ZU Dusclops [DONE]

[czim]

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Seismic Toss
move 4: Toxic / Poltergeist
item: Eviolite
ability: Pressure
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dusclops is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the ZU metagame. Its coveted Ghost typing coupled with it walling Galarian Mr. Mime and Wartortle lets it spinblock while also being a good overall special wall and status absorber. It does have its flaws, though; a lack of reliable recovery makes it rely on Rest and Sleep Talk to stay healthy throughout the match, and its below-average offenses mean it relies on Toxic and Seismic Toss for consistent damage, which means it can be exploited by Pokemon such as Klang, Ivysaur, and Gastly. Poltergeist coupled with a Careful nature is another option that helps Dusclops OHKO Galarian Mr. Mime and Gastly while severely damaging Trevenant, Pikachu, and offensive Gourgeist-L that might want to switch in, but this makes Dusclops even more exploitable by Persian and Galarian Linoone. Will-O-Wisp is an alternative to cripple physical attackers such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian that might want to come in on Dusclops, but this makes Dusclops even more passive and more prone to be overwhelmed by special attackers such as Beheeyem, Lampent, and the aforementioned Wartortle and Galarian Mr. Mime, and it is also less threatening to opposing walls such as Corsola, Gourgeist-L, and Vullaby. Pressure is the better ability on Dusclops since it helps it PP stall foes that rely on low-PP moves, such as Choice Specs Whiscash and Octillery, more easily.

Dusclops is a very passive Pokemon that relies on its Eviolite for bulk, so Knock Off absorbers such Shiinotic, Corsola, and itemless Gourgeist-L are good partners, especially since they are more physically defensive and can sponge hits from Pokemon such as Machoke, Galarian Linoone, and Pikachu for Dusclops. In return, Dusclops sponges special hits from attackers such as Mr. Mime, Raichu, and Choice Specs Whiscash for them. Entry hazard setters such as Carkol, Vespiquen, and Glalie also appreciate Dusclops's spinblocking support. Since Dusclops is commonly used on teams focused on entry hazards, Pokemon such as Gothitelle, Galarian Linoone, and Krokorok that take advantage of or prevent Defog are also good partners, and the latter two also check Ghost-types such as Lampent and Trevenant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[czim]

Ready for QC

 

[Tuthur]

Good as always. QC 1/2.

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Seismic Toss
move 4: Toxic/Poltergeist
item: Eviolite
ability: Pressure
nature: Calm/Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dusclops is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the ZU metagame. Its coveted Ghost-typing coupled with its incredible bulk lets it defensively check Rapid Spin users such as Galarian Mr. Mime, Carkol, and Wartortle, spinblock while also being a good overall special wall and status absorber. It does have its flaws though, lack of reliable recovery makes it rely on Rest and Sleep Talk to stay healthy throughout the match, which means it can be abused. It also relies on mostly passive moves for damage such as Toxic and Seismic Toss, which can make it set up fodder for Pokemon such as Oranguru Why Oranguru? Dusclops walls it, maybe you meant Taunt Guru but it's neither common nor that good versus Clops, Substitute Whiscash only Sub DD Whiscash threatens Dusclops and it needs significant HP investment not to be threatened by SToss, and Gastly. Poltergeist coupled with a Careful nature fluff is another option that helps Dusclops OHKO Galarian Mr. Mime and Gastly, while severely damaging Trevenant, Pikachu, and offensive Gourgeist-L, that might want to switch into Dusclops but lives Dusclops harmless versus Sub Guru, Taunt Persian, etc.... Will-O-Wisp is an alternative to cripple Physical attackers that might want to come in on Dusclops such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian, but this makes Dusclops even more passive i'd rather say that it worsen its mu versus opposing walls and more prone to be overwhelmed by Special attackers such as Beheeyem, Lampent and the aforementioned Wartortle and Galarian Mr. Mime.

Dusclops is a very passive Pokemon that relies on its Eviolite for bulk, so Knock Off absorbers such Shiinotic, Corsola and itemless Gourgeist-L are good partners, especially since they are more physically defensive and can sponge hits from Pokemon such as Machoke, Galarian Linoone and Pikachu for Dusclops, while Dusclops sponges special hits from Pokemon attackers such as Mr. Mime, Raichu and Choice Specs Whiscash for them. Hazard setters such as Carkol, Whirlipede, (ac) and Vespiquen (i'd have named Glalie since it's imo the best spikers to pair with Clops) also appreciate Dusclops support to block Rapid Spin users, while Dusclops appreciate the additional passive damage their entry hazards provides fluff, this is true for every pokémon. Since Dusclops is commonly used in teams focused on entry hazards, Pokemon that abuse Defog users such as Gothitelle and Farfetch'd are also good partners. Farfetch'd sucks, i'd mention Taunt users that can prevent defog.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[], []]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[czim]

Implemented and ready for next QC

 

[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d]

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[SET] (Add spaces between the slashes)
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Seismic Toss
move 4: Toxic / Poltergeist
item: Eviolite
ability: Pressure
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dusclops is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the ZU metagame. Its coveted Ghost-typing coupled with its incredible bulk it walling Galarian Mr. Mime and Wartortle lets it spinblock, while also being a good overall special wall and status absorber (you already mentioned it being one of the bulkiest, may as well be specific here) . It does have its flaws though; (RC, add semicolon) a lack of reliable recovery makes it rely on Rest and Sleep Talk to stay healthy throughout the match, which means it can be abused by Pokemon such as Klang, Ivysaur, and Gastly. Poltergeist coupled with a Careful nature is another option that helps Dusclops OHKO Galarian Mr. Mime and Gastly, while severely damaging Trevenant, Pikachu, and offensive Gourgeist-L,(RC) that might want to switch into Dusclops, but this makes Dusclops even more exploitable by Persian and Galarian Linoone. Will-O-Wisp is an alternative to cripple Physical attackers that might want to come in on Dusclops such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian, but this makes Dusclops even more passive and more prone to be overwhelmed by Special attackers such as Beheeyem, Lampent, (AC) and the aforementioned Wartortle and Galarian Mr. Mime, while also being less threatening to opposing walls such as Corsola, Gourgeist-L, (AC) and Vullaby. (Justify Pressure, only because it might seem odd not to have Frisk on a Poltergeist user, and say it’s because Dusclops would much rather PP stall its opponents)(I also noticed there’s no mention of Seismic Toss and Toxic, with the second half of this part being focused on their alternatives. I think that’s ok, but if you agree with me here, it might be a good idea to fit a small mention of these in somewhere; maybe in how it outstalls special attackers, or “instead of Toxic...”)

Dusclops is a very passive Pokemon that relies on its Eviolite for bulk, so Knock Off absorbers such Shiinotic, Corsola, (AC) and itemless Gourgeist-L are good partners, especially since they are more physically defensive and can sponge hits from Pokemon such as Machoke, Galarian Linoone, (AC) and Pikachu for Dusclops, while Dusclops sponges special hits from attackers such as Mr. Mime, Raichu, (AC) and Choice Specs Whiscash for them. Hazard setters such as Carkol, Whirlipede Vespiquen, and Glalie also appreciate Dusclops support to block Rapid Spin users (More relevant example, also Vesp relies on Dusc for switching into G-mime and car after tspikes are up). Since Dusclops is commonly used in teams focused on entry hazards, Pokemon that abuse or prevent Defog such as Gothitelle, Galarian Linoone, (AC) and Krokorok are also good partners, (AC) and the latter two also check Ghost-types like Gastly and offensive Gourgeist-L. (the defenisve teammates before had no Ghost resists, with defensive Gourg-L actually stacking ghost weaknesses, so this support totally should be mentioned)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Tuthur,369076], []]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]

Looks good QC 2/2. Don’t forget the second comma in lists of three ;-;

 

[czim]

implemented and ready for gp

 

[Adeleine]

AM Check :)
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(AC)/(RC)=Add/Remove Comma
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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Seismic Toss
move 4: Toxic / Poltergeist
item: Eviolite
ability: Pressure
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dusclops is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the ZU metagame. Its coveted Ghost-typing Ghost typing coupled with it walling Galarian Mr. Mime and Wartortle lets it spinblock(RC), while also being a good overall special wall and status absorber. It does have its flaws though; a lack of reliable recovery makes it rely on Rest and Sleep Talk to stay healthy throughout the match(AC), and its below-(AH)average offenses mean it relies on Toxic and Seismic Toss for consistent damage, which means it can be abused exploited by Pokemon such as Klang, Ivysaur, and Gastly. Poltergeist coupled with a Careful nature is another option that helps Dusclops OHKO Galarian Mr. Mime and Gastly(RC), while severely damaging Trevenant, Pikachu, and offensive Gourgeist-L(RC), that might want to switch into Dusclops, but this makes Dusclops even more exploitable by Persian and Galarian Linoone. Will-O-Wisp is an alternative to cripple physical (capitalization) attackers such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian that might want to come in on Dusclops such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian, but this makes Dusclops even more passive and more prone to be overwhelmed by special (capitalization) attackers such as Beheeyem, Lampent, and the aforementioned Wartortle and Galarian Mr. Mime, while also being and is also less threatening to opposing walls such as Corsola, Gourgeist-L, and Vullaby. Pressure is the better ability on Dusclops since it helps it PP stall foes that rely on low-(AH)PP moves(AC), such as Choice Specs Whicash and Octillery(AC), more easily.

Dusclops is a very passive Pokemon that relies on its Eviolite for bulk, so Knock Off absorbers such Shiinotic, Corsola, and itemless Gourgeist-L are good partners, especially since they are more physically defensive and can sponge hits from Pokemon such as Machoke, Galarian Linoone, and Pikachu for Dusclops, while Dusclops sponges special hits from attackers such as Mr. Mime, Raichu, and Choice Specs Whiscash for them. Hazard setters such as Carkol, Vespiquen, and Glalie also appreciate Dusclops's support to block Rapid Spin users. Since Dusclops is commonly used in teams focused on entry hazards, Pokemon such as Gothitelle, Galarian Linoone, and Krokorok that abuse take advantage of or prevent Defog such as Gothitelle, Galarian Linoone, and Krokorok are also good partners, while and the latter two also check Ghost-types such as Lampent and Trevenant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], [Ho3nconfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[czim]

implemented everything, thanks

 

[Astra]

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Seismic Toss
move 4: Toxic / Poltergeist
item: Eviolite
ability: Pressure
nature: Calm / Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Dusclops is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the ZU metagame. Its coveted Ghost typing coupled with it walling Galarian Mr. Mime and Wartortle lets it spinblock while also being a good overall special wall and status absorber. It does have its flaws, (AC) though; a lack of reliable recovery makes it rely on Rest and Sleep Talk to stay healthy throughout the match, and its below-average offenses mean it relies on Toxic and Seismic Toss for consistent damage, which means it can be exploited by Pokemon such as Klang, Ivysaur, and Gastly. Poltergeist coupled with a Careful nature is another option that helps Dusclops OHKO Galarian Mr. Mime and Gastly while severely damaging Trevenant, Pikachu, and offensive Gourgeist-L that might want to switch into Dusclops in, but this makes Dusclops even more exploitable by Persian and Galarian Linoone. Will-O-Wisp is an alternative to cripple physical attackers such as Galarian Linoone, Trevenant, and Persian that might want to come in on Dusclops, but this makes Dusclops even more passive and more prone to be overwhelmed by special attackers such as Beheeyem, Lampent, and the aforementioned Wartortle and Galarian Mr. Mime, and it is also less threatening to opposing walls such as Corsola, Gourgeist-L, and Vullaby. Pressure is the better ability on Dusclops, (AC) since it helps it PP stall foes that rely on low-PP moves, such as Choice Specs Whicash Whiscash and Octillery, more easily.

Dusclops is a very passive Pokemon that relies on its Eviolite for bulk, so Knock Off absorbers such Shiinotic, Corsola, and itemless Gourgeist-L are good partners, especially since they are more physically defensive and can sponge hits from Pokemon such as Machoke, Galarian Linoone, and Pikachu for Dusclops, while. (AP) In return, (AC) Dusclops sponges special hits from attackers such as Mr. Mime, Raichu, and Choice Specs Whiscash for them. Hazard Entry hazard setters such as Carkol, Vespiquen, and Glalie also appreciate Dusclops's support to block Rapid Spin users spinblocking support. Since Dusclops is commonly used in on teams focused on entry hazards, Pokemon such as Gothitelle, Galarian Linoone, and Krokorok that take advantage of or prevent Defog are also good partners, and the latter two also check Ghost-types such as Lampent and Trevenant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

1/1 (no stamp cuz at school)

 

[czim]

Implemented and ready for upload

 

[S1nn0hC0nfirm3d]

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