Gen 7 VGC / Battle Spot / Doubles OU Cores Thread
Tapu Lele + Pheromosa
![[Image: tapulele.png]](http://pokemonforever.com/images/pokeimages/gen7/tapulele.png)
![[Image: pheromosa.png]](http://pokemonforever.com/images/pokeimages/gen7/pheromosa.png)
- Pokémon featured: Tapu Lele + Pheromosa
- Metagame: S/M VGC 17
- Core type: Hyper Offense
- Sets:
The pairing between the Psychic/Fairy Tapu Lele and the Bug/Fighting Pheromosa proves to be one of the strongest hyper offensive cores in the format. Whenever anyone sees both Tapu Lele and Pheromosa together in a team, note that the two are there mainly to iniciate the offense thanks to their high damage output to overwhelm the opponent with their respective STABs. One of the notable things about this pair is how Psychic terrain benefits both on an offensive perspective with Lele receiving an additional 50% increase to its STAB Psychic and and protection against priority hits, which is useful for Pheromosa's paper-thin defenses. Tapu Lele has a monstrous base 130 SpA stat paired with its Psychic-terrain-boosted hits to hit anything relatively hard that's not a Steel-, Dark-, or Psychic-types. Keep in mind that all three of these types are weak to the combination of Fighting- and Bug-type STABs, especially from an offensive Pokemon such as Pheromosa. Thanks to its high speed speed stat of 151, Pheromosa can threaten any target with a selection of attacks such as High Jump Kick, Poison Jab, Ice Beam, or Z-High Jump Kick / Z-Focus Blast for that extra power. With Pheromosa covering one of its potential checks, Tapu Lele can focus on any targets who don't appreciate a boosted Psychic attack. Note while these two make for a strong offensive duo capable of hitting most of the VGC 17 format with the combination of Fairy-, Psychic-, and Fighting-type moves, their defensive prowess is near non-existent. As a result, best use both Lele and Pheromosa in which the opponent is heavily pressured and pinned down to the point where they risk losing a Pokemon, or possibly the entire game.
- Pokémon featured: Tapu Lele + Pheromosa
- Metagame: S/M VGC 17
- Core type: Hyper Offense
- Sets:
The pairing between the Psychic/Fairy Tapu Lele and the Bug/Fighting Pheromosa proves to be one of the strongest hyper offensive cores in the format. Whenever anyone sees both Tapu Lele and Pheromosa together in a team, note that the two are there mainly to iniciate the offense thanks to their high damage output to overwhelm the opponent with their respective STABs. One of the notable things about this pair is how Psychic terrain benefits both on an offensive perspective with Lele receiving an additional 50% increase to its STAB Psychic and and protection against priority hits, which is useful for Pheromosa's paper-thin defenses. Tapu Lele has a monstrous base 130 SpA stat paired with its Psychic-terrain-boosted hits to hit anything relatively hard that's not a Steel-, Dark-, or Psychic-types. Keep in mind that all three of these types are weak to the combination of Fighting- and Bug-type STABs, especially from an offensive Pokemon such as Pheromosa. Thanks to its high speed speed stat of 151, Pheromosa can threaten any target with a selection of attacks such as High Jump Kick, Poison Jab, Ice Beam, or Z-High Jump Kick / Z-Focus Blast for that extra power. With Pheromosa covering one of its potential checks, Tapu Lele can focus on any targets who don't appreciate a boosted Psychic attack. Note while these two make for a strong offensive duo capable of hitting most of the VGC 17 format with the combination of Fairy-, Psychic-, and Fighting-type moves, their defensive prowess is near non-existent. As a result, best use both Lele and Pheromosa in which the opponent is heavily pressured and pinned down to the point where they risk losing a Pokemon, or possibly the entire game.
