1v1 Life Orb Darmanitan [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[maki]

[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Superpower
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Jolly Nature
evs: 8 HP / 232 Atk / 52 Def / 216 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb Darmanitan solidifies itself as a huge offensive threat in the metagame thanks to its great ability in Sheer Force and high base Attack stat. Flare Blitz is Darmanitan's strongest physical STAB and Sheer Force-boosted move used to defeat prevalent Pokemon like Aegislash and Corviknight. Will-O-Wisp is crucial for allowing Darmanitan to defeat Pokemon with the ability Sturdy, such as Steelix and Choice Band Avalugg. Taunt helps Darmanitan break stall-oriented Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Type: Null while solidifying its matchup with Yawn Sylveon. Superpower helps Darmanitan deal with Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon such as Porygon-Z and Tyranitar. 8 HP and 52 Defense EVs allow Darmanitan to survive a Adamant Choice Band Steelix's Earthquake after a burn. A Jolly nature with 216 Speed EVs allows Darmanitan to outspeed maximum Speed Choice Specs Porygon-Z. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack to maximize Darmanitan's damage.

Darmanitan's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to common Water-type Pokemon like Primarina and Rotom-W. As such, teammates with strong Grass-type coverage like Celebi and Rillaboom serve as great teammates for it. Darmanitan in return helps deal with Fairy-type Pokemon the previously listed Pokemon would have trouble with, such as Sylveon and Hatterene. Similarily, Dragon-type Pokemon like Kyurem and Kommo-o also make for great teammates, as they can also counter Water-type Pokemon like Rotom-W and Gastrodon and also appreciate Darmanitan's ability to beat most Fairy-type Pokemon. Fairy-type Pokemon themselves like Gardevoir and Sylveon also value Darmanitan's Fire-type coverage for defeating Steel-type threats like Aegislash and Corviknight. These Fairy-type Pokemon offer Darmanitan support in dealing with Dragon-type Pokemon that Darmanitan would otherwise be vulnerable to, like Dragapult and Kommo-o.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Maki's Fox, 481177]]
- Quality checked by: [[Waylaid, 474883], [dogknees, 317056]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]

 

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[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rock Slide / Superpower
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Jolly Nature
evs: 252 Atk / 56 Def / 200 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb Darmanitan solidifies itself as a huge offensive threat in the metagame using its great ability in Sheer Force and high base attack stat. Flare Blitz is Darmanitan's strongest physical STAB-boosted move (Overheat) with the additional benefit of being boosted by Sheer Force used to defeat many metagame-prevalent Pokemon like Corviknight and Aegislash. Will-O-Wisp is crucial for allowing Darmanitan to defeat Pokemon with the ability Sturdy like Steelix and Banded Avalugg. (50/50 v iron defense avalugg. 208+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Darmanitan Flare Blitz vs. +2 4 HP / 252+ Def Avalugg: 174-205 (52.4 - 61.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after burn damage. (16.3 - 19.2% recoil damage). +2 252+ Def Choice Band burned Avalugg Body Press vs. 4 HP / 56 Def Darmanitan: 275-324 (78.1 - 92%) -- 100% chance to OHKO (recoil + LO. Slide into blitz doesn't kill)) Taunt helps Darmanitan gain the option of breaking down stall oriented Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Mandibuzz Type: Null (208+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Darmanitan Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Mandibuzz: 320-378 (75.6 - 89.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)while solidifying its matchup with Yawn Sylveon. Superpower is can be an option for the fourth move to help Darmanitan deal with Rock-type Pokemon that Flare Blitz cannot hit like Tyranitar. Rock Slide is another option to be considered as it helps Darmanitan deal with Mandibuzz and Sylveon by avoiding the recoil from Flare Blitz. Superpower is can be an option for the fourth move to help Darmanitan deal with Rock-type Pokemon that Flare Blitz cannot hit like Tyranitar. 56 EVs invested in Defense allows Darmanitan to survive a Adamant Choice Band Steelix's Earthquake after a burn. A boosting Jolly nature with 200 speed EVs allows Darmanitan to outspeed max speed Jolly Excadrill. The remaining EVs are invested in attack to maximize Darmanitan's damage.

Darmanitan's typing in Fire leaves it vulnerable to common Water-type Pokemon like Primarina and Rotom-Wash. As such, teammates with strong grass coverage like Celebi and Rillaboom serve as great teammates for it. Darmanitan in return helps deal with Fairy-type Pokemon the previously listed Pokemon would have trouble with like Sylveon and Hatterene. Similarily, Dragon-type Pokemon like Kyurem and Kommo-o also make for great teammates as they can again counter Water-type Pokemon like Rotom-Wash and Gastrodon. These Dragon-types once again appreciate Darmanitan's ability to deal with Fairy-type Pokemon. (nice work with the team synergy section. You could maybe mention darm's fire stab helping offensively though, as you only mentioned that in the first paragraph with corvi and aegi.)

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[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rock Slide / Superpower
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Jolly Nature
evs: 8 HP / 248 Atk / 52 Def / 200 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb Darmanitan solidifies itself as a huge offensive threat in the metagame using its great ability in Sheer Force and high base attack stat. Flare Blitz is Darmanitan's strongest physical STAB-boosted move with the additional benefit of being boosted by Sheer Force used to defeat prevalent Pokemon like Aegislash and Corviknight. Will-O-Wisp is crucial for allowing Darmanitan to defeat Pokemon with the ability Sturdy like Steelix and Banded Avalugg. Taunt helps Darmanitan gain the option of breaking break down (The content is good but a little cloudy with the way it was written, this makes more sense and proves your point better) stall oriented Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Type: Null while solidifying its matchup with Yawn Sylveon. Rock Slide helps Darmanitan deal with Mandibuzz and Sylveon by avoiding the recoil from Flare Blitz. (Mention how rock slide is also good in the galarian corsola matchup, as it's a secondary option in the event that cursed body immediately disables flare blitz.) Superpower is can be an option for the fourth move to help Darmanitan deal with Rock-type Pokemon like Tyranitar. Dark-type Pokemon such as Modest Hydreigon and Tyranitar. (Superpower isn't dealing with any other relevant rock mons, so it's better here to change the focus slightly to allow for the mention of hydreigon.) 56 EVs invested in Defense allows Darmanitan to survive a Adamant Choice Band Steelix's Earthquake after a burn. A Jolly nature with 200 speed EVs allows Darmanitan to outspeed max speed Jolly Excadrill. The remaining EVs are invested in attack to maximize Darmanitan's damage.

Darmanitan's typing in Fire leaves it vulnerable to common Water-type Pokemon like Primarina and Rotom-Wash. As such, teammates with strong grass coverage like Celebi and Rillaboom serve as great teammates for it. Darmanitan in return helps deal with Fairy-type Pokemon the previously listed Pokemon would have trouble with like Sylveon and Hatterene. Similarily, Dragon-type Pokemon like Kyurem and Kommo-o also make for great teammates as they can again counter Water-type Pokemon like Rotom-Wash and Gastrodon. These Dragon-types once again appreciate Darmanitan's ability to hit beat most Fairy-type Pokemon. Fairy-type Pokemon themselves like Gardevoir and Sylveon also value Darmanitan's coverage in Fire for defeating Steel- type threats like Aegislash and Copperajah. (Mention literally any other more viable steel mon here; corviknight comes to mind as the obvious choice.) These Fairy- type Pokemon offer Darmanitan support in dealing with Dragon- type Pokemon like Dragapult and Kommo-o that Darmanitan would otherwise be vulnerable to.

this is coming along nicely, just a few little things that need clarification. let me know when this is implemented and ready for another read
edit: QC 2/2

 

[starmer]

Hi, amcheck here. Feel free to implement whatever you agree with :)

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[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb Darmanitan solidifies itself as a huge offensive threat in the metagame using its great ability in Sheer Force and high base Attack stat. Flare Blitz is Darmanitan's strongest physical STAB-boosted STAB and Sheer Force-boosted move with the additional benefit of being boosted by Sheer Force used to defeat prevalent Pokemon like Aegislash and Corviknight. Will-O-Wisp is crucial for allowing Darmanitan to defeat Pokemon with the ability Sturdy, (comma) like Steelix and Banded Choice Band Avalugg. Taunt helps Darmanitan break stall-(hyphen)oriented Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Type: Null while solidifying its matchup with Yawn Sylveon. Rock Slide helps Darmanitan deal with Mandibuzz and Sylveon by avoiding the recoil from Flare Blitz. The move also helps in the Galarian Corsola matchup due to being able to act as a secondary option in the event that Cursed Body immediately disables Flare Blitz. Superpower is can be an option for the fourth move to help Darmanitan deal with Dark-type Pokemon such as Modest Hydreigon and Tyranitar. 56 EVs invested in Defense allows allow Darmanitan to survive a Adamant Choice Band Steelix's Earthquake after a burn. A Jolly nature with 200 Speed EVs allows Darmanitan to outspeed max speed maximum Speed Jolly Excadrill. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack to maximize Darmanitan's damage.

Darmanitan's Fire typing in Fire leaves it vulnerable to common Water-type Pokemon like Primarina and Rotom-Wash. As such, teammates with strong Grass coverage like Celebi and Rillaboom serve as great teammates for it. Darmanitan in return helps deal with Fairy-type Pokemon the previously listed Pokemon would have trouble with, (comma) like Sylveon and Hatterene. Similarily, Dragon-type Pokemon like Kyurem and Kommo-o also make for great teammates, (comma) as they can again counter Water-type Pokemon like Rotom-Wash and Gastrodon. These Dragon-types once again appreciate Darmanitan's ability to hit beat most Fairy-type Pokemon. Fairy-type Pokemon themselves like Gardevoir and Sylveon also value Darmanitan's Fire coverage in Fire (This and the earlier change are optional.) for defeating Steel- type Steel-type threats like Aegislash and Corviknight. These Fairy- type Fairy-type Pokemon offer Darmanitan support in dealing with Dragon- type Dragon-type Pokemon like Dragapult and Kommo-o that Darmanitan would otherwise be vulnerable to, like Dragapult and Kommo-o.

 

[Ginger Princess]

Maki's Fox hi, slight changes i did for this set post dlc
- changed the ev spread to outspeed specs PZ
- removed rock slide as a main move, since superpower for specs pz is much more preferable

 

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[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Superpower
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Jolly Nature
evs: 8 HP / 232 Atk / 52 Def / 216 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb Darmanitan solidifies itself as a huge offensive threat in the metagame using thanks to its great ability in Sheer Force and high base Attack stat. Flare Blitz is Darmanitan's strongest physical STAB and Sheer Force-boosted move used to defeat prevalent Pokemon like Aegislash and Corviknight. Will-O-Wisp is crucial for allowing Darmanitan to defeat Pokemon with the ability Sturdy, like such as Steelix and Choice Band Avalugg. Taunt helps Darmanitan break stall-oriented Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Type: Null while solidifying its matchup with Yawn Sylveon. Superpower can be an option for the fourth move to (this implies you're also giving other options for the fourth move, which you don't seem to) helps Darmanitan deal with Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon such as Porygon-Z and Tyranitar. 8 HP and 52 Defense EVs invested in Defense allow Darmanitan to survive a Adamant Choice Band Steelix's Earthquake after a burn. A Jolly nature with 216 Speed EVs allows Darmanitan to outspeed maximum Speed Choice Specs Porygon-Z. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack to maximize Darmanitan's damage.

Darmanitan's Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to common Water-type Pokemon like Primarina and Rotom-W As such, teammates with strong Grass-type coverage like Celebi and Rillaboom serve as great teammates for it. Darmanitan in return helps deal with Fairy-type Pokemon the previously listed Pokemon would have trouble with, like such as Sylveon and Hatterene. Similarily, Dragon-type Pokemon like Kyurem and Kommo-o also make for great teammates, as they can again also counter Water-type Pokemon like Rotom-W and Gastrodon. These Dragon-types once again and also appreciate Darmanitan's ability to beat most Fairy-type Pokemon. Fairy-type Pokemon themselves like Gardevoir and Sylveon also value Darmanitan's Fire-type coverage for defeating Steel-type threats like Aegislash and Corviknight. These Fairy-type Pokemon offer Darmanitan support in dealing with Dragon-type Pokemon that Darmanitan would otherwise be vulnerable to, like Dragapult and Kommo-o.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Maki's Fox, 481177]]
- Quality checked by: [[Waylaid, 474883], [dogknees, 317056]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ]]

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