Gen 3 [ADV] Choice Band Anorith, OO + CC [DONE]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Hidden Power Bug
move 4: Rock Blast / Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Anorith establishes itself as a powerful Choice Band user thanks to the limited Rock-resistant Pokemon in the tier and its incredibly high Attack stat to back it up while also being decently fast. Rock Slide hits the majority of the tier neutrally or super effective and has an additional chance to flinch, potentially flipping the course of a game. Brick Break complements Rock Slide, as it allows Anorith to OHKO targets like Magnemite and Castform as well as 2HKO Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Bug uses Anorith's secondary STAB option to hit Drowzee and Mightyena harder. Rock Blast thwarts Substitute users such as Beedrill and Abra from setting up. Double-Edge deals slightly more damage compared to Rock Slide, with the drawback of recoil. This allows Double-Edge better odds of OHKOing Choice Band Seaking and Flaaffy. An Adamant Nature allows Anorith to secure 2HKOs on physically defensive Corsola using Brick Break and physically defensive Mightyena using Hidden Power Bug, while Jolly allows Anorith to outspeed maximum Speed Mightyena, Smoochum, and Chinchou.

Choice Band Anorith fits best on offense teams, functioning as a strong wallbreaker. Paralysis spreaders such as Porygon and Gloom immobilize faster Pokemon, enabling Anorith to more effectively eliminate them. Anorith itself also doesn't like status spreaders, so offensive clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena are greatly appreciated. Physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle are capable of absorbing a Rock Slide, allowing the opponent to capitalize on Choice-locked Anorith; special wallbreakers like Magnemite and Clamperl can break past them for Anorith. Specially offensive setup sweepers such as Abra and Smoochum appreciate Anorith being able to handle special walls such as Noctowl and Lileep. Physical setup sweepers such as Cubone and Swords Dance Gloom enjoy Anorith wallbreaking, making it easier for them to come in and clean the weakened team. Other physical wall breakers that provide mixed coverage, like Seaking and Castform, complement Anorith, as they are able to break through Koffing and Wartortle. Weather team struggle to answer specially defensive Pokemon such as Drowzee and Delcatty; Anorith can threaten both Pokemon out with reliable 2HKOs using Rock Slide. Anorith is outsped and OHKOed by Quilava and Staryu, so special walls like Noctowl and specially defensive Lileep make great partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

To outspeed Voltorb, Salac Berry sets require 136 Speed EVs. However, this forgoes some Special Defense, making Anorith more susceptible to being picked off by Ponyta and Quilava before it gets a boost from Salac Berry. Adding 4 EVs to HP on Salac Berry sets helps to activate the Salac Berry quicker and reduces its vulnerability to weak Quick Attacks. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be used on Choice Band sets in place of Rock Blast or Double-Edge, providing more options for utility. Knock Off helps to remove Leftovers from physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle that would frequently wall Anorith. Rapid Spin helps remove Spikes for offensive teams that are crippled by them. These options are unreliable, however, as Anorith will be locked into weak moves.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Wartortle avoids a 2HKO from Choice Band Anorith's Rock Slide, which can in response OHKO it with Surf in response. Wartortle is able to absorb several Rock Slides from Salac Berry Anorith and force it out. Koffing can switch into Brick Break and Hidden Power Bug freely and it can use Will-O-Wisp to neutralize Choice Band Anorith. Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower are able to break Anorith's Substitute and can status it if it choses to use Swords Dance without Substitute. Gloom is able to switch in and threaten Anorith with Stun Spore and breaks Anorith's Substitute. It also has a 0.4% chance of getting 2HKOed after Leftovers by Adamant Anorith's Choice Band Rock Slide.

**Status Users**: Thunder Wave from Castform and Porygon can greatly reduce Anorith's Speed, neutralizing it. Toxic from Mightyena and Seaking puts Anorith on a timer and can prevent a Salac Berry sweep altogether. Will-O-Wisp from Koffing significantly reduces Anorith's attacking output and puts it on a timer.

**Faster Threats**: All-out attacker Quilava will always OHKO Salac Berry sets with Overheat, and all Quilava sets can pick off Choice Band sets through Fire Blast. Salac Berry sets are vulnerable to Quick Attack once their Substitute is gone. Elekid outspeeds Salac Berry sets even after they have boosted. If Anorith is running an Adamant nature on Choice Band sets, it loses to Choice Band Doduo and Delibird, as it's susceptible to their Flying-type attacks. With Signal Beam, Volbeat has a 68.8% chance of OHKOing Anorith. Abra has a 68.8% chance to OHKO Choice Band sets with Psychic.

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Had to temporarily send it back in WIP to double check the modifications with adding Jolly & the fourth move with a couple people at the QC Team. This issue has been resolved and should be back ready for QC
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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Hidden Power Bug
move 4: Rock Blast / Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Anorith establishes itself as a powerful Choice Band user thanks to the limited Rock-Type resistence in the tier and it's incredibly high attacking stats to back it up, whilst also being decently fast. Rock Slide is Anorith's primary STAB attacking move. This attacking move has many benefits for Anorith as it gains STAB on the move, hits a solid amount of Pokemon either neutrally or super-effecitvely, and the additional flinch chances that can potentially flip the course of a game. Brick Break compliments Rock Slide as it allows Anorith to hit targets like Magnemite, Delcatty and Castform for super-effective damage Mention OHKO or 2HKO. Hidden Power Bug uses Anorith's secondary STAB option to hit Drowzee and Mightyena more reliably. Rock Blast helps to thwart away Substitute users such as Beedrill, Abra; whilst Double-Edge helps as a blanket neutral damaging option. Adamant Nature allows Anorith to secure a 2HKO on physically defensive Corsola using Brick Break and physically defensive Mightyena using Hidden Power Bug, whilst Jolly allows Anorith to outspeed max speed Mightyena, Butterfree and Chinchou.

Find a way to make the rockslide sentences into 1 whole sentence. If you have 2 sentences worth of information such as important interactions / what it does and doesn't OHKO / 2HKO, then add a second sentence. Saying "Rockslide is Anoriths primary move" feels a bit like fluff even if anorith is clicking it 9/10 times

Split Rock Blast and Dedge into 2 different sentences and give me more detail on why I might run Double Edge over Rock Blast.

Butterfree isn't worth a mention as its barely even relevant with no sleep

Choice Band Anorith fits best on bulky and standard offense teams alike as it functions as a strong breaker within the tier. Paralysis spreaders such as Porygon and Gloom can help cripple faster Pokemon to allow Anorith to attack safely. Anorith itself also doesn't like status spreaders, so offensive clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena are greatly appreciated by Anorith. Other offensive breakers such as Cubone and Abra compliment Anorith as it can break through the likes of Tropius and Mightyena consistently, allowing both Pokemon to set up and clean. (Tossing this sentence as you'll want two for CB / breakers and special attackers.)

Mention Set up Sweepers that like Anorith threatening their checks
Mention Other Choice Band users / Physical wall breakers that perform well alongside it (Aipom, Volbeat, Seaking, Castform, etc.)
Mention how weather builds appreciate Anorith threatening specially defensive mons


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

To outspeed Elekid, Salac Berry sets require 104 EVs into speed to creep it. This however foregos some special defense, making you more suseptiable to be picked off by Ponyta and Quilava before you're able to get your Salac Berry off.

Knock Off and Rapid Spin could be used on Choice Band sets as additional utility options, with Knock Off removing leftovers from physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle, and Rapid Spin to thwart off spikes for certain bulky offense teams.
Split this koff spin part into two or three sentences
Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Pokemon like Wartortle avoids a 2HKO on Banded Anorith Rock Slide from full and can in response OHKO it with Surf. It is able to absorb several Rock Slides from Salac Berry Anorith and forces it out. Koffing can switch into Brick Breaks and Hidden Power Bug attacks freely while it can use Will-O-Wisp to neutralise Choice Band Anorith. Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower are able to break through Substitutes and cause status if Anorith choses to Swords Dance. Gloom is able to switch-in and threaten with Stun Spore. It is able to break Anorith's Substitutes and it has a 0.4% chance of getting 2HKOd after Leftovers by Adamant Anorith Banded Rock Slide, forcing it out.

**Status Users**: Thunder Wave can cripple Anorith's speed, neutralising it. Toxic Status puts Anorith on a timer and can prevent a Salac Berry sweep altogether. Will-O-Wisp significantly reduces Anorith's attacking output as well as putting it on a timer.

**Faster Threats**: AOA Quilava will always OHKO with Overheat vs Salac Berry sets, whilst all Quilava sets can pick off Banded sets through Fire Blast. Salac Berry sets are vulnerable to Quick Attack once their substitute protection is gone. Elekid outspeeds Salac Berry sets even after the +1 into speed. If Anorith is running Adamant nature on Choice Band sets, it loses to Choice Band Doduo and Delibird as it's suseptiable to their Flying-Type attacks.

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1/2 once implemented

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good work on this man. tag me for a final check before finalizing QC 2 and sending it to GP
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Hidden Power Bug
move 4: Rock Blast / Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Anorith establishes itself as a powerful Choice Band user thanks to the limited Rock-Type resistence in the tier and it's incredibly high attacking stats to back it up, whilst also being decently fast. Rock Slide hits a solid amount (i would just say "majority of the tier" because there's like 3 notable resists) of Pokemon either neutrally or super-effectively with additional flinch chances, potentially flipping the course of a game. Brick Break compliments Rock Slide as it allows Anorith to OHKO targets like Magnemite, Castform and a 2HKO to Calm Mind Delcatty (CM Catty is a bit of an outdated set, see smogdex. mention rhyhorn here because a rock type mention for brick break is important). Hidden Power Bug uses Anorith's secondary STAB option to hit Drowzee and Mightyena more reliably. Rock Blast helps to thwart away Substitute users such as Beedrill and Abra from setting up. Double-Edge deals slightly more damage compared to Rock Slide, with the drawback of recoil. This allows Double-Edge to threaten better odds of hitting an OHKO on Choice Band Seaking and Flaaffy. Adamant Nature allows Anorith to secure a 2HKO on physically defensive Corsola using Brick Break and physically defensive Mightyena using Hidden Power Bug, whilst Jolly allows Anorith to outspeed max speed Mightyena, Smoochum and Chinchou.

Choice Band Anorith fits best on offense teams, functioning as a strong breaker within the tier. Paralysis spreaders such as Porygon and Gloom help cripple faster Pokemon, allowing Anorith to switch in safely (this doesn't necessarily provide a safe switch, might be better to say it can outspeed and ohko x, y and z). Anorith itself also doesn't like status spreaders, so offensive clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena are greatly appreciated by Anorith. Special attacking Set-up Sweepers such as Abra and Smoochum appreciate Anorith being able to handle special walls (such as?). Physical Set up Sweepers such as Cubone and Swords Dance. Gloom enjoys Anorith's breaking, making it easier for Cubone and Gloom to come in and clean through the weakened team (change the second "cubone and gloom" to "them" and remove the period). Other physical wall breakers that provide mixed coverage, like Seaking and Castform, compliment Anorith, as they are able to break through Koffing and Wartortle for Anorith. Weather struggles to answer specially defensive Pokemon such as Drowzee and Delcatty; Anorith can threaten both Pokemon out with reliable 2HKOs using Rock Slide. mention some mons that can eat rock slide like wart, koffing, etc., and then teammates that can check these defensive mons while it's choice locked. mention checks to faster attackers like aipom, volbeat, quilava, etc

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

To outspeed Voltorb, Salac Berry sets require 136 EVs into speed to creep it. This however foregos some special defense, making you more suseptiable to be picked off by Ponyta and Quilava before you're able to get your Salac Berry off. Adding 4 EVs to HP on Salac Berry sets helps to activate the Salac Berry quicker and reduces its vulnerability to weak Quick Attacks. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be used on Choice Band sets, giving more options for utility. Knock Off helps to remove leftovers from physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle, who would frequently wall Anorith. Rapid Spin helps thwart off spikes for offensive teams crippled by them (mention which move you'd remove for either of these like in the 4th slot or whichever).

this all needs to be one complete section like i changed it into

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Pokemon like Wartortle avoids a 2HKO on Banded Anorith Rock Slide from full and can in response OHKO it with Surf. It is able to absorb several Rock Slides from Salac Berry Anorith and forces it out. Koffing can switch into Brick Breaks and Hidden Power Bug attacks freely while it can use Will-O-Wisp to neutralise Choice Band Anorith. Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower are able to break through Substitutes and cause status if Anorith choses to Swords Dance. Gloom is able to switch-in and threaten with Stun Spore. It is able to break Anorith's Substitutes and it has a 0.4% chance of getting 2HKOd after Leftovers by Adamant Anorith Banded Rock Slide, forcing it out. (this last sentence should be 2 different sentences is seems, can you fix that?)

**Status Users**: Thunder Wave can cripple Anorith's speed, neutralising it. Toxic Status puts Anorith on a timer and can prevent a Salac Berry sweep altogether. Will-O-Wisp significantly reduces Anorith's attacking output as well as putting it on a timer (mention who would be inflicting these moves).

**Faster Threats**: AOA Quilava will always OHKO with Overheat vs Salac Berry sets, whilst all Quilava sets can pick off Banded sets through Fire Blast. Salac Berry sets are vulnerable to Quick Attack from? once their substitute protection is gone. Elekid outspeeds Salac Berry sets even after the +1 into speed. If Anorith is running Adamant nature on Choice Band sets, it loses to Choice Band Doduo and Delibird as it's suseptiable to their Flying-Type attacks. mention abra, aipom, and volbeat being able to ohko its CB set

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Hidden Power Bug
move 4: Rock Blast / Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Anorith establishes itself as a powerful Choice Band user thanks to the limited Rock-Type resistence Rock-resistant Pokemon in the tier and it's its incredibly high attacking stats Attack stat to back it up, whilst also being decently fast. Rock Slide hits the majority of the tier neutrally or super-effectively with super effectively and has an additional chance to flinch chances, potentially flipping the course of a game. Brick Break compliments complements Rock Slide, (add comma) as it allows Anorith to OHKO targets like Magnemite (remove comma) and Castform and a as well as 2HKO to Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Bug uses Anorith's secondary STAB option to hit Drowzee and Mightyena more reliably harder. Rock Blast helps to thwart away thwarts Substitute users such as Beedrill and Abra from setting up. Double-Edge deals slightly more damage compared to Rock Slide, with the drawback of recoil. This allows Double-Edge to threaten better odds of hitting an OHKO on OHKOing Choice Band Seaking and Flaaffy. An Adamant nature allows Anorith to secure a 2HKOes on physically defensive Corsola using Brick Break and physically defensive Mightyena using Hidden Power Bug, whilst Jolly allows Anorith to outspeed max Speed Mightyena, Smoochum and Chinchou.

Choice Band Anorith fits best on offense teams, functioning as a strong breaker within the tier. Paralysis spreaders such as Porygon and Gloom immobilize faster Pokemon, enabling Anorith to more effectively take down faster threats. Anorith itself also doesn't like status spreaders, so offensive clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena are greatly appreciated by Anorith. Physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle are capable of absorbing a Rock Slide, allowing the opponent to capitalize on the Choice-locked Anorith. Special breakers like Magnemite and Clamperl can break past them for Anorith. Special attacking Set-up Specially offensive setup sweepers such as Abra and Smoochum appreciate Anorith being able to handle special walls such as Noctowl and Lileep. Physical Set up Sweepers setup sweepers such as Cubone and Swords Dance Gloom enjoys Anorith's enjoy Anorith breaking, making it easier for them to come in and clean through the weakened team. Other physical wall breakers wallbreakers that provide mixed coverage, like Seaking and Castform, compliment complement Anorith, as they are able to break through Koffing and Wartortle for Anorith. Weather struggles to answer specially defensive Pokemon such as Drowzee and Delcatty; Anorith can threaten both Pokemon out with reliable 2HKOs using Rock Slide. Anorith is outsped and OHKOed by Quilava and Staryu, so special walls like Noctowl and specially defensive Lileep make great partners.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

To outspeed Voltorb, Salac Berry sets require 136 EVs into Speed to creep it. This however foregos However, this forgoes some Special Defense, making you Anorith more suseptiable susceptible to be being picked off by Ponyta and Quilava before you're able to get your it gets a boost from Salac Berry off. Adding 4 EVs to HP on Salac Berry sets helps to activate the Salac Berry quicker and reduces its vulnerability to weak Quick Attacks. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be used on Choice Band sets in place of Rock Blast or Double-Edge, providing more options for utility. Knock Off helps to remove Leftovers from physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle (RC) who that would frequently wall Anorith. Rapid Spin helps thwart off spikes remove Spikes for offensive teams crippled that are debilitated by them. These options are unreliable however, (AC) as it Choice locks Anorith Anorith will be locked into low damaging weak moves.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Pokemon like Wartortle avoids a 2HKO on from Banded Anorith Rock Slide, (AC) which from full and can in response OHKO it with Surf in response. It Wartortle is able to absorb several Rock Slides from Salac Berry Anorith and forces it out. Koffing can switch into Brick Breaks Break and Hidden Power Bug attacks freely, (AC) and while it can use Will-O-Wisp to neutralise neutralize Choice Band Anorith. Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower are able to break through Anorith's Substitute and can cause status Anorith if Anorith choses it chooses to Swords Dance without Substitute. Gloom is able to switch-in switch in and threaten Anorith with Stun Spore (RP) Gloom is able to break and breaks Anorith's Substitute. It also has a 0.4% chance of getting 2HKOed after Leftovers by Adamant Anorith's Banded Rock Slide.

**Status Users**: Thunder Wave from Castform and Porygon can cripple greatly reduce Anorith's Speed, neutralising neutralizing it. Toxic Status from Mightyena and Seaking put puts Anorith on a timer and can prevent a Salac Berry sweep altogether. Will-O-Wisp from Koffing significantly reduces Anorith's attacking output as well as putting and puts it on a timer.

**Faster Threats**: AOA All-out attacker Quilava will always OHKO with Overheat vs Salac Berry sets with Overheat, whilst all Quilava sets can pick off Banded Choice Band sets through Fire Blast. Salac Berry sets are vulnerable to Quick Attack once their Substitute protection is gone. Elekid outspeeds Salac Berry sets even after the +1 into speed they have boosted. If Anorith is running an Adamant nature on Choice Band sets, it loses to Choice Band Doduo and Delibird, (AC) as it's suseptiable susceptible to their Flying-type attacks. Volbeat can OHKO Choice Band sets through super-effective super effective coverage (what is super effective?). Abra has a 68.8% chance to OHKO Choice Band sets with Psychic.

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1/1 GP Team done, credit both of us
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Brick Break
move 3: Hidden Power Bug
move 4: Rock Blast / Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Anorith establishes itself as a powerful Choice Band user thanks to the limited Rock-Type resistence Rock-resistant Pokemon in the tier and it's its incredibly high attacking stats Attack stat to back it up (RC) while whilst also being decently fast. Rock Slide hits the majority of the tier neutrally or super-effectively with super effectively and has an additional chance to flinch chances, potentially flipping the course of a game. Brick Break compliments complements Rock Slide, (add comma) as it allows Anorith to OHKO targets like Magnemite (remove comma) and Castform and a as well as 2HKO to Rhyhorn. Hidden Power Bug uses Anorith's secondary STAB option to hit Drowzee and Mightyena more reliably harder. Rock Blast helps to thwart away thwarts Substitute users such as Beedrill and Abra from setting up. Double-Edge deals slightly more damage compared to Rock Slide, with the drawback of recoil. This allows Double-Edge to threaten better odds of hitting an OHKO on OHKOing Choice Band Seaking and Flaaffy. An Adamant nature allows Anorith to secure a 2HKOes on physically defensive Corsola using Brick Break and physically defensive Mightyena using Hidden Power Bug, whilst while Jolly allows Anorith to outspeed maximum Speed Mightyena, Smoochum, (AC) and Chinchou.

Choice Band Anorith fits best on offense teams, functioning as a strong wallbreaker within the tier. Paralysis spreaders such as Porygon and Gloom immobilize faster Pokemon, enabling Anorith to more effectively take them down faster threats. Anorith itself also doesn't like status spreaders, so offensive clerics like Flaaffy and Mightyena are greatly appreciated by Anorith. Physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle are capable of absorbing a Rock Slide, allowing the opponent to capitalize on the Choice-locked Anorith; (semicolon, making it clearer that the points are connected) special wallbreakers like Magnemite and Clamperl can break past them for Anorith. Special attacking Set-up Specially offensive setup sweepers such as Abra and Smoochum appreciate Anorith being able to handle special walls such as Noctowl and Lileep. Physical Set up Sweepers setup sweepers such as Cubone and Swords Dance Gloom enjoys Anorith's enjoy Anorith wallbreaking, making it easier for them to come in and clean through the weakened team. Other physical wall breakers wallbreakers that provide mixed coverage, like Seaking and Castform, compliment complement Anorith, as they are able to break through Koffing and Wartortle for Anorith. Weather struggles teams struggle to answer specially defensive Pokemon such as Drowzee and Delcatty; Anorith can threaten both Pokemon out with reliable 2HKOs using Rock Slide. Anorith is outsped and OHKOed by Quilava and Staryu, so special walls like Noctowl and specially defensive Lileep make great partners.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

To outspeed Voltorb, Salac Berry sets require 136 Speed EVs into Speed to creep it. This however foregos However, this forgoes some Special Defense, making you Anorith more suseptiable susceptible to be being picked off by Ponyta and Quilava before you're able to get your it gets a boost from Salac Berry off. Adding 4 EVs to HP on Salac Berry sets helps to activate the Salac Berry quicker and reduces its vulnerability to weak Quick Attacks. Knock Off and Rapid Spin can be used on Choice Band sets in place of Rock Blast or Double-Edge, providing more options for utility. Knock Off helps to remove Leftovers from physical walls such as Koffing and Wartortle (RC) who that would frequently wall Anorith. Rapid Spin helps thwart off spikes remove Spikes for offensive teams that are crippled by them. These options are unreliable, (AC) however, (AC) as it Choice locks Anorith Anorith will be locked into low damaging weak moves.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Pokemon like Wartortle avoids avoid a 2HKO on from Banded Anorith Choice Band Anorith's Rock Slide, (AC) which from full and can in response OHKO it with Surf in response. (this sentence seems very specific to wartortle, but you're saying 'pokemon like wartortle', which implies other examples. if its only wartortle that fits, just change to 'Wartortle avoids') It Wartortle is able to absorb several Rock Slides from Salac Berry Anorith and forces force it out. Koffing can switch into Brick Breaks Break and Hidden Power Bug attacks freely, (AC) and while it can use Will-O-Wisp to neutralise neutralize Choice Band Anorith. Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower are able to break through Anorith's Substitute and can cause status it if Anorith choses it chooses to use Swords Dance without Substitute. Gloom is able to switch-in switch in and threaten Anorith with Stun Spore (RP) Gloom is able to break and breaks Anorith's Substitute. It also has a 0.4% chance of getting 2HKOed after Leftovers by Adamant Anorith's Banded Choice Band Rock Slide.

**Status Users**: Thunder Wave from Castform and Porygon can cripple greatly reduce Anorith's Speed, neutralising neutralizing it. Toxic Status from Mightyena and Seaking put puts Anorith on a timer and can prevent a Salac Berry sweep altogether. Will-O-Wisp from Koffing significantly reduces Anorith's attacking output as well as putting and puts it on a timer.

**Faster Threats**: AOA All-out attacker Quilava will always OHKO with Overheat vs Salac Berry sets with Overheat, whilst and all Quilava sets can pick off Banded Choice Band sets through Fire Blast. Salac Berry sets are vulnerable to Quick Attack once their Substitute protection is gone. Elekid outspeeds Salac Berry sets even after the +1 into speed they have boosted. If Anorith is running an Adamant nature on Choice Band sets, it loses to Choice Band Doduo and Delibird, (AC) as it's suseptiable susceptible to their Flying-type attacks. Volbeat can OHKO Choice Band sets through super-effective super effective coverage (what is super effective?). Abra has a 68.8% chance to OHKO Choice Band sets with Psychic.

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Everything has been written up and implemented. Currently checking over Volbeat as Hidden Power Rock was deemed not relevant enough to be mentioned here before finalizing. Appreciate Miss and Autumn for the help!
 
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