[SET]
name: Choice Specs (Dragon)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Fire Blast / U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Infiltrator / Clear Body
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With its blistering speed, solid offensive stats, and vast arsenal of moves to choose from, Dragapult serves as a powerful revenge killer and wallbreaker on Dragon teams. Few foes can withstand its Choice Specs-boosted STAB moves in Draco Meteor and Shadow Ball, and those that do are likely to feel threatened by its coverage moves in Thunderbolt and Fire Blast. Thunderbolt can take on foes such as Corviknight and Toxapex, while Fire Blast is great for checking Steel-types like Ferrothorn. Dragapult can also opt to use U-turn over Fire Blast as a means to pivot out of unfavorable matchups, such as against Grimmsnarl and Tyranitar. Infiltrator is often Dragapult's ability of choice in order to bypass Substitute users, though Clear Body also has its merits in preventing Sticky Web from dropping its Speed.
Despite being a powerful pressure tool in the face of many Pokemon, Dragapult is rather frail and has a poor defensive typing. Against threatening attackers such as Grimmsnarl and Mimikyu, Duraludon partners well with Dragapult, as it threatens them with Flash Cannon. Conversely, teammates such as Hydreigon and Kommo-o can offensively threaten the various Dark-, Dragon-, Ghost-, and even some Ice-types that would otherwise take advantage of Dragapult's frail nature. Hydreigon especially has a unique dynamic with Dragapult, as the former resists priority that would normally threaten Dragapult such as Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Sucker Punch from Bisharp, while the latter is immune to the priority that Hydreigon is threatened by, such as Extreme Speed or Vacuum Wave from Lucario. This synergy, when combined with their raw power can dominate Steel teams. Dracovish and Dracozolt use their insane physical prowess and incredible STAB moves to assist Dragapult in creating a terrifying wallbreaking core that is capable of 2HKOing the entire metagame. Noivern assists Dragapult through its ability to remove entry hazards.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Havens, 391540]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Havens, 391540]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Choice Specs (Dragon)
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Fire Blast / U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Infiltrator / Clear Body
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With its blistering speed, solid offensive stats, and vast arsenal of moves to choose from, Dragapult serves as a powerful revenge killer and wallbreaker on Dragon teams. Few foes can withstand its Choice Specs-boosted STAB moves in Draco Meteor and Shadow Ball, and those that do are likely to feel threatened by its coverage moves in Thunderbolt and Fire Blast. Thunderbolt can take on foes such as Corviknight and Toxapex, while Fire Blast is great for checking Steel-types like Ferrothorn. Dragapult can also opt to use U-turn over Fire Blast as a means to pivot out of unfavorable matchups, such as against Grimmsnarl and Tyranitar. Infiltrator is often Dragapult's ability of choice in order to bypass Substitute users, though Clear Body also has its merits in preventing Sticky Web from dropping its Speed.
Despite being a powerful pressure tool in the face of many Pokemon, Dragapult is rather frail and has a poor defensive typing. Against threatening attackers such as Grimmsnarl and Mimikyu, Duraludon partners well with Dragapult, as it threatens them with Flash Cannon. Conversely, teammates such as Hydreigon and Kommo-o can offensively threaten the various Dark-, Dragon-, Ghost-, and even some Ice-types that would otherwise take advantage of Dragapult's frail nature. Hydreigon especially has a unique dynamic with Dragapult, as the former resists priority that would normally threaten Dragapult such as Shadow Sneak from Aegislash and Sucker Punch from Bisharp, while the latter is immune to the priority that Hydreigon is threatened by, such as Extreme Speed or Vacuum Wave from Lucario. This synergy, when combined with their raw power can dominate Steel teams. Dracovish and Dracozolt use their insane physical prowess and incredible STAB moves to assist Dragapult in creating a terrifying wallbreaking core that is capable of 2HKOing the entire metagame. Noivern assists Dragapult through its ability to remove entry hazards.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Havens, 391540]]
- Dragon analysis by: [[Havens, 391540]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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