
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charizard8888

Catch The Wave
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charizard8888 Implemented all other changes


I've mentioned Z-Bulk Up usage in moves, need I mention it again in Usage Tips???
Nah that's fine in Moves now change the prefix to GP again

Edit (reply to the post below): Yo you wouldn't blame me for correcting all this, I didn't know that your internet went off, you sent this to GP so I had to intervene
 
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OVERVIEW:

Buzzwole is one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame.Having aIts solid physical bulk allof 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze ShockSubzero Slammer from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X. Having with little investment. With an Attack stat of 139, and having set up along with moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walkls like Avalugg and Mega Aggron, to name a few. It. Buzzwole has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff(if Buzzwole is scarfed) and non-m (oo so no overview) and non-Mega Gyarados, Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizard; Stone Edge for Mega Charizard X and Y, if scarfed Buzzwole and Earthquake for Marowak Alola and Alolan Marowak, and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott .It. Although Buzzwole has a below-par Special Defence stat, 53,butse stat of 53, due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Mega Launcher-boosted Water Pulse from Mega Blastoise. ButHowever, it is unable to tank attacks from common metagame threats like Porygon Z-(AH)Z’s Hyper Beam, Greninja’s Hydro Cannon or, and Mega Gengar’s Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar. Buzzwole's main drawback is its weakness to commonly used offensive types like Fire like Mega Charizard Fairy like Tapu Lele and, Fairy, and Flying, meaning it’s vulnerable to threats like Charizard, Tapu Lele, Primarina, and Flying like Mega Charizard Y and Celesteela.

SET [ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 152 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Lunge / Leech Life (spaces between slashes)

SET COMMENTS:
Moves:

Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, (AC) Mega Metagross, (AC) and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to it, and combined with Buzzwole’s already high dDefense stat, itBuzzwole has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the iIntimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados.(add space)Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Alolan Marowak-Alola.
Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+
. Bulk Up + 190-Base Power All-Out Pummeling from Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, and Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190. Lunge helps in killKOing slow Grass-, Dark-, (AC) and Psychic-type Pokemon like Tapu Bulu. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the aAttack of opponents' Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, and also for effe and for inflicting not very effective/ or neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon whichthat use Counter/ or Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan, (AC) and Crustle.

Set Details:

This Buzzwole is bulked with a 248HP/248 HP EVs and 108 Defense EVs allow Buzzwole to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EVs going into the Attack. The 152 Attack EVs coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, and Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few. Fightinium Z is the item of choice since it helps in both in defeating a large number of Pokemon with All-(AH)Out Pummelling, and also for faster setup with Z-Bulk Up.

Usage Tips:

It has a Bug/Buzzwole’s Bug / Fighting type, whiching means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon, like Snorlax, Golem, Mega Aggron, Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, and Kartana. Since it is usually best to send it in against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to use Bulk Up and then followed by Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity. Avoid sending thisBuzzwole in against Flying-type Pokemon, and strong special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank attacks from them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly weak to it4x weak to Flying. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage. Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.

Team oOptions:

Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be are good teammates for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Pphysical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of these Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out. Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta orand Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Pokemon like Aegislash as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lele and other such Psychic-type Pokemon. Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tierfast, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken orand Tapu Koko can also be used to make up for its not-so-high sSpeed. In addition to these, Water-type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise orand Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness. Magnezone with Electroweb can also be used alongside Buzzwole, (AC) since, in addition to defeating Pokemon like Mimikyu, it also learns Mirror Coat to KO special attackers.

STRATEGY COMMENTS:
Other Options:

A Choice Band set with Hammer Arm, and Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/, Ice Punch, or Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EVs can be used to decent avail. Since Buzzwole lacks the required ssufficient Speed, a Choice Scarf set with Lunge, Superpower, Ice Punch/, Thunder Punch/, or Stone Edge, and Earthquake/ or Poison Jab could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and, (AC) Mega Charizard Y, orand Whimsicott.

Checks and Counters:

Flying-type Pokemon: TheseFlying-types are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly4x super effective move from any Pokemon. SoThus, Pokemon like Mega Pinsir, Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, and Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
Fire-type Pokemon: Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, orand Mega Blaziken can reliably knock out Buzzwole, because Fire is super effective against Buzzwole.
Special aAttackers: Buzzwole can't tank even decent Sneutral special attackers, since it has very poor special bulk. SoThus, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, and Meloetta easily defeat Buzzwole.
Extreme physical aPowerful Physical Attackers: Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon whichthat are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power or Pure Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zen Headbutt and Play Rough.
High Defense wPhysically Defensive Walls: Pokemon like Mega Slowbro are successful in checking Buzzwole, because of itstheir unusually high dDefense stat.

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OVERVIEW:

Buzzwole is one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available in the 1v1 metagame.Having aIts solid physical bulk allof 107 HP/ 139 Def, with little investment, it is able to tank some very strong attacks like Z-Freeze ShockSubzero Slammer from Kyurem-B, a +2 boosted Waterfall from Mega Gyarados, and Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X. Having with little investment. With an Attack stat of 139, and having set up along with moves like Bulk Up and Roost, it is able to defeat some physical walkls like Avalugg and Mega Aggron, to name a few. It. Buzzwole has a good range of coverage moves too, like Superpower and Lunge for STAB, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch to take care of some Flying-type Pokemon like Jumpluff(if Buzzwole is scarfed) and non-m (oo so no overview) and non-Mega Gyarados, Stone Edge and Earthquake to take care of Fire-type Pokemon like Mega Charizard; Stone Edge for Mega Charizard X and Y, if scarfed Buzzwole and Earthquake for Marowak Alola and Alolan Marowak, and Poison Jab for Fairy-types like Whimsicott .It. Although Buzzwole has a below-par Special Defence stat, 53,butse stat of 53, due to its its high HP, it is able to tank neutral damage moves like Mega Launcher-boosted Water Pulse from Mega Blastoise. ButHowever, it is unable to tank attacks from common metagame threats like Porygon Z-(AH)Z’s Hyper Beam, Greninja’s Hydro Cannon or, and Mega Gengar’s Sludge Wave Mega-Gengar. Buzzwole's main drawback is its weakness to commonly used offensive types like Fire like Mega Charizard Fairy like Tapu Lele and, Fairy, and Flying, meaning it’s vulnerable to threats like Charizard, Tapu Lele, Primarina, and Flying like Mega Charizard Y and Celesteela.

SET [ Fightinium Z ] :

Buzzwole @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 152 Atk / 108 Def
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Lunge / Leech Life (spaces between slashes)

SET COMMENTS:
Moves:

Bulk Up is helpful in setting up against physically offensive Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, (AC) Mega Metagross, (AC) and Garchomp. Since it raises both the Attack and the Defense stat by one stage, and owing to it, and combined with Buzzwole’s already high dDefense stat, itBuzzwole has a very high chance of surviving the next attack and returning the damage in full. Also, Z-Bulk Up helps in combating the iIntimidated effect from Pokemon like Landorus-T, Mawile, and Gyarados.(add space)Stone Edge helps in taking out some Fire-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X and Alolan Marowak-Alola.
Superpower is the point of focus in this set. The Bulk Up+
. Bulk Up + 190-Base Power All-Out Pummeling from Superpower set helps in defeating some very powerful threats like Kyurem-B, Mega Gyarados, Mega Heracross, and Jirachi etc. with an All Out Pummelling power of 190. Lunge helps in killKOing slow Grass-, Dark-, (AC) and Psychic-type Pokemon like Tapu Bulu. Sometimes, Lunge can also be used for reducing the aAttack of opponents' Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, and also for effe and for inflicting not very effective/ or neutral damage against Sturdy Pokemon whichthat use Counter/ or Metal Burst like Aggron, Donphan, (AC) and Crustle.

Set Details:

This Buzzwole is bulked with a 248HP/248 HP EVs and 108 Defense EVs allow Buzzwole to tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, with the rest of the EVs going into the Attack. The 152 Attack EVs coupled with an Adamant nature helps it to defeat Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, Mega Charizard X, and Sturdy Pokemon barring Magnezone, to name a few. Fightinium Z is the item of choice since it helps in both in defeating a large number of Pokemon with All-(AH)Out Pummelling, and also for faster setup with Z-Bulk Up.

Usage Tips:

It has a Bug/Buzzwole’s Bug / Fighting type, whiching means it can be sent against most Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Dark-, Ice-, and Grass-type Pokemon, like Snorlax, Golem, Mega Aggron, Mega Gyarados, Kyurem-B, and Kartana. Since it is usually best to send it in against physically offensive Pokemon, the best course of action would be to use Bulk Up and then followed by Lunge to increase physical tanking capacity. Avoid sending thisBuzzwole in against Flying-type Pokemon, and strong special attackers, since it lacks both the special bulk to reliably and consistently tank attacks from them, and also because it just cannot tank a Flying-type attack, being doubly weak to it4x weak to Flying. Also, avoid sending it in against Ghost-type Pokemon, since it has nothing to do neutral damage. Try to avoid sending this against Mega Charizards unless you are certain it is Mega Charizard X, because while it can tank a Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X, it cannot tank an Air Slash or a Fire-type move from Mega Charizard Y.

Team oOptions:

Since Buzzwole has very average special bulk, and is weak to Fire- and Flying-type Pokemon, Nihilego and Chansey seems to be are good teammates for Buzzwole. Both also appreciate Buzzwole's high physical bulk threatening Pphysical pokemon that could take advantage of their low physical bulk. Since most of these Ground-type Pokemon that Nihilego is weak to are physical attackers, Buzzwole can take them out. Other specially defensive Pokemon like Meloetta orand Hoopa-U can be used as teammates, since Buzzwole is additionally weak to Pokemon like Aegislash as well, and it does not have the bulk or the speed to take out Tapu Lele and other such Psychic-type Pokemon. Also, since Buzzwole is not of a very high speed tierfast, some fast Pokemon like Mega Blaziken orand Tapu Koko can also be used to make up for its not-so-high sSpeed. In addition to these, Water-type Pokemon like Mega Blastoise orand Mega Swampert can also be used. Here, Mega Swampert can also take advantage of Buzzwole covering its Grass weakness. Magnezone with Electroweb can also be used alongside Buzzwole, (AC) since, in addition to defeating Pokemon like Mimikyu, it also learns Mirror Coat to KO special attackers.

STRATEGY COMMENTS:
Other Options:

A Choice Band set with Hammer Arm, and Thunder Punch/Ice Punch/, Ice Punch, or Earthquake instead of Bulk Up with the same EVs can be used to decent avail. Since Buzzwole lacks the required ssufficient Speed, a Choice Scarf set with Lunge, Superpower, Ice Punch/, Thunder Punch/, or Stone Edge, and Earthquake/ or Poison Jab could also be used to take out some Pokemon like Greninja, Jumpluff and, (AC) Mega Charizard Y, orand Whimsicott.

Checks and Counters:

Flying-type Pokemon: TheseFlying-types are Buzzwole's biggest counters, since it just does not have the required bulk to tank a doubly4x super effective move from any Pokemon. SoThus, Pokemon like Mega Pinsir, Mega Charizard Y, Celesteela, and Dragonite have a huge advantage over Buzzwole.
Fire-type Pokemon: Pokemon like Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, orand Mega Blaziken can reliably knock out Buzzwole, because Fire is super effective against Buzzwole.
Special aAttackers: Buzzwole can't tank even decent Sneutral special attackers, since it has very poor special bulk. SoThus, Greninja, Porygon-Z, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, and Meloetta easily defeat Buzzwole.
Extreme physical aPowerful Physical Attackers: Mega Medicham and Mega Mawile are some of the physically offensive Pokemon whichthat are able to defeat Buzzwole because of the combination of Huge Power or Pure Power and strong offensive super effective STAB moves, like Zen Headbutt and Play Rough.
High Defense wPhysically Defensive Walls: Pokemon like Mega Slowbro are successful in checking Buzzwole, because of itstheir unusually high dDefense stat.

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