[SET]
Rain Breaker (Manaphy) @ Waterium Z
Ability: Hydration
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tail Glow
- Surf
- Psychic / Energy Ball
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
With a powerful Water-type STAB move, one of the best setup moves ever in Tail Glow, and the combination of Hydration + Rest, Manaphy is one of the fiercest wallbreakers on rain teams, leveraging its all-around bulk to take some hits and either set up Tail Glow, hit back with incredibly powerful boosted Surfs, or heal off said hits with Rest in rain. With these traits, Manaphy can virtually take out any wall, breaking through even specially defensive Water-resistant Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Latias with its very powerful Hydro Vortex while also healing off any chip damage from foes like Blissey thanks to Hydration + Rest. Hydration additionally lets Manaphy deny status from the likes of Gliscor, Toxapex, and Tera Grass Heatran. This gives rain teams a much better fat balance and stall matchups, since the only way to take it out is with offensive pressure. Psychic is used as coverage for a would-be check in Toxapex, but Energy Ball is a good alternative for hitting Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl for super effective damage. Pelipper is a required partner for setting up rain and pivoting Manaphy in. Other partners like Ferrothorn and Archaludon are appreciated due to their ability to take on Pokemon like Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt that force out Manaphy, and, in Ferrothorn's case, it can also chip said Pokemon with entry hazards while taking them on. In return, Manaphy can take out troublesome foes like Ting-Lu and Heatran for said partners. Swift Swim Pokemon like Mega Swampert and Barraskewda are appreciated for their ability to pressure more offensive teams that can deny Manaphy setup opportunities, and in return, Manaphy can break through Pokemon like Alomomola and Rotom-W. Zapdos and Raging Bolt are also great partners because they can take Grass-type attacks from Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W and hit Toxapex and Dondozo; meanwhile, Manaphy can do devastating damage to its partners' checks in Galarian Slowking and Mega Tyranitar.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Rain Breaker (Manaphy) @ Waterium Z
Ability: Hydration
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tail Glow
- Surf
- Psychic / Energy Ball
- Rest
[SET COMMENTS]
With a powerful Water-type STAB move, one of the best setup moves ever in Tail Glow, and the combination of Hydration + Rest, Manaphy is one of the fiercest wallbreakers on rain teams, leveraging its all-around bulk to take some hits and either set up Tail Glow, hit back with incredibly powerful boosted Surfs, or heal off said hits with Rest in rain. With these traits, Manaphy can virtually take out any wall, breaking through even specially defensive Water-resistant Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Mega Latias with its very powerful Hydro Vortex while also healing off any chip damage from foes like Blissey thanks to Hydration + Rest. Hydration additionally lets Manaphy deny status from the likes of Gliscor, Toxapex, and Tera Grass Heatran. This gives rain teams a much better fat balance and stall matchups, since the only way to take it out is with offensive pressure. Psychic is used as coverage for a would-be check in Toxapex, but Energy Ball is a good alternative for hitting Dondozo and Tera Water Garganacl for super effective damage. Pelipper is a required partner for setting up rain and pivoting Manaphy in. Other partners like Ferrothorn and Archaludon are appreciated due to their ability to take on Pokemon like Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt that force out Manaphy, and, in Ferrothorn's case, it can also chip said Pokemon with entry hazards while taking them on. In return, Manaphy can take out troublesome foes like Ting-Lu and Heatran for said partners. Swift Swim Pokemon like Mega Swampert and Barraskewda are appreciated for their ability to pressure more offensive teams that can deny Manaphy setup opportunities, and in return, Manaphy can break through Pokemon like Alomomola and Rotom-W. Zapdos and Raging Bolt are also great partners because they can take Grass-type attacks from Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W and hit Toxapex and Dondozo; meanwhile, Manaphy can do devastating damage to its partners' checks in Galarian Slowking and Mega Tyranitar.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/untrue_reality.652710/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ineros.658067/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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