Gen 3 ADV Masquerain [Done]

[BP]

[SET]
name: SubPetaya
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Agility / Ice Beam
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Masquerain's wide coverage, excellent base Special Attack, and access to Intimidate allow it to stand out amongst other pinch Berry users. Even without the boost from its Petaya Berry, Masquerain can threaten many attackers and physical walls such as Rhyhorn, Castform, and Staryu. With Substitute, Masquerain can more reliably self-activate Petaya Berry. Hydro Pump is Masquerain's strongest move and has a chance to OHKO both Elekid and Aipom when at +1. Giga Drain provides Masquerain with a form of recovery while keeping it from relying on Hydro Pump's poor accuracy against Rock- and Ground-types such as Rhyhorn and Cubone. Agility allows Masquerain to outspeed and threaten faster attackers such as Aipom, Elekid, and Chinchou. Alternatively, Ice Beam can be used to hit bulky Grass-types such as Sunflora, Bayleef, and Lileep which otherwise wall Masquerain. Ice Beam also allows Masquerain to focus its efforts on wallbreaking rather than relying on Agility to clean. Intimidate allows Masquerain to pivot in on weaker physical attackers, such as Koffing, or attackers that lack strong coverage, such as Shuppet. Masquerain's mediocre base Speed means it appreciates the boost that a Timid nature provides it. This allows it to Speed tie with other base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Wailmer and Growlithe. Modest can also be used but the only notable thing it can accomplish is securing a more favorable chance to OHKO Aipom, which requires the use of Agility.

Masquerain thrives on bulky offense builds that appreciate special wallbreakers or late-game cleaners. Masquerain appreciates paralysis support from Pokemon such as Nosepass, Magnemite, and Chinchou. Chinchou deserves a special mention, as it's able to switch into Electric- and Ice-type moves for Masquerain and paralyze offensive threats that outspeed it, such as Elekid and opposing Chinchou. Other sweepers like Bagon, Mankey, and Croconaw appreciate Masquerain's role compression, which allows it to act as a sweeper or wallbreaker. Physical attackers such as Pidgeotto, Aipom, and Cubone can threaten special walls such as Delcatty and Dustox for Masquerain. These physical attackers also threaten Substitute + Calm Mind Spoink, which otherwise turns Masquerain into setup fodder. Dustox makes for a fantastic partner; it can phaze out Spoink with Whirlwind while walling special attackers that threaten Masquerain, such as Elekid and Chinchou. It's also a more reliable check to Koffing, which helps prevent Masquerain from being statused. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Pokemon that can threaten Grass-types such as Growlithe, Pidgeotto, and Seaking are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Masquerain can opt for a Lum Berry and focus solely on being a special attacker that counters Koffing, but the loss of Petaya Berry may cause it to struggle for power. A Salac Berry can be used as a late-game cleanup option, though it heavily relies on Aipom and Elekid being damaged beforehand. Toxic or Stun Spore can be run alongside Substitute to catch opposing switch-ins like Chinchou off guard; however, this limits Masquerain's coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Dustox and Delcatty wall Masquerain thanks to their reliable recovery. Dustox can also phaze out Masquerain with Whirlwind to remove any boost. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Grass-types like Sunflora and Bayleef can easily wall it.

**Spoink**: Substitute Calm Mind Spoink is able to wall an unboosted Masquerain and use it as setup fodder.

**Faster attackers**: Pokemon like Chinchou and Elekid can outspeed and OHKO Masquerain with Thunderbolt. Physical attackers like Aipom and Pidgeotto can OHKO it with Double-Edge, even with an Attack drop from Intimidate.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Excellent work, QC 1/2 when implemented

QC 1/2

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[SET]
name: Sub Petaya
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Agility / Ice Beam
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Masquerain's coverage, excellent base Special Attack, and access to Intimidate allow it to stand out amongst other berry users. Even without the Petaya Berry boost, Masquerain can threaten a handful "Handful" implies a small number, maybe "many" or something similar may be better of attackers and physical walls. Hydro Pump is Masquerain's strongest move and has a chance to OHKO both Elekid and Aipom when at +1. Giga Drain provides Masquerain with a form of recovery while keeping Masquerain from relying on Hydro Pump's poor accuracy against Rock- and Ground-types such as Rhyhorn and Cubone. Agility allows Masquerain to outspeed and threaten faster attackers such as Aipom, Elekid, and Chinchou. Alternatively, Ice Beam can be used to hit bulky Grass-types like Sunflora, Bayleef, and Lileep which otherwise wall Masquerain. Ice Beam also allows Masquerain to focus its efforts on wallbreaking rather than cleaning. Intimidate allows Masquerain to pivot in on weaker physical attackers such as Koffing, or attackers that lack strong coverage such as Shuppet. Masquerain's mediocre base Speed means it appreciates the extra speed that Timid provides it. This allows it to speed-tie with other base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Wailmer and Growlithe. Modest can be used but the only notable thing it can accomplish is securing a more favorable chance to OHKO Aipom, this which requires the use of Agility.

Masquerain thrives on bulky offense builds that appreciate special wallbreakers or late-game cleaners. Masquerain appreciates paralysis support Pokemon such as Nosepass, Magnemite, and Chinchou. Chinchou is worth mentioning as it's able to switch into Electric- and Ice-type moves for Masquerain and paralyze offensive threats that outspeed it such as Elekid and opposing Chinchou. Other sweepers like Bagon, Mankey, and Croconaw appreciate Masquerain's role compression which allows it to act as a sweeper or wallbreaker. Physical attackers such as Pidgeotto, Aipom, and Cubone can threaten special walls such as Delcatty and Dustox for Masquerain. These physical attackers also threaten Substitute Calm Mind Spoink which otherwise uses Masquerain as setup fodder. Dustox makes for a fantastic partner as it's access to Whirlwind phazes out Spoink while walling special attackers that threaten Masquerain such as Elekid and Chinchou. It's also a more reliable check to Koffing which helps prevent Masquerain from being statused.

Mention support against Grass-types if it lacks Ice Beam.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Masquerain can choose to use a Lum Berry and focus solely on being a special attacker that counters Koffing. A Salac-berry can be used as a late-game cleaner option though it heavily relies on Aipom and Elekid being damaged beforehand. Toxic or Stun Spore can be run alongside Substitute to catch opposing switch-ins like Chinchou off guard though this limits Masquerain's coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Dustox and Delcatty wall Masquerain thanks to their reliable recovery. Dustox is worth mentioning as it can phaze out Masquerain with Whirlwind removing its boost.

**Spoink**: Substitute Calm Mind Spoink is able to wall a non-boosted Masquerain and use it as setup fodder.

**Faster attackers**: Pokemon like Chinchou and Elekid can outspeed and OHKO Masquerain with Thunderbolt. Physical attackers like Aipom and Pidgeotto can OHKO with Double Edge even with an Attack drop from Intimidate.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/

Grammar checked by:

 

[sleid]

Great work, QC 2/2 when implemented.

QC 2/2

[SET]
name: Sub Petaya
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Agility / Ice Beam
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Masquerain's coverage, excellent base Special Attack, and access to Intimidate allow it to stand out amongst other berry users. Even without the Petaya Berry boost, Masquerain can threaten many attackers and physical walls. (Dont forget to briefly mention subs helpfulness in getting it down to petaya range and avoiding status) Hydro Pump is Masquerain's strongest move and has a chance to OHKO both Elekid and Aipom when at +1. Giga Drain provides Masquerain with a form of recovery while keeping Masquerain from relying on Hydro Pump's poor accuracy against Rock- and Ground-types such as Rhyhorn and Cubone. Agility allows Masquerain to outspeed and threaten faster attackers such as Aipom, Elekid, and Chinchou. Alternatively, Ice Beam can be used to hit bulky Grass-types like Sunflora, Bayleef, and Lileep which otherwise wall Masquerain. Ice Beam also allows Masquerain to focus its efforts on wallbreaking rather than cleaning. Intimidate allows Masquerain to pivot in on weaker physical attackers such as Koffing, or attackers that lack strong coverage such as Shuppet. (Mention any benchmarks that Petaya helps it hit, since surely it helps break through some unmentioned special walls or bulky mons in general like castform and grimer) Masquerain's mediocre base Speed means it appreciates the extra speed that Timid provides it. This allows it to speed-tie with other base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Wailmer and Growlithe. Modest can be used but the only notable thing it can accomplish is securing a more favorable chance to OHKO Aipom, which requires the use of Agility.

Masquerain thrives on bulky offense builds that appreciate special wallbreakers or late-game cleaners. Masquerain appreciates paralysis support Pokemon such as Nosepass, Magnemite, and Chinchou. Chinchou is worth mentioning as it's able to switch into Electric- and Ice-type moves for Masquerain and paralyze offensive threats that outspeed it such as Elekid and opposing Chinchou. Other sweepers like Bagon, Mankey, and Croconaw appreciate Masquerain's role compression which allows it to act as a sweeper or wallbreaker. Physical attackers such as Pidgeotto, Aipom, and Cubone can threaten special walls such as Delcatty and Dustox for Masquerain. These physical attackers also threaten Substitute Calm Mind Spoink which otherwise uses Masquerain as setup fodder. Dustox makes for a fantastic partner as it's access to Whirlwind phazes out Spoink while walling special attackers that threaten Masquerain such as Elekid and Chinchou. It's also a more reliable check to Koffing which helps prevent Masquerain from being statused. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Pokemon that can threaten Grass-types such as Growlithe, Pidgeotto, and Seaking are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Masquerain can choose to use a Lum Berry and focus solely on being a special attacker that counters Koffing. A Salac-berry can be used as a late-game cleaner option though it heavily relies on Aipom and Elekid being damaged beforehand. Toxic or Stun Spore can be run alongside Substitute to catch opposing switch-ins like Chinchou off guard though this limits Masquerain's coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Dustox and Delcatty wall Masquerain thanks to their reliable recovery. Dustox is worth mentioning as it can phaze out Masquerain with Whirlwind removing its boost. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Grass-types like Sunflora and Bayleef can easily wall it.

**Spoink**: Substitute Calm Mind Spoink is able to wall a non-boosted Masquerain and use it as setup fodder.

**Faster attackers**: Pokemon like Chinchou and Elekid can outspeed and OHKO Masquerain with Thunderbolt. Physical attackers like Aipom and Pidgeotto can OHKO with Double Edge even with an Attack drop from Intimidate.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:

 

[BP]

This is now ready for GP! GP Team

 

[StupidFlandrs48]

If I had a nickel for every time I amchecked an ADV ZU thing today, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's cool that it happened twice

The Big Check™

(RS) = Remove Space
(RC) = Remove Comma
(AC) = Add Comma
(RH) = Remove Hyphen
(ASC) = Add Semicolon
(AH) = Add Hyphen

[SET]
name: Sub(RS)Petaya
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Agility / Ice Beam
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Masquerain's wide coverage, excellent base Special Attack(RC) and access to Intimidate allow it to stand out amongst other pinch Berry users. Even without the Petaya Berry boost the boost from its Petaya Berry, Masquerain can threaten many attackers and physical walls (this is a good spot for examples!). With Substitute, Masquerain can more reliably able to activate more reliably self-activate Petaya Berry. Hydro Pump is Masquerain's strongest move and has a chance to OHKO both Elekid and Aipom when at +1 Special Attack. Giga Drain provides Masquerain with a form of recovery while keeping Masquerain it from relying on Hydro Pump's poor accuracy against Rock- and Ground-types such as Rhyhorn and Cubone. Agility allows Masquerain to outspeed and threaten faster attackers such as Aipom, Elekid(RC) and Chinchou. Alternatively, Ice Beam can be used to hit bulky Grass-types like such as Sunflora, Bayleef(RC) and Lileep which otherwise wall Masquerain. Ice Beam also allows Masquerain to focus its efforts on wallbreaking rather than cleaning (how does Ice Beam specifically enable this? Maybe rephrase it somehow). Intimidate allows Masquerain to pivot in on weaker physical attackers such as Koffing, or attackers that lack strong coverage such as Shuppet. Masquerain's mediocre base Speed means it appreciates the extra speed that Timid boost that a Timid nature provides it. This allows it to speed-tie with other base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Wailmer and Growlithe. Modest can also be used(AC) but the only notable thing it can accomplish is securing a more favorable chance to OHKO Aipom, which requires the use of Agility.

Team Options
=============
Masquerain thrives on bulky offense builds that appreciate special wallbreakers or late-game cleaners. Masquerain appreciates paralysis support from Pokemon such as Nosepass, Magnemite, and Chinchou. Chinchou is worth mentioning deserves special mention, as it's able to switch into Electric- and Ice-type moves for Masquerain and paralyze offensive threats that outspeed it(AC) such as Elekid and opposing Chinchou. Other sweepers like Bagon, Mankey, and Croconaw appreciate Masquerain's role compression which allows it to act as a sweeper or wallbreaker. Physical attackers such as Pidgeotto, Aipom, and Cubone can threaten special walls such as Delcatty and Dustox for Masquerain. These physical attackers also threaten Substitute + Calm Mind Spoink(AC) which otherwise uses turns Masquerain as into setup fodder. Dustox makes for a fantastic partner as it's access to Whirlwind phazes out Spoink; it can phaze out Spoink with Whirlwind while walling special attackers that threaten Masquerain(AC) such as Elekid and Chinchou. It's also a more reliable check to Koffing(AC) which helps prevent Masquerain from being statused. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Pokemon that can threaten Grass-types such as Growlithe, Pidgeotto(RC) and Seaking are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Masquerain can choose to use opt for a Lum Berry and focus solely on being a special attacker that counters Koffing, but the loss of Petaya Berry may cause it to struggle for power (This one's just an idea since you made sure to list downsides for everything else in this section.). A Salac(RH) Berry can be used as a late-game cleaner cleaup option(AC) though it heavily relies on Aipom and Elekid being damaged beforehand. Toxic or Stun Spore can be run alongside Substitute to catch opposing switch-ins like Chinchou off guard(ASC) though however, this limits Masquerain's coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Dustox and Delcatty wall Masquerain thanks to their reliable recovery. Dustox is worth mentioning as it can can also phaze out Masquerain with Whirlwind removing its boost to remove any boosts. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Grass-types like Sunflora and Bayleef can easily wall it.

**Spoink**: Substitute + Calm Mind Spoink is able to wall a non-boosted an unboosted Masquerain and use it as setup fodder. (As a non-ZU player this sentence is so goofy to read and I love it)

**Faster attackers**: Pokemon like Chinchou and Elekid can outspeed and OHKO Masquerain with Thunderbolt. Physical attackers like Aipom and Pidgeotto can OHKO it with Double(AH)Edge(AC) even with an Attack drop from Intimidate.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:

 

[Tea Guzzler]

add remove comment (ac) = add comma (rc) = remove comma

GP Check

[SET]
name: Sub(RS)Petaya
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Agility / Ice Beam
item: Petaya Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Masquerain's wide coverage, excellent base Special Attack, (ac) and access to Intimidate allow it to stand out amongst other pinch Berry users. Even without the Petaya Berry boost the boost from its Petaya Berry, Masquerain can threaten many attackers and physical walls (this is a good spot for examples!). With Substitute, Masquerain can more reliably able to activate more reliably self-activate Petaya Berry. Hydro (removed double space between . and Hydro)Pump is Masquerain's strongest move and has a chance to OHKO both Elekid and Aipom when at +1. Giga Drain provides Masquerain with a form of recovery while keeping Masquerain it from relying on Hydro Pump's poor accuracy against Rock- and Ground-types such as Rhyhorn and Cubone. Agility allows Masquerain to outspeed and threaten faster attackers such as Aipom, Elekid, (ac) and Chinchou. Alternatively, Ice Beam can be used to hit bulky Grass-types like such as Sunflora, Bayleef, (ac) and Lileep, (ac) which otherwise wall Masquerain. Ice Beam also allows Masquerain to focus its efforts on wallbreaking rather than cleaning (how does Ice Beam specifically enable this? Maybe rephrase it somehow). Intimidate allows Masquerain to pivot in on weaker physical attackers, (ac) such as Koffing, or attackers that lack strong coverage, (ac) such as Shuppet. Masquerain's mediocre base Speed means it appreciates the extra speed that Timid boost that a Timid nature provides it. This allows it to speed-tie Speed tie with other base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Wailmer and Growlithe. Modest can also be used(AC) but the only notable thing it can accomplish is securing a more favorable chance to OHKO Aipom, which requires the use of Agility.

Masquerain thrives on bulky offense builds that appreciate special wallbreakers or late-game cleaners. Masquerain appreciates paralysis support from Pokemon such as Nosepass, Magnemite, and Chinchou. Chinchou is worth mentioning deserves a special mention, as it's able to switch into Electric- and Ice-type moves for Masquerain and paralyze offensive threats that outspeed it(AC) such as Elekid and opposing Chinchou. Other sweepers like Bagon, Mankey, and Croconaw appreciate Masquerain's role compression, (ac) which allows it to act as a sweeper or wallbreaker. Physical attackers such as Pidgeotto, Aipom, and Cubone can threaten special walls such as Delcatty and Dustox for Masquerain. These physical attackers also threaten Substitute + Calm Mind Spoink(AC) which otherwise uses turns Masquerain as into setup fodder. Dustox makes for a fantastic partner as it's access to Whirlwind phazes out Spoink; it can phaze out Spoink with Whirlwind while walling special attackers that threaten Masquerain(AC) such as Elekid and Chinchou. It's also a more reliable check to Koffing(AC) which helps prevent Masquerain from being statused. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Pokemon that can threaten Grass-types such as Growlithe, Pidgeotto, (ac) and Seaking are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Masquerain can choose to use opt for a Lum Berry and focus solely on being a special attacker that counters Koffing, but the loss of Petaya Berry may cause it to struggle for power (This one's just an idea since you made sure to list downsides for everything else in this section.). A Salac(RH) Berry can be used as a late-game cleaner cleaup option(AC) though it heavily relies on Aipom and Elekid being damaged beforehand. Toxic or Stun Spore can be run alongside Substitute to catch opposing switch-ins like Chinchou off guard(ASC) though however, this limits Masquerain's coverage options.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Special Walls**: Dustox and Delcatty wall Masquerain thanks to their reliable recovery. Dustox is worth mentioning as it can can also phaze out Masquerain with Whirlwind removing its boost to remove any boosts. If Masquerain lacks Ice Beam, Grass-types like Sunflora and Bayleef can easily wall it.

**Spoink**: Substitute + Calm Mind Spoink is able to wall a non-boosted an unboosted Masquerain and use it as setup fodder. (As a non-ZU player this sentence is so goofy to read and I love it)

**Faster attackers**: Pokemon like Chinchou and Elekid can outspeed and OHKO Masquerain with Thunderbolt. Physical attackers like Aipom and Pidgeotto can OHKO it with Double(AH)Edge(AC) even with an Attack drop from Intimidate.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/stupidflandrs48.633500/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tea-guzzler.577920/

gp 1/1 GP Team done
credit both of us

notes for flandrs

• when a calc is used (eg. Hydro Pump OHKOes Elekid at +1), stating the stat being boosted isn't necessary (outside of rare exceptions like Electro Ball, where damage would depend on both SpA and Spe boosts).
• check the rhyhorn analysis for notes; stuff like the formatting, (ac), and trying to keep as much writer voice as possible applies here.
• comma always after which.