Ruft
OU Leader
[SET]
name: Guts
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Mach Punch
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Facade / Earthquake
item: Flame Orb
ability: Guts
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Conkeldurr is one of the most potent wallbreakers in the tier thanks to its sky-high Attack stat, decent bulk, and ability Guts, which not only enhances its offensive potential but also allows it to absorb status conditions for its teammates. Moreover, it has a deep movepool that provides it with an abundance of coverage options, making it hard to wall. Mach Punch provides some very useful priority, which allows Conkeldurr to effectively revenge kill numerous threats like Excadrill, Hydreigon, Terrakion, and Kyurem and prevents Dugtrio from freely picking it off. Knock Off gives Conkeldurr a weapon against Ghost-types like Dragapult, Aegislash, and Gengar and has the added benefit of removing items, which gives it value against nearly any switch-in. Facade allows Conkeldurr to do considerable damage to Fairy-types such as Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. It also hits Toxapex, which Conkeldurr can safely come in on once its Flame Orb has activated. Earthquake can be used instead because it hurts both Ghost- and Fairy-types while dealing with King's Shield Aegislash and doing more damage to Toxapex. Flame Orb is used to activate Guts, so it is wise to avoid having it removed.
Conkeldurr's main role is to blow holes in the opposing team, so late-game cleaners like Dragapult and Zeraora make good partners. Because Conkeldurr can struggle with bulky Fairy-types like Clefable, teammates that can deal with these, such as Excadrill, Jirachi, Rotom-H, and Gengar, pair well with it. Conkeldurr is also prone to being revenge killed by faster Ghost-types like Dragapult, Aegislash, and Gengar, which makes Mandibuzz another particularly good partner because it checks the aforementioned threats on top of having the ability to bring Conkeldurr in safely via a slow U-turn. Finally, because Conkeldurr is easily worn down, it greatly appreciates Wish support from teammates like Clefable and Sylveon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ruft, 295110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [Finchinator, 114198]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
name: Guts
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Mach Punch
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Facade / Earthquake
item: Flame Orb
ability: Guts
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Conkeldurr is one of the most potent wallbreakers in the tier thanks to its sky-high Attack stat, decent bulk, and ability Guts, which not only enhances its offensive potential but also allows it to absorb status conditions for its teammates. Moreover, it has a deep movepool that provides it with an abundance of coverage options, making it hard to wall. Mach Punch provides some very useful priority, which allows Conkeldurr to effectively revenge kill numerous threats like Excadrill, Hydreigon, Terrakion, and Kyurem and prevents Dugtrio from freely picking it off. Knock Off gives Conkeldurr a weapon against Ghost-types like Dragapult, Aegislash, and Gengar and has the added benefit of removing items, which gives it value against nearly any switch-in. Facade allows Conkeldurr to do considerable damage to Fairy-types such as Clefable, Sylveon, and Togekiss. It also hits Toxapex, which Conkeldurr can safely come in on once its Flame Orb has activated. Earthquake can be used instead because it hurts both Ghost- and Fairy-types while dealing with King's Shield Aegislash and doing more damage to Toxapex. Flame Orb is used to activate Guts, so it is wise to avoid having it removed.
Conkeldurr's main role is to blow holes in the opposing team, so late-game cleaners like Dragapult and Zeraora make good partners. Because Conkeldurr can struggle with bulky Fairy-types like Clefable, teammates that can deal with these, such as Excadrill, Jirachi, Rotom-H, and Gengar, pair well with it. Conkeldurr is also prone to being revenge killed by faster Ghost-types like Dragapult, Aegislash, and Gengar, which makes Mandibuzz another particularly good partner because it checks the aforementioned threats on top of having the ability to bring Conkeldurr in safely via a slow U-turn. Finally, because Conkeldurr is easily worn down, it greatly appreciates Wish support from teammates like Clefable and Sylveon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Ruft, 295110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [Finchinator, 114198]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
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