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Epic Substitute setup sweeper:
Darkrai @ Darkinium Z
Ability: Bad Dreams
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb/Focus Blast
- Substitute

I've been using this Darkrai set for quite a while, and it shreds defensive cores quite well with flinch fishing and a powerful Z-move in Darkium Z. Sludge Bomb is to predict/KO under a Substitute, when it comes to dealing with Iron Valiant. Helps against Fairy types like Clefable, Hatterene, and Tapu Koko as well. Could also prompt it to waste a potential Booster Energy on Iron Valiant before outspeeding it later. +2 Darkium Z can KO even SpD walls like Heatran and Ferrothorn. Focus Blast is used for Ting-Lu, Mega-Tyranitar and even as an option of KOing SpD Heatran/Ferrothorn even after using up the Z move. Its speed tier is solid, but it can be revenge killed by the likes of Scarfers and faster things like Mega-Lopunny and Tapu Koko. This is part of the reason why I use Substitute, so I can potentially block revenge killing attempts like these. Clodsire does annoy this a lot, unless the Darkrai gets lucky with flinches or is supplied with Future Sight support. So yeah, that's what this set does, and that's why it's one of my favorites in the tier.
 

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Xatu @ Grassy Seed
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Roost
- Dazzling Gleam

honestly I wish I knew what I was doing but basically this is just a silly setup sweeper that stall cannot touch at all bar unaware tera dark clod
 
Sandslash-Alola @ Life Orb
Ability: Slush Rush
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

Paired with (potentially icy rock) glowking for snow this set can absolutely destroy teams. Hits 502 speed in snow and only takes 49 max from gliscor eq coming in on glowking so you can sd up against it. Pretty much ohkos anything it can get super effective damage on which is 99% of mons, pretty much is only weak to tera fairy bulky mons like alomomola. Can at times be difficult to get out but it'll usually break at least 1 or 2 mons before they kill it which can allow other sweepers/cleaners to destroy. Suprisingly strong as well, OHKOs max defenses alo and has a 25% chance to ohko max physdef alo with tera blast as well as OHKOing garg after rocks with eq.
 

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Voting begins now! im so lucky i didnt start earlier as planned because we got like four last second subs

Nomination A
Flareon (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Flash Fire
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Flame Charge
- Superpower
- Quick Attack

Nomination B
Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Knock Off
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam

Nomination C
Munkidori @ Mind Plate/Fightium Z
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Psychic/Dark/Fighting
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Future Sight/Focus Blast
- U-turn
- Psychic Noise
- Protect/Focus Blast/Substitute

Nomination D
Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Iron Defense
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Draining Kiss

Nomination E
Clodsire @ Focus Sash
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Protect

Nomination F
Yanmega @ Throat Spray
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Protect
- Tera Blast

Nomination G
Bulwark Staller (Gouging Fire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
- Burning Bulwark
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Tail
- Flare Blitz

Nomination H
Darmanitan @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rock Slide
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- U-turn

Nomination J (I skipped becuase it looks like l)
:xy/Heracross: @ :Heracronite:
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Rock Blast
- Pin Missle
- Trail Blaze / Sword Dance

Nomination K
Clefable @ Sticky Barb
Ability: Magic Guard
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Soft-Boiled
- Moonblast
- Stealth Rock
- Trick

Nomination L
Necrozma @ Leftovers
Ability: Prism Armor
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 248 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Photon Geyser
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Tera Blast

Nomination M
Darkrai @ Darkinium Z
Ability: Bad Dreams
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb/Focus Blast
- Substitute

Nomination N
Xatu @ Grassy Seed
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Roost
- Dazzling Gleam

Nomination O
Sandslash-Alola @ Life Orb
Ability: Slush Rush
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Tera Blast
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

Vote by 14 April! This week is huge!
To see set descriptions (if any), go to the original posts.
 

red fintans

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Thanks everyone for their votes! Here are the teams that are gonna happen this week:

:xatu:
Xatu @ Grassy Seed
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Roost
- Dazzling Gleam

Xatu received 5 votes this week, equipped with Magic Bounce and decent boosting capabilities.

:gouging-fire:
Gouging Fire @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
- Burning Bulwark
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Tail
- Flare Blitz

Bulwark Staller received 4 votes this week despite not validating in the teambuilder (what nature should we run?)

:heracross-mega:
Heracross-Mega @ Heracronite
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Rock Blast
- Pin Missile
- Trailblaze / Sword Dance

Buff Bug received 2 votes this week, with its terrifying wallbreaking capabilites and various boosting options.

The remaining Pokemon each received one vote and will be built if there are enough builders to accomodate:

:clefable:
Clefable @ Sticky Barb
Ability: Magic Guard
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Soft-Boiled
- Moonblast
- Stealth Rock
- Trick

:yanmega:
Yanmega @ Throat Spray
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Protect
- Tera Blast

:munkidori:
Munkidori @ Mind Plate / Fightinium Z
Ability: Toxic Chain
Tera Type: Psychic / Dark / Fighting
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Future Sight / Focus Blast
- U-turn
- Psychic Noise
- Protect / Focus Blast / Substitute

:clodsire:
Clodsire @ Focus Sash
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Protect

Teams will be sent out before 22 April. Stay tuned!
 
:gouging-fire:
Gouging Fire @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
- Burning Bulwark
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Tail
- Flare Blitz

Bulwark Staller received 4 votes this week despite not validating in the teambuilder (what nature should we run?)
my b, forgot to give this guy a Nature but I personally think i'd go with Impish as suggested if one wants to try and balance this guy's overall defensive profile or not have to rely too hard on Burn as a way to balance your bulk, do note Impish nature causes this guy's Protosynthesis buff to be on Defense, while a Careful nature instead lets it have a Sp. Def boost with Protosynthesis
 
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my b, forgot to give this guy a Nature but I personally think i'd go with Impish as suggested if one wants to try and balance this guy's overall defensive profile or not have to rely too hard on Burn as a way to balance your bulk, do note Impish nature causes this guy's Protosynthesis buff to be on Defense, while a Careful nature instead lets it have a Sp. Def boost with Protosynthesis
Without proper Def, he couldn't switch in as a reliable wall against physical threats like tusk, lando-t, and Dragonite.
 

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