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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Core: Heracross / Medicham


UU Time! This is an offensive core, functioning similarly to combinations like Excadrill / Landorus in OU. Heracross and Medicham can be played as parallel sweepers, each opening up holes in opposing teams so that the other can eventually sweep. Since these two are among the strongest Fighting types in the UU tier, very little can stand up to both of them together.


Heracross @ Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
Medicham @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Pure Power
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Hi Jump Kick
- Psycho Cut
- Ice Punch
- Trick


Thanks to its high Attack stat, Heracross is capable of ripping holes in opposing counters so that Medicham can safely sweep later in the match. Megahorn is one of the few physical moves that can power through Slowbro, netting a clean 100% OHKO with this set. Pursuit can be used to trap and kill Ghost-types that could switch into the core's choiced Fighting attacks. Even better, Heracross' ability Guts ensures that it doesn't have to worry about being burned from Will-O-Wisp. Close Combat from this set also hits extremely hard, as Adamant Choice Band Heracross reaches the equivalent of 574 Attack. Stone Edge rounds out the set's coverage by hitting Flying-types on the switch.

In contrast with Heracross' wallbreaking potential, Medicham functions as more of a late-game sweeper. After Heracross has successfully broken through opposing counters, Medicham can freely spam its 130 BP STAB Hi Jump Kick off a Pure Power-boosted Attack stat of 438. This set offers good overall coverage, and an important emergency move in Trick. This can be used as a last resort to stop stat boosters, or it can be used on a prediction to cripple an opposing physical wall.

The prevalence of Chansey in UU allows these Fighting types to flourish. However, be aware that this is a purely offensive core, and needs to be backed up by teammates with solid resistances. Once this combo gets going, though, opponents will have a tough time responding to the dual threat.

5 comments:

  1. I have very limited UU knowledge, but considering how well the Excadrill + Landorus offensive core works, I'll bet this does just as well. Both of these Pokemon hit like a truck.

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  2. I feel Zen Headbutt should be used over Psycho Cut, it has 10 more Base Power at the cost of 10 Base Accuracy (and Sounding less cool) The higher Crit Ratio is traded for a Flinch chance.

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  3. hey Faladran, I tested this core out for myself with back-up pokes, and has just been ploughing through opposing teams. I love this core its really effective

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  4. What it the best support for this core lol I'm in a UU tourney and I want to use this core with the best support.

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  5. i use a team based around this core and here is what my team looks like

    froslass/heracross/medicham/registeel/slowbro/flygon

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