[SET]
FatFish (Dondozo) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Curse
- Body Press
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
[SET COMMENTS]
With outstanding physical bulk, a superb defensive typing and acess to the boost ignoring Unaware exacerbated by it's Curse, Dondozo is one of the tankiest walls in the tier, capable of taking on most physical attackers the meta has to offer, including the likes of Garchomp, Kingambit, Zamazenta and SD Cinderace. Body Press is mandatory over it's STAB on the moveset as it allows Dondozo to hit Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kingambit and Mega Gyarados, the latter being especially important for it's infamous stallbreaking nature. Heavy-duty Boots allow Dondozo to ignore hazards entirely, who'd otherwise greatly hinder it's ability to sit on the plethora of physical attackers present in the tier. It's ability is crucial for the role it provides as, alongside Curse, it allows Dondozo to blanket major physical setup sweepers like SD Iron Valiant, Landorus-Therian and Samurott-Hisui, ignoring their boost as it accumulates its own, serving as a wall that thrives against offense and hyper offense teams relying heavily on physical attackers and making it a solid pillar in defensive cores who can compensate for it's lack of utility.
Despite of Dozo's amazing defensive capabilities, it's lack of reliable recovery, situational ability and weak offensive presence without getting multiple boosts make it extremely exploitable and easy to play around, thus only finding it's place on dedicated stall teams which don't mind being passive. Clodsire and Blissey are stellar teammates, as they cover for Dozo's weaker special defense, Clodsire can be an especially good teammate, as it's typing and amazing special bulk and Unaware let it wall Dondozo counters like Gholdengo and Tapu Koko, the latter being especially important to wall as it disables Rest and hits it super effectively. In return, Dondozo walls Pokemon that threathen to KO Clodsire like Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Great Tusk and Melmetal. Blissey can serve a similar role to Clodsire, as its ridiculous bulk lets it check even boosted special attackers with relative ease while also handling Mega Charizar-Y and and Photosynthesis Raging Bolt more efficiently. Shedinja is another good teammate as it deals with and Ogerpon-Wellspring lacking Knock Off and spreads Will-O-Wisp to further aid Dondozo wall physical attackers, while Dondozo can sit on physical attackers that can hit Shedinja for super effective damage like Kingambit and Zamazenta. Corviknight and Mega Sableye are also teammates to consider due to their ability to control the hazards in field effectively because of Defog and Magic Bounce respectively, allowing Dondozo to not mind losing Boots as much, both Pokemon also check offensive behemoths like Tapu Lele and Kartana in the case of Corviknight and Mega Medicham and Mega Latios in the case of Sableye, meanwhile both Pokemon are happy that Dondozo can check powerful physical Fire types like Ceruledge and Blaziken.
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FatFish (Dondozo) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Curse
- Body Press
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
[SET COMMENTS]
With outstanding physical bulk, a superb defensive typing and acess to the boost ignoring Unaware exacerbated by it's Curse, Dondozo is one of the tankiest walls in the tier, capable of taking on most physical attackers the meta has to offer, including the likes of Garchomp, Kingambit, Zamazenta and SD Cinderace. Body Press is mandatory over it's STAB on the moveset as it allows Dondozo to hit Ogerpon-Wellspring, Kingambit and Mega Gyarados, the latter being especially important for it's infamous stallbreaking nature. Heavy-duty Boots allow Dondozo to ignore hazards entirely, who'd otherwise greatly hinder it's ability to sit on the plethora of physical attackers present in the tier. It's ability is crucial for the role it provides as, alongside Curse, it allows Dondozo to blanket major physical setup sweepers like SD Iron Valiant, Landorus-Therian and Samurott-Hisui, ignoring their boost as it accumulates its own, serving as a wall that thrives against offense and hyper offense teams relying heavily on physical attackers and making it a solid pillar in defensive cores who can compensate for it's lack of utility.
Despite of Dozo's amazing defensive capabilities, it's lack of reliable recovery, situational ability and weak offensive presence without getting multiple boosts make it extremely exploitable and easy to play around, thus only finding it's place on dedicated stall teams which don't mind being passive. Clodsire and Blissey are stellar teammates, as they cover for Dozo's weaker special defense, Clodsire can be an especially good teammate, as it's typing and amazing special bulk and Unaware let it wall Dondozo counters like Gholdengo and Tapu Koko, the latter being especially important to wall as it disables Rest and hits it super effectively. In return, Dondozo walls Pokemon that threathen to KO Clodsire like Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Great Tusk and Melmetal. Blissey can serve a similar role to Clodsire, as its ridiculous bulk lets it check even boosted special attackers with relative ease while also handling Mega Charizar-Y and and Photosynthesis Raging Bolt more efficiently. Shedinja is another good teammate as it deals with and Ogerpon-Wellspring lacking Knock Off and spreads Will-O-Wisp to further aid Dondozo wall physical attackers, while Dondozo can sit on physical attackers that can hit Shedinja for super effective damage like Kingambit and Zamazenta. Corviknight and Mega Sableye are also teammates to consider due to their ability to control the hazards in field effectively because of Defog and Magic Bounce respectively, allowing Dondozo to not mind losing Boots as much, both Pokemon also check offensive behemoths like Tapu Lele and Kartana in the case of Corviknight and Mega Medicham and Mega Latios in the case of Sableye, meanwhile both Pokemon are happy that Dondozo can check powerful physical Fire types like Ceruledge and Blaziken.
[SET CREDITS]
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