AG Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Taka]

[SET]
Arceus-Ground @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Beam / Dragon Claw / Gravity
- Substitute / Taunt / Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Ground is a powerful setup sweeper that utilizes its good bulk, useful utility moves, and STAB-boosted Earthquake to pressure common defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Skeledirge, Eternatus, and Ting-Lu. Ice Beam smashes Landorus-T, which would otherwise wall Arceus-Ground. Dragon Claw is primarily used to hit Giratina-O and Landorus-T, while Gravity is a similar option to hit them as well. Taunt shuts down Skeledirge and Toxapex while preventing Ting-Lu from phazing Arceus-Ground. Substitute eases prediction versus Terastallization while also blocking status from the aforementioned Pokemon. Recover lets Arceus-Ground set up on Pokemon such as Landorus-T and have a longer term presence throughout the game but is generally outclassed by the prior two options. Tera Fairy lets Arceus-Ground take Koraidon's Low Kick and Dragon-type attacks, take Miraidon's Draco Meteor, and, when paired with Substitute or Taunt, use Giratina-O as setup fodder. At +1, Tera Ground lets Earthquake OHKO Koraidon and 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu. Tera Steel is another option for resisting Calyrex-S's Grass Knot, Miraidon and Koraidon's Dragon-type attacks, both of Zacian-C's STAB attacks, and Extreme Speed from Arceus. However, Tera Steel leaves Arceus-Ground open to Choice Scarf Koraidon. Arceus-Ground acts as a wincon after wallbreakers such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Calyrex-S have broken down its checks in Landorus-T and defensive Arceus formes. Extreme Killer Arceus is another solid partner for forcing damage on Giratina-O, opening up Arceus-Ground late-game. Arceus-Ground can be revenge killed by the likes of Choice Scarf Koraidon, Arceus, and Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, so checks to these such as Landorus-T and Arceus formes are appreciated. Support from Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee can faciliate Arceus-Ground on hyper offense teams.

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QC Check

[SET]
Arceus-Ground @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Ground / Fairy / Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Taunt / Substitute / Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Ground is a powerful setup sweeper that utilizes its large bulk, utility moves, and access to a STAB-boosted Earthquake to pressure common defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Skeledirge, Eternatus, and Ting-Lu. Dragon Claw is primarily used to hit Giratina-O and Landorus-T, who which are immune to Earthquake. Taunt shuts down status moves from Skeledirge and Toxapex, (comma) while preventing Ting-Lu from phazing Arceus Arceus-Ground. Substitute eases prediction vs versus Terastallization, (comma) while also blocking status from the aforementioned Pokemon. Recover, paired with Special Defense (I assume you mean HP, and I would state the alternative EV spread) investment, lets Arceus-Ground set up on Pokemon such as Landorus-T (Landorus-T can just use Taunt against Recover Arceus-Ground, no?) and have a longer term presence throughout the game, (comma) but is generally outclassed by the prior two options. At +1, Tera Ground lets Earthquake OHKO Koraidon and 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu. (forgot Tera Ground mention) Tera Fairy lets Arceus-Ground take on Koraidon's Low Kick and Dragon-type attacks, take Miraidon's Draco Meteor, and, when paired with Substitute or Taunt, uses use Giratina-O as set up setup fodder. Tera Steel is another option for resisting Miraidon and Koraidon's Dragon-type attacks while resisting both of Zacian-C's STAB-type STAB attacks and Extreme Speed from Arceus. (probably try and mention the removed Grass Knot weakness somewhere) Arceus-Ground acts as a win condition wincon after breakers wallbreakers such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Calyrex-S have broken down its checks in Landorus-T and defensive Arceus formes. Extreme Killer Arceus is another solid partner for forcing damage on Giratina-O, opening up Arceus-Ground late game late-game. Arceus-Ground can be revenged revenge killed by the likes of Choice Scarf Koraidon, Arceus, and Tera Grass or Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, so checks to these such as Landorus-T and Arceus are appreciated. (maybe mention Pokemon like Grimmsnarl/Glimmora/Ribombee to support Arceus-Ground on hyper offense teams)

[SET CREDITS]
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An (Arceus-)ground-breaking analysis QC 1/2

 

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[SET]
Arceus-Ground @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Ground / Fairy / Steel > Fairy / Ground / Steel (thoughts? i think being immune to draco meteor and resist low kick is more valuable than the stronger eq but you can keep it like it is if you dont agree)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw > Gravity / Ice Beam (dragon claw sucks personally and gravity lets you beat everything thats immune to eq anyways. it works best with substitute. ice beam is good for lando, the dmg on gira-o is a bit low but passable. again if you dont agree keep dragon claw)
- Taunt / Substitute / Recover > Substitute / Taunt / Recover (only if youre using gravity)

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Ground is a powerful setup sweeper that utilizes its large bulk, utility moves, and STAB-boosted Earthquake to pressure common defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Skeledirge, Eternatus, and Ting-Lu. Dragon Claw is primarily used to hit Giratina-O and Landorus-T, which are immune to Earthquake. Taunt shuts down status moves from Skeledirge and Toxapex while preventing Ting-Lu from phazing Arceus-Ground. Substitute eases prediction versus Terastallization while also blocking status from the aforementioned Pokemon. Recover lets Arceus-Ground set up on Pokemon such as Landorus-T and have a longer term presence throughout the game but is generally outclassed by the prior two options. At +1, Tera Ground lets Earthquake OHKO Koraidon and 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu.(i'd add a point somewhere about encore scarf caly being a bitch for this set) Tera Fairy lets Arceus-Ground take Koraidon's Low Kick and Dragon-type attacks, take Miraidon's Draco Meteor, and, when paired with Substitute or Taunt, use Giratina-O as setup fodder. Tera Steel is another option for resisting Calyrex-S's Grass Knot, Miraidon and Koraidon's Dragon-type attacks while resisting both of Zacian-C's STAB attacks and Extreme Speed from Arceus.(maybe explain the tera steel downsides? aka koraidon just clicks flare blitz or low kick) Arceus-Ground acts as a wincon after wallbreakers such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Calyrex-S have broken down its checks in Landorus-T and defensive Arceus formes. Extreme Killer Arceus is another solid partner for forcing damage on Giratina-O, opening up Arceus-Ground late-game. Arceus-Ground can be revenge killed by the likes of Choice Scarf Koraidon, Arceus, and Tera Grass or Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, so checks to these such as Landorus-T and Arceus formes are appreciated. Support from Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee can faciliate Arceus-Ground on hyper offense teams.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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GP Check

[SET]
Arceus-Ground @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fairy / Ground / Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Beam / Dragon Claw / Gravity
- Substitute / Taunt / Recover

[SET COMMENTS]
Arceus-Ground is a powerful setup sweeper that utilizes its large good bulk, useful utility moves, and STAB-boosted Earthquake to pressure common defensive Pokemon such as Toxapex, Skeledirge, Eternatus, and Ting-Lu. Ice Beam smashes Landorus-T, who which would otherwise wall Arceus-Ground. Dragon Claw is primarily used to hit Giratina-O and Landorus-T, which are immune to Earthquake while Gravity is a similar option to be able to throw out powerful Earthquakes against Giratina-O and Landorus-T hit them as well. Taunt shuts down status moves from Skeledirge and Toxapex while preventing Ting-Lu from phazing Arceus-Ground. Substitute eases prediction versus Terastallization while also blocking status from the aforementioned Pokemon. Recover lets Arceus-Ground set up on Pokemon such as Landorus-T and have a longer term presence throughout the game but is generally outclassed by the prior two options. Tera Fairy lets Arceus-Ground take Koraidon's Low Kick and Dragon-type attacks, take Miraidon's Draco Meteor, and, when paired with Substitute or Taunt, use Giratina-O as setup fodder. At +1, Tera Ground lets Earthquake OHKO Koraidon and 2HKO defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu. Tera Steel is another option for resisting Calyrex-S's Grass Knot, Miraidon and Koraidon's Dragon-type attacks while resisting attacks, both of Zacian-C's STAB attacks, comma and Extreme Speed from Arceus. However, Tera Steel leaves Arceus-Ground open to Choice Scarf Koraidon. Arceus-Ground acts as a wincon after wallbreakers such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Calyrex-S have broken down its checks in Landorus-T and defensive Arceus formes. Extreme Killer Arceus is another solid partner for forcing damage on Giratina-O, opening up Arceus-Ground late-game. Arceus-Ground can be revenge killed by the likes of Choice Scarf Koraidon, Arceus, and Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, so checks to these such as Landorus-T and Arceus formes are appreciated. Support from Pokemon such as Grimmsnarl, Glimmora, and Ribombee can faciliate Arceus-Ground on hyper offense teams.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/taka.595062/
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/corvere.306317/
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