The Good Cores Thread [SMOGON]

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- Pokémon featured: Glaceon and Vibrava
- Metagame: ORAS PU
- Core Type: Balanced
- Sets:

Glaceon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Ice Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Shadow Ball
- Baton Pass

Vibrava @ Eviolite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Defog
- U-turn
- Roost
- Earthquake

Glaceon is a powerful wallbreaker in PU because of its excellent Special Attack stat and good offensive typing. However, it has a lot of trouble against the common Rock and Fire types in PU, and it's also really annoyed by Stealth Rock. This is why Vibrava is a good partner; it resists both Fire and Rock, has decent bulk with the Eviolite and can Defog hazards. Also, Vibrava has access to U-Turn, which is a nice way to get Glaceon in safely (this is a very common strategy with wallbreakers, so you will probably will see me say this a lot).