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Crawdaunt (UU Analysis)
[Overview]
<p>Though Crawdaunt may seem to be outclassed by other water types in UU, it has access to a great boosting move in the form of Dragon Dance. The main reason to use Crawdaunt over Feraligatr as a Dragon Dancer is because of Adaptability, Crawdaunt's released Dream World ability. Adaptability gives what is essentially a Life Orb boost to Crawdaunt's STAB moves, and considering the fact that Crawdaunt also has a Dark typing, it allows Crawdaunt to score some very important OHKOs that Feraligatr can't.
Though Crawdaunt is slower than Feraligatr, Crawdaunt can still outspeed most of UU after one Dragon Dance. Crawdaunt’s twin STAB types of Water and Dark are resisted by only Empoleon, Ferroseed, Sharpedo, and Poliwrath in UU, only the first of which is a common sight. Unfortunately, unlike Feraligatr, Crawdaunt has rather low defence stats and is weak to Mach Punch as well. Despite this, with proper support from its teammates, Crawdaunt is capable of destroying the opposing team.</p>
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower/Substitute/Taunt
item: Life Orb
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP/252 Atk/244 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is pretty much the only thing Crawdaunt can do in UU without being outclassed by something else. The key to using this set is to set up on a wall such as Chansey, Milotic, or Registeel, or to switch into a choiced move that Crawdaunt resists and go from there. After using Dragon Dance, Crawdaunt can outspeed positive natured base 105 Speed Pokemon such as Mismagius. Should Accelgor manage to get two Dragon Dances in, it will be able to outspeed even a Choice Scarf Heracross, though Choice Scarf Victini and Flygon will still outspeed Crawdaunt. Adaptability allows Crawdaunt's STABs to deal massive damage to things that don't resist it, and there are only four viable pokemon in UU that resist both of Crawdaunt's twin STABs. Waterfall is Crawdaunt’s primary STAB, and the occasional flinch chance can be helpful at times. Crunch is Crawdaunt's other STAB, used for hitting things that resist Waterfall. In the fourth slot, Substitute could be used to block status when running Life Orb, but Superpower allows Crawdaunt to hit Ferroseed and Empoleon super-effectively. Taunt may be used to shut down walls and force a switch, but is generally worse than Substitute.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>- The EV spread is to outspeed as much as UU as is possible with 1 Dragon Dance while also allowing Crawdaunt to deal as much damage as possible. Should you wish to run Leftovers on Crawdaunt, a 24 HP / 240 Atk / 244 Spe EV spread could be used to give Crawdaunt the chance to set up five Substitutes. As priority moves are a huge threat to Crawdaunt, pokemon that can easily KO priority users work great as teammates. As the most common priority users in UU are Hitmontop and Arcanine, Celebi, Slowbro, and Mismagius can KO the opponent's priority users. Trick support can also be used to turn walls into setup fodder, preferably from a Ghost-type due to the fact that Ghost-types draws Ghost and Dark type attacks that Crawdaunt resists. Also, Ninjask can support Crawdaunt by Baton Passing Swords Dance as well as one or two speed boosts, which will make it easier for Crawdaunt to sweep. Crawdaunt greatly appreciates manual rain support from teammates to increase the power of its Water-type STAB. A rain-boosted Waterfall can wreck anything that doesn't resist it after one Dragon Dance. Lum Berry can also be used to make setting up on walls easier, though it is mostly unnecessary if Crawdaunt is running Substitute. </p>
[OTHER OPTIONS]
<p> A Swords Dance set can be used on Crawdaunt. A Crawdaunt at +2 Attack would obliterate nearly every Pokemon in UU with Waterfall, Crunch, and Superpower. However, Crawdaunt's speed is horrible without a boost, so it is best to stick with Dragon Dance instead. Crawdaunt can also run a Choice Band set, though unfortunately Choice Band Crawdaunt runs into the pickle of being outclassed by most other Water-type Choice Banders due to Crawdaunt's lack of bulk. Though Crawdaunt can outspeed positive natured base 105 Speed Pokemon with a Choice Scarf, it is not recommended as there are faster Choice Scarf users out there. </p>
[CHECKS AND COUNTERS]
<p> Hitmontop basically hard counters Crawdaunt regardless of the set Hitmontop is running; defensive Hitmontop will be able to take a Waterfall from Crawdaunt and OHKO with Mach Punch or Close Combat while offensive Hitmontop can simply KO Crawdaunt with a Technician-boosted Mach Punch. Arcanine can also nail a weakened Crawdaunt with Extremespeed, but it won’t OHKO at full health and Crawdaunt can retaliate with Waterfall, OHKOing Arcanine. Cobalion can outspeed Crawdaunt and KO with Close Combat. Max Speed Raikou outspeeds Crawdaunt even after 1 DD and can very easily OHKO with Thunderbolt, but Raikou running Rash instead of Timid will be outsped and OHKOed by Waterfall or Crunch if either Stealth Rock is up or if Crawdaunt is holding Life Orb. Jolteon puts Crawdaunt in a similar situation, though Jolteon is frailer than Raikou. Additionally, Jolteon almost always run max speed, so two Dragon Dances are needed to outspeed it. Azelf also outspeeds Crawdaunt after one Dragon Dance and can KO it with Grass Knot or Thunderbolt. If Crawdaunt had managed to get two Dragon Dances, though, Crawdaunt can just OHKO Azelf with Crunch assuming the Azelf is not carrying a Choice Scarf. In general, Choice Scarf users can outspeed Crawdaunt even after two Dragon Dance boosts. However, Choice Scarf Heracross is outsped by Crawdaunt after two Dragon Dances. Empoleon resists both of Crawdaunt's STABs, but can be beaten with Superpower. While Ferroseed also resist’s Crawdaunt’s twin STAB moves, it has zero offensive presence and Crawdaunt can just use Ferroseed as setup fodder. Tangrowth is so physically bulky that it can take a Crunch from Crawdaunt even at +2 Attack and Tangrowth can KO back with a Grass-type move. Though rare, Poliwrath resists both of Crawdaunt's twin STABs and Poliwrath can phaze Crawdaunt out with Circle Throw. Lastly, Rotom-C resists Waterfall and Rotom-C can fire back a Leaf storm to KO. However, non-defensive Rotom can be KOed by a Dragon Dance-boosted Crunch.</p>
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Crawdaunt (UU Analysis)
[Overview]
<p>Though Crawdaunt may seem to be outclassed by other water types in UU, it has access to a great boosting move in the form of Dragon Dance. The main reason to use Crawdaunt over Feraligatr as a Dragon Dancer is because of Adaptability, Crawdaunt's released Dream World ability. Adaptability gives what is essentially a Life Orb boost to Crawdaunt's STAB moves, and considering the fact that Crawdaunt also has a Dark typing, it allows Crawdaunt to score some very important OHKOs that Feraligatr can't.
Though Crawdaunt is slower than Feraligatr, Crawdaunt can still outspeed most of UU after one Dragon Dance. Crawdaunt’s twin STAB types of Water and Dark are resisted by only Empoleon, Ferroseed, Sharpedo, and Poliwrath in UU, only the first of which is a common sight. Unfortunately, unlike Feraligatr, Crawdaunt has rather low defence stats and is weak to Mach Punch as well. Despite this, with proper support from its teammates, Crawdaunt is capable of destroying the opposing team.</p>
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower/Substitute/Taunt
item: Life Orb
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 12 HP/252 Atk/244 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set is pretty much the only thing Crawdaunt can do in UU without being outclassed by something else. The key to using this set is to set up on a wall such as Chansey, Milotic, or Registeel, or to switch into a choiced move that Crawdaunt resists and go from there. After using Dragon Dance, Crawdaunt can outspeed positive natured base 105 Speed Pokemon such as Mismagius. Should Accelgor manage to get two Dragon Dances in, it will be able to outspeed even a Choice Scarf Heracross, though Choice Scarf Victini and Flygon will still outspeed Crawdaunt. Adaptability allows Crawdaunt's STABs to deal massive damage to things that don't resist it, and there are only four viable pokemon in UU that resist both of Crawdaunt's twin STABs. Waterfall is Crawdaunt’s primary STAB, and the occasional flinch chance can be helpful at times. Crunch is Crawdaunt's other STAB, used for hitting things that resist Waterfall. In the fourth slot, Substitute could be used to block status when running Life Orb, but Superpower allows Crawdaunt to hit Ferroseed and Empoleon super-effectively. Taunt may be used to shut down walls and force a switch, but is generally worse than Substitute.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>- The EV spread is to outspeed as much as UU as is possible with 1 Dragon Dance while also allowing Crawdaunt to deal as much damage as possible. Should you wish to run Leftovers on Crawdaunt, a 24 HP / 240 Atk / 244 Spe EV spread could be used to give Crawdaunt the chance to set up five Substitutes. As priority moves are a huge threat to Crawdaunt, pokemon that can easily KO priority users work great as teammates. As the most common priority users in UU are Hitmontop and Arcanine, Celebi, Slowbro, and Mismagius can KO the opponent's priority users. Trick support can also be used to turn walls into setup fodder, preferably from a Ghost-type due to the fact that Ghost-types draws Ghost and Dark type attacks that Crawdaunt resists. Also, Ninjask can support Crawdaunt by Baton Passing Swords Dance as well as one or two speed boosts, which will make it easier for Crawdaunt to sweep. Crawdaunt greatly appreciates manual rain support from teammates to increase the power of its Water-type STAB. A rain-boosted Waterfall can wreck anything that doesn't resist it after one Dragon Dance. Lum Berry can also be used to make setting up on walls easier, though it is mostly unnecessary if Crawdaunt is running Substitute. </p>
[OTHER OPTIONS]
<p> A Swords Dance set can be used on Crawdaunt. A Crawdaunt at +2 Attack would obliterate nearly every Pokemon in UU with Waterfall, Crunch, and Superpower. However, Crawdaunt's speed is horrible without a boost, so it is best to stick with Dragon Dance instead. Crawdaunt can also run a Choice Band set, though unfortunately Choice Band Crawdaunt runs into the pickle of being outclassed by most other Water-type Choice Banders due to Crawdaunt's lack of bulk. Though Crawdaunt can outspeed positive natured base 105 Speed Pokemon with a Choice Scarf, it is not recommended as there are faster Choice Scarf users out there. </p>
[CHECKS AND COUNTERS]
<p> Hitmontop basically hard counters Crawdaunt regardless of the set Hitmontop is running; defensive Hitmontop will be able to take a Waterfall from Crawdaunt and OHKO with Mach Punch or Close Combat while offensive Hitmontop can simply KO Crawdaunt with a Technician-boosted Mach Punch. Arcanine can also nail a weakened Crawdaunt with Extremespeed, but it won’t OHKO at full health and Crawdaunt can retaliate with Waterfall, OHKOing Arcanine. Cobalion can outspeed Crawdaunt and KO with Close Combat. Max Speed Raikou outspeeds Crawdaunt even after 1 DD and can very easily OHKO with Thunderbolt, but Raikou running Rash instead of Timid will be outsped and OHKOed by Waterfall or Crunch if either Stealth Rock is up or if Crawdaunt is holding Life Orb. Jolteon puts Crawdaunt in a similar situation, though Jolteon is frailer than Raikou. Additionally, Jolteon almost always run max speed, so two Dragon Dances are needed to outspeed it. Azelf also outspeeds Crawdaunt after one Dragon Dance and can KO it with Grass Knot or Thunderbolt. If Crawdaunt had managed to get two Dragon Dances, though, Crawdaunt can just OHKO Azelf with Crunch assuming the Azelf is not carrying a Choice Scarf. In general, Choice Scarf users can outspeed Crawdaunt even after two Dragon Dance boosts. However, Choice Scarf Heracross is outsped by Crawdaunt after two Dragon Dances. Empoleon resists both of Crawdaunt's STABs, but can be beaten with Superpower. While Ferroseed also resist’s Crawdaunt’s twin STAB moves, it has zero offensive presence and Crawdaunt can just use Ferroseed as setup fodder. Tangrowth is so physically bulky that it can take a Crunch from Crawdaunt even at +2 Attack and Tangrowth can KO back with a Grass-type move. Though rare, Poliwrath resists both of Crawdaunt's twin STABs and Poliwrath can phaze Crawdaunt out with Circle Throw. Lastly, Rotom-C resists Waterfall and Rotom-C can fire back a Leaf storm to KO. However, non-defensive Rotom can be KOed by a Dragon Dance-boosted Crunch.</p>