AG Choice Specs Calyrex-S [GP 0/1]

[Rose]

[SET]
Choice Specs (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Choice Specs
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Grass / Normal
Timid Nature
- Astral Barrage
- Grass Knot
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Trick

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Calyrex-S is an excellent wallbreaker, independently breaking through most of its usual checks with accurate prediction. Grass Knot most importantly 2HKOes Ting-Lu, as well as pressuring neutral targets like Arceus and OHKOing Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground after entry hazard damage. Psychic 2HKOes Arceus, while Psyshock 2HKOes offensive Ho-Oh, has a better chance of OHKOing Eternatus, and hits Pokemon such as Blissey. Trick + Choice Specs debilitates Calyrex-S's checks like Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and Arceus by removing the longevity their items grant them and forcing them to attack. Tera Ghost allows Astral Barrage to 2HKO Ting-Lu with less chip damage, OHKO Ho-Oh with an As One boost, and OHKO Necrozma-DM with a neutral Tera type, in addition to 2HKOing Ho-Oh and defensive Arceus formes after Calyrex-S loses its Choice Specs because of Trick. Tera Grass gives Grass Knot a good chance of OHKOing Ting-Lu after hazard damage and lets it 2HKO Arceus; Tera Grass also grants Calyrex-S a resistance to Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground's Earthquake. Tera Normal prevents revenge killing attempts from opposing Calyrex-S. All three Tera types also allow Calyrex-S to survive attacks like Ting-Lu's Payback and Arceus's Shadow Claw, though the latter two make it vulnerable to Arceus's Extreme Speed.

Calyrex-S is best used on balance and bulky offense teams, where it can pressure various defensive Pokemon and rely on its teammates to deal with revenge killers. Koraidon can threaten Ting-Lu and Arceus for Calyrex-S and use U-turn to safely bring it in against Pokemon it threatens like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground; additionally, the pair can wear down Ho-Oh for each other. Similarly, Zacian-C and Calyrex-S can deal with each other's checks and overwhelm Ho-Oh together. Kyogre threatens Ting-Lu and Ho-Oh for Calyrex-S, which can pressure Eternatus for it. Necrozma-DM appreciates Calyrex-S weakening Ting-Lu and Ho-Oh and threatening its checks like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground; in return, it can somewhat deal with Arceus and potentially lure in and KO Ho-Oh with Stone Edge. Ho-Oh can switch into Arceus, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, and Ting-Lu, and Calyrex-S can deal with two of Ho-Oh's primary checks in Eternatus and Arceus-Water. Ting-Lu can also check Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, as well as wearing foes down into Calyrex-S's KO range via Spikes, which it potentially trades with opposing Ting-Lu. Miraidon and Calyrex-S can weaken Ting-Lu for each other, and Miraidon can switch into and threaten Ho-Oh. Defensive Arceus formes—namely Arceus-Water, Arceus-Ground, and Arceus-Fairy—can check Choice Scarf Koraidon and Arceus, and the former can also deal with Ho-Oh.

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[SET]
Choice Specs (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Choice Specs
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Ghost / Grass / Normal
Timid Nature
- Astral Barrage
- Grass Knot
- Psychic we can probably discuss whether or not to slash psyshock here but I think it's worth
- Trick

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Specs Calyrex-S is an excellent wallbreaker, independently breaking through most of its usual checks with accurate prediction. Grass Knot most importantly 2HKOes Ting-Lu, as well as pressuring neutral targets like Arceus and OHKOing Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground after entry hazard damage. Psychic 2HKOes Arceus, while Psyshock is a niche option that hits Pokemon such as Blissey. Psyshock also 2HKOes Ho-Oh and OHKOes Etern, and imo is worth a slash Trick debilitates Calyrex-S's checks like Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and Arceus by removing the longevity their items grant them and forcing them to attack. Tera Ghost allows Astral Barrage to 2HKO Terastallized Ting-Lu, OHKO Ho-Oh at +1, specify this is after an As One boost and OHKO Terastallized Necrozma-DM, in addition to 2HKOing Ho-Oh and defensive Arceus formes after Calyrex-S loses its Choice Specs because of Trick. I think the most important aspect of tera ghost is that it allows you to brute force Ting-Lu without needing to predict Tera Grass gives Grass Knot a good chance of OHKOing Ting-Lu after hazard damage and lets it 2HKO Arceus and Terastallized Ho-Oh; Tera Grass also grants Calyrex-S a resistance to Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground's Earthquake. no mention of ohkoing groundy? Tera Normal prevents revenge killing attempts from opposing Calyrex-S. All three Tera types also allow Calyrex-S to survive attacks like Ting-Lu's Payback and Arceus's Shadow Claw. maybe mention becoming vulnerable to extreme speed with the non ghost teras

Calyrex-S is best used on balance and bulky offense teams, where it can pressure various defensive Pokemon and rely on its teammates to deal with revenge killers. Koraidon can threaten Ting-Lu and Arceus for Calyrex-S and use U-turn to safely bring it in against Pokemon it threatens like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground; additionally, the pair can wear down Ho-Oh for each other. Similarly, Zacian-C and Calyrex-S wear down I feel like "wear down" doesn't accurately describe this dynamic each other's checks and overwhelm Ho-Oh together. Kyogre threatens Ting-Lu and Ho-Oh for Calyrex-S, which can pressure Eternatus for it. Necrozma-DM appreciates Calyrex-S weakening Ting-Lu and Ho-Oh and threatening its checks like Arceus-Water and Arceus-Ground; in return, it can somewhat deal with Arceus and potentially lure in and KO Ho-Oh with Stone Edge. Ho-Oh can switch into Arceus, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, and Ting-Lu, and Calyrex-S can deal with two of Ho-Oh's primary checks in Eternatus and Arceus-Water. Ting-Lu can also check Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, as well as wearing foes down into Calyrex-S's KO range via Spikes, which it potentially trades with opposing Ting-Lu. Miraidon and Calyrex-S can weaken Ting-Lu for each other, and Miraidon can switch into and threaten Ho-Oh. Defensive Arceus formes—namely Arceus-Water, Arceus-Ground, and Arceus-Fairy—can check Choice Scarf Koraidon and Arceus, and the former can also deal with Ho-Oh.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
Quality checked by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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QC 1/2

 

[Fc]

Tera Ghost allows Astral Barrage to eventually brute force past Ting-Lu, OHKO Ho-Oh with an As One (Spectrier) boost, and OHKO Terastallized Necrozma-DM

No real complaints aside from maybe changing the ndm part in this sentence to mention neutral effectiveness, since tera dark while niche does exist. I'm also not sure on mentioning this part about ting, it does like 30 and just spamming it wastes both your tera and a lot of turns if you're actually trying to use barrage to kill a healthy ting where it can set hazards or just throw off ruinations / paybacks. If you did want to include it I'd say you just need less chip damage to 2HKO it with tera barrage or something similar.

QC 2/2

 

[Rose]

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