[AAA] Pangoro

[motherlove]

[OVERVIEW]

Pangoro has a number of desirable traits that make it one of the most threatening wallbreakers in the AAA metagame. Its high Attack stat, unique typing, and great movepool allow it to hit the entire metagame for high damage. Defensively, its typing also grants it a resistance to Rock, allowing it to switch into Stealth Rock multiple times, as well as a 4x resistance to Dark, making it much easier to take Foul Play compared to most other physical attackers. The aforementioned resistances and its Psychic immunity give it many potential switch-in opportunities. Pangoro also has access to Swords Dance, further decreasing the amount of Pokemon that can switch into its attacks and allowing it to tear apart a lot of defensive teams. Despite its great matchup against defensive teams, Pangoro is unfortunately held back by its poor defensive stats and typing, making it vulnerable to a lot of priority moves. That and its lackluster Speed make it struggle to be relevant against more offensively oriented teams. Pangoro also has a lot of competition from other Fighting-types like Lucario and Heracross, which are both faster.

[SET]
name: Paingoro (Swords Dance)
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Knock Off is a powerful STAB move with no drawbacks and has the unique advantage of removing items such as Leftovers and Toxic Orbs, making it hard to switch into and really spammable. It's the move you should be clicking most of the time, as even Pokemon that can tank it don't appreciate losing their item. Superpower hits Dark- and Fighting-types that resist Dark such as Mandibuzz and Chesnaught. It's also more powerful than Knock Off and can be used to secure 2HKOs against Pokemon like Suicune, but it has the drawback of dropping Pangoro's Attack by one stage. Poison Jab hits Fairies that resist Dark and Fighting for super effective damage. Swords Dance doubles Pangoro's Attack, making it capable of OHKOing the vast majority of the metagame barring a few exceptions like physically defensive Intimidate Hippowdon.

Set Details
========

The set aims at maximizing Pangoro's damage output. Tough Claws, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature all boost its damage output, making it the threatening wallbreaker it is. Life Orb is preferred over Choice Band, as it allows Pangoro to switch moves and use Swords Dance. Maximum EV investment goes into Attack and Speed, as Pangoro's Speed is so mediocre that maximum investment is necessary to outspeed most defensive Pokemon like Suicune.

Usage Tips
========

Pangoro can do huge damage when it's in, but it's important to think about how to get it in. For that reason, VoltTurn, Baton Pass, or double switching is important, and it's not advised to switch it directly in unless into a predicted Dark- or Psychic-type move. Pangoro should avoid burns at all cost, and for that reason, it shouldn't stay in on Suicune unless it's already at +2 or if Suicune is within the range of being KOed by Superpower. Knock Off is the move that should be used the most, as it has no drawbacks, and the combination of Knock Off and Superpower KOes many defensive walls like Suicune and Skarmory. When facing a defensive team, Pangoro's main focus should be on sweeping when it is at +2; however, when it is against a team with a Dark switch-in, such as Chesnaught, Pangoro should primarily set up Swords Dance and KO it with Superpower, as it often fails to do so after using Superpower twice due to the drop in Attack. Against offensive teams, Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack, as it is easily forced out and more often than not will get a KO regardless.


Team Options
========

Pokemon with momentum-gaining moves are important to bring Pangoro in safely. Examples include Zapdos, Regenerator Manaphy, and Vaporeon, the latter of which provides Heal Bell and Wish support, making it harder for it to be worn down by defensive teams. Gale Wings checks are imperative; Intimidate or Regenerator Zapdos in particular can switch in on Gale Wings users and provide momentum via Volt Switch to get Pangoro safely in. Pokemon that have a good matchup against offense such as Sheer Force Deoxys-S or Gale Wings Skarmory complement Pangoro's strong matchup against stall well. Similarly, fast sweepers and priority users like Refrigerate Sneasel and Braviary can clean up after Pangoro has gotten rid of their counters. Pokemon that can take advantage of status ailments can absorb burns for Pangoro. Poison Heal Snorlax, for example, can switch in on most Scald users such as Suicune and potentially force them out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Choice Band set with Parting Shot instead of Swords Dance can be used to avoid Life Orb recoil and gain momentum with Parting Shot to potentially set up a team member for a sweep; however, this is inferior to the Life Orb set, as it requires more predictions, struggles against Poison Heal Pokemon, and is unable to get 2HKOs on some Pokemon that resist Dark with Superpower like Chesnaught. Ice Punch is a potential coverage option that allows Pangoro to take down physically defensive Gliscor.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon like Victini and Latios can outspeed and KO Pangoro with ease, while faster Pokemon that resist its STAB moves like Mega Altaria or Heracross can switch in on Pangoro's STAB moves and KO it or predict a switch and set up.

**Gale Wings Pokemon**: Gale Wings users all threaten Pangoro with possible OHKOs. Gale Wings Togekiss in particular can switch in on both of Pangoro's STAB moves and force it out with priority Air Slash.

**Bulky Intimidate Walls**: Pokemon such as Chesnaught and Gliscor can tank a +1 hit and threaten back with a KO.

**Status**: Burns completely shut down Pangoro by cutting its Attack stat in half as well as stacking damage with Life Orb, though other status conditions like poison or paralysis also greatly hinder its wallbreaking capabilities.

 

[motherlove]

Think this is ready for qc

 

[skies]

• Lcass4919
• -Grim
• Kl4ng
• LaxLapras

 

[Laxpras]

• "Great Doublade check" might be a stretch. Sure, it can do it, unless of course it comes into a sacred sword.
• Not sure crunch is ever really worth it over knock off, unless band. Maybe over poison coverage due to lack of fairies in aaa
• Does gunk shot kill anything poison jab doesn't? I'm not sure, but if not it might not be worth the accuracy miss, as it will really only be using this move against fairies right?
• You talk about how knock off should be the spammed move, but have it slashed in the set. You kinda make my original point that knock off should prob always be used
• In team options, you should mention things that can switch into strong attackers that outspeed pangoro since it lacks priority, which, is most mons and thus is important for teambuilding

Bueno analysis doe

 

[motherlove]

• "Great Doublade check" might be a stretch. Sure, it can do it, unless of course it comes into a sacred sword.
• Not sure crunch is ever really worth it over knock off, unless band. Maybe over poison coverage due to lack of fairies in aaa
• Does gunk shot kill anything poison jab doesn't? I'm not sure, but if not it might not be worth the accuracy miss, as it will really only be using this move against fairies right?
• You talk about how knock off should be the spammed move, but have it slashed in the set. You kinda make my original point that knock off should prob always be used
• In team options, you should mention things that can switch into strong attackers that outspeed pangoro since it lacks priority, which, is most mons and thus is important for teambuilding

Bueno analysis doe

I removed crunch from slashes and only left it in OO

Gunk shot doesn't hit much, it has the niche of ohkoing unaware florges which poison jab can't but other than that no. But it allows you tu run adapt instead of tc which also hits a bit harder.
Thought yeah, it's barely relevant so I think I'll just put tc on the set.

I changed the last slash in Checks and Counters

 

[Laxpras]

1/3 :~)

 

[Lcass4919]

ITS TIME TO BINGE QC EVERYTHING. time to crack open a coca cola... i hate reading.

[OVERVIEW]

• i get its supposed to be a joke...but remove "its a panda" this should be a serious thing, and enless your doing a joke pokemon it just looks unprofessional. sorry.
• hes pretty much complete dead weight to any offensive team. even if he nabs a kill or two, your likely going to have to sacrifice a mon of your own to get him out of there and back in.

[SET COMMENTS]

• mention its speed stat is also too terrible to run jolly. as it doesn't outspeed anything noteworthy
• vs offense its probably better for pangoro to just nuke stuff as walls/pivots switch out, and not bother setting up due to its mediocre speed and bulk (usage tips)

Checks and Counters+team options

• gale wings AND pixilate on both. common pixilate mons all stomp on pangoro and abuse its forced switch with potential burns(entei) and setup(lucario)

qc 2/3

 

[motherlove]

hes pretty much complete dead weight to any offensive team. even if he nabs a kill or two, your likely going to have to sacrifice a mon of your own to get him out of there and back in.

I did say "Weak speed and bulk making it struggle against more offensively oriented teams", dunno if I should say more.

vs offense its probably better for pangoro to just nuke stuff as walls/pivots switch out, and not bother setting up due to its mediocre speed and bulk (usage tips)

I did say "Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack against offensive teams as even at +2 it will be forced out or killed by something faster", dunno if I should say more.

Added the rest, should I write it down now or smt?

 

[Grim]

You can write this up yeah, I'll check after that.

 

[baconbagon]

motherlove make sure to write this up!

also I formatted C&C correctly

 

[motherlove]

-Grim rozes Can you check please?

 

[baconbagon]

while you're waiting for your third check, use the Spelling and Grammar Standards to brush up the analysis. in particular, make sure you get things like capitalisation correct. if you want i can go through and give you some things that you should change

huh 420 posts

 

[skies]

-Grim rozes

 

[baconbagon]

-Grim rozes could one of you give this a check?

 

[skies]

-Grim rozes

Please QC this.

 

[baconbagon]

well as AAA C&C is gone, if -Grim or rozes don't check this very, very soon so we can get it up this analysis will be archived.

 

[Grim]

I don't think you should mention Umbreon in TO because they stack weaknesses and the slow Baton Pass doesn't help because you're just giving Pangoro a free switch-in against a Dark-check.

I don't think priority really needs to be mentioned seperately in C&C to be honest. Not that Pixilate and stuff don't force it out but that applies to any strong move coming from a Pokemon faster than Pangoro and thats a very broad category. I think you should just mention priority in faster pokemon.
Maybe mention status in C&C though because burns just shut it down and poison + paralysis hinders its wallbreaking capabilities a lot.

3/3 sorry for the wait :s

 

[motherlove]

I don't think you should mention Umbreon in TO because they stack weaknesses and the slow Baton Pass doesn't help because you're just giving Pangoro a free switch-in against a Dark-check.

I don't think priority really needs to be mentioned seperately in C&C to be honest. Not that Pixilate and stuff don't force it out but that applies to any strong move coming from a Pokemon faster than Pangoro and thats a very broad category. I think you should just mention priority in faster pokemon.
Maybe mention status in C&C though because burns just shut it down and poison + paralysis hinders its wallbreaking capabilities a lot.

3/3 sorry for the wait :s

I removed priority since entei and lucario are faster than Pangoro anyway so it was kinda stupid. Added status.
I really just wanted to add any eeveevolution since bp + wish support or cleric really helps him, replaced Umbreon with Vaporen for now since it doesn't stack weaknesses and baits fat ph mons like snorlax in as well as discourages physical fighting types like hera or lucario.

 

[Sobi]

hi

amcheck, fleurdyleurse post in gp queue in future plz ty

add remove comments

Hide

[OVERVIEW]

Pongoro Pangoro has a number of desirable traits that make it one of the most threatenings threatening wallbreaker wallbreakers in the AAA metagame. It's Its high attack Attack stat as well as unique typing and typing, [ac] great STAB moves moves, [ac] and coverage options allow it to hit the entire metagame for high damage. Defensively Defensively, [ac] its typing also grants it a resist resistance to rock Rock, [ac] allowing it to switch onto stealth rocks Stealth Rock multiple times times, [ac] as well as a quad resist 4x resistance to dark Dark, [ac] allowing it to take foul play Foul Play much better than most physical attackers can, can. [ap] that The aforementioned resistances and its psychic Psychic immunity gives give it many potential switchin switch-in opportunities. Pangoro also has access to swords dance Swords Dance, [ac] further decreasing the number amount of pokemons Pokemon that can switch on into its attacks and allowing it to tear apart a lot of defensive teams. Despite its great matchup against defensive teams teams, [ac] Pangoro is unfortunately held back by his its poor defensive stats and typing typing, [ac] making it vulnerable to a lot of priority. That and the lacluster speed stat its lackluster Speed makes make it struggle to be relevant against more offensively oriented teams. Pangoro also has a lot of competitions competition from other fighting types Fighting-types like Lucario or and Heracross Heracross, which who are both faster. Nonetheless Pangoro still manages to stand out in the metagame as one of the most powerful wallbreakers.

[SET]
name: Paingoro (Swords Dance)
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Knock Off is one of Pangoro's main selling point, being a powerful STAB move with no drawbacks that and has the unique advantage of removing items like Leftovers or and Toxic Orbs, making it hard to switch into and really spammable, spammable. It's it's the move you should be clicking most of the time time, [ac] as even Pokemons Pokemon that can tank it don't appreciate losing their item. Superpower is the necessary secondary stab move and hits dark and fighting types Dark- and Fighting-types that resist dark Dark such as Mandibuzz or Chesnaugh. and Chesnaught. It's also more powerful than knock Knock Off and can be used to secure 2HKOs against Pokemons Pokemon like Suicune, but it has the drawback of dropping your attack Pangoro's Attack by one. one stage. Poison Jab hits fairies Fairies that resist the dark / fighting combination Dark and Fighting for super effective damage. Swords Dance doubles Pangoro's attack Attack, [ac] making it capable of OHKOing the vast majority of the metagame baring barring a few exceptions like physically defensive intimidate Intimidate Hippowdon. All of Pangoro's moves are boosted by Tough Claws.

Set Details
========

The set aims at maximising maximizing Pangoro's damage output. Tough claws, life orb and adamant nature Claws, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature all boost its attack damage output, making it the threatening wallbreaker it is, is. life orb Life Orb is preferred over choice band Choice Band, [ac] as it allows it Pangoro to switch moves and use swords dance. Swords Dance. The evs Maximum EV investment go goes into Attack and Speed, [ac] into attack and speed as Pangoro's speed Speed stat is so mediocre that maximum investment is necessary to outspeed most defensive Pokemon like Suicune.

Usage Tips
========
Pangoro can do huge dame damage when it's in, but it's important to think about how to get him it in. For that reason reason, [ac] Volturn / baton pass getting it in through VoltTurn, Baton Pass, or double switching is important, and it's not advised to switch him it directly in unless it's into a predicted dark or psychic Dark- or Psychic-type move. Pangoro should avoid burn burns at all cost, and for that reason reason, he it shouldn't stay in on suicune Suicune unless he's it's already at +2 or if suicune Suicune is within superpower Superpower range. Knock off Off is the move that should be used the most most, [ac] as it has no drawbacks drawbacks, [ac] and the combination of knock off + superpower Knock Off and Superpower kos KOes many defensive walls like suicune or skarmory. Suicune and Skarmory. Unless he is fighting a purely defensive team in which case Pangoro can potentially sweep at +2, or a team with a dark switchin such as chesnaugh, in which case it's important to try and get an swords dance up to ko them on superpower as two superpowers won't kill because of the drop in attack. When facing a defensive team, Pangoro's main focus should be on sweeping when it is at +2; however, when it is against a team with a Dark switch-in, such as Chesnaught, Pangoro should primarily set up Swords Dance and KO it with Superpower, as it often fails to do so after using Superpower twice due to the drop in Attack. Against offensive teams, Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack attack, [ac] as he it is easily forced out and more often than not will get a ko KO regardless.


Team Options
========

Pokemon with switching momentum-gaining moves like zapdos or regenerator manaphy are important to bring pangoro Pangoro in safely, safely. others like Vaporeon can use baton pass to bring him in and provide him with heal bell and / or wish support making it harder to wear down for defensive teams. Examples include Zapdos, Regenerator Manaphy, and Vaporeon, the latter of which provides Heal Bell and Wish support, making it harder for it to be worn down by defensive teams. Gale wing Wings checks are imperative, imperative; intimidate zapdos Intimidate Zapdos in particular can switch in on gale wing Gale Wings abusers users and provide volt switch / u-turn momentum momentum via Volt Switch and U-turn to get pangoro Pangoro safely in. Pokemons Pokemon that have a good matchup against offence offense such as sheer force deoxys-speed Sheer Force Deoxys-S or gale wing Gale Wings skarmory Skarmory complement pangoro's Pangoro's strong matchup against stall well, well. similarly Similarly, [ac] fast sweepers or and priority abusers users like refrigerate sneasel or staraptor Refrigerate Sneasel and Staraptor can clean up after pangoro Pangoro has got rid off their walls. of their counters. Status abusers Pokemon that take advantage of status ailments can absorb burns for pangoro, Pangoro. poison Poison heal snorlax Heal Snorlax for example can switch in on most scald abusers Scald users such as suicune Suicune and force them out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A choice band set with crunch instead of knock off and parting shot instead of swords dance Choice Band set with Crunch instead of Knock Off and Parting Shot instead of Swords Dance can be used to secure a 2hko on mega venusaur 2HKO on Mega Venusaur as well as avoid life orb Life Orb recoil and gain momentum with parting shot Parting Shot to potentially set up a team member for a sweep, sweep; however, but this is inferior to the life orb set Life Orb set, [ac] as it requires more predicts, predictions, struggles against poison heal pokemons Poison Heal Pokemon, [ac] and is unable to get 2hkos 2HKOs on some dark resists Dark-resistant Pokemon with superpower Superpower like chesnaugh. Chesnaught. Ice punch Punch is a potential coverage option that allows pangoro Pangoro to take down intimidate gliscor. Intimidate Gliscor.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon like Victini or and Latios can outspeed and ko KO pangoro Pangoro with ease, while faster pokemons Pokemon that resists resist one of both of his its stabs STAB moves like mega altaria or heracross Mega Altaria or Heracross can switch in on pangoro's stab Pangoro's STAB moves and ko him KO it or predict a switch and set up.

**Gale wing abusers**: **Pokemon that utilize Gale Wings**: these Gale Wings users all threaten pangoro Pangoro with an ohko, possible OHKOs. gale wing Gale Wings Togekiss in particular can switch in on both of pangoro's stabs Pangoro's STAB moves and force it out with priority air slash. Air Slash.

**Really bulky intimidate walls**: **Bulky Intimidate Walls**: Pokemon such as chesnaugh or gliscor Chesnaught and Gliscor can tank a +2 hit and threaten back with the ko. a KO.

**Status** **Status**: Burn Burns in particular completely shuts shut down Pangoro by cutting its attack Attack stat in half as welling well as stacking damage with life orb, Life Orb, though but other status like poison or paralisys paralysis also greatly hinder its wallbreaking capabilities.

no abusers plz
check over your writing in future as well: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spelling-and-grammar-standards.3490681/ is your friend

 

[fleurdyleurse]

add remove comments <-- sobi

add remove (fleur)

Hide

[OVERVIEW]

Pongoro Pangoro has a number of desirable traits that make it one of the most threatenings threatening wallbreaker wallbreakers in the AAA metagame. It's Its high attack Attack stat as well as unique typing and typing, [ac] great STAB moves moves, [ac] and coverage options allow it to hit the entire metagame for high damage. Defensively Defensively, [ac] its typing also grants it a resist resistance to rock Rock, [ac] allowing it to switch onto into stealth rocks Stealth Rock multiple times times, [ac] as well as a quad resist 4x resistance to dark Dark, [ac] allowing it to take foul play Foul Play much better than most physical attackers can, can. [ap] that The aforementioned resistances and its psychic Psychic immunity gives give it many potential switchin switch-in opportunities. Pangoro also has access to swords dance Swords Dance, [ac] further decreasing the number amount of pokemons Pokemon that can switch on into its attacks and allowing it to tear apart a lot of defensive teams. Despite its great matchup against defensive teams teams, [ac] Pangoro is unfortunately held back by his its poor defensive stats and typing typing, [ac] making it vulnerable to a lot of priority. That and the lacluster speed stat its lackluster Speed makes make it struggle to be relevant against more offensively oriented teams. Pangoro also has a lot of competitions competition from other fighting types Fighting-types like Lucario or and Heracross Heracross, which who are both faster. Nonetheless Pangoro still manages to stand out in the metagame as one of the most powerful wallbreakers.

[SET]
name: Paingoro (Swords Dance) <-- lol
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Knock Off is one of Pangoro's main selling point, being a powerful STAB move with no drawbacks that and has the unique advantage of removing items such as Leftovers or and Toxic Orbs Orb, making it hard to switch into and really spammable, spammable. It's it's the move you should be clicking most of the time time, [ac] as even Pokemons Pokemon that can tank survive it don't appreciate losing their item. Superpower is the necessary secondary stab move and hits dark and fighting types Dark- and Fighting-types that resist dark Dark such as Mandibuzz or Chesnaugh. and Chesnaught. It's also more powerful than knock Knock Off and can be used to secure 2HKOs against Pokemons Pokemon like Suicune, but it has the drawback of dropping your attack Pangoro's Attack by one. one stage. Poison Jab hits fairies Fairies that resist the dark / fighting combination Dark and Fighting for super effective damage. Swords Dance doubles Pangoro's attack Attack, [ac] making it capable of OHKOing the vast majority of the metagame baring barring a few exceptions like physically defensive intimidate Intimidate Hippowdon. All of Pangoro's moves are boosted by Tough Claws.

Set Details
========

The set aims at maximising maximizing Pangoro's damage output. Tough claws, life orb and adamant nature Claws, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature all boost its attack damage output, making it the threatening wallbreaker it is, is. life orb Life Orb is preferred over choice band Choice Band, [ac] as it allows it Pangoro to switch moves and use swords dance. Swords Dance. The evs Maximum EV investment go goes into Attack and Speed, [ac] into attack and speed as Pangoro's speed Speed stat is so mediocre that maximum investment is necessary to outspeed most defensive Pokemon like Suicune.

Usage Tips
========
Pangoro can do huge dame damage when it's in, but it's important to think about how to get him it in. For that reason reason, [ac] Volturn / baton pass getting it in through VoltTurn, Baton Pass, or double switching is important, and it's not advised to switch him it directly in unless it's into a predicted dark or psychic Dark- or Psychic-type move. Pangoro should avoid burn burns at all cost, and for that reason reason, he it shouldn't stay in on suicune Suicune unless he's it's already at +2 or if suicune Suicune is within superpower the range of being KOed by Superpower. Knock off Off is the move that should be used the most most, [ac] as it has no drawbacks drawbacks, [ac] and the combination of knock off + superpower Knock Off and Superpower kos KOes many defensive walls like suicune or skarmory. Suicune and Skarmory. Unless he is fighting a purely defensive team in which case Pangoro can potentially sweep at +2, or a team with a dark switchin such as chesnaugh, in which case it's important to try and get an swords dance up to ko them on superpower as two superpowers won't kill because of the drop in attack. When facing a defensive team, Pangoro's main focus should be on sweeping when it is at +2; however, when it is against a team with a Dark switch-in, such as Chesnaught, Pangoro should primarily set up Swords Dance and KO it with Superpower, as it often fails to do so after using Superpower twice due to the drop in Attack. Against offensive teams, Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack attack, [ac] as he it is easily forced out and more often than not will get a ko KO regardless.


Team Options
========

Pokemon with switching momentum-gaining moves like zapdos or regenerator manaphy are important to bring pangoro Pangoro in safely, safely. others like Vaporeon can use baton pass to bring him in and provide him with heal bell and / or wish support making it harder to wear down for defensive teams. Examples include Zapdos, Regenerator Manaphy, and Vaporeon, the latter of which provides Heal Bell and Wish support, making it harder for it to be worn down by defensive teams. Gale wing Wings checks are imperative, imperative; intimidate zapdos Intimidate Zapdos in particular can switch in on gale wing Gale Wings abusers users and provide volt switch / u-turn momentum momentum via Volt Switch to get pangoro Pangoro safely in. Pokemons Pokemon that have a good matchup against offence offense such as sheer force deoxys-speed Sheer Force Deoxys-S or gale wing Gale Wings skarmory Skarmory complement pangoro's Pangoro's strong matchup against stall well, well. similarly Similarly, [ac] fast sweepers or and priority abusers users like refrigerate sneasel or staraptor Refrigerate Sneasel and Staraptor can clean up after pangoro Pangoro has gotten rid off their walls. of their counters. Status abusers Pokemon that take advantage of status ailments can absorb burns for pangoro, Pangoro. poison Poison heal snorlax Heal Snorlax, for example, can switch in on most scald abusers Scald users such as suicune Suicune and force them out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A choice band set with crunch instead of knock off and parting shot instead of swords dance Choice Band set with Crunch instead of Knock Off and Parting Shot instead of Swords Dance can be used to secure a 2hko on mega venusaur 2HKO on Mega Venusaur as well as avoid life orb Life Orb recoil and gain momentum with parting shot Parting Shot to potentially set up a team member for a sweep, sweep; however, but this is inferior to the life orb set Life Orb set, [ac] as it requires more predicts, predictions, struggles against poison heal pokemons Poison Heal Pokemon, [ac] and is unable to get 2hkos 2HKOs on some dark resists Dark-resistant Pokemon with superpower Superpower like chesnaugh. Chesnaught. Ice punch Punch is a potential coverage option that allows pangoro Pangoro to take down intimidate gliscor. Intimidate Gliscor.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon like Victini or and Latios can outspeed and ko KO pangoro Pangoro with ease, while faster pokemons Pokemon that resists resist one of both of his its stabs STAB moves like mega altaria or heracross Mega Altaria or Heracross can switch in on pangoro's stab Pangoro's STAB moves and ko him KO it or predict a switch and set up.

**Gale wing abusers**: **Pokemon that utilize Gale Wings**: these Gale Wings users all threaten pangoro Pangoro with an ohko, possible OHKOs. gale wing Gale Wings Togekiss in particular can switch in on both of pangoro's stabs Pangoro's STAB moves and force it out with priority air slash. Air Slash.

**Really bulky intimidate walls**: **Bulky Intimidate Walls**: Pokemon such as chesnaugh or gliscor Chesnaught and Gliscor can tank a +2 hit and threaten back with the ko. a KO.

**Status** **Status**: Burn Burns in particular completely shuts shut down Pangoro by cutting its attack Attack stat in half as welling well as stacking damage with life orb, Life Orb, though but other status like poison or paralisys paralysis also greatly hinder its wallbreaking capabilities.

good work Sobi, stamped your check

gp 1/2

 

[motherlove]

Sorry but what does "[ac]" mean?
It's probably a really obvious and dumb answer that I should probably know :/

 

[fleurdyleurse]

"add comma"

 

[baconbagon]

motherlove if you don't have the time to implement the above check, tell me and I'll be happy to do it for you. Otherwise please do it soon

 

[motherlove]

motherlove if you don't have the time to implement the above check, tell me and I'll be happy to do it for you. Otherwise please do it soon

Ya I did it.

Hide

add remove comments <-- sobi

add remove (fleur)

Hide

[OVERVIEW]

Pongoro Pangoro has a number of desirable traits that make it one of the most threatenings threatening wallbreaker wallbreakers in the AAA metagame. It's Its high attack Attack stat as well as unique typing and typing, [ac] great STAB moves moves, [ac] and coverage options allow it to hit the entire metagame for high damage. Defensively Defensively, [ac] its typing also grants it a resist resistance to rock Rock, [ac] allowing it to switch onto into stealth rocks Stealth Rock multiple times times, [ac] as well as a quad resist 4x resistance to dark Dark, [ac] allowing it to take foul play Foul Play much better than most physical attackers can, can. [ap] that The aforementioned resistances and its psychic Psychic immunity gives give it many potential switchin switch-in opportunities. Pangoro also has access to swords dance Swords Dance, [ac] further decreasing the number amount of pokemons Pokemon that can switch on into its attacks and allowing it to tear apart a lot of defensive teams. Despite its great matchup against defensive teams teams, [ac] Pangoro is unfortunately held back by his its poor defensive stats and typing typing, [ac] making it vulnerable to a lot of priority. That and the lacluster speed stat its lackluster Speed makes make it struggle to be relevant against more offensively oriented teams. Pangoro also has a lot of competitions competition from other fighting types Fighting-types like Lucario or and Heracross Heracross, which who are both faster. Nonetheless Pangoro still manages to stand out in the metagame as one of the most powerful wallbreakers.

[SET]
name: Paingoro (Swords Dance) <-- lol
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Knock Off is one of Pangoro's main selling point, being a powerful STAB move with no drawbacks that and has the unique advantage of removing items such as Leftovers or and Toxic Orbs Orb, making it hard to switch into and really spammable, spammable. It's it's the move you should be clicking most of the time time, [ac] as even Pokemons Pokemon that can tank survive it don't appreciate losing their item. Superpower is the necessary secondary stab move and hits dark and fighting types Dark- and Fighting-types that resist dark Dark such as Mandibuzz or Chesnaugh. and Chesnaught. It's also more powerful than knock Knock Off and can be used to secure 2HKOs against Pokemons Pokemon like Suicune, but it has the drawback of dropping your attack Pangoro's Attack by one. one stage. Poison Jab hits fairies Fairies that resist the dark / fighting combination Dark and Fighting for super effective damage. Swords Dance doubles Pangoro's attack Attack, [ac] making it capable of OHKOing the vast majority of the metagame baring barring a few exceptions like physically defensive intimidate Intimidate Hippowdon. All of Pangoro's moves are boosted by Tough Claws.

Set Details
========

The set aims at maximising maximizing Pangoro's damage output. Tough claws, life orb and adamant nature Claws, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature all boost its attack damage output, making it the threatening wallbreaker it is, is. life orb Life Orb is preferred over choice band Choice Band, [ac] as it allows it Pangoro to switch moves and use swords dance. Swords Dance. The evs Maximum EV investment go goes into Attack and Speed, [ac] into attack and speed as Pangoro's speed Speed stat is so mediocre that maximum investment is necessary to outspeed most defensive Pokemon like Suicune.

Usage Tips
========
Pangoro can do huge dame damage when it's in, but it's important to think about how to get him it in. For that reason reason, [ac] Volturn / baton pass getting it in through VoltTurn, Baton Pass, or double switching is important, and it's not advised to switch him it directly in unless it's into a predicted dark or psychic Dark- or Psychic-type move. Pangoro should avoid burn burns at all cost, and for that reason reason, he it shouldn't stay in on suicune Suicune unless he's it's already at +2 or if suicune Suicune is within superpower the range of being KOed by Superpower. Knock off Off is the move that should be used the most most, [ac] as it has no drawbacks drawbacks, [ac] and the combination of knock off + superpower Knock Off and Superpower kos KOes many defensive walls like suicune or skarmory. Suicune and Skarmory. Unless he is fighting a purely defensive team in which case Pangoro can potentially sweep at +2, or a team with a dark switchin such as chesnaugh, in which case it's important to try and get an swords dance up to ko them on superpower as two superpowers won't kill because of the drop in attack. When facing a defensive team, Pangoro's main focus should be on sweeping when it is at +2; however, when it is against a team with a Dark switch-in, such as Chesnaught, Pangoro should primarily set up Swords Dance and KO it with Superpower, as it often fails to do so after using Superpower twice due to the drop in Attack. Against offensive teams, Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack attack, [ac] as he it is easily forced out and more often than not will get a ko KO regardless.


Team Options
========

Pokemon with switching momentum-gaining moves like zapdos or regenerator manaphy are important to bring pangoro Pangoro in safely, safely. others like Vaporeon can use baton pass to bring him in and provide him with heal bell and / or wish support making it harder to wear down for defensive teams. Examples include Zapdos, Regenerator Manaphy, and Vaporeon, the latter of which provides Heal Bell and Wish support, making it harder for it to be worn down by defensive teams. Gale wing Wings checks are imperative, imperative; intimidate zapdos Intimidate Zapdos in particular can switch in on gale wing Gale Wings abusers users and provide volt switch / u-turn momentum momentum via Volt Switch to get pangoro Pangoro safely in. Pokemons Pokemon that have a good matchup against offence offense such as sheer force deoxys-speed Sheer Force Deoxys-S or gale wing Gale Wings skarmory Skarmory complement pangoro's Pangoro's strong matchup against stall well, well. similarly Similarly, [ac] fast sweepers or and priority abusers users like refrigerate sneasel or staraptor Refrigerate Sneasel and Staraptor can clean up after pangoro Pangoro has gotten rid off their walls. of their counters. Status abusers Pokemon that take advantage of status ailments can absorb burns for pangoro, Pangoro. poison Poison heal snorlax Heal Snorlax, for example, can switch in on most scald abusers Scald users such as suicune Suicune and force them out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A choice band set with crunch instead of knock off and parting shot instead of swords dance Choice Band set with Crunch instead of Knock Off and Parting Shot instead of Swords Dance can be used to secure a 2hko on mega venusaur 2HKO on Mega Venusaur as well as avoid life orb Life Orb recoil and gain momentum with parting shot Parting Shot to potentially set up a team member for a sweep, sweep; however, but this is inferior to the life orb set Life Orb set, [ac] as it requires more predicts, predictions, struggles against poison heal pokemons Poison Heal Pokemon, [ac] and is unable to get 2hkos 2HKOs on some dark resists Dark-resistant Pokemon with superpower Superpower like chesnaugh. Chesnaught. Ice punch Punch is a potential coverage option that allows pangoro Pangoro to take down intimidate gliscor. Intimidate Gliscor.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon like Victini or and Latios can outspeed and ko KO pangoro Pangoro with ease, while faster pokemons Pokemon that resists resist one of both of his its stabs STAB moves like mega altaria or heracross Mega Altaria or Heracross can switch in on pangoro's stab Pangoro's STAB moves and ko him KO it or predict a switch and set up.

**Gale wing abusers**: **Pokemon that utilize Gale Wings**: these Gale Wings users all threaten pangoro Pangoro with an ohko, possible OHKOs. gale wing Gale Wings Togekiss in particular can switch in on both of pangoro's stabs Pangoro's STAB moves and force it out with priority air slash. Air Slash.

**Really bulky intimidate walls**: **Bulky Intimidate Walls**: Pokemon such as chesnaugh or gliscor Chesnaught and Gliscor can tank a +2 hit and threaten back with the ko. a KO.

**Status** **Status**: Burn Burns in particular completely shuts shut down Pangoro by cutting its attack Attack stat in half as welling well as stacking damage with life orb, Life Orb, though but other status like poison or paralisys paralysis also greatly hinder its wallbreaking capabilities.

good work Sobi, stamped your check

gp 1/2

All implemented, changed the wording a bit in the Overview because some of it sounded odd, am I allowed to say "Movepool"? Sobi said I could.

 

[GatoDelFuego]

motherlove

REMOVE CHANGE COMMENTS

Hide

[OVERVIEW]

Pangoro has a number of desirable traits that make it one of the most threatening wallbreakers in the AAA metagame. Its high Attack stat, unique typing, (AC) and great movepool allow it to hit the entire metagame for high damage. Defensively, its typing also grants it a resistance to Rock, allowing it to switch into Stealth Rock multiple times, as well as a 4x resistance to Dark, making it much easier to take Foul Play compared to most other physical attackers. The aforementioned resistances and its Psychic immunity give it many potential switch-in opportunities. Pangoro also has access to Swords Dance, further decreasing the amount of Pokemon that can switch into its attacks and allowing it to tear apart a lot of defensive teams. Despite its great matchup against defensive teams, Pangoro is unfortunately held back by its poor defensive stats and typing, making it vulnerable to a lot of priority moves. That and its lackluster Speed make it struggle to be relevant against more offensively oriented teams. Pangoro also has a lot of competition from other Fighting-types like Lucario and Heracross, which are both faster.

[SET]
name: Paingoro (Swords Dance)
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Superpower
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Life Orb
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Knock Off is a powerful STAB move with no drawbacks and has the unique advantage of removing items such as Leftovers and Toxic Orbs, making it hard to switch into and really spammable. It's the move you should be clicking most of the time, as even Pokemon that can tank it don't appreciate losing their item. Superpower hits Dark- and Fighting-types that resist Dark such as Mandibuzz and Chesnaught. It's also more powerful than Knock Off and can be used to secure 2HKOs against Pokemon like Suicune, but it has the drawback of dropping Pangoro's Attack by one stage. Poison Jab hits Fairies that resist Dark and Fighting for super effective damage. Swords Dance doubles Pangoro's Attack, making it capable of OHKOing the vast majority of the metagame barring a few exceptions like physically defensive Intimidate Hippowdon.

Set Details
========

The set aims at maximizing Pangoro's damage output. Tough Claws, Life Orb, and an Adamant nature all boost its damage output, making it the threatening wallbreaker it is. Life Orb is preferred over Choice Band, as it allows Pangoro to switch moves and use Swords Dance. Maximum EV investment goes into Attack and Speed, as Pangoro's Speed is so mediocre that maximum investment is necessary to outspeed most defensive Pokemon like Suicune.

Usage Tips
========

Pangoro can do huge damage when it's in, but it's important to think about how to get it in. For that reason, getting it in through VoltTurn, Baton Pass, or double switching is important, and it's not advised to switch it directly in unless into a predicted Dark- or Psychic-type move. Pangoro should avoid burns at all cost, and for that reason, it shouldn't stay in on Suicune unless it's already at +2 or if Suicune is within the range of being KOed by Superpower. Knock Off is the move that should be used the most, as it has no drawbacks, and the combination of Knock Off and Superpower KOes many defensive walls like Suicune and Skarmory. When facing a defensive team, Pangoro's main focus should be on sweeping when it is at +2; however, when it is against a team with a Dark switch-in, such as Chesnaught, Pangoro should primarily set up Swords Dance and KO it with Superpower, as it often fails to do so after using Superpower twice due to the drop in Attack. Against offensive teams, Pangoro should use every opportunity it has to attack, as it is easily forced out and more often than not will get a KO regardless.


Team Options
========

Pokemon with momentum-gaining moves are important to bring Pangoro in safely. Examples include Zapdos, Regenerator Manaphy, and Vaporeon, the latter of which provides Heal Bell and Wish support, making it harder for it to be worn down by defensive teams. Gale Wings checks are imperative; Intimidate or Regenerator Zapdos in particular can switch in on Gale Wings users and provide momentum via Volt Switch to get Pangoro safely in. Pokemon that have a good matchup against offense such as Sheer Force Deoxys-S or Gale Wings Skarmory complement Pangoro's strong matchup against stall well. Similarly, fast sweepers and priority users like Refrigerate Sneasel and Braviary can clean up after Pangoro has gotten rid of their counters. Pokemon that can take advantage of status ailments can absorb burns for Pangoro. Poison Heal Snorlax, for example, can switch in on most Scald users such as Suicune and potentially force them out.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Choice Band set with Parting Shot instead of Swords Dance can be used to avoid Life Orb recoil and gain momentum with Parting Shot to potentially set up a team member for a sweep; however, this is inferior to the Life Orb set, as it requires more predictions, struggles against Poison Heal Pokemon, and is unable to get 2HKOs on some Dark-resistant Pokemon that resist Dark with Superpower like Chesnaught. Ice Punch is a potential coverage option that allows Pangoro to take down physically defensive Gliscor.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Faster Pokemon**: Pokemon like Victini and Latios can outspeed and KO Pangoro with ease, while faster Pokemon that resist its STAB moves like Mega Altaria or Heracross can switch in on Pangoro's STAB moves and KO it or predict a switch and set up.

**Pokemon that utilize Gale Wings Pokemon**: Gale Wings users all threaten Pangoro with possible OHKOs. Gale Wings Togekiss in particular can switch in on both of Pangoro's STAB moves and force it out with priority Air Slash.

**Bulky Intimidate Walls**: Pokemon such as Chesnaught and Gliscor can tank a +2 +1 or +2? hit and threaten back with a KO.

**Status**: Burns completely shut down Pangoro by cutting its Attack stat in half as well as stacking damage with Life Orb, though other status conditions like poison or paralysis also greatly hinder its wallbreaking capabilities.

2/2