Monotype Zarude Dark Monotype [QC 1/1] [GP 1/1]

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Zarude @ Chople Berry
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch / Taunt
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing

Thanks to its Grass typing, Zarude helps Dark-type teams improve their matchup against Water-type teams, which is otherwise tough. It is able to take on problematic Pokemon such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Urshifu-R. Bulk Up boosts its decent Attack stat to even higher levels, making it harder to wall and revenge kill. Drain Punch lets it take on Steel-, Normal-, and opposing Dark-type Pokemon such as Heatran, Porygon2, and Hydreigon. Taunt can be used over Drain Punch to prevent a wall like Toxapex and Mandibuzz from using Haze or recovering its health, respectively. Power Whip hits Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Urshifu-R, Swampert, and Hippowdon. Jungle Healing lets it keep itself healthy by 25% of its health and curing itself of any status condition, making it harder for walls to handle. A Chople Berry is utilized to prevent Urshifu-R and Terrakion from immediately threatening it. Teammates like Urshifu-S and Hydreigon can take care of Steel-type Pokemon like Ferrothorn, Celesteela, and Heatran, especially when it is forgoing Drain Punch for Taunt. Tyranitar and Mandibuzz form a neat defensive core for it to rely on while providing utility support in the form of Stealth Rock and Defog, respectively.
 
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Zarude @ Chople Berry
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch / Taunt
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing

Thanks to its Grass-typing, Zarude helps Dark-type teams improve their match up against Water-type teams which is otherwise tough. It is able to take on problematic Pokemon such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini and Urshifu-R. Bulk Up allows it to boost its decent Attack stat to even higher levels, making it harder to wall and revenge killed. Drain Punch lets it take on Steel-, Normal-, and opposing Dark-type Pokemon such as Heatran, Porygon2 and Hydreigon. Taunt can be used over Drain Punch to prevent a wall like Toxapex and Mandibuzz from using Haze or recovering their health, respectively. Power Whip hits Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Urshifu-S, Swampert and Hippowdon, Jungle Healing lets it keep itself healthy by recovering its health by 25% and curing itself of any status condition, making it harder for walls to handle it. A Chople Berry is utilized as an item to prevent being immediately threatened by is important as it allows it to not be revenge killed by Urshifu-R and Terrakion and take them out with Power Whip. Teammates like Urshifu-S and Hydreigon can take care of Steel-type Pokemon for it like Ferrothorn, Celesteela and Heatran, especially when it is running foregoing Drain Punch for Taunt. Tyranitar and Mandibuzz form a neat defensive core for it to rely on while being provided with utility support in the form of Stealth Rock and Defog, respectively.
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Zarude @ Chople Berry
Ability: Leaf Guard
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch / Taunt
- Power Whip
- Jungle Healing

Thanks to its Grass typing(RH), Zarude helps Dark-type teams improve their match up matchup against Water-type teams,(AC) which is otherwise tough. It is able to take on problematic Pokemon such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini,(AC) and Urshifu-R. Bulk Up allows it to boost boosts its decent Attack stat to even higher levels, making it harder to wall and revenge killed kill. Drain Punch lets it take on Steel-, Normal-, and opposing Dark-type Pokemon such as Heatran, Porygon2,(AC) and Hydreigon. Taunt can be used over Drain Punch to prevent a wall like Toxapex and Mandibuzz from using Haze or recovering their its health, respectively. Power Whip hits Water- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Urshifu-S, Swampert,(AC) and Hippowdon,(RC) .(AP) Jungle Healing lets it keep itself healthy by recovering its health by 25% of its health and curing itself of any status condition, making it harder for walls to handle it. A Chople Berry is utilized as an item to prevent being immediately threatened by Urshifu-R and Terrakion from immediately threatening it. Teammates like Urshifu-S and Hydreigon can take care of Steel-type Pokemon for it like Ferrothorn, Celesteela,(AC) and Heatran, especially when it is forgoing Drain Punch for Taunt. Tyranitar and Mandibuzz form a neat defensive core for it to rely on while being provided with providing utility support in the form of Stealth Rock and Defog, respectively.
 
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