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clangy bangy (Kommo-o) @ Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Dragon Tail
- Brick Break
Importable set^^
You definitely can change up moves and EVs as needed, but the general theme is new as far as I know: Kommo-o using its typing, ability and bulk to pose a unique defensive threat. It is unique because the main Pokemon it counters is a varied list: Bisharp, CM Chandelure, Crawdaunt, Volcanion, Infernape and Krookodile. The first five are pretty effective stall breakers so its nice to have one Pokemon stop them all while still providing two main sources of utility: phazing and status absorbing. It also checks a whole bunch of Pokemon in a pinch like Scizor and Cobalion, which are also top tier threats, although you'll need another Pokemon to deal with them reliably.
As for the details of this set, all I did was maximize physical bulk and give it enough speed to beat Adamant Crawdaunt (I think, I will double check later). Bulletproof is essential for beating Chandelure and Focus Blast Infernape and Rest Sleep Talk gives you a source of unreliable but still useful Recovery. Unfortunately the STAB moves are quite weak even though you have good Attack so you might want to use Sky Uppercut to get a little more power (much better chance to OHKO Crawdaunt with just SR and 81% chance to 2HKO Cobalion factoring in accuracy but not crits). Its a bit passive even with Dragon Tail so naturally, like everything I post on this Godless site, it needs to be paired with even more walls - Cleric support is obviously beneficial and it will need another physical wall to get things it cannot beat.
This set only has moderate special bulk and a very notable Fairy weakness so its bait for top tier attackers like Primarina and Mew. Rest Talk is not always great Recovery, particularly as you often need to switch into Knock Offs, so you get worn down if you're trying to counter 2+ Pokemon without backup.
Here is example of some team support that adequately covers these weaknesses: https://pastebin.com/f331fQE8
Unfortunately with the large amount of threats, the team has to be polished to say the least in order to not get mowed down by threats like NP Azelf. Still you can see some of the basic synergy that Kommo-o contributes to and uses, it counters Crawdaunt when nothing else really can switch in while benefiting from Granbull's Heal Bell - should I choose to use that over Roar, as I often do.
Overall this set does give you some more options in building defensive teams because it counters some top tier stall breakers by itself.
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Dragon Tail
- Brick Break
Importable set^^
You definitely can change up moves and EVs as needed, but the general theme is new as far as I know: Kommo-o using its typing, ability and bulk to pose a unique defensive threat. It is unique because the main Pokemon it counters is a varied list: Bisharp, CM Chandelure, Crawdaunt, Volcanion, Infernape and Krookodile. The first five are pretty effective stall breakers so its nice to have one Pokemon stop them all while still providing two main sources of utility: phazing and status absorbing. It also checks a whole bunch of Pokemon in a pinch like Scizor and Cobalion, which are also top tier threats, although you'll need another Pokemon to deal with them reliably.
As for the details of this set, all I did was maximize physical bulk and give it enough speed to beat Adamant Crawdaunt (I think, I will double check later). Bulletproof is essential for beating Chandelure and Focus Blast Infernape and Rest Sleep Talk gives you a source of unreliable but still useful Recovery. Unfortunately the STAB moves are quite weak even though you have good Attack so you might want to use Sky Uppercut to get a little more power (much better chance to OHKO Crawdaunt with just SR and 81% chance to 2HKO Cobalion factoring in accuracy but not crits). Its a bit passive even with Dragon Tail so naturally, like everything I post on this Godless site, it needs to be paired with even more walls - Cleric support is obviously beneficial and it will need another physical wall to get things it cannot beat.
This set only has moderate special bulk and a very notable Fairy weakness so its bait for top tier attackers like Primarina and Mew. Rest Talk is not always great Recovery, particularly as you often need to switch into Knock Offs, so you get worn down if you're trying to counter 2+ Pokemon without backup.
Here is example of some team support that adequately covers these weaknesses: https://pastebin.com/f331fQE8
Unfortunately with the large amount of threats, the team has to be polished to say the least in order to not get mowed down by threats like NP Azelf. Still you can see some of the basic synergy that Kommo-o contributes to and uses, it counters Crawdaunt when nothing else really can switch in while benefiting from Granbull's Heal Bell - should I choose to use that over Roar, as I often do.
Overall this set does give you some more options in building defensive teams because it counters some top tier stall breakers by itself.