Strategy tags · Tempo
Defensive Pivot
A pivot move (U-turn, Flip Turn, Teleport…) on a bulky body (280+ defensive total) or backed by Regenerator / Intimidate, so it can cycle in and out while absorbing damage.
strategy:defensive-pivot21 matchesEvery Defensive Pivot in Champions
Ordered by ladder usage. Every entry here is what strategy:defensive-pivot returns — the tag is the query, so the list is checkable rather than curated.
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Incineroar
Fire / Dark
spe70mega
Swampert
Water / Ground
spe81Milotic
Water
spe78mega
Blastoise
Water
spe90Annihilape
Fighting / Ghost
spe67Corviknight
Flying / Steel
spe100Staraptor
Normal / Flying
spe100hero
Palafin
Water
spe75mega
Scizor
Bug / Steel
spe44mega
Dragalge
Poison / Dragon
spe45mega
Ampharos
Electric / Dragon
spe45Bellibolt
Electric
spe30galarian
Slowking
Poison / Psychic
spe78mega
Feraligatr
Water / Dragon
spe65Vaporeon
Water
spe78Blastoise
Water
spe135mega
Manectric
Electric
spe60Swampert
Water / Ground
spe30Slowking
Water / Psychic
spe70Luxray
Electric
spe85Qwilfish
Water / Poison