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i was thinking of hex, but to be honest the damage output was just too low when i did calcs :(
Moute's heatom, that fairium z though
Edit: Dude those dragons are hydreigone.
Moute's heatom, that fairium z though
Edit: Dude those dragons are hydrei
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Bug Z Rotom-Mow and Fairy Z Rotom-Heat
you bet your ass I'm voting for the lure Rotoms: Fairium and Bugnium
I'm gonna vote Papabisexual because its Rotom's set reminds me Amoonguss with Spore + Toxic/Stun Spore which is a fun set to use.
Darksafadao
best of the second options
Moutemoute - 6
Twilight - 5
Scizorphobic - 3
PapaBisexual - 1
With this, Moutemoute and his Fairium Z set win this week, congrats!
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For this week we've picked a Pokemon that has getting some space in the meta even with the competition of a defining meta threat like Scizor: Durant. Even so, it has been tested with the following sets, which are blacklisted:
Submissions are due to Friday, good luck to everyone
Twilight - 5
Scizorphobic - 3
PapaBisexual - 1
With this, Moutemoute and his Fairium Z set win this week, congrats!
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For this week we've picked a Pokemon that has getting some space in the meta even with the competition of a defining meta threat like Scizor: Durant. Even so, it has been tested with the following sets, which are blacklisted:
Durant @ Buginium Z / Fightinium Z / Darkinium Z / Steelium Z
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Superpower
- X-Scissor / Crunch / Rock Slide
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Superpower
- X-Scissor / Crunch / Rock Slide
Submissions are due to Friday, good luck to everyone
Durant @ Normalium Z
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Giga Impact
- Superpower
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
Ight so I've been using Durant a fair amount recently since beating stuff like Moltres and Rotom-H w/o needing chip like QA Scizor is awesome. Z Giga Impact forfeits hitting Doublade or Chandelure hard in exchange for being able to hit Tentacruel, Moltres, etc for good damage without a boost. Basic nuke.
252 Atk Hustle Durant Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Moltres: 315-371 (98.1 - 115.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Hustle Durant Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 248 HP / 156 Def Tentacruel: 332-391 (91.4 - 107.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock and Black Sludge recovery
252 Atk Hustle Durant Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 236 HP / 0 Def Rotom-Heat: 272-321 (90.6 - 107%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Hustle Durant Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 248 HP / 156 Def Tentacruel: 332-391 (91.4 - 107.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock and Black Sludge recovery
252 Atk Hustle Durant Breakneck Blitz (200 BP) vs. 236 HP / 0 Def Rotom-Heat: 272-321 (90.6 - 107%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
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Durant @ Salac Berry
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 12 HP / 248 Atk / 248 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Hone Claws
- Iron Head
- Superpower
So this was all I could think of in terms of going out of the norm. Basically this turns Durant into a potential late-game sweeper if you're able to activate Salac Berry and get a Hone Claws boost. This set does sacrifice coverage for putting Substitute in the set, but if you're able to cover for what Durant can't do much to, (Doublade, Moltres), this set should be able to dent a few Pokemon. The HP is enough to activate Salac after 3 Substitutes while still outspeeding Terrakion.
Durant @ Rockium Z
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Agility
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head
- Superpower
Dunk on all them fire types late game with an agility and Z Stone Edge. Iron Head for STAB and Superpower chunks everything else par Doublade.
Also Can't miss the Z, which is still boosted by Hustle so...
252+ Atk Hustle Durant Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 285-336 (101.4 - 119.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Hustle Durant Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Infernape: 375-442 (127.9 - 150.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Hustle Durant Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 248 HP / 156 Def Tentacruel: 328-387 (90.3 - 106.6%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Black Sludge recovery
In summary, add some hazard chip, and this thing will clean. Be sure to remove Mega Aggron and add a positive attitude, because you're probably missing alot.
Durant @ Groundium Z
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- X-Scissor
- Iron Head
- Dig
I've been kinda surprised that Groundium Z Durant wasn't blacklisted since it's in my opinion a great set of it (and the only one I tested in Underused).
Z-Dig allows Durant to break a plethora of Pokemon for its STABs or teammates like Tentacruel, Empoleon, Cobalion, Steelix-Mega, Doublade, Infernape, Scizor and even Aggron-Mega after some chip damages. I definitively think that Z-Dig is one of the greatest coverage Durant can have and even if it can't abuse of it like (Z-)Superpower, it allows it to nuke a specific threat which is dope.
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Tentacruel: 440-518 (121.2 - 142.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Black Sludge recovery
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 76 Def Empoleon: 472-556 (126.8 - 149.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Cobalion: 372-438 (115.1 - 135.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 231-272 (81.9 - 96.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 345-407 (100.5 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 240 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Doublade: 324-382 (101.5 - 119.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Steelix-Mega: 328-388 (92.9 - 109.9%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Filter Aggron-Mega: 246-291 (71.7 - 84.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 76 Def Empoleon: 472-556 (126.8 - 149.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Cobalion: 372-438 (115.1 - 135.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 231-272 (81.9 - 96.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 345-407 (100.5 - 118.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 240 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Doublade: 324-382 (101.5 - 119.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Steelix-Mega: 328-388 (92.9 - 109.9%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
+1 252 Atk Hustle Durant Tectonic Rage (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Filter Aggron-Mega: 246-291 (71.7 - 84.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Durant @ Choice Band
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Tomb
- Iron Head
- Crunch
- Superpower
he attacc
This is pretty much an SD that's attacks in one turn. Where's the switchin?moltres Oh yeah, no where. Crunch is there to hit the ghost swords. Superpower is for opposing steels, Iron Head for STAB, and Rock Tomb for fire types. Why rock tomb? It's the most accurate rock move for Durant, besides hp rock. It can still suck for mons who switch in because of the speed drop.
CALCS. (all on switchins btw)
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Durant Superpower vs. 252 HP / 56+ Def Steelix-Mega: 218-258 (61.5 - 72.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Durant Crunch vs. 240 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Doublade: 162-192 (50.7 - 60.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Durant Superpower vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 260-306 (92.1 - 108.5%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Durant Superpower vs. 248 HP / 124+ Def Scizor: 209-246 (60.9 - 71.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
EDIT: Aggron is also a 2hko
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Durant @ Leftovers
Ability: Truant
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Entrainment
- Toxic/Thunder Wave
- Protect
- X-Scissor
Ability: Truant
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Entrainment
- Toxic/Thunder Wave
- Protect
- X-Scissor
This Durant focuses on being incredibly obnoxious to the opponent, giving them the crippling truant ability while also spreading toxic or paralysis to additionally cripple walls or sweepers depending on which status you use. Protect is to farm for leftovers turns and make you unable to be attacked by anything you give truant to. X-scissor is to allow durant to hit something like Celebi or Hydreigon hard but any attacking move can fit in the last slot. This set can be used to be incredibly obnoxious and keep crippling things, or you can sacrifice it to put truant on one thing that kills it for the freest setup in pokemon history.
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DurAble Ant (Durant) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Hustle
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- X-Scissor
Today we have a bait Durant because i dont have much time. YaYyY!
Basically meant to bait in faster mons that beat its normal sets, such as scarf candle.
thx bye
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Please vote for up to two of the above by Sunday night!
moute & phobic
Moute and Scizorphobic.
With 2 differents Z-Items, both of them are still able to break past through checks, meaning that they bring a different Durant set without lose too much the offensive Durant's nature. The other ones are also cool but these two really captivated me.
With 2 differents Z-Items, both of them are still able to break past through checks, meaning that they bring a different Durant set without lose too much the offensive Durant's nature. The other ones are also cool but these two really captivated me.