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I mainly fixed up the prose - remember, bland, short sentences usually turn off the reader more than anything else. Otherwise,
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[Overview]
<p>Durant can be a very threatening Pokemon in the RU metagame. Most outstandingly, its base 109 Speed lets it outpace most of RU. When coupled with its ability, Hustle, and its excellent typing, Durant becomes one of the best late-game sweepers With a fantastic base 109 Speed that allows it to outspeed the majority of the metagame, a great boosting ability in Hustle, and a Bug / Steel typing that gives it two potent STABS, Durant has all the tools required to be a dangerous late game sweeper in RU. It also gets an interesting new move, boosting move in Hone Claws, which patches up the accuracy loss from its ability and makes it a solid boosting sweeper. Durant's main weakness is its terrible Special Defense, which makes it vulnerable to almost any special attack Unfortunately, Durant's terrible base 48 Special Defense and weakness to common Fire-type special attacks make it easy to take down, and this is compounded by the fact that Fire-types such as Moltres, Entei, and Charizard are common in RU. Still, team support can remedy this issue to an extent, and Durant thus finally gets its chance to shine at least in the lower tiers.</p> (Avoid bland, short sentences when writing the Overview in particular, as it is the beginning of an analysis.)
[SET]
name: Hone Claws
move 1: Hone Claws
move 2: X-Scissor
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Rock Slide / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set works around two main things: Hustle Durant's ability and Durant's its access to the move Hone Claws. Hustle increases Durant's Attack but lowers its accuracy, which makes Hone Claws the perfect move for it; Hone Claws not only increases its accuracy, but also its Attack, which are a few both key elements for a sweep. Iron Head and X-Scissor are two powerful STAB moves with Hustle are reliable, powerful STAB moves, hitting a large range of threats very hard. while Rock Slide hits Flying- and Fire-types Pokemon such as Entei, Moltres, and Charizard for super effective damage, providing excellent overall coverage. Stone Edge might be much more powerful, but its poor accuracy makes Rock Slide the better choice might has greater Base Power but at the same time is less reliable, therefore Rock Slide is the better option.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Since this set is dedicated to making Durant a sweeper, Life Orb is overall the better choice of item despite this decreasing Durant's survivability. The EV spread is standard for most physical attackers, maximizing Durant's Attack and Speed. A Jolly nature is necessary to allow Durant to outspeed the many threatening Fire-types occupying the base 100 Speed tier, such as Charizard.</p>
<p>While Durant's only elemental weakness is FireWhile Durant sports a weakness to only Fire-type attacks, any special attacking Choice Scarf user can pose a huge threat to Durant it. Most specially defensive Pokemon should thus compliment Durant quite well; Rotom-H is a particularly good teammate as it resists Fire-type moves.</p> (Try and mention a few more teammates; this section is quite short. If you are unable to provide more teammates, merge these two paragraphs.)
[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Iron Head
move 2: X-Scissor
move 3: Rock Slide / Stone Edge
move 4: Thunder Fang
item: Choice Band / Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The main purpose of this set is to abuse Durant's excellent base 109 Attack. This set is a high-risk, high-reward set It is based on the concept of high-risk, high-return: despite its great offensive presence, Accuracy is one of the very few a major con of this set the unreliable accuracy of Durant's moves due to Hustle can be a major issue at times. Nonetheless, this set allows Durant to OHKO or 2HKO many defensive threats such as Uxie and Ferroseed, and can be used over the Hone Claws set if one feels that Durant doesn't have many opportunities to boost up. Again, Iron Head and X-Scissor are excellent STABs, while Rock Slide gains coverage on Flying- and Fire-type threats Pokemon. Stone Edge is viable, but its low accuracy is off-putting on such a specially frail Pokemon. Thunder Fang can be used to rounds off Durant's coverage,hitting the bulky Water-types which otherwise wall Durant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>This set functions well as a wallbreaker, allowing it Durant to take down defensive threats and give a teammate or even itself an opening to sweep or let Durant sweep by itself. Choice Band is the preferred item on this set as it gives you grantsthe extra power Durant needs. Entry hazard support like Stealth Rock and Spikes are is always nice, ensuring several crucial KOs and 2HKOs KO's by Durant due to the varying min-max damage.</p>
<p>Again, Durant is threatened by Fire-type moves, as well as special attacking Choice Scarf users. This variant of Durant will likely be switching more especially with Choice Band, therefore givingtype synergy is of greater importance. Rotom-H is once again a good partner. Mantyke with Eviolite is also a good teamante for Durant Rotom-H and Eviolite Mantyke thus make great teammates, as they both have excellent synergy with Durant.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Dig is Durant's only option for dealing significant damage to Steel-types, but it's a very predictable move. Baton Pass can be used in conjunction with Hone Claws and / or Rock Polish. Substitute can be used on the Hone Claws set to avoid crippling paralysis or burn, but this significantly reduces Durant's coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Status—both burn and paralysis—is a big issue for Durant. Eviolite Gligar is a solid Durant counter, boasting both great Defense and resistances to almost all the attacks Durant throws its way. Choice Scarfed special attackers can easily come in and take down Durant. Qwilfish is a solid counter to Durant as well; it resists both of Durant's STAB moves, and its ability Intimidate lowers Durant's Attack. Weezing is a decent counter to Durant as it can take one hit and then fire off a Will-O-Wisp or Flamethrower can sponge most of Durant's attacks with ease and either cripple it with Will-O-Wisp or OHKO with Flamethrower. Steel-types such as Steelix can also take Iron Heads and Roar it out barely get scratched by Durant's attacks, and can Roar it out. Choice Scarf users with powerful special attacks also take out Durant without too much fuss. Finally, status—both burn and paralysis—is a big issue for Durant as well, as it then becomes complete dead weight.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Truant, Durant's Dream World ability, is worse than useless and should never be considered.</p>
<p>Durant can be a very threatening Pokemon in the RU metagame. Most outstandingly, its base 109 Speed lets it outpace most of RU. When coupled with its ability, Hustle, and its excellent typing, Durant becomes one of the best late-game sweepers With a fantastic base 109 Speed that allows it to outspeed the majority of the metagame, a great boosting ability in Hustle, and a Bug / Steel typing that gives it two potent STABS, Durant has all the tools required to be a dangerous late game sweeper in RU. It also gets an interesting new move, boosting move in Hone Claws, which patches up the accuracy loss from its ability and makes it a solid boosting sweeper. Durant's main weakness is its terrible Special Defense, which makes it vulnerable to almost any special attack Unfortunately, Durant's terrible base 48 Special Defense and weakness to common Fire-type special attacks make it easy to take down, and this is compounded by the fact that Fire-types such as Moltres, Entei, and Charizard are common in RU. Still, team support can remedy this issue to an extent, and Durant thus finally gets its chance to shine at least in the lower tiers.</p> (Avoid bland, short sentences when writing the Overview in particular, as it is the beginning of an analysis.)
[SET]
name: Hone Claws
move 1: Hone Claws
move 2: X-Scissor
move 3: Iron Head
move 4: Rock Slide / Stone Edge
item: Life Orb / Leftovers
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set works around two main things: Hustle Durant's ability and Durant's its access to the move Hone Claws. Hustle increases Durant's Attack but lowers its accuracy, which makes Hone Claws the perfect move for it; Hone Claws not only increases its accuracy, but also its Attack, which are a few both key elements for a sweep. Iron Head and X-Scissor are two powerful STAB moves with Hustle are reliable, powerful STAB moves, hitting a large range of threats very hard. while Rock Slide hits Flying- and Fire-types Pokemon such as Entei, Moltres, and Charizard for super effective damage, providing excellent overall coverage. Stone Edge might be much more powerful, but its poor accuracy makes Rock Slide the better choice might has greater Base Power but at the same time is less reliable, therefore Rock Slide is the better option.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Since this set is dedicated to making Durant a sweeper, Life Orb is overall the better choice of item despite this decreasing Durant's survivability. The EV spread is standard for most physical attackers, maximizing Durant's Attack and Speed. A Jolly nature is necessary to allow Durant to outspeed the many threatening Fire-types occupying the base 100 Speed tier, such as Charizard.</p>
<p>While Durant's only elemental weakness is FireWhile Durant sports a weakness to only Fire-type attacks, any special attacking Choice Scarf user can pose a huge threat to Durant it. Most specially defensive Pokemon should thus compliment Durant quite well; Rotom-H is a particularly good teammate as it resists Fire-type moves.</p> (Try and mention a few more teammates; this section is quite short. If you are unable to provide more teammates, merge these two paragraphs.)
[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Iron Head
move 2: X-Scissor
move 3: Rock Slide / Stone Edge
move 4: Thunder Fang
item: Choice Band / Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The main purpose of this set is to abuse Durant's excellent base 109 Attack. This set is a high-risk, high-reward set It is based on the concept of high-risk, high-return: despite its great offensive presence, Accuracy is one of the very few a major con of this set the unreliable accuracy of Durant's moves due to Hustle can be a major issue at times. Nonetheless, this set allows Durant to OHKO or 2HKO many defensive threats such as Uxie and Ferroseed, and can be used over the Hone Claws set if one feels that Durant doesn't have many opportunities to boost up. Again, Iron Head and X-Scissor are excellent STABs, while Rock Slide gains coverage on Flying- and Fire-type threats Pokemon. Stone Edge is viable, but its low accuracy is off-putting on such a specially frail Pokemon. Thunder Fang can be used to rounds off Durant's coverage,hitting the bulky Water-types which otherwise wall Durant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>This set functions well as a wallbreaker, allowing it Durant to take down defensive threats and give a teammate or even itself an opening to sweep or let Durant sweep by itself. Choice Band is the preferred item on this set as it gives you grantsthe extra power Durant needs. Entry hazard support like Stealth Rock and Spikes are is always nice, ensuring several crucial KOs and 2HKOs KO's by Durant due to the varying min-max damage.</p>
<p>Again, Durant is threatened by Fire-type moves, as well as special attacking Choice Scarf users. This variant of Durant will likely be switching more especially with Choice Band, therefore givingtype synergy is of greater importance. Rotom-H is once again a good partner. Mantyke with Eviolite is also a good teamante for Durant Rotom-H and Eviolite Mantyke thus make great teammates, as they both have excellent synergy with Durant.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Dig is Durant's only option for dealing significant damage to Steel-types, but it's a very predictable move. Baton Pass can be used in conjunction with Hone Claws and / or Rock Polish. Substitute can be used on the Hone Claws set to avoid crippling paralysis or burn, but this significantly reduces Durant's coverage.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Status—both burn and paralysis—is a big issue for Durant. Eviolite Gligar is a solid Durant counter, boasting both great Defense and resistances to almost all the attacks Durant throws its way. Choice Scarfed special attackers can easily come in and take down Durant. Qwilfish is a solid counter to Durant as well; it resists both of Durant's STAB moves, and its ability Intimidate lowers Durant's Attack. Weezing is a decent counter to Durant as it can take one hit and then fire off a Will-O-Wisp or Flamethrower can sponge most of Durant's attacks with ease and either cripple it with Will-O-Wisp or OHKO with Flamethrower. Steel-types such as Steelix can also take Iron Heads and Roar it out barely get scratched by Durant's attacks, and can Roar it out. Choice Scarf users with powerful special attacks also take out Durant without too much fuss. Finally, status—both burn and paralysis—is a big issue for Durant as well, as it then becomes complete dead weight.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Truant, Durant's Dream World ability, is worse than useless and should never be considered.</p>
I mainly fixed up the prose - remember, bland, short sentences usually turn off the reader more than anything else. Otherwise,
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