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For some reason, I was sure that this thing also made you always get hit (like the ability No Guard, but just for you), but I guess tricking it is even more not worth the turn, then. It even does pathetic fling damage... What in the world does Game Freak think that we will do with it, I wonder?

Of course, no Marowak should be without Fire Punch, and it's great against Forry in particular. But Earthquake is equally useless against Skarmory, except of course if (for some reason) gravity were up, in which case Bonemerang will actually kill the damn metal menace in one attack (after STAB...

I am sure that this has been mentioned before a bunch of times, but not in this thread, so I will state it again- Bonemerang hits twice, which in the previous generation only really allowed him to break substitutes. Now, however, it also allows him to kill in one go not only focus banded pokemon...

So... Is Substitute not a viable option on Eviolite Dusclops? I ask because not only would a sub prevent status/knock off problems, but it would also give you a turn to pain split on your own terms (by which I mean, with a known amount of health). This of course assumes that your opponent isn't...