Competitive Guide: Nucleon

[Lord Windos]

Uhm... I wanted to ask you a thing concerning Nucleon, since you, m...my OTP, wrote the guide... It may sound like a weird or relucant thing, but I would still like to bring it up.

My next breeding project shall be a full competitive ( = 5IV with imperfect stat on theone decresed by nature) positive-natured HA-Eeveelution-Set, and now I finally have the time and calmness to fulfill that old wish of mine. I've picked natures for all official Eevee-forms already and will do the same with possible movesets that work well with their HA from other guides ... except Nucleon.
Nucleon with its HA may be considered trash, but I still want to hatch + have it, with a non-random nature and a decent moveset. I want at least Gamma Ray on it, because it's one of its two natural Nuclear moves, and I like Gamma Ray as an irradiated move quite much, only surpassed by Radioacid (which it sadly doesn't learn).


"Nice, my dear, and why do tell me all this, what was the question again?" ... Thing is, I wanted to ask you for a good nature + moveset on Geiger-Sense-Nucleon. I'm quite clueless about that, and of course everyone goes for Atomizate-Nucleon and doesn't even waste one thought on its Hidden Ability (not blaming them for that though, since it's comprehensible).

It does not have to be right away - take your time to come up with an idea you (or maybe any other competitive player who may read this?) consider matching to the irradiated Eevee having its HA.
T...Thanks a lot... in addition... I do not want to turn to anyone else but to you and feel very uncomfortable about bringing this concern to the Breeder's Discord, because I fully trust that you will not bawl me out for why-the-hell I would want a good HA-Nucleon at all.

My, my, you respect my opinion that much? Well, I can't disappoint you now! Here a set for HA Nucleon, just for you!

What's that Ticking Noise (HA Nucleon)

Gamma Ray

Hidden Power (Fire)

Shadow Ball/Half Life

Yawn/Wish

Ability: Geiger Sense

Item: Life Orb/Lum Berry/Choice Scarf

Nature: Modest/Timid

EV's: 252 SPD, 252 S.DEF, 4 S.ATK

I can't imagine anyone wanting to use HA Nucleon, when it regular ability is so overpowering, but it does has a niche as  premier Anti Nuclearmon counter. Nucleon job is rather simple here: Switch into a Nuclear 'mon attack, eat it, and then retaliate with a Boosted Hidden Power Fire or Shadow Ball. Afterwards, it can either switch out and wait for the next assault, or try and sweep with the boost you received. If it stays in, it has +1 Gamma Ray to lay into everything in its path, and HP Fire to take out Steel types and other Nuclear Pokémon. Shadow Ball is a stronger option against Nuclears, or it can run Half Life to take a bite out of Bulky Pokémon's HP. The last move depends on what you want Nucleon to accomplish when a tough target is sent out. Yawn can be use to either force switches, giving your team more momentum to work with, or stay if and try to KO the Nucleon, leaving itself open in more ways than one. Wish can be used instead if you want Nucleon to be able to heal a teammate when it has to switch out, is about to bite it and needs a dying action, or have a way to substain itself if it somehow survives a hit. The item choice depends on what you are prioritizing. Life Orb helps the glowing fox to take out threats that much faster, at the cost of sustainability, while Lum Berry is there to deal with other threats trying to debilitate them. Choice Scarf is there if you want to speed tie other Nucleons, or if you just want to be as fast as possible. If you are going that route, a Timid Nature would be better suited for it, but otherwise, HA Nucleon is better off without a Choice Item. That lose of flexibility in battle really hurts its chance of sweeping a team or taking out Nucmons, so keep that in mind!

Hope this helps you, my most wonderful darling~