Zneon
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Kartana @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
Kartana is a very solid and potent wallbreaker in the OU metagame; Synthesis Kartana especially has been picking up usage over Sacred Sword variants for its ability to give Kartana the longevity it needs versus Pokemon such as Clefable and Ferrothorn, and due to Knock Off already hitting targets that Sacred Sword hits neutrally, Sacred Sword became much more redundant. Knock Off lets Kartana KO or heavily damage Pokemon that resist Leaf Blade such as Galarian Slowking, Zapdos, Ferrothorn, Corviknight, and Heatran. Life Orb allows Kartana to get important KOs after a Swords Dance, such as against Heatran, Rillaboom, and defensive Garchomp. Pokemon that check Kartana such as Cinderace, Dragapult, and Tornadus-T can be very troubling to deal with; therefore, Pokemon like Garchomp, Hydreigon, and Tapu Koko make for great teammates. Furthermore, pivots such as Tapu Koko, Cinderace, and Rillaboom can help bring Kartana in safely, with Rillaboom being especially noteworthy due to its Grassy Terrain healing off Life Orb recoil and powering up its Leaf Blade, making it harder to switch into.
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