Hey guys!
I was checking the
Checks and Counters section for Conkeldurr and I was wondering if it would be worth mention in the OO that Sheer Force + Life Orb can pass through most of the physical walls.
The set I made in BW was specifically designed as Wall breaker and to counter Stall teams; the set looked like this:
move 1: Ice Punch
move 2: Thunder Punch
move 3: Mach Punch
move 4: Fire Punch / Drain Punch
ability: Guts
item: Assault Vest
evs: 252 Atk / XX SpD / XX Hp
nature: Adamant
Now, I used Sheer Force over Iron Fist because it has more power on all attacks but Drain/Mach Punch and abuse recoil-less life orb. Also I ran Fire Punch over Drain Punch because this mon was supposed to take down physical walls and at the time, the only pokemon I would lose to by picking Fire over Drain punch was Chansey (Remember that last gen, Rotom-W used a more specially defensive set so it wouldn't switch into Conkeldurr's attacks).
Now lots of Calcs:
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-T: 468-556 (122.5 - 145.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Landorus-T: 364-432 (95.2 - 113%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 208-247 (49.5 - 58.8%) -- 69.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Gyarados: 395-468 (100.2 - 118.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mega Gyarados: 200-237 (60.2 - 71.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Thick Fat Mega Venusaur: 112-133 (30.7 - 36.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Thick Fat Mega Venusaur: 135-161 (37 - 44.2%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
BONUS 252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 338-398 (104.3 - 122.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
And additional comparison between Fire Punch and Drain Punch
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 232+ Def Skarmory: 187-221 (55.9 - 66.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery (Keep in mind it can roost if you go with Thunder Punch)
VS
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 232+ Def Skarmory: 107-126 (32 - 37.7%) -- 0.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 385-458 (109.3 - 130.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
VS
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 221-265 (62.7 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Fire Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Forretress: 369-437 (104.2 - 123.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
VS
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Forretress: 107-126 (30.2 - 35.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 265-312 (37.6 - 44.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO (With Fire Punch)
VS
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 491-580 (69.7 - 82.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Rotom-W: 140-165 (46 - 54.2%) -- 95.7% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
VS
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Rotom-W: 122-144 (40.1 - 47.3%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
Finally, would it be worth mentioning that without Guts boost, Max HP/Def Quagsire is a solid counter to Conkeldurr?
PD: First Post, please be gentle =(