[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Rest / Earthquake
move 3: Curse
move 4: Sleep Talk / Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
tera type: Steel / Fairy / Ground
[SET COMMENTS]
- Dondozo is a solid physical wall due to its incredible physical bulk and Unaware. Dondozo fits well on bulky teams where it can switch into physical attackers such as Koraidon, Great Tusk, and Chien-Pao.
- Liquidation hits Ground- and Fire-types such as Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Skeledirge. Earthquake lets Dondozo lure in and deal huge damage to Miraidon.
- Curse makes Dondozo less passive and gives it sweeping potential. Protect lets Dondozo scout for Choice item users such as Koraidon, Miraidon, and Iron Bundle while also recovering health.
- Rest is the only recovery option for Dondozo and can be used with Sleep Talk to deal with physical attackers such as Koraidon and Chien-Pao better. However, Miraidon's extensive presence in the metagame makes Rest unreliable.
- Tera Steel lets Dondozo resist Moonblast from Flutter Mane and Freeze-Dry from Iron Bundle. Alternatively, Tera Fairy allows Dondozo to resist Fighting- and Dark-type moves from Koraidon and Chien-Pao while it also gains an immunity to Dragon-type moves.
- Tera Ground gives Dondozo an immunity to Electric-type moves and can allow it to catch Miraidon by surprise and KO it using a boosted Earthquake.
- Entry hazard removal options such as Corviknight, Iron Treads, and Great Tusk are great teammates, as foes can take advantage of Dondozo being worn down due to hazards. Dugtrio is a good teammate, as it can trap and KO Miraidon, making Dondozo incredibly tough to stop.
- Dondozo appreciates special walls such as Ting-Lu, Corviknight, and Blissey that can switch into threats such as Miraidon and Flutter Mane. In return, Dondozo checks their threats in Koraidon, Chien-Pao and Great Tusk.
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[corvere, 306317], [Manaphy, 50695]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Lumari, 232216]]
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