This set looks interesting, could you explain the EVs please?I'm having success with this unusual set:
Diggersby @ Silk Scarf
Trait: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 20 Spe / 234 HP
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Return
- Sword Dance
This set looks interesting, could you explain the EVs please?I'm having success with this unusual set:
Diggersby @ Silk Scarf
Trait: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 20 Spe / 234 HP
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Return
- Sword Dance
Scarf is just as viable and helps to make it such a potent member of a Volt-turn team in that it is quite capable of cleaning up the opposing team once whatever Pokemon that hinders its Normal OR Ground type STAB has been eliminated you're free to go hog wild with one of the other and proceed to clean up. I especially enjoy it when I see a team that is entirely grounded, once I've scouted and eliminated any potential scarfers or balloon holders I just watch the entire team fall to Earthquake from Diggersby.I've found the exact opposite. Azumarill, while neat with Belly Drum, was disappointing. I was having a lot of trouble finding opportunities to set up, and Aqua Jet just wasn't cutting it often enough. Diggersby, on the other hand, is unprecedentedly fast for his power (Slaking and Regigigas hardly count) and can further boost it with Agility. I've lost count of the number of times I've been facing down someone's bulky attacking Rotom-W and outspeed and one-shot it with Return. You can't do that with Azumarill. Now, you've got significantly less natural bulk, but you trade that for effectively equal wall-breaking and revenging (compare Quick Attack to Aqua Jet) and MUCH better mid-game sweeping.
I think Diggersby is lacking key resistances to make that work. He's weak to Ice, Water, and Grass, very powerful special attacking types all and he doesn't have the natural bulk like Goodra or Tyranitar to make it work.could u use assault vest on it and forgo agility and Sd for more Defense and attack? You coudl use it in place of life orb , you wouldnt pacc as much of a punch but it would have more survivablility and still get some kind of boost plus the extra defense might let it come in on something a little better
Ignoring the fact that CB Azu is the best set anyway, I refuse to believe Diggersby gets MORE opportunities to set up BD and sweep with it than Azu. It's less bulky, has more weaknesses that are a lot more common with several fewer resistances, and is weak to 3 common priority moves (Aqua Jet, Ice Shard and Mach Punch). Aqua Jet is a better priority move for revenge killing than Quick Attack and Water/Fairy is practically unresisted STAB. If your opponent is not only letting you get off a BD but also an Agility, they're stupid.I've found the exact opposite. Azumarill, while neat with Belly Drum, was disappointing. I was having a lot of trouble finding opportunities to set up, and Aqua Jet just wasn't cutting it often enough. Diggersby, on the other hand, is unprecedentedly fast for his power (Slaking and Regigigas hardly count) and can further boost it with Agility. I've lost count of the number of times I've been facing down someone's bulky attacking Rotom-W and outspeed and one-shot it with Return. You can't do that with Azumarill. Now, you've got significantly less natural bulk, but you trade that for effectively equal wall-breaking and revenging (compare Quick Attack to Aqua Jet) and MUCH better mid-game sweeping.
I think Diggersby is lacking key resistances to make that work. He's weak to Ice, Water, and Grass, very powerful special attacking types all and he doesn't have the natural bulk like Goodra or Tyranitar to make it work.
Diggersby doesn't even learn Belly Drum. And Belly Drum + Agility? What?Ignoring the fact that CB Azu is the best set anyway, I refuse to believe Diggersby gets MORE opportunities to set up BD and sweep with it than Azu. It's less bulky, has more weaknesses that are a lot more common with several fewer resistances, and is weak to 3 common priority moves (Aqua Jet, Ice Shard and Mach Punch). Aqua Jet is a better priority move for revenge killing than Quick Attack and Water/Fairy is practically unresisted STAB. If your opponent is not only letting you get off a BD but also an Agility, they're stupid.
Actually, considering that Agility doesn't cut your HP by 50%, Diggersby has a shitton more chances to set up. Unlike Azumarill, you can be hit with an attack that has more power than a light shrug and still have a shot at sweeping, whereas you MUST have a Sitrus Berry with Azumarill, else you might not even have enough HP to use Belly Drum in the first place. You outspeed up to +1 base 105s after an Agility with max investment and an Adamant nature, whereas Azumarill remains horrifying slow, so if something comes in that can stomach a +6 Aqua Jet (a surprising amount considering the number of Pokemon that resist it) or something that outspeeds you with priority (Talonflame is actually one of the reasons I stopped running Azumarill altogether, much less BD Azumarill) you're quite done.Ignoring the fact that CB Azu is the best set anyway, I refuse to believe Diggersby gets MORE opportunities to set up BD and sweep with it than Azu. It's less bulky, has more weaknesses that are a lot more common with several fewer resistances, and is weak to 3 common priority moves (Aqua Jet, Ice Shard and Mach Punch). Aqua Jet is a better priority move for revenge killing than Quick Attack and Water/Fairy is practically unresisted STAB. If your opponent is not only letting you get off a BD but also an Agility, they're stupid.
Adamant Diggersby is 510 Speed at +2, which outspeeds base 105s and below (also Deoxys-S). Jolly Diggersby hits 560 Speed at +2. There's not really anything that runs that much speed. Adamant is outsped by stuff like Scarf Terrakion and Keldeo, but those are very rare nowadays.I've been running a Jolly + Agility Diggersby and it has worked very well for me... but am I doing it wrong? All I'm seeing is people post Adamant + Agility sets. Doesn't matter to me since I'm just testing out sets on Showdown before I EV train my Bunnelby (have a few of both natures). Can anything unboosted even outspeed Jolly + Agility Diggersby? Haven't ran into a single thing yet, and I've been doing calcs compared to fast Pokemon scarfed and non-scarfed as well.
Been using this so far with success:
Diggersby @ Life Orb
Trait: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Wild Charge
- Return
- Agility
It's not like you are going to knock out Bronzong with Power Up Punch(it's a 40 base power move after all), so Swords Dance is better because it gives to Diggersby all the power it needs for such a set. Wild Charge is enough imho to KO the bronze bell. Weakness Policy is not viable, Diggersby has no buisness at taking SE hits.Hey guys for a diggersby set of:
Abilities: Huge Power
EVs: 252 HP, 252 ATK, 4 DEF
Nature: Adamant
Item: Sitrus Berry/Weakness Policy
Moveset:
-Power-up Punch/ Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Quick Attack
-Wild Charge
I was wondering, is weakness policy viable on diggersby; can he take a super-effective hit? Also is swords dance better than power-up punch? Without power-up punch, a steel type with levitate or air balloon (like bronzong) or a ghost (like gengar) could potentially wall you (with the exception of wild charge). I think swords dance is better, because you should have a counter or check to the aforementioned pokemon, but I need more opinions!
True, I ended up going with swords dance and sitrus berry/silk scarf, although maybe weakness policy is ok for a non-STAB SE move? I've seen diggersby take surfs from vaporeon (obviously STAB) and random ice beams. I just don't know how the weakness policy on this set would hold in the current metagame. Maybe we need a calc for this set taking an ice beam or sacred sword from things like starmie and aegislashIt's not like you are going to knock out Bronzong with Power Up Punch(it's a 40 base power move after all), so Swords Dance is better because it gives to Diggersby all the power it needs for such a set. Wild Charge is enough imho to KO the bronze bell. Weakness Policy is not viable, Diggersby has no buisness at taking SE hits.