Rating: 7/10. Build details in description.
Jumpluff @ Shell Bell
Ability: Any
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 148 Def / 108 Spe
Adamant Nature
– Tera Blast
– Swords Dance
– Lunge
– Cotton Guard
Vitamins: 25 Protein (or Muscle Mochi), 14 Iron (or Resist Mochi), 10 Carbos (or Swift Mochi)
Feathers: 2 Muscle Feathers, 8 Resist Feathers, 8 Swift Feathers
Stats at lvl 100 w/ perfect IVs:
HP : 291
Attack : 229
Defense : 213
Speed : 283
NPC Advantages: 1 intimidator (tauros, staraptor, arcanine) required. gardevoir (life dew), and drifblim (will-o-wisp) help.
Strategy: cotton guard, 3x lunge, wait for your stats to reset, terastalize into cotton guard. heal cheer if you need HP before you’re done setting up. cotton guard. 3x swords dance. tera blast to victory.
Pros: supereffective tera type matching base type. decent attack stat, outspeeds meowscarada. resists flower trick (doubly before terastalizing), which discourages the AI from using it, avoiding the guaranteed critical hits. no weaknesses after terastalizing. lunge debuffs attack 1 stage while charging tera orb. cotton guard buffs defense 3 stages. swords dance buffs 2 attack stages. tera blast has 80 base power, 100 accuracy, and deals supereffective tera-boosted STAB damage when terastalized. shell bell heals when attacking, an amount equal to 1/8th of damage dealt.
Cons: weak to acrobatics before terastalizing, poor HP stat, mediocre defense stat
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