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[SET]
Specially Defensive (Dudunsparce) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
Tera Type: Fairy / Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
- Body Slam
- Roost
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Dragon Tail / Toxic

[SET COMMENTS]
Specially defensive Dudunsparce is a good defensive Pokemon in ZU, as it has great bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and several useful utility options. Body Slam is the STAB move of choice, as its high paralysis chance with Serene Grace makes Dudunsparce surprisingly challenging to switch into safely. Dudunsparce is a decent Stealth Rock setter thanks to its bulk giving it opportunities to set up entry hazards and its longevity enabling it to set them up again if they're removed. Dragon Tail allows Dudunsparce to phaze out foes and rack up hazard chip damage. It also prevents Dudunsparce from being setup fodder for Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, Farigiraf and Calm Mind Dudunsparce unless they Terastallize Fairy. Toxic can be used over either of these moves to let Dudunsparce spread additional status and allows it to pressure Ghost-types such as Mismagius and Oricorio-G on the switch. It is also Dudunsparce's best way to pressure very bulky foes like Articuno, Regirock, and Palossand. Tera Fairy has great synergy with Dudunsparce's Normal typing, as it gives Dudunsparce a Fighting resistance while also equipping it with a generally solid defensive typing. This notably allows it to keep Stealth Rock on the field versus the common Defog Hisuian Decidueye. On the other hand, Tera Dragon powers up Dragon Tail and grants Dudunsparce notable resistances to Water-, Electric-, and Fire-type attacks, letting it match up better into threats such as Charizard, Typhlosion, Floatzel, and Jolteon. However, Floatzel and Jolteon run coverage moves that hit Dragon-types super effectively, so it must be used with caution.

This Dudunsparce set fits well onto balance teams due to its longevity as an entry hazard setter and useful defensive profile. Physically defensive teammates such as Regirock, Sandaconda, and Spiritomb appreciate Dudunsparce shoring up their lesser special bulk and can form a solid defensive core with it. These teammates take on strong physical attackers like Snorlax, Hisuian Sneasel, and Braviary for Dudunsparce. Slow offensive teammates such as Glastrier, Magneton, and Clawitzer really appreciate paralysis support as well as Dudunsparce's Dragon Tail racking up hazard damage. Spikes setters such as Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Sandslash are also good teammates in order to maximize Dragon Tail's utility even further. Slower late-game sweepers such as Brute Bonnet, Swords Dance Hisuian Decidueye, and Nasty Plot Mesprit also appreciate the extra chip damage and paralysis support. On the other hand, faster cleaners such as Jolteon, Grafaiai, and Sneasel appreciate Dudunsparce chipping the opponent's team with Dragon Tail and Toxic damage. Dudunsparce's Normal typing doesn't provide it with any resistances and leaves it weak to common Fighting-types such as Hisuian Decidueye, Passimian, and Hisuian Sneasel. Teammates such as Qwilfish, Palossand, and Dipplin can help out against these Fighting-types; Qwilfish deals with Hisuian Decideye and Hisuian Sneasel, while Dipplin and Palossand can help take down Passimian. A special mention also goes to Weezing, which checks all of these Fighting-types and helps to wear them down with Rocky Helmet and burns. It can also set Toxic Spikes, which Dudunsparce can help facilitate with Dragon Tail, and it absorbs attempts to poison Dudunsparce from foes such as Qwilfish and Grafaiai, as Dudunsparce is vulnerable to the status condition. Charizard also threatens Dudunsparce with a status condition, in this case burn from Will-O-Wisp, so teammates such as Naclstack and RestTalk Lanturn can help to fully cover this threat.

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[SET]
[Specially Defensive] (Dudunsparce) @ [Leftovers] Heavy-Duty Boots (I haven't seen reason to change from HDB, please follow the sample set)
Ability: [Serene Grace]
Tera Type: [Fairy / Dragon]
EVs: [252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe]
[Careful] Nature
IVs: [IVs] (optional)
- [Body Slam]
- [Roost]
- [Stealth Rock / Toxic]
- [Dragon Tail / Toxic]

[SET COMMENTS]
Specially Defensive Dudunsparce is a good defensive Pokemon in ZU, as it has offers teams a myriad of useful utility options while also having great bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and several support options. Body Slam is the STAB move of choice, as its high paralysis chance with Serene Grace makes Dudunsparce surprisingly challenging to switch into safely. Dudunsparce is a decent Stealth Rock setter thanks to its bulk giving it opportunities to set up entry hazards and its longevity enabling it to set them up again if they're removed, as many of the tier's hazard control options fear paralysis and therefore must be careful when switching in directly. It also distinguishes itself as one of the few bulky Stealth Rock setters with access to reliable recovery. Dragon Tail allows Dudunsparce to phase out opponents and rack up hazard chip. It also prevents Dudunsparce from being set up fodder for Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, Farigiraf, and Calm Mind Dudunsparce unless they are utilizing the Fairy Terastal type. Toxic can be used over either of these moves to let Dudunsparce spread additional status and allows it to pressure Ghost-types such as Mismagius and Oricorio-S on the switch (emphasize that it's Dudunsparce's best move against bulky Pokemon like Regirock, Palossand, and Articuno). A specially defensive spread is necessary to reliably (this is simply because Dudunsparce has a better defensive typing against most special attackers) maximizes Dudunsparce's capacity to check special attackers like Charizard, Jolteon, and Magneton. 4 Speed EVs allows Dudunsparce to Dragon Tail first against opposing Dudunsparce with no Speed EVs. Serene Grace is necessary, as it gives Body Slam a 60% chance of paralyzing the opponent. (Moved to where Body Slam is mentioned) Tera Fairy has great synergy with Dudunsparce's Normal typing, as it gives Dudunsparce a Fighting-resistance while also equipping it with a generally solid defensive typing (emphasize that Tera Fairy improves Dudunsparce's matchup against Defog Hisuian Decidueye in particular). On the other hand, Tera Dragon grants Dudunsparce notable resistances to Water-, Electric-, and Fire-type attacks (reorder these Fire -> Elec) therefore letting it match up better into threats such as Charizard, Typhlosion, Floatzel, and Jolteon (Floatzel runs Ice Spinner and Jolteon often runs Tera Fairy with Alluring Voice so indicate how that's an issue. Also mention that Tera Dragon powers up Dragon Tail.)

This Dudunsparce set fits well onto balance teams due to its longevity and useful defensive profile. (Mention Pokemon that benefit from Dudunsparce checking special attackers) Body Slam's 60% chance of paralyzing the opponent allows Dudunsparce to spread the status condition well, especially over the course of a longer game (Redundant considering the next sentence). Slower, offensive teammates such as Glastrier, Magneton, and Clawitzer really appreciate paralysis support as well as Dudunsparce's Dragon Tail racking up hazard damage. Spike setters such as Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Sandslash are also good teammates in order to abuse maximize Dragon Tail's utility even further. Late game cleaners such as Brute Bonnet, Jolteon, Swords Dance Hisuian Decidueye, and Nasty Plot Mesprit also appreciate the extra chip damage and paralysis support (Jolteon hardly needs the paralysis support, I recommend splitting it off into its own section with fast cleaners like Grafaiai and Sneasel that appreciate the rocks + DTail/Tox chip while adding another example of a slower setup sweeper that also appreciates para support). Dudunsparce's Normal typing doesn't provide it with any many resistances and leaves it weak to common Fighting-types such as Passimian, Hisuian Decidueye, and Hisuian Sneasel attacks. Teammates such as Qwilfish, Palossand, and Dipplin (indicate which Pokemon wall which Pokemon specifically, as Qwilfish can proc Passimian's Defiant and is weak to EQ, Hecid has Leaf Blade and Knock for Palo on top of Scrappy, and Hneasel cuts up Dipplin. Mention that Weezing in particular checks all of these Pokemon, appreciates Dudunsparce checking Mesprit and Farigiraf, and can stack Toxic Spikes for Dudunsparce) provide a solid check to many of the tier's Fighting-types as well as providing Dudunsparce with a physically defensive teammate to complement its special bulk. (Dudun is vulnerable to status from Qwilfish formes, Grafaiai, and Charizard, so mention teammates that can mitigate those vulnerabilities)


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[SET CREDITS]
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great work
[SET]
Specially Defensive (Dudunsparce) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
Tera Type: Fairy / Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Body Slam
- Roost
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Dragon Tail / Toxic

[SET COMMENTS]
Specially Defensive Dudunsparce is a good defensive Pokemon in ZU, as it has great bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and several useful utility options. Body Slam is the STAB move of choice, as its high paralysis chance with Serene Grace makes Dudunsparce surprisingly challenging to switch into safely. Dudunsparce is a decent Stealth Rock setter thanks to its bulk giving it opportunities to set up entry hazards and its longevity enabling it to set them up again if they're removed. Dragon Tail allows Dudunsparce to phase out opponents and rack up hazard chip. It also prevents Dudunsparce from being set up fodder for Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, Farigiraf, and Calm Mind Dudunsparce unless they are utilizing the Fairy Terastal type. Toxic can be used over either of these moves to let Dudunsparce spread additional status and allows it to pressure Ghost-types such as Mismagius and Oricorio-S on the switch. It is also Dudunsparce's best way to pressure very bulky opponents like Articuno, Regirock, and Palossand. A specially defensive spread maximizes Dudunsparce's capability to check Charizard, Jolteon, and Magneton. dont need to explain this here, it should be in team options when you mention how it can help teammates by checking these special attackers 4 Speed EVs allows Dudunsparce to Dragon Tail first against opposing Dudunsparce with no Speed EVs. Tera Fairy has great synergy with Dudunsparce's Normal typing, as it gives Dudunsparce a Fighting-resistance while also equipping it with a generally solid defensive typing. This notably allows it to keep Stealth Rock on the field versus the common Defog Hisuian Decidueye. On the other hand, Tera Dragon powers up Dragon Tail and grants Dudunsparce notable resistances to Water-, Electric-, and Fire-type attacks, therefore letting it match up better into threats such as Charizard, Typhlosion, Floatzel, and Jolteon. However, Floatzel and Jolteon run coverage moves that hit Dragon-types super effectively, so it must be used with caution.

This Dudunsparce set fits well onto balance teams due to its longevity as a hazard setter and useful defensive profile. Physically defensive teammates such as Regirock, Sandaconda, and Spiritomb appreciate Dudunsparce shoring up their lesser special bulk and can form a solid defensive core with it (mention the mons it can check for it here). Slower, offensive teammates such as Glastrier, Magneton, and Clawitzer really appreciate paralysis support as well as Dudunsparce's Dragon Tail racking up hazard damage. Spike setters such as Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Sandslash are also good teammates in order to maximize Dragon Tail's utility even further. Slower late game sweepers such as Brute Bonnet, Swords Dance Hisuian Decidueye, and Nasty Plot Mesprit also appreciate the extra chip damage and paralysis support. On the other hand, faster cleaners such as Jolteon, Grafaiai, and Sneasel appreciate Dudunsparce chipping the opponent's team with Dragon Tail and Toxic damage. Dudunsparce's Normal typing doesn't provide it with any resistances and leaves it weak to common Fighting-types such as Hisuian Decidueye, Passimian, and Hisuian Sneasel. Teammates such as Qwilfish, Palossand, and Dipplin can help out against these Fighting-types; Qwilfish deals with Hisuian Decideye and Hisuian Sneasel, while Dipplin and Palossand can help take down Passimian. Special mention also goes to Weezing, who checks all of these Fighting-types and helps to wear them down with Rocky Helmet and burn chip. It can also set Toxic Spikes, which Dudunsparce can help facilitate with Dragon Tail, and it absorbs attempts to poison it from foes such as Qwilfish and Grafaiai, as Dudunsparce is vulnerable to the status condition. Charizard also threatens Dudunsparce with a status condition, in this case Will-o-Wisp, so teammates such as Floatzel (mention nacl instead, floatzel is not a good switch into zard as hurricane kills it after rocks) and RestTalk Lanturn can help to fully cover this threat.


[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
 
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[SET]
Specially Defensive (Dudunsparce) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
Tera Type: Fairy / Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe (Please move these 4 Speed EVs elsewhere; we don't allow the 4 leftover EVs to be put into Speed.)
Careful Nature
- Body Slam
- Roost
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Dragon Tail / Toxic

[SET COMMENTS]
Specially defensive Dudunsparce is a good defensive Pokemon in ZU, as it has great bulk, reliable recovery in Roost, and several useful utility options. Body Slam is the STAB move of choice, as its high paralysis chance with Serene Grace makes Dudunsparce surprisingly challenging to switch into safely. Dudunsparce is a decent Stealth Rock setter thanks to its bulk giving it opportunities to set up entry hazards and its longevity enabling it to set them up again if they're removed. Dragon Tail allows Dudunsparce to phase phaze out opponents foes and rack up hazard chip damage. It also prevents Dudunsparce from being set up setup fodder for Nasty Plot Mesprit, Mismagius, and Farigiraf (RC) and Calm Mind Dudunsparce unless they are utilizing the Terastallize Fairy Terastal type. Toxic can be used over either of these moves to let Dudunsparce spread additional status and allows it to pressure Ghost-types such as Mismagius and Oricorio-S Oricorio-G on the switch. It is also Dudunsparce's best way to pressure very bulky opponents foes like Articuno, Regirock, and Palossand. 4 Speed EVs allows Dudunsparce to Dragon Tail first against opposing Dudunsparce with no Speed EVs (RP) (A consequence of removing the 4 Speed EVs) Tera Fairy has great synergy with Dudunsparce's Normal typing, as it gives Dudunsparce a Fighting-resistance Fighting resistance while also equipping it with a generally solid defensive typing. This notably allows it to keep Stealth Rock on the field versus the common Defog Hisuian Decidueye. On the other hand, Tera Dragon powers up Dragon Tail and grants Dudunsparce notable resistances to Water-, Electric-, and Fire-type attacks, therefore letting it match up better into threats such as Charizard, Typhlosion, Floatzel, and Jolteon. However, Floatzel and Jolteon run coverage moves that hit Dragon-types super effectively, so it must be used with caution.

This Dudunsparce set fits well onto balance teams due to its longevity as a an entry hazard setter and useful defensive profile. Physically defensive teammates such as Regirock, Sandaconda, and Spiritomb appreciate Dudunsparce shoring up their lesser special bulk and can form a solid defensive core with it. These teammates take on strong physical attackers like Snorlax, Hisuian Sneasel, and Braviary for Dudunsparce. Slower (RC) Slow offensive teammates such as Glastrier, Magneton, and Clawitzer really appreciate paralysis support as well as Dudunsparce's Dragon Tail racking up hazard damage. Spike Spikes setters such as Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish, and Sandslash are also good teammates in order to maximize Dragon Tail's utility even further. Slower late game late-game sweepers such as Brute Bonnet, Swords Dance Hisuian Decidueye, and Nasty Plot Mesprit also appreciate the extra chip damage and paralysis support. On the other hand, faster cleaners such as Jolteon, Grafaiai, and Sneasel appreciate Dudunsparce chipping the opponent's team with Dragon Tail and Toxic damage. Dudunsparce's Normal typing doesn't provide it with any resistances and leaves it weak to common Fighting-types such as Hisuian Decidueye, Passimian, and Hisuian Sneasel. Teammates such as Qwilfish, Palossand, and Dipplin can help out against these Fighting-types; Qwilfish deals with Hisuian Decideye and Hisuian Sneasel, while Dipplin and Palossand can help take down Passimian. Special A special mention also goes to Weezing, who which checks all of these Fighting-types and helps to wear them down with Rocky Helmet and burn chip burns. It can also set Toxic Spikes, which Dudunsparce can help facilitate with Dragon Tail, and it absorbs attempts to poison it Dudunsparce from foes such as Qwilfish and Grafaiai, as Dudunsparce is vulnerable to the status condition. Charizard also threatens Dudunsparce with a status condition, in this case Will-o-Wisp burn from Will-O-Wisp, so teammates such as Naclstack and RestTalk Lanturn can help to fully cover this threat.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sputnik.475916/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
Grammar checked by:
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