1v1 Choice Band Donphan [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Knock Off / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of Sturdy + Choice Band and its wide range of moves to always survive a hit while also dishing out huge damage.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most notably against Iron Hands, Sneasler, and Raging Bolt.
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Choice item Iron Valiant and non-Weakness Policy Primarina and Sylveon.
* Head Smash can hit Zapdos, Kyurem, and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona, since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp.
* Counter is helpful against threats that Donphan cannot OHKO like Haxorus and Ursaluna.
* Bulldoze gives Donphan better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and Darkrai, though the latter is only a chance to KO.
* An alternate spread of 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe can be used with Knock Off in order to boost Donphan's odds against Iron Crown and Life Orb Spectrier.
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type foes, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it.
* Pokemon like Corviknight and Air Balloon Registeel can also be problematic for Donphan, as they tend to resist or be immune to its coverage attacks, so Fire-type Pokemon like Volcarona can help patch these weaknesses up.

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1/2 when done
[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Seed Bomb / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of its Sturdy ability and wide range of moves to become one of the most used Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most importantly against Iron Hands, Metagross, and Pecharunt. (Balloon. Sneasler, Bolt are better examples)
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Grass- and Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Meowscarada (Triple Axel) and Non-Weakness Policy Primarina.
* Head Smash can hit Kyurem and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard potentially helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp. (The "maybe"-ness of this sentence seems unfitting for tan analysis. When does it help? when does it no?)
* Counter could be helpful against threats that are difficult to KO like Haxorus. (Rewrite to helping against bulkier physical attackers it cannot KO, like Haxorus, Ursaluna)
* Bulldoze gives it better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone, as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Seed Bomb is used for slightly higher damage output for against Ursaluna.
* Finally, Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and sometimes Darkrai, though this one is only a chance to KO.
* While an Adamant nature will allow Donphan to net more KOs like the previously mentioned Darkrai, the Jolly nature allows it to outspeed some important threats, like Charm + Weakness Policy Primarina, Iron Hands, and Ursaluna.
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type opponents, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
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Written by:
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[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Seed Bomb / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of its Sturdy ability and wide range of moves to become one of the most used (doesnt really impact its viability so its an awk comment. Instead, I would maybe mention the explicit reason why you would use choice band (sturdy + choice band gives it power to 1 shot things it might not be able to [such as blah blah blah] gg). Pokemon in the 1v1 metagame.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most importantly against Iron Hands, Sneasler, and Raging Bolt.
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Choiced Iron Valiant and Non-Weakness Policy Primarina and Sylveon.
* Head Smash can hit Zapdos, (biggest one! your call if you want sub) Kyurem and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp.
* Counter is helpful against threats that Donphan cannot OHKO like Haxorus and Ursaluna.
* Bulldoze gives it better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone, as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Seed Bomb is used for slightly higher damage output against Ursaluna. (ok 1. is this really it? this is like a 10 BP differential. 2. some ursaluna have bulletproof which seed bomb doesnt work. seems like a bait slash id honestly remove unless you find smth better)
* Finally, Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and Darkrai, though the last one is only a chance to KO.
* While an Adamant nature will allow Donphan to net more KOs like the previously mentioned Darkrai (if you need more examples adamant secures 0 invest choiced pult vs jolly roll), the Jolly nature allows it to outspeed some important threats, like standard Weakness Policy Primarina (dr like this cos ppl r trending up on creeping jolly 50s but this is acceptable for now), max Speed Adamant Iron Hands (if you keep this like ok but tbh you like would only lose against max def max speed ice punch adamant ihands cos you should j giga one shot it if it CCs and even then youd speed tie so LOL E: i guess fake out max atk max speed can be serious but that doesnt really seem standard. will j comment it), and max Speed Adamant Ursaluna.

(sidebar alt spdef evs [ada 252 atk 252 spdef] for +spatk crown not viable rn? knock off slash and max spdef also techs LO spec. seems slightly better than jolly.)
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type opponents, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it. (would maybe mention air balloon steels+ corv stuff here asw as anti donphan tech)

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
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Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bern.563650/

Quality checked by:
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bern tag when done
 
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[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Knock Off / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of Sturdy + Choice Band with its wide range of moves to always live a hit, while also dishing out huge damage.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most importantly against Iron Hands, Sneasler, and Raging Bolt.
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Choiced Iron Valiant, and Non-Weakness Policy Primarina and Sylveon.
* Head Smash can hit Zapdos, Kyurem, and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp.
* Counter is helpful against threats that Donphan cannot OHKO like Haxorus and Ursaluna.
* Bulldoze gives it better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone, as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Knock Off is mainly used against Ghost-type attackers like Spectrier and Will-O-Wisp + Hex Dragapult.
* Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and Darkrai, though the last one is only a chance to KO.
* Donphan may prefer to run an EV spread of 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe in order to boost its odds against Iron Crown's Weakness Policy boosted Tachyon Cutter. (Knock Off is really used for max spdef because it gives you winning vs LO spectrier odds, without them you still lose. Can you converge those bullet points in a fashion such as like (An alternate spread of 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe can be used with Knock Off to… [beat crown and LO spectrier. Prob double check wp hex pult, I think you still can lose.]
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type opponents, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it.
* Air Balloon Pokemon like Corviknight and Air Balloon Registeel can also be problematic for Donphan as they tend to resist or be immune to its coverage attacks, so Fire-type Pokemon like Volcarona can help patch these weaknesses up.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/blanched.519863/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bern.563650/

Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mentality.670315/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nuxl.149971/

Grammar checked by:
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Just got one quick question (with the highlighted text) that I'd like answered first, then I'll do a recheck

[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Knock Off / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of Sturdy + Choice Band with its wide range of moves to always live survive a hit, (RC) while also dishing out huge damage.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most importantly notably (a bit of repetition with "importantly) against Iron Hands, Sneasler, and Raging Bolt.
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Choiced Choice item Iron Valiant, (RC) and Non-Weakness non-Weakness Policy Primarina and Sylveon.
* Head Smash can hit Zapdos, Kyurem, and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona, (AC) since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp.
* Counter is helpful against threats that Donphan cannot OHKO like Haxorus and Ursaluna.
* Bulldoze gives it Donphan better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone, (RC) as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and Darkrai, though the last one is only a chance to KO.
* An alternate spread of 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe can be used with Knock Off in order to boost its Donphan's odds against Iron Crown and Life Orb Spectrier.
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type opponents foes, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it.
* Air Balloon Pokemon like Corviknight (I'm assuming this isn't the case but does Corviknight actually run Air Balloon in this tier? If it does then the ordering is fine but otherwise it will need to be edited slightly) and Registeel can also be problematic for Donphan, (AC) as they tend to resist or be immune to its coverage attacks, so Fire-type Pokemon like Volcarona can help patch these weaknesses up.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/blanched.519863/
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bern.563650/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mentality.670315/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nuxl.149971/
Grammar checked by:
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1/1 you're good to go
GP Team done

[SET]
Choice Band (Donphan) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Head Smash
- Ice Shard / Counter / Bulldoze / Knock Off / Play Rough

[SET COMMENTS]
* Donphan uses its combination of Sturdy + Choice Band with and its wide range of moves to always live survive a hit, (RC) while also dishing out huge damage.
* Earthquake nets Donphan the highest damage output against the more important threats, most importantly notably (a bit of repetition with "importantly") against Iron Hands, Sneasler, and Raging Bolt.
* Gunk Shot is important coverage that allows Donphan to hit the strong Fairy-type Pokemon roaming the tier, like Choiced Choice item Iron Valiant, (RC) and Non-Weakness non-Weakness Policy Primarina and Sylveon.
* Head Smash can hit Zapdos, Kyurem, and Galarian Moltres, and the mere presence of the move also helps against Volcarona, (AC) since it is forced to guess if the Donphan user will use Earthquake or Head Smash and act accordingly.
* Ice Shard helps Donphan against both Landorus formes and Garchomp.
* Counter is helpful against threats that Donphan cannot OHKO like Haxorus and Ursaluna.
* Bulldoze gives it Donphan better odds against Sturdy Pokemon like Magnezone, (RC) as well as non-Air Balloon Volcanion.
* Play Rough is used for Urshifu-S and Darkrai, though the last one latter is only a chance to KO.
* An alternate spread of 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe can be used with Knock Off in order to boost its Donphan's odds against Iron Crown and Life Orb Spectrier.
* Donphan can really struggle against Water-type opponents foes, like Manaphy and Dondozo, so Electric- and Grass-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Ogerpon-W are good teammates for it.
* Air Balloon Pokemon like Corviknight and Air Balloon Registeel can also be problematic for Donphan, (AC) as they tend to resist or be immune to its coverage attacks, so Fire-type Pokemon like Volcarona can help patch these weaknesses up.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/blanched.519863/
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bern.563650/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mentality.670315/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nuxl.149971/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/igiveuponaname.593115/

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