The Good Cores Thread [SMOGON]

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- 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.