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Hard Check

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Mai burd (Tornadus-Therian) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 132 HP / 160 SpA / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- Knock Off
- U-turn

Standard set that i stole from recreant a few pages back.

160 SpA Tornadus-T Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Breloom: 900-1060 (344.8 - 406.1%)

Facade hurts:
252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 132 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-T: 184-217 (55.4 - 65.3%)

its even worse with rocks, but you can force breloom out once and easily switch in on the other moves:

252 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 132 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-T: 79-93 (23.7 - 28%)
252 Atk Breloom Superpower vs. 132 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-T: 118-139 (35.5 - 41.8%)

just regenerate off damage.

Only a check because Facade and rocks where you down and hurrimiss
 
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reserving zard y
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Mega Charizard Y as a check
Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Focus Blast
- Roost

zard y can come in on a free switch to loom and always kill it with fire blast. hard check bc dosent it cant take a +2 facade so watch out for that otherwise ur good.

252 SpA Mega Charizard Y Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Breloom in Sun: 948-1116 (363.2 - 427.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

u can also switch in on it 1 time while it goes for sd or its other moves, and +0 facade dosent kill you

252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Charizard Y: 187-220 (62.9 - 74%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
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Staraptor as a Check
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Staraptor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Reckless
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Double-Edge
- Close Combat
- U-turn

Staraptor isn't a counter because it gets OHKOd by Superpower after Rocks and if it switches into Facade, it will kill itself with recoil.

Brave Bird and Double Edge easily OHKO Breloom, but Staraptor will take a lot of damage from recoil + SR

252 Atk Reckless Staraptor Brave Bird vs. 12 HP / 0 Def Breloom: 1068-1260 (404.5 - 477.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Reckless Staraptor Double-Edge vs. 12 HP / 0 Def Breloom: 267-315 (101.1 - 119.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

244 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Staraptor: 203-239 (65.2 - 76.8%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
244 Atk Breloom Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Staraptor: 261-307 (83.9 - 98.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
 
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taking latios

Soft / Hard Check (depending on whether Roost is ran or not)

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Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Roost / Shadow Ball
- Defog

Latios is a great check to Swords Dance Breloom, due to its typing. It resists both Seed Bomb and Superpower, which means it can switch freely into those two moves and shrugging it off easily. Latios also can OHKO back with Psyshock or Draco Meteor, which makes it a solid check to Breloom. However, unboosted Facade does around 60%-75% to Latios, and is a guaranteed OHKO at +2.
If running Roost, Latios is a hard check to Breloom, as it can recover health lost from Facade and Breloom's other moves, while with other coverage options such as Shadow Ball or Hidden Power Fire it is a soft check.

252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 183-216 (61.2 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Breloom Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 117-138 (39.1 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 78-93 (26 - 31.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Latios Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Breloom: 408-484 (156.3 - 185.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 365-430 (122 - 143.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Chandelure as a Check (Trying to be a little innovative)

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Chandelure @ Choice Scarf/Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast/Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
- Memento/Trick

Chandelure's immune to Facade and Superpower. Even with Stealth Rocks, it survives +2 Seed Bomb. It outspeeds with Timid and kills with Fire-type attack of choice.

Calcs:
244 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Chandelure: 71-84 (27.2 - 32.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
+2 244 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Chandelure: 142-168 (54.4 - 64.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Breloom Facade vs. Chandelure: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- aim for the horn next time
Breloom Superpower vs. Chandelure: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- aim for the horn next time

252 SpA Chandelure Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Breloom: 482-570 (184.6 - 218.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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EDIT: just noticed Celebi was already done. My bad guys, I must've glanced over it. There's some discussion about this post so I left it up for context.

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What I don't like about some of these pokemon that are suggested is that they only work with perfect information about the enemy's moveset and hazards. Often times you will not immediately know what kind of Breloom the enemy is running (toxic orb is kind of a giveaway, but I've seen subseed sets with toxic orb going focus punch and spore), and many of these pokemon will not enjoy swapping into either move that's fairly common on Breloom but this specific set doesn't have (rock tomb, spore, ...,).

Either way,

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Counter
Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Recover
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain

Celebi can come in on nearly every Breloom and OHKO it with psychic. Here is the worst case scenario; a 252 adamant facade:

252+ Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 108 Def Celebi: 151-178 (37.3 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

Even at +2 Celebi can swap into a facade or any coverage move for that matter.
 
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Waluigi The Anime said:
+2 252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 305-359 (75.4 - 88.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Breloom Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 66-78 (16.3 - 19.3%) -- possible 6HKO
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The Celebi set has 108 Def so the calculations should be
+2 252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 108+ Def Celebi: 249-294 (61.6 - 72.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Breloom Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 108+ Def Celebi: 54-63 (13.3 - 15.5%) -- possible 9HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

72.7 % + 15.5% + 12.5% - 6% = 94.7% so yeah, Celebi can swap in and Recover up if it is at full health.
 
Mega Beedrill as a Check

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Beedrill @ Beedrillite
Ability: Swarm ---> Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- U-turn
- Poison Jab
- Drill Run / Knock Off

Killer Bee can switch into anything from this Breloom bar Facade due to its non-existent physical bulk (being x4 resistant to Breloom's STABs is still pretty nice though) and OHKOes back with a powerful Poison Jab. If given a safe switch-in, then M-Beedrill has absolutely nothing to worry about as it'll always outspeed (even pre-Mega!) and OHKO Breloom without taking any damage from it.
244 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Beedrill: 66-78 (24.3 - 28.7%) -- 96% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
244 Atk Breloom Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Beedrill: 61-73 (22.5 - 26.9%) -- 35% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
244 Atk Breloom Superpower vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Beedrill: 99-117 (36.5 - 43.1%) -- 92.6% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
244 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Beedrill: 308-363 (113.6 - 133.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO (don't switch into that!)

252 Atk Adaptability Mega Beedrill Poison Jab vs. 12 HP / 0 Def Breloom: 468-552 (177.2 - 209%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Doublade as a Counter

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Doublade @ Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Gyro Ball
- Toxic
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Doublade is immune to Breloom's Fighting STAB and Facade, and resists Seed Bomb. Equipped with an Eviolite, Doublade possesses remarkable physical bulk even without any Def EVs. In the worst case scenario, Doublade is 3HKOed by +6 Seed Bombs while it has more than a 50% chance to 2HKO Breloom with Gyro Ball, meaning Breloom won't even have the time to setup to such levels as it'll be KOed before that. Rest is Doublade's only mean of recovery and Sleep Talk is used so it won't become total setup bait.
244 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Doublade: 30-36 (9.3 - 11.1%) -- possible 9HKO after Stealth Rock
+6 244 Atk Breloom Seed Bomb vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Doublade: 122-144 (37.8 - 44.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock

4 Atk Doublade Gyro Ball (97 BP) vs. 12 HP / 0 Def Breloom: 136-162 (51.5 - 61.3%) -- 53.9% chance to 2HKO after Poison Heal
 
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Name: Gothitelle
Status: Check

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Gothitelle @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind / Hidden Power Fire
- Trick
- Rest
- Psychic

This set can switch into anything Breloom can do and proceed to outspeed and OHKO it with STAB Psychic (the best part is Breloom can't do anything about it XD). The other moves on this set allows Goth to act as a huge pain for Stall teams as it can simply Trick them a useless Scarf and set-up in front of them as the defensive mons struggle to KO it with a weak move. Rest is Goth's only method of recovery and should be used with the CM strategy. Alternatively, HP Fire can be used to remove Skarmory and Ferrothorn faster (although both still lose to CM Psychic)

252 Atk Breloom Facade (140 BP) vs. 80 HP / 0 Def Gothitelle: 159-188 (52.8 - 62.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
176 SpA Gothitelle Psychic vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Breloom: 336-396 (128.7 - 151.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Mew as a Counter
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Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Def / 108 Spe
Bold Nature
- Psychic
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp
- Taunt / Defog

Mew can easily switch into Conkeldurr even with rocks up and heal up the damage it has taken. Because this Conkeldurr lacks Guts, Will-O-Wisp is a good way to deal with Conkeldurr and Psychic beats Conkeldurr after some prior damage.

252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Mew: 127-151 (31.4 - 37.3%) -- 85.1% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force burned Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Mew: 64-75 (15.8 - 18.5%) -- possible 5HKO after Stealth Rock, 3 layers of Spikes, and Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Mew Psychic vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 276-326 (76 - 89.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
 
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Name: Clefable
Status: Check
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Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
Calm Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Flamethrower

Honestly just about any standard Clefable set should work as a counter. Tank Fable works as well, though you do sit there healing since the elemental punches do about 45% to you. Anyway, relevant calcs:

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 52-62 (13.1 - 15.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 97-114 (24.6 - 28.9%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 155-183 (39.3 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 169-200 (42.8 - 50.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 278-330 (76.5 - 90.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

EDIT: Forgot Sheer Force, which can screw over offensive tank variants, but any set with moderate defensive investment should still work
EDIT2: Switched to a check since if you come in on a coverage move you get into a nasty PP war. You can technically come out on top since you should net about 10% on average every turn, but it's a bit of a gamble and basically cripples you even if it works.
 
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Reuniclus as a Counter

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Reuniclus @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast / Shadow Ball
- Recover

Because this Conkeldurr variant lacks Knock Off, Reuniclus becomes a total counter to it as Conkeldurr fails to 2HKO the foetus blob (424 HP, 259 Def and resistance to Fighting STABs are pretty neat) while the latter can simply CM boost/Recover until it can easily OHKO Conkeldurr with Psyshock.
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Reuniclus: 84-100 (19.8 - 23.5%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Reuniclus: 134-159 (31.6 - 37.5%) -- 0% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 200+ Def Reuniclus: 147-174 (34.6 - 41%) -- 64.2% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Reuniclus Psyshock vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 218-260 (60 - 71.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 0 SpA Reuniclus Psyshock vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 326-386 (89.8 - 106.3%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
+2 0 SpA Reuniclus Psyshock vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 438-516 (120.6 - 142.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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Sableye as a Counter

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Sableye @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp

Mega Sableye is a complete counter to Conkeldurr, thanks to being immune to its main STAB attacks, fantastic physical defense and reliable recovery. Even when not Mega Evolved, Sableye can use its Prankster turn to Will-O-Wisp, making Conkeldurr's attacks do pitiful damage. Sableye can use this opportunity to freely set up Calm Minds and Recover if it gets low on health. It doesn't have to worry about Freeze or Paralysis thanks to Sheer Force, as well.

252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 100-118 (32.8 - 38.8%) -- 99.7% chance to 3HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 100-118 (32.8 - 38.8%) -- 99.7% chance to 3HKO

When Burned:
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force burned Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 49-58 (16.1 - 19%) -- possible 6HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force burned Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 49-58 (16.1 - 19%) -- possible 6HKO
4 SpA Mega Sableye Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 236 SpD Conkeldurr: 79-94 (22.5 - 26.7%) -- 29.9% chance to 4HKO
 
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Sanger Zonvolt said:
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 52-62 (13.1 - 15.7%) -- possibly the worst move ever
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 97-114 (24.6 - 28.9%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 155-183 (39.3 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 172 Def Clefable: 130-153 (32.9 - 38.8%) -- 7.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 278-330 (76.5 - 90.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Just make sure not to wrack up bad karma so you avoid freeze hax, and you should be good to go
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Are these accounting for Sheer Force?
 
Gimme Cresselia.

Pokemon: Cresselia
Status: Counter

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Cresselia @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonlight
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Toxic

Due to Cresselia's ridiculous 120 / 120 physical bulk, she gives no fucks about what Conkeldurr does to her. Both Ice Punch & Thunder Punch fail to do 30%, & Cresselia can just Psychic it twice for an easy KO.

252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Cresselia: 103-122 (23.1 - 27.4%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

(Thunder Punch does the exact same damage.)

0 SpA Cresselia Psychic vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 218-258 (60 - 71%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
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Alakazam as a Check
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Alakazam @ Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Encore

Alakazam easily revenges Conkeldurr but can't switch in as it takes a ton from Sheer Force+LO boosted elemental punches and it gets hit by Mach Punch the following turn.

252 SpA Alakazam Psychic vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 432-510 (119 - 140.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam: 274-324 (109.1 - 129%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam: 299-352 (119.1 - 140.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam: 299-352 (119.1 - 140.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam: 92-109 (36.6 - 43.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
 
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Mega Gardevoir as a check
Gardevoir @ Gardevoirite
Ability: Trace
EVs: 24 Def / 232 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid / Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
- Calm Mind / Taunt

Thanks to pixilate and mega gardevoir's already strong special attack, a boosted hyper voice from this is sure to kill conkeldurr, and can eat mach punches for you.

232 SpA Pixilate Mega Gardevoir Hyper Voice vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 644-758 (177.4 - 208.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 24 Def Mega Gardevoir: 34-40 (12.2 - 14.4%) -- possible 7HKO
 
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Name : Venusaur
Status: Counter
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Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Leech Seed

Defensive Mega Venusaur laughs at anything Conkeldurr can do and can heal up with Synthesis or Leech Seed, while also wearing Conkeldurr down with repeated Sludge Bombs which 2HKOes

252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Thick Fat Mega Venusaur: 101-122 (27.7 - 33.5%) -- 94.4% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock
0 SpA Mega Venusaur Sludge Bomb vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 163-193 (44.9 - 53.1%) -- 86.7% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
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Talonflame @ Choice Band
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Tailwind

Standard band bird

252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Flare Blitz vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 246-289 (67.7 - 79.6%)
252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 492-578 (135.5 - 159.2%)

Bird easily kills and blitz can with some prior

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Talonflame: 195-230 (65.6 - 77.4%)

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Talonflame: 162-192 (54.5 - 64.6%)

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Talonflame: 325-385 (109.4 - 129.6%)

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Talonflame: 66-78 (22.2 - 26.2%)

Can switch on anything but t-punch. Doesn't use a mega slot and can fit on quite a few teams.
Fairies should beware posion jab and psychics should avoid knock off.

IMO only real counters are mega venu, sableye, and slowbro.
 
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Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell
- Hyper Voice

Role: Hard check, conditional counter

Obviously,
0 SpA Pixilate Sylveon Hyper Voice vs. 48 HP / 0 SpD Conkeldurr: 390-458 (107.4 - 126.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

However,
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 220+ Def Sylveon: 156-185 (39.5 - 46.9%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock, 1 layer of Spikes, and Leftovers recovery

Because of this, and the fact that Conkeldurr outspeeds Sylveon, Sylveon is a check, not a counter. I guess it's a counter with no hazards up, though.
 
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Reserving Victini as a check
Check
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Victini @ Choice Band
Ability: Victory Star
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- V-create
- Bolt Strike
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt / Brick Break

Thanks to Victinis typing and bulk, as well as its extreme power with a choice band, it can act as a brilliant one-time counter to Conkeldurr. 'Tini can take one round of Thunder Punch + Mach Punch + Stealth Rocks, taking at most 98% from that combination, and easily OHKO back with CB Boosted V-Create or Zen Headbutt. The reason it is a check is because it can only do this once, as it can be 2HKO'd by Thunder Punch and has no reliable recovery of any sort.

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Victini: 148-174 (43.4 - 51%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Victini: 161-191 (47.2 - 56%) -- 80.9% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Victini: 49-58 (14.3 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO
(56 + 25 + 17 = 98) lives T-Punch + Rocks + M-Punch guaranteed.
252+ Atk Choice Band Victini V-create vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 421-496 (115.9 - 136.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
OHKO's back guaranteed
 
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Hard Check:
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Metagross-Mega @ Metagrossite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Hammer Arm
- Grass Knot
- Meteor Mash
- Zen Headbutt

Due to its great defensive stats, MegaGross can eat up any Conkeldurr hit and retaliate by OHKO'ing with Zen Headbutt.
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 130-153 (43.1 - 50.8%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 56-66 (18.6 - 21.9%) -- possible 5HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 70-83 (23.2 - 27.5%) -- 66.4% chance to 4HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 113-134 (37.5 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 208-246 (69.1 - 81.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Metagross: 47-56 (15.6 - 18.6%) -- possible 6HKO
252 Atk Tough Claws Mega Metagross Zen Headbutt vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 392-464 (107.9 - 127.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
Lol doing Latios again

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Infinity (Latios) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 29 HP
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
- Roost

By virtue of its typing, Latios is a good check to Conkeldurr. It can switch quite freely into Mach Punch, Superpower or Thunder Punch, as it is resistant to all these moves. However, Ice Punch is a problem. After switching in, Latios can proceed to OHKO Conkeldurr straight up using Psyshock, or Roost on a predicted switch, though the latter is riskier.

252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Superpower vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 175-208 (58.5 - 69.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Conkeldurr Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 58-70 (19.3 - 23.4%) -- possible 5HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 385-455 (128.7 - 152.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Conkeldurr Thunder Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Latios: 96-113 (32.1 - 37.7%) -- 95.2% chance to 3HKO

252 SpA Life Orb Latios Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Conkeldurr: 354-421 (100.8 - 119.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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