[OVERVIEW]
Togekiss's ability Serene Grace and access to moves such as Air Slash, Thunder Wave, Roost, Charm, Nasty Plot, Encore, Substitute, and Fire Blast allow it to win a wide variety of matchups with low opportunity cost for changing sets. Togekiss can run its trademark Choice Scarf set to try to take faster Pokemon like Naganadel, Mega Charizard X and Y, and Zeraora through flinches or OHKO Pokemon like Greninja and Ferrothorn with a good range of coverage moves like Dazzling Gleam and Fire Blast, even if they do't help many matchups. Togekiss's real power, however, comes from its sets that utilize Z-status moves, such as Electrium Z + Thunder Wave and Fairium Z + Charm, as they can let Togekiss use its wide movepool and high bulk to minimize risk and secure most matchups. Togekiss is able to survive many attacks from powerful Pokemon with good investment, such as Choice Specs Greninja's Ice Beam, uninvested +2 Mega Gardevoir's Hyper Beam after Z-Thunder Wave, Jolly Choice Scarf Kartana's Smart Strike, Mega Charizard X's Flare Blitz, Genesect's Flash Cannon, and uninvested Tapu Lele's Shattered Psyche. Surviving these hits is important for Togekiss, as it allows it to bully them with Thunder Wave, Air Slash, Roost, Charm, or Substitute. However, its weakness to common Steel-, Rock-, and Electric-types such as Magnezone, Magearna, Terrakion, and Zeraora can hold it back significantly, as these are common picks against teams that use Togekiss, making it sometimes hard to send out.
[SET]
name: Electrium Z
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: Roost
move 4: Nasty Plot / Charm / Encore / Substitute
item: Electrium Z
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Calm
evs: 208 HP / 72 SpD / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is the most obvious choice of move for Togekiss, as it's a decently strong STAB move that, with Serene Grace, has a 60% flinch chance. This allows it to hit the majority of the metagame for decent damage, notably, Mega Gyarados. Thunder Wave allows Togekiss to essentially double its Speed, outrunning fully invested Deoxys-S, while adding the chance for full paralysis on top of the flinch chance from Air Slash. Z-Thunder Wave raises Togekiss's Special Defense by one stage, allowing it to survive hits from Pokemon such as Choice Specs Greninja, Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, and uninvested Mega Gardevoir. Roost allows Togekiss to create an HP buffer that allows it to survive attacks if the opponent is able to move, allowing the user to mitigate risk by a significant amount in many matchups, such as against uninvested Mega Gardevoir and uninvested Tapu Lele, and the removal of its Flying typing allows Togekiss to take neutral damage from attacks like Stone Edge from Golem, Bolt Strike from Victini, and Ice Beam from Choice Specs Greninja. Nasty Plot allows Togekiss to break through walls such as Mega Slowbro, Umbreon, Kyurem, and Deoxys-S. Alternatively, Charm lets it beat Groundium Z Golem, Donphan, physical Dragonite, and Mega Gyarados more reliably. Substitute can be combined with Air Slash and Thunder Wave to further protect Togekiss from being attacked. This can help against uninvested Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevoir. Lastly, Encore can force opposing Pokemon to continue using setup moves, allowing Togekiss to slowly chip away at their HP with safety. This lets it lock Pokemon such as Mega Gardevoir, Mega Charizard X, and Zygarde into moves such as Calm Mind, Dragon Dance, and Substitute, respectively.
Set Details
========
208 HP EVs and 72 Special Defense EVs with a Calm nature allow Togekiss to survive many strong hits from uninvested Tapu Lele, uninvested Mega Gardevoir, and Choice Specs Greninja, giving it the opportunity to use Z-Thunder Wave. The HP EVs also allow Togekiss to deal with physical attackers like Mega Gyarados with ease. Landing Air Slash on a paralyzed Pokemon gives the foe a 30% chance to move each turn. This allows Togekiss to take many opponents entirely through flinches without needing Roost or Nasty Plot. Electrium Z allows Togekiss to use Z-Thunder Wave to boost its Special Defense by one stage. This helps against Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, Choice Specs Greninja, uninvested Tapu Lele, and uninvested Mega Gardevoir. 228 Speed EVs allow Togekiss to outspeed maximum Speed Deoxys-S after Thunder Wave. Serene Grace boosts the chance of Air Slash flinching to 60%, which helps against Tapu Lele, Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Fini, and Primarina.
Usage Tips
========
Always use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1 when gaining +1 Special Defense will not cause you to lose; for example, Greninja is a matchup where you use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1, whereas Pheromosa is not. Nasty Plot should be used against walls like Mega Sableye and Mega Slowbro as soon and as often as possible, as Togekiss needs to end games fast due to its poor matchups against PP stallers. Roost should be used to heal up after hits such as Ice Beam to remove the weakness and to ensure safety in case you get unlucky, such as against Choice Specs Greninja, as this can mitigate the risk of losing on turns Air Slash does not land a flinch. Use Air Slash on turns that Togekiss does not need to use one of its status moves to decrease the risk of losing, as Electrium Z Togekiss is designed to be as risk averse and safe as possible. Keep in mind that the foe has a 70% chance to not attack each turn if Air Slash lands. Substitute can be used against Pokemon that tend to use moves like Calm Mind, such as Magearna, Tapu Lele, and Mega Gardevoir, as it can create a barrier that allows Togekiss to survive a powerful attack in case it doesn't land a flinch. Against Magearna specifically, use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1, then use Substitute, then spam Air Slash. Use Substitute again when it breaks Togekiss's Substitute, as Togekiss can survive a +2 Fleur Cannon after a Roost at +1 Special Defense, then use Substitute again. Make sure you have a Substitute up at almost all times, to prevent the opposing Magearna from using Pain Split. Encore can help the matchup against Mega Gardevoir, Mega Charizard X, and Zygarde by locking them into their setup moves, and also helps against Pokemon such as Stored Power Necrozma, Mega Slowbro, Clefable, and Tapunium Z Tapu Fini. Charm can give Togekiss a buffer against Groundium Z Golem, Donphan, Mega Charizard X, and Mega Gyarados by reducing the number of flinches needed. Use Togekiss if your opponent doesn't have any Steel-, Electric-, or fast Ground-types like Magnezone, Zeraora, or Choice Band Garchomp, or any Pokemon that win via being faster like Smeargle, Vivillon, or Jumpluff. Don't use Togekiss if it is an obvious pick for your opponent to use an Electric- or fast Ground-type such as Zeraora or Choice Band Garchomp.
Team Options
========
Pokemon that can efficiently dispatch Steel-, Electric-, and Rock-types like Rockium Z Golem, Zeraora, and Magnezone are helpful as teammates for Togekiss, such as Golem, Donphan, and Garchomp. In return, Togekiss can beat Water- and Grass-types like Primarina and Mega Venusaur for them. Pokemon such as Kyurem and Dragonite that benefit from Togekiss dispatching uninvested Mega Gardevoir, Mega Gyarados, and Greninja are good teammates, especially if they match up well versus the Steel-, Electric-, and Rock-types that hold Togekiss back such as Golem, Zeraora, and Celesteela. Pokemon that can deal with Toxic stallers like Blissey and Chansey, such as Ferrothorn, are good teammates for Togekiss, as are teammates that can deal with fast Poison-types like Naganadel and Substitute Mega Gengar, such as specially defensive Flame Charge Mega Charizard X.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Air Slash
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Trick
move 4: Dazzling Gleam
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is the primary move that Choice Scarf Togekiss uses, so much so that the other moves are filler, with the exception of Fire Blast. It hits Naganadel, Tapu Lele, Mega Charizard X and Y, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Gyarados, and most of the metagame for at least decent damage, allowing it to potentially win a poor matchup with a string of flinches. Fire Blast allows Togekiss to beat some Steel-types like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn. Dazzling Gleam is a secondary STAB move that can hit Dragon- and Dark-type Pokemon for super effective damage, such as Greninja, Garchomp, Haxorus, non-Metal Burst Mega Sableye, and Mega Altaria. Trick can mess with Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Type: Null by forcing them to lose their Eviolite and locking them into the first move they used.
Set Details
========
Serene Grace gives Air Slash a 60% chance to land a flinch, allowing it to drastically increase its chance of winning through a chain of flinches. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature give Togekiss the maximum Speed possible, while 252 Special Attack EVs let it do as much damage as possible. A Choice Scarf boosts Togekiss's speed so that it can outspeed everything up to maximum Speed Zeraora.
Usage Tips
========
Use Air Slash against Pokemon that it is neutral or super effective against, unless Fire Blast or Dazzling Gleam would OHKO them, such as against Ferrothorn or Greninja. In particular, use Air Slash against Pokemon that you cannot OHKO with a coverage move and will lose against barring flinches, such as Mega Tyranitar, Golem, and Magnezone, as a small chance of winning is better than no chance of winning. You can use Trick against Pokemon with a Berry, Leftovers, Eviolite, or some other item that isn't a Z-Crystal or Mega Stone if Air Slash doesn't win; this includes Pokemon such as Berry or Leftovers Stored Power Necrozma, Pokemon utilizing the FEAR strategy, Porygon2, and Type Null. It's a good idea to use Togekiss when your opponent has a way to beat both other Pokemon on your team or if they use a lot of Pokemon that do not resist Air Slash.
Team Options
========
Pokemon that can beat Rock-, Steel-, Poison-, and Electric-types such as Magnezone, Naganadel, Mega Gengar, and Golem are good teammates for Togekiss. Ground-types cover all of these tremendously, so teammates like Zygarde-C, Donphan, and Golem are great. In return, Togekiss can beat most Water- and Grass-types like Mega Venusaur, Primarina, and Ferrothorn for these Ground-type teammates. Strong wallbreaking Pokemon such as Incineroar, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Charizard X and Y can beat beefy Pokemon that take too many turns for Togekiss to KO such as Celesteela and PP stall Deoxys-S. Choice Scarf Togekiss acts as a good panic button, as it can beat threats to the main core of the team through luck, which can allow it to support generally strong cores such as Mega Gardevoir + Heatran and Mega Altaria + Heatran.
[SET]
name: Fairium Z
move 1: Nasty Plot / Thunder Wave
move 2: Charm
move 3: Roost
move 4: Air Slash
item: Fairium Z
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 116 Def / 144 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is this set's go-to move, as it is a relatively strong STAB move that can make slower targets such as Golem, Donphan, and Primarina flinch. Charm is used to reduce the opposing Pokemon's Attack by two stages, and when powered up by Fairium Z, it also raises Togekiss' Defense by one stage. This can help it beat Golem, Donphan, Mega Gyarados, Mega Charizard X, and other physical attackers such as physically attacking Dragonite and Mega Aggron more reliably. Roost is used to heal Togekiss, which in conjunction with Charm drastically increases Togekiss's longevity. This is useful against Pokemon that can survive many Air Slashes such as Mega Charizard X and Mega Gyarados. Nasty Plot can help against defensive Pokemon such as Mega Slowbro, Mega Sableye, and Necrozma. Thunder Wave can be used to increase the chance of the foe losing a turn and also allows Togekiss to beat Mega Charizard Y much more easily by negating the chance of an opposing Air Slash flinch.
Set Details
========
The given HP and Defense EVs allow Togekiss to take a full-power Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X and another one after a Z-Charm. The Special Defense investment allows Togekiss to survive Timid Porygon-Z's Normalium Z-boosted Hyper Beam most of the time and moves like Mega Charizard Y's Blast Burn all of the time. Fairium Z is used so that Togekiss can use Z-Charm. Serene Grace doubles the chance of Air Slash to land a flinch.
Usage Tips
========
Against physical attackers such as Mega Charizard X, Golem, Donphan, and Mega Gyarados, use Z-Charm turn 1. Use Charm afterwards whenever necessary to reduce damage taken to free up more turns to be used using Air Slash. Use Roost to recover HP against Pokemon like Golem, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Charizard X. Use Air Slash, Thunder Wave, or Nasty Plot in between Charms and Roost against most foes, as doing more damage allows Togekiss to rely less on not getting hit by a critical hit. Send Togekiss in against physical attackers such as Golem, Donphan, Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Charizard X. Avoid using Togekiss against teams that utilize a lot of special attackers or Electric-types such as Magearna, Tapu Lele, and Zeraora, as it tends to lose against these Pokemon.
Team Options
========
Fairium Z Togekiss pairs well with Bug- and Grass-types, such as Scizor, Volcarona, and Mega Venusaur, as it can dispatch the majority of Rock- and Fire-types for them. These Bug- and Grass-types in return can beat Electric- and Ice-types such as Zeraora and Kyurem, both of which can easily OHKO Togekiss. Togekiss benefits from teammates that can deal with special attackers like Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Lele, and Magnezone, such as your own Magnezone, Chansey, and Magearna, as it takes care of primarily physical attackers such as Golem, Mega Charizard X, and physically attacking Dragonite for them. Magearna is an especially notable partner, as it loves Togekiss's ability to deal with Mega Charizard X and Y. In return, Magearna can beat Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevoir for Togekiss.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Togekiss can use Firium Z to beat Aegislash and Magearna, but it loses out on the ability to use Z-Thunder Wave or Z-Charm, which relegates it to a lure. Grassium Z allows Togekiss to lure Ground-types such as Golem and Mega Swampert, and in addition still beat Mega Gyarados; however, this gives up the ability to use Z-Thunder Wave, which causes it to lose out on numerous matchups.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Rock-, Steel-, and Electric-types**: Rock-, Steel-, and Electric-type Pokemon, such as Zeraora, Magnezone, Gigalith, and Aegislash resist Air Slash, which can allow them to survive a large number of them and potentially OHKO Togekiss with powerful Z-Moves.
**Super Effective Nukes**: Strong super effective attackers such as Choice Specs or Poisonium Z Naganadel and Icium Z Weavile can OHKO Togekiss. However, the Choice Scarf set can potentially win against frailer attackers, and great luck can help you deal with bulkier ones.
**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Chansey and Kyurem can shrug off even a string of Air Slash flinches with their great bulk and some form of recovery and potentially beat Togekiss, mitigating the usefulness of a flinch.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[AllFourtyOne,457210/]]
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Togekiss's ability Serene Grace and access to moves such as Air Slash, Thunder Wave, Roost, Charm, Nasty Plot, Encore, Substitute, and Fire Blast allow it to win a wide variety of matchups with low opportunity cost for changing sets. Togekiss can run its trademark Choice Scarf set to try to take faster Pokemon like Naganadel, Mega Charizard X and Y, and Zeraora through flinches or OHKO Pokemon like Greninja and Ferrothorn with a good range of coverage moves like Dazzling Gleam and Fire Blast, even if they do't help many matchups. Togekiss's real power, however, comes from its sets that utilize Z-status moves, such as Electrium Z + Thunder Wave and Fairium Z + Charm, as they can let Togekiss use its wide movepool and high bulk to minimize risk and secure most matchups. Togekiss is able to survive many attacks from powerful Pokemon with good investment, such as Choice Specs Greninja's Ice Beam, uninvested +2 Mega Gardevoir's Hyper Beam after Z-Thunder Wave, Jolly Choice Scarf Kartana's Smart Strike, Mega Charizard X's Flare Blitz, Genesect's Flash Cannon, and uninvested Tapu Lele's Shattered Psyche. Surviving these hits is important for Togekiss, as it allows it to bully them with Thunder Wave, Air Slash, Roost, Charm, or Substitute. However, its weakness to common Steel-, Rock-, and Electric-types such as Magnezone, Magearna, Terrakion, and Zeraora can hold it back significantly, as these are common picks against teams that use Togekiss, making it sometimes hard to send out.
[SET]
name: Electrium Z
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: Roost
move 4: Nasty Plot / Charm / Encore / Substitute
item: Electrium Z
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Calm
evs: 208 HP / 72 SpD / 228 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is the most obvious choice of move for Togekiss, as it's a decently strong STAB move that, with Serene Grace, has a 60% flinch chance. This allows it to hit the majority of the metagame for decent damage, notably, Mega Gyarados. Thunder Wave allows Togekiss to essentially double its Speed, outrunning fully invested Deoxys-S, while adding the chance for full paralysis on top of the flinch chance from Air Slash. Z-Thunder Wave raises Togekiss's Special Defense by one stage, allowing it to survive hits from Pokemon such as Choice Specs Greninja, Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, and uninvested Mega Gardevoir. Roost allows Togekiss to create an HP buffer that allows it to survive attacks if the opponent is able to move, allowing the user to mitigate risk by a significant amount in many matchups, such as against uninvested Mega Gardevoir and uninvested Tapu Lele, and the removal of its Flying typing allows Togekiss to take neutral damage from attacks like Stone Edge from Golem, Bolt Strike from Victini, and Ice Beam from Choice Specs Greninja. Nasty Plot allows Togekiss to break through walls such as Mega Slowbro, Umbreon, Kyurem, and Deoxys-S. Alternatively, Charm lets it beat Groundium Z Golem, Donphan, physical Dragonite, and Mega Gyarados more reliably. Substitute can be combined with Air Slash and Thunder Wave to further protect Togekiss from being attacked. This can help against uninvested Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevoir. Lastly, Encore can force opposing Pokemon to continue using setup moves, allowing Togekiss to slowly chip away at their HP with safety. This lets it lock Pokemon such as Mega Gardevoir, Mega Charizard X, and Zygarde into moves such as Calm Mind, Dragon Dance, and Substitute, respectively.
Set Details
========
208 HP EVs and 72 Special Defense EVs with a Calm nature allow Togekiss to survive many strong hits from uninvested Tapu Lele, uninvested Mega Gardevoir, and Choice Specs Greninja, giving it the opportunity to use Z-Thunder Wave. The HP EVs also allow Togekiss to deal with physical attackers like Mega Gyarados with ease. Landing Air Slash on a paralyzed Pokemon gives the foe a 30% chance to move each turn. This allows Togekiss to take many opponents entirely through flinches without needing Roost or Nasty Plot. Electrium Z allows Togekiss to use Z-Thunder Wave to boost its Special Defense by one stage. This helps against Choice Scarf Porygon-Z, Choice Specs Greninja, uninvested Tapu Lele, and uninvested Mega Gardevoir. 228 Speed EVs allow Togekiss to outspeed maximum Speed Deoxys-S after Thunder Wave. Serene Grace boosts the chance of Air Slash flinching to 60%, which helps against Tapu Lele, Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Fini, and Primarina.
Usage Tips
========
Always use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1 when gaining +1 Special Defense will not cause you to lose; for example, Greninja is a matchup where you use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1, whereas Pheromosa is not. Nasty Plot should be used against walls like Mega Sableye and Mega Slowbro as soon and as often as possible, as Togekiss needs to end games fast due to its poor matchups against PP stallers. Roost should be used to heal up after hits such as Ice Beam to remove the weakness and to ensure safety in case you get unlucky, such as against Choice Specs Greninja, as this can mitigate the risk of losing on turns Air Slash does not land a flinch. Use Air Slash on turns that Togekiss does not need to use one of its status moves to decrease the risk of losing, as Electrium Z Togekiss is designed to be as risk averse and safe as possible. Keep in mind that the foe has a 70% chance to not attack each turn if Air Slash lands. Substitute can be used against Pokemon that tend to use moves like Calm Mind, such as Magearna, Tapu Lele, and Mega Gardevoir, as it can create a barrier that allows Togekiss to survive a powerful attack in case it doesn't land a flinch. Against Magearna specifically, use Z-Thunder Wave turn 1, then use Substitute, then spam Air Slash. Use Substitute again when it breaks Togekiss's Substitute, as Togekiss can survive a +2 Fleur Cannon after a Roost at +1 Special Defense, then use Substitute again. Make sure you have a Substitute up at almost all times, to prevent the opposing Magearna from using Pain Split. Encore can help the matchup against Mega Gardevoir, Mega Charizard X, and Zygarde by locking them into their setup moves, and also helps against Pokemon such as Stored Power Necrozma, Mega Slowbro, Clefable, and Tapunium Z Tapu Fini. Charm can give Togekiss a buffer against Groundium Z Golem, Donphan, Mega Charizard X, and Mega Gyarados by reducing the number of flinches needed. Use Togekiss if your opponent doesn't have any Steel-, Electric-, or fast Ground-types like Magnezone, Zeraora, or Choice Band Garchomp, or any Pokemon that win via being faster like Smeargle, Vivillon, or Jumpluff. Don't use Togekiss if it is an obvious pick for your opponent to use an Electric- or fast Ground-type such as Zeraora or Choice Band Garchomp.
Team Options
========
Pokemon that can efficiently dispatch Steel-, Electric-, and Rock-types like Rockium Z Golem, Zeraora, and Magnezone are helpful as teammates for Togekiss, such as Golem, Donphan, and Garchomp. In return, Togekiss can beat Water- and Grass-types like Primarina and Mega Venusaur for them. Pokemon such as Kyurem and Dragonite that benefit from Togekiss dispatching uninvested Mega Gardevoir, Mega Gyarados, and Greninja are good teammates, especially if they match up well versus the Steel-, Electric-, and Rock-types that hold Togekiss back such as Golem, Zeraora, and Celesteela. Pokemon that can deal with Toxic stallers like Blissey and Chansey, such as Ferrothorn, are good teammates for Togekiss, as are teammates that can deal with fast Poison-types like Naganadel and Substitute Mega Gengar, such as specially defensive Flame Charge Mega Charizard X.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Air Slash
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Trick
move 4: Dazzling Gleam
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is the primary move that Choice Scarf Togekiss uses, so much so that the other moves are filler, with the exception of Fire Blast. It hits Naganadel, Tapu Lele, Mega Charizard X and Y, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Gyarados, and most of the metagame for at least decent damage, allowing it to potentially win a poor matchup with a string of flinches. Fire Blast allows Togekiss to beat some Steel-types like Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn. Dazzling Gleam is a secondary STAB move that can hit Dragon- and Dark-type Pokemon for super effective damage, such as Greninja, Garchomp, Haxorus, non-Metal Burst Mega Sableye, and Mega Altaria. Trick can mess with Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Type: Null by forcing them to lose their Eviolite and locking them into the first move they used.
Set Details
========
Serene Grace gives Air Slash a 60% chance to land a flinch, allowing it to drastically increase its chance of winning through a chain of flinches. 252 Speed EVs with a Timid nature give Togekiss the maximum Speed possible, while 252 Special Attack EVs let it do as much damage as possible. A Choice Scarf boosts Togekiss's speed so that it can outspeed everything up to maximum Speed Zeraora.
Usage Tips
========
Use Air Slash against Pokemon that it is neutral or super effective against, unless Fire Blast or Dazzling Gleam would OHKO them, such as against Ferrothorn or Greninja. In particular, use Air Slash against Pokemon that you cannot OHKO with a coverage move and will lose against barring flinches, such as Mega Tyranitar, Golem, and Magnezone, as a small chance of winning is better than no chance of winning. You can use Trick against Pokemon with a Berry, Leftovers, Eviolite, or some other item that isn't a Z-Crystal or Mega Stone if Air Slash doesn't win; this includes Pokemon such as Berry or Leftovers Stored Power Necrozma, Pokemon utilizing the FEAR strategy, Porygon2, and Type Null. It's a good idea to use Togekiss when your opponent has a way to beat both other Pokemon on your team or if they use a lot of Pokemon that do not resist Air Slash.
Team Options
========
Pokemon that can beat Rock-, Steel-, Poison-, and Electric-types such as Magnezone, Naganadel, Mega Gengar, and Golem are good teammates for Togekiss. Ground-types cover all of these tremendously, so teammates like Zygarde-C, Donphan, and Golem are great. In return, Togekiss can beat most Water- and Grass-types like Mega Venusaur, Primarina, and Ferrothorn for these Ground-type teammates. Strong wallbreaking Pokemon such as Incineroar, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Charizard X and Y can beat beefy Pokemon that take too many turns for Togekiss to KO such as Celesteela and PP stall Deoxys-S. Choice Scarf Togekiss acts as a good panic button, as it can beat threats to the main core of the team through luck, which can allow it to support generally strong cores such as Mega Gardevoir + Heatran and Mega Altaria + Heatran.
[SET]
name: Fairium Z
move 1: Nasty Plot / Thunder Wave
move 2: Charm
move 3: Roost
move 4: Air Slash
item: Fairium Z
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 116 Def / 144 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Air Slash is this set's go-to move, as it is a relatively strong STAB move that can make slower targets such as Golem, Donphan, and Primarina flinch. Charm is used to reduce the opposing Pokemon's Attack by two stages, and when powered up by Fairium Z, it also raises Togekiss' Defense by one stage. This can help it beat Golem, Donphan, Mega Gyarados, Mega Charizard X, and other physical attackers such as physically attacking Dragonite and Mega Aggron more reliably. Roost is used to heal Togekiss, which in conjunction with Charm drastically increases Togekiss's longevity. This is useful against Pokemon that can survive many Air Slashes such as Mega Charizard X and Mega Gyarados. Nasty Plot can help against defensive Pokemon such as Mega Slowbro, Mega Sableye, and Necrozma. Thunder Wave can be used to increase the chance of the foe losing a turn and also allows Togekiss to beat Mega Charizard Y much more easily by negating the chance of an opposing Air Slash flinch.
Set Details
========
The given HP and Defense EVs allow Togekiss to take a full-power Flare Blitz from Mega Charizard X and another one after a Z-Charm. The Special Defense investment allows Togekiss to survive Timid Porygon-Z's Normalium Z-boosted Hyper Beam most of the time and moves like Mega Charizard Y's Blast Burn all of the time. Fairium Z is used so that Togekiss can use Z-Charm. Serene Grace doubles the chance of Air Slash to land a flinch.
Usage Tips
========
Against physical attackers such as Mega Charizard X, Golem, Donphan, and Mega Gyarados, use Z-Charm turn 1. Use Charm afterwards whenever necessary to reduce damage taken to free up more turns to be used using Air Slash. Use Roost to recover HP against Pokemon like Golem, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Charizard X. Use Air Slash, Thunder Wave, or Nasty Plot in between Charms and Roost against most foes, as doing more damage allows Togekiss to rely less on not getting hit by a critical hit. Send Togekiss in against physical attackers such as Golem, Donphan, Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Charizard X. Avoid using Togekiss against teams that utilize a lot of special attackers or Electric-types such as Magearna, Tapu Lele, and Zeraora, as it tends to lose against these Pokemon.
Team Options
========
Fairium Z Togekiss pairs well with Bug- and Grass-types, such as Scizor, Volcarona, and Mega Venusaur, as it can dispatch the majority of Rock- and Fire-types for them. These Bug- and Grass-types in return can beat Electric- and Ice-types such as Zeraora and Kyurem, both of which can easily OHKO Togekiss. Togekiss benefits from teammates that can deal with special attackers like Mega Gardevoir, Tapu Lele, and Magnezone, such as your own Magnezone, Chansey, and Magearna, as it takes care of primarily physical attackers such as Golem, Mega Charizard X, and physically attacking Dragonite for them. Magearna is an especially notable partner, as it loves Togekiss's ability to deal with Mega Charizard X and Y. In return, Magearna can beat Tapu Lele and Mega Gardevoir for Togekiss.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Togekiss can use Firium Z to beat Aegislash and Magearna, but it loses out on the ability to use Z-Thunder Wave or Z-Charm, which relegates it to a lure. Grassium Z allows Togekiss to lure Ground-types such as Golem and Mega Swampert, and in addition still beat Mega Gyarados; however, this gives up the ability to use Z-Thunder Wave, which causes it to lose out on numerous matchups.
Checks and Counters
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**Rock-, Steel-, and Electric-types**: Rock-, Steel-, and Electric-type Pokemon, such as Zeraora, Magnezone, Gigalith, and Aegislash resist Air Slash, which can allow them to survive a large number of them and potentially OHKO Togekiss with powerful Z-Moves.
**Super Effective Nukes**: Strong super effective attackers such as Choice Specs or Poisonium Z Naganadel and Icium Z Weavile can OHKO Togekiss. However, the Choice Scarf set can potentially win against frailer attackers, and great luck can help you deal with bulkier ones.
**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Chansey and Kyurem can shrug off even a string of Air Slash flinches with their great bulk and some form of recovery and potentially beat Togekiss, mitigating the usefulness of a flinch.
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- Quality checked by: [[Osra,239997], [TDA, 276708 ], [shyom, 469945]]
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