Electivire
Thunderbolt Pokémon
It pushes the tips of its tails against its foes and then lets loose a high-voltage current. Its foes are burned to a crisp in an instant.
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Strategy Overview
Electivire is a mixed wallbreaker with great coverage options and a Speed tier that permits it to outspeed and revenge kill common slower wallbreakers like Omastar, Oricorio-G, and Aurorus. Since there are so many different possibilities in terms of sets and coverage moves, Electivire can be unpredictable, though many of its options aren't usually as viable. Despite its offensive prowess, its frailty and middling Speed make it susceptible to faster attackers such as Lycanroc, Choice Scarf users like Primeape and Dodrio, and priority moves such as Kangaskhan's Fake Out and Skuntank's Sucker Punch. Regardless of its impressive Attack, it struggles to break through physical walls, thus forcing it to rely on its weaker Special Attack in some cases. Since its Special Attack is nothing to write home about, it relies on super effective moves specifically designed to break its checks, thus failing to handle those neutral to its attacks such as Clefairy and defensive Spiritomb. It also faces harsh competition from fellow Electric-types, the most noteworthy being Eelektross, which totally eclipses Electivire besides having much lower Speed and lacking niche coverage moves like Earthquake. Other superior Electric-types include Rotom-F, which can break down Ground-types like Mudsdale with Blizzard and cripple other defensive switch-ins with Trick, and Alolan Raichu, which can break past specially defensive switch-ins like Clefairy with Psyshock, and can outpace base 95s that Electivire runs the risk of having to Speed tie with such as Primeape and Jynx.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc