[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Body Slam
move 3: Dragon Tail / Toxic
move 4: Roost
item: Leftovers
ability: Serene Grace
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
tera type: Dragon / Poison
[SET COMMENTS]
Dudunsparce's great special bulk, pure Normal typing, role compression with entry hazards, and ability to spread status effectively make it a strong and useful special wall and pivot. Dragon Tail provides valuable phazing and lets Dudunsparce counter a plethora of setup sweepers in a pinch, like Salazzle, Frosmoth, and post-Terastallization Florges, and it synergizes well with Stealth Rock to rack up entry hazards damage. Toxic turns Dudunsparce into an even better status spreader, poisoning foes immune to Body Slam paralysis like Bellibolt and Golurk. Tera Dragon helps Dudunsparce check powerful Grass-, Fire-, and Electric-types like Rotom-C, Rotom-H, and Magneton better and boosts the power of Dragon Tail. On the other hand, Tera Poison sheds Dudunsparce's Fighting weakness for a resistance that lets Dudunsparce handle Fighting-types like Hisuian Decidueye better. Dudunsparce also appreciates Tera Poison making it immune to Toxic and giving it a better matchup against Grass-types like Venusaur and Hisuian Electrode.
Dudunsparce fits best on balance and bulky offense teams that appreciate its role compression, ability to check strong special attackers like Salazzle and Hoopa, and limited passivity. Some ideal partners include Fighting-type switch-ins such as Milotic, Sandaconda, and Uxie; these all appreciate Dudunsparce being the entry hazard setter on a team, which allows them to fit moves like Protect, Coil, and Thunder Wave, respectively. In return, Dudunsparce checks threatening special attackers like Goodra and Galarian Articuno for them. Dudunsparce's ability to spread paralysis benefits slow wallbreakers such as Rhydon, Golurk, and Choice Specs Florges, which appreciate being able to outspeed their offensive counterplay like Tastugiri and Delphox. Dudunsparce heavily dislikes Toxic and Will-O-Wisp, so Pokemon that can switch into these moves such as Galarian Slowbro and Coalossal, respectively, are greatly appreciated. Spikes lets Dudunsparce rack up more damage with Dragon Tail, so Spikes setters like Qwilfish and Alolan Sandslash are useful partners. Steel-types like Orthworm and Alolan Sandslash can pressure and annoy Dudunsparce, so checks to them like Milotic and Scrafty are greatly appreciated.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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