Overview
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Dragon Dance
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Outrage
move 3: Extremespeed
move 4: Iron Tail / Fire Blast
ability: Shed Skin
item: Life Orb
evs: 244 Atk / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
ivs: 0 HP
nature: Adamant / Lonely
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Mixed Attacker
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name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Extremespeed
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Iron Tail
ability: Shed Skin
item: Life Orb
evs: 164 Atk / 196 SpA / 120 Spe
ivs: 0 HP
nature: Rash
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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- good attack
- +2 priority in Espeed sets it apart
- frail AF
- like, seriously, this thing gets KOed by a gust of wind
- fairies exist now, making Dratini less of a threat
- slow, so can't really do much besides DD or spam Draco Meteor on walls
- Needs Espeed to be effective, so must either be fully physical or mixed
- +1 Outrage at least 2HKOs everything non-resisting it
- still good poke
Dragon Dance
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name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Outrage
move 3: Extremespeed
move 4: Iron Tail / Fire Blast
ability: Shed Skin
item: Life Orb
evs: 244 Atk / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
ivs: 0 HP
nature: Adamant / Lonely
Moves
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- DD sets up to sweep, is a freaking sweet move
- Outrage is super strong STAB to OHKO a lot after +1
- Espeed gives priority to revenge kill without a boost or kill Choice Scarfers with one
- Iron Tail hits Fairies, OHKOing even the great Spritzee at +1 after one round of SR and Spikes
- However, it is freaking Iron Tail, so Fire Blast serves to hit Steels harder (although the most common one can just Sucker Punch for the KO)
Set Details
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- evs to get most power and tie the glorious 21 Speed tier after a DD with the rest to gain an extra point in SpD
- HP ivs are 0 to make LO recoil take 1 HP instead of 2
- Adamant gets Dratini the most power, but Lonely is an option if opting for Fire Blast
- Shed Skin rids Dratini of pesky burns and paralyses
Usage Tips
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- a good sweeper
- needs some hefty defensive team support to set up
- gets wrecked by main Fake Out users (since it goes before Espeed), like Aipom and Mienfoo, so clear those out before attempting a sweep
- be careful of spamming Outrage since a Fairy might come in and set up all over you
- can punch holes for another to sweep or can clean up late game
Team Options
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- is super frail, so needs some Encore support or Screen support
- Wynaut is super freaking awesome (like for real; I've been getting at least one, maybe two or three KOs with Wynaut by itself)
- Cottonee gets priority Encore
- Bronzor sets up screens well
- Timburr takes on Pawniard and other steels but is also walled by Fairies
- Magnemite traps Steels and scares Fairies with Flash Cannon
- Dwebble sets up SR and Spikes to net important KOs (such as the aforementioned Spritzee)
- other 1-turn set up sweepers like Shellder and Tirtouga can come in and frolic with walls like Spritzee gone
Mixed Attacker
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name: Mixed Attacker
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Extremespeed
move 3: Fire Blast
move 4: Iron Tail
ability: Shed Skin
item: Life Orb
evs: 164 Atk / 196 SpA / 120 Spe
ivs: 0 HP
nature: Rash
Moves
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- Dratini has a strong Draco Meteor and has the stats to use it and physical moves
- Espeed has +2 priority I CANNOT STRESS HOW USEFUL THIS IS and it still hits hard off 15 Atk
- Fire Blast roasts Ferroseed, Pawniard, and Foongus
- Iron Tail hits Fairies expecting an Outrage or Draco Meteor or whatever Dratini wants to do
- 2HKOs standard Spritzee
Set Details
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- EVs to get as much Atk and SpA as possible while still outspeeding most walls (though still not Chinchou)
- Rash nature to get the most out of Draco Meteor while still keeping up the strength of Espeed and Iron Tail
- 0 HP ivs makes LO recoil be 1 point instead of 2
- Shed Skin rids Dratini of troublesome burns or Paralysis
- LO powers both sides of the attacking spectrum
Usage Tips
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- mostly spam Draco Meteor unless predicting a Steel or Fairy to come in
- if these happen, use the appropriate move to OHKO or 2HKO
- can also function as a revenge killer through Espeed
- I can't think of anything to say in here
Team Options
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- needs hazards support to get some notable KOs, like to guarantee the 2HKO on Spritzee and Vullaby and Draco + Espeed on Chinchou
- Dwebble is good at this, also Omanyte
- can lead the way for sweepers
- Tirtouga, Shellder, Scraggy, Pawniard are examples
- can't OHKO faster things with Espeed, so needs chip damage and a free switch in since it's so frail
- Magnemite resists Fairy and Ice and can Volt Switch Dratini in
- Mienfoo scares Ice-types and can bait Fairies for Dratini to crack with Iron Tail, and Mienfoo has a slow U-Turn to get Dratini in safely
Other Options
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- T-wave and Dragon Tail, but generally too frail and outclassed
- good special movepool, but Dratini needs Espeed, and the mixed attacker set has it best
- ResTalk + DD + Outrage worked before, but now Fairies are immune to Dragon, and Steel types still exist. Also, this is setup bait
- Waterfall or Aqua Tail, but no real extra coverage or KOs gained
- Agility is interesting, but DD is better
- Choice Band could work to try and just muscle through walls instead of covering them
- Aqua Jet, but Espeed is stronger and has good neutral coverage anyway
Checks & Counters
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- Fairies, but if packing Iron Tail, watch out
- Steels, but if packing Fire Blast, watch out
- Spritzee with full health can live Iron Tail and KO with Moonblast
- Pawniard can Sucker Punch before Fire Blast, but an interesting game with Extremespeed can be played to dodge Sucker Punch
- fast scarfers who are immune to or resist Espeed
- gastly, misdreavus, amaura
- Fake Out beats out Espeed, and Dratini is so frail, it'll likely KO
- Sturdy means no OHKO which Dratini relies on to avoid taking damage
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