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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Glaive Rush
move 3: Icicle Spear / Icicle Crash
move 4: Earthquake
item: Loaded Dice / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Dragon / Fairy / Ground
ability: Thermal Exchange
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Baxcalibur can function as a powerful sweeper and wallbreaker with Dragon Dance, serving as a sweeper using its workable Speed and immense power to plow through teams. Baxcalibur can choose between Icicle Spear or Icicle Crash as its secondary STAB move, with the former being preferred for more power and accuracy while also bypassing Substitute. Baxcalibur's choice of item depends on which secondary STAB move it runs. If Baxcalibur opts to run Icicle Spear, Loaded Dice enables Icicle Spear to always hit four times at minimum, granting it consistently good power. On the other hand, Heavy-Duty Boots grants Baxcalibur protection from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock, which can wear Baxcalibur down quickly with repeated switch-ins. Earthquake serves as Baxcalibur's main coverage move, hitting Steel-types such as Kingambit and Gholdengo super effectively. Thermal Exchange grants Baxcalibur an immunity to burn while also giving it the ability to potentially boost its Attack by switching into Fire-type attacks from Skeledirge and Volcarona. Baxcalibur can choose between Dragon, Fairy, and Ground as its Tera type, each giving it different benefits. Tera Dragon boosts the power of its STAB Glaive Rush even further, turning it into an extremely powerful attack that will deal severe damage to anything that does not resist it. It also additionally grants Baxcalibur a resistance to Fire-type moves, allowing it to check Volcarona and make better use of Thermal Exchange. Alternatively, Tera Fairy offers purely defensive benefits, granting Baxcalibur an immunity to Dragon-type moves, as well as crucial Fighting- and Dark-type resistances, allowing Baxcalibur to set up on Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Garchomp, and Great Tusk while also allowing it to resist priority from Breloom and Kingambit. Tera Ground boosts the power of its main coverage move, Earthquake, allowing it to deal more damage to Gholdengo and Kingambit while also giving Baxcalibur additional firepower against Skeledirge, a Pokemon that would otherwise check Baxcalibur.
Baxcalibur functions best on offensive teams, and thus benefits from teammates that can help wear down the opposing team for Baxcalibur to clean late-game. Glimmora and Meowscarada can provide entry hazard support to wear down bulkier foes for Baxcalibur to sweep. Great Tusk can also offer Stealth Rock support while being a good check to Kingambit. It also has access to Rapid Spin, allowing it to clear entry hazards that would otherwise wear Baxcalibur down. Baxcalibur can also switch in and set up on Rotom-W, which Great Tusk tends to lure in. Gholdengo makes a great teammate, as it can check Iron Valiant, Breloom, and Corviknight and can function as a supplementary wallbreaker or sweeper. Iron Valiant can also be an effective wallbreaker and teammate for Baxcalibur, as it can check Great Tusk as well as Unaware Dondozo, the latter of which is a check to this particular Baxcalibur set. In turn, Baxcalibur can check Volcarona and break down special walls such as Ting-Lu, Amoonguss, and Clodsire that can prove troublesome for Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Iron Moth or Volcarona can wallbreak further and also deal with Steel-types such as Gholdengo, as well as Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Iron Valiant. In return, Baxcalibur can take down Clodsire and Toxapex, which counter the former two. Orthworm can also be an effective teammate, being able to safely switch Baxcalibur into battle with Shed Tail, and it can also handle Hatterene and Azumarill effectively. Baxcalibur can take advantage of Fire-types such as Volcarona and Cinderace that Orthworm lures in thanks to Thermal Exchange.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ScraftyIsTheBest, 157610]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sp0oN1oRd, 513254], [SetsuSetsuna, 548068]]
- Grammar checked by: [[autumn, 384270]]
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Glaive Rush
move 3: Icicle Spear / Icicle Crash
move 4: Earthquake
item: Loaded Dice / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Dragon / Fairy / Ground
ability: Thermal Exchange
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Baxcalibur can function as a powerful sweeper and wallbreaker with Dragon Dance, serving as a sweeper using its workable Speed and immense power to plow through teams. Baxcalibur can choose between Icicle Spear or Icicle Crash as its secondary STAB move, with the former being preferred for more power and accuracy while also bypassing Substitute. Baxcalibur's choice of item depends on which secondary STAB move it runs. If Baxcalibur opts to run Icicle Spear, Loaded Dice enables Icicle Spear to always hit four times at minimum, granting it consistently good power. On the other hand, Heavy-Duty Boots grants Baxcalibur protection from entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock, which can wear Baxcalibur down quickly with repeated switch-ins. Earthquake serves as Baxcalibur's main coverage move, hitting Steel-types such as Kingambit and Gholdengo super effectively. Thermal Exchange grants Baxcalibur an immunity to burn while also giving it the ability to potentially boost its Attack by switching into Fire-type attacks from Skeledirge and Volcarona. Baxcalibur can choose between Dragon, Fairy, and Ground as its Tera type, each giving it different benefits. Tera Dragon boosts the power of its STAB Glaive Rush even further, turning it into an extremely powerful attack that will deal severe damage to anything that does not resist it. It also additionally grants Baxcalibur a resistance to Fire-type moves, allowing it to check Volcarona and make better use of Thermal Exchange. Alternatively, Tera Fairy offers purely defensive benefits, granting Baxcalibur an immunity to Dragon-type moves, as well as crucial Fighting- and Dark-type resistances, allowing Baxcalibur to set up on Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Garchomp, and Great Tusk while also allowing it to resist priority from Breloom and Kingambit. Tera Ground boosts the power of its main coverage move, Earthquake, allowing it to deal more damage to Gholdengo and Kingambit while also giving Baxcalibur additional firepower against Skeledirge, a Pokemon that would otherwise check Baxcalibur.
Baxcalibur functions best on offensive teams, and thus benefits from teammates that can help wear down the opposing team for Baxcalibur to clean late-game. Glimmora and Meowscarada can provide entry hazard support to wear down bulkier foes for Baxcalibur to sweep. Great Tusk can also offer Stealth Rock support while being a good check to Kingambit. It also has access to Rapid Spin, allowing it to clear entry hazards that would otherwise wear Baxcalibur down. Baxcalibur can also switch in and set up on Rotom-W, which Great Tusk tends to lure in. Gholdengo makes a great teammate, as it can check Iron Valiant, Breloom, and Corviknight and can function as a supplementary wallbreaker or sweeper. Iron Valiant can also be an effective wallbreaker and teammate for Baxcalibur, as it can check Great Tusk as well as Unaware Dondozo, the latter of which is a check to this particular Baxcalibur set. In turn, Baxcalibur can check Volcarona and break down special walls such as Ting-Lu, Amoonguss, and Clodsire that can prove troublesome for Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Iron Moth or Volcarona can wallbreak further and also deal with Steel-types such as Gholdengo, as well as Fairy-types such as Hatterene and Iron Valiant. In return, Baxcalibur can take down Clodsire and Toxapex, which counter the former two. Orthworm can also be an effective teammate, being able to safely switch Baxcalibur into battle with Shed Tail, and it can also handle Hatterene and Azumarill effectively. Baxcalibur can take advantage of Fire-types such as Volcarona and Cinderace that Orthworm lures in thanks to Thermal Exchange.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ScraftyIsTheBest, 157610]]
- Quality checked by: [[Sp0oN1oRd, 513254], [SetsuSetsuna, 548068]]
- Grammar checked by: [[autumn, 384270]]
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