Duskull (Analysis)



Duskull


[Overview]
<p>Although still stricken with a barren movepool and low HP, the advent of Eviolite has allowed Duskull to more effectively fill its role as a powerful wall. With access to Will-O-Wisp, Ice Beam, and Pain Split, a very useful Ghost typing, and massive defenses courtesy of Eviolite, Duskull is capable of taking on many of the premier attackers of Little Cup.</p>


[Set]
name:SubSplit
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD

[Set Comments]

<p>This set allows Duskull to take advantage of its Ghost typing to freely set up Substitutes. From behind a Substitute, Duskull has access to a variety of tools to cripple its opponents. Will-O-Wisp can cripple physical attackers, as well as inflict residual damage on other defensive Pokemon. Pain Split gives Duskull both a means of recovery and dealing damage, increasing Duskull's survivability. Icy Wind keeps Duskull from being complete Taunt bait, and prevents Pokemon such as Scraggy from setting up on it with ease.</p>

[Additional Comments]

<p>The EV spread gives Duskull 27 Defense and Special Defense (factoring in Eviolite), which, in conjunction with Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp, allow Duskull to function as an excellent wall. With two immunities and such strong defenses, Duskull can set up Substitutes without any investment in Speed. Regardless of investment in Speed, Duskull outspeeds Pokemon such as Ferroseed or Slowpoke. If you intend on using Duskull for stalling rather than crippling physical attackers, Toxic can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp.</p>

<p>This set works best with Pokemon who can take advantage of Duskull's ability to cripple physical attackers. Ferroseed is an excellent example, as it can set up hazards more easily on previously threatening physical attackers and even stall them out with Leech Seed and burn damage. Yet, at the same time, Houndour and Misdreavus can completely defeat this set, as they are not especially damaged by Icy Wind nor crippled much at all by Will-O-Wisp, especially in the case of Houndour, who is immune to the move altogether. RestTalk Lickitung also has no problem doing away with this set, thus making possessing a powerful Fighting-type on Duskull's team advisable. For this reason, having Scraggy or Houndour on your team in order to counter enemy Misdreavus or Houndour is a good idea, as with a surefire check like Scraggy on Duskull's team, Duskull can can avoid being shut down by his counters, and even lure them in to be dispatched by whatever counter Duskull's team is packing.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ice Beam can be used to KO Eviolite Gligar after two switches into Stealth Rock or a high damage roll, but needs to be used with an EV spread of 196 HP / 36 Def / 40 SpA / 200 SpD. Trick Room is also usable in place of Substitute to further shut down speedy Pokemon or Speed-boosting sweepers. However, if Trick Room is used, Ice Beam should be used over Icy Wind, as its effect would only be detrimental. Return can also be used in the fourth slot to prevent Pokemon such as Houndour or Carvanha from setting up Substitute on Duskull. Shadow Sneak is also an option in the fourth moveslot to help Duskull deal good damage to frail attackers such as Gastly. In the same vein, Hidden Power Fighting allows Duskull to do an acceptable amount of damage to Pokemon such as Lickitung, who would otherwise wall it. Also usable is Disable, as when paired with Substitute, it allows Duskull to Disable an attacker's only means of hitting it for significant damage and get off a free move, be it Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, or Icy Wind.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Duskull's best counters are Fire-type Pokemon such as Darumakka or Houndour, as they can easily switch into any of Duskull's moves and proceed to force it out while taking only minimal damage from a resisted Icy Wind or Ice Beam. Other Pokemon such as Timburr can also avoid the crippling effects of Will-O-Wisp, take minimal damage from Duskull's attacking move of choice, and force Duskull out. Duskull is shut down by most Pokemon that carry Substitute unless it chooses to use Shadow Ball or Shadow Sneak over Icy Wind or Ice Beam, as without any investment, Duskull's Speed stat is abysmal, leaving it outsped by nearly any Pokemon with Substitute, including Frillish, Carvanha, and even Houndour.</p>
 
things that Duskull can do better than Misdreavus:

Pain Split more HP
Ice Beam

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Toxic in AC. Return, Shadow Sneak, Calm Mind, Shadow Ball, HP Fighting in OC.

Resttalk Lickitung also laughs at it all day.

Misdreavus kills this too. Especially Sub ones.
 
things that Duskull can do better than Misdreavus:

Pain Split more HP
Ice Beam

...

Toxic in AC. Return, Shadow Sneak, Calm Mind, Shadow Ball, HP Fighting in OC.

Resttalk Lickitung also laughs at it all day.

Misdreavus kills this too. Especially Sub ones.
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Looks pretty good so far. Remove any mentions of "Evo stone" and replace with Eviolite etc
 
Seems fine to me. Could perhaps go a bit more indepth in the Checks and Counters section though...

Also consider Disable for OO; it got boosted this gen and works well with Substitute and is something that Duskull has over Misdreavus .-.

preemptive *stamp*
 
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[Overview]
<p>Although still stricken with a barren movepool and low HP, the advent of Eviolite has allowed Duskull to more effectively fill his its role as a powerful wall. With access to Will-O-Wisp, Ice Beam, and Pain Split, a very useful typing in Ghost typing, and massive defenses courtesy of Eviolite, Duskull is capable of standing strong against taking on many of the premier attackers of Little Cup.</p>


[Set]
name: SubSplit (spacing)
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD

[Set Comments]

<p>This set allows Duskull to take advantage of his its Ghost typing to get up free Substitutes freely set up Substitute. From behind a Substitute, Duskull has access to a variety of tools to cripple his its opponents. Will-O-Wisp can cripple physical attackers and add residual damage on other defensive pokemon. Pain Split allows for recovery and a means of doing damage as well, increasing Duskull's survivability. Icy Wind keeps Duskull from being complete Taunt bait, and lets it prevents Pokemon like such as Scraggy from being able to completely set up on it setting up on setting up on it with ease.</p>

[Additional Comments]

<p>The EV spread gives Duskull, with Eviolite equipped, defense stats of 27 on both sides of the spectrum 27 Defense and Special Defense, which, combined in conjunction with Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp, allow Duskull to function as a powerful wall. With two immunities and these such strong defenses, Duskull can set up Substitutes without a real speed investment any investment in Speed., and lets it outspeed pokemon such as Ferroseed or Slowpoke regardless Regardless of investment in Speed, Duskull outspeeds Pokemon such as Ferroseed and Slowpoke. Toxic can also be used in place of Will-o-Wisp is stalling is more useful in a team than purely crippling physical attackers If you intend you use Duskull for stalling instead of crippling physical attackers, Toxic can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp.</p>

<p>This set works best with Pokemon who can take advantage of Duskull's ability to cripple physical attackers. This allows pokemon like Feroseed is an example, as it can to set up hazards more easily on previously threatening physical attackers, and even stall them out with Leech Seed and burn damage. Yet, at the same time, Houndour and Misdreavus can completely defeat this set, as they are not especially damaged by Icy Wind nor crippled much at all by Will-O-Wisp, especially in the case of Houndour, who is immune to the move altogether. RestTalk Lickitung also has no problem doing away with this set, thus making the possession of a powerful Fighting-type on its Duskull's team advisable. For this reason, having Scraggy or Houndour on your team in order to counter enemy Misdreavus or Houndour is a good idea, as with a surefire check like Scraggy on Duskull's team, Duskull can can avoid being shut down by his its counters, and even lure them in to be dispatched by whatever counter Duskull's team is packing.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ice Beam can be used to KO Eviolite Gligar through Evo Stone after two switches into Stealth Rock or a high damage roll, but needs to be used with an EV spread of 196 HP / 36 Def / 40 SpA / 200 SpD. Trick Room is also usable in place of Substitute to further shut down speedy Pokemon or Speed-boosting sweepers. Yet, if Trick Room is used, Ice Beam should be used over Icy Wind, as its effect would only be detrimental. Return can also be used in the 4th fourth moveslot to prevent Duskull from having Subs set up on him by pokemon like Carvanha or Houndour Pokemon such as Carvanha and Houndour from stting up Substitute on Duskull. Shadow Sneak is also an option in the 4th fourth moveslot to help Duskull deal good damage to especially frail attackers like such as Gastly., as is Hidden Power Fighting, which lets Duskull do an acceptable amount of damage to pokeon like Lickitung, who otherwise wall it immensely In the same vein, Hidden Power Fighting lets Duskull do an acceptable amount of damage to Pokemon such as Lickitung, who otherwise wall it completely. Also usable is Disable, as, paired with Substitute, it allows Duskull to disable an attacker's only means of hitting him it for significant damage and get off a free move, be it Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, or Icy Wind.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Duskull's most severe best counters are Fire-type Pokemon like such as Vulpix, Darumakka, or and Houndour, as they can easily switch into any of Duskull's moves and proceed to force him it out while taking only minimal damage from a resisted Icy Wind or Ice Beam. Other Pokemon like such as Timburr can also avoid the crippling effects of Will-O-Wisp, take minimal damage from Duskull's attacking move of choice, and force Duskull out. Duskull is shut down by most Pokemon that carry Subtitute unless he it chooses to use something like Shadow Ball or Shadow Sneak over Icy Wind or Ice Beam, as without any investment, Duskull's Speed stat is abyssmal, leaving him it outsped by nearly any Pokemon with Substitute, including Frillish, Carvanha, or Houndour even and even Houndour. </p>




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Amateur GP check, on top of Calm Pokemaster's (since it seems that you haven't implemented all of his corrections yet.)

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[Overview]
<p>Although still stricken with a barren movepool and low HP, the advent of Eviolite has allowed Duskull to more effectively fill his its role as a powerful wall. With access to Will-O-Wisp, Ice Beam Icy Wind (this is used as the first option in the first set, whereas Ice Beam is not.), and Pain Split, a very useful typing in Ghost typing, and massive defenses courtesy of Eviolite, Duskull is capable of standing strong against taking on many of the premier attackers of Little Cup without difficulty.</p>


[Set]
name: SubSplit (spacing)
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD

[Set Comments]

<p>This set allows Duskull to take advantage of his its Ghost typing to get up free Substitutes freely set up Substitute. From behind a Substitute, Duskull has access to a variety of tools to cripple his its opponents. Will-O-Wisp can cripple physical attackers and add residual damage onto other defensive pokemon. Pain Split allows for recovery and a means of doing damage as well, as increasing Duskull's survivability. Icy Wind keeps Duskull from being complete Taunt bait, and lets it prevents Pokemon like such as Scraggy from being able to completely set up on it setting up on setting up on it with ease.</p>

[Additional Comments]

<p>The EV spread gives Duskull, with Eviolite equipped, defense stats of 27 on both sides of the spectrum 27 Defense and Special Defense, which, combined in conjunction with Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp, allows Duskull to function as a powerful wall. With two immunities and these such strong defenses, Duskull can set up a Substitutes without a real speed investment any investment in Speed., and lets it outspeed pokemon such as Ferroseed or Slowpoke regardless Regardless of Speed investment, Duskull outspeeds Pokemon such as Ferroseed and Slowpoke. Toxic can also be used in place of Will-o-Wisp is stalling is more useful in a team than purely crippling physical attackers If you intend you use Duskull for stalling instead of crippling physical attackers, Toxic can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp.</p>

<p>This set works best with Pokemon who that can take advantage of Duskull's ability to cripple physical attackers. This allows pokemon like Ferroseed is an example, as it can to set up hazards more easily on previously threatening physical attackers, and even stall them out with Leech Seed and burn damage. Yet, at the same time, Houndour and Misdreavus can completely defeat this set, as they are not especially damaged by Icy Wind nor crippled threatened much at all by Will-O-Wisp, especially in the case of Houndour, who is immune to the move altogether. RestTalk Lickitung also has no problem doing away with this set, thus making the possession of a powerful Fighting-type on its Duskull's team advisable. For this reason, having Scraggy or Houndour on your team in order to counter enemy Misdreavus or Houndour is a good idea, as with a surefire check like Scraggy on Duskull's team, Duskull can can avoid being shut down by his its counters, and even lure them in to be dispatched by whatever counter Duskull's team is packing.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ice Beam can be used to KO Eviolite Gligar through Evo Stone after two switches into Stealth Rock or a high damage roll, but needs to be used with an EV spread of 196 HP / 36 Def / 40 SpA / 200 SpD. Trick Room is also usable in place of Substitute to further shut down speedy Pokemon or Speed-boosting sweepers. Yet, if Trick Room is used, Ice Beam should be used over Icy Wind, as its effect would only be detrimental. Return can also be used in the 4th fourth move slot to prevent Duskull from having Subs set up on him by pokemon like Carvanha or Houndour Pokemon such as Carvanha and Houndour from setting up Substitutes on Duskull. Shadow Sneak is also an option in the 4th fourth moveslot to help Duskull deal good damage to especially frail attackers like such as Gastly., as is Hidden Power Fighting, which lets Duskull do an acceptable amount of damage to pokeon like Lickitung, who otherwise wall it immensely In the same vein, Hidden Power Fighting lets Duskull do an acceptable amount of damage to Pokemon such as Lickitung, who otherwise wall it completely. Also usable is Disable, as, when paired with Substitute, it allows Duskull to disable an attacker's only means of hitting him it for significant damage. and get off a free move, be it Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, or Icy Wind. This will allow Duskull to use any move it likes, more or less for free as its opponent is left without means to hurt Duskull behind a Substitute.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Duskull's most severe best counters are Fire-type Pokemon like such as Vulpix, Darumakka, or and Houndour, as they can easily switch into any of Duskull's moves and proceed to force him it out while taking only minimal damage from a resisted Icy Wind or Ice Beam. Other Pokemon like such as Timburr can also avoid the crippling effects of Will-O-Wisp, take minimal damage from Duskull's attacking move of choice, and force Duskull out. Duskull is shut down by most Pokemon that carry Subtitute unless he it chooses to use something like Shadow Ball or Shadow Sneak over Icy Wind or Ice Beam, as without any investment, Duskull's Speed stat is abyssmal, leaving him it outsped by nearly any Pokemon with Substitute, including Frillish, Carvanha, or Houndour even and even Houndour. </p>


Good job.
(Hopefully this will get a stamp...)
 

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[Overview]
<p>Although still stricken with a barren movepool and low HP, the advent of Eviolite has allowed Duskull to more effectively fill its role as a powerful bulky wall. With access to Will-O-Wisp, Ice Beam, and Pain Split, a very useful Ghost typing, and massive defenses courtesy of Eviolite, Duskull is capable of taking on many of the premier attackers of Little Cup.</p>

[Set]
name:SubSplit
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD

[Set Comments]

<p>This set allows Duskull to take advantage of its Ghost typing to freely set up Substitutes. From behind a Substitute, Duskull has access to a variety of tools to cripple its opponents. Will-O-Wisp can cripple physical attackers, as well as inflict and add residual damage on other defensive pokemon. Pain Split allows for recovery and a means of doing damage as well, gives Duskull both a means of recovery and dealing damage, increasing Duskull's survivability. Icy Wind keeps Duskull from being complete Taunt bait, and lets it prevents Pokemon such as Scraggy from setting up on it with ease.</p>

[Additional Comments]

<p>The EV spread gives Duskull, with Eviolite equipped, Duskull 27 Defense and Special Defense (factoring in Eviolite), which, in conjunction with Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp, allow Duskull to function as an excellent powerful wall. With two immunities and such strong defenses, Duskull can set up Substitutes without any investment in speed. Speed. Regardless of investment in speed, Speed, Duskull outspeeds pokemon such as Ferroseed or Slowpoke. If you intend on using Duskull for stalling rather than criplling physical attackers, Toxic can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp.</p>

<p>This set works best with Pokemon who can take advantage of Duskull's ability to cripple physical attackers. Feroseed is an excellent example, as it can set up hazards more easily on previously threatening physical attackers and even stall them out with Leech Seed and burn damage. Yet, at the same time, Houndour and Misdreavus can completely defeat this set, as they are not especially damaged by Icy Wind nor crippled much at all by Will-O-Wisp, especially in the case of Houndour, who is immune to the move altogether. RestTalk Lickitung also has no problem doing away with this set, thus making the possession of a powerful Fighting-Type on Duskull's team advisable. For this reason, having Scraggy or Houndour on your team in order to counter enemy Misdreavus or Houndour is a good idea, as with a surefire check like Scraggy on Duskull's team, Duskull can can avoid being shut down by his counters, and even lure them in to be dispatched by whatever counter Duskull's team is packing.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ice Beam can be used to KO Eviolite Gligar through after two switches into Stealth Rock or a high damage roll, but needs to be used with an EV spread of 196 HP / 36 Def / 40 SpA / 200 SpD. Trick Room is also usable in place of Substitute to further shut down speedy Pokemon or Speed-boosting sweepers. Yet, However, if Trick Room is used, Ice Beam should be used over Icy Wind, as its effect would only be detrimental. Return can also be used in the fourth slot to prevent Pokemon like such as Houndour or Carvanha from setting up Substitute on Duskull. Shadow Sneak is also an option in the fourth moveslot to help Duskull deal good damage to frail attackers such as Gastly. In the same vein, Hidden Power Fighting allows Duskull to do an acceptable amount of damage to Pokemon such as Lickitung, who would otherwise wall it. Also usable is Disable, as, as when paired with Substitute, it allows Duskull to Disable an attacker's only means of hitting it for significant damage and get off a free move, be it Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, or Icy Wind.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Duskull's best severe counters are Fire-type Pokemon such as Vulpix, Darumakka, and Houndour, as they can easily switch into any of Duskull's moves and proceed to force it out while taking only minimal damage from a resisted Icy Wind or Ice Beam. Other Pokemon such as Timburr can also avoid the crippling effects of Will-O-Wisp, take minimal damage from Duskull's attacking move of choice, and force Duskull out. Duskull is shut down by most Pokemon that carry Subtitute, unless it chooses to use Shadow Ball or Shadow Sneak over Icy Wind or Ice Beam, as without any investment, Duskull's Speed stat is abyssmal, leaving it outsped by nearly any Pokemon with Substitute, including Frillish, Carvanha, and even Houndour.</p>


very few errors; nice job.

 
[Overview]
<p>Although still stricken with a barren movepool and low HP, the advent of Eviolite has allowed Duskull to more effectively fill its role as a powerful wall. With access to Will-O-Wisp, Ice Beam, and Pain Split, a very useful Ghost typing, and massive defenses courtesy of Eviolite, Duskull is capable of taking on many of the premier attackers of Little Cup.</p>


[Set]
name:SubSplit
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Calm
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD

[Set Comments]

<p>This set allows Duskull to take advantage of its Ghost typing to freely set up Substitutes. From behind a Substitute, Duskull has access to a variety of tools to cripple its opponents. Will-O-Wisp can cripple physical attackers, as well as inflict residual damage on other defensive Pokemon. Pain Split gives Duskull both a means of recovery and dealing damage, increasing Duskull's survivability. Icy Wind keeps Duskull from being complete Taunt bait, and prevents Pokemon such as Scraggy from setting up on it with ease.</p>

[Additional Comments]

<p>The EV spread gives Duskull 27 Defense and Special Defense (factoring in Eviolite), which, in conjunction with Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp, allow Duskull to function as an excellent wall. With two immunities and such strong defenses, Duskull can set up Substitutes without any investment in Speed. Regardless of investment in Speed, Duskull outspeeds Pokemon such as Ferroseed or Slowpoke. If you intend on using Duskull for stalling rather than criplling crippling physical attackers, Toxic can be used instead of Will-O-Wisp.</p>

<p>This set works best with Pokemon who can take advantage of Duskull's ability to cripple physical attackers. Feroseed Ferroseed is an excellent example, as it can set up hazards more easily on previously threatening physical attackers and even stall them out with Leech Seed and burn damage. Yet, at the same time, Houndour and Misdreavus can completely defeat this set, as they are not especially damaged by Icy Wind nor crippled much at all by Will-O-Wisp, especially in the case of Houndour, who is immune to the move altogether. RestTalk Lickitung also has no problem doing away with this set, thus making the possession of possessing a powerful Fighting-type on Duskull's team advisable. For this reason, having Scraggy or Houndour on your team in order to counter enemy Misdreavus or Houndour is a good idea, as with a surefire check like Scraggy on Duskull's team, Duskull can can avoid being shut down by his counters, and even lure them in to be dispatched by whatever counter Duskull's team is packing.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Ice Beam can be used to KO Eviolite Gligar after two switches into Stealth Rock or a high damage roll, but needs to be used with an EV spread of 196 HP / 36 Def / 40 SpA / 200 SpD. Trick Room is also usable in place of Substitute to further shut down speedy Pokemon or Speed-boosting sweepers. However, if Trick Room is used, Ice Beam should be used over Icy Wind, as its effect would only be detrimental. Return can also be used in the fourth slot to prevent Pokemon such as Houndour or Carvanha from setting up Substitute on Duskull. Shadow Sneak is also an option in the fourth moveslot to help Duskull deal good damage to frail attackers such as Gastly. In the same vein, Hidden Power Fighting allows Duskull to do an acceptable amount of damage to Pokemon such as Lickitung, who would otherwise wall it. Also usable is Disable, as when paired with Substitute, it allows Duskull to Disable an attacker's only means of hitting it for significant damage and get off a free move, be it Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, or Icy Wind.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Duskull's best counters are Fire-type Pokemon such as Vulpix, (ban) Darumakka, Darumaka and Houndour, as they can easily switch into any of Duskull's moves and proceed to force it out while taking only minimal damage from a resisted Icy Wind or Ice Beam. Other Pokemon such as Timburr can also avoid the crippling effects of Will-O-Wisp, take minimal damage from Duskull's attacking move of choice, and force Duskull out. Duskull is shut down by most Pokemon that carry Substitute unless it chooses to use Shadow Ball or Shadow Sneak over Icy Wind or Ice Beam, as without any investment, Duskull's Speed stat is abyssmal abysmal, leaving it outsped by nearly any Pokemon with Substitute, including Frillish, Carvanha, and even Houndour.</p>


Sorry, I was wandering through and noticed some spelling errors...
 

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