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[OVERVIEW]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Drill Run
move 4: Accelerock / Sucker Punch
item: Lycanium Z
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Usage Tips
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Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically bulky Pokemon like Quagsire and Hippowdon can wall Lycanroc-D with ease and switch in on any move Lycanroc-D can choose. Mega Aggron takes minimal damage from any of Lycanroc-D's attacks, and Scizor and Gliscor can beat it as long as it is unboosted. Lycanroc-D struggles with fat Water-types such as Suicune and Alomomola, though they fear a boosted Splintered Stormshards. Other Ground-types such as Krookodile resist Lycanroc-D's Rock-type STAB moves and don't take much from its coverage.
**Revenge Killers**: Lycanroc-D is very weak to revenge killers due to its lacking bulk. Scarf Latias, Scarf Hydreigon, and others can OHKO Lycanroc from full with at most minimal prior damage. Lycanroc-D's typing leaves it susceptible to almost all viable forms of priority in the UU tier, including Scizor's Bullet Punch, Infernape's Mach Punch, and Aqua Jet from both Azumaril and Crawdaunt.
**Steel-types**: Lycanroc-D is threatened by Steel-types such as Scizor, Cobalion, Empoleon, and Mega Aggron, but they have to be wary of Drill Run or Fire Fang.
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[OVERVIEW]
- Lycanroc-D makes for a fast wallbreaker in the UnderUsed metagame.
- Its access to Swords Dance and a powerful signature Z move, Splintered Stormshards, allows it to break bulky teams relatively easily.
- Lycanroc-D has access to Accelerock, a Rock-type Priority move that allows Lycanroc-D to revenge kill or sweep many threats.
- Its ability, Tough Claws, gives a boost to both its coverage moves and Accelerock, while not boosting its main STAB in Stone Edge.
- Stone Edge and Drill Run together with its ability Tough Claws gives Lycanroc-D useful EdgeQuake coverage.
- Lycanroc-D has a difficult time finding opportunities to setup because of its Rock-typing and lack of any bulk whatsoever.
- Lycanroc-D faces competition from Pokemon such as Terrakion as a strong Rock-type wallbreaker, but it finds itself a niche with a powerful Z move, Accelerock, and slightly faster speed.
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Drill Run
move 4: Accelerock / Sucker Punch
item: Lycanium Z
ability: Tough Claws
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Swords Dance provides Lycanroc-D with an important boost to its attack, being able to secure OHKOs on Amoonguss, Suicune, and Alomomola with Splintered Stormshards.
- Stone Edge is a powerful STAB move that, when boosted by a Swords Dance, is able to dent a huge part of a the tier.
- Drill Run is a Tough Claws boosted move that hits Steel-types such as Cobalion, Magneton, and Lucario hard. It also hits other Rock resists such as Nidoking, which it has a high chance to OHKO after a single layer of spikes.
- Accelerock is also boosted by Tough Claws and STAB, making it a potent priority revenge killer able to OHKO Mega Beedrill, as well as Mega Aerodactyl after Stealth Rock.
- Sucker Punch can be used to OHKO Gengar without boosts and OHKO Latias at +2.
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- Lycanium Z turns Stone Edge into a extremely powerful Z-move in Splintered Stormshards, that is capable of breaking past opponents that could usually survive a hit, such as Gliscor, Latias, and Amoonguss.
- Maximum Attack and Speed investment with a Jolly nature allow Lycanroc-D to hit as hard as possible while also outspeeding Terrakion, Cobalion, and Infernape and speed tying with Latias and Gengar.
Usage Tips
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- Lycanroc-D should be used to clean up once all of its checks, particularly Water- and Ground-types, have been weakened or eliminated.
- It also makes for an excellent early-game wallbreaker due to its access to Swords Dance and Splintered Stormshards, but needs to find opportunities to set up despite its frailty. However, Splintered Stormshards will do a large amount of damage unboosted.
- Predicting switches by your opponent helps Lycanroc-D set up, as it cannot Swords Dance directly on many opponents but can force quite a few out with the threat of a Stone Edge, Drill Run, or Accelerock.
- It also is a potent revenge killer, being able to revenge kill slower threats as well as frailer fast Pokemon like Mega Aerodactyl after Stealth Rock damage and Mega Beedrill with Accelerock.
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- Electric-types such as Mega Manectric and Raikou can help Lycanroc-D by breaking down the bulky Water-types which Lycanroc-D struggles with.
- Magneton can also trap and remove Scizor, leaving Lycanroc-D able set up without fearing being OHKO'd by Bullet Punch.
- Options to remove Steel-types are useful, such as Infernape and Chandelure, can help beat those Pokemon that can wall Lycanroc-D
- Lycanroc-D appreciates Stealth Rock support, so Pokemon who can set Stealth Rock such as Cobalion, Krookodile, Gliscor, and Mamoswine all make good partners.
- VoltTurn support from Pokemon like Gliscor, Hydreigon, Mega Manectric, and Cobalion all help Lycanrock-D get into battle easier since it cannot switch into many direct attacks.
- Flying-types that break down Fighting-types and Grass-types, such as Mega Pidgeot, Crobat, and Mega Aerodactyl, can help remove some of Lycanroc-D's checks.
- Scarf Chandelure and Scarf Latias can come in on Pokemon such as Breloom and Infernape that could usually come in on Lycanroc-D.
- Spikes support from Klefki and Chesnaught allow Lycanrock-D to secure more KOs, and as Spikes are generally run on hyper offense teams they generally appreciate Lycanrock's ability to break down many walls.
- Sweepers like Breloom, Scizor, and Cobalion can clean up after Lycanroc-D has broken down enemy walls.
Other Options
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- Choice Band is an option to give Lycanroc-D immediate power, able to secure OHKOs on Mega Pidgeot, Chandelure, and Crobat after Stealth Rock.
- Life Orb can be used for an immediate damage boost, having nearly guaranteed OHKOs on Infernape and Terrakion with Drill Run after Stealth Rock.
- Fire Fang is an option that is able to OHKO Scizor and Heracross unboosted.
- A Focus Sash suicide lead set with Stealth Rock / Endeavor / Taunt / Accelerock can work as a lead for hyper offense oriented teams, as it can prevent Stealth Rock from going up while setting up its own Stealth Rock. Endeavor allows Lycanrock-D to bring the opponent down to 1HP, and then it can finish off the enemy with priority Accelerock.
Checks and Counters
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**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Physically bulky Pokemon like Quagsire and Hippowdon can wall Lycanroc-D with ease and switch in on any move Lycanroc-D can choose. Mega Aggron takes minimal damage from any of Lycanroc-D's attacks, and Scizor and Gliscor can beat it as long as it is unboosted. Lycanroc-D struggles with fat Water-types such as Suicune and Alomomola, though they fear a boosted Splintered Stormshards. Other Ground-types such as Krookodile resist Lycanroc-D's Rock-type STAB moves and don't take much from its coverage.
**Revenge Killers**: Lycanroc-D is very weak to revenge killers due to its lacking bulk. Scarf Latias, Scarf Hydreigon, and others can OHKO Lycanroc from full with at most minimal prior damage. Lycanroc-D's typing leaves it susceptible to almost all viable forms of priority in the UU tier, including Scizor's Bullet Punch, Infernape's Mach Punch, and Aqua Jet from both Azumaril and Crawdaunt.
**Steel-types**: Lycanroc-D is threatened by Steel-types such as Scizor, Cobalion, Empoleon, and Mega Aggron, but they have to be wary of Drill Run or Fire Fang.
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