Monotype The Demons from Adrians Pen (Wisp Darkrai) [QC:2/2] [QC:1/1]

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[SET]
Darkrai @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Bulkyrai (Bulky Darkrai)
Ability: Bad Dreams
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast / Thunder / Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Opting for a bulkier spread overall enables Darkrai to stick around far longer, letting Darkrai cripple physical attackers attempting to handle it and its teammates while still remaining a capable threat with Nasty Plot and Dark Pulse. Will-O-Wisp takes would-be problematic threats for Dark such as opposing Meowscarada and Corviknight and cripples their ability to apply pressure. For its last option, Darkrai has plenty of tools: after a Nasty Plot, Focus Blast rips through the likes of Hisuian Goodra and Ting-Lu; Thunder easily fells Corviknight and Toxapex; and Ice Beam can apply strong pressure against the Landorus formes and Clodsire. The EV spread used enables Darkrai to tank a Body Press from Skarmory and Archaludon along with a Play Rough from Choice Scarf Meowscarada and respond with a Will-O-Wisp, and it lets Darkrai still outspeed non-Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Torandus-T. Leftovers can provide Darkrai with some stability while setting up, while Heavy-Duty Boots grants Darkrai safe entry, as Dark lacks good entry hazard removal.

With its decrease in immediate damage, Darkrai greatly appreciates entry hazard support from the likes of Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott to pressure foes it cannot break past as reliably such as Hoopa-U and Unaware Clodsire. Ting-Lu also is a strong special wall capable of handling foes like Raging Bolt and Terapagos. Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott can pick off special walls such as Blissey and Articuno along with being able to use Sucker Punch to deal with Flutter Mane after a boost. Mandibuzz can come in on Choice Scarf Fighting-types such as Sneasler and Urshifu-R alongside using U-turn to safely bring in Darkrai and providing Defog support if it opts to run Leftovers. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides essential speed control, taking out threats such as opposing Darkrai and Iron Valiant with Play Rough, while checking Primarina and Ting-Lu with Flower Trick. Choice Specs Greninja can eliminate Fire-types looking to absorb Will-O-Wisp such as Volcarona and Moltres while also being able to use Extrasensory to threaten Fighting-types like Iron Valiant and Iron Hands. Alolan Muk can handle problematic Fairy-types like Flutter Mane and Hatterene along with removing Choice Scarf with Knock Off from threats like Meowscarada and Latios. Mixed and physical Hoopa-U variants can provide solid Knock Off support along with being able to handle Fighting-types such as Gallade and Okidogi.

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[SET]
- Name should be like bulkyrai not will-o-wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
- Would remove A Muk as an wisp example as its still being problematic by poison proc attempts even if its weak p jabs. That psn progress against dark is huge Muk would gladly trade there. I would add Arcaludon instead or like Sneasler or even meowscarada since the dark mirrors are annoying af in the meowscarada wars.
- For the last move slot, can we be specific and what we doing at +2?? Since we are still a setup sweeper overall. Because how im reading it (if i was the reader), idk if were doinking shit before or after +2. This is also huge since we are basically utilizing our bulk + wisp + plot to be able to handle these threats better.
- During the ev spread part i would also mention after the meowscaradas play rough in the lines of weakening them in the process with will-o-wisp or some shit like that, cuz like yeah we living but like what are we doing to them in return.

- Put "After a Swords Dance, Hisuian Samurott...(finish the sentence)

- Again your missing the [SET CREDITS]

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[SET]
Darkrai @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Bulkyrai
Ability: Bad Dreams
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast / Thunder / Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Opting for a bulkier spread overall enables Darkrai to stick around far longer, cripple physical attackers attempting to handle it and its teammates while still remaining a capable threat with Nasty Plot and Dark Pulse. Will-O-Wisp takes would be problematic threats for Dark such as opposing Meowscarada and Skarmory I think you can find a better example here, I doubt skarmory stays / switches in and if it does youre probably better off just hitting it, and cripples their ability to apply pressure. Finally for its last option Darkrai has plenty of tools, after a nasty plot Focus Blast rips through the likes of Hisuian Goodra and Ting-Lu, Thunder easily fells Corviknight and Toxapex, and Ice Beam can apply strong pressure against the Landorus formes and Clodsire. The EV Spread used enables Darkrai to tank a Body Press from Skarmory and Archaludon along with a Choice Scarf Meowscarada Play Rough and respond with a Will-O-Wisp while still outspeeding non Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Torandus-T. Leftovers can enable provide Darkrai with some stability while setting up while Heavy-Duty Boots grants Darkrai safe entry as Dark lacks good hazard removal.

With its decrease in immediate damage, Darkrai greatly appreciates hazard support for from the likes of Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott to pressure foes it cannot break past as reliably such Hoopa-U and Unaware Clodsire. Ting-Lu also provides a strong special wall capable of handling foes like Raging Bolt and Terapagos. Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott can pick off special walls such as Blissey and Articuno along with being able to use Sucker Punch to deal with Flutter Mane after a Swords Dance. Mandibuzz can come in on Choice Scarf Fighting-types such as Sneasler and Urshifu-R alongside using U-turn to safely bring in Darkrai. Maybe worth mentioning Defog support if you go with lefties. Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides esstental essential (typo) speed control taking out threats such as opposing Darkrai and Iron Valiant with Play Rough while checking Primarina and Ting-Lu with Flower Trick. Choice Specs Greninja can elimate Fire-types looking to absorb Will-O-Wisp such as Volcarona and Moltres while also being able to use Extrasensory to threaten Fighting-types like Okidogi and Iron Hands. Alolan Muk can handle problematic Fairy-types like Flutter Mane and Hatterene along with removing Choice Scarfs with Knock Off from threats like Meowscarada and Latios.

maybe worth mentioning hoopa as additional knock support since muk isn't particularly common and most dark pokemon dont even use knock off these days
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[SET]
Darkrai @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Bulkyrai (this name probably isn't allowed by itself, add in a non-fluff name in parantheses)
Ability: Bad Dreams
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast / Thunder / Ice Beam

[SET COMMENTS]
Opting for a bulkier spread overall enables Darkrai to stick around far longer, letting Darkrai cripple physical attackers attempting to handle it and its teammates while still remaining a capable threat with Nasty Plot and Dark Pulse. Will-O-Wisp takes would be would-be problematic threats for Dark such as opposing Meowscarada and Corviknight (RC) and cripples their ability to apply pressure. Finally for For its last option, (AC) Darkrai has plenty of tools: (comma → colon) after a Nasty Plot, (AC) Focus Blast rips through the likes of Hisuian Goodra and Ting-Lu; (RC, ASC) Thunder easily fells Corviknight and Toxapex; (RC, ASC) and Ice Beam can apply strong pressure against the Landorus formes and Clodsire. The EV spread used enables Darkrai to tank a Body Press from Skarmory and Archaludon along with a Play Rough from Choice Scarf Meowscarada Play Rough and respond with a Will-O-Wisp, (AC) and it lets Darkrai while still outspeeding non Choice outspeed non-Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Torandus-T. Leftovers can provide Darkrai with some stability while setting up, (AC) while Heavy-Duty Boots grants Darkrai safe entry, (AC) as Dark lacks good entry hazard removal.

With its decrease in immediate damage, Darkrai greatly appreciates entry hazard support from the likes of Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott to pressure foes it cannot break past as reliably such as Hoopa-U and Unaware Clodsire. Ting-Lu also provides is a strong special wall capable of handling foes like Raging Bolt and Terapagos. Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott can pick off special walls such as Blissey and Articuno along with being able to use Sucker Punch to deal with Flutter Mane after a Swords Dance boost. Mandibuzz can come in on Choice Scarf Fighting-types such as Sneasler and Urshifu-R alongside using U-turn to safely bring in Darkrai and providing Defog support if opting it opts to run Leftovers. (assuming you're talking about Leftovers Darkrai here) Choice Scarf Meowscarada provides essential speed control, (AC) taking out threats such as opposing Darkrai and Iron Valiant with Play Rough, (AC) while checking Primarina and Ting-Lu with Flower Trick. Choice Specs Greninja can eliminate Fire-types looking to absorb Will-O-Wisp such as Volcarona and Moltres while also being able to use Extrasensory to threaten Fighting-types like Iron Valiant and Iron Hands. Alolan Muk can handle problematic Fairy-types like Flutter Mane and Hatterene along with removing Choice Scarfs Scarf with Knock Off from threats like Meowscarada and Latios. Mixed and physical Hoopa-U variant variants can provide solid Knock Off support along with being able to handle Fighting-types such as Gallade and Okidogi.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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