[SET]
name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Pyro Ball
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Sucker Punch / Court Change
move 4: Court Change / High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Fire
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With its high Attack and Speed stats, coupled with Libero, Heavy-Duty Boots, U-Turn, and a strong Fire-type attack in Pyro Ball, Cinderace is a very great offensive pivot. Sucker Punch gives a priority to its team and allows it to revenge kill faster threats such as Dragapult, Deoxys-S, weakened Iron Moth, and Terastallized Roaring Moon. Court Change offers great entry hazard control, getting rid of hazards against even Gholdengo, and removing Alolan Ninetales' Aurora Veil in addition. Alternatively, High Jump Kick and Gunk Shot are great coverage options. The former OHKOes Kyurem, Roaring Moon, and Hisuian Samurott as well as hitting non Terastallized Garganacl super effectively. The latter can help Cinderace to OHKO Ogerpon-W and deal with Fairy-types like Primarina, Hatterene, and Clefable, as well as having a good chance of poisoning switch-ins. With Tera Fire, Cinderace regains its original typing after a Libero type change, allowing it to OHKO unboosted Kingambit, Defensive Gholdengo, and Iron Treads as well as 2HKO Hatterene and Clefable with Pyro Ball. However, after Terastallizing, Cinderace won't benefit from Libero anymore.
Offensive Pivot Cinderace is a great option on bulky offense teams. Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking synergize well with Cinderace, as Landorus-T can check Great Tusk, Gouging Fire, and Zamazenta which are problematic for Cinderace, while Galarian Slowking can switch into strong special attackers such as Raging Bolt and Primarina along with helping to check Zamazenta. Furthermore, Kyurem and Grass-type Pokemon like Rillaboom, Serperior, and Ogerpon-W can also help Cinderace as they can handle Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Primarina, Hisuian Samurott, Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, against which Cinderace can pivot with U-Turn to bring these teammates in. Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W are particularly helpful, as the former sets the Grassy Terrain that provides passive recovery to Cinderace and weaken Earthquake to let it stay in on Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and Iron Treads, while the latter completely absorbs Water-type moves thanks to its ability as well as benefiting from Cinderace’s ability to hit Grass-types and from the hazard control it offers. Finally, Zamazenta also threatens Cinderace, so Pokemon such as Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Enamorus can be helpful, while they can benefit from Cinderace's presence as it can bring them in safely and remove entry hazards for them.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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name: Offensive Pivot
move 1: Pyro Ball
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Sucker Punch / Court Change
move 4: Court Change / High Jump Kick / Gunk Shot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Fire
ability: Libero
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With its high Attack and Speed stats, coupled with Libero, Heavy-Duty Boots, U-Turn, and a strong Fire-type attack in Pyro Ball, Cinderace is a very great offensive pivot. Sucker Punch gives a priority to its team and allows it to revenge kill faster threats such as Dragapult, Deoxys-S, weakened Iron Moth, and Terastallized Roaring Moon. Court Change offers great entry hazard control, getting rid of hazards against even Gholdengo, and removing Alolan Ninetales' Aurora Veil in addition. Alternatively, High Jump Kick and Gunk Shot are great coverage options. The former OHKOes Kyurem, Roaring Moon, and Hisuian Samurott as well as hitting non Terastallized Garganacl super effectively. The latter can help Cinderace to OHKO Ogerpon-W and deal with Fairy-types like Primarina, Hatterene, and Clefable, as well as having a good chance of poisoning switch-ins. With Tera Fire, Cinderace regains its original typing after a Libero type change, allowing it to OHKO unboosted Kingambit, Defensive Gholdengo, and Iron Treads as well as 2HKO Hatterene and Clefable with Pyro Ball. However, after Terastallizing, Cinderace won't benefit from Libero anymore.
Offensive Pivot Cinderace is a great option on bulky offense teams. Landorus-T and Galarian Slowking synergize well with Cinderace, as Landorus-T can check Great Tusk, Gouging Fire, and Zamazenta which are problematic for Cinderace, while Galarian Slowking can switch into strong special attackers such as Raging Bolt and Primarina along with helping to check Zamazenta. Furthermore, Kyurem and Grass-type Pokemon like Rillaboom, Serperior, and Ogerpon-W can also help Cinderace as they can handle Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Primarina, Hisuian Samurott, Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor, against which Cinderace can pivot with U-Turn to bring these teammates in. Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W are particularly helpful, as the former sets the Grassy Terrain that provides passive recovery to Cinderace and weaken Earthquake to let it stay in on Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Clodsire, and Iron Treads, while the latter completely absorbs Water-type moves thanks to its ability as well as benefiting from Cinderace’s ability to hit Grass-types and from the hazard control it offers. Finally, Zamazenta also threatens Cinderace, so Pokemon such as Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, and Enamorus can be helpful, while they can benefit from Cinderace's presence as it can bring them in safely and remove entry hazards for them.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/valteyek.661113/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/fayawizard.616497/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kd458.633798/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/username.XXXXXX/
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