AG Galarian Darmanitan [Done]

[Fc]

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Icicle Crash
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz
move 4: Rock Slide / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan is a solidly fast and incredibly strong revenge killer in AG. Icicle Crash can take out neutral Pokemon such as Marshadow and Calyrex-S when chipped while also threatening Eternatus, Zygarde, and Yveltal. U-turn is an easy to spam pivoting option that lets Galarian Darmanitan chip down walls that resist its main coverage, like Kyogre and Necrozma-DM, while creating a more favorable position for its team. Flare Blitz OHKOes Zacian-C, a prime target, while also dealing solid damage to Ferrothorn, Necrozma-DM, and Skarmory. Rock Slide OHKOes defensive Ho-Oh, which can pivot into Galarian Darmanitan and scout what it's locked into otherwise. Earthquake nails Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Zacian-C, and Eternatus in one move while also hitting Steel-types without the recoil drawback of Flare Blitz. A Jolly nature with maximum Speed and its Choice Scarf allow Galarian Darmanitan to outrun and revenge kill Pokemon such as Zacian-C, +1 Zekrom and Reshiram, and Calyrex-S.

With Galarian Darmanitan's ability to bait in and pressure Necrozma-DM, force out Ground- and Dragon-types, and pivot with U-turn, it is an excellent offensive partner for Zacian-C. Similarly, Zacian-C helps Galarian Darmanitan by pressuring checks to it such as defensive Kyogre and Toxapex with Wild Charge. Zekrom also threatens defensive Water-types and can take advantage of U-turn switch-ins to set up a Dragon Dance. Since Galarian Darmanitan also lacks any kind of defensive utility, common walls such as specially defensive Yveltal, Eternatus, and Zygarde-C also help by switching into wallbreakers it can't OHKO. Specially defensive Yveltal can also safely bring in Galarian Darmanitan with U-turn and provide Defog support, mitigating its weakness to entry hazards. Defensive Necrozma-DM is able to switch into and threaten out Xerneas and Zacian-C, Pokemon that Galarian Darmanitan can't switch into and can only pressure when locked into the right move.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Galarian Darmanitan can also use a devastatingly strong Choice Band set, limiting its switch-ins to an extremely small handful of Pokemon, but the loss in Speed is very noticeable. Superpower is a decent coverage option to hit Ferrothorn hard without the recoil as well as giving the option of Max Knuckle, but the drops in Attack and Defense make it more committal and less consistent than other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Kyogre**: Defensive Kyogre resists both Icicle Crash and Flare Blitz while not taking much damage from any other coverage move. Repeated U-turns can easily chip it down, and healing damage with Rest leaves it vulnerable, but it is still one of the sturdiest walls to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Necrozma-DM**: While it doesn't appreciate Flare Blitz, Necrozma-DM can shrug off any other hit and even has a chance to live two Choice Scarf Flare Blitzes. It also accumulates chip damage by switching in with Rocky Helmet.

**Chip Damage**: Rocky Helmet on Necrozma-DM and Skarmory, Stealth Rock, other hazards, and Flare Blitz recoil can very easily wear down Galarian Darmanitan, especially because it can't stick around for long without switching.

**Revenge Killers**: Choice Scarf Calyrex-S as well as Geomancy-boosted Xerneas can outspeed and OHKO Galarian Darmanitan, while priority from Pokemon such as Marshadow and Yveltal exploit its low defensive stats to threaten it.

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- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
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[Rotten]

additions, removals, (comments)

Fc, post: 8835514, member: 511624

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Icicle Crash
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz
move 4: Rock Slide / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Galarian Darmanitan is a strong revenge killer in the metagame, with a solid Speed tier when boosted with Choice Scarf and an incredibly strong attack stat to threaten many faster Pokemon (mention Gorilla Tactics and great coverage options as well). Icicle Crash is a powerful STAB move that acts as a way to take out most Pokemon neutral to its other coverage such as Marshadow and Calyrex-S when chipped. U-turn is an easy to spam pivoting option which lets Galarian Darmanitan chip down walls that resist its main coverage like Kyogre while getting into a move favourable more favorable position for its team. Flare Blitz is used to OHKO Zacian-C which is a prime target for Galarian Darmanitan's revenge killing, while it also deals the most damage to Ferrothorn, Necrozma-DM, and Skarmory , and other Steel-types as well (there's no other relevant Steel-types in AG; there is Magearna and Solgaleo but idt those are worth mentioning). Rock Slide OHKO's defensive Ho-Oh which can normally pivot into Galarian Darmanitan and scout what it's locked into otherwise, while Earthquake is good neutral coverage on Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Zacian-C, and Eternatus in one coverage move while also hitting Steel-types without the recoil drawback of Flare Blitz. (EQ should have its own sentence imo) (would add what maximum Speed investment with a Jolly nature lets Galarian Darmanitan outspeed)

With Galarian Darmanitan's ability to bait and pressure Necrozma-DM, force out Ground-types, and pivot with U-turn, it becomes an excellent offensive partner for Zacian-C which appreciates all of these traits in a teammate. Similarly, Zacian-C helps Galarian Darmanitan by pressuring checks to it such as defensive Kyogre and Toxapex with Wild Charge. Zekrom also threatens defensive Water-types extremely hard and can abuse switch ins that U-turn provides to set up a Dragon Dance, making them solid partners for each other. Defog Yveltal is also an amazing partner for Galarian Darmanitan, covering for multiple major weaknesses. While fast with Choice Scarf, Galarian Darmanitan can still be revenge killed by the faster Choice Scarf Calyrex-S and is extremely hindered by Stealth Rock and Sticky Web, all of which Defog Yveltal can provide key support for. (moved all of this to the next sentence because it seemed fitting there) Since Galarian Darmanitan also lacks any kind of defensive utility, common walls such as specially defensive Yveltal, (comma) Eternatus, (comma) and Zygarde-C also help by switching into wallbreakers that can live a hit from Galarian Darmanitan when they're healthy, such as Calyrex-S, (comma) Kyogre, (comma) and Marshadow. Specially defensive Yveltal can also safely bring in Galarian Darmanitan with U-turn and provide Defog support, mitigating its weakness to entry hazards.

add Necrozma-DM as a defensive partner, it can deal with Zacian-C and Xerneas which Galarian Darmanitan doesn't want to switch into

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A devastatingly strong Choice Band set can instead be used, limiting its switch ins to an extremely small handful of Pokemon. The loss in Speed from Choice Scarf is very noticeable, though, preventing it from revenge killing anything which was one of its main roles fast threats like Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Calyrex-S.

add Superpower (nails Ferrothorn w/o taking a million from Flare Blitz + gives access to Max Knuckle)

Checks and Counters
===================

**Kyogre**: Defensive Kyogre resists both Icicle Crash and Flare Blitz while not taking much damage from any other coverage move, and is able to heal off the damage with Rest. It can easily be chipped down by repeated U-turn pivots (defensive Kyogre can easily heal off U-turn damage with Rest, you could mention that forcing Kyogre to use Rest is useful for teammates), but is one of the sturdiest walls to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Necrozma-DM**: While it doesn't appreciate Flare Blitz, Necrozma-DM can shrug off any other hit and even has a chance to live 2 Choice Scarf Flare Blitzes. In combination with chip from Rocky Helmet and an Ice resistance, this makes Necrozma-DM a very strong switch in to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Chip Damage**: Rocky Helmet on Necrozma-DM and Skarmory, Stealth Rock, Flare Blitz recoil, and other hazards can very easily wear down Galarian Darmanitan. It lacks recovery and has no way to stick around when being pressured heavily by chip damage.

**Revenge Killers**: (mention that faster revenge killers (such as Choice Scarf Calyrex-S and boosted Xerneas) and priority users (such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Urshifu-S) threaten Galarian Darmanitan

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

qc 1/2!

 

[Geysers]

add remove [comment]

QC

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Icicle Crash
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz
move 4: Rock Slide / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Galarian Darmanitan is a strong revenge killer in AG the metagame, with a solid Speed tier when boosted with Choice Scarf and an incredibly strong Attack stat boosted by Gorilla Tactics which allow it to threaten many common Pokemon. Its great coverage options as well as Gorilla Tactics to power up every move it uses further boosts these strengths. Icicle Crash is a powerful STAB move that acts as a way to take out most Pokemon neutral to its other coverage such as Marshadow and Calyrex-S when chipped, while also threatening Eternatus, Zygarde, and Yveltal. U-turn is an easy to spam pivoting option which lets Galarian Darmanitan chip down walls that resist its main coverage like Kyogre and Necrozma-DM while getting into a more favorable position for its team. Flare Blitz is used to OHKO Zacian-C which is a prime target for Galarian Darmanitan's revenge killing, while it also dealing deals the most solid damage to Ferrothorn, Necrozma-DM, and Skarmory. Rock Slide OHKO's defensive Ho-Oh which can normally pivot into Galarian Darmanitan and scout what it's locked into otherwise. Earthquake is good neutral coverage on Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Zacian-C, and Eternatus in one coverage move while also hitting Steel-types without the recoil drawback of Flare Blitz. A Jolly Nature with max Speed and its Choice Scarf allow Galarian Darmanitan to outrun and revenge Pokemon such as Zacian-C, +1 Zekrom and Reshiram, and Calyrex-S, helping it to more effectively revenge kill them. which is extremely important to its gameplan.

With Galarian Darmanitan's ability to bait and pressure Necrozma-DM, force out Ground- and Dragon-types, and pivot with U-turn, it becomes an excellent offensive partner for Zacian-C which appreciates all of these traits in a teammate. Similarly, Zacian-C helps Galarian Darmanitan by pressuring checks to it such as defensive Kyogre and Toxapex with Wild Charge. Zekrom also threatens defensive Water-types extremely hard and can take advantage of abuse switch ins that U-turn provides to set up a Dragon Dance, making them solid partners for each other. Since Galarian Darmanitan also lacks any kind of defensive utility, common walls such as specially defensive Yveltal, Eternatus, and Zygarde-C also help by switching into wallbreakers that can live a hit from Galarian Darmanitan when they're healthy, such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Marshadow. Specially defensive Yveltal can also safely bring in Galarian Darmanitan with U-turn and provide Defog support, mitigating its weakness to entry hazards. Defensive Necrozma-DM is able to switch into and threaten out Xerneas and Zacian-C, Pokemon that Galarian Darmanitan can't switch into and can only pressure when locked into the right move.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A devastatingly strong Choice Band set can instead be used, limiting its switch ins to an extremely small handful of Pokemon. The loss in Speed from Choice Scarf is very noticeable, though, preventing it from revenge killing fast threats like Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Calyrex-S. Superpower is a decent coverage option that can be run to hit Ferrothorn hard without the recoil as well as giving the option of Max Knuckle, but the drops in Attack and Defense make it more committal and less consistent than other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Kyogre**: Defensive Kyogre resists both Icicle Crash and Flare Blitz while not taking much damage from any other coverage move. It can easily be chipped down by repeated U-turn pivots but can heal off damage with Rest, which can still be exploited by Galarian Darmanitan and its teammates, but Kyogre is still one of the sturdiest walls to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Necrozma-DM**: While it doesn't appreciate Flare Blitz, Necrozma-DM can shrug off any other hit and even has a chance to live 2 Choice Scarf Flare Blitzes. In combination with chip from Rocky Helmet and an Ice resistance, this makes Necrozma-DM a very strong switch in to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Chip Damage**: Rocky Helmet on Necrozma-DM and Skarmory, Stealth Rock, Flare Blitz recoil, and other hazards can very easily wear down Galarian Darmanitan. It lacks recovery and has no way to stick around when being pressured heavily by chip damage.

**Revenge Killers**: Choice Scarf Calyrex-S as well as Geomany boosted Xerneas can outspeed and OHKO Galarian Darmanitan, while priority from Pokemon such as Marshadow and Yveltal exploit its low defensive stats to threaten it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

looks good
QC 2/2

 

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Icicle Crash
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Flare Blitz
move 4: Rock Slide / Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Galarian Darmanitan is a strong revenge killer in AG, with a solid Speed tier when boosted with Choice Scarf and an incredibly strong Attack stat boosted by Gorilla Tactics which allow it to threaten many common Pokemon. Icicle Crash is a powerful STAB move that acts as a way to take out most Pokemon neutral to its other coverage Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan is a solidly fast and incredibly strong revenge killer in AG. Icicle Crash can take out neutral Pokemon such as Marshadow and Calyrex-S when chipped (RC) while also threatening Eternatus, Zygarde, and Yveltal. U-turn is an easy to spam pivoting option which that lets Galarian Darmanitan chip down walls that resist its main coverage, (AC) like Kyogre and Necrozma-DM, (AC) while getting into creating a more favorable position for its team. Flare Blitz is used to OHKO Zacian-C which is a prime target for Galarian Darmanitan's revenge killing, OHKOes Zacian-C, a prime target, while also dealing solid damage to Ferrothorn, Necrozma-DM, and Skarmory. Rock Slide OHKO's OHKOes defensive Ho-Oh, (AC) which can normally pivot into Galarian Darmanitan and scout what it's locked into otherwise. Earthquake is good neutral coverage on nails Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Zacian-C, and Eternatus in one coverage move while also hitting Steel-types without the recoil drawback of Flare Blitz. A Jolly nature with maximum Speed and its Choice Scarf allow Galarian Darmanitan to outrun and revenge kill Pokemon such as Zacian-C, +1 Zekrom and Reshiram, and Calyrex-S, helping it to more effectively revenge kill them.

With Galarian Darmanitan's ability to bait in and pressure Necrozma-DM, force out Ground- and Dragon-types, and pivot with U-turn, it becomes is an excellent offensive partner for Zacian-C which appreciates all of these traits in a teammate. Similarly, Zacian-C helps Galarian Darmanitan by pressuring checks to it such as defensive Kyogre and Toxapex with Wild Charge. Zekrom also threatens defensive Water-types and can take advantage of switch ins that U-turn provides to set up a Dragon Dance, making them solid partners for each other. U-turn switch-ins to set up a Dragon Dance. Since Galarian Darmanitan also lacks any kind of defensive utility, common walls such as specially defensive Yveltal, Eternatus, and Zygarde-C also help by switching into wallbreakers that can live a hit from Galarian Darmanitan when they're healthy, such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Marshadow. it can't OHKO. (specific wallbreaker mentions dont feel that critical, this feels like a pretty basic mon, but lmk if i miss smth) Specially defensive Yveltal can also safely bring in Galarian Darmanitan with U-turn and provide Defog support, mitigating its weakness to entry hazards. Defensive Necrozma-DM is able to switch into and threaten out Xerneas and Zacian-C, Pokemon that Galarian Darmanitan can't switch into and can only pressure when locked into the right move.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A devastatingly strong Choice Band set can instead be used, limiting its switch ins to an extremely small handful of Pokemon. The loss in Speed from Choice Scarf is very noticeable, though, preventing it from revenge killing fast threats like Zacian-C, Eternatus, and Calyrex-S. Galarian Darmanitan can also use a devastatingly strong Choice Band set, limiting its switch-ins to an extremely small handful of Pokemon, but the loss in Speed is very noticeable. Superpower is a decent coverage option that can be run to hit Ferrothorn hard without the recoil as well as giving the option of Max Knuckle, but the drops in Attack and Defense make it more committal and less consistent than other options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Kyogre**: Defensive Kyogre resists both Icicle Crash and Flare Blitz while not taking much damage from any other coverage move. It can easily be chipped down by repeated U-turn pivots but can heal off damage with Rest, which can still be exploited by Galarian Darmanitan and its teammates, but Kyogre Repeated U-turns can easily chip it down, and healing damage with Rest leaves it vulnerable, but it is still one of the sturdiest walls to Galarian Darmanitan.

**Necrozma-DM**: While it doesn't appreciate Flare Blitz, Necrozma-DM can shrug off any other hit and even has a chance to live 2 two Choice Scarf Flare Blitzes. In combination with chip from Rocky Helmet and an Ice resistance, this makes Necrozma-DM a very strong switch in to Galarian Darmanitan. It also accumulates chip damage by switching in with Rocky Helmet.

**Chip Damage**: Rocky Helmet on Necrozma-DM and Skarmory, Stealth Rock, other hazards, and Flare Blitz recoil, and other hazards can very easily wear down Galarian Darmanitan. It lacks recovery and has no way to stick around when being pressured heavily by chip damage. Darmanitan, especially because it can't stick around for long without switching. (assuming this makes sense)

**Revenge Killers**: Choice Scarf Calyrex-S as well as Geomany boosted Geomancy-boosted Xerneas can outspeed and OHKO Galarian Darmanitan, while priority from Pokemon such as Marshadow and Yveltal exploit its low defensive stats to threaten it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [Geysers, 426798]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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