[SET]
Bulk Up (Arceus) @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multitype
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 204 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Extreme Speed
- Shadow Claw
- Taunt / Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Between its great natural bulk, Defense boosts from Bulk Up, and only one weakness, Bulk Up Arceus has incredible survivability and is capable of beating many popular physical attackers and walls. Extreme Speed and Shadow Claw provide nearly perfect neutral coverage in Ubers, with the exception of Kingambit. With Tera Fire and Taunt, it sets up on nearly every passive Pokemon in the tier, most notably turning Ho-Oh into setup fodder. 56 EVs in Speed outspeeds unboosted Adamant Rayquaza and Kyurem-Black and outspeeds Zacian-Crowned after Sticky Web. Leftovers is the preferred item for its passive recovery, allowing Arceus to comfortably run Taunt, but Heavy-Duty Boots can be used with Recover on teams that are susceptible to Toxic Spikes. Do note, however, that this significantly worsens the matchup into Ho-Oh.
This Arceus set fits great on both bulky teams and Sticky Web hyper offense as a stallbreaker and sweeper that is difficult for even offensive teams to pick off. On bulky teams, Landorus-T is an excellent partner that can check Pokemon like Koraidon and Zacian-C short-term, accumulating chip damage on them to the point that Arceus can revenge kill them. With Sticky Web support from Ribombee on hyper offense, Bulk Up Arceus gains the ability to outspeed many Pokemon that might give it trouble setting up, most notably Koraidon and Zacian-C. More than many other Pokemon, Bulk Up Arceus hates Toxic Spikes. Thus, Eternatus is an excellent partner, being a remover of Toxic Spikes, Kyogre check, and a sweeper facilitated by Arceus breaking down Eternatus' checks.
[SET CREDITS]
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