[SET]
Specially Defensive (Lunala) @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonlight
- Moongeist Beam
- Ice Beam / Psychic / Future Sight
- Teleport
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its good stats, movepool, and access to Shadow Shield, Lunala is an outstanding specially defensive pivot that is capable of switching into premier special attackers like Eternatus and Lugia. Ice Beam can be used to hit Dragonite, Great Tusk, and Eternatus. Alternatively, Psychic can be used to hit Eternatus harder, while Future Sight is also an option to support its potential partners such as Urshifu-R and Galarian Zapdos. Psyshock is also a fringe option to hit non-Gyaradosite Clodsire for more damage. Leftovers allows Lunala to potentially deal with special threats in a better fashion, but Heavy-Duty Boots can be used instead to keep up Shadow Shield even if entry hazards go up. Physical walls such as Corviknight and bulky Arceus formes synergize well with Lunala, as they can deal with physically offensive foes like Iron Boulder and Tough Claws Solgaleo while Lunala takes care of the specially offensive ones. Setup sweepers and pivots such as Gouging Fire, Dragonite, and Urshifu-R also benefit from Lunala's ability to pivot them in. Lunala is extremely vulnerable to Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, and Darkrai, so it appreciates partners that check them, such as Hisuian Arcanine, Regieleki, and the aforementioned Dragonite and Urshifu-R; Regieleki also supports Leftovers Lunala in retaining Shadow Shield by keeping the field free of hazards with Rapid Spin. Lunala has difficulty in dealing with Calm Mind users such as Arceus formes and Magearna, so it appreciates checks to those like Latiasite Solgaleo, Toxic Eternatus, and the aforementioned Gouging Fire.
[SET CREDITS]
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Specially Defensive (Lunala) @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonlight
- Moongeist Beam
- Ice Beam / Psychic / Future Sight
- Teleport
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its good stats, movepool, and access to Shadow Shield, Lunala is an outstanding specially defensive pivot that is capable of switching into premier special attackers like Eternatus and Lugia. Ice Beam can be used to hit Dragonite, Great Tusk, and Eternatus. Alternatively, Psychic can be used to hit Eternatus harder, while Future Sight is also an option to support its potential partners such as Urshifu-R and Galarian Zapdos. Psyshock is also a fringe option to hit non-Gyaradosite Clodsire for more damage. Leftovers allows Lunala to potentially deal with special threats in a better fashion, but Heavy-Duty Boots can be used instead to keep up Shadow Shield even if entry hazards go up. Physical walls such as Corviknight and bulky Arceus formes synergize well with Lunala, as they can deal with physically offensive foes like Iron Boulder and Tough Claws Solgaleo while Lunala takes care of the specially offensive ones. Setup sweepers and pivots such as Gouging Fire, Dragonite, and Urshifu-R also benefit from Lunala's ability to pivot them in. Lunala is extremely vulnerable to Dark-types like Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, and Darkrai, so it appreciates partners that check them, such as Hisuian Arcanine, Regieleki, and the aforementioned Dragonite and Urshifu-R; Regieleki also supports Leftovers Lunala in retaining Shadow Shield by keeping the field free of hazards with Rapid Spin. Lunala has difficulty in dealing with Calm Mind users such as Arceus formes and Magearna, so it appreciates checks to those like Latiasite Solgaleo, Toxic Eternatus, and the aforementioned Gouging Fire.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clas.545372/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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