duraludon banned, analysis canned - asa
[SET]
Duraludon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Dragon / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Steel Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Stealth Rock / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
With its excellent typing, high Special Attack and a good speed tier, Choice Scarf Duraludon makes for a great revenge killer and cleaner. Choice Scarf allows Duraludon to surprise foes like Ambipom or Pawmot expecting to outspeed it, as Choice Specs and Eviolite far more common on Duraludon. Steel Beam allows Duraludon to fire off a risky but powerful attack, landing surprise OHKOs on Pokemon like Ambipom and Skuntank, as well as intentionally sacrifice itself to bring in a teammate or spinblock foes like Alolan Sandslash or Coalossal Dragon Pulse allows Duraludon to hit Steel-resistant targets like Salazzle, Toxtricity or Pawmot without dropping its Special Attack. Stealth Rocks can be used on the switches Duraludon forces such as Florges and Goodra, freeing a moveslot from teammates like Gligar and Gastrodon, but is risky to lock into. Tera Steel sheds Duraludon's Dragon-type, allowing it to better tank Fairy-type attacks from Florges and Dragon-type attacks from Goodra and opposing Duraludon, and increase Flash Cannon and Steel Beams power. Tera Dragon lets Duraludons lose its Fighting and Ground weakness, as well as push Draco Meteors damage, grabbing OHKOs on key targets like Bombirdier, Decidueye, and Golurk. Tera Fairy, in conjunction with Tera Blast, can get the jump on foes like Scrafty, Heracross and Hariyama, as well as still remove Duraludons Fighting weakness.
Balance and Bulky offense teams enjoy Duraludons revenge killing prowess coupled with its defensive utility. Duraludon struggles to break past common Steel-types in Bronzong and Copperajah, so teammates that can deal with these Pokemon like Pallosand and Mudsdale help it immensely. In return, Duraludon takes advantage of the weakened walls when cleaning up. Special walls like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and the afforementioned Steel-types can comfortably switch into Duraludon, stifling its attacks, so teammates that can pressure them like Choice Specs Meloetta and Toxtricity make for great partners. Duraludon loves Entry-Hazard stacking teammates like Coalossal and Gastrodon to help its sometimes lacking damage output, and chips many of its defensive answers like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and Copperajah that can't afford to run boots. Fighting-type checks like Houndstone and Gligar help to handle faster Pokemon like Flamigo and Paldean Tauros-F that commonly run Choice Scarf. Duraludon in return handles the Water-, Ice-, and Poison-types that these teammates struggle with. Hazards dig into Duraludons health, greatly limiting its opportunities to switch in and threaten opposing Pokemon, so removal from the likes of Coalossal and Altaria help relieve this pressure.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
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[SET]
Duraludon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Dragon / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Steel Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
Specs Duraludon takes advantage of its great typing and useful defensive utility to be a ruthless wallbreaker. Its myriad or resistances allow it to use common foes like Bellibolt and Scream Tail as entry points. Steel Beam deals high amounts of damage and allows Duraludon to KO itself to bring in a teammate or spinblock a foe. Dragon Pulse allows Duraludon to hit Steel-resistant Pokemon like Milotic and Bellibolt without dropping its Special Attack or risking a miss, as well as generally being more spammable. Thunderbolt is an option to snipe Water-types like Milotic and Qwilfish, but Dragon Pulse or Tera Blast is generally more useful. Tera Steel turns Steel Beam into a definitive nuke, running through foes like Scrafty, Meloetta, and Alolan Sandslash expecting to live a hit. Tera Dragon lets Draco Meteor to blow past Gastrodon, Gligar and Arcanine, as well as increasing Dragon Pulses' rather lacking power. Tera Fairy lets Tera Blast slam Pokemon like Scrafty and Heracross, as well as allowing Duraludon to resist Fighting-type attacks.
Specs Duraludon best fits on Balance and Bulky Offense structures looking for a ferocious wallbreaker. Duraludons Steel-typing makes it an excellent partner for Fairy-types like Florges and Scream Tail, and they can overwhelm their shared Steel-type checks like Bronzong and Alolan Sandslash. Flying-types like Staraptor ans Galarian Articuno enjoy Duraludon's capability to handle the Rock- and Ice-types like Coalossal and Alolan Sandslash that they struggle with, while Duraludon appreciates their capability to answer Fighting-types like Paldean Tauros-F. Toxtricity is a good partner for Duraludon, as they can wear down shared checks like Galarian Slowbro and Copperajah, opening holes for one another to use. Faster offensive Pokemon like Pawmot and Flamigo can outspeed and KO Duraludon, so walls like Gastrodon and Bellibolt help patch this up. Pivots like Scyther and Kilowattrel help bring in Duraludon, giving plenty opportunities to fire off its powerful attacks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
[SET]
Duraludon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Dragon / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Steel Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Stealth Rock / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
With its excellent typing, high Special Attack and a good speed tier, Choice Scarf Duraludon makes for a great revenge killer and cleaner. Choice Scarf allows Duraludon to surprise foes like Ambipom or Pawmot expecting to outspeed it, as Choice Specs and Eviolite far more common on Duraludon. Steel Beam allows Duraludon to fire off a risky but powerful attack, landing surprise OHKOs on Pokemon like Ambipom and Skuntank, as well as intentionally sacrifice itself to bring in a teammate or spinblock foes like Alolan Sandslash or Coalossal Dragon Pulse allows Duraludon to hit Steel-resistant targets like Salazzle, Toxtricity or Pawmot without dropping its Special Attack. Stealth Rocks can be used on the switches Duraludon forces such as Florges and Goodra, freeing a moveslot from teammates like Gligar and Gastrodon, but is risky to lock into. Tera Steel sheds Duraludon's Dragon-type, allowing it to better tank Fairy-type attacks from Florges and Dragon-type attacks from Goodra and opposing Duraludon, and increase Flash Cannon and Steel Beams power. Tera Dragon lets Duraludons lose its Fighting and Ground weakness, as well as push Draco Meteors damage, grabbing OHKOs on key targets like Bombirdier, Decidueye, and Golurk. Tera Fairy, in conjunction with Tera Blast, can get the jump on foes like Scrafty, Heracross and Hariyama, as well as still remove Duraludons Fighting weakness.
Balance and Bulky offense teams enjoy Duraludons revenge killing prowess coupled with its defensive utility. Duraludon struggles to break past common Steel-types in Bronzong and Copperajah, so teammates that can deal with these Pokemon like Pallosand and Mudsdale help it immensely. In return, Duraludon takes advantage of the weakened walls when cleaning up. Special walls like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and the afforementioned Steel-types can comfortably switch into Duraludon, stifling its attacks, so teammates that can pressure them like Choice Specs Meloetta and Toxtricity make for great partners. Duraludon loves Entry-Hazard stacking teammates like Coalossal and Gastrodon to help its sometimes lacking damage output, and chips many of its defensive answers like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and Copperajah that can't afford to run boots. Fighting-type checks like Houndstone and Gligar help to handle faster Pokemon like Flamigo and Paldean Tauros-F that commonly run Choice Scarf. Duraludon in return handles the Water-, Ice-, and Poison-types that these teammates struggle with. Hazards dig into Duraludons health, greatly limiting its opportunities to switch in and threaten opposing Pokemon, so removal from the likes of Coalossal and Altaria help relieve this pressure.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
[SET]
Duraludon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Tera Type: Steel / Dragon / Fairy
Timid Nature
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
- Steel Beam
- Dragon Pulse / Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
Specs Duraludon takes advantage of its great typing and useful defensive utility to be a ruthless wallbreaker. Its myriad or resistances allow it to use common foes like Bellibolt and Scream Tail as entry points. Steel Beam deals high amounts of damage and allows Duraludon to KO itself to bring in a teammate or spinblock a foe. Dragon Pulse allows Duraludon to hit Steel-resistant Pokemon like Milotic and Bellibolt without dropping its Special Attack or risking a miss, as well as generally being more spammable. Thunderbolt is an option to snipe Water-types like Milotic and Qwilfish, but Dragon Pulse or Tera Blast is generally more useful. Tera Steel turns Steel Beam into a definitive nuke, running through foes like Scrafty, Meloetta, and Alolan Sandslash expecting to live a hit. Tera Dragon lets Draco Meteor to blow past Gastrodon, Gligar and Arcanine, as well as increasing Dragon Pulses' rather lacking power. Tera Fairy lets Tera Blast slam Pokemon like Scrafty and Heracross, as well as allowing Duraludon to resist Fighting-type attacks.
Specs Duraludon best fits on Balance and Bulky Offense structures looking for a ferocious wallbreaker. Duraludons Steel-typing makes it an excellent partner for Fairy-types like Florges and Scream Tail, and they can overwhelm their shared Steel-type checks like Bronzong and Alolan Sandslash. Flying-types like Staraptor ans Galarian Articuno enjoy Duraludon's capability to handle the Rock- and Ice-types like Coalossal and Alolan Sandslash that they struggle with, while Duraludon appreciates their capability to answer Fighting-types like Paldean Tauros-F. Toxtricity is a good partner for Duraludon, as they can wear down shared checks like Galarian Slowbro and Copperajah, opening holes for one another to use. Faster offensive Pokemon like Pawmot and Flamigo can outspeed and KO Duraludon, so walls like Gastrodon and Bellibolt help patch this up. Pivots like Scyther and Kilowattrel help bring in Duraludon, giving plenty opportunities to fire off its powerful attacks.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sinnabyss.626095/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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