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| 1 | + | [Overview] |
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| 3 | PROS | |
| 4 | - Great counter to some of the most prominent threats, like Genesect, Scizor and Ferrothorn | |
| 5 | - Unlike Heatran, Rotom-H is faster and is not threatened by Dugtrio | |
| 6 | - Great tipying, with key resistances to BoltBeam, Grass, Bug, Fire and Flying, and an immunity to Ground! | |
| 7 | - Excellent bulk or power, depending on what you invest | |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | CONS | |
| 10 | - It's weak to Water, although Electric-type STAB and sun somewhat mitigate this | |
| 11 | - Unfortunately its only Fire-type STAB is Overheat, wich not only makes sweeping out of question, but also forces him to play in a hit-and-run style, and Stealth Rock is an heavy burden because of this | |
| 12 | - Lack of reliable recovery | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | [SET] | |
| 15 | name: Specs | |
| 16 | move 1: Volt Switch | |
| 17 | move 2: Overheat | |
| 18 | move 3: Thunderbolt | |
| 19 | move 4: Trick | |
| 20 | item: Choice Specs | |
| 21 | nature: Timid / Modest | |
| 22 | evs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP | |
| 23 | ||
| 24 | [SET COMMENTS] | |
| 25 | - A more powerful but less versatile set | |
| 26 | - Volt Switch for scouting and mantaining momentum | |
| 27 | - Overheat to destroy absolutely anything that doesn't resist it and is not a pink fat blob | |
| 28 | - Thunderbolt is a reliable STAB that can be used when you don't want to switch | |
| 29 | - Trick is a nasty surprise to the pink blobs and other defensive Pokémon | |
| 30 | ||
| 31 | [ADDITIONAL COMMENTS] | |
| 32 | - Absolutely hates Stealth Rock, so pairing with a spinner/magic bouncer is a must | |
| 33 | - Ninetales is also essential to make Overheat even more powerful than it already is | |
| 34 | - Hidden Power Fighting can be considered over Thunderbolt or Trick as it is Rotom-H's best attack against Tyranitar; it 2HKOes positively-natured 252 HP / 192 SpD versions, but has no use outside that | |
| 35 | - In the same vein Hidden Power Ground is an option against Heatran, but again, it has no use outside that, and some Heatran carry Air Balloon | |
| 36 | - Other Hidden Powers are pretty much redundant since either a neutral sun-boosted Overheat does more damage than HP even when the target is 4x weak to that HP, or a resisted Overheat already does the job | |
| 37 | - HP Grass can be used against Gastrodon, but Quagsire is 2HKOed by Overheat in the sun, and after Stealth Rock, Swampert is also 2HKOed | |
| 38 | - HP Ice is also an option, but the only notable target is Garchomp, as after Stealth Rock Salamence is already going to be OHKOed by Overheat, Dragonite is not OHKOed with Multiscale intact, and other dragons are hit harder by Overheat in the sun | |
| 39 | - Advantages over Heatran in being faster and not being threatened by Dugtrio, in adittion of having a secondary STAB that is better offensively speaking | |
| 40 | - Advantages over Victini in being not weak to Pursuit and being less prone to revenge killing after using its Fire-type attack, and again, having a better secondary offensive STAB | |
| 41 | - Pair this thing with Terrakion, trust me | |
| 42 | - Or you can pair with Dugtrio, Dugtrio has the advantage of trapping the opponent | |
| 43 | - Genesect forms a Volt-Turn combo, wich makes it another premier partner | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | [other options] | |
| 46 | - All-out attacker with Life Orb | |
| 47 | - Choice Scarf | |
| 48 | - Toxic over Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave on the SpDefensive set | |
| 49 | - Most other sets, like Charge Beam, are outclassed by Rotom-W | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | [Checks and Counters] | |
| 52 | - Tyranitar is generally the best counter, but must watch out for HP Fighting or Will-O-Wisp | |
| 53 | - Blissey and Chansey are also great counters but against the Specs set must take care if they have less than half of their health | |
| 54 | - Heatran is immune to Overheat and defensive sets don't mind Electric-type STAB, but it must watch out for HP Ground | |
| 55 | - All the counters above also must watch out for the fact that Rotom-H is normally paired with Terrakion or Dugtrio | |
| 56 | - Latios and Latias can comfortably take one hit and can Recover, but a Specs sun-boosted Overheat will severely hurt | |
| 57 | - Terrakion do the same but lacks recovery, however it can OHKO with Stone Edge | |
| 58 | - Garchomp can take one Overheat in the sun, even after Stealth Rock, and OHKO with Stone Edge or a boosted Outrage | |
| 59 | - Gastrodon is another good counter but must watch out for HP Grass and the fact that Rotom-H on sun is always paired with a Chlorophyll sweeper | |
| 60 | - The rain is a great hindrance for Rotom-H, except in case of specially defensive sets that don't use Overheat | |
| 61 | - However, Politoed cannot take a Volt Switch at all, and hates being burned |
