

[SET]
Tatsugiri-Droopy @ Focus Sash
Ability: Commander
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Muddy Water
- Helping Hand / Icy Wind
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
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- Tatsugiri-D's role is to be aside Dondozo to give it an omniboost thanks to Commander, while also enabling Dondozo's Order Up, which can raise its Defense every time. Tatsugiri-D can be also used as a late game cleaner with its decent Speed and good Special Attack after Dondozo faints.
- Draco Meteor threatens to OHKO some non-Assault Vest Miraidon, Koraidon, and non-Assault Vest Raging Bolt, and Tatsugiri-D can deal solid spread damage with Muddy Water. Helping Hand gives Tatsugiri-D a more supportive role, boosting the offense of partners like Calyrex-S, Chi-Yu, Miraidon, and Koraidon. With Helping Hand, Life Orb Calyrex-S can OHKO Assault Vest Iron Hands with Psychic, Chi-Yu can OHKO bulky Flutter Mane with Overheat, Choice Specs Miraidon can OHKO Calyrex-I and Assault Vest Incineroar with Electro Drift, and Life Orb Koraidon can OHKO Raging Bolt and Zamazenta-C with Close Combat.
- Icy Wind can be preferred over Helping Hand as a form of speed control.
- Focus Sash can help Tatsugiri-D survive one hit and dish out damage back or support its teammates, and it can also ensure that Tatsugiri survives to boost Dondozo.
- With a Modest nature and Tera Stellar, Draco Meteor from Tatsugiri-D can OHKO some bulky Urshifu-R and Assault Vest Raging Bolt. A Timid nature can instead be used to outspeed Smeargle, as well as Miraidon, Koraidon, and Chien-Pao after a Speed drop, while still guaranteeing an OHKO on non-bulky Urshifu-R.
- Tera Normal can also be used to become immune to Ghost-type attacks from Calyrex-S and Lunala
Teambuilding
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- Tatsugiri-D's subpar speed and underwhelming bulk makes it vulnerable to various metagame threats such as Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Koraidon.
- Tatsugiri-D also can have a hard time breaking through more Specially Defensive Pokemon such as Zamazenta-C, Flutter Mane, Rillaboom, and Assault Vest Iron Hands, which are all capable of dealing hefty damage to Tatsugiri.
- Weezing-G can shut down Commander with Neutralizing Gas, preventing Tatsugiri from supporting Dondozo.
- Dondozo is a mandatory partner for Commander Tatsugiri-D, as Tatsugiri-D has no other notable niche.
- Calyrex-S and Miraidon can blast away foes and pave a path for the Tatsugiri and Dondozo combination to win the endgame, and Miraidon's pivoting via Volt Switch can help Tatsugiri and Dondozo get into a favorable position.
[SET CREDITS]
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