Pokemon VGC 2015 Metagame Megathread
Dec 18, 2014, 06:13 PM
Hey, meet Terrakion. He'll be taking down your walls today.
Terrakion is one of those Pokemon who is just as common as the 3 genies. With a strong arsenal of attacks at his disposal, with good stats: This is definitely something to fear. Terrakion is one of the Pokemon that works as the "glue" of your team. He fits in 9/10 when you're just looking for that last mon to break down those walls. Let's get down into it.
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Typing: Rock/Fighting
Weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass, Psychic. (All x2)
Resistances: Normal, Poison, Rock, Bug, Fire, Dark (All 1/2)
Ability: Justified (This Pokemon gets +1 attack when hit by a dark type move)
Justified is an amazing ability, and it only helps Terrakion when it comes to letting off those needed KO's. Dark Pulses, Sucker Punches, Night Slashes, Knock Off's; You'll see many of these throughout the year. Especially with the new underlying threats like Cress, Mega Bro, and more; who are weak to dark type moves. So people will be carrying them. Switch into one, resist it, and get a free +1. This does wonders especially when you already have something like Life Orb.
-Stats-
HP: 91 / Attack: 129 / Defense: 90 / Special Atk: 72 / Special Def: 90 / Speed: 108
-Banded-
Terrakion @ Choice Band
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
– Close Combat
– Rock Slide
– Quick Attack
– X-Scissor/Poison Jab
I wanted to start off with something good, so here is the 2012 world-master's-finalist Terrakion. I did make a small change here, and list Poison Jab as an alternative. Obviously fairy type Pokemon weren't around in 2012, so there was no real reason to run Poison Jab. Running X-Scissor is still not a bad idea though. It hits Cress, Mega Bro, and of course those Dark Types that you don't want to waste the Close Combat on. Close Combat and Rock Slide are Terrakion's favorite moves. Rock Slide tears into thundurus, tornadus, talonflame, charizard y, mega pidgeot, and more. Close combat tears into.. Well, everything.
Quick Attack is there for priority, and it does hit surprisingly hard despite the base power. It can save you when it comes to needed that fast KO while you're paralyzed.
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mega Gardevoir: 212-250 (121.1 - 142.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Rock Slide vs. 212 HP / 128 Def Thundurus: 236-282 (130.3 - 155.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Heatran: 234-276 (118.1 - 139.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-1 252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Rock Slide vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Salamence: 168-200 (98.2 - 116.9%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO ^Thats minus 1. Be afraid.
-Sub/STAB-
Terrakion @ Stone Plate/Fist Plate
Ability: Justified
EVs: 52 HP / 188 Atk / 6 Def / 12 SpD / 250 Spe
- Substitute
- Protect
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Stone Plate/Fist Plate do their best to make up for the lack of rock gem/fighting gem. The EV's are made to have a chance to not let your Substitute get OHKO'd by certain moves. Mostly those strong resisted moves such as a heat wave from defensive Heatran. So you can get surprise your opponent with the unexpected survival, and freely pop off your STAB moves. Or freely protect, knowing your opponent will see your Terrakion as a huge threat.
0+ SpA Heatran Heat Wave vs. 52 HP / 12 SpD Terrakion: 39-47 (22.5 - 27.1%) -- 43.6% chance to 4HKO
252+ Atk Tyranitar Rock Slide vs. 52 HP / 6 Def Terrakion: 39-46 (22.5 - 26.5%) -- 22.4% chance to 4HKO
Even though the bulk isn't much, it gives you a chance for your sub to live while keeping most of your physical strength. In the game of Pokemon, a little bit of luck goes a long way.
-Taunt Sash-
Terrakion @ Focus Sash
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
– Close Combat
– Rock Slide
– Protect
– Taunt
Focus Sash Terrakion is simply amazing. If you play smart, you can easily pick up a KO or two. Protect is good to bait fake outs. Taunt shuts down Thundurus who aren't running max speed/timid (however with prankster they can get one thing off), trick room users, weather set up users, etc. You get the idea. You can also close combat freely without worrying about your defense drop considering your focus sashed anyway.
Terrakion is paired up well with prankster users, fake out users, and follow me users.
However, there is this one pair up option...
Whimsicott with Terrakion. Otherwise known as, "Terracott" Sounds intimidating enough, right?
The name of the game is to protect first turn with Terrakion, while setting up Tailwind with your Whimsicott. This ensures you outspeeding just about everything.
Next off, the player makes Whimsicott hit his own Terrakion with a weak dark type move called "beat up". I'll save the explanation and cut to the chase. Beat up will hit Terrakion 4 times. It's a dark move. Terrakion has Justified. 4 hits = +4 attack. Your Terrakion now has +4 attack while outspeeding just about everything. Rock slide, Earthquake, close combat. Have fun!
Terrakion fears a lot of Pokemon. Luckily, he resists a lot too. You just have to know your weaknesses and fill in the blank. I'll say that Landorus is definitely to be feared. He gives you -1 attack while having access to moves like Earthquake, while you can't damage him at all. Garchomp should be feared as well unless you're running the choice banded set. Even then you just have to hope they aren't scarfed. Other mons like breloom, and conkeldurr which both have access to Mach Punch should also be noted. Terrakion is one of those "play it as it goes" types. I do feel however that Terrakion will be very good this year. He takes out many of the legendary threats. Latios, Latias, Thundurus, Zapdos, Regi's, and even more.
Last thing to be said is that there are some noteable moves that Terrakion has. Those being:
Zen Headbutt / Sacred Sword / Iron Head / Facade / Aerial Ace / Quick Guard
I wanted to note these because I could see them all being used. Maybe not Aerial Ace, but I think it's a good move regardless. The reason why I didn't include them in a set is because I need to wait and see as the meta evolves before I assume to run "weirder" things.
I hope you all enjoyed this, thanks for reading!
Terrakion is one of those Pokemon who is just as common as the 3 genies. With a strong arsenal of attacks at his disposal, with good stats: This is definitely something to fear. Terrakion is one of the Pokemon that works as the "glue" of your team. He fits in 9/10 when you're just looking for that last mon to break down those walls. Let's get down into it.
Typing: Rock/Fighting
Weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass, Psychic. (All x2)
Resistances: Normal, Poison, Rock, Bug, Fire, Dark (All 1/2)
Ability: Justified (This Pokemon gets +1 attack when hit by a dark type move)
Justified is an amazing ability, and it only helps Terrakion when it comes to letting off those needed KO's. Dark Pulses, Sucker Punches, Night Slashes, Knock Off's; You'll see many of these throughout the year. Especially with the new underlying threats like Cress, Mega Bro, and more; who are weak to dark type moves. So people will be carrying them. Switch into one, resist it, and get a free +1. This does wonders especially when you already have something like Life Orb.
-Stats-
HP: 91 / Attack: 129 / Defense: 90 / Special Atk: 72 / Special Def: 90 / Speed: 108
-Banded-
Terrakion @ Choice Band
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
– Close Combat
– Rock Slide
– Quick Attack
– X-Scissor/Poison Jab
I wanted to start off with something good, so here is the 2012 world-master's-finalist Terrakion. I did make a small change here, and list Poison Jab as an alternative. Obviously fairy type Pokemon weren't around in 2012, so there was no real reason to run Poison Jab. Running X-Scissor is still not a bad idea though. It hits Cress, Mega Bro, and of course those Dark Types that you don't want to waste the Close Combat on. Close Combat and Rock Slide are Terrakion's favorite moves. Rock Slide tears into thundurus, tornadus, talonflame, charizard y, mega pidgeot, and more. Close combat tears into.. Well, everything.
Quick Attack is there for priority, and it does hit surprisingly hard despite the base power. It can save you when it comes to needed that fast KO while you're paralyzed.
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mega Gardevoir: 212-250 (121.1 - 142.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Rock Slide vs. 212 HP / 128 Def Thundurus: 236-282 (130.3 - 155.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Heatran: 234-276 (118.1 - 139.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-1 252+ Atk Choice Band Terrakion Rock Slide vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Salamence: 168-200 (98.2 - 116.9%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO ^Thats minus 1. Be afraid.
-Sub/STAB-
Terrakion @ Stone Plate/Fist Plate
Ability: Justified
EVs: 52 HP / 188 Atk / 6 Def / 12 SpD / 250 Spe
- Substitute
- Protect
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Stone Plate/Fist Plate do their best to make up for the lack of rock gem/fighting gem. The EV's are made to have a chance to not let your Substitute get OHKO'd by certain moves. Mostly those strong resisted moves such as a heat wave from defensive Heatran. So you can get surprise your opponent with the unexpected survival, and freely pop off your STAB moves. Or freely protect, knowing your opponent will see your Terrakion as a huge threat.
0+ SpA Heatran Heat Wave vs. 52 HP / 12 SpD Terrakion: 39-47 (22.5 - 27.1%) -- 43.6% chance to 4HKO
252+ Atk Tyranitar Rock Slide vs. 52 HP / 6 Def Terrakion: 39-46 (22.5 - 26.5%) -- 22.4% chance to 4HKO
Even though the bulk isn't much, it gives you a chance for your sub to live while keeping most of your physical strength. In the game of Pokemon, a little bit of luck goes a long way.
-Taunt Sash-
Terrakion @ Focus Sash
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
– Close Combat
– Rock Slide
– Protect
– Taunt
Focus Sash Terrakion is simply amazing. If you play smart, you can easily pick up a KO or two. Protect is good to bait fake outs. Taunt shuts down Thundurus who aren't running max speed/timid (however with prankster they can get one thing off), trick room users, weather set up users, etc. You get the idea. You can also close combat freely without worrying about your defense drop considering your focus sashed anyway.
Terrakion is paired up well with prankster users, fake out users, and follow me users.
However, there is this one pair up option...
Whimsicott with Terrakion. Otherwise known as, "Terracott" Sounds intimidating enough, right?
The name of the game is to protect first turn with Terrakion, while setting up Tailwind with your Whimsicott. This ensures you outspeeding just about everything.
Next off, the player makes Whimsicott hit his own Terrakion with a weak dark type move called "beat up". I'll save the explanation and cut to the chase. Beat up will hit Terrakion 4 times. It's a dark move. Terrakion has Justified. 4 hits = +4 attack. Your Terrakion now has +4 attack while outspeeding just about everything. Rock slide, Earthquake, close combat. Have fun!
Terrakion fears a lot of Pokemon. Luckily, he resists a lot too. You just have to know your weaknesses and fill in the blank. I'll say that Landorus is definitely to be feared. He gives you -1 attack while having access to moves like Earthquake, while you can't damage him at all. Garchomp should be feared as well unless you're running the choice banded set. Even then you just have to hope they aren't scarfed. Other mons like breloom, and conkeldurr which both have access to Mach Punch should also be noted. Terrakion is one of those "play it as it goes" types. I do feel however that Terrakion will be very good this year. He takes out many of the legendary threats. Latios, Latias, Thundurus, Zapdos, Regi's, and even more.
Last thing to be said is that there are some noteable moves that Terrakion has. Those being:
Zen Headbutt / Sacred Sword / Iron Head / Facade / Aerial Ace / Quick Guard
I wanted to note these because I could see them all being used. Maybe not Aerial Ace, but I think it's a good move regardless. The reason why I didn't include them in a set is because I need to wait and see as the meta evolves before I assume to run "weirder" things.
I hope you all enjoyed this, thanks for reading!
