The Good Cores Thread [SMOGON]

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- Pokémon featured: Cofagrigus, Umbreon
- Metagame: ORAS UU
- Core type: Defensive:
- Sets:

Cofagrigus @ Leftovers
Ability: Mummy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Toxic Spikes / Will-O-Wisp
- Hex
- Pain Split / Protect
- Haze / Knock Off

Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Protect
- Foul Play

Cofagrigus and Umbreon are a nasty defensive core, which covers each other near flawlessly. The only weakness being Fairy, is easily remedied by pairing them with any Poison type (which is also a good secondary Fighting check). Although Cofagrigus is in RU, when paired with Umbreon these two become excessively threatening, being able to wall out each other's weaknesses and threats with relative ease. Protect/Wish Umbreon is capable of defeating much of UU's special attacking metagame due to being immune to Psyshock, and Umbreon is capable of burning through an opponants' Focus Blasts, and Superpowers from the likes of Hydreigon and Nidoking, and keeps the team healthy and free of status thanks to heal bell support, the key to keeping Cofagrigus a threat. Cofagrigus works as a great physical wall, protecting umbreon from all physical Bug and Fighting moves, and can contend with physical Fighting types in the tier such as Conkeldur. Spreading Mummy to any contact move users, Cofagrigus serves as an annoyance, setting up hazards, removing Guts and Moxie from physical sweepers, preventing set up sweeping with Haze, and draining health from switch ins. Cofagrigus' Ghost typing with Toxic Spikes, or Will-O-Wisp even manages to deter Magic Bounce users such as Espeon. While they might not make it through an entire game, together they can often disrupt opposing teams by wearing them down, placing timers on grounded Pokemon with toxic spikes, forcing opponants to deal with hazards, and chipping away precious HP leaving your sweepers little to no resistance.

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[croissant]

- Pokémon featured: Throh and Liepard
- Metagame: ORAS NU
- Core Type: Offensive
- Sets:

Throh @ Leftovers
Ability: Guts
EVs: 248 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Circle Throw
- Bulk Up
- Rest
- Sleep Talk / Knock Off

Liepard @ Black Glasses
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Pursuit / Thunder Wave
- Encore
- U-turn / Sucker Punch


This core is focused on Throh, who can be a threatening Pokémon after a few Bulk Ups due to its decent Attack and good bulk. However, it can't do much against Psychic and Ghost types, even with Knock Off. To fix this issue, Liepard can kill those with Knock Off or trap them with Pursuit if they want to switch. Liepard also has access to good support moves, as it can also use Encore to lock an opponent into a move that Throh doesn't care about, Thunder Wave foes to slow them down for Thorh, which is pretty slow, or use U-Turn to get Throh in a good matchup. An offensive Psychic type can be a good addition to this core to form a Psychic/Dark/Fighting core, which is pretty good offensively. Volt Switchers and U-Turners, such as Lanturn and Scyther, are also good partners if running U-Turn on Liepard.

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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).