AG Dragon Dance Zygarde-C [QC 2/2] [GP : 2/2]

[Frozoid]

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, and Dynamax user in AG because it uses passive Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh as setup bait, giving it a good matchup against defensive teams. Substitute protects Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up to take on faster foes. Thousand Arrows heavily damages prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows Zygarde-C to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake, which boosts Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying- and Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C without negative priority. 16 HP EVs increase Zygarde-C's Leftovers recovery, and, with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking its Substitute in its Complete forme. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S at +1 without losing bulk. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits on balance teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both can easily check it for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can work well in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of either Moongeist Beam or Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C by preventing it from setting up. On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C.

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status, but it is not recommended due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable. However, running Rest with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic lets Zygarde-C lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic makes Zygarde-C more directly threatening, but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and locking into Outrage makes it more vulnerable to Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can easily take hits from Zygarde-C. Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre force it out using Ice Beam, while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can easily take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having the option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of taking a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon-types**: Faster Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can pose a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take unboosted hits. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard, 360582], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985], [Finland, 517429]]

 

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[SET]
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening wincon and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many popular passive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh as setup bait to set itself up. Substitute proofs Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn helps it to stay away from Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Leech Seed while giving it safe opportunities to set setting Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damage prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, (AC) and Necrozma-DM without any after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage while being able to OHKO Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Attack. Dragon Tail allows it to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake which boosts its Zygarde-C's Special Defense, (AC) allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail, under Dynamax, turns into Max Wyrmwind, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectively. 16 HP EVs assure maximum leftovers Leftovers recovery, 224 Attack EVs allow it to heavily damage several key Pokemon like Zacian-C, Zekrom, Eternatus and Necrozma-DM. and, with an Impish nature with and 36 Defense EVs, (AC) prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking its substitute Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. (AP) while rest 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Pokemon like Adamant Zacian-C, (RC) and Eternatus, and Zekrom at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. A 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check its another common counter check in Xerneas easily. On top of that, Zygarde-C's hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C ability to force Necrozma-DM out is appreciated by Zacian-C, which otherwise has very few checks. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C as teammates can the check Dragon-types such as Eternatus and pressure other Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. -move this sentence about Fairy-types before the one about Zacian-C luring in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh- Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, (AC) which is a serious threat for can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can easily check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up hazards Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. -move this sentence about Kyogre after the one about Lunala and Lugia-

Other Options
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The EV spread of this set is customizable, and more EVs can be put into Attack, Defense, or Speed as desired. Toxic can be used instead of Dragon Tail in order to counter Shedinja which can wall Zygarde-C otherwise and it can also badly poison its checks on switch in. -already mentioned these in the analysis- Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status but it is not viable recommendable due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more offensive directly threatening but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage is vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C pretty easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having an option to set up itself using Geomancy.

**Defensive Walls**: Defensive walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can take hits from Zygarde-C, with Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use rest Rest to regain health. -move this above Xerneas-

**Dragon Types**: Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can possess pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts.

**Other Counters**: Other Zygarde-C counters incluce Shedinja and Kyogre. Shedinja is able to wall Zygarde-C without Toxic very easily and forces it out but turns useless against Zygarde-C with Toxic. Offensive Kyogre can OHKO Zygarde-C with Ice Beam while Rest Kyogre can heavily damage it using its moves and can also burn it using Scald but Zygarde-C is able to deal high damage to Kyogre when boosted. -Shedinja's not very reliable due to Toxic being pretty popular and I felt it made more sense to classify Kyogre under 'defensive walls'-

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

pretty well done :)
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in the future try to give some more examples to support your claims and judge the priority of the sentences in general (for example, stating kyogre checks is more important for dragon dance zygarde than stating ways to pressure the rare haze zygarde, so kyogre checks should be stated before stating ways to pressure haze zygarde)
as usual dm me on disc in case of any qs

 

[Frozoid]

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[SET]
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening wincon and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many popular passive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh as setup bait to set itself up. Substitute proofs Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn helps it to stay away from Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Leech Seed while giving it safe opportunities to set setting Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damage prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, (AC) and Necrozma-DM without any after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage while being able to OHKO Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Attack. Dragon Tail allows it to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake which boosts its Zygarde-C's Special Defense, (AC) allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail, under Dynamax, turns into Max Wyrmwind, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectively. 16 HP EVs assure maximum leftovers Leftovers recovery, 224 Attack EVs allow it to heavily damage several key Pokemon like Zacian-C, Zekrom, Eternatus and Necrozma-DM. and, with an Impish nature with and 36 Defense EVs, (AC) prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking its substitute Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. (AP) while rest 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Pokemon like Adamant Zacian-C, (RC) and Eternatus, and Zekrom at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. A 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check its another common counter check in Xerneas easily. On top of that, Zygarde-C's hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C ability to force Necrozma-DM out is appreciated by Zacian-C, which otherwise has very few checks. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C as teammates can the check Dragon-types such as Eternatus and pressure other Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. -move this sentence about Fairy-types before the one about Zacian-C luring in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh- Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, (AC) which is a serious threat for can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can easily check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up hazards Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. -move this sentence about Kyogre after the one about Lunala and Lugia-

Other Options
=============
-leave whitespace here-
The EV spread of this set is customizable, and more EVs can be put into Attack, Defense, or Speed as desired. Toxic can be used instead of Dragon Tail in order to counter Shedinja which can wall Zygarde-C otherwise and it can also badly poison its checks on switch in. -already mentioned these in the analysis- Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status but it is not viable recommendable due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more offensive directly threatening but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage is vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C pretty easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having an option to set up itself using Geomancy.

**Defensive Walls**: Defensive walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can take hits from Zygarde-C, with Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use rest Rest to regain health. -move this above Xerneas-

**Dragon Types**: Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can possess pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts.

**Other Counters**: Other Zygarde-C counters incluce Shedinja and Kyogre. Shedinja is able to wall Zygarde-C without Toxic very easily and forces it out but turns useless against Zygarde-C with Toxic. Offensive Kyogre can OHKO Zygarde-C with Ice Beam while Rest Kyogre can heavily damage it using its moves and can also burn it using Scald but Zygarde-C is able to deal high damage to Kyogre when boosted. -Shedinja's not very reliable due to Toxic being pretty popular and I felt it made more sense to classify Kyogre under 'defensive walls'-

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

pretty well done :)
1/2
in the future try to give some more examples to support your claims and judge the priority of the sentences in general (for example, stating kyogre checks is more important for dragon dance zygarde than stating ways to pressure the rare haze zygarde, so kyogre checks should be stated before stating ways to pressure haze zygarde)
as usual dm me on disc in case of any qs

Thanks for reviewing! I will make sure all the changes are implemented and will keep what you suggested in mind for future analyses

 

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, (AC) and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many popular passive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh and use them as setup bait. Substitute proofs Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damage prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows it to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake which boosts its Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectively. 16 HP EVs assure maximum Leftovers recovery, and with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. this was in the wrong place, so I moved it Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common check threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can also check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure opposing Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. moved

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status but it is not recommendable due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more offensive directly threatening but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage is vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Defensive Walls**: Defensive walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can take hits from Zygarde-C, with Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use rest Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C pretty easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having an option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of living a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon Types**: Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can possess pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard,360582], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2

 

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dd Zygarde-C

[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, (AC) and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many popular passive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh and use them as setup bait. Substitute proofs Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damage prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows it to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake under Dynamax which boosts its Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectively. 16 HP EVs assure maximum Leftovers recovery, and with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. this was in the wrong place, so I moved it Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common check threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can also check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure opposing Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. moved

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status but it is not recommendable due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more offensive directly threatening but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage is vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Defensive Walls**: Defensive walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can take hits from Zygarde-C, with Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use rest Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C pretty easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having an option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of living a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon Types**: Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can possess pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind and outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts.

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many populars ability to use passive Pokemon such aslike Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh and use them as setup baits setup bait, giving it a good matchup against defensive teams. Substitute prooftects Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster foes opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damages prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows itZygarde-C to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, (RC) and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake under Dynamax, which boosts Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectivelwithout negative priority. 16 HP EVs assure maximumincrease Zygarde-C's Leftovers recovery, and with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost at +1, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and (dd zyg isnt switching into or checking zac unless it's already in) OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure opposing Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while.

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status, (AC) but it is not recommendabled due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more directly threatening, (AC) but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage islocking into Outrage makes it even more vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Defensive Walls**: DefensivePhysical Walls**: Physical (defensive walls is redundant) walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can easily take hits from Zygarde-C, with. Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam, (AC) while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having anthe option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of livtaking a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon T-types**: Faster Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind and outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts.

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, and Dynamax user in AG due to it being very good against defensive teams as it can take advantage of many populars ability to use passive Pokemon such aslike Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh and use them as setup baits setup bait, giving it a good matchup against defensive teams. Substitute prooftects Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can take on faster foes opponents. Thousand Arrows allows it to heavily damages prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows itZygarde-C to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it out with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia, (RC) and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake under Dynamax, which boosts Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying-types and other Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C more effectivelwithout negative priority. 16 HP EVs assure maximumincrease Zygarde-C's Leftovers recovery, and with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's Substitute in its Complete form. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S after a Dragon Dance boost at +1, while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balanced teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise lure in and (dd zyg isnt switching into or checking zac unless it's already in) OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure opposing Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while.

Other Options
=============

Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status, (AC) but it is not recommendabled due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable to opponents. However, Rest may also be combined with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make Zygarde-C more directly threatening, (AC) but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locked in Outrage islocking into Outrage makes it even more vulnerable to Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Defensive Walls**: DefensivePhysical Walls**: Physical (defensive walls is redundant) walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can easily take hits from Zygarde-C, with. Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre being able to force it out using Ice Beam, (AC) while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and can use Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can check Dragon Dance Zygarde-C easily as it can take hits from even slightly boosted Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having anthe option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of livtaking a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon T-types**: Faster Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can pose as a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C due to them being faster and hitting Zygarde-C super effectively with strong Dragon-type STAB moves. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind and outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts.

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- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard,360582], [Rotten,491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]lotiasite, 302985]]

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, and Dynamax user in AG due to its ability to use because it uses passive Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh as setup bait, (AC) giving it a good matchup against defensive teams. Substitute proofs protects Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can to take on faster foes. Thousand Arrows heavily damages prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows Zygarde-C to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it (removed paragraph break) with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake, (AC) which boosts Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying- and Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C without negative priority. 16 HP EVs increase Zygarde-C's Leftovers recovery, and, (AC) with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's its Substitute in its Complete form forme. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S at +1 (RC) while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. without losing bulk. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balance teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C can easily check it for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates work well in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and either Moongeist Beam or (I imagine?) Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. ("a while" feels ambiguous. please edit sentence in a way that clarifies whether you mean a long time in the vein of lunala and lugia, or a shorter duration than that due to [insert explanation]) On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. it.

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status, but it is not recommended due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable. However, Rest may also be combined running Rest with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lets Zygarde-C lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make makes Zygarde-C more directly threatening, but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locking in outrage locking into Outrage makes it more vulnerable to Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can easily take hits from Zygarde-C. Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre force it out using Ice Beam, while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and use Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can easily take hits from even slightly boosted +1 (I imagine?) Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having the option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of taking a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon-types**: Faster Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can pose a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts unboosted hits. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Frozoid, 532881]]
- Quality checked by: [[Guard, 360582], [Rotten, 491896]]
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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Thousand Arrows
move 4: Dragon Tail / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Power Construct
nature: Impish
evs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance Zygarde-C is a threatening setup sweeper, wincon, and Dynamax user in AG due to its ability to use because it uses passive Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh as setup bait, (AC) giving it a good matchup against defensive teams. Substitute proofs protects Zygarde-C against moves such as Toxic, Knock Off, Leech Seed, and Sacred Fire from Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn Ferrothorn, and Ho-Oh while giving it safe opportunities to set Dragon Dance up so that it can to take on faster foes. Thousand Arrows heavily damages prominent Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM after a boost while hitting the vast majority of the metagame for at least neutral damage. Dragon Tail allows Zygarde-C to get rid of threats such as Ho-Oh and Lugia before they phaze it (removed paragraph break) with Whirlwind. Alternatively, Toxic may be used to severely cripple both Lunala and Lugia and defeat the niche Shedinja. Under Dynamax, Thousand Arrows turns into Max Quake, (AC) which boosts Zygarde-C's Special Defense, allowing it to tank even super effective attacks such as Ice Beam from Lunala and Moonblast from Xerneas. Dragon Tail turns into Max Wyrmwind under Dynamax, allowing Zygarde-C to hit Flying- and Dragon-types such as Yveltal and opposing Zygarde-C without negative priority. 16 HP EVs increase Zygarde-C's Leftovers recovery, and, (AC) with an Impish nature and 36 Defense EVs, prevent moves such as Ferrothorn's Power Whip, defensive Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike, and Ho-Oh's Brave Bird from breaking Zygarde-C's its Substitute in its Complete form forme. 232 EVs invested in Speed allow Zygarde-C to outspeed everything up to Adamant Zacian-C and Eternatus at +1 Speed. The remaining EVs are allocated into Attack in order to maximize firepower. An alternative 16 HP / 100 Atk / 148 Def / 244 Spe EV spread with a Jolly nature may be run instead in order to outspeed Calyrex-S at +1 (RC) while preserving the same bulk to set up Substitute against the aforementioned threats. without losing bulk. It comes at the cost of some power, however.

Zygarde-C best fits as a setup sweeper on balance teams. A way to pressure Lunala and Lugia is crucial if Zygarde-C forgoes Toxic, as both are easily capable of checking Zygarde-C can easily check it for a long period of time. The likes of Tyranitar, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal can prove to be good teammates work well in this regard, but the latter three must be wary of Moongeist Beam and either Moongeist Beam or (I imagine?) Meteor Beam from Power Herb Lunala. Ferrothorn and bulky Eternatus can check Zygarde-C's next largest roadblock in Kyogre, which threatens Zygarde-C with Ice Beam, while setting up Spikes and Toxic Spikes, respectively, making Dragon Tail more threatening for the opponent. Teammates such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM can check another common threat to Zygarde-C in Xerneas. Necrozma-DM can check Play Rough Zacian-C, which can otherwise OHKO an unboosted Zygarde-C. Fairy-types such as Xerneas and Zacian-C can pressure Haze Zygarde-C variants, which may trouble Dragon Dance Zygarde-C for a while. ("a while" feels ambiguous. please edit sentence in a way that clarifies whether you mean a long time in the vein of lunala and lugia, or a shorter duration than that due to [insert explanation]) On top of that, Zygarde-C hugely benefits from Xerneas and Zacian-C's ability to lure in Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, which creates setup opportunities for Zygarde-C. it.

Other Options
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Rest can be used instead of Substitute in order to remove status, but it is not recommended due to it leaving Zygarde-C vulnerable. However, Rest may also be combined running Rest with Thousand Waves over Dragon Tail or Toxic in order to situationally lets Zygarde-C lure Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn into a false sense of security after revealing the lack of Substitute. After trapping these targets, Zygarde-C can proceed to boost up all the way to +6 and clean up. However, this strategy is not very reliable on the whole. Outrage or Stone Edge can be also used instead of Dragon Tail or Toxic to make makes Zygarde-C more directly threatening, but both options are inferior in more drawn-out games, which Zygarde-C thrives in, and Zygarde-C locking in outrage locking into Outrage makes it more vulnerable to Xerneas and Zacian-C.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Lunala, bulky Kyogre, Lugia, and defensive Zygarde-C can easily take hits from Zygarde-C. Lunala, Lugia, and Kyogre force it out using Ice Beam, while Zygarde-C can use Haze to remove stat boosts and use Rest to regain health.

**Xerneas**: Xerneas can easily take hits from even slightly boosted +1 (I imagine?) Zygarde-C and OHKO it with Moonblast while also having the option to set up itself using Geomancy. However, a Dynamaxed Zygarde-C is capable of taking a Moonblast from Xerneas due to Max Quake and its gigantic bulk, dealing great damage to it in return.

**Dragon-types**: Faster Dragon-types such as Eternatus and Zekrom can pose a severe threat to unboosted Zygarde-C. Kyurem-W can also force out Zygarde-C using Ice Beam while being able to take hits from Zygarde-C without any boosts unboosted hits. However, Zygarde-C can outspeed them after a few Dragon Dance boosts and KO all of them with Max Wyrmwind.

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Thanks for reviewing, I have made the changes!

 

[Tuthur]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/pokemon/zygarde/ag/
Talked with the QC team and they chose to keep the old C&C section.