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Clear Amulet (Groudon) @ Clear Amulet
Level: 50
Ability: Drought
EVs: 188 HP / 132 Atk / 92 Def / 28 SpD / 68 Spe
Tera Type: Fire
Adamant Nature
- Precipice Blades
- Heat Crash
- Swords Dance / Thunder Punch / Helping Hand
- Protect
Groudon's role is of a powerful attacker using the ability, Drought to power up Heat Crash and using Precipice Blades for a STAB spread move. Its Ground type gives it an Immunity to Miraidon's Electric STAB moves and giving it a Super Effective STAB move into some of the top restricted Pokemon such as Miraidon, Zacian-C and Zamazenta-C. Groudon uses Swords Dance to set up and be able to OHKO opponents such as Zamazenta-C and Calyrex-I. Groudon can also utilize Thunder Punch to hit rain setters like Tornadus, Pelipper, and Kyogre. Helping Hand allows Groudon to further boost its teammates damage output. Groudon's ability to set sun benefits Pokemon such as Flutter Mane or and Raging Bolt. (Add Period) Groudon's usage of the Clear Amulet is mainly to block Incineroar's Intimidate and Parting Shot. The Speed allows Groudon to outspeed -1 Ogerpon and Calyrex-S in Tailwind. The EVs allow Groudon to live two Urshifu-R Mystic Water boosted Surging Strikes in Sun and be able to KO back with +2 as well as surviving a Wood Hammer from Rillaboom and the Ogerpon formes and +1 Zamazenta Body Press. The Attack investment allows Heat Crash to OHKO Amoonguss, Flutter Mane, and Tornadus with sun up, as well as almost always OHKO Miraidon with Precipice Blades. The Special Defense EVs allow for Groudon to survive a Choice Specs Tera Fairy Flutter Mane Moonblast, and a +1 Spell Tag Calyrex-S Astral Barrage.
Some counters to Groudon can be Kyogre or Terapagos, which can remove Groudon's weather. Lunala is another bad matchup for Groudon as it can easily take a boosted Precipice Blades while outspeeding in Trick Room. Calyrex-I, also threatens to OHKO Groudon if it doesn't Terastallize, causing Groudon to be very careful. Some good non-restricted counters such as Pelipper or Landorus can work because of their immunity to Precipice Blades and Pelipper removing the Sun from Groudon, significantly weakening its Heat Crash. Some good teammates for Groudon are Flutter Mane, Raging Bolt, and Walking Wake, because of the Protosynthesis ability allowing them to get faster or stronger, and Groudon setting sun allows for these abilities to be activated. Pokemon like Raging Bolt help Groudon to deal with Kyogre and Pelipper, and Flutter Mane dealing with the Ogerpon formes as well. Other good teammates for Groudon are Incineroar, which provides Fake Out and Intimidate, Amoonguss which provides Spore and Rage Powder support and Rillaboom, another Fake Out user, which also provides Grassy Terrain recovery so Groudon can stay longer on the field and set up with Swords Dance. Amoonguss also helps in the Trick Room matchup against Calyrex-I.
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Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glowbrogang.632040/
Quality checked by:
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Level: 50
Ability: Drought
EVs: 188 HP / 132 Atk / 92 Def / 28 SpD / 68 Spe
Tera Type: Fire
Adamant Nature
- Precipice Blades
- Heat Crash
- Swords Dance / Thunder Punch / Helping Hand
- Protect
Groudon's role is of a powerful attacker using the ability, Drought to power up Heat Crash and using Precipice Blades for a STAB spread move. Its Ground type gives it an Immunity to Miraidon's Electric STAB moves and giving it a Super Effective STAB move into some of the top restricted Pokemon such as Miraidon, Zacian-C and Zamazenta-C. Groudon uses Swords Dance to set up and be able to OHKO opponents such as Zamazenta-C and Calyrex-I. Groudon can also utilize Thunder Punch to hit rain setters like Tornadus, Pelipper, and Kyogre. Helping Hand allows Groudon to further boost its teammates damage output. Groudon's ability to set sun benefits Pokemon such as Flutter Mane or and Raging Bolt. (Add Period) Groudon's usage of the Clear Amulet is mainly to block Incineroar's Intimidate and Parting Shot. The Speed allows Groudon to outspeed -1 Ogerpon and Calyrex-S in Tailwind. The EVs allow Groudon to live two Urshifu-R Mystic Water boosted Surging Strikes in Sun and be able to KO back with +2 as well as surviving a Wood Hammer from Rillaboom and the Ogerpon formes and +1 Zamazenta Body Press. The Attack investment allows Heat Crash to OHKO Amoonguss, Flutter Mane, and Tornadus with sun up, as well as almost always OHKO Miraidon with Precipice Blades. The Special Defense EVs allow for Groudon to survive a Choice Specs Tera Fairy Flutter Mane Moonblast, and a +1 Spell Tag Calyrex-S Astral Barrage.
Some counters to Groudon can be Kyogre or Terapagos, which can remove Groudon's weather. Lunala is another bad matchup for Groudon as it can easily take a boosted Precipice Blades while outspeeding in Trick Room. Calyrex-I, also threatens to OHKO Groudon if it doesn't Terastallize, causing Groudon to be very careful. Some good non-restricted counters such as Pelipper or Landorus can work because of their immunity to Precipice Blades and Pelipper removing the Sun from Groudon, significantly weakening its Heat Crash. Some good teammates for Groudon are Flutter Mane, Raging Bolt, and Walking Wake, because of the Protosynthesis ability allowing them to get faster or stronger, and Groudon setting sun allows for these abilities to be activated. Pokemon like Raging Bolt help Groudon to deal with Kyogre and Pelipper, and Flutter Mane dealing with the Ogerpon formes as well. Other good teammates for Groudon are Incineroar, which provides Fake Out and Intimidate, Amoonguss which provides Spore and Rage Powder support and Rillaboom, another Fake Out user, which also provides Grassy Terrain recovery so Groudon can stay longer on the field and set up with Swords Dance. Amoonguss also helps in the Trick Room matchup against Calyrex-I.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glowbrogang.632040/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lovelyluna.641287/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/soulboyvgc.558405/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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