Golurk

[elchupo]

Forgive me for if this seems gimmicky, but has anyone considered Telekinesis as a way to abuse both DynamicPunch AND Iron Fist?

Golurk @ Life Orb
Adamant|Iron Fist
252 HP/ 252 Atk/ 4 Def
-Telekinesis
-Dynamic Punch
-Shadow Punch
-Earthquake/ Stone Edge

Come in on a Physical attack that Golurk can easily withstand, and use Telekinesis. Hopefully they'll go for an EQ/ switch. Whilst under the effects of Telekinesis, Golurk has a pretty spectacular 4 immunities (Fighting, Normal, Electric and Ground) as well as numerous resistances, meaning that, along with the acc. boost it provides, it also has defensive advantages as well. After using TK, simply batter away with Iron Fist boosted DynamicPunchs and Shadow Punchs. With Iron Fist, Dynamic Punch reaches 120BP and Shadow Punch reaches 108BP (W/STAB). The final move is mostly filler, with EQ benefiting from STAB and SE getting perfect acc. under Telekinesis.

Some damage calcs:

DynamicPunch V 252HP Skarmory- 40.4- 47.6%
DynamicPunch V 252HP Terrakion- 102.1- 120.2%
DynamicPunch V 252HP Excadrill- 128.8%- 151.9%

Shadow Punch V 252HP Jellicent- 107- 126%
Stone Edge V 252HP Zapdos- 90- 106.3%

If anybody wants calcs vs a particular pokemon, i'd be happy to do them, these were just a few that came into my head.

 

[Mario With Lasers]

Telekinesis makes the target immune to Ground and susceptible to any hits except OHKOs, not the user...

 

[elchupo]

Wat. Oh, that changes things then.

 

[Raikaria]

It still increases your accuracy, however. 100% accurate Dynamicpunches are always fun.

Too bad Golurk is likly to wind up like this:

Comes in on immunity
Telekenisis Switch-in
Outsped and OHKO'ed by SE move.

IMO, just use Machamp, instead of that set.

 

[Katakiri]

Once this thing gets it's complimentary Fire Punch from the Move Tutors, Rock Polish is going to be so legit in Sun.

 

[mudkipmaster]

Once this thing gets it's complimentary Fire Punch from the Move Tutors, Rock Polish is going to be so legit in Sun.

Wow, your posts are about sun teams...

 

[Thorhammer]

Having to spend a turn setting up a temporary Telekinesis isn't worth the slight power boost compared to using No Guard.

 

[Laws]

Here' my Toxic Stall set. Not the best choice, as he's lacking a recovery move and lacks major bulk, but just throwing it out there as a useable set.

Ability: No-Guard
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Dynamic Punch
- Fly
- Protect/Stone Edge/Earthquake
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Attack, 4 Def

 

[Katakiri]

Here' my Toxic Stall set. Not the best choice, as he's lacking a recovery move and lacks major bulk

Welcome to the Golurk thread. There's cookies on the table.

Ability: No-Guard
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Dynamic Punch
- Fly
- Protect/Stone Edge/Earthquake
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Attack, 4 Def

I believe every Golurk set on the site should have Fly at least slashed on it somewhere. Just to raise Flying Golurk awareness.

Marty McFly (Golurk) @ Flight Gem
Trait: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Fly
- Astonish / Fly
-
-


Now pardon me while I go Surf with my Tauros.

 

[PsuedoSaku]

This toxic-stall set seems to be viable, at least in the lower tiers. I wonder why nobody uses it...?

 

[windwolf777]

Welcome to the Golurk thread. There's cookies on the table.



I believe every Golurk set on the site should have Fly at least slashed on it somewhere. Just to raise Flying Golurk awareness.

Marty McFly (Golurk) @ Flight Gem
Trait: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Fly
- Astonish / Fly
-
-


Now pardon me while I go Surf with my Tauros.

Off topic yes, but quoting this post so I can haz forever lol.

 

[blarajan]

Just to let you know Golurk 6-0s people. IT 6-0s PEOPLE. So strongth.

Anyways, I personally love SubPunch on this thing. Sub/Focus Punch/Earthquake/Toxic. The coverage isn't that great, as Fighting/Ground are pretty redundant, but it just works..so well, I don't understand.

 

[Jaetheho]

I can't tell if you guys are kidding or not. Lol. Is shadow punch an option over earthquake?

 

[Molk]

Yeah, i Run sub, focus punch, shadow punch, earthquake. dont get why no one else is running shadow punch

 

[Penance]

Ru/UU's lead Machamp in a Trick Room Team possibly?

 

[TM13IceBeam]

Ru/UU's lead Machamp in a Trick Room Team possibly?

It can't counter any of the common leads iirc outside of Ambipom. Might be wrong though.

 

[kmuffinman]

Here' my Toxic Stall set. Not the best choice, as he's lacking a recovery move and lacks major bulk, but just throwing it out there as a useable set.

Ability: No-Guard
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Dynamic Punch
- Fly
- Protect/Stone Edge/Earthquake
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Attack, 4 Def

Yeah, Other pokes can toxic stall better (Dusclops). Golurk is better at being offensive.

 

[Box]

I was starting to type a scenario where Golurk is Thunder-ed out of the sky, then I realised how stupid I was.

tldr Fly is good.

 

[Little Battler]

Fly certainly is Golurk's niche. Unable to be toppled out of the sky by Sky Uppercut nor Thunder is certainly an advantage unrivaled by any other pokemon.

 

[lmitchell0012]

Has anyone else noticed that golurk is the ONLY ghost pokemon (besides for shedinja) that didn't get will o wisp?? If gamefreak hadn't been so stingy with his moves he'd at least have a fighting chance against gliscor.

 

[MMX]

Shedinja gets Will-O-Wisp.

 

[lmitchell0012]

Shedinja gets Will-O-Wisp.

My mistake. Then shedinja truly is the ONLY ghost type who didn't get will o wisp. Dick move on gamefreak's part.

 

[Drifloon]

My mistake. Then shedinja truly is the ONLY ghost type who didn't get will o wisp. Dick move on gamefreak's part.

*Golurk

Anyways, my favorite is the toxic stall set11!!!1

 

[lmitchell0012]

*Golurk

Anyways, my favorite is the toxic stall set11!!!1

Why do I keep making all these stupid mistakes lol.

 

[Jaetheho]

lol yea. no guaed will o wisp would have been good.

burn+confusion? thanks (dyanmic punch)