Ting-Lu Movesets & Competitive Sets

Whirlwind prevents opposing setup threats such as Double Dance Miraidon and Calm Mind Arceus-Ground from snowballing out of control. This can also rack up entry hazard damage and is a decent way to maintain momentum against an incoming Gliscor. Protect can also be used in this moveslot, which allows for more Leftovers recovery and scouting of Choice item users and Tera types. Stealth Rock may be chosen in the fourth slot to save moveslots for Ting-Lu's teammates, but it makes Ting-Lu less reliable at checking threats in general. Ting-Lu will very rarely need to Terastallize, as its natural typing provides a strong Electric immunity against Miraidon. Tera Steel provides a Fairy and Dragon resistance, which can be critical for handling Calm Mind + Tera Fairy or Tera Dragon Miraidon sets. It has the additional benefit of an immunity to Toxic from Gliscor and Eternatus. Tera Fairy provides a Dragon immunity against Miraidon, allowing Ting-Lu to better answer Tera Dragon sets holding either Calm Mind or Choice Specs while making Ting-Lu resistant or immune to Koraidon's STAB moves. However, this comes at the expense of not resisting Fairy versus Tera Fairy Miraidon. Tera Poison is useful against Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Tera Fairy Miraidon, and it allows Ting-Lu to absorb Toxic Spikes. Tera Water allows Ting-Lu to take Kyogre's STAB moves while also resisting Koraidon's Flare Blitz and Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike. It also lets Ting-Lu check the rare, but otherwise hard to check, Chi-Yu and Walking Wake. Ting-Lu struggles against physical threats such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Arceus, so it is best paired with Pokemon that can switch into them reliably such as defensive Necrozma-DM, Arceus-Fairy, Gliscor, Arceus-Water, Skeledirge, and Landorus-T. Gliscor deserves special mention, as it can allow Ting-Lu to run Stealth Rock or alternatively allow Gliscor itself to run Toxic Spikes, forming an impressive hazard-stacking core. Necrozma-DM is also notable for having Knock Off, which makes Ting-Lu's Spikes even more deadly. Fairy-types like Arceus-Fairy, Zacian-C, and Flutter Mane are useful for their Dragon immunity, which forces Miraidon to predict between its Dragon- and Electric-type coverage, potentially allowing Ting-Lu to switch in for free. Eternatus and Arceus-Grass are valuable teammates for their ability to take on Kyogre, with Eternatus notably absorbing Toxic Spikes, which severely threaten Ting-Lu. Giratina-O is a great partner that can check Arceus-Ground and Extreme Killer Arceus while providing Defog support, which massively increases Ting-Lu's longevity. Revenge killers like Choice Scarf Koraidon and Miraidon greatly appreciate chip damage from Ting-Lu's Ruination and Spikes for cleaning up weakened teams, and they may take on Miraidon should Ting-Lu not be healthy enough to do so.

Ting-Lu finds its niche as a bulky support Pokemon due to Vessel of Ruin, impressive defenses, and great natural typing. It is able to slow down powerful special attackers like Terapagos with Snarl and use its typing to have a positive matchup against Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Raging Bolt. Ruination provides constant damage, while Throat Chop can threaten to OHKO Calyrex-S and prevent Parting Shot from Incineroar. Stomping Tantrum allows it to threaten Incineroar, Miraidon, and Raging Bolt. Heavy Slam is used on Assault Vest sets to threaten Fairy-type Pokemon like Flutter Mane and Tera Fairy Calyrex-S, whereas Protect sees play on Rocky Helmet sets. Assault Vest allows Ting-Lu to bolster its special bulk even more, making special attacks like Flutter Mane's Moonblast and Calyrex-S's Draining Kiss a 4HKO. Rocky Helmet threatens constant chip damage on Pokemon like Urshifu-R. The EV investment allows Ting-Lu to survive a Wood Hammer from Assault Vest Rillaboom and take two Moonblast from Speed Booster Energy Flutter Mane for the Rocky Helmet set. The Attack investment allows Ting-Lu to OHKO Flutter Mane with Heavy Slam and to 2HKO Raging Bolt and bulky Farigiraf with Stomping Tantrum and Throat Chop, respectively. Tera Poison is utilized to resist the Urshifu formes's Close Combat, Rillaboom's STAB moves, and Flutter Mane's Moonblast. Tera Fairy sees usage thanks to its defensive nature, allowing Ting-Lu to have great matchup into the Urshifu formes while also becoming immune to Draco Meteor from Raging Bolt and Miraidon. Ting-Lu sees usage with Restricted Pokemon like Calyrex-I and Zamazenta-C, allowing both to benefit from Ting-Lu's special damage reduction capabilities. Calyrex-I appreciates Ruination chip and Ting-Lu benefits from Trick Room set by Calyrex-I, while Zamazenta-C provides Wide Guard support, improving the matchup against opposing Calyrex-I. Ting-Lu can be slowed down by Pokemon like Incineroar, which makes Ting-Lu passive by reducing its damage output significantly thanks to Intimidate. Zamazenta-C helps in this regard because it can OHKO Incineroar with Body Press. Koraidon, Zamazenta-C, and Calyrex-I have a great matchup into Ting-Lu and are able to remove it from the field without taking much damage from its STAB moves. Therefore, Pelipper proves to be a great partner for Ting-Lu, providing rain support and Wide Guard, which slow down Pokemon like Koraidon and Calyrex-I, and threatening great damage on Incineroar with Weather Ball. Ting-Lu struggles against strong super effective attacks from Pokemon like Rillaboom, Kyogre, and the Urshifu formes. Raging Bolt is a great partner to Ting-Lu, as it can threaten Urshifu-R and Kyogre for super effective damage and resist Grass-type STAB moves from Rillaboom. Incineroar and Amoonguss are a great duo that support Ting-Lu well. Incineroar slows down Rillaboom thanks to Intimidate and threatens super effective damage with Flare Blitz. Amoonguss can redirect super effective moves like Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R and provide Pollen Puff healing. Ting-Lu, in return, checks Pokemon like Chi-Yu and Flutter Mane, which can be troublesome for Amoonguss.

Heavy Slam allows Ting-Lu to OHKO Flutter Mane, while Ruination and Body Press provide consistent damage. Alternatively, Throat Chop can be used as a reliable Dark-Type STAB move that can also prevent Parting Shot from Incineroar and Hyper Voice from Ursaluna-B. Ting-Lu uses Assault Vest to bolster its special bulk. The EV spread allows Ting-Lu to survive 3 Moonblasts from Flutter Mane, and it also almost always lives Surging Strikes from Tera Water Urshifu-R. The Attack investment ensures an OHKO on Flutter Mane with Heavy Slam. Tera Poison is the most consistent Tera type for Ting-Lu, as it provides a resistance to Flutter Mane's Moonblast, the STAB moves of Rillaboom, and Close Combat from the Urshifu formes.

Clear Amulet Ting-Lu aims to be a tank, sitting in front of many Pokemon such as Landorus and Raging Bolt while firing back with strong attacks, trading damage well with them while racking up damage throughout the course of a battle. Earthquake is used for strong spread damage, synergizing well with Clear Amulet Ting-Lu's common partners, such as Galarian Zapdos, Thundurus, Orthworm, and Dragonite. Throat Chop is a good STAB option that threatens foes such as Indeedee-F and common Tera Ghost Pokemon, including Incineroar and Ursaluna. Tera Blast with Tera Poison hits the common Grass-types in this format, namely Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Ogerpon-H. Tera Poison Tera Blast and Earthquake also pin most Raging Bolt sets, as if they don't Tera, they get hit by Earthquake, and if they do, they get hit by Tera Poison Tera Blast. Clear Amulet prevents Intimidate from Incineroar as well as Breaking Swipe Attack drops from Gouging Fire and Roaring Moon, ensuring that Ting-Lu remains powerful throughout the duration of the game. While more niche, ally Sinistcha running Strength Sap can use it on Ting-Lu and heal up for free, since Clear Amulet will prevent the Attack drop. With the given EVs, Ting-Lu survives a Tera Stellar Icicle Crash from Adamant Chien-Pao, Tera Water Ivy Cudgel from Ogerpon-W, Wood Hammer from Rillaboom, and Tera Fairy Moonblast from Special Attack Booster Energy Flutter Mane. The Speed investment allows Ting-Lu to outspeed Kingambit, and the rest of the EVs are dumped into Attack to ensure Ting-Lu is hitting as hard as possible. Tera Poison not only grants Ting-Lu a way to threaten Grass-type Pokemon with Tera Blast but also gives it resistances to common attacks like Wood Hammer, Horn Leech, Close Combat, and Moonblast from Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, the Urshifu formes, and Flutter Mane, respectively. Tera Poison does, however, make Ting-Lu weak to Landorus's Earth Power and Iron Crown's Expanding Force, so it is best to remove these threats before Terastallizing.

Sand Tomb is able to trap in opponents so they can't escape disruption like Yawn. Ruination and Rocky Helmet act as the main damage dealing methods, with Stomping Tantrum used as its STAB move and Body Press as a consistent source of damage when Intimidated. Taunt can be used to shut down Amoonguss and other status moves. The Special Defense investment allows Ting-Lu to live Moonblast from Choice Specs Tera Fairy Flutter Mane. The Defense investment allows Ting-Lu to survive Wood Hammer from Rillaboom and Ivy Cudgel from a Terastallized Ogerpon-W. Tera Poison is the most consistent Tera type for Ting-Lu, as it provides a resistance to Flutter Mane's Moonblast, the STAB moves of Rillaboom, and Close Combat from the Urshifu formes.

Set Details Ting-Lu serves as a support member to its team, able to mitigate incoming special damage with Snarl and Vessel of Ruin while chipping foes with Ruination and Sand Tomb. Its high bulk allows it to stay on the field for a long time, letting it spread more damage and protect its teammates with Vessel of Ruin longer. It has good matchups into several key threats, such as Terapagos, Miraidon, and Raging Bolt. Snarl is used to further help its team members take special attacks, while Ruination and Sand Tomb can chip down foes to let its teammates pick up easier KOs. Ting-Lu can use either Throat Chop or Stone Edge to improve matchups into several Restricted Pokemon, including Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Calyrex-I. Sand Tomb can also be used to trap foes on the field so a teammate with a good matchup or a move such as Yawn to take advantage. Ting-Lu uses Assault Vest to bolster its lower Special Defense. Stacking this Special Defense multiplier with Vessel of Ruin and Snarl lets it take a lot of special attacks such as Dazzling Gleam from Choice Specs Miraidon, Moonblast from foes such as Flutter Mane and Tera Fairy Lunala, and Tera Starstorm from a Calm Mind-boosted Terapagos, allowing Ting-Lu to be 3HKOed, instead of 2HKOed, by most of these. Ting-Lu's Attack investment allows it to 2HKO Electric Seed Lunala most of the time with Throat Chop. Its Special Defense investment allows it to survive two Modest Choice Specs Tera Fairy Miraidon Dazzling Gleams inside of Electric Terrain most of the time, as well as Mystic Water Kyogre's Water Spout in the rain. Its Defense investment allows it to live Rillaboom's Wood Hammer in Grassy Terrain, Zamazenta-C's Body Press, and Chien-Pao's Icicle Crash, as well as Urshifu-R's Tera Water Surging Strikes most of the time. Ting-Lu uses Tera Fairy to drop its weaknesses to Fighting-type attacks such as Body Press from Zamazenta-C and Close Combat from the Urshifu formes, as well dropping Ting-Lu's weakness to Grass-, Water-, Fairy-, and Ice-type attacks. Additionally, it gives Ting-Lu an immunity to Miraidon's Draco Meteor. Teambuilding Ting-Lu may struggle against strong physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Rillaboom, and Chien-Pao, which force it to Terastallize and are unhindered by Vessel of Ruin. It is also vulnerable to Amoonguss, due to Ting-Lu often having no protection against Spore and not threatening a KO by itself. If Terastallization is not available, Ting-Lu can also struggle heavily against Restricted Pokemon such as Zamazenta-C and Koraidon, which threaten a 2HKO and OHKO with Body Press and Close Combat or Collision Course, respectively. Calyrex-I is also able to 2HKO it with Glacial Lance. Ting-Lu is often run with Zamazenta-C, as it allows Zamazenta-C to survive special attacks such as Electro Drift from Miraidon and Earth Power from Landorus. It is also able to chip down Pokemon Zamazenta-C may struggle to OHKO, such as Miraidon and Calyrex-S. Ting-Lu thrives on bulky teams, where it is able to both protect its partners and chip foes down for them to take KOs, mainly seeing usage on teams with Calyrex-S and Zamazenta-C. Calyrex-S and Chien-Pao can threaten Amoonguss with Psychic- and Ice-type attacks to stop it from threatening Ting-Lu, and Zamazenta-C has a great matchup into the aforementioned Chien-Pao and Rillaboom, which would otherwise threaten a 2HKO. In return, Ting-Lu can chip down foes to help Calyrex-S take KOs, allowing it to gain Grim Neigh boosts. It also helps other partners take special attacks, such as Raging Bolt and Amoonguss, further bolstering their bulk. This allows Amoonguss to help Ting-Lu chip down foes with the combination of Amoonguss's Spore and Ting-Lu's Sand Tomb, while Raging Bolt threatens both Kyogre and Urshifu-R. Ting-Lu can also be run with Calyrex-I, helping it take special attacks such as Electro Drift and Astral Barrage, which would otherwise threaten it heavily. It also helps Calyrex-I take KOs by dealing chip damage, allowing Calyrex-I to get Chilling Neigh boosts quickly and start to snowball out of control. Sand Tomb also stops foes from switching and removing Calyrex-I's Leech Seed.

Ting-Lu is a must-have on Dark teams due to its great bulk and utility. Earthquake prevents Ting-Lu from becoming too passive and deals with common targets such as Ceruledge, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire. Ruination is an extremely useful tool, especially when paired with entry hazards, as it allows Ting-Lu to wear down foes and prevent threats such as Hatterene from sweeping Dark teams. Stealth Rock is the preferred hazard option, as Hisuian Samurott can offensively set Spikes for Dark teams. Lastly, Whirlwind can be used to phaze dangerous setup sweepers such as Volcarona, Azumarill, and Skarmory while also helping rack up chip damage on the opposing team from hazards. The investment in HP and Special Defense allows Ting-Lu to sponge attacks from threats such as Raging Bolt, Flutter Mane, and Greninja. Rocky Helmet allows Ting-Lu to punish contact moves such as U-turn from Roaring Moon and Meowscarada, Close Combat from Iron Valiant, and Draining Kiss from Hatterene. Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott is a fantastic partner, forming an entry hazard-stacking core with Ting-Lu thanks to Ceaseless Edge. Furthermore, its access to priority in Sucker Punch and coverage in Sacred Sword allows Hisuian Samurott to easily deal with Dragon, Ground, Normal, and Steel teams. In return, Ting-Lu handles Raging Bolt for Hisuian Samurott. Meowscarada and Greninja are an incredible duo in dealing with a plethora of threats for Ting-Lu; Choice Scarf Meowscarada takes out Flutter Mane, Azumarill, and Enamorus, whereas Choice Specs Greninja removes Gliscor, Galarian Weezing, Iron Valiant, and the Ogerpon formes. Nasty Plot Darkrai becomes an amazing wallbreaker with the help of Ting-Lu's Stealth Rock, as it can OHKO Assault Vest Tornadus-T, Ogerpon-W, and, if using Thunder, specially defensive Corviknight after a boost. Mandibuzz punishes setup sweepers like the Ogerpon formes, Belly Drum Azumarill, and Scizor with Foul Play while also putting Iron Hands on a timer with Toxic. Mandibuzz can also pivot Ting-Lu in on Gholdengo via U-turn. Sableye, thanks to its part-Ghost typing, stops Rapid Spin users that are trying to remove Ting-Lu's Stealth Rock while also checking Fighting-type threats like Sneasler and Great Tusk via Will-O-Wisp. Additionally, Sableye removes key items like Heavy-Duty Boots from Moltres and Articuno, making them extremely prone to Stealth Rock. Bisharp eases the Fairy matchup for Ting-Lu by getting rid of Flutter Mane and Hatterene while also dissuading Defog attempts thanks to Defiant.

Gifted with a fantastic defensive statline, amazing ability in Vessel of Ruin, and great utility options, Ting-Lu holds the ground even against special attackers such as Enamorus and Flutter Mane, making it a key asset for Dark teams. With access to both Stealth Rock and Spikes, Ting-Lu can chip down the opposing team to let its teammates break through sturdier defensive cores. Whirlwind can be used over Spikes to phaze setup sweepers and further chip down the opposing team. Thanks to its base 110 Attack, Earthquake hits most of the metagame for decent damage even with no Attack investment, 2HKOing Greninja, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire. Heavy Slam deals with Fairy-types that would otherwise overpower Ting-Lu, such as Flutter Mane, Enamorus, and Iron Valiant, while also threatening Hatterene trying to bounce back entry hazards. Alternatively, Ruination can wear down threats like Archaludon and Corviknight to facilitate its teammates' sweep. Despite possessing formidable defensive capabilities, Ting-Lu cannot heal itself except with Leftovers; pairing it with physically defensive Pokemon, such as Sableye and Mandibuzz, to ease its defensive burden is thus strongly recommended. Sableye's Ghost typing brings an invaluable Fighting-type immunity to the team along with blocking Rapid Spin from Forretress and Great Tusk. It also comes with nice utility options in the forms of Will-O-Wisp, Knock Off, and Encore to cripple physical attackers and prevent setup sweepers, like Gouging Fire and Keldeo, from wreaking havoc. On the other hand, Mandibuzz grants a precious Ground-type immunity to the team and can slowly pivot with U-turn while handling Breloom and Rillaboom. Ting-Lu also pairs well with wallbreakers such as Greninja, Meowscarada, Darkrai, Hisuian Samurott, and Bisharp, as they highly value its entry hazard-setting capabilities. Choice Scarf Greninja provides speed control and deals with numerous threats with its coverage options, such as Ice Beam to handle Dragonite and Zapdos and Sludge Wave to check the Ogerpon formes and Iron Valiant. Choice Band Meowscarada can muscle through Ground and Water defensive cores, disposing of Hippowdon and Primarina with Flower Trick while threatening Flying-types like Tornadus-T and Gliscor with Triple Axel. Thanks to Hypnosis and Nasty Plot, Darkrai pressures Flying and Steel defensive cores. Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott can set up Spikes with Ceaseless Edge to let Ting-Lu run Whirlwind and can revenge kill weakened foes such as Dragapult and Latios with Sucker Punch. Lastly, Bisharp can punish attempts from Mandibuzz and Corviknight to remove hazards with Defog while checking Fairy-types like Clefable and Galarian Weezing with Iron Head.

Ting-Lu's exceptional bulk and utility options make it an invaluable asset to Ground teams, allowing it to wall threats like Dragapult, Latios, and Spectrier. Throat Chop hits Latios, shuts down Air Balloon Gholdengo, and hits Ghost-types such as Dragapult, Spectrier, and Hisuian Zoroark, notably OHKOing the latter. Ruination allows Ting-Lu to quickly wear down the likes of opposing Ting-Lu, Hatterene, and Dragonite. Spikes, in conjunction with Whirlwind and Stealth Rock, sets Ting-Lu apart from other entry hazard setters; it's capable of wearing down the opponent's defensive core and weakens threats such as Greninja, Meowscarada, and Ogerpon-W. Additionally, Whirlwind phazes threatening sweepers like Dragonite and Ceruledge. The given EV spread allows Ting-Lu to take Low Kick from Life Orb Hisuian Zoroark after Swords Dance while preserving special bulk to better combat Gholdengo, Dragapult, and other aforementioned special attackers. Leftovers grants Ting-Lu passive recovery and increases its longevity, while Rocky Helmet punishes contact moves like Draining Kiss from Hatterene and Spectrier as well as U-turn from Meowscarada and Greninja. Ting-Lu's entry hazards are heavily appreciated by Choice Scarf Great Tusk, which threatens out Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Greninja, as well as Gallade. Landorus and Mamoswine also benefit from hazards, with the former threatening Skarmory, Corviknight, and Moltres via Gravity and the latter removing Gliscor and Sinistcha while acting as a buffer against Ice-types like Articuno, Kyurem, and Alolan Ninetales due to Thick Fat. Furthermore, Choice Scarf Great Tusk removes Heavy-Duty Boots from Sableye and Brambleghast via Knock Off to enhance Ting-Lu's phazing, which enables Ting-Lu's and Clodsire's hazards to wear down threats such as Greninja and Ceruledge more efficiently. Water Absorb Clodsire adds a Water immunity; can switch into attacks from Greninja, Urshifu-R, and Sinistcha; and helps wear down the opposing team with Toxic Spikes or Toxic. Iron Treads eases Ting-Lu's pivoting by removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin and checks Fairy-types like Flutter Mane and Hatterene. Gliscor aids in wearing down foes alongside Ting-Lu's entry hazards by spreading Toxic and removing Heavy-Duty Boots from foes such as Tornadus-T, Sinistcha, and Zapdos. Quagsire provides great utility, freeing up a moveslot for Ting-Lu by running an entry hazard, spreading Toxic, and walling the likes of Hisuian Samurott, Swords Dance Weavile, and Azumarill.

Ting-Lu's Attack investment allows it to 2HKO Nasty Plot Gholdengo with Stomping Tantrum, its HP and Defense allow it to survive Rillaboom's Wood Hammer.

Ting-Lu is an absolute stalwart in the Special Defense slot, as it's now able to check almost every special attacker, including Eternatus and Gholdengo. Spikes is a crucial entry hazard that Ting-Lu can easily set up thanks to its ability to tank multiple hits. Whirlwind allows Ting-Lu to avoid being setup fodder but also rack up chip damage once even one layer of Spikes has been set. Rest is a fantastic alternative, as it is Ting-Lu's only form of recovery and can be a solid option alongside Sleep Talk should the team have entry hazards elsewhere. Tera Poison gives Ting-Lu a resistance to Fairy-, Bug-, and Fighting-type moves and an immunity to poison, while Tera Water helps ease the sun and rain matchups that it may otherwise struggle with. Ting-Lu is solely fitting in the Special Defense slots on teams, as most of the bigger Special Defense donations from the likes of Arceus formes and Zacian-C allow Ting-Lu to leverage its ability and typing to the absolute fullest. Other entry hazard setters such as Clefable, Landorus-T, and Skarmory allow Ting-Lu to opt for RestTalk over Spikes and Whirlwind; however, they do form a fantastic entry hazard stacking core should Ting-Lu opt to run Spikes. Pokemon that can apply heavy offensive pressure such as Hisuian Electrode and Gholdengo appreciate the chip damage from Spikes that Ting-Lu can reliably set. Spinblockers such as the aforementioned Gholdengo and Sinistcha are fantastic partners, as they can ensure the Spikes Ting-Lu sets up are not removed. Lastly, Knock Off users such as Clefable and Tornadus-T can rid foes of their Heavy-Duty Boots to help stack the chip damage that Spikes can provide.

Ting-Lu's enormous HP combined with Vessel of Ruin makes it a fantastic defensive anchor against Pokemon such as Gholdengo, Mega Latios, and Raging Bolt. This makes Ting-Lu a strong entry hazard setter as well, since many hazard removal options such as Terapagos and Zapdos can't dissuade Ting-Lu from setting up hazards on them due to its bulk. To ensure it isn't completely passive against Flying-types, Ruination is necessary, which combined with hazard support allows Ting-Lu to force recovery from defensive Pokemon like Corviknight and Moltres. Alternatively, Rock Slide can be used to threaten frailer Ground-immune Pokemon, such as Mega Charizard Y and Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, while Payback can be used to hit Mega Latios and Air Balloon Gholdengo more effectively. Spikes can be used instead of Stealth Rock if the team already has a Stealth Rock setter. Spikes also does better long-term damage if all three layers are set, especially to Pokemon that don't run Heavy-Duty Boots such as Gholdengo, Ferrothorn, and Mega Venusaur. Whirlwind is needed to ensure Ting-Lu isn't setup fodder against threats that don't mind taking Ruination such as bulky Volcarona and Swords Dance Gliscor while also helping wear down opposing teams with Ting-Lu's hazards. Finally, Leftovers provides Ting-Lu with passive recovery, healing off weak attacks such as Tornadus-T's U-turn and Zapdos's Hurricane while also allowing it to survive attacks it otherwise wouldn't, such as avoiding the 2HKO from Choice Specs Tapu Koko's Dazzling Gleam. A major downside of Ting-Lu is its complete lack of recovery options, making Alomomola a fantastic partner that can also pivot into Water-types such as Urshifu-R and Barraskewda while healing Ting-Lu up with Wish. In return, Ting-Lu makes up for Alomomola's passivity against Gholdengo and Raging Bolt with its defensive profile combined with Whirlwind, wearing them down rapidly. Alomomola also handles Great Tusk for Ting-Lu, which would otherwise threaten Ting-Lu while removing its hazards easily. Another excellent defensive partner is Mega Venusaur, which is able to come in against the Water-, Fighting-, and Grass-types that threaten out Ting-Lu such as Kartana and Iron Valiant while appreciating Ting-Lu's hazard support to wear down opposing teams faster with its wide coverage. On offensive teams where they may not mind Ting-Lu's lack of longevity, Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Raging Bolt all appreciate the chip damage Ting-Lu provides with hazards wearing down defensive switch-ins such as Landorus-T, Mega Venusaur, and Kingambit. Gholdengo in particular is also able to block Defog attempts from Tornadus-T and Corviknight and Rapid Spin from Great Tusk especially if it is holding Air Balloon. Partners like Weavile and Ogerpon-W are also notable, since they can use Knock Off to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from targets like Alomomola and Toxapex, making them much easier to wear down in the long run.

Massive bulk, a great movepool, and an absolute godsend of a typing cement Ting-Lu as a core part of the metagame, checking key threats like Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Necrozma-DM. Spikes are an essential part of Ting-Lu's kit, chipping key defensive walls like Arceus-Ground, Arceus-Water, and opposing Ting-Lu into KO range of the powerful wallbreakers that it is often paired with, in addition to limiting common revenge killers like Choice Scarf Calyrex-S and Koraidon; futhermore, the dearth of relevant entry hazard removal means that each layer of Spikes is usually permanent. Earthquake does large amounts of damage to Miraidon and Eternatus and is a decently strong hit on most neutral targets. Ruination is an important tool for limiting Ting-Lu's switch-ins and forcing Arceus formes to use Recover, as well as being the best move to weaken opposing Ting-Lu. Payback can be run over either Earthquake or Ruination to OHKO Calyrex-S for teams that are weaker to it, though this will result in Ting-Lu either struggling against Miraidon or failing to punish switch-ins, depending on which move is replaced. Whirlwind allows Ting-Lu to handle setup sweepers like Necrozma-DM and Arceus-Ground, as well as racking up additional damage from Spikes. Tera Grass can turn the tables on Kyogre and makes Ting-Lu an effective check to Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground. Tera Poison instead lets Ting-Lu resist Koraidon's Low Kick and Fairy-type attacks from Zacian-C and Arceus-Fairy, be immune to Eternatus's Toxic, and remove Eternatus's Toxic Spikes, albeit at the cost of becoming weak to Psychic- and Ground-type attacks from Calyrex-S, Necrozma-DM, and Arceus-Ground. Both Tera types additionally let Ting-Lu resist Calyrex-S's Grass Knot. Ting-Lu is so incredible that it's hard to find reasons not to use it. It can slot into any playstyle besides hyper offense and likely improve the team. That being said, Ting-Lu's glaring weakness to Koraidon necessitates partners that can handle it, such as Ho-Oh and defensive Arceus formes. Kyogre is another troublesome wallbreaker, so teammates that can pivot into it like Eternatus, Koraidon, and Miraidon are greatly appreciated, with Eternatus additionally absorbing Toxic Spikes for Ting-Lu. Reliance on Leftovers for healing means that Ting-Lu can be overwhelmed by Miraidon and Calyrex-S, so backup checks to them like Arceus-Ground for the former and Ho-Oh or Arceus for the latter are very important. Almost every offensive threat benefits from Ting-Lu's Spikes digging into its checks, as well as the backbone it provides against Calyrex-S and Miraidon. Koraidon and Miraidon are especially notable partners, as they can maintain momentum with U-turn to accrue additional entry hazard damage on defensive Arceus formes and Ting-Lu, respectively, with Koraidon also taking advantage of opposing Ting-Lu attempting to trade hazards with Ting-Lu. Necrozma-DM is another teammate that benefits greatly from Ting-Lu's Spikes support weakening opposing teams to the point where it can sweep with Dragon Dance, and it provides additional support as a check to Zacian-C and another pivot for Eternatus, while Ting-Lu can check Calyrex-S for it.

Ting-Lu leverages its typing, massive defensive stats, and ability to counter Final Gambit Lunala to find use as a reasonable utility Pokemon. Fur Coat allows Ting-Lu to counter threats like Mega Garchomp, Ho-Oh, and Arceus-Ghost. Knock Off forces progress, removing items from foes such as Mega Audino. Salt Cure's residual damage limits Take Heart Arceus formes' ability to set up in front of Ting-Lu and reduces its passivity, while Parting Shot can still deal with Pokemon such as Arceus-Ghost when in combination with a revenge killer like Mega Alakazam. Topsy-Turvy neutralizes setup threats like Arceus-Ghost and Mega Garchomp. Covert Cloak protects Ting-Lu from Mortal Spin and Salt Cure. Ting-Lu best fits on teams looking for a good blanket physical wall and Simple Ghost-type answer. Ting-Lu struggles against Mega Lucario and Ash-Greninja, so backup checks like Fur Coat Celesteela are mandatory. Imposter-proof Ting-Lu with Knock Off absorbers like Arceus formes; Magic Bounce can also be useful against Parting Shot variants.

RegenVest Ting-Lu leverages its massive mixed bulk, unique typing, and low Speed tier to act as a pivot into several of the tier's special attackers as well as defensive Pokemon to fire off its utility moves. U-turn and Knock Off are staple moves for RegenVest users. Nuzzle is primarily for Eternatus, which is otherwise difficult to punish, but if Ting-Lu can pivot into a revenge killer such as Mega Alakazam or Mega Sceptile, then Salt Cure can be opted for to annoy Take Heart Arceus formes. Stone Axe provides entry hazard support, while Mortal Spin poisons Imposter users and can act as a decent option for hazard removal, especially if paired with Salt Cure. Ting-Lu requires its Assault Vest to switch into any reasonably strong special attack it doesn't resist, so it needs secondary Knock Off absorbers like Take Heart Arceus formes and Imposter users. It is also vulnerable to threats like Flutter Mane, Palkia-O, and Ultra Necrozma with Magical Torque or Mountain Gale, so it appreciates a specially defensive teammate like Ice Scales Arceus-Fairy, and in return Ting-Lu scouts powerful attacks like Psycho Boost and Moongeist Beam. Depending on its moves, Ting-Lu can be Imposter-proofed by Take Heart Arceus formes or Electric-types like Arceus-Electric and Iron Hands.

Ting-Lu finds itself a home on Dark teams as a sturdy special wall and entry hazard setter, capable of staving off foes like Mega Charizard Y, Nasty Plot Tornadus-T, Tapu Koko, and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and threatening them out. Heavy Slam alongside 32 Attack EVs allows Ting-Lu to OHKO Choice Scarf Tapu Lele as well as dissuade other Fairy-types such as Tapu Bulu from switching in for free. Ruination allows Ting-Lu to deal consistent damage to opposing walls such as Corviknight and Porygon2 and force them to use up their recovery moves' PP, softening them up in the long run for a teammate like Meowscarada or Hydreigon. Rock Slide allows Ting-Lu to OHKO Mega Charizard Y and Quiver Dance Volcarona, which can be an issue if not running Whirlwind. Whirlwind allows Ting-Lu to stop setup sweepers such as the aforementioned Volcarona as well as Swords Dance Garchomp, Nasty Plot + Substitute Hydreigon, and Z-Celebrate Victini from using it as setup fodder, while both Spikes and Stealth Rock allow Ting-Lu to chip down defensive pieces like the previously talked-about Porygon2 as well as Ferrothorn, Hisuian Goodra, and Clodsire every time they attempt to answer a threat. Offensive teammates such as Meowscarada, Hydreigon, and Weavile appreciate Ting-Lu setting hazards to chip down their answers into range of their attacks. Alolan Muk provides a Fairy neutrality to answer threats like Tapu Lele and Enamorus alongside Knock Off support to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes like Corviknight, Tornadus-T, and Staraptor. Mega Sableye offers hazard control to let Ting-Lu maximize its longevity and come in safely to check threats, combats Mega Gallade and Sneasler thanks to its Fighting immunity, blocks Rapid Spin from the likes of Iron Treads and Terapagos, and provides Knock Off support to help whittle down the aforementioned Heavy-Duty Boots users. Hisuian Samurott pairs nicely with Ting-Lu if not running Spikes thanks to its ability to set up Spikes itself with Ceaseless Edge while appreciating the general chip damage Ting-Lu's hazards do to its answers like Tapu Bulu.

This is the sample set before we work on new analyses. This will be updated as the metagame continues to develop. Stay tuned!

Assault Vest and Vessel of Ruin combine to make Ting-Lu an especially formidable tank. Heavy Slam: Heavy Slam deals far more damage to Flutter Mane and Mimikyu than any other attack, with even Bold Flutter Mane having a good shot at being OHKOed after Stealth Rock damage. Fissure: Fissure is Ting-Lu's best shot at KOing bulky foes like Stamina Archaludon and Ursaluna-B. Payback versus Throat Chop: Payback will usually deal more damage thanks to how slow Ting-Lu is, but Throat Chop will punish Pokemon that switch in more. EV Spread: The given EV spread maximizes Ting-Lu's Attack and special bulk. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium: While Ting-Lu doesn't need Terastallization to function, it makes it far more effective at beating a wide variety of Pokemon one-on-one. Fairy: Tera Fairy not only helps Ting-Lu against powerful Dragon- and Fighting-type attacks, but it also gives Ting-Lu a good Tera Blast to hit Dragonite and Roaring Moon with. Poison: Tera Poison gives Ting-Lu a vital Fairy resistance against Flutter Mane and Mimikyu, and it lets it absorb the dreaded Toxic and Toxic Spikes. It still makes a reasonable Tera Blast option for hitting Primarina and Serperior hard as well. Water: Tera Water is a fantastic defensive typing, letting Ting-Lu avoid a 2HKO from Tera Fire Choice Specs Chi-Yu's Overheat. Steel: Tera Steel gives Ting-Lu a powerful STAB Heavy Slam, giving it a great matchup against Flutter Mane and Iron Bundle. It does become an issue against common Fire-types like Ogerpon-H and Gouging Fire though.

Ting-Lu's absurd bulk and excellent support movepool make it the premier Stealth Rock setter in the metagame! Ruination: Ruination gives Ting-Lu the most consistent option for damage output, without resorting to offensive investment. Taunt: While Ting-Lu's Speed is awful compared to most Taunt users, using Taunt against foes like Urshifu formes on the switch is still useful, plus Ting-Lu can use some specialized Speed EVs to outspeed certain paralyzed threats. Note that while using Taunt against Toxapex can be useful, it is highly likely to run Mental Herb, which risks getting Ting-Lu poisoned. Protect: Protect with Leftovers is a strong choice when running Ting-Lu with high sustain teammates such as Toxapex, and can keep Ting-Lu's health up when its in risky situations like trapped by Dragonite's Fire Spin. Heavy Slam: Heavy Slam deals serious damage to Fairy-types, with Flutter Mane in particular needing a huge amount of defensive investment to avoid being OHKOed by it. Other Options Fissure: Fissure lets Ting-Lu potentially punish passive Pokemon without Substitute, such as Toxapex. Spikes: Getting Stealth Rock and Spikes together makes Whirlwind a very effective damage dealing tool, in addition to supporting other offensive Pokemon. However, it can be difficult to set up without compromising Ting-Lu's damage output. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium: Even with Ting-Lu's fantastic bulk, Terastallization greatly increases the amount of Pokemon it can beat one-on-one, such as Flutter Mane and Iron Bundle. Poison: Tera Poison gives Ting-Lu an important resistance to Fairy and Fighting, and it lets it absorb Toxic Spikes. Fairy: In addition to a useful Fighting resistance, Tera Fairy helps Ting-Lu against powerful Dragon-types like Choice Band Dragonite and Choice Band Gouging Fire. Water: With Tera Water, Ting-Lu has a significantly better matchup against Urshifu-R. The Chien-Pao and Chi-Yu matchups can also benefit, but be mindful of potential Tera Blast coverage. Steel: Tera Steel retaining a Fighting weakness is unfortunate, but in exchange, Heavy Slam will OHKO even most bulky Flutter Mane, and it gives Ting-Lu a good matchup against Iron Bundle. Items Sitrus Berry versus Leftovers: Ting-Lu's lack of reliable recovery usually makes Sitrus Berry the most reliable method of surviving an extra attack. Leftovers is a good alternative if Sitrus Berry is needed somewhere else, and even preferable if running Protect. Mental Herb: Mental Herb can be used to nullify one use of Taunt or Encore, which Ting-Lu is fairly vulnerable to, at the cost of reducing its lifespan with a lack of any recovery. EV Spread Information Physical Defense versus Special Defense: Specializing in one defensive stat depends on which threats Ting-Lu needs to handle, with physically defensive variants preforming better against threats like Dragonite and Roaring Moon, and when Terastallized, Chien-Pao, Ogerpon-H, and Urshifu-R. For specially defensive variants, major targets include Gholdengo and Latios, and when Terastallized, Flutter Mane, Iron Bundle, and Chi-Yu. HP Stat Adjustments with Sitrus Berry: When using a Sitrus Berry, running an even HP number is the best option, so Ting-Lu will eat its berry right after being hit by Ruination. 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD with Impish: When Terastallized to a neutral typing and holding a Sitrus Berry, Ting-Lu survives up to four Icicle Crashes from Jolly Focus Sash Chien-Pao. It also avoids a 2HKO from Timid Flutter Mane's Moonblast even without Terastallizing thanks to Sitrus Berry. 140 HP / 116 Def / 252 SpD with Careful: This Specially Defensive spread withstands even Modest Choice Specs Chi-Yu's Overheat! Speed Benchmarks With Taunt Investing in Speed may seem absurd, but with paralysis support, Ting-Lu can realistically outspeed some major threats! 60 Speed EVs: This outspeeds up to paralyzed Jolly Dragonite, which can save Ting-Lu from Encore. 76 Speed EVs: This outspeeds up to paralyzed Adamant Urshifu-R, and many variants of Ursaluna-B. 92 Speed EVs: This outspeeds up to paralyzed Modest Chi-Yu.