[SET]
Okidogi @ Black Sludge
Name: Bulk Up (Poison)
Ability: Toxic Chain / Guard Dog
EVs: 208 HP / 204 SpD / 96 Spe
Careful Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Taunt / Substitute / Ice Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
Okidogi has cemented itself as an incredible setup sweeper for Poison teams with its diverse movepool and solid natural bulk, allowing it to safely set up and blow through any Steel- or Dark-type that stands in its way. Toxic Chain and Guard Dog are both helpful in allowing Okidogi to break through teams. Toxic Chain puts more pressure on bulky walls like Sableye, Avalugg, Quagsire, and Skeledirge, which forces them to either switch out or repeatedly use recovery moves. Guard Dog, on the other hand, punishes Intimidate from the likes of Landorus-T, Gyarados, and Paldean Tauros-F and stops phazing from threats such as Ting-Lu and Empoleon. Drain Punch is a useful STAB move that keeps Okidogi healthy and deals solid damage against threats like Kingambit, Garganacl, and Heatran. Knock Off is used to punish Ghost-types like Gholdengo, Ceruledge, and Dragapult that effortlessly wall Okidogi otherwise. It also annoys switch-ins like Toxapex, Galarian Weezing, and Quagsire by removing their Black Sludge. For the final moveslot there are three main options. Taunt prevents Haze from Toxapex and Articuno, Substitute is useful to set up in the face of Pokemon like Amoonguss and Galarian Weezing, and Ice Punch blows through Flying- and Ground-types like Dragonite, Clodsire, and Gliscor. 96 Speed EVs allow Okidogi to outspeed threats like Adamant Torterra, Jolly Kingambit, and Jolly Azumarill, with the rest of the EVs maximizing Okidogi's specially defensive bulk, allowing it to comfortably survive offensive Heatran or Glimmora's Earth Power.
Okidogi's crippling weakness to any Psychic-type attack makes Alolan Muk an essential teammate, being able to handle threats like Espathra, Iron Valiant, Hisuian Zoroark, and Hatterene with its STAB moves. Overqwil, while not as specially bulky, still provides a Psychic immunity while providing support in stacking entry hazards to ease Okidogi's sweep. Galarian Weezing similarly fills an important role with its immunity to Ground-type attacks from threats like Great Tusk, Mamoswine, and Clodsire. Once switched in, it can burn physical threats along with removing hazards, allowing Okidogi to have a much easier time switching in and setting up late-game. Assault Vest Galarian Slowking can soak up special attacks from foes such as Greninja and Walking Wake, remove Landorus with Ice beam, and provides a Psychic neutrality and the ability to create Future Sight traps for Okidogi to exploit. Amoonguss provides assistance in scaring off Ground- and Water-types like Great Tusk, Quagsire, and Urshifu-R with its Grass-type STAB attacks and provides Spore support to give Okidogi a safe opportunity to switch in and begin setting up. Toxapex's solid physical bulk in conjunction with Haze and a Rocky Helmet provides utility in wearing threats down like Zamazenta, Mimikyu, and Ceruledge. Salazzle, thank to its high Speed and ability to wear down physical walls like Toxapex, Galarian Weezing, and Corviknight with Corrosion-enabled Toxic and ability to impede setup sweepers, such as Baxcalibur, Manaphy, and Ogerpon formes, with Encore excels at removing threats Okidogi doesn't like. Glimmora provides similar Corrosion utility, along with the ability to set up hazards and threaten dangerous Flying-types like Dragonite, Moltres, and Zapdos with STAB Power Gem. It can also remove hazards with Mortal Spin to give Okidogi safe entry. Choice Specs Iron Moth's Overheat is great at removing dangerous threats such as Gliscor and Landorus instantly, along with using Discharge to remove Flying- and Water-types like Moltres, Enamorus, and Toxapex. Gengar has valuable utility in its ability to remove pesky Ghost-types like Skeledirge, Gholdengo, and Brambleghast along with being able to Trick its Choice Specs onto walls like Clodsire, making them far easier to break through. Choice Scarf Sneasler makes a solid friend for Okidogi, being able to handle faster threats like Baxcalibur and Chien-Pao, along with using Switcheroo against their shared checks like Skeledirge and Quagsire.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Poison
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An Adamant nature can instead be used to to give Okidogi a bit more striking power, which can allow it to OHKO threats like Kingambit or Gliscor with Ice punch after a single Bulk Up. 208 HP / 136 SpD / 164 Spe EVs with a Jolly nature can be used to outspeed Adamant Mamoswine, Frosmoth, and faster Gliscor sets. An ultra bulky set with 248 HP / 244 SpD / 16 Spe can be used to maximize Okidogi's bulk, allowing it to survive threatening attacks like Gholdengo's Psychic, +2 Hydreigon's Earth Power, Choice Specs Walking Wake's Draco Meteor, and Tornadus-T's Hurricane while still getting the jump on threats like Adamant Azumarill, Adamant Kingambit, and Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Poison analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/therealbigc.532450/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ken.594478/
Okidogi @ Black Sludge
Name: Bulk Up (Poison)
Ability: Toxic Chain / Guard Dog
EVs: 208 HP / 204 SpD / 96 Spe
Careful Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Taunt / Substitute / Ice Punch
[SET COMMENTS]
Okidogi has cemented itself as an incredible setup sweeper for Poison teams with its diverse movepool and solid natural bulk, allowing it to safely set up and blow through any Steel- or Dark-type that stands in its way. Toxic Chain and Guard Dog are both helpful in allowing Okidogi to break through teams. Toxic Chain puts more pressure on bulky walls like Sableye, Avalugg, Quagsire, and Skeledirge, which forces them to either switch out or repeatedly use recovery moves. Guard Dog, on the other hand, punishes Intimidate from the likes of Landorus-T, Gyarados, and Paldean Tauros-F and stops phazing from threats such as Ting-Lu and Empoleon. Drain Punch is a useful STAB move that keeps Okidogi healthy and deals solid damage against threats like Kingambit, Garganacl, and Heatran. Knock Off is used to punish Ghost-types like Gholdengo, Ceruledge, and Dragapult that effortlessly wall Okidogi otherwise. It also annoys switch-ins like Toxapex, Galarian Weezing, and Quagsire by removing their Black Sludge. For the final moveslot there are three main options. Taunt prevents Haze from Toxapex and Articuno, Substitute is useful to set up in the face of Pokemon like Amoonguss and Galarian Weezing, and Ice Punch blows through Flying- and Ground-types like Dragonite, Clodsire, and Gliscor. 96 Speed EVs allow Okidogi to outspeed threats like Adamant Torterra, Jolly Kingambit, and Jolly Azumarill, with the rest of the EVs maximizing Okidogi's specially defensive bulk, allowing it to comfortably survive offensive Heatran or Glimmora's Earth Power.
Okidogi's crippling weakness to any Psychic-type attack makes Alolan Muk an essential teammate, being able to handle threats like Espathra, Iron Valiant, Hisuian Zoroark, and Hatterene with its STAB moves. Overqwil, while not as specially bulky, still provides a Psychic immunity while providing support in stacking entry hazards to ease Okidogi's sweep. Galarian Weezing similarly fills an important role with its immunity to Ground-type attacks from threats like Great Tusk, Mamoswine, and Clodsire. Once switched in, it can burn physical threats along with removing hazards, allowing Okidogi to have a much easier time switching in and setting up late-game. Assault Vest Galarian Slowking can soak up special attacks from foes such as Greninja and Walking Wake, remove Landorus with Ice beam, and provides a Psychic neutrality and the ability to create Future Sight traps for Okidogi to exploit. Amoonguss provides assistance in scaring off Ground- and Water-types like Great Tusk, Quagsire, and Urshifu-R with its Grass-type STAB attacks and provides Spore support to give Okidogi a safe opportunity to switch in and begin setting up. Toxapex's solid physical bulk in conjunction with Haze and a Rocky Helmet provides utility in wearing threats down like Zamazenta, Mimikyu, and Ceruledge. Salazzle, thank to its high Speed and ability to wear down physical walls like Toxapex, Galarian Weezing, and Corviknight with Corrosion-enabled Toxic and ability to impede setup sweepers, such as Baxcalibur, Manaphy, and Ogerpon formes, with Encore excels at removing threats Okidogi doesn't like. Glimmora provides similar Corrosion utility, along with the ability to set up hazards and threaten dangerous Flying-types like Dragonite, Moltres, and Zapdos with STAB Power Gem. It can also remove hazards with Mortal Spin to give Okidogi safe entry. Choice Specs Iron Moth's Overheat is great at removing dangerous threats such as Gliscor and Landorus instantly, along with using Discharge to remove Flying- and Water-types like Moltres, Enamorus, and Toxapex. Gengar has valuable utility in its ability to remove pesky Ghost-types like Skeledirge, Gholdengo, and Brambleghast along with being able to Trick its Choice Specs onto walls like Clodsire, making them far easier to break through. Choice Scarf Sneasler makes a solid friend for Okidogi, being able to handle faster threats like Baxcalibur and Chien-Pao, along with using Switcheroo against their shared checks like Skeledirge and Quagsire.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Poison
--------
An Adamant nature can instead be used to to give Okidogi a bit more striking power, which can allow it to OHKO threats like Kingambit or Gliscor with Ice punch after a single Bulk Up. 208 HP / 136 SpD / 164 Spe EVs with a Jolly nature can be used to outspeed Adamant Mamoswine, Frosmoth, and faster Gliscor sets. An ultra bulky set with 248 HP / 244 SpD / 16 Spe can be used to maximize Okidogi's bulk, allowing it to survive threatening attacks like Gholdengo's Psychic, +2 Hydreigon's Earth Power, Choice Specs Walking Wake's Draco Meteor, and Tornadus-T's Hurricane while still getting the jump on threats like Adamant Azumarill, Adamant Kingambit, and Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Poison analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/therealbigc.532450/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ken.594478/
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