[SET]
name: Ground Gem
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide / Head Smash / Counter
item: Ground Gem
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Ground Gem-boosted Earthquake, Donphan's strongest STAB move, OHKOes Metagross and Heatran. Ice Shard lets Donphan KO many Pokemon at low HP that could otherwise 2HKO it in return, such as Haxorus, Magnezone, and Porygon-Z. Endeavor + Sturdy lets Donphan survive would-be OHKOs and bring the foe to 1 HP, which lets Ice Shard pick them off. Donphan's Rock Slide is for Aerodactyl, Substitute Tornadus, and Thundurus, while Head Smash is worse against the three but better against bulky Choice Specs Zapdos. Counter allows Donphan to beat some physical attackers, such as Scrafty.
EVs
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Maximum Attack EVs and an Adamant nature let Donphan do as much damage as possible. The rest of the EVs are relatively insignificant, as Donphan can use Sturdy to avoid OHKOs and Ice Shard to bypass its low Speed.
Usage Tips
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If Donphan is able to 2HKO with some attack + Ice Shard, it should always use it. An example of this is against Sawk, which faints to Donphan's Earthquake + Ice Shard. Donphan should use Endeavor against threats that are expected to activate its Sturdy. Against Latios, Donphan can either use Endeavor or Ice Shard, which often 3HKOes. If Latios attacks and activates Sturdy, Endeavor + Ice Shard wins. If Latios uses either Calm Mind or Trick, repeatedly using Ice Shard wins instead. Donphan cannot, however, win against Latios that have Psyshock + Draco Meteor.
[SET]
name: Sitrus Berry + Endeavor
move 1: Endeavor
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Earthquake
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sturdy
nature: Brave
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Def
ivs: 0 SpD / 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=============
Sturdy and a Sitrus Berry allow Donphan to more comfortably use Substitute on the first turn. Endeavor is used to get a foe in KO range of Ice Shard. Earthquake is Donphan's strongest STAB move and can OHKO Pokemon like Heatran.
EVs
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0 Speed IVs allow Donphan to use Substitute after Snorlax attacks. Donphan should also have 0 IVs in Special Defense to activate Sturdy more often. Since physical attacks rarely activate Sturdy anyway, 252 Defense EVs are used to help against physical attackers.
Usage Tips
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Unless Donphan can KO immediately with Earthquake + Ice Shard, it should always use Substitute on the first turn, which, due to its Sitrus Berry, will work even if Sturdy is activated. Donphan should continue to use Substitute until its HP does not allow it to use Substitute again. After this, Donphan can use Endeavor + Ice Shard to attempt to KO.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399], [neomon, 408904]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
name: Ground Gem
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide / Head Smash / Counter
item: Ground Gem
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=============
Ground Gem-boosted Earthquake, Donphan's strongest STAB move, OHKOes Metagross and Heatran. Ice Shard lets Donphan KO many Pokemon at low HP that could otherwise 2HKO it in return, such as Haxorus, Magnezone, and Porygon-Z. Endeavor + Sturdy lets Donphan survive would-be OHKOs and bring the foe to 1 HP, which lets Ice Shard pick them off. Donphan's Rock Slide is for Aerodactyl, Substitute Tornadus, and Thundurus, while Head Smash is worse against the three but better against bulky Choice Specs Zapdos. Counter allows Donphan to beat some physical attackers, such as Scrafty.
EVs
=============
Maximum Attack EVs and an Adamant nature let Donphan do as much damage as possible. The rest of the EVs are relatively insignificant, as Donphan can use Sturdy to avoid OHKOs and Ice Shard to bypass its low Speed.
Usage Tips
=============
If Donphan is able to 2HKO with some attack + Ice Shard, it should always use it. An example of this is against Sawk, which faints to Donphan's Earthquake + Ice Shard. Donphan should use Endeavor against threats that are expected to activate its Sturdy. Against Latios, Donphan can either use Endeavor or Ice Shard, which often 3HKOes. If Latios attacks and activates Sturdy, Endeavor + Ice Shard wins. If Latios uses either Calm Mind or Trick, repeatedly using Ice Shard wins instead. Donphan cannot, however, win against Latios that have Psyshock + Draco Meteor.
[SET]
name: Sitrus Berry + Endeavor
move 1: Endeavor
move 2: Ice Shard
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Earthquake
item: Sitrus Berry
ability: Sturdy
nature: Brave
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Def
ivs: 0 SpD / 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=============
Sturdy and a Sitrus Berry allow Donphan to more comfortably use Substitute on the first turn. Endeavor is used to get a foe in KO range of Ice Shard. Earthquake is Donphan's strongest STAB move and can OHKO Pokemon like Heatran.
EVs
=============
0 Speed IVs allow Donphan to use Substitute after Snorlax attacks. Donphan should also have 0 IVs in Special Defense to activate Sturdy more often. Since physical attacks rarely activate Sturdy anyway, 252 Defense EVs are used to help against physical attackers.
Usage Tips
=============
Unless Donphan can KO immediately with Earthquake + Ice Shard, it should always use Substitute on the first turn, which, due to its Sitrus Berry, will work even if Sturdy is activated. Donphan should continue to use Substitute until its HP does not allow it to use Substitute again. After this, Donphan can use Endeavor + Ice Shard to attempt to KO.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lumii, 493772]]
- Quality checked by: [[Itchy, 518399], [neomon, 408904]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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