[OVERVIEW]
Houndstone establishes itself in NU as an incredibly reliable spinblocker and defensive presence, being able to prevent Rapid Spin from the likes of Tsareena and Avalugg, while taking on dangerous attackers such as Flamigo and Barraskewda effortlessly. Houndstone is able to utilise its switch in opportunities to generate progress via Night Shade, Roar, or Will-O-Wisp. Houndstone primarily struggles with its unreliable recovery options, as it has to either use the passive Rest or the unreliable Pain Split. Houndstone also struggles immensly with special attackers, as they can hit it on its weaker special defense for massive damage.
[SET]
name: Defensive Houndstone
move 1: Night Shade
move 2: Roar / Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Rest / Pain Split
move 4: Sleep Talk / Body Press
item: Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
ability: Fluffy
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Water / Fighting / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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The Set Comments section will often consist of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should go over the specifics of this set. What are the purposes of the moves, item, ability, and nature + EVs? There is no need to talk about basic STAB moves, useless abilities, or simple EV spreads like 252 / 4 / 252.
Roar allows Houndstone to phaze out setup sweepers while also gaining hazard damage for its team. Will-O-Wisp can be used to cripple switch-ins such as x, y, and z.
In the second paragraph, you should talk about potential teammates and what makes them useful. Cover Pokemon that can patch up the analyzed Pokemon's weakness and mention Pokemon that benefit from the analyzed Pokemon's presence.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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In the Other Options paragraph, you can note any other options that are useable yet not considered viable enough to be mentioned in the Set Comments. If there are none, feel free to keep this empty. Trying to fill this paragraph with bad options for the sake of it is detrimental to the user reading the analysis's experience.
Offensive set with Poltergeist and Shadow Sneak. Protect. AV
Checks and Counters
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**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Wo-Chien, Incineroar, and Scrafty are a pain for Houndstone to deal with, as they can Knock Off Houndstone's item and force it
**Special attackers**: You should describe why the Pokemon is a threat. Please do keep in mind that it is often easier to insert whole typings and then specify the Pokemon of such type that are threats; this makes it much easier to keep track of this section for the audience.
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Houndstone establishes itself in NU as an incredibly reliable spinblocker and defensive presence, being able to prevent Rapid Spin from the likes of Tsareena and Avalugg, while taking on dangerous attackers such as Flamigo and Barraskewda effortlessly. Houndstone is able to utilise its switch in opportunities to generate progress via Night Shade, Roar, or Will-O-Wisp. Houndstone primarily struggles with its unreliable recovery options, as it has to either use the passive Rest or the unreliable Pain Split. Houndstone also struggles immensly with special attackers, as they can hit it on its weaker special defense for massive damage.
[SET]
name: Defensive Houndstone
move 1: Night Shade
move 2: Roar / Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Rest / Pain Split
move 4: Sleep Talk / Body Press
item: Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
ability: Fluffy
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Water / Fighting / Fairy
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
The Set Comments section will often consist of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you should go over the specifics of this set. What are the purposes of the moves, item, ability, and nature + EVs? There is no need to talk about basic STAB moves, useless abilities, or simple EV spreads like 252 / 4 / 252.
Roar allows Houndstone to phaze out setup sweepers while also gaining hazard damage for its team. Will-O-Wisp can be used to cripple switch-ins such as x, y, and z.
In the second paragraph, you should talk about potential teammates and what makes them useful. Cover Pokemon that can patch up the analyzed Pokemon's weakness and mention Pokemon that benefit from the analyzed Pokemon's presence.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
In the Other Options paragraph, you can note any other options that are useable yet not considered viable enough to be mentioned in the Set Comments. If there are none, feel free to keep this empty. Trying to fill this paragraph with bad options for the sake of it is detrimental to the user reading the analysis's experience.
Offensive set with Poltergeist and Shadow Sneak. Protect. AV
Checks and Counters
====
**Dark-types**: Dark-types such as Wo-Chien, Incineroar, and Scrafty are a pain for Houndstone to deal with, as they can Knock Off Houndstone's item and force it
**Special attackers**: You should describe why the Pokemon is a threat. Please do keep in mind that it is often easier to insert whole typings and then specify the Pokemon of such type that are threats; this makes it much easier to keep track of this section for the audience.
[CREDITS]
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Grammar checked by:
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