National Dex Z dnite (QC 2/2) (GP 1/1)

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[SET]
Dragon Dance + Z-Move (Dragonite) @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

Dragonite is an elite offensive Pokemon that can disrupt common balance structures when holding a Z-crystal; common switch-ins to Dragonite like offensive Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor fall to +1 Devastating Drake. Dragonite also has great defensive utility using Multiscale to effectively set up Dragon Dance in front of foes such as Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. Earthquake grants Dragonite the opportunity to hit Pokemon such as Heatran and Toxapex, which can discourage any Haze attempts from the latter and any attempts of setting Stealth Rock from the former. It also threatens other Steel-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Melmetal. Fire Punch discourages bulky Steel-types that don't mind Earthquake such as Ferrothorn, Air Balloon Gholdengo, and Corviknight from coming in freely. Jolly nature is usually preferred, as it allows Dragonite to outspeed foes like Dragapult and Tapu Koko at +1.

This variant of Dragonite is found on more offensive structures, where it is paired with Pokemon such as Mega Diancie; it can deny any attempts of entry hazard setting from the opposition, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water- and Grass-resistant teammate for Mega Diancie to aid against foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. These teams appreciate Dragonite providing a valuable Water-resistant ally on these structures, as it is an effective answer to foes like Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. Kingambit values Dragoniteweakening its checks, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, to give it a more favorable end-game. In return, Kingambit can remove key items from checks like Corviknight and Great Tusk to enable Dragonite to use its moves more freely. Heatran is also an effective partner, as it is able to answer Pokemon Dragonite doesn’t immediately threaten such as Clefable while also being an good answer to Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which still threatens Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Dragonite is still outspeed by Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Tapu Lele, so it appreciates partners like Air Balloon Gholdengo as a partner to potentially use those foes as setup fodder. Spinners such as Great Tusk and Terapagos are also effective partners, as they can provide hazard removal through Rapid Spin to ensure Dragonite does not take Stealth Rock damage to keep Multiscale intact. Great Tusk and Dragonite often form a core to overwhelm their shared checks, such as Alomomola, Slowbro, and Skarmory. Volcarona also appreciates Dragonite being able to provide a crucial Water resistance against Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W. At the same time, Volcarona can find setup opportunities versus Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which usually comes in to revenge kill Dragonite with Moonblast. Dragonite values hazard leads such as Mega Diancie and Landorus-T, as the latter is able to provide Taunt to keep opposing hazards off whereas the former denies hazards through Magic Bounce while breaking down the opposition with its strong STAB moves.

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[SET]
Dragon Dance + Z-Move (Dragonite) @ Draconium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

Dragonite shows it’s an elite offensive Pokemon that can disrupt common balance structures when holding a Z-crystal. Offensive Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor fall to +1 Draconium Z, all common switch-ins to Dragonite. Fire Punch discourages bulky Steel-Types such as Ferrothorn, Air Balloon Gholdengo and Skarmory from coming in freely. Earthquake grants Dragonite the opportunity to hit Pokemon such as Heatran and Toxapex, which can discourage any phasing attempts from the latter and any attempts of setting Stealth Rock from the former.

The above is all good I think you just need to add a bit more detail since this is pretty sparse, explain things like Multiscale, why a Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant, etc.

This variant of Dragonite is found on more offensive structures where it is paired with Pokemon such as Mega Diancie. I think it is important to explicitly mention what Dragonite offers these offensive teams defensively; checking Ogerpon-W, Urshifu-R, and Kart among other things is a big part of what Dnite offers. It can deny any attempts of hazard setting from the opposition to keep Stealth Rock off the field, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty Boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water and Grass-type resistance for Diancie from foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Kingambit values Dragonite, weakening its checks, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, to give it a more favorable end-game. In return, Kingambit provides a reliable answer to Dragapult as it resists its STAB combination and can find set-up opportunities to enable Dragonite later in the game. Mention some other steel types that work with Dnite, as it has great defensive synergy with all of them, not just Gambit. Great Tusk is also an effective partner as it can provide hazard removal through Rapid Spin to clear for Dragonite. Think you can mention spinners here in general since Pagos works well with Dnite as well. Great Tusk and Dragonite often form a core to overwhelm their shared checks, such as Alomomola, Slowbro, and Skarmory. Volcarona also appreciates Dragonite being able to provide a crucial Water resistance against Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W. At the same time, Volcarona can find set opportunities versus Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which usually comes in to revenge-kill Dragonite with Moonblast. This set is a good choice for HO so I would also mention some suicide leads and the like.

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Good stuff, would like to have another look before stamping just because I asked for you to add quite a bit of detail.
 
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[SET]
Dragon Dance + Z-Move (Dragonite) @ Draconium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

Dragonite shows it’s an elite offensive Pokemon that can disrupt common balance structures when holding a Z-crystal. Offensive Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor fall to +1 Draconium Z, all common switch-ins to Dragonite. Dragonite shows it also has great defensive utility using Multiscale to effectively set up Dragon dance in front of foes such as Ogerpon-W. Fire Punch discourages bulky Steel-Types that don't mind Earthquake such as Ferrothorn, Air Balloon Gholdengo and Skarmory from coming in freely. Earthquake grants Dragonite the opportunity to hit Pokemon such as Heatran and Toxapex, which can discourage any phasing attempts from the latter and any attempts of setting Stealth Rock from the former. Mention Steel-types in general here imo. Jolly nature is usually preferred as it is able to Outspeed foes like Dragapult and Tapu Koko at +1.

This variant of Dragonite is found on more offensive structures where it is paired with Pokemon such as Mega Diancie. These teams appreciate Dragonite providing a valuable water resistance on these structures as it is an effective answer to foes like Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. It can deny any attempts of hazard setting from the opposition to keep Stealth Rock off the field, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty Boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water and Grass-type resistance for Diancie from foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Kingambit values Dragonite, weakening its checks, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, to give it a more favorable end-game. In return, Kingambit provides a reliable answer to Dragapult as it resists its STAB combination and can find set-up opportunities to enable Dragonite later in the game. Heatran is also an effective partner as it is able to answer Pokemon Dragonite doesn’t immediately threaten such as Clefable and also being an good answer to Choice Scarf Tapu Lele which still threatens Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. I feel like this focuses a lot on Scarf Lele, which is valid but maybe include some lip service to other revenge killers like Scarf Lando-T as well. Rapid Spin Pokemon such as Great Tusk and Terapagos are also effective partners as they can provide hazard removal through Rapid Spin to clear for Dragonite ensuring it does not take Stealth Rock damage to keep Multiscale in tact. Great Tusk and Dragonite often form a core to overwhelm their shared checks, such as Alomomola, Slowbro, and Skarmory. Volcarona also appreciates Dragonite being able to provide a crucial Water resistance against Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W. At the same time, Volcarona can find set opportunities versus Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which usually comes in to revenge-kill Dragonite with Moonblast. Dragonite values hazard leads such as Mega Diance and Landorus-T as the latter is able to provide Taunt to keep opposing hazards off and the former denies hazards through Magic Bounce while breaking down the opposition with its strong STAB.

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Well implemented, QC 1/2
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[SET]
Dragon Dance + Z-Move (Dragonite) @ Draconium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

Dragonite shows it’s an elite offensive Pokemon that can disrupt common balance structures when holding a Z-crystal. Offensive Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor fall to +1 Draconium Z, all common switch-ins to Dragonite. Dragonite shows it also has great defensive utility using Multiscale to effectively set up Dragon dance in front of foes such as Ogerpon-W would like for you to mention at least 1 more example here. Fire Punch discourages bulky Steel-Types that don't mind Earthquake such as Ferrothorn, Air Balloon Gholdengo and Skarmory Corviknight changing just cause Corv is more meta relevant, and also is the only one ranked on vr(I might just be blind though) from coming in freely. <- swap these 2 sentences to match the order on the set -> Earthquake grants Dragonite the opportunity to hit Pokemon such as Heatran and Toxapex, which can discourage any phasing attempts from the latter and any attempts of setting Stealth Rock from the former. It also threatens other Steel-Type Pokemon like Kingambit and Melmetal. Jolly nature is usually preferred as it is able to Outspeed foes like Dragapult and Tapu Koko at +1.

This variant of Dragonite is found on more offensive structures where it is paired with Pokemon such as Mega Diancie. These teams appreciate Dragonite providing a valuable water resistance on these structures as it is an effective answer to foes like Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. It can deny any attempts of hazard setting from the opposition to keep Stealth Rock off the field, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty Boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water and Grass-type resistance for Diancie from foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Kingambit values Dragonite, weakening its checks, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, to give it a more favorable end-game. In return, Kingambit provides a reliable answer to Dragapult as it resists its STAB combination and can find set-up opportunities to enable Dragonite later in the game. Heatran is also an effective partner as it is able to answer Pokemon Dragonite doesn’t immediately threaten such as Clefable and also being an good answer to Choice Scarf Tapu Lele which still threatens Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Dragonite is still outspeed by other Scarfers Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T I would add Lele here but you already mentioned it so up to you so it does appreciate Zamazenta and Air Balloon Gholdengo as a partner to potentially use it as setup fodder. Rapid Spin Pokemon such as Great Tusk and Terapagos are also effective partners as they can provide hazard removal through Rapid Spin to clear for Dragonite ensuring it does not take Stealth Rock damage to keep Multiscale in tact. Great Tusk and Dragonite often form a core to overwhelm their shared checks, such as Alomomola, Slowbro, and Skarmory. Volcarona also appreciates Dragonite being able to provide a crucial Water resistance against Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W. At the same time, Volcarona can find set opportunities versus Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which usually comes in to revenge-kill Dragonite with Moonblast. Dragonite values hazard leads such as Mega Diance and Landorus-T as the latter is able to provide Taunt to keep opposing hazards off and the former denies hazards through Magic Bounce while breaking down the opposition with its strong STAB.

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QC 2/2, amazing job
 
[SET]
Dragon Dance + Z-Move (Dragonite) @ Draconium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

[SET COMMENTS]

Dragonite shows it’s is who is it showing to? an elite offensive Pokemon that can disrupt common balance structures when holding a Z-crystal. ; (RC, ASC) common switch-ins to Dragonite like offensive Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Gliscor fall to +1 Draconium Z, all common switch-ins to Dragonite Devastating Drake. Dragonite shows it same again also has great defensive utility using Multiscale to effectively set up Dragon Dance in front of foes such as Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R.(space)Earthquake grants Dragonite the opportunity to hit Pokemon such as Heatran and Toxapex, which can discourage any phasing Haze phaze = whirlwind roar etc attempts from the latter and any attempts of setting Stealth Rock from the former. It also threatens other Steel-Type Steel-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Melmetal. Fire Punch discourages bulky Steel-Types Steel-types that don't mind Earthquake such as Ferrothorn, Air Balloon Gholdengo, (AC) and Corviknight from coming in freely. Jolly nature is usually preferred, (AC) as it is able to Outspeed allows Dragonite to outspeed foes like Dragapult and Tapu Koko at +1.

This variant of Dragonite is found on more offensive structures, (AC) where it is paired with Pokemon such as Mega Diancie; (ASC) it can deny any attempts of entry hazard setting from the opposition, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water- and Grass-resistant teammate for Mega Diancie to aid against foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. moved up from below and edited a bit These teams appreciate Dragonite providing a valuable water resistance Water-resistant ally on these structures, (AC) as it is an effective answer to foes like Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R. It can deny any attempts of hazard setting from the opposition to keep Stealth Rock off the field, as this Dragonite set lacks Heavy-Duty Boots. Dragonite, in return, provides a valuable Water and Grass-type resistance for Diancie from foes such as Rillaboom and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. Kingambit values Dragonite, (RC) weakening its checks, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, to give it a more favorable end-game. In return, Kingambit (remove extra spacing) can remove key items from checks like Corviknight and Great Tusk to enable Dragonite to use its moves more freely. Heatran is also an effective partner, (AC) as it is able to answer Pokemon Dragonite doesn’t immediately threaten such as Clefable and while also being an good answer to Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, (AC) which still threatens Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Dragonite is still outspeed by Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Tapu Lele, (AC) so it appreciates partners like (remove space) Air Balloon Gholdengo as a partner to potentially use them those foes as setup fodder. Rapid Spin Pokemon Spinners such as Great Tusk and Terapagos are also effective partners, (AC) as they can provide hazard removal through Rapid Spin to clear for Dragonite ensuring it ensure Dragonite does not take Stealth Rock damage to keep Multiscale in tact intact. Great Tusk and Dragonite often form a core to overwhelm their shared checks, such as Alomomola, Slowbro, and Skarmory. Volcarona also appreciates Dragonite being able to provide a crucial Water resistance against Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W. At the same time, Volcarona can find set setup opportunities versus Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, which usually comes in to revenge-kill revenge kill Dragonite with Moonblast. Dragonite values hazard leads such as Mega Diance Diancie and Landorus-T, (AC) as the latter is able to provide Taunt to keep opposing hazards off (remove space) and whereas the former denies hazards through Magic Bounce while breaking down the opposition with its strong STAB moves.

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