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

Voting is up! Congrats to Estarossa for winning the week for the checks and HydreigonTheChild for taking runner up. For the counters, congrats to Monky25 for winning the week and scorbunnys and martinvtran for tying for runner up. All of your submissions will be added to the Hall of Fame. Now, let’s introduce this week’s victim and the last one for the cycle!
:ss/Conkeldurr:
Conkeldurr @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Facade
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch

You love him or you hate him, it’s papi Conkeldurr! Conk has skyrocketed in prominence this past week, being able to rip through the fatter teams going around. It’s natural bulk allowing it to trade with threats like Mienshao as well as helpful priority for excadrill and hydreigon makes conk very dangerous and a must to be accounted for in the builder. How will you check this macho man? Submissions are due October 19 at 11:59 PST. This is a double points week, so be sure to submit and score big!
 
:ss/togekiss:
Togekiss @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draining Kiss
- Defog
- Thunder Wave
- Roost

This is what I've been using to deal with Conk most of the time and it acts as just about as close a counter as Conk has. This Togekiss is able to come in on a Facade, which would normally be a 2HKO, and beat Conk while healing itself using Draining Kiss. It also works well against Hydreigon not carrying Flash Cannon and aids against Mienshao (and the few Salamences still running around). You can also change out Defog and Thunder Wave to better suit your team's needs, since Togekiss has a lot of moves it can viably run.

Calcs:
252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Togekiss: 198-233 (52.9 - 62.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 SpA Togekiss Draining Kiss vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 180-212 (51.2 - 60.3%, 36 - 42.5% recovered) -- guaranteed 2HKO after burn damage
 
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:Weezing-Galar: @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Defog
- Strange Steam
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp

Weezing-g can sit on conkeldurr as it removes guts, meaning anything besides facade is doing less than 10%, Facade even gets sat on as G-weezing can threaten major damage with strange steam, or can pain split the damage off while damage conkeldurr in the process. Most of the time conkeldurr is clicking its other moves on other pokemon such as krookodile, slowking, and skarmory, so G-weezing can have free entry on conkeldurr most of the time.

252+ Atk Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Weezing-Galar: 113-133 (33.8 - 39.8%) -- 31.3% chance to 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery
252+ Atk burned Conkeldurr Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Weezing-Galar: 19-23 (5.6 - 6.8%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252+ Atk burned Conkeldurr Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Weezing-Galar: 18-21 (5.3 - 6.2%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Weezing-Galar Strange Steam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 240-284 (68.3 - 80.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after burn damage
 
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Chandy Dandy
:ss/chandelure:
Chandelure @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Hex
- Toxic
- Protect

Chandelure may hate the new onslaught of darks and the loss of some of its favorite victims in buzz and scizor, but it can still be highly effective with its Tox + Hex set being able to do some massive damage. Its also one of the most effective checks against conkeldurr, it has the incredibly rare Ghost typing being invulnerable to its mach punch and its 2 nukes, meaning that its still checks it even at 1%. While you can't reliably switch in due to the possiblity of being knocked disuading its 3 other moves is HUGE. The fact that Conkeldurr needs to be statused also makes Hex basically an OHKO move, meaning it will basically never trade with you like it may with the other ghost in aegislash.

CALCS
252 SpA Chandelure Hex (130 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 325-384 (92.5 - 109.4%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Chandelure Hex (130 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 325-384 (92.5 - 109.4%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
 
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:ss/hatterene:
Hatterene @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 12 Spe
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire

Hatterene is a check to Big Conk; while it gets 2HKOed by Facade and really doesn't like getting its Lefties knocked off, it can come in on Conk's Fighting moves with ease and KO it with Draining Kiss or Psychic.

252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 244+ Def Hatterene: 198-234 (62.2 - 73.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Hatterene Draining Kiss vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 200-236 (56.9 - 67.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after burn damage
0 SpA Hatterene Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 356-422 (101.4 - 120.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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:rs/latias:
Latias (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire
- Roost

Latias the broken is a solid check to Conkeldurr since it outspeeds and OHKOes with Psychic. just make sure to not switch this in on Knock Off or Facade.

252 SpA Life Orb Latias Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 484-569 (137.8 - 162.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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:ss/Moltres:
Moltres @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 88 HP / 168 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Hurricane
- U-turn
- Roost

Hopefully more submissions come in after this. Moltres is a solid check to conk, being able to pivot into Drain Punch and force it out with hurricane. I used to hate molt but it’s certainly grown on me with a lot of good traits like forcing out steels and grasses, synergizing with other pivots like Pert and Zarude, and just being a solid check to threats like Excadrill and Bulu
 
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Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Fire Blast
- Energy Ball​

Azelf is a reliable check to Conkelldurr as it can always come in on a free switch to retaliate with Psyshock, a guaranteed OHKO after one turn of burn damage. Azelf will be able to stomach three Mach Punches and generally remain unaffected by Conkelldurr’s only way of hitting Azelf first. However, Azelf will struggle to switch in as it will be OHKOed by Knock Off or Facade.

:azelf: 252 SpA Life Orb Azelf Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 346-408 (98.5 - 116.2%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
:conkeldurr: 252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Azelf: 490-578 (168.3 - 198.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
:ss/salamence:
Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Roost
- Hurricane
- Flamethrower
So technically I'm kind of over the deadline but w/e let's still try. So anyways, I think this mon is a hard check, as it always stomaches a hit and KOes back with Hurricane.
Now you'll be asking ''that has potential to be a counter!'', well, thing is Hurricane unreliability and Knock Off weakness, as if Mence hards into Knock Off, then you have chance to get KOed by Facade + Mach Punch after rocks (if their Boots get knocked off), here's the calcs:
-1 252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Salamence: 210-248 (53.4 - 63.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO + 24.5 (Rocks) = (77.9 - 87.6%)
-1 252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Salamence: 45-54 (11.4 - 13.7%) -- possible 6HKO
Lmk if the rocks thing is not right, but yea it's a hard check because it can get crippled but it often rkills n switches.
 
Tangrowth @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 36 Def / 220 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Synthesis
- Reflect
Crushy Stuff I'm spreading the awareness:swole:

Before you disqualify me, this is a spread that outspeeds Ada Azu and Daunt so this is not a set purely made for Conk :blobuwu:

0 SpA Tangrowth Giga Drain vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Conkeldurr: 124-147 (35.3 - 41.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after burn damage
(15.3 - 18.3% recovered)

252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 36 Def Tangrowth through Reflect: 85-101 (21 - 25%) -- 0% chance to 4HKO
(12.2 - 14.5% recovered)

252+ Atk Guts Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 36 Def Tangrowth through Reflect: 106-125 (26.2 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
 
:bw/Skarmory:
Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe
Impish Nature
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Roost
- Whirlwind / Defog
- Brave Bird

This particular Skarmory can be Check to Conk (not a counter unfort). It can switch in and eat a Facade pretty easily. If Conk uses CC, then Skarmory can use Brave Bird to KO it after since it's just fast enough to outspeed. If the Conk switches out, Skarmory can do all sorts of things like Spikes, Roost, etc. It's a decent answer to Conk - not a good lone answer, as you need to combine it with something else, but it certainly helps in the anti-Conk arsenal for your team.
 
The submission deadline is up. Its time to vote! Since only 2 counters were submitted, both HydreigonTheChild and Mystras Leoxses automatically win the week! Down below are the checks for this week! I'm also using this post to say that Victim of the Week will be on break for a week and will resume on October 29th.

Checks
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by TotomonGang
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by Monky25
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by StarFalcon555
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by martinvtran
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by avg
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by BigFatMantis
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by Celebiii
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by scorbunnys

Voting ends October 21 at 11:59 PM PST. This time, vote for 3 checks! My votes are for skarmory, salamence, and togekiss
 
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