I faced this set in ShowDown being used by someone by the name of PILEdriver. Immediately the uniqueness and creativity of the set struck me. However, not only is it creative, it works really well, as I have heard from other people that I myself faced when I had built a decent team around this particular set.
[Overview]
- Great bulk with eviolite
- Rather disappointing offensive movepool
- Good supportive/defensive movepool with moves such as Will-O-Wisp and Rest
- Has trouble dealing with huge offensive powers such as Chandelure (as most walls, however).
[Set]
Name: Curse Stall
Move 1: Curse
Move 2: Mean Look
Move 3: Rest
Move 3: Will-O-Wisp / Toxic
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Careful / Calm
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
[Set comments]
- This traps opponents (Mean Look) and afflicts them with a status condition (W-o-W, Toxic or preferably Curse)
- Heals up using Rest after reliably taking a hit because of natural bulk and Eviolite support and can continue taking hits while burning turns of sleep.
- Is a great check to physical and special attackers, with a few exceptions such as Chandelure and Nidoking, because of W-o-W to lower attack and Special Bulk because of the Eviolite, EVs and Nature.
- Gives a surprise factor as Duslops is mostly physically defensive.
- Toxic can be used to clear out of nasty pests that Will-o-Wisp's constant damage can't take care of but this leaves Dusclops more vulnerable to physical attacks.
- Cannot attack opponents and leaves it vulnerable as a set-up fodder.
[Checks and Counters]
- Generally Taunt users that can shut uslops completely down and force it to switch or Struggle.
- Chandelure
- Nidoking
- Bisharp (If it has set up a sub to block the W-o-W and can SD once and 2HKO with Night Slash)
- Cofagrigus (Can Rest off damage and heal Toxic/W-o-W)
