Fraxure (Two / Three) I promise I won't be as bad as Kiyo when it comes to writing.

[CanadianWifier]

Hey Fraxure? Yea, BW2 called, they want their Taunt DD win-con back.

Overview
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• Dragon is a good offensive typing in NU with few relevant Steel- and Fairy-types
• Bad defensive stats means that it has problems taking hits without Eviolite
• Access to Dragon Dance means good sweeping potential
• High base Attack also lets it function as a strong wallbreaker without many safe switchins
• Can set up on stall teams with the help of Taunt
• Dragon typing also gives it helpful resists it can use to set up
• Middling Speed means it can be outsped even at +1
• Decent movepool with options such as Superpower, Low Kick, Aqua Tail, Iron Tail, Poison Jab, and Dual Chop
• Faces competition as a Dragon Dance user with Dragonair and Shelgon

Dragon Dance
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Outrage
move 3: Low Kick
move 4: Taunt / Poison Jab
ability: Mold Breaker
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant / Jolly

Moves
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• Dragon Dance makes Fraxure into a dangerous sweeper with boosted Attack and Speed
• Outrage is high-powered STAB, which is resisted by few Pokemon in NU
• Low Kick can break through Steel-types, also it does not lock Fraxure into it
• Taunt is preferred to protect Fraxure from status which can stop its sweep
• Poison Jab is another option that hits Fairies hard
• Iron Tail can be used if you want to hit Carbink and Granbull harder, but the low accuracy is bad and Poison Jab covers most relevant Fairy-types

Set Details
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• Max Speed makes Fraxure as fast as possible
• Max Attack makes it hit hard and take advantage of boosts
• Eviolite gives Fraxure bulk to tank hits while setting up
• Adamant is preferred nature to hit as hard as possible
• Jolly can be used as it outspeeds positive natured Floatzel, Sneasel and Swellow at +1

Usage Tips
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• Set up on weak Pokemon that cannot really do much back, such as Lumineon and Defensive Tangela
• Use Taunt to shut down attempts at stopping Fraxure with status, such as Thunder Wave and Will-O-Wisp
• Do not attempt a sweep while the opponent still has Fairy-types, as they can stop it easily as soon as you use Outrage
• Try to save Fraxure for late-game when all of its checks and counters have been weakened
• Be wary of possible Choice Scarf users that can revenge kill Fraxure, as it is slower than most Choice Scarf users and is trapped when locked into Outrage

Team Options
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• Hazard setters such as Archeops, Garbodor, and Crustle help with wearing down Fraxure's checks and counters
• Poison- and Steel-types such as Klinklang, Mawile, and Haunter can eliminate Fairy-types for Fraxure to sweep
• Sticky Web support from Kricketune can also be helpful so Fraxure can outspeed more Choice Scarf users and use an Adamant nature
• Fraxure appreciates wallbreakers that can help clear the way for a sweep, examples include Poison Jab Sawk and Mawile

Choice Band
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name: Choice Band
move 1: Outrage
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Dragon Claw
ability: Mold Breaker
item: Choice Band
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

• Outrage is a main STAB and nuke move, since it is a Choice Band set being locked into it will not be as important
• Superpower has coverage on Steel-types, the stat drops are not as significant since Fraxure likely will switch out anyway
• Poison Jab provides useful coverage by hitting most Fairy-types hard
• Dragon Claw is used so that Fraxure will not be revenge killed after it uses Outrage while also does not come with the annoying confusion
• Dual Chop is another option for breaking Substitutes and Focus Sashes, although the accuracy makes Dragon Claw better most of the time

Set Details
========

• Choice Band skyrockets Fraxure's attack, allowing it great immediate power
• Adamant is the preferred nature as Fraxure cannot outspeed too much anyway
• Max Attack EVs and Max Speed make it as strong and fast as possible

Usage Tips
========

• Click Outrage when there are no resists left, watch things die
• When you think Fraxure may get revenge killed, use Dragon Claw instead of Outrage so you can switch out, it is also good to clean late-game
• Use coverage moves if you predict switch-ins, use Low Kick for Steel-types and Poison Jab for Fairy-types
• Try to switch Fraxure in on weak or resisted hits, as it cannot live many hits without Eviolite
• Fraxure should be more of a hit-and-run attacker, as its bad speed and defenses leave it prone to being revenge killed

Team Options
========

• Sticky Web support from Kricketune is more useful on this set than on the Dragon Dance, as Fraxure appreciates the speed control greatly
• Faster partners that can cover for Fraxure's bad speed work well, examples include Liepard and Archeops
• Sweepers such as Klinklang and Sneasel appreciate Fraxure's ability to break through walls that can stop them
• Hazard setters such as Garbodor and Crustle are good partners due to the chip damage from their entry hazards

Other Options
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• Swords Dance is an option, but Fraxure is too slow to take advantage of it, while it also prefers the coverage if it uses Dragon Dance
• Facade is an option to make sure Fraxure is not deadweight after getting statused, but Taunt is generally better to avoid status completely
• Aqua Tail can hit a few targets such as Golem and Rhydon harder, but has little use outside of that
• Lum Berry or Life Orb can be used over Eviolite, but the loss of bulk makes setting up with Fraxure much more difficult

Checks & Counters
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• **Fairy-Types**: Many Fairy-types such as Mr. Mime and Togetic can wall Dragon Dance sets lacking Poison Jab and also can come in if Fraxure is locked into the wrong move on the Choice Band set
• **Steel-Types**: Steel-types such as Ferroseed and Probopass can switch in on Outrage and Dragon Claw, although they need to be wary of Fighting-type coverage
• **Priority**: Some priority users such as Sneasel and Piloswine can pick off Fraxure with a super-effective Ice Shard
• **Choice Scarf users**: Some fast Choice Scarf users such as Jynx and Rotom-Frost can revenge kill +1 Fraxure, although they have problems switching in on it

 

[ryan]

I promise I won't be as bad as Kiyo when it comes to writing.

GOOD ONE

 

[Raseri]

add mawile to counters pls its like the counteriest counter to fraxure

 

[Kiyo]

jokes on you i wrote mine, haha!

 

[Evan.]

Just gonna note a few things before you write this up.

Hey Fraxure? Yea, BW2 called, they want their Taunt DD win-con back.

Overview
########

• Dragon is a good offensive typing in NU with few relevant Steel- and Fairy-types
• Bad defensive stats means that it has problems taking hits without Eviolite
• Access to Dragon Dance means good sweeping potential
• High base Attack also lets it function as a strong wallbreaker without many safe switchins
• Can set up on stall teams with the help of Taunt
• Dragon typing also gives it helpful resists it can use to set up
• Middling Speed means it can be outsped even at +1
• Decent movepool with options such as Superpower, Low Kick, Aqua Tail, Iron Tail, Poison Jab, and Dual Chop
• Faces competition as a Dragon Dance user with Dragonair and Shelgon

Remove the point about dragonair and shelgon considering that Fraxure outclasses both and they arent even on the VR


Dragon Dance
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Outrage
move 3: Low Kick
move 4: Taunt / Poison Jab
ability: Mold Breaker
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant / Jolly

Iron Tail should replace P-Jab as the slash besides Taunt because it hits MegaDino significantly harder as well as hitting Mawile for neutral damage which would otherwise wall this set. Also Jolly should get the 1st slash because Adamant doesnt outspeed base 110s like Archeops and Tauros at +1.

Moves
========

• Dragon Dance makes Fraxure into a dangerous sweeper with boosted Attack and Speed
• Outrage is high-powered STAB, which is resisted by few Pokemon in NU
• Low Kick can break through Steel-types, also it does not lock Fraxure into it
• Taunt is preferred to protect Fraxure from status which can stop its sweep
• Poison Jab is another option that hits Fairies hard
• Iron Tail can be used if you want to hit Carbink and Granbull harder, but the low accuracy is bad and Poison Jab covers most relevant Fairy-types

Set Details
========

• Max Speed makes Fraxure as fast as possible
• Max Attack makes it hit hard and take advantage of boosts
• Eviolite gives Fraxure bulk to tank hits while setting up
• Adamant is preferred nature to hit as hard as possible
• Jolly can be used as it outspeeds positive natured Floatzel, Sneasel and Swellow at +1

Mention Archeops and Tauros as stuff that jolly fraxure outspeeds at +1. Also remove the word preffered in the adamant point.

Usage Tips
========

• Set up on weak Pokemon that cannot really do much back, such as Lumineon and Defensive Tangela

Lumineon really isnt the best example here, because irrelevant mon + scald burns. Maybe something else.

• Use Taunt to shut down attempts at stopping Fraxure with status, such as Thunder Wave and Will-O-Wisp
• Do not attempt a sweep while the opponent still has Fairy-types, as they can stop it easily as soon as you use Outrage
• Try to save Fraxure for late-game when all of its checks and counters have been weakened
• Be wary of possible Choice Scarf users that can revenge kill Fraxure, as it is slower than most Choice Scarf users and is trapped when locked into Outrage

Team Options
========

• Hazard setters such as Archeops, Garbodor, and Crustle help with wearing down Fraxure's checks and counters

Archeops really isnt the best example here cause lead archeops is practically non-existent in ORAS, go with something like Rhydon or Torterra.

• Poison- and Steel-types such as Klinklang, Mawile, and Haunter can eliminate Fairy-types for Fraxure to sweep
• Sticky Web support from Kricketune can also be helpful so Fraxure can outspeed more Choice Scarf users and use an Adamant nature
• Fraxure appreciates wallbreakers that can help clear the way for a sweep, examples include Poison Jab Sawk and Mawile

Choice Band
########
name: Choice Band
move 1: Outrage
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Dragon Claw
ability: Mold Breaker
item: Choice Band
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
nature: Adamant

Moves
========

• Outrage is a main STAB and nuke move, since it is a Choice Band set being locked into it will not be as important
• Superpower has coverage on Steel-types, the stat drops are not as significant since Fraxure likely will switch out anyway
• Poison Jab provides useful coverage by hitting most Fairy-types hard

Iron tail over P-Jab for the reasons mentioned before. Not sure if P-Jab deserves a slash or just a moves mention, up to you.

• Dragon Claw is used so that Fraxure will not be revenge killed after it uses Outrage while also does not come with the annoying confusion
• Dual Chop is another option for breaking Substitutes and Focus Sashes, although the accuracy makes Dragon Claw better most of the time

Set Details
========

• Choice Band skyrockets Fraxure's attack, allowing it great immediate power
• Adamant is the preferred nature as Fraxure cannot outspeed too much anyway
• Max Attack EVs and Max Speed make it as strong and fast as possible

Usage Tips
========

• Click Outrage when there are no resists left, watch things die
• When you think Fraxure may get revenge killed, use Dragon Claw instead of Outrage so you can switch out, it is also good to clean late-game
• Use coverage moves if you predict switch-ins, use Low Kick for Steel-types and Poison Jab for Fairy-types
• Try to switch Fraxure in on weak or resisted hits, as it cannot live many hits without Eviolite
• Fraxure should be more of a hit-and-run attacker, as its bad speed and defenses leave it prone to being revenge killed

Team Options
========

• Sticky Web support from Kricketune is more useful on this set than on the Dragon Dance, as Fraxure appreciates the speed control greatly
• Faster partners that can cover for Fraxure's bad speed work well, examples include Liepard and Archeops
• Sweepers such as Klinklang and Sneasel appreciate Fraxure's ability to break through walls that can stop them
• Hazard setters such as Garbodor and Crustle are good partners due to the chip damage from their entry hazards

Other Options
########

• Swords Dance is an option, but Fraxure is too slow to take advantage of it, while it also prefers the coverage if it uses Dragon Dance
• Facade is an option to make sure Fraxure is not deadweight after getting statused, but Taunt is generally better to avoid status completely
• Aqua Tail can hit a few targets such as Golem and Rhydon harder, but has little use outside of that
• Lum Berry or Life Orb can be used over Eviolite, but the loss of bulk makes setting up with Fraxure much more difficult

Sub DD in OO

Checks & Counters
########

• **Fairy-Types**: Many Fairy-types such as Mr. Mime and Togetic can wall Dragon Dance sets lacking Poison Jab and also can come in if Fraxure is locked into the wrong move on the Choice Band set
• **Steel-Types**: Steel-types such as Ferroseed and Probopass can switch in on Outrage and Dragon Claw, although they need to be wary of Fighting-type coverage
• **Priority**: Some priority users such as Sneasel and Piloswine can pick off Fraxure with a super-effective Ice Shard
• **Choice Scarf users**: Some fast Choice Scarf users such as Jynx and Rotom-Frost can revenge kill +1 Fraxure, although they have problems switching in on it

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[CanadianWifier]

Just gonna note a few things before you write this up.

:]

tbh haven't even looked at this thing once after taking it; only at the overview briefly, and I was already gonna remove dragonair / shelgon mentions cause both are beyond irrelevant :P

ty, I'll get on this someday lol

 

[boltsandbombers]

I'll get on this someday lol

 

[Raseri]

lol ya this is never getting done, reassigning CanadianWifier