Project SS UU Victim Of The Week v2- Week 53: Darmanitan (Submissions)

[romanji]

extremely fitting gif

Tapu Bulu @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 32 HP / 252 Atk / 224 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Horn Leech
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt

Scarf Bulu is a hard check to Lycanroc-D, as it can take any hit, and OHKO in return, while gaining the health back with Horn Leech. 32 HP EVs are to survive 2 Psychic Fangs.

calcs

252+ Atk Tapu Bulu Horn Leech vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk in Grassy Terrain: 500-590 (171.8 - 202.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO (50.5 - 50.5% recovered)
252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Psychic Fangs vs. 32 HP / 0 Def Tapu Bulu: 130-153 (44.9 - 52.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery

 

[haxlolo]

water bunny



Azumarill @ Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Play Rough
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off

switch-in and aqua jet it. or double switch and aqua jet it. do whatever you want. but dont on psyfangs that can actually kill you thanks to accelerock

252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Psychic Fangs vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 177-208 (51.9 - 60.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Accelerock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 125-148 (36.6 - 43.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

 

[467 11 11p]

SOLO STARMIE

Starmie @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 124 HP / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Scald​

I mean pretty self-explanatory right? Starmie is a pretty good check to lycanrock, comes in kills with scald and can even go the extra mile and recover off any accelrock damage, spin away hazards when its switching out or ice beam the grasses.

 

[HydreigonTheChild]

@ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock

Krookodile can come in on anything barring close combat and outspeed it the next turn and OHKO it with earthquake

252 Atk Krookodile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk: 432-510 (148.4 - 175.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-1 252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Accelerock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Krookodile: 42-49 (12.6 - 14.8%) -- possible 7HKO
-1 252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Crunch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Krookodile: 55-65 (16.6 - 19.6%) -- possible 6HKO

 

[Monky25]

Conkeldurr @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Knock Off

252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk: 324-384 (111.3 - 131.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Get conked

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

jirachi nvm i looked at the damage calc

Gastrodon @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Relaxed Nature
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Scald
- Earth Power
- Toxic
- Recover

Is not 2hkod by any attack except CC with rocks 19% of the time and will easily OHKO lycanroc with minimal chip in return

Calcs

252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gastrodon: 188-222 (44.1 - 52.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gastrodon: 188-222 (44.1 - 52.1%) -- 16% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Gastrodon Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Lycanroc-Dusk: 254-302 (87.2 - 103.7%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

 

[iceblazer]

Rhyperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 240 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Heat Crash
Rhyp is a check to Lycanroc-D. While CC is a 2HKO, Rhyperior can switch into any other of Duskcanroc’s moves and proceed to destroy murder dog with EQ.

252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Solid Rock Rhyperior: 246-291 (56.6 - 67%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

16 Atk Rhyperior Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk: 414-488 (142.2 - 167.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[Flare219]

Diggersby @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Ice Punch

Diggerby's got U-turn, Knock Off, a STAB Earthquake, and is still fast enough to outspeed a maxed Ribombee. Can stomach a single hit from anything but Close Combat (though some sort of pivot or double switch is much preferred), then proceed to check Lycanroc with an Earthquake. Alternatively, Knock Off or U-turn may be used on a predicted switch to keep the matchup advantage.

Calcs:
252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Accelerock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Diggersby: 64-75 (20.5 - 24.1%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Psychic Fangs vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Diggersby: 182-214 (58.5 - 68.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Huge Power Diggersby Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk: 600-708 (206.1 - 243.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[BigFatMantis]

Buzzwole @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe
Impish Nature
- Toxic
- Roost
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake

Buzzwole is sort of like a counter imo to this Lycanroc, especially the defensive set. It tanks 2 Psychic Fangs hits even through Stealth Rock w/ leftovers. It then KOs it right back with Drain Punch, or it can toxic a switch, and also roost away damage.

252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Psychic Fangs vs. 252 HP / 232+ Def Buzzwole: 169-200 (40.4 - 47.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
0 Atk Buzzwole Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Lycanroc-Dusk: 306-362 (105.1 - 124.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[pokemonisfun]

Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 224 Def / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- Toxic



0 SpA Salamence Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Lycanroc-Dusk: 214-253 (73.5 - 86.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
-1 252 Atk Life Orb Tough Claws Lycanroc-Dusk Accelerock vs. 248 HP / 224+ Def Salamence: 120-143 (30.5 - 36.3%) -- 54.5% chance to 3HKO

As long as there isn't Stone Edge you win or crits, you win handily.

 

[Mygrein]

Palossand @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Water Compaction
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
Earth Power
Shore Up
Stealth Rock
Toxic

theres not really a lot to say about this i think, the shittier terrakion will lose to this

 

[Monky25]

Its time to vote! Down below are the checks and counters submitted for this week
Checks

by Fusion Flare

by Lolito

by UrAverageHuman

by 467 11 11p

by Monky25

by HydreigonTheChild

by Yourwelcomthank

by Flare219

by iceblazer
Counters

by TotomonGang

by BigFatMantis

by pokemonisfun

by Mygrein (Ill allow this b/c I want to be nice but PLEASE try to nominate an actually viable Pokemon in the future, pallossand has no niche outside of checking lycanroc for the most part. For anyone reading this, think of the victim as a Pokemon your team is weak to, and your submission should be something you would put on a team to deal with it)

Voting ends May 20 at 11:59 PM PST. My votes are
Checks: Scizor and Krookodile
Counters: Tangrowth and Buzzwole

 

[romanji]

Checks: Gastrodon and Rhyperior
Counters: Tangrowth and Buzzwole

 

[iceblazer]

Checks: Bulu & Diggersby
Counters: Tangrowth & Buzzwole

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

starmie gastrodon
Pallosand Tangrowth

 

[VoolPool]

Checks: Scizor and Conk
Counters: Tangrowth and Buzzwole

 

[Totomon]

Checks: Conkadonk and Bulu
Counters: Buzzwole and Palossand

 

[BigFatMantis]

Checks: Scizor and Krookodile
Counters: Tangrowth and Palossand

 

[Rae]

Checks: Scizor and Conk
Counters: Tangrowth and Buzzwole

 

[Monky25]

Voting is up! Congrats to Fusion Flare for winning the checks while Monky25 taking runner up. For the counters, I decided to break the tie and give the win to TotomonGang because their counter was a lot more sturdy than buzzwole as it got 2HKOd by fang after rocks. Still, congrats to BigFatMantis for taking runner up. All your submissions will be added to the hall of fame. Now, let’s take a look at our victim for this week!


Mew @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Spikes
- Soft-Boiled
- Knock Off / Will-O-Wisp
- Psychic / Ice Beam / Flamethrower

that's right, our next victim is mew! Heralded as one of the best Pokémon on the tier, mew can fulfill a variety of roles, such as a spikes setter or even a future sight support user. It’s gargantuan movepool makes it extremely versatile, meaning youmust scout it to avoid being cooked by flamethrower with scizor or wiped out by ice beam with Salamence. Many think mew should be suspect tested and some even think it should be banned. since this is a double points week, I have a challenge for everyone. For this week, I want you to treat mew if it is running all 7 moves at once. The reason is that it would be great to compile a list of universal answers to mew for when a suspect does happens. Any submissions who do not follow this will be disqualified. Will you be able to rise up to the challenge and conquer the demon cat? Submissions are due Tuesday, May 25 at 11:59 PM PST

 

[romanji]

Incineroar @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 SpD / 44 Spe
Careful Nature
- Overheat
- Knock Off
- Darkest Lariat
- Parting Shot

Incineroar is basically a perfect counter against utility Mew, resisting every coverage move and only worrying about losing its Heavy-Duty Boots. Darkest Lariat is able to always 2HKOes without any investment, and stall out Soft-Boiled PP, with Knock Off in case Darkest Lariat gets stalled out as well.

calcs

0 Atk Incineroar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mew: 236-278 (58.4 - 68.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Incineroar Darkest Lariat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mew: 206-246 (50.9 - 60.8%) -- 89.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

 

[Totomon]

Lmao get owned mew

Hatterene (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire

Hat is an incredible mew counter because it removes one of its greatest strenghts, being able to spike in front of your checks. Every single time they want to click spikes they have to be hesitant that they will play themselves, hat also isnt threatened by not a single one of its moves only taking a measly 20% that can be recovered with draining kisses, hat is in general one of the scariest Pokemon to switch around as if you arent careful it will burn your scizor or CM to increase its threat level. (Also it beats demon mew and that is always good)

CALCS
0 SpA Mew Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Hatterene: 63-75 (19.8 - 23.5%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Hatterene Draining Kiss vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Mew: 70-84 (17.3 - 20.7%) (16.6 - 19.8% recovered)
0- Atk Mew Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 204+ Def Hatterene: 49-58 (15.4 - 18.2%) -- possible 6HKO

 

[HydreigonTheChild]

@ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Facade
- Knock Off
- Switcheroo
- Obstruct

This set allows obstagoon to check mew with a guaranteed flame orb activation and slap Mew with a guts boosted knock off OHKO'ing it while mew can almost do nothing in return.


252 Atk Guts Obstagoon Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mew: 372-438 (92 - 108.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
0 SpA Mew Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Obstagoon: 77-91 (23.5 - 27.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after burn damage

 

[StarFalcon555]

Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Foul Play
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell

cleric Umbreon is the hardest Mew counter to ever Mew counter:

0- Atk Mew Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Umbreon: 29-34 (7.3 - 8.6%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Mew Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Umbreon: 39-47 (9.8 - 11.9%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Mew Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Umbreon: 39-47 (9.8 - 11.9%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0- Atk Umbreon Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Mew: 186-218 (46 - 53.9%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

and even if Mew burns Umbreon (A) Synchronize means Mew gets burned too so less longevity and (B) Umbreon can just heal off the burn with Heal Bell

badabing

 

[iceblazer]

Reserving Polteageist
Nvm, taking Prim instead

Primarina @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Draining Kiss
- Substitute
SubCM Prim hard counters utility Mew. Prim laughs at anything Mew throws at it and can proceed to set up CMs with impunity.

Calcs:
0 SpA Mew Psychic vs. +1 252 HP / 4 SpD Primarina: 58-69 (15.9 - 18.9%) -- possible 8HKO after Leftovers recovery

0- Atk Mew Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Primarina: 27-32 (7.4 - 8.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever

+2 0 SpA Primarina Draining Kiss vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Mew: 132-156 (32.6 - 38.6%) -- 98.6% chance to 3HKO

+2 0 SpA Primarina Scald vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Mew: 210-247 (51.9 - 61.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO