Monotype Dondozo (Water)

[maroon]

Water

[SET]
name: Curse + Resttalk
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall / Avalanche
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dondozo is a staple on rainless Water teams due to its phenomenal bulk and ability to check setup sweepers such as Gholdengo and Chien-Pao, thanks to Unaware. Dondozo faces competition from Quagsire as the team's Unaware user, as Quagsire has an immunity to Electric-type attacks and can stack entry hazards; however, it drops to Grass-type attacks. Curse allows Dondozo to apply offensive pressure, boosting its attack and allowing it to better hit targets such as Baxcalibur and Kingambit while also allowing it to better tank hits in return. Rest allows Dondozo to shrug off status and gives it longevity, allowing it to constantly absorb powerful attacks for Water teams, such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush. Sleep Talk enables Dondozo to further take advantage of Rest, allowing it to continue to setup or attack its target while asleep. Dondozo takes advantage of its STAB through the use of Waterfall, doing more damage, but Avalanche allows Dondozo to OHKO Meowscarada, as well as pressure Water-immune Pokemon such as Clodsire and Gastrodon. Its EV spread allows Dondozo to tank attacks from Gholdengo and Flutter Mane, due to its already high physical defense, which may be further boosted by Curse.

Choice Specs Greninja is an insane wallbreaker, with coverage allowing it to take on a variety of Pokemon such as an opposing Dondozo or Ting-Lu with Grass Knot, Garchomp with Ice Beam, Amoonguss and Clodsire with Extrasensory, and Espathra with Dark Pulse. Toxapex absorbs Toxic Spikes for Dondozo, spreads Toxic, and shrugs off Grass-type attacks such as Flower Trick from Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Grass Knot from Greninja. Gastrodon provides an Electric immunity and it can tank attacks from special attackers such as Flutter Mane; however, it needs to be wary of Energy Ball. Gastrodon can also stack Spikes or set Stealth Rock, wearing down foes for Dondozo. The defensive core of Dondozo, Toxapex, and Gastrodon also gives Water teams opportunities to scout powerful attacks by allowing for each to switch-in for another, such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon or Toxapex to tank Chien-Pao's Crunch. Earthquake also allows it to take on Poison- and Electric-type Pokemon such as Clodsire and Sandy Shocks. Quaquaval can remove hazards with Rapid Spin for Dondozo and offensive Quaquaval sets can take on common threats to Water teams such as Greninja after one Aqua Step or Meowscarada after two.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Water analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Swiffix, 547532], [AtraX Madara, 513753], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [ken, 594478]]

 

[Swiffix]

Heya, attempting to QC this as an amchecker ^^
This is really solid as is, I just have one note and one suggestion:

• I would also mention that Avalanche over Waterfall allows Dondozo to not be completely walled by Water Absorb Clodsire on Ground teams.
• Might be worth mentioning that the Dondozo-Toxapex-Gastrodon/Quagsire core allows you to scout the next move of choice locked Pokemon then switch into the best response to it. For example, you can send out Toxapex on a Moonblast from Flutter Mane or Gastro/Quag on a Tbolt.

 

[Mada]

Heya, attempting to QC this as an amchecker ^^
This is really solid as is, I just have one note and one suggestion:

• I would also mention that Avalanche over Waterfall allows Dondozo to not be completely walled by Water Absorb Clodsire on Ground teams.
• Might be worth mentioning that the Dondozo-Toxapex-Gastrodon/Quagsire core allows you to scout the next move of choice locked Pokemon then switch into the best response to it. For example, you can send out Toxapex on a Moonblast from Flutter Mane or Gastro/Quag on a Tbolt.

Quaquaval can also outspeed threats such as Choice Scarf Meowscarada at +2, then revenge kill it with Close Combat.

This part doesn't look clear to me as you aren't revenge killing it if you need to get 2 rapid spin boosts before it / you can't sack and relead with Quaquaval.

For the rest it can be QC:1/2, great job to both

 

[Neko]

Dondondondon?

Water

[SET]
name: Curse + Resttalk
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall / Avalanche
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dondozo is a staple on rainless Water teams (rainy teams have a very tight team structure rn) due to its phenomenal bulk and has the ability to check setup sweepers such as Gholdengo and Chien Pao thanks to Unaware. Dondozo faces competition from Quagsire as the teams Unaware user, as Quagsire has an immunity to Electric-type attacks and can stack entry hazards, however, it drops to Grass-type attacks (I think Dondozo teams usually pack Quag anyway for the Toxic? They dont compete against each other). Curse allows Dondozo to apply offensive pressure, boosting its attack allowing it to better hit targets such as Baxcalibur and Kingambit, while also allowing it to better tank hits from them. Rest allow Dondozo to shrug off status as well as giving it longevity, allowing it to constantly absorb powerful attacks for Water teams such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush. Sleep Talk allows Dondozo to take advantage of Rest, by allowing it to continue to setup or attack its target while asleep. (I think you can merge the rest and sleep talk sentences) Waterfall allows Dondozo to take advantage of its STAB and do more damage, but Avalanche allows Dondozo to OHKO Meowscarada, as well as pressure Water Absorb Pokemon such as Clodsire and Gastrodon. Its EV spread allows Dondozo to tank attacks from Iron Valiant (it could be anything, maybe ghold? Valiant can be anything it wants to be rn) and Flutter Mane since its physical defense is already high and gets boosted by Curse.

Choice Specs Greninja is an insane wallbreaker, with coverage allowing it to take on a variety of Pokemon such as opposing Dondozo or Ting Lu with Grass Knot, Garchomp with Ice Beam, Amoonguss and Clodsire with Extrasensory, and Espathra with Dark Pulse. Toxapex absorbs Toxic Spikes for Dondozo, can spread Toxic, and shrug off Grass-type attacks such as Choice Scarf Meowscarada's Flower Trick or Greninja's Grass Knot. Gastrodon provides an Electric immunity, can tank attacks from Special Attackers such as Flutter Mane (this sentence worries me since its just fluttermane, and its not even fully safe because Energy Ball can be a thing. Add other spattackers, like scarf ghold, non specs kilowattrel [sticky hold blocks trick too :>]). Gastrodon can also stack Spikes or set Stealth Rock, wearing down foes for Dondozo. The defensive core of Dondozo, Toxapex, and Gastrodon also give Water teams opporunity opportunity to scout powerful attack such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon and Toxapex to tank Great Tusk's Headlong Rush (its to be noted that Tusk has been mentioned twice. Maybe a different example instead?). Earthquake also allows it to take on Poison- and Electric-type Pokemon such as Clodsire and Sandy Shocks. Quaquaval can remove hazards with Rapid Spin for Dondozo. (Both it and Gren are also immediately threatening, which helps because it takes a while for Dozo to get running)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Water analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Swiffix, 547532], [AtraX Madara, 513753], [Neko, 542526username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

2/2, good job op guy :o

 

[maroon]

Neko I kept the sentence about it competing with quag, imo dondozo teams prefer gastrodon, esp for things like sticky hold. also wasn't sure how to merge rest+sleep talk and neither seem like fluff so i left em.

GP Team

 

[ken]

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Water

[SET]
name: Curse + Resttalk
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall / Avalanche
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dondozo is a (remove extra space) staple on rainless Water teams due to its phenomenal bulk and has the ability to check setup sweepers such as Gholdengo and Chien Pao(AC) thanks to Unaware. Dondozo faces competition from Quagsire as the team(add apostrophe)s Unaware user, as Quagsire has an immunity to Electric-type attacks and can stack entry hazards,(RC, add semi-colon) however, it drops to Grass-type attacks. Curse allows Dondozo to apply offensive pressure, boosting its attack and allowing it to better hit targets such as Baxcalibur and Kingambit, while also allowing it to better tank hits from them in return (more generalized). Rest allows Dondozo to shrug off status as well as giving gives it longevity, allowing it to constantly absorb powerful attacks for Water teams(AC) such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush. Sleep Talk allows enables (you use allows/allowing a lot in this sequence, breaking up the repetition) Dondozo to further take advantage of Rest, by allowing it to continue to setup or attack its target while asleep. Waterfall allows Dondozo to take advantage of its STAB Dondozo takes advantage of its STAB through the use of waterfall, and do doing more damage, but Avalanche allows Dondozo to OHKO Meowscarada, as well as pressure Water Absorb Pokemon such as Clodsire and Gastrodon (the phrasing makes it seem like Gastrodon is also Water Absorb). Its EV spread allows Dondozo to tank attacks from Gholdengo and Flutter Mane(AC) since due to its already high physical defense(AC) is already high and gets which may be further boosted by Curse.

Choice Specs Greninja is an insane wallbreaker, with coverage allowing it to take on a variety of Pokemon such as an opposing Dondozo or Ting Lu with Grass Knot, Garchomp with Ice Beam, Amoonguss and or Clodsire with Extrasensory, and or Espathra with Dark Pulse. Toxapex absorbs Toxic Spikes for Dondozo, can spread Toxic, and shrug off Grass-type attacks such as Flower Trick from Choice Scarf Meowscarada's Flower Trick or Grass Knot from Greninja's Grass Knot. Gastrodon provides an Electric immunity,(RC) and can tank attacks from Special Attackers such as Flutter Mane,(RC, add semi-colon) however, it needs to be wary of Energy Ball. Gastrodon can also stack Spikes or set Stealth Rock, wearing down foes for Dondozo. The defensive core of Dondozo, Toxapex, and Gastrodon also gives Water teams opportunity to scout powerful attacks by allowing for each to switch-in for another, such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon or Toxapex to tank Chien-Pao's Crunch. such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon and Toxapex to tank Chien Pao's Crunch. Earthquake also allows it to take on Poison- and Electric-type Pokemon such as Clodsire and Sandy Shocks. Quaquaval can remove hazards with Rapid Spin for Dondozo.(remove period) and oOffensive Quaquaval sets can take on common threats to Water teams such as Greninja after one Aqua Step,(RC) and or Meowscarada after two.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Water analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Swiffix, 547532], [AtraX Madara, 513753], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Sulo]

GP 1/1
credit me and ken

hii

[SET]
name: Curse + Resttalk
move 1: Curse
move 2: Waterfall / Avalanche
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dondozo is a (remove extra space) staple on rainless Water teams due to its phenomenal bulk and has the ability to check setup sweepers such as Gholdengo and Chien-Pao(AC, add hyphen) thanks to Unaware. Dondozo faces competition from Quagsire as the team(add apostrophe)s Unaware user, as Quagsire has an immunity to Electric-type attacks and can stack entry hazards; (RC, add semi-colon) however, it drops to Grass-type attacks. Curse allows Dondozo to apply offensive pressure, boosting its attack and allowing it to better hit targets such as Baxcalibur and Kingambit (rc) while also allowing it to better tank hits from them in return (more generalized). Rest allows Dondozo to shrug off status and as well as giving gives it longevity, allowing it to constantly absorb powerful attacks for Water teams(AC) such as Great Tusk's Headlong Rush. Sleep Talk allows enables (you use allows/allowing a lot in this sequence, breaking up the repetition) Dondozo to further take advantage of Rest, by allowing it to continue to setup or attack its target while asleep. Waterfall allows Dondozo to take advantage of its STAB Dondozo takes advantage of its STAB through the use of Waterfall, and do doing more damage, but Avalanche allows Dondozo to OHKO Meowscarada, as well as pressure Water-immune Pokemon Absorb Pokemon such as Clodsire and Gastrodon (the phrasing makes it seem like Gastrodon is also Water Absorb). Its EV spread allows Dondozo to tank attacks from Gholdengo and Flutter Mane(AC) since due to its already high physical defense, (AC) is already high and gets which may be further boosted by Curse.

Choice Specs Greninja is an insane wallbreaker, with coverage allowing it to take on a variety of Pokemon such as an opposing Dondozo or Ting-Lu (add hyphen) with Grass Knot, Garchomp with Ice Beam, Amoonguss and Clodsire with Extrasensory, and Espathra with Dark Pulse. Toxapex absorbs Toxic Spikes for Dondozo, spreads can spread Toxic, and shrugs shrug off Grass-type attacks such as Flower Trick from Choice Scarf Meowscarada's Flower Trick and or Grass Knot from Greninja's Grass Knot. Gastrodon provides an Electric immunity,(RC) and it can tank attacks from special attackers Special Attackers such as Flutter Mane; (RC, add semi-colon) however, it needs to be wary of Energy Ball. Gastrodon can also stack Spikes or set Stealth Rock, wearing down foes for Dondozo. The defensive core of Dondozo, Toxapex, and Gastrodon also gives Water teams opportunities opportunity to scout powerful attacks by allowing for each to switch-in for another, such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon or Toxapex to tank Chien-Pao's Crunch. such as Dondozo switching in for Gastrodon and Toxapex to tank Chien Pao's Crunch. (this sentence was hard to digest but i'll keep ken's rewording) Earthquake also allows it to take on Poison- and Electric-type Pokemon such as Clodsire and Sandy Shocks. Quaquaval can remove hazards with Rapid Spin for Dondozo (remove period) and oOffensive Quaquaval sets can take on common threats to Water teams such as Greninja after one Aqua Step,(RC) and or Meowscarada after two.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Water analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Swiffix, 547532], [AtraX Madara, 513753], [Neko, 542526]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036], [ken, 594478]]

GP Team done