National Dex UU Here's Johnny! (Haxorus); [QC: 1/1] [GP: 1/1]

[Velcroc]

[SET]
Haxorus @ Loaded Dice / Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot / Outrage
- Close Combat
- Earthquake / Poison Jab

[SET COMMENTS]

Haxorus occupies a unique niche as a setup sweeper with advantageous matchups against balance and stall teams thanks to its excellent Attack stat and Mold Breaker. Mold Breakers allows it to break through Unaware Pokemon and deal massive damage to physically defensive walls, differentiating Haxorus from more consistent setup sweepers like Mega Altaria, Mega Aerodactyl, Aegislash, Excadrill, and Iron Boulder. The choice to run Swords Dance or Dragon Dance is team-specific: Swords Dance maximizes Haxorus's damage output, allowing it to achieve feats such as getting a 2HKO on Skarmory with Close Combat, while Dragon Dance trades sheer damage for Speed, which is relevant in helping it outspeed threats such as Mega Latias and non-Speed Booster Energy Iron Moth with one turn of setup. Scale Shot is preferred on the Loaded Dice Swords Dance set, as it allows Haxorus to outspeed would-be revenge killers and break Focus Sash. Outrage is preferred otherwise due to its high power. Close Combat provides solid neutral coverage combined with its Dragon-type STAB move by giving Haxorus a strong hit on Steel-types like Scizor, Excadrill, and Celesteela. Earthquake nails non-Air Balloon Aegislash for super effective damage while retaining coverage against most Steel-types and sniping Levitate Pokemon such as Rotom-W thanks to Mold Breaker. Alternatively, Poison Jab offers super effective coverage against Fairy-types like Enamorus, Tapu Fini, and Clefable. Dragonium Z gives Haxorus access to Devastating Drake, providing a one-time nuke against neutral walls like Mega Venusaur and Skeledirge and helping it ignore the drawbacks of locking into Outrage or activating Rocky Helmet early in a sweep. While highly specific, Life Orb bolsters Haxorus's damage output even further, allowing Dragon Dance variants to 2HKO Clefable and Swords Dance sets to OHKO Celesteela after marginal chip damage. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant to outspeed unboosted Excadrill. Haxorus finds a place on offensive teams, where it is a valuable asset in helping break through bulkier team styles, which often give such offensive teams issues. Special attackers such as Thundurus and Greninja appreciate Haxorus's ability to break through Pokemon like Blissey, while physical attackers like Scizor and Mega Aerodactyl benefit from it wearing down physical walls such as Hippowdon and Skarmory. Setup sweepers like Iron Boulder value Haxorus's ability to cleave through Unaware Pokemon like Skeledirge. Haxorus, while very strong, struggles with having little to no defensive utility, and thus, it appreciates pivot support from teammates like Rotom-W and Scizor. Haxorus also appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Excadrill and Greninja to wear down checks like Skarmory and Tapu Fini long-term. Finally, Haxorus enjoys Future Sight support from Slowbro or Slowking to chip its would-be answers into KO range from its attacks.

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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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[Gangsta Spongebob]

Good work, QC 1/1 when implemented

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[SET]
Haxorus @ Loaded Dice / Life Orb / Dragonium Z / Focus Sash / Lum Berry These aren't very good ngl, also move LO to the back
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
Scale Shot / Outrage
Close Combat
Earthquake / Poison Jab

[SET COMMENTS]
Haxorus occupies a unique niche as a set-up sweeper with advantageous match-ups into balance and stall teams thanks to its excellent Attack stat and Mold Breaker ability. This niche allows Haxorus to differentiate itself from more consistent set-up sweepers in the tier like Mega Altaria, Mega Aerodactyl, Aegislash, Excadrill, and Iron Boulder. Explain how The choice to run Swords Dance or Dragon Dance is team specific: Swords Dance Haxorus maximises maximizes Haxorus's damage output allowing it to achieve feats such as getting a 2HKO on Skarmory; With what? Dragon Dance Haxorus trades sheer damage for Speed which is relevant in helping it outspeed threats such as Mega Latias, non-Battle Bond Greninja, Given that its Speed Boost isn't free you might as well omit this and non-Booster Energy Iron Moth with one turn of set up. Scale Shot is the preferred STAB move for the Loaded Dice Swords Dance set as it allows Haxorus to outspeed would-be revenge-killers and break sashes Focus Sash. Outrage is the preferred STAB move for all other sets otherwise due to its high power. Close Combat provides solid neutral coverage with Dragon-type STAB by giving it a strong hit on Steel-types like Scizor, Excadrill, and Celesteela. Earthquake nails non-Air Balloon Aegislash for super effective damage while retaining coverage into most Steel-types and sniping Levitate pokemon Pokemon such as Rotom-Wash thanks to Mold Breaker. Alternatively, Poison Jab offers super effective coverage for Fairy-types like Enamorus, Tapu Fini, and Clefable. Dragonium-Z gives Haxorus access to Devastating Drake - — Shows up as a dash on the dex, do not put any spaces between the words providing a one-time nuke into neutral walls like Mega Venusaur and Skeledirge and can help it ignore the drawbacks of locking into Outrage or proccing activating Rocky Helmet early in a sweep. Life Orb bolsters Haxorus's damage output even further, allowing Dragon Dance Haxorus to 2HKO Skarmory and Swords Dance Haxorus to OHKO Celesteela with marginal chip damage. Mention that it can let Haxorus always 2HKO Clef first and foremost, and that it's the most niche item here Focus Sash is useful for Haxorus on hyper offense as it allows Haxorus to get free set-up on attacks that would otherwise KO it like Ice Beam from Specs Greninja. Lum Berry allows Haxorus to set up on defensive Pokemon that can cripple it with status such as Slowbro, Rotom-Wash, and Clefable. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant on Haxorus to outspeed non-Sand Rush unboosted Excadrill, Speed-invested Rotom-Wash, and Tapu Fini. These Pokemon usually don't run more Speed without Scarf, give other examples Haxorus finds a place on offensive teams where it is a valuable asset in helping break through bulkier team styles that often give these archetypes issues. Special attackers such as Thundurus and Greninja appreciate Haxorus's ability to dent break through Pokemon like Blissey, while physical attackers like Scizor and Mega Aerodactyl benefit from Haxorus denting wearing down physical walls such as Hippowdon and Skarmory. Set up sweepers found on offensive teams like Iron Boulder value Haxorus's ability to cleave through Unaware Pokemon like Clefable I would omit Clef, it's an iffy example here and Skeledirge. Haxorus, while very strong, struggles with having little to no defensive utility and thus it appreciates pivot support from Pokemon like Rotom-Wash and Scizor. Haxorus also appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Excadrill and Greninja to wear down checks in the long term. Give examples Finally, Haxorus enjoys Future Sight support from Slowbro or Slowking to chip its would-be answers into range for its attacks.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Grammar checked by:
user link here

 

[Velcroc]

GP Team Implemented the suggestions.

 

[CaptainDaimyo]

AMGP
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Haxorus

[SET]
Haxorus @ Loaded Dice / Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot / Outrage
- Close Combat
- Earthquake / Poison Jab

(Added the hyphens in the set before the moves, also is there a name for this set?)

[SET COMMENTS]

Haxorus occupies a unique niche as a setup (rh) sweeper with advantageous matchups (rh) into against balance and stall teams thanks to its excellent Attack stat and Mold Breaker ability (moved this to the next sentence for clarity). This ability Furthermore, its ability Mold Breaker allows it to break through unaware Unaware Pokemon and deal massive damage to physically defensive walls allows Haxorus to differentiate itself from more consistent setup (rh) sweepers in the tier like Mega Altaria, Mega Aerodactyl, Aegislash, Excadrill, and Iron Boulder. The choice to run Swords Dance or Dragon Dance is team specific: Swords Dance Haxorus maximizes Haxorus's damage output, (ac) allowing it to achieve feats such as getting a 2HKO on Skarmory with Close Combat; Dragon Dance Haxorus trades sheer damage for Speed, (ac) which is relevant in helping it Haxorus outspeed threats such as Mega Latias and non-Booster Energy Iron Moth with one turn of setup (removed space). Scale Shot is the preferred STAB move for on the Loaded Dice Swords Dance set, (ac) as it allows Haxorus to outspeed would-be revenge killers (rh) and break Focus Sash. Outrage is the preferred STAB move otherwise due to its high power. Close Combat provides solid neutral coverage with its Dragon-type STAB move by giving it a strong hit on Steel-types like Scizor, Excadrill, and Celesteela. Earthquake nails non-Air Balloon Aegislash for super effective damage while retaining coverage into against most Steel-types and sniping Levitate Pokemon such as Rotom-Wash Rotom-W thanks to Mold Breaker. Alternatively, Poison Jab offers super effective coverage for against Fairy-types like Enamorus, Tapu Fini, and Clefable. Dragonium Z (rh) gives Haxorus access to Devastating Drake, (ac) —providing a one-time nuke into against neutral walls like Mega Venusaur and Skeledirge and can help it ignore the drawbacks of locking into Outrage or activating Rocky Helmet early in a sweep. While highly specific, Life Orb bolsters Haxorus's damage output even further, allowing Dragon Dance Haxorus variants to 2HKO Clefable and Swords Dance Haxorus sets to OHKO Celesteela with after marginal chip damage. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant on Haxorus to outspeed unboosted Excadrill. Haxorus finds a place on offensive teams where it is a valuable asset in helping break through bulkier team styles, which (ac) that often give these archetypes them (changed for clarity) issues. Special attackers such as Thundurus and Greninja appreciate Haxorus's ability to break through Pokemon like Blissey, while physical attackers like Scizor and Mega Aerodactyl benefit from Haxorus wearing down physical walls such as Hippowdon and Skarmory. Setup (removed space) sweepers found on offensive teams like Iron Boulder value Haxorus's ability to cleave through Unaware Pokemon like Skeledirge. Haxorus, while very strong, struggles with having little to no defensive utility, (ac) and thus, (ac) it appreciates pivot support from Pokemon like (repetitive) Rotom-Wash Rotom-W and Scizor. Haxorus also appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Excadrill and Greninja to wear down checks like Skarmory and Tapu Fini in the long term. Finally, Haxorus enjoys Future Sight support from Slowbro or Slowking to chip its would-be answers into KO (i believe you mean this?) range for from its attacks.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Grammar checked by:
user link here

 

[SolarBeam]

1/1, GP Team done
Crediting Daimyo too, did my check over his. My adds and removes are darker blue and red, while my comments are (orange).

luck mon

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[SET]
Haxorus @ Loaded Dice / Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot / Outrage
- Close Combat
- Earthquake / Poison Jab

(Added the hyphens in the set before the moves, also is there a name for this set?)

[SET COMMENTS]

Haxorus occupies a unique niche as a setup (rh) sweeper with advantageous matchups (rh) into against balance and stall teams thanks to its excellent Attack stat and Mold Breaker ability. This ability Mold Breaker allows it to break through unaware Unaware Pokemon and deal massive damage to physically defensive walls, (AC) allows differentiating Haxorus to differentiate itself from more consistent setup (rh) sweepers in the tier like Mega Altaria, Mega Aerodactyl, Aegislash, Excadrill, and Iron Boulder. The choice to run Swords Dance or Dragon Dance is team specific: Swords Dance Haxorus maximizes Haxorus's damage output, (ac) allowing it to achieve feats such as getting a 2HKO on Skarmory with Close Combat, while (SC > C) Dragon Dance Haxorus trades sheer damage for Speed, (ac) which is relevant in helping it Haxorus outspeed threats such as Mega Latias and non-Booster non-Speed Booster Energy Iron Moth with one turn of setup (removed space). Scale Shot is the preferred STAB move for on the Loaded Dice Swords Dance set, (ac) as it allows Haxorus to outspeed would-be revenge killers (rh) and break Focus Sash. Outrage is the preferred STAB move otherwise due to its high power. Close Combat provides solid neutral coverage combined with its Dragon-type STAB move by giving it Haxorus a strong hit on Steel-types like Scizor, Excadrill, and Celesteela. Earthquake nails non-Air Balloon Aegislash for super effective damage while retaining coverage into against most Steel-types and sniping Levitate Pokemon such as Rotom-Wash Rotom-W thanks to Mold Breaker. Alternatively, Poison Jab offers super effective coverage for against Fairy-types like Enamorus, Tapu Fini, and Clefable. Dragonium Z (rh) gives Haxorus access to Devastating Drake, (ac) —providing a one-time nuke into against neutral walls like Mega Venusaur and Skeledirge and can help helping (parallelism) it ignore the drawbacks of locking into Outrage or activating Rocky Helmet early in a sweep. While highly specific, Life Orb bolsters Haxorus's damage output even further, allowing Dragon Dance Haxorus variants to 2HKO Clefable and Swords Dance Haxorus sets to OHKO Celesteela with after marginal chip damage. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant on Haxorus to outspeed unboosted Excadrill. Haxorus finds a place on offensive teams, (AC) where it is a valuable asset in helping break through bulkier team styles, which (ac) that often give these archetypes such offensive teams (changed for clarity) issues. Special attackers such as Thundurus and Greninja appreciate Haxorus's ability to break through Pokemon like Blissey, while physical attackers like Scizor and Mega Aerodactyl benefit from Haxorus it wearing down physical walls such as Hippowdon and Skarmory. Setup (removed space) sweepers found on offensive teams like Iron Boulder value Haxorus's ability to cleave through Unaware Pokemon like Skeledirge. Haxorus, while very strong, struggles with having little to no defensive utility, (ac) and thus, (ac) it appreciates pivot support from Pokemon teammates like (repetitive) Rotom-Wash Rotom-W and Scizor. Haxorus also appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Excadrill and Greninja to wear down checks like Skarmory and Tapu Fini in the long-term (AH). Finally, Haxorus enjoys Future Sight support from Slowbro or Slowking to chip its would-be answers into KO (i believe you mean this?) range for from its attacks.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/velcroc.391284/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/

 

[Pubo]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/pokemon/haxorus/national-dex-uu/