RU Durant [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[EonX]

[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Stomping Tantrum / Crunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Durant's high Speed tier, powerful attacks, and great coverage give it a solid niche in the RU tier as a wallbreaker capable of performing well against common offensive teams. First Impression is brutally powerful priority that allows Durant to wipe out the likes of Zygarde-10%, Xurkitree, and Raikou before they have a chance to attack, while also dealing hefty damage to Seismitoad and Suicune looking to switch into Durant. Iron Head removes bulky Fairy-types like Togekiss, Sylveon, and Galarian Weezing. Superpower crushes Steel-types such as Registeel, Steelix, and Stakataka. Stomping Tantrum hits Poison- and Fire-types such as Toxtricity, Darmanitan, and Entei for super effective damage. Crunch is an alternative option that can still hit these Poison- and Fire-types for neutral damage while pummeling Reuniclus beyond the first turn, preventing it from stalling with recovery moves until Durant misses, while also hitting Thundurus for hefty neutral damage. Both Stomping Tantrum and Crunch hit Metagross, Chandelure, and Doublade. Choice Band can turn Durant into more of a hit-and-run attacker with a little more longevity, but the inability to switch moves can not only make Durant easier to play around, but also make it riskier to revenge kill offensive threats with First Impression.

Durant appreciates teammates that can handle Fire-types and faster special attackers. Water-type teammates like Volcanion, Milotic, and Seismitoad are very helpful to take on Fire-types. Volcanion keeps up offensive pressure and can spread Toxic to bulky Water-types trying to handle Durant, while Milotic is capable of bringing Durant in via Flip Turn. Seismitoad can reliably set up Stealth Rock while checking Raikou, a common faster special attacker that is capable of revenge killing Durant easily. Noivern assists with revenge killing against offense, can get Durant in on Fairy-types with U-turn, and is able to check Fire-types. Late-game cleaners, such as Choice Scarf Zarude, Mienshao, and Darmanitan, can capitalize on the holes Durant will usually punch in the opposing team and all can bring Durant into battle via U-turn. Durant can revenge kill many offensive threats, but it's advisable to have additional answers to faster Pokemon capable of taking at least one First Impression; like Thundurus, Mienshao, Noivern, and Darmanitan. Noivern can be easily held in check by the likes of Nasty Plot Togekiss and Diancie with Diancie being particularly notable for setting Stealth Rock and checking Fire-types for Durant. Choice Scarf Mienshao can be handled by Fairy-types like the aforementioned Togekiss, as well as Sylveon and Galarian Weezing. Roserade using Synthesis can handle Thundurus's pivot set effectively while setting Spikes to chip down threats, such as Galarian Slowbro and Cobalion, into Durant's KO range. Zygarde-10% is a great Thundurus check that can also check Fire-types and join forces with Durant to put heavy pressure on bulky Water-types. While Durant is more at home on offensive teams, Porygon2 is a notable defensive partner for its ability to check faster special attackers, like Choice Scarf Xurkitree and Noivern, and use Teleport to keep up momentum and help Durant get into battle easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoGyro, 331519]]

 

[Expulso]

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ant

[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Stomping Tantrum / Crunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Durant's high Speed tier, powerful attacks, and great coverage give it a solid niche in the RU tier as a wallbreaker capable of still performing well against common offensive teams. First Impression is brutally powerful priority that allows Durant to wipe out the likes of Zarude Zygarde-10%, (Zarude doesn't threaten you much anyways, you could just take a hit and ko) Xurkitree, and Gardevoir Raikou [more relevant threat, it's still ohkoed] before they have a chance to respond. [Mention that FI also gives you a way to hit Water-types like Seis and Suicune that might switch into its other attacks] Iron Head ensures that Fairy-types like Togekiss and Galarian Weezing are not able to hold back Durant from breaking through the opposing team. (wordy) Superpower crushes Steel-types, such as Registeel, Steelix, and Stakataka that hope to hold back Durant. Stomping Tantrum hits Poison-types, such as Toxtricity and Fire-types, such as Darmanitan and Entei for super effective damage. Crunch is an alternative option that can still hit these Poison- and Fire-types for neutral damage while pummeling the likes of Galarian Slowbro (weak to ground) and Reuniclus beyond the first turn, preventing them from stalling with recovery moves until Durant misses. (Mention that Crunch gives you a neutral attack vs Thundurus, which resists everything else) Both Stomping Tantrum and Crunch hit Metagross and Chandelure. Hone Claws can be used over First Impression to turn Durant into a devastating sweeper against slower teams by fixing its accuracy and increasing its Attack even further, but the utility of First Impression against faster teams is difficult to pass up. [I honestly wouldn't even mention it, dropping FI hurts because of not only the lack of prio but also losing coverage] Choice Band can turn Durant into more of a hit-and-run attacker, but the ability to switch moves greatly helps it against slower teams. [mention that no LO recoil can give you more longevity]

Durant appreciates teammates that can handle Fire-types and faster special attackers, due to its 4x weakness and miserable special bulk respectively. Water-type teammates like Volcanion, Milotic, and Seismitoad are very helpful to take on Fire-types. Volcanion keeps up offensive pressure against opposing teams and can spread Toxic to bulky Water-types trying to handle Durant, while Milotic is capable of bringing Durant in via Flip Turn. Seismitoad can reliably set up Stealth Rock while checking Raikou, a key faster special attacker that is capable of revenge killing Durant easily. [mention Dragon-types up here, noivern is also a great partner, ik u mention it later but it fits in with these bc of the fire resist]. Porygon2, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro are capable of blanket checking faster special attackers, such as Noivern and Choice Scarf Xurkitree. Late-game cleaners, such as Choice Scarf Zarude, Mienshao, and Darmanitan, can capitalize on the holes Durant will usually punch in the opposing team and all can bring Durant into battle via U-turn against some of their checks and counters. Durant can revenge kill many offensive threats, but it's advisable to have alternative Speed control options or defensive checks for faster Pokemon capable of taking at least one First Impression; This includes Thundurus, Mienshao, Noivern, and Darmanitan. Noivern can be easily held in check by the likes of Togekiss and Diancie with Diancie being particularly notable for setting Stealth Rock and checking Fire-types for Durant. Choice Scarf Mienshao is among the fastest Choice Scarf users in the tier, but can be handled by bulky Fairy-types like the aforementioned Togekiss or Galarian Weezing. Roserade can check any Thundurus not weilding Psychic while setting Spikes to chip down threats, such as Galarian Slowbro and Cobalion, into Durant KO range. Various aforementioned defensive Pokemon, such as Assault Vest Reuniclus, Diancie, and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro can also check Thundurus to either force it out or to take enough damage for First Impression to KO it later. [This whole purple section is weird because these are predominantly defensive pokemon you suggest as teammates; since durant fits on more offensive teams, i think it would be good to emphasize offensive checks more (e.x. zyg-10/scarf flygon for thund rather than porygon2). dont need to remove this all but just try to work in some more offensive options alongside the bulky ones].

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

EonX tag me when you change the second paragraph and i will look at it again

 

[EonX]

Think I got it all Expulso. I believe that aside from SR users, P2 is the only defensive mon I kept as a mention because Teleport broken.

 

[Expulso]

Qc 1/2, good work

 

[EonX]

Cool. Ready for 2nd check

 

[gorex]

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brooklyn nets

[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Stomping Tantrum / Crunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Durant's high Speed tier, powerful attacks, and great coverage give it a solid niche in the RU tier as a wallbreaker capable of still performing well against common offensive teams. First Impression is brutally powerful priority that allows Durant to wipe out the likes of Zygarde-10%, Xurkitree, and Raikou before they have a chance to respond, while also dealing hefty damage to Seismitoad and Suicune looking to switch into Durant. Iron Head removes bulky Fairy-types like Togekiss, Sylveon, and Galarian Weezing. (sylveon is higher ranked than gweez, shld include it as well). Superpower crushes Steel-types, such as Registeel, Steelix, and Stakataka that hope to hold back Durant. Stomping Tantrum hits Poison-types, such as Toxtricity and Fire-types, such as Darmanitan and Entei Poison- and Fire-types such as Toxtricity, Darmanitan, and Entei for super effective damage. (more concise) Crunch is an alternative option that can still hit these Poison- and Fire-types for neutral damage while pummeling Reuniclus beyond the first turn, preventing it from stalling with recovery moves until Durant misses, while also hitting Thundurus for hefty neutral damage. Both Stomping Tantrum and Crunch hit Metagross and Chandelure. (add in doublade here also, cuz it hard walls durant otherwise). Choice Band can turn Durant into more of a hit-and-run attacker with a little more longevity due to the lack of Life Orb recoil, but the ability to switch moves greatly helps it against slower teams. (change the wording of this underlined part to talk about how cb's downside is that it can be played around easier than lo variants, and also how it can be awkward to use it to revenge kill with first impression - not rly sure how this wld be phrased, but its quite impt)

Durant appreciates teammates that can handle Fire-types and faster special attackers, due to its 4x weakness and miserable special bulk respectively. Water-type teammates like Volcanion, Milotic, and Seismitoad are very helpful to take on Fire-types. Volcanion keeps up offensive pressure against opposing teams and can spread Toxic to bulky Water-types trying to handle Durant, while Milotic is capable of bringing Durant in via Flip Turn. Seismitoad can reliably set up Stealth Rock while checking Raikou, a key faster special attacker that is capable of revenge killing Durant easily. Porygon2, Noivern assists with Speed speed control against opposing offense, can get Durant in on Fairy-types with U-turn, and is able to check Fire-types. Late-game cleaners, such as Choice Scarf Zarude, Mienshao, and Darmanitan, can capitalize on the holes Durant will usually punch in the opposing team and all can bring Durant into battle via U-turn against some of their checks and counters. Durant can revenge kill many offensive threats, but it's advisable to have alternative Speed control options or defensive checks for faster Pokemon capable of taking at least one First Impression; This includes Thundurus, Mienshao, Noivern, and Darmanitan. Noivern can be easily held in check by the likes of Nasty Plot Togekiss and Diancie with Diancie being particularly notable for setting Stealth Rock and checking Fire-types for Durant. Choice Scarf Mienshao is among the fastest Choice Scarf users in the tier, but can be handled by Fairy-types like the aforementioned Togekiss. (mention other fairies that can also beat mienshao here). Roserade can check any Thundurus not weilding (typo) Psychic while setting Spikes to chip down threats, such as Galarian Slowbro and Cobalion, into Durant's KO range. (mention that rose has to run synthesis to do so, since psy is common on np so we can exclude that set, and the pivot set can beat rose in the long run if they dont synth cuz of knock off removing its passive recovery. sleep variants can be easily played around by uturning into smth else for sleep fodder then thund beats in the long run). Zygarde-10% is a great Thundurus check that can also check Fire-types and join forces with Durant to put heavy pressure on opposing bulky Water-types..(you have an extra period here). While Durant is more at home on offensive teams, Porygon2 is a notable defensive partner for its ability to check faster special attackers, like Choice Scarf Xurkitree and Noivern, that can revenge kill Durant, and use Teleport to keep up momentum and help Durant get into battle more easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

once implemented, qc 2/2

 

[EonX]

Ok, GP ready

 

[DC]

AMGP (Implement what you wish!)
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AC = Add Comma, RC = Remove Comma

Ant

[SET]
name: All-out Attacker (lowercase o)
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Stomping Tantrum / Crunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Durant's high Speed tier, powerful attacks, and great coverage give it a solid niche in the RU tier (subjective)as a wallbreaker capable of performing well against common offensive teams. First Impression is a brutally powerful priority that allows Durant to wipe out the likes of Zygarde-10%, Xurkitree, and Raikou before they have a chance to respond, while also dealing hefty damage to switch-ins such as Seismitoad and Suicune looking to switch into Durant. Iron Head removes bulky Fairy-types like Togekiss and Galarian Weezing. Superpower crushes Steel-types,(RC) such as Registeel, Steelix, and Stakataka that hope to hold back Durant. Stomping Tantrum hits Poison- and Fire-types such as Toxtricity, Darmanitan, and Entei for super effective damage. Crunch is an alternative option that can still hits these the aforementioned Poison- and Fire-types for neutral damage while and pummeling pummels Reuniclus beyond the first turn, preventing it from stalling with recovery moves until Durant misses, while also hitting Thundurus for hefty neutral damage. Both Stomping Tantrum and Crunch hit Metagross, Chandelure, and Doublade. Choice Band can turn Durant into more of a hit-and-run attacker with a little more longevity due to the lack of Life Orb recoil, but the inability to switch moves can not only makes Durant easier to play around, but also make it and riskier to revenge kill offensive threats with First Impression,(AC) since it will fail after the first turn.

Due to its 4x weakness to Fire and miserable special bulk, Durant appreciates teammates that can handle Fire-types and faster special attackers, due to its 4x weakness and miserable special bulk respectively. Water-type teammates like Volcanion, Milotic, and Seismitoad are very helpful to take on Fire-types. Volcanion keeps up offensive pressure against opposing teams and can spread Toxic to status bulky Water-types trying to handle Durant with Toxic, while Milotic is capable of bringing Durant in via Flip Turn. Seismitoad can reliably set up Stealth Rock while checking Raikou, a key faster special attacker that is capable of revenge killing Durant easily. Noivern assists with speed control against opposing offense (offensive teams?), can gets Durant in on Fairy-types with U-turn, and is able to checks Fire-types. (Speed control refers to stuff like Thunder Wave, Icy Wind, etc. Not like a fast Pokemon) Late-game cleaners, such as Choice Scarf Zarude, Mienshao, and Darmanitan, can capitalize on the holes Durant's wallbreaking capabilities will usually punch in the opposing team (less informal) and they all can bring Durant into battle via U-turn against some of their checks and counters. Durant can revenge kill many offensive threats, but it's it is advisable to have alternative Speed control options (revenge killers?) or defensive checks for faster Pokemon capable of taking at least one First Impression; This includes such as Thundurus, Mienshao, Noivern, and Darmanitan Noivern, Mienshao, Thundurus, and Darmanitan. (Reordered in the order you talked about) Noivern can be easily held in check by the likes of Nasty Plot Togekiss and Diancie,(AC) with Diancie being particularly notable for setting Stealth Rock and checking Fire-types for Durant. Choice Scarf Mienshao is among the fastest Choice Scarf users in the tier, but it can be handled by Fairy-types like the aforementioned Togekiss as well as Sylveon and Galarian Weezing. Roserade using Synthesis can handle Thundurus's pivot set effectively while setting Spikes to chip down threats, such as Galarian Slowbro and Cobalion, into Durant's KO range. Zygarde-10% is a great Thundurus check that can also check Fire-types and join forces partner (less informal) with Durant to put heavy pressure on opposing bulky Water-types. While Durant is more at home fits best on offensive teams, Porygon2 is a notable defensive partner for its ability to check faster special attackers, like Choice Scarf Xurkitree and Noivern, that can revenge kill Durant, and use Teleport to keep up momentum and help Durant get into battle easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[CryoGyro]

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[SET]
name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Stomping Tantrum / Crunch
item: Life Orb
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Durant's high Speed tier, powerful attacks, and great coverage give it a solid niche in the RU tier as a wallbreaker capable of performing well against common offensive teams. First Impression is brutally powerful priority that allows Durant to wipe out the likes of Zygarde-10%, Xurkitree, and Raikou before they have a chance to respond attack, while also dealing hefty damage to Seismitoad and Suicune looking to switch into Durant. Iron Head removes bulky Fairy-types like Togekiss, Sylveon, and Galarian Weezing. Superpower crushes Steel-types, (comma) such as Registeel, Steelix, and Stakataka that hope to hold back Durant. (i imagine that superpower is common enough that they don't really 'hope to') Stomping Tantrum hits Poison- and Fire-types such as Toxtricity, Darmanitan, and Entei for super effective damage. Crunch is an alternative option that can still hit these Poison- and Fire-types for neutral damage while pummeling Reuniclus beyond the first turn, preventing it from stalling with recovery moves until Durant misses, while also hitting Thundurus for hefty neutral damage. Both Stomping Tantrum and Crunch hit Metagross, Chandelure, and Doublade. Choice Band can turn Durant into more of a hit-and-run attacker with a little more longevity due to the lack of Life Orb recoil, but the inability to switch moves can not only make Durant easier to play around, but also make it riskier to revenge kill offensive threats with First Impression since it will fail after the first turn.

Durant appreciates teammates that can handle Fire-types and faster special attackers, due to its 4x weakness and miserable special bulk respectively. Water-type teammates like Volcanion, Milotic, and Seismitoad are very helpful to take on Fire-types. Volcanion keeps up offensive pressure against opposing teams and can spread Toxic to bulky Water-types trying to handle Durant, while Milotic is capable of bringing Durant in via Flip Turn. Seismitoad can reliably set up Stealth Rock while checking Raikou, a key common faster special attacker that is capable of revenge killing Durant easily. Noivern assists with speed control revenge killing against opposing offense, can get Durant in on Fairy-types with U-turn, and is able to check Fire-types. Late-game cleaners, such as Choice Scarf Zarude, Mienshao, and Darmanitan, can capitalize on the holes Durant will usually punch in the opposing team and all can bring Durant into battle via U-turn against some of their checks and counters. Durant can revenge kill many offensive threats, but it's advisable to have alternative Speed control options or defensive checks for additional answers to faster Pokemon capable of taking at least one First Impression; (semi) This includes like Thundurus, Mienshao, Noivern, and Darmanitan. Noivern can be easily held in check by the likes of Nasty Plot Togekiss and Diancie, (comma) with Diancie being particularly notable for setting Stealth Rock and checking Fire-types for Durant. Choice Scarf Mienshao is among the fastest Choice Scarf users in the tier, but can be handled by Fairy-types like the aforementioned Togekiss, (comma) as well as Sylveon and Galarian Weezing. Roserade using Synthesis can handle Thundurus's pivot set effectively while setting Spikes to chip down threats, such as Galarian Slowbro and Cobalion, into Durant's KO range. Zygarde-10% is a great Thundurus check that can also check Fire-types and join forces with Durant to put heavy pressure on opposing bulky Water-types. While Durant is more at home on offensive teams, Porygon2 is a notable defensive partner for its ability to check faster special attackers, like Choice Scarf Xurkitree and Noivern, that can revenge kill Durant, and use Teleport to keep up momentum and help Durant get into battle easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[EonX, 91480]]
- Quality checked by: [[Expulso, 202058], [gorex, 244449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[EonX]

This one is done and ready.

 

[zizalith]