StupidFlandrs48
World’s sweatiest casual
[SET]
Flutter Mane @ Booster Energy
Set name: Offensive Speed Control
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy / Grass
EVs: 124 HP / 124 Def / 100 SpA / 52 SpD / 108 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam / Taunt
- Icy Wind
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Flutter Mane is one of the fastest Pokemon in Regulation G, and almost nothing can outspeed it with a Booster Energy equipped, making it an excellent form of speed control thanks to Icy Wind; in addition, its excellent STAB combination gives it useful offensive presence against the many Dark-, Fighting-, and Dragon-types of the metagame, such as Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, both Urshifu formes, Miraidon, and Koraidon. Two single target STAB moves are the default for the excellent coverage they offer, but one of them can be swapped out for Dazzling Gleam if bypassing redirection from the likes of Amoonguss, Indeedee-F, and Ogerpon formes is a priority. One of these attacking options can also be exchanged for Taunt, letting Flutter Mane shut down Amoonguss, deny Trick Room, and frustrate setup sweepers like Calm Mind Terapagos and IronPress Zamazenta-C. Icy Wind provides a form of speed control that benefits a variety of mid- to high-Speed teammates. The given EV spread allows Flutter Mane to survive incredibly powerful hits like Groudon's Precipice Blades and Choice Scarf Chi-Yu's Overheat; it can also tank a Choice Specs Astral Barrage or Tera Ghost Life Orb Astral Barrage from Calyrex-S after Terastallizing. 100 Special Attack EVs ensure a 2HKO on bulkless Chi-Yu with Moonblast and almost always on Calyrex-I with Shadow Ball. 108 Speed EVs with a Timid nature let Flutter Mane outspeed Iron Valiant, which could otherwise use Icy Wind first and ruin Flutter Mane's role as a speed control Pokemon. Tera Fairy is the default Tera type, since it helps Flutter Mane both offensively and defensively, notably allowing it to OHKO Miraidon and Urshifu-R with Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam, respectively, but Tera Grass can also be useful to help deal with Amoonguss's powder moves and Water-, Ground-, and Electric-type attacks like Surging Strikes from Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, Precipice Blades from Groudon, and Electro Drift from Miraidon.
Flutter Mane pairs well with many Restricted Pokemon, as its high Speed and Fake Out immunity allows it to almost always move first and use Icy Wind; Terapagos is perhaps the most notable partner, as its Speed is quite poor in a vacuum, but it only needs a single Icy Wind to outpace a major chunk of the metagame. Kyogre is also a good choice because Flutter Mane discourages Koraidon from switching in to change the weather against it. Spread attackers like these as well as Calyrex-S and Groudon also benefit from Flutter Mane threatening common Wide Guard users, such as Mienshao and Iron Valiant. In general, any Pokemon that struggles with Dragon- or Dark-types will benefit from Flutter Mane's offensive presence, including Pokemon such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, Chi-Yu, Calyrex-S, and Lunala. In addition, offensive Fire-types like Chi-Yu and Ogerpon-H are useful for threatening the Steel-types that Flutter Mane struggles with, such as Zacian-C and Kingambit. Pokemon that offer damage mitigation via Intimidate or some other means, such as Incineroar and Snarl users like Ting-Lu and Raging Bolt, can help Flutter Mane stay on the field significantly longer, giving it more time to fire off its powerful attacks.
[SET CREDITS]
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