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[OVERVIEW]
Magmortar's amazing Fire typing, high Special Attack, and excellent coverage make it one of the best wallbreakers in the tier. Vital Sprit allows it to check top-tier threats that use sleep-inducing moves like Lilligant. Assault Vest Magmortar is also able to check prominent Ice-, Fire-, and Grass-types such as Jynx, Pyroar and Abomasnow. Fightinium Z allows Magmortar to nuke bulky Pokemon like Audino and Type: Null, which would otherwise give it trouble because it would have to rely on Focus Blast hitting. Magmortar's excellent coverage allows it to hit the entire tier; Thunderbolt hits Water-types like Poliwrath and Swanna, Earthquake punishes Lanturn, and Hidden Power Grass nukes Gastrodon. Despite these attributes, Magmortar can struggle to wallbreak against offensive teams because its goal is often to beat Lilligant; after doing so, it's usually revenge killed by faster foes such as Archeops and Primeape. Priority users such as Hitmonchan, Floatzel, and Kangaskhan can be annoying for Magmortar because its Defense is mediocre.
[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Earthquake
item: Assault Vest
ability: Vital Spirit
nature: Modest
evs: 60 HP / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fire Blast is Magmortar's preferred STAB attack because it does a tremendous amount of damage to foes with minimal drawbacks. Thunderbolt provides nice coverage that allows Magmortar to hit Water-types that resist Fire Blast like Qwilfish, Swanna, and Poliwrath. Focus Blast allows Magmortar to 2HKO bulky special walls such as Miltank, Regirock, and Audino. Hidden Power Grass is specifically for Gastrodon but can also be used to chip Lanturn and to reliably hit defensive Carracosta. Earthquake allows Magmortar to hit Lanturn and opposing Magmortar for good damage.
Set Details
========
60 HP EVs allow Assault Vest Magmortar to almost always take a +1 Breakneck Blitz from Liligant. Thanks to Assault Vest, Magmortar can also check prominent special attackers such as Pyroar and Mesprit. Maximum Special Attack with a Modest nature allows Magmortar to hit as hard as possible. The remaining Speed EVs allow Magmortar to outspeed Adamant Absol and Hitmonchan. A Modest nature is used even with Earthquake because it can still 3HKO Lanturn. Vital Spirit gives Magmortar immunity to sleep-inducing moves from Pokemon such as Lilligant.
Usage Tips
========
Magmortar should usually spam its Fire-type moves unless you predict a Fire-resistant Pokemon such as Munchlax to switch in. An effective way for Magmortar to get in safely is through a double switch, or a pivot move from the likes of Mesprit and Lanturn. Try to get Magmortar in on passive Pokemon such as Ferroseed, Gourgeist-XL, and Lurantis by double switching if entry hazards are not on the field so it can get a big hit off. However, Magmortar should be careful when switching into Jynx, which uses sleep induction but 2HKOes with Psyshock, and certain Fire- and Ice-types like Magmortar and Abomasnow, which often carry Earthquake. Magmortar should avoid switching in when entry hazards are up, and it should blanket check other special attackers like Lurantis and Manectric if the opponent does not have a Lilligant that it needs to preserve HP for.
Team Options
========
Entry hazard removal is important for Magmortar to repeatedly switch into the field to check special attackers, so hazard removers such as Skuntank and Swanna make good partners. Skuntank also absorbs Toxic Spikes, while Swanna can check Primeape. Lanturn provides a useful resistance to Water-type attacks from Pokemon like Swanna and can be used as a slow pivot. Healing Wish support from Mesprit is appreciated in case Magmortar gets worn down early. Mesprit is also a good pivot into physical attackers like Primeape and provides Stealth Rock support and a Ground immunity. Qwilfish and Ferroseed make good partners for Magmortar because they set entry hazards, which wear down its checks; the latter is also a reliable check to Water-types. Physical Floatzel makes for a good partner because it appreciates Magmortar breaking through foes like Qwilfish and Gastrodon to give it a better chance at sweeping late-game. Gastrodon is also an excellent partner for Magmortar because it is one of the best checks to Rock-types such as Lycanroc and Archeops. In return, Magmortar is able to check Grass-types like Lilligant.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Earthquake
item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Vital Spirit
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fire Blast is an extremely powerful STAB move that hits any Pokemon that does not resist it for a lot of damage. Thunderbolt is used to hit Pokemon that resist Fire Blast such as Poliwrath, Floatzel, and Archeops. Focus Blast is used to dent bulky special walls such as Audino and Miltank. Hidden Power Grass is used typically to hit Gastrodon hard but also is nice for chipping Lanturn and OHKOing offensive Carracosta. Earthquake is a nice surprise that allows Magmortar to 3HKO Lanturn and OHKO opposing Magmortar after Stealth Rock.
Set Details
========
Maximum Special Attack investment with a Modest nature allows Magmortar to be as powerful as possible while outspeeding Adamant Hitmonchan. The maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Magmortar to outspeed Timid base 80 Speed Pokemon such as Mesprit. Fightinium Z enables Magmortar to destroy special walls like Audino and Type: Null. Vital Spirit is useful for avoiding sleep-inducing moves like Lilligant's Sleep Powder. Life Orb is an alternative item that will boost Magmortar's attacks slightly at the cost of making it worn down faster.
Usage Tips
========
Magmortar is best played as an early- and mid-game wallbreaker, utilizing its powerful STAB move along with its excellent coverage. Against balanced archetypes, Magmortar can usually exert pressure with Fire Blast and All-Out Pummeling easily. Magmortar should preserve All-Out Pummeling to break through bulky special walls such as Audino, Type: Null, and Miltank so teammates such as Liligant can more easily clean up late-game. Bring Magmortar in using a slow VoltTurn user like Lanturn or Mesprit or when a teammate faints, and try to avoid switching it in directly, especially if entry hazards are on the field.
Team Options
========
Magmortar is weak to Stealth Rock and Spikes, so hazard removers like Swanna and Hitmonchan make good partners for it. Hitmonchan pressures special walls like Type: Null and Miltank, while Swanna beats Primeape and Assault Vest Hitmonchan. Magmortar can be paired with special sweepers such as Jynx and Lilligant because it can break through special walls like Type: Null and Munchlax with All-Out Pummeling. Hazard users like Qwilfish can provide Spikes, which makes Magmortar an even scarier wallbreaker. Qwilfish can also absorb Toxic Spikes and has different support options like Thunder Wave, which slows down faster foes like Primeape. Slower pivots like Eelektross and Mesprit can bring Magmortar in safely, giving it the opportunity to punch holes into the opposing team more easily. Mesprit is also a good Ground-immune Pokemon and Stealth Rock user, while Eelektross can use Knock Off to cripple bulky Pokemon like Type: Null and Munchlax so Magmortar can more easily break through them.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Flame Charge can be used to boost Magmortar's Speed, which can let the wallbreaker set sweep, but it has to drop Earthquake or Hidden Power Grass. Firium Z can be used as a powerful nuke on sun teams against blanket checks such as Type: Null. Taunt can cripple passive Pokemon that try to recover against Magmortar like Clefairy, making Magmortar a reliable stallbreaker, but it can be costly because Magmortar has to give up Hidden Power Grass or Earthquake. Flamethrower is a slightly less powerful alternative to Fire Blast that is more reliable due to its perfect accuracy, but it importantly fails to 2HKO defensive Mesprit. Expert Belt makes Hidden Power Grass OHKO Gastrodon after Stealth Rock and boosts super effective attacks without the cost of recoil, but Magmortar does not use a lot of neutral attacks, so it's not very useful. Choice Scarf Magmortar can be used to revenge kill fast threats like Swanna and Archeops, but being Choice-locked into Thunderbolt means special sweepers like Lilligant can set up freely. A Belly Drum set sounds appealing, but it struggles to find a setup opportunity and faster threats revenge kill it anyway because Mach Punch is weak.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Fast Pokemon like Archeops and Primeape are able to outspeed Magmortar and OHKO it with their respective STAB attacks; however, these Pokemon cannot switch into Magmortar safely.
**Priority**: Strong priority users such as Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Kabutops, and Absol put pressure on Magmortar with their strong priority attacks, but chip damage on Magmortar is required to KO it with them.
**Entry Hazards**: If Stealth Rock, Spikes, or Toxic Spikes is on the field, it will hinder Magmortar's longevity.
**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Magmortar is reliant on its Z-Move to break through Pokemon such as Type: Null and Munchlax; if the opponent switches them away from on a predicted All-Out Pummeling, Magmortar will have trouble breaking through them later on. Assault Vest Magmortar also has trouble beating Pokemon like Regirock.
**Water-types**: Lanturn deserves a special mention because it's able to tank all of Magmortar's moves with ease bar Earthquake. It can cripple Magmortar with Thunder Wave or Toxic or wear Magmortar down with Scald. Floatzel is able to outspeed and OHKO Magmortar with Waterfall. Gastrodon can wall Magmortar with ease if it lacks Hidden Power Grass.
[OVERVIEW]
Magmortar's amazing Fire typing, high Special Attack, and excellent coverage make it one of the best wallbreakers in the tier. Vital Sprit allows it to check top-tier threats that use sleep-inducing moves like Lilligant. Assault Vest Magmortar is also able to check prominent Ice-, Fire-, and Grass-types such as Jynx, Pyroar and Abomasnow. Fightinium Z allows Magmortar to nuke bulky Pokemon like Audino and Type: Null, which would otherwise give it trouble because it would have to rely on Focus Blast hitting. Magmortar's excellent coverage allows it to hit the entire tier; Thunderbolt hits Water-types like Poliwrath and Swanna, Earthquake punishes Lanturn, and Hidden Power Grass nukes Gastrodon. Despite these attributes, Magmortar can struggle to wallbreak against offensive teams because its goal is often to beat Lilligant; after doing so, it's usually revenge killed by faster foes such as Archeops and Primeape. Priority users such as Hitmonchan, Floatzel, and Kangaskhan can be annoying for Magmortar because its Defense is mediocre.
[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Earthquake
item: Assault Vest
ability: Vital Spirit
nature: Modest
evs: 60 HP / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fire Blast is Magmortar's preferred STAB attack because it does a tremendous amount of damage to foes with minimal drawbacks. Thunderbolt provides nice coverage that allows Magmortar to hit Water-types that resist Fire Blast like Qwilfish, Swanna, and Poliwrath. Focus Blast allows Magmortar to 2HKO bulky special walls such as Miltank, Regirock, and Audino. Hidden Power Grass is specifically for Gastrodon but can also be used to chip Lanturn and to reliably hit defensive Carracosta. Earthquake allows Magmortar to hit Lanturn and opposing Magmortar for good damage.
Set Details
========
60 HP EVs allow Assault Vest Magmortar to almost always take a +1 Breakneck Blitz from Liligant. Thanks to Assault Vest, Magmortar can also check prominent special attackers such as Pyroar and Mesprit. Maximum Special Attack with a Modest nature allows Magmortar to hit as hard as possible. The remaining Speed EVs allow Magmortar to outspeed Adamant Absol and Hitmonchan. A Modest nature is used even with Earthquake because it can still 3HKO Lanturn. Vital Spirit gives Magmortar immunity to sleep-inducing moves from Pokemon such as Lilligant.
Usage Tips
========
Magmortar should usually spam its Fire-type moves unless you predict a Fire-resistant Pokemon such as Munchlax to switch in. An effective way for Magmortar to get in safely is through a double switch, or a pivot move from the likes of Mesprit and Lanturn. Try to get Magmortar in on passive Pokemon such as Ferroseed, Gourgeist-XL, and Lurantis by double switching if entry hazards are not on the field so it can get a big hit off. However, Magmortar should be careful when switching into Jynx, which uses sleep induction but 2HKOes with Psyshock, and certain Fire- and Ice-types like Magmortar and Abomasnow, which often carry Earthquake. Magmortar should avoid switching in when entry hazards are up, and it should blanket check other special attackers like Lurantis and Manectric if the opponent does not have a Lilligant that it needs to preserve HP for.
Team Options
========
Entry hazard removal is important for Magmortar to repeatedly switch into the field to check special attackers, so hazard removers such as Skuntank and Swanna make good partners. Skuntank also absorbs Toxic Spikes, while Swanna can check Primeape. Lanturn provides a useful resistance to Water-type attacks from Pokemon like Swanna and can be used as a slow pivot. Healing Wish support from Mesprit is appreciated in case Magmortar gets worn down early. Mesprit is also a good pivot into physical attackers like Primeape and provides Stealth Rock support and a Ground immunity. Qwilfish and Ferroseed make good partners for Magmortar because they set entry hazards, which wear down its checks; the latter is also a reliable check to Water-types. Physical Floatzel makes for a good partner because it appreciates Magmortar breaking through foes like Qwilfish and Gastrodon to give it a better chance at sweeping late-game. Gastrodon is also an excellent partner for Magmortar because it is one of the best checks to Rock-types such as Lycanroc and Archeops. In return, Magmortar is able to check Grass-types like Lilligant.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Fire Blast
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Earthquake
item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
ability: Vital Spirit
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Fire Blast is an extremely powerful STAB move that hits any Pokemon that does not resist it for a lot of damage. Thunderbolt is used to hit Pokemon that resist Fire Blast such as Poliwrath, Floatzel, and Archeops. Focus Blast is used to dent bulky special walls such as Audino and Miltank. Hidden Power Grass is used typically to hit Gastrodon hard but also is nice for chipping Lanturn and OHKOing offensive Carracosta. Earthquake is a nice surprise that allows Magmortar to 3HKO Lanturn and OHKO opposing Magmortar after Stealth Rock.
Set Details
========
Maximum Special Attack investment with a Modest nature allows Magmortar to be as powerful as possible while outspeeding Adamant Hitmonchan. The maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Magmortar to outspeed Timid base 80 Speed Pokemon such as Mesprit. Fightinium Z enables Magmortar to destroy special walls like Audino and Type: Null. Vital Spirit is useful for avoiding sleep-inducing moves like Lilligant's Sleep Powder. Life Orb is an alternative item that will boost Magmortar's attacks slightly at the cost of making it worn down faster.
Usage Tips
========
Magmortar is best played as an early- and mid-game wallbreaker, utilizing its powerful STAB move along with its excellent coverage. Against balanced archetypes, Magmortar can usually exert pressure with Fire Blast and All-Out Pummeling easily. Magmortar should preserve All-Out Pummeling to break through bulky special walls such as Audino, Type: Null, and Miltank so teammates such as Liligant can more easily clean up late-game. Bring Magmortar in using a slow VoltTurn user like Lanturn or Mesprit or when a teammate faints, and try to avoid switching it in directly, especially if entry hazards are on the field.
Team Options
========
Magmortar is weak to Stealth Rock and Spikes, so hazard removers like Swanna and Hitmonchan make good partners for it. Hitmonchan pressures special walls like Type: Null and Miltank, while Swanna beats Primeape and Assault Vest Hitmonchan. Magmortar can be paired with special sweepers such as Jynx and Lilligant because it can break through special walls like Type: Null and Munchlax with All-Out Pummeling. Hazard users like Qwilfish can provide Spikes, which makes Magmortar an even scarier wallbreaker. Qwilfish can also absorb Toxic Spikes and has different support options like Thunder Wave, which slows down faster foes like Primeape. Slower pivots like Eelektross and Mesprit can bring Magmortar in safely, giving it the opportunity to punch holes into the opposing team more easily. Mesprit is also a good Ground-immune Pokemon and Stealth Rock user, while Eelektross can use Knock Off to cripple bulky Pokemon like Type: Null and Munchlax so Magmortar can more easily break through them.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Flame Charge can be used to boost Magmortar's Speed, which can let the wallbreaker set sweep, but it has to drop Earthquake or Hidden Power Grass. Firium Z can be used as a powerful nuke on sun teams against blanket checks such as Type: Null. Taunt can cripple passive Pokemon that try to recover against Magmortar like Clefairy, making Magmortar a reliable stallbreaker, but it can be costly because Magmortar has to give up Hidden Power Grass or Earthquake. Flamethrower is a slightly less powerful alternative to Fire Blast that is more reliable due to its perfect accuracy, but it importantly fails to 2HKO defensive Mesprit. Expert Belt makes Hidden Power Grass OHKO Gastrodon after Stealth Rock and boosts super effective attacks without the cost of recoil, but Magmortar does not use a lot of neutral attacks, so it's not very useful. Choice Scarf Magmortar can be used to revenge kill fast threats like Swanna and Archeops, but being Choice-locked into Thunderbolt means special sweepers like Lilligant can set up freely. A Belly Drum set sounds appealing, but it struggles to find a setup opportunity and faster threats revenge kill it anyway because Mach Punch is weak.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Fast Pokemon like Archeops and Primeape are able to outspeed Magmortar and OHKO it with their respective STAB attacks; however, these Pokemon cannot switch into Magmortar safely.
**Priority**: Strong priority users such as Hitmonchan, Kangaskhan, Kabutops, and Absol put pressure on Magmortar with their strong priority attacks, but chip damage on Magmortar is required to KO it with them.
**Entry Hazards**: If Stealth Rock, Spikes, or Toxic Spikes is on the field, it will hinder Magmortar's longevity.
**Specially Bulky Pokemon**: Magmortar is reliant on its Z-Move to break through Pokemon such as Type: Null and Munchlax; if the opponent switches them away from on a predicted All-Out Pummeling, Magmortar will have trouble breaking through them later on. Assault Vest Magmortar also has trouble beating Pokemon like Regirock.
**Water-types**: Lanturn deserves a special mention because it's able to tank all of Magmortar's moves with ease bar Earthquake. It can cripple Magmortar with Thunder Wave or Toxic or wear Magmortar down with Scald. Floatzel is able to outspeed and OHKO Magmortar with Waterfall. Gastrodon can wall Magmortar with ease if it lacks Hidden Power Grass.
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