Project NU Core Threat Analysis | Cycle 5

[Virizain]

Dhelmise @ Choice Band
Ability: Steelworker
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Power Whip
- Anchor Shot
- Earthquake
- Knock Off

Takes relatively little from either of them and threatens them both with brutally powerful attacks. Simple shot.

 

[Ren-chon]

Vikavolt @ Buginium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 136 SpA / 44 SpD / 76 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball
- Volt Switch

Just click z-bug at any given moment and win

 

[Elias PSY]

Vileplume @ Poisonium Z
Ability: Effect Spore
EVs: 200 HP / 56 SpA / 224 SpD / 28 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Strength Sap
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder

He can use strength sap for pp stall the attack boosts of curse and ohko xatu with acid downpour for if he switch on giga drain

-1 252+ Atk Steelix Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 200 HP / 0 Def Vileplume: 123-145 (36 - 42.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
56 SpA Vileplume Acid Downpour (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Xatu: 288-340 (86.2 - 101.7%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

 

[Espeonage.]

i host this now, vanilluxe and scrafty win for last round



Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Wish
- Protect
- Toxic

Silvally-Steel @ Steel Memory
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 232 HP / 216 SpD / 60 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Flamethrower
- Toxic
- Parting Shot

common and good core, post stuff that beats it

 

[xapx]

Magmortar @ Electrium Z
Ability: Vital Spirit
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Fire Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Taunt

Magmortar naturally forces out Silvally-Steel with its typing, and Thunderbolt/Gigavolt Havoc hits Vaporeon for a lot of damage. Taunt also stops WishTect, Toxic, and Parting Shot from both of these Pokemon.

 

[Virizain]

Decidueye @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Spirit Shackle
- Leaf Blade
- Low Sweep

Decidueye is a p decent corebreaker, u force out vapo and kill steelvally with Z-Fight. u don't force out either unboosted however, and prolly have to tolerate toxic from vapo.

 

[quziel]

Gallade (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Steadfast
EVs: 240 HP / 76 SpD / 192 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Drain Punch
- Psycho Cut
- Bulk Up

0 SpA Vaporeon Scald vs. 240 HP / 76+ SpD Gallade: 70-84 (20.7 - 24.9%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

Scald doesn't break sub, Sub/Bulk Up with Drain Punch eventually sets up on, and beats both members of the core. Basically Sub / Bulk Up Twice, then alternate Sub / Drain Punch, as at +2 your drain punch recovers more HP than Sub loses. Vs Vally you just win. EV spread is weird, but its basically the lowest number of evs you need to take a Scald, while maximizing speed creep, as 240+ creep is some whack stuff.

 

[Snou]

Heliolisk @ Choice Specs
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Volt Switch
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt

Do I really have to add anything? This broken lizard (ban it pls) just obliterates both of them by clicking its electric type moves and, eventually, click the blast on steelvally if you don't need momentum and you just want to kill it as soon as possible. Dry Skin allows him not to die from water-type attacks and miracolously even steelvally can't 3hko it. The only problem is ofc toxic, but lizards aren't made for long-term sweeps and are just some kill and run shit, so it won't be a huge problem.

 

[cielbakasan]

Medicham @ Life Orb
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Rest
- Sleep talk

Medicham requires silvally a switch and does not really switch in (does not count slowbro because it's broken), this set has for single purpose to destroy this core. Thunder punch to hit vaporeon and rest / talk to beat vaporeon and especially prevent the rest / We can put recover on rest and zen headbutt on stalk to have a bigger coverage

 

[0NI]

Slowbro @ Normalium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 152 Def / 108 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Block
- Scald / Psychock
- Rest

trap vaporeon after parting shot and it's over - water absorb isnt a problem u can pp stall w rest

 

[Rabia]

Medicham @ Life Orb
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Rest
- Sleep talk

Medicham requires silvally a switch and does not really switch in (does not count slowbro because it's broken), this set has for single purpose to destroy this core. Thunder punch to hit vaporeon and rest / talk to beat vaporeon and especially prevent the rest / We can put recover on rest and zen headbutt on stalk to have a bigger coverage

anyhow

Delphox @ Leftovers
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Protect

free sub on steelvally, toxic stalling vapo is really easy lol

 

[Espeonage.]

gallade and magmortar win

Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Energy Ball
- Heat Wave
- Roost

Incineroar @ Incinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Darkest Lariat
- Earthquake

offensive core of sigi=roar, roar sets up on sneasel and they can wear down each others checks like diancie so they work well together, submit stuff!!

 

[SBPC]

Scrafty @ Chople Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Knock Off
- High Jump Kick
- Iron Tail

Comes in on Incineroar with intimidate, and sets Dragon Dance up. At +1 Incineroar is OHKOd by High Jump Kick, and Sigilyph is OHKOd by Knock Off with or without a Dragon Dance.

Coming in on Incineroar

-1 252 Atk Incineroar Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Scrafty: 106-126 (39.1 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

Offensive Calcs

+1 252 Atk Scrafty High Jump Kick vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Incineroar: 540-636 (163.1 - 192.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+1 252 Atk Scrafty Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Sigilyph: 444-524 (155.7 - 183.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[quziel]

Heliolisk @ Choice Specs
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Hyper Voice
- Volt Switch
- Surf

Comes in on Sigil if you can predict Air Slash (this is easy if you have a friendly mon that Sigil needs Air Slash to dent, ex. Pivot Incin), and easily OHKOs Sigil, while dealing 86% min to Incin with Surf, and 64% Min to Incin with Hyper Voice, both easily KOing it with after Stealth Rock, and Minimal Chip respectively.