Gen 5 [BW] Specially Defensive Meganium [DONE]

[5Dots]

it's dino time
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Aromatherapy
move 3: Dragon Tail / Earthquake
move 4: Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Meganium is the best cleric ZU has to offer, owing to its great bulk, utility, and access to reliable recovery. Giga Drain can make up for Meganium's passivity, discouraging threats like Persian and Kingler from staying in on it. Aromatherapy allows Meganium to sponge status while supporting status-vulnerable teammates like Solrock, Frillish, and Leafeon. Dragon Tail racks up residual damage and stops sweepers not running Substitute, like Grumpig, Leafeon, and Pawniard. Earthquake provides a stronger hit against Steel-, Poison-, and Fire-types like Lairon, Muk, and Simisear.

Meganium is a staple on balance and defensive teams alike, bringing great bulk and cleric support to the table. To shore up its vulnerability to physical attackers, physical walls like Solrock, Wormadam-S, and Shelgon are recommended to switch into physically offensive Pokemon like Mienfoo, Arbok, and Emolga. In return, Meganium can keep special attackers and status spreaders like Grumpig, Raichu, Staryu, and Frillish at bay. Even with Earthquake, Meganium is vulnerable to Simisear and Poison-types like Arbok and Muk; Frillish stands out as an excellent partner thanks to resisting both of their types and providing great mixed defenses. Pokemon resistant to Fire or Poison, like Grumpig or Hippopotas, can shield Meganium from said attacks. Entry hazard setters like Solrock, Wormadam-S, and Hippopotas can help rack up more residual damage, which synergies well with Dragon Tail and makes it more difficult for sweepers not carrying Substitute, like Leafeon and Grumpig, to stay healthy and set up. Although Spikes setters like Shelmet and Pineco are very niche, they can mix well with Meganium phazing foes with Dragon Tail.

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[5Dots]

Ready for QC
apologies for taking so long to do

 

[Mirbro]

Good job, but I think some more things could be implemented.

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QC 1/2 (but I would like to take a look once implemented)

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Aromatherapy
move 3: Dragon Tail / Earthquake
move 4: Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Meganium is the best cleric ZU has to offer, owing to its great bulk and utility options. Aromatherapy allows Meganium to sponge status while supporting status-vulnerable teammates like Solrock, Frillish, and Leafeon. Dragon Tail racks up residual damage against switch-ins like Grumpig, Arbok, and Shelgon. Earthquake provides a stronger hit against Pokemon like Lairon, Muk, and Simisear. What about Giga Drain?

To shore up its vulnerability to physical attackers, physical walls like Solrock, Wormadam-T, and Shelgon are excellent at switching into physically offensive Pokemon like Mienfoo, Arbok, and Kingler (Kingler would not normaly stay in front of Meganium, would you like to put Muk, Persian, or Emolga?). In return, Meganium can keep special attackers and status spreaders like Grumpig, Raichu, Staryu, and Frillish at bay. Even with Earthquake, Meganium is vulnerable to Simisear and Poison-types like Arbok and Muk; Frillish stands out as an excellent partner thanks to resisting both of their types and providing great mixed defenses. Fire- and Poison-resists, like Grumpig and Hippopotas, can shield Meganium from said attacks. I think that you could add more info about the teammates like hazard stacking bc of Dragon Tail or how Dragon Tail might be good for hazing CM Grumpigs without taking so much damage in return. I also think Hippopotas is fine but kind of situational, you could put Vibrava or other a bit more common Pokemon.

I also think it lacks the typical information about who did the grammar and quality check? I know these are now minis but I think the info still needs to be there.

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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Great job, QC: 2/2 when implemented.

QC 2/2

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Aromatherapy
move 3: Dragon Tail / Earthquake
move 4: Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Meganium is the best cleric ZU has to offer, owing to its great bulk and utility options. Mention its access to reliable recovery Aromatherapy allows Meganium to sponge status while supporting status-vulnerable teammates like Solrock, Frillish, and Leafeon. Dragon Tail racks up residual damage Mention how. Also mention how it stops setup sweepers. against switch-ins like Grumpig, Arbok, and Shelgon. Earthquake provides a stronger hit against Pokemon like Lairon, Muk, and Simisear. Mention how it generally targets Steel-, Poison-, and Fire-types.

Mention how Giga Drain helps Meganium avoid being passive against many foes, as offensive threats like Persian and Kingler dislike staying in front of it as a result.

To shore up its vulnerability to physical attackers, physical walls like Solrock, Wormadam-T Wormadam-S,-S means Steel and Shelgon are excellent at switching into physically offensive Pokemon like Mienfoo, Arbok, and Emolga. In return, Meganium can keep special attackers and status spreaders like Grumpig, Raichu, Staryu, and Frillish at bay. Even with Earthquake, Meganium is vulnerable to Simisear and Poison-types like Arbok and Muk; Frillish stands out as an excellent partner thanks to resisting both of their types and providing great mixed defenses. Fire- and Poison-resists, Resists cannot be used as a noun like Grumpig and Hippopotas, can shield Meganium from said attacks. Entry hazard setters like Solrock, Wormadam-T Wormadam-S, and Hippopotas can help rack up more residual damage, which synergies well with Dragon Tail and makes it more difficult for sweepers not carrying a Substitute, like Leafeon and Grumpig to stay healthy and set up.

Mention how Meganium is a fixture on balance and defensive teams as a result of its great bulk and cleric support. Also mention Spikes in conjunction with Dragon Tail; it is VERY hard to fit (you have to use Pokemon like Shelmet) but Spikes and Dragon Tail can form a very potent combination.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[Gangsta Spongebob]

You need to ping gp team GP Team

 

[5Dots]

GP Team

 

[Tea Guzzler]

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Aromatherapy
move 3: Dragon Tail / Earthquake
move 4: Synthesis
item: Leftovers
ability: Overgrow
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Meganium is the best cleric ZU has to offer, owing to its great bulk, utility, and access to reliable recovery. Giga Drain can make up for Meganium's passivity, discouraging threats like Persian and Kingler from staying in on it. Aromatherapy allows Meganium to sponge status while supporting status-vulnerable teammates like Solrock, Frillish, and Leafeon. Dragon Tail racks up residual damage and stops sweepers not running Substitute, like Grumpig, Leafeon, and Pawniard. Earthquake provides a stronger hit against Steel-, Poison-, and Fire-types like Lairon, Muk, and Simisear.

Meganium is a staple on balance and defensive teams alike, bringing great bulk and cleric support to the table. To shore up its vulnerability to physical attackers, physical walls like Solrock, Wormadam-S, and Shelgon are excellent at switching recommended to switch into physically offensive Pokemon like Mienfoo, Arbok, and Emolga. In return, Meganium can keep special attackers and status spreaders like Grumpig, Raichu, Staryu, and Frillish at bay. Even with Earthquake, Meganium is vulnerable to Simisear and Poison-types like Arbok and Muk; Frillish stands out as an excellent partner thanks to resisting both of their types and providing great mixed defenses. Fire- and Poison-type resists Pokemon resistant to Fire or Poison, like Grumpig and or Hippopotas, can shield Meganium from said attacks. Entry hazard setters like Solrock, Wormadam-S, and Hippopotas can help rack up more residual damage, which synergies well with Dragon Tail and makes it more difficult for sweepers not carrying a Substitute, like Leafeon and Grumpig, (ac) to stay healthy and set up. Although Spikes setters like Shelmet and Pineco are very niche, they can mix well with Meganium phasing phazing foes out with Dragon Tail.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mirbro.451786/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tea-guzzler.577920/

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