Dugtrio (BW OU mini-analysis)

[Oglemi]

[Overview]

Two abilities down, one to go. Dugtrio's only remaining niche following the Sand Veil and Arena Trap bans is as a fast Sand Force attacker, which Excadrill ultimately does insurmountably better.

[SET]
name: May the Sand Force be with You
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Memento
move 4: Stealth Rock
item: Life Orb
ability: Sand Force
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Dugtrio is really not worth using, but if you must, this is probably the best you're going to do. While Dugtrio is still one of the fastest Pokemon in OU and can conceivably revenge kill Pokemon like Jirachi, Excadrill, and Tyranitar, but in most cases Dugtrio won't be strong enough to be effective. Earthquake in sand is only just strong enough to 3HKO 252/48+ Ferrothorn, to give you an idea of what you're working with here (only marginally stronger than maximum Attack Leftovers Landorus-T, for reference). Ultimately, you're probably just best off sacrificing Dugtrio with Memento to provide a setup opportunity for a teammate.

 

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not QC

"May the Force be with You" is less on-the-nose and would lead to a mini-fridge moment when they read Sand Force.

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[Overview]

Two abilities down, one to go. Dugtrio's only remaining niche following the Sand Veil and Arena Trap bans is as a fast Sand Force attacker, which Excadrill ultimately does insurmountably better.

[SET]
name: May the Sand Force be with You
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Memento
move 4: Stealth Rock
item: Life Orb
ability: Sand Force
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Dugtrio is really not worth using, but if you must, this is probably the best you're going to do. While Dugtrio is still one of the fastest Pokemon in OU and can conceivably revenge kill Pokemon like Jirachi, Excadrill, and Tyranitar, but (optional, repetitive structure) in most cases Dugtrio won't be strong enough to be effective. Earthquake in sand is only just strong enough to 3HKO 252/48+ Ferrothorn, to give you an idea of what you're working with here (only marginally stronger than maximum Attack Leftovers Landorus-T, for reference). Ultimately, you're probably just best off sacking sacrificing Dugtrio with Memento to provide a set up setup opportunity for a teammate.

 

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