Tapu Koko- Physical Attacker?!-With RetroTyphlosion

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(Jun 14, 2017, 09:08 AM)0kamii Wrote: If you would allow me to play devil's advocate, what benefits are there to using a physical Tapu Koko as opposed to a special one? Why should I bother when the special variant is already well-established and very effective in VGC?

The answer to this question should be in the first line of the page. xD
Physical Tapu Koko has the ability of handle a lot of common pokémon better than special version. Here some calcs:

252 SpA Life Orb Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Ninetales-Alola in Electric Terrain: 122-146 (82.4 - 98.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Tapu Koko Wild Charge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Ninetales in Electric Terrain: 135-159 (91.2 - 107.4%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Nihilego in Electric Terrain: 76-90 (41.3 - 48.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Tapu Koko Wild Charge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Nihilego in Electric Terrain: 190-225 (103.2 - 122.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Milotic in Electric Terrain: 120-144 (59.4 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Tapu Koko Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Milotic in Electric Terrain: 176-210 (87.1 - 103.9%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Lele in Electric Terrain: 84-100 (57.9 - 68.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Tapu Koko Wild Charge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele in Electric Terrain: 135-159 (93.1 - 109.6%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

252 SpA Life Orb Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Bulu: 55-66 (37.9 - 45.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Tapu Koko Supersonic Skystrike (190 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 178-210 (122.7 - 144.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

With ANinetales support (or just Zap Plate) almost all Wild Charge's OHKOs are guaranted. The power of SS using Brave Bird as base move should not be underrated, but even Electrium Z is a great way to lure common special Koko's checks.
 

(Jun 13, 2017, 08:15 AM)RetroTyphlosion Wrote:

Set No. 1
Electrium Z
Tapu Koko @ Electrium Z
Nature: Lonely
Ev's: 252 Atk, 128 SpA, 128 Spe
Moveset:
Protect/Roost
Wild Charge
Sky Drop
Thunderbolt

In this set there are 8 wasted EVs: with odd IVs, at lv50 124 EVs have the same effect of 128. Furthermore I don't think Roost can be never preferable to Protect, mostly for a non-defensively EVsed pokémon wich is O/2HKOed from almost all the tier. At last Sky Drop would be endlessly more effective outspeeding at least max Spe Gengar/Espeon/ARaichu.