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QC: avocado / teachable / phantom
GP: marthaa / The Dutch Plumberjack
[OVERVIEW]
Jolteon is a mediocre Pokemon. While it has good speed, its coverage options are limited to Hidden Power and Shadow Ball, which heavily limits its potential against offensive teams. Furthermore, although Jolteon's Special Attack is solid, it fails to break the most common special walls in RU such as Snorlax and struggles with bulky offensive threats such as Shaymin. Jolteon is also really frail, making it difficult to switch in even on resisted attacks and easy to revenge kill.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
ability: Volt Absorb
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Thunderbolt is a very consistent STAB attack due to its decent Base Power and 100% accuracy. Volt Switch allows Jolteon to gain momentum when predicting the foe to switch out. Hidden Power Ice allows Jolteon to hit Ground-types such as Gligar, which are immune to its Electric-type attacks, and Grass-types such as Roserade that resist Electric. Shadow Ball is a decent coverage move, hitting Pokemon such as Bronzong, Doublade, Espeon, and Gardevoir for more damage than Thunderbolt.
Set Details
========
252 EVs in Speed with a Timid nature allow Jolteon to be as fast as possible, outpacing base 80 Speed Choice Scarf users. Full investment in Special Attack maximizes Jolteon's damage output. Life Orb boosts the damage of Jolteon's attacks, making it hit pretty hard, although it doesn't appreciate the recoil; Choice Specs, on the other hand, boosts Jolteon's Special Attack more than Life Orb and doesn't come with recoil, but the lock-in can allow Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Flygon to take advantage of Jolteon.
Usage Tips
========
Jolteon should be brought in safely through slow U-turn or Volt Switch, on double switches, or on Electric-type attacks, as it doesn't like switching in on any attacks. If the opponent doesn't have a Ground-type, Jolteon can use Volt Switch pretty easily to pivot around and weaken the opponent's team, potentially setting up for a teammate to clean late-game. If the opponent does have a Ground-type or another Pokemon that's immune to Electric-type attacks such as Trace Gardevoir, Jolteon is pressured more, so it has to predict what Pokemon the foe is going to send out and use the appropriate attack. If running Life Orb, Jolteon can sometimes afford to not predict the foe, because Life Orb-boosted Hidden Power Ice OHKOes Flygon and physically defensive Gligar after Stealth Rock.
Team Options
========
Water- and Flying-type Pokemon such as Feraligatr and Moltres appreciate the Electric immunity that Jolteon provides. Wallbreakers such as Yanmega and Pangoro that like being brought in for free appreciate Jolteon's ability to do so with Volt Switch. U-turn or Volt Switch users such as Flygon, Rotom-H, and Swellow can form a VoltTurn core with Jolteon and make it easier to consistently get momentum and chip away at the opponent's team. Pokemon such as Rhyperior that are threatened by bulky Water-types like Jolteon as a partner due to its ability to threaten them with its Electric-type STAB moves.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Z-Celebrate can be used to make Jolteon a very fast sweeper with boosted stats, but it's still not strong enough to get past specially defensive Pokemon such as Registeel and Umbreon, and it still has mediocre bulk. Hidden Power Grass can be used to hit Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Quagsire.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Jolteon is not strong enough to get past special walls such as Porygon2, Cresselia, Gigalith, Umbreon, and Registeel and has to switch out.
**Electric-resistant or -immune Pokemon**: Pokemon that resist or are immune to Electric-type attacks such as Dragalge, Goodra, and Rhyperior threaten Jolteon, but they do need to watch out for Hidden Power Ice.
**Residual Damage**: Jolteon doesn't appreciate taking residual damage from hazards, weather, or status because it can get worn down very easily, especially if it's running Life Orb.
GP: marthaa / The Dutch Plumberjack
[OVERVIEW]
Jolteon is a mediocre Pokemon. While it has good speed, its coverage options are limited to Hidden Power and Shadow Ball, which heavily limits its potential against offensive teams. Furthermore, although Jolteon's Special Attack is solid, it fails to break the most common special walls in RU such as Snorlax and struggles with bulky offensive threats such as Shaymin. Jolteon is also really frail, making it difficult to switch in even on resisted attacks and easy to revenge kill.
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Shadow Ball
item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
ability: Volt Absorb
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Thunderbolt is a very consistent STAB attack due to its decent Base Power and 100% accuracy. Volt Switch allows Jolteon to gain momentum when predicting the foe to switch out. Hidden Power Ice allows Jolteon to hit Ground-types such as Gligar, which are immune to its Electric-type attacks, and Grass-types such as Roserade that resist Electric. Shadow Ball is a decent coverage move, hitting Pokemon such as Bronzong, Doublade, Espeon, and Gardevoir for more damage than Thunderbolt.
Set Details
========
252 EVs in Speed with a Timid nature allow Jolteon to be as fast as possible, outpacing base 80 Speed Choice Scarf users. Full investment in Special Attack maximizes Jolteon's damage output. Life Orb boosts the damage of Jolteon's attacks, making it hit pretty hard, although it doesn't appreciate the recoil; Choice Specs, on the other hand, boosts Jolteon's Special Attack more than Life Orb and doesn't come with recoil, but the lock-in can allow Pokemon such as Dragon Dance Flygon to take advantage of Jolteon.
Usage Tips
========
Jolteon should be brought in safely through slow U-turn or Volt Switch, on double switches, or on Electric-type attacks, as it doesn't like switching in on any attacks. If the opponent doesn't have a Ground-type, Jolteon can use Volt Switch pretty easily to pivot around and weaken the opponent's team, potentially setting up for a teammate to clean late-game. If the opponent does have a Ground-type or another Pokemon that's immune to Electric-type attacks such as Trace Gardevoir, Jolteon is pressured more, so it has to predict what Pokemon the foe is going to send out and use the appropriate attack. If running Life Orb, Jolteon can sometimes afford to not predict the foe, because Life Orb-boosted Hidden Power Ice OHKOes Flygon and physically defensive Gligar after Stealth Rock.
Team Options
========
Water- and Flying-type Pokemon such as Feraligatr and Moltres appreciate the Electric immunity that Jolteon provides. Wallbreakers such as Yanmega and Pangoro that like being brought in for free appreciate Jolteon's ability to do so with Volt Switch. U-turn or Volt Switch users such as Flygon, Rotom-H, and Swellow can form a VoltTurn core with Jolteon and make it easier to consistently get momentum and chip away at the opponent's team. Pokemon such as Rhyperior that are threatened by bulky Water-types like Jolteon as a partner due to its ability to threaten them with its Electric-type STAB moves.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Z-Celebrate can be used to make Jolteon a very fast sweeper with boosted stats, but it's still not strong enough to get past specially defensive Pokemon such as Registeel and Umbreon, and it still has mediocre bulk. Hidden Power Grass can be used to hit Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Quagsire.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Jolteon is not strong enough to get past special walls such as Porygon2, Cresselia, Gigalith, Umbreon, and Registeel and has to switch out.
**Electric-resistant or -immune Pokemon**: Pokemon that resist or are immune to Electric-type attacks such as Dragalge, Goodra, and Rhyperior threaten Jolteon, but they do need to watch out for Hidden Power Ice.
**Residual Damage**: Jolteon doesn't appreciate taking residual damage from hazards, weather, or status because it can get worn down very easily, especially if it's running Life Orb.
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