Dragonair

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Overview########
Pros
  • Good defensive and offensive typing
  • Easy to set up with, requires little to no support
  • Knock Off is not as common in PU at the moment
  • Walls many special attackers outright
  • Outrage doesn't lock when sleep talked
  • Few Fairies in PU
  • After setting up, Knock Off is not as big of a problem
  • Deals with Water/Grass/Fire Cores

Cons
  • Weak to Ice, a common type in PU
  • Mediocre stats
  • Relies on some luck
  • Walled by Fairies
  • Knock Off cripples it

Rest Talk Sweeper
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name: Rest Talk Sweeper
move 1: Outrage
move 2: Dragon Dance
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
ability: Marvel Scale
item: Eviolite
evs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 188 SpD / 24 Spe
nature: Careful

Moves
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  • Outrage is a powerful STAB move that can tear through teams after a few boosts. You are not locked into it if it is sleep talked.
  • Dragon Dance is there for outspeeding threats and boosting Outrage's power.
  • Rest Talk is a necessity to utilize Marvel Scale and to prolong its sweep. It's Dragonair's only form of recovery.


Set Details
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  • Running a specially defensive spread allows Dragonair to tank 3 Poliwrath Ice Beams and 2 Life Orb Simipour Ice Beams.
  • 24 Speed allows Dragonair to outspeed Floatzel at +2.
  • Eviolite is the only possible item, as it almost single-handedly validates Dragonair in competitive play.

Usage Tips
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  • Use as a late-game sweeper.
  • Eliminate all fairies and weaken its checks and counters beforehand.
  • Stealth Rocks are recommended, as they wear down threatening Ice-types and break sashes.
  • Come in on common special attackers or walls. Pokemon such as Raichu, Zebstrika, Ninetales, Tangela and Special Poliwrath become set up fodder for this monster.
  • Walls are usually easy to set up on.
  • Use Rest whenever you can, as Dragonair is usually more powerful asleep than awake. Don't forget about Marvel Scale.
  • Be careful about using Outrage while awake. You will be locked into it and confusion can hurt.
Team Options
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  • Soundproof Mr. Mime and Thick Fat Grumpig deal with Dragonair's main threat, Aurorus and to an extent, any rogue Fairies.
  • Run Poliwrath to counter another stop to this set, Pawniard, and to scare out Piloswine.
  • Pelipper should be a great switch-in to Piloswine and Defensive Poliwrath. Tangela performs this role similarly.

Other Options
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  • The option of Dragon Tail over Outrage is somewhat viable. While this can be counter productive with Dragon Dance, burning sleep turns by sleep talk phasing is possible. In this case, the appropriate hazards are very important.
  • Dragonair can utilize Extremespeed to some extent, running an attack and speed based spread with Outrage, Extremespeed, Dragon Dance, Iron Tail/Waterfall with Shed Skin. Fraxure performs this role with more attack to spare, but with no priority.

Checks & Counters
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  • Aurorus
  • Piloswine
  • Pawniard
  • Togetic
  • Mr. Mime
  • Avalugg
  • Pawniard
  • Vanilluxe
  • Taunters such as Misdreavus can halt its set-up game
  • Circle Throw Poliwrath can phase it, which is dangerous with hazards
  • Somewhat bulky wallbreaking physical attackers like Stoutland and Kingler
Most of these pokemon will not be on the same team, however and regardless many of them can be dealt with by the same pokemon. Snake? Snake! SNAAAAAAKEEEE!!!
 
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Several things;
Firstly this should be the sset:
Dragonair @ Eviolite
Ability: Marvel Scale
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 188 SpD / 24 Spe
Careful Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
It allows dragonair to outspeed floatzel at +2 speed, and allows dragonair to avoid the 3HKO from Poliwraths Ice Beam, and the 2HKO from Life Orb Simipour's ice beam, then the rest in attack (which allows it to 2HKO pokes like ninetales and offensive roselia). Dragon Tail is too weak to be running as your only attacking move and is counter productive with the speed from dragon dance

The analysis should be completely in bullet point form see other analysis's for help

The overview isnt bad currently, but needs some work. You should talk about dragonair's niche, and you can also expand on some of the points as they are bare at the moment (again, looking at other analysis will also help also this thread)

Potayo we understand that this is your first analysis, so feel free to ask for help.
 
Anty said:
Several things;
Firstly this should be the sset:
Dragonair @ Eviolite
Ability: Marvel Scale
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 188 SpD / 24 Spe
Careful Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
It allows dragonair to outspeed floatzel at +2 speed, and allows dragonair to avoid the 3HKO from Poliwraths Ice Beam, and the 2HKO from Life Orb Simipour's ice beam, then the rest in attack (which allows it to 2HKO pokes like ninetales and offensive roselia). Dragon Tail is too weak to be running as your only attacking move and is counter productive with the speed from dragon dance

The analysis should be completely in bullet point form see other analysis's for help

The overview isnt bad currently, but needs some work. You should talk about dragonair's niche, and you can also expand on some of the points as they are bare at the moment (again, looking at other analysis will also help also this thread)

Potayo we understand that this is your first analysis, so feel free to ask for help.
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Thank you haha. I've got a lot to learn.
 
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