1_TrickPhony
BSS Circuit Co-host
[SET]
name: Choice Attacker
move 1: Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Earthquake / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Superpower
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Galarian Darmanitan has the highest Attack stat in the format after accounting for Gorilla Tactics, allowing it to hit incredibly hard with relatively high speed without taking an additional penalty from a Choice item.
* Icicle Crash is Galarian Darmanitan's preferred STAB move for maximum damage and a flinch chance, but Ice Punch can be used to guarantee accurate hits.
* Flare Blitz allows Galarian Darmanitan to KO Ferrothorn and Corviknight more consistently than other move options.
* Earthquake allows Galarian Darmanitan to beat foes like Aegislash, Toxapex, and Arcanine that resist other coverage options.
* U-turn allows Galarian Darmanitan to scout foes while still doing heavy damage.
* If Earthquake or U-turn is not needed, Superpower can be used to guarantee an OHKO on most Tyranitar variants, hit Rotom-W and Rotom-H neutrally, and boost Galarian Darmanitan's Attack when used as Max Knuckle.
* Stone Edge is an alternate option to beat Rotom-H and Charizard, but it comes with poor accuracy.
* Dynamax can be used to get out of the Choice lock, helping ease prediction against balance cores. However, it comes with the loss of power from Gorilla Tactics, so use Dynamax on Galarian Darmanitan only when absolutely necessary, such as in a last Pokemon scenario.
* Choice Scarf allows Galarian Darmanitan to outspeed much of the unboosted metagame, allowing it to revenge kill opposing Pokemon effectively or scout with U-turn. Alternatively, Choice Band helps Galarian Darmanitan secure OHKOs on the majority of the metagame with the right coverage option.
EV Spreads
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* 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This spread allows Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan to Speed tie other Jolly Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan while also allowing Choice Band variants to outspeed Jolly Excadrill
* 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant: This spread lets Galarian Darmanitan outspeed positive Speed nature Dragapult with Choice Scarf and guarantees maximum damage output for Choice Band variants.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
General Team Options
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Galarian Damanitan benefits most from bulky pivots that can take hits for it and bring it in safely. It can also help enable Dynamax sweepers, preferably those that do not have overlapping weaknesses, allowing them to take advantage of foes weakened by Galarian Darmanitan's attacks. Lastly, Prankster support Pokemon can help give particularly Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan an edge by augmenting its middling Speed.
*Bulky Pivots:
*Dynamax Sweepers or Other Wallbreakers:
*Support Leads:
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[1_TrickPhony, 434111]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010], [Psynergy, 248085]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Choice Attacker
move 1: Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Earthquake / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Superpower
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Gorilla Tactics
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Galarian Darmanitan has the highest Attack stat in the format after accounting for Gorilla Tactics, allowing it to hit incredibly hard with relatively high speed without taking an additional penalty from a Choice item.
* Icicle Crash is Galarian Darmanitan's preferred STAB move for maximum damage and a flinch chance, but Ice Punch can be used to guarantee accurate hits.
* Flare Blitz allows Galarian Darmanitan to KO Ferrothorn and Corviknight more consistently than other move options.
* Earthquake allows Galarian Darmanitan to beat foes like Aegislash, Toxapex, and Arcanine that resist other coverage options.
* U-turn allows Galarian Darmanitan to scout foes while still doing heavy damage.
* If Earthquake or U-turn is not needed, Superpower can be used to guarantee an OHKO on most Tyranitar variants, hit Rotom-W and Rotom-H neutrally, and boost Galarian Darmanitan's Attack when used as Max Knuckle.
* Stone Edge is an alternate option to beat Rotom-H and Charizard, but it comes with poor accuracy.
* Dynamax can be used to get out of the Choice lock, helping ease prediction against balance cores. However, it comes with the loss of power from Gorilla Tactics, so use Dynamax on Galarian Darmanitan only when absolutely necessary, such as in a last Pokemon scenario.
* Choice Scarf allows Galarian Darmanitan to outspeed much of the unboosted metagame, allowing it to revenge kill opposing Pokemon effectively or scout with U-turn. Alternatively, Choice Band helps Galarian Darmanitan secure OHKOs on the majority of the metagame with the right coverage option.
EV Spreads
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* 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This spread allows Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan to Speed tie other Jolly Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan while also allowing Choice Band variants to outspeed Jolly Excadrill
* 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant: This spread lets Galarian Darmanitan outspeed positive Speed nature Dragapult with Choice Scarf and guarantees maximum damage output for Choice Band variants.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
General Team Options
=========
Galarian Damanitan benefits most from bulky pivots that can take hits for it and bring it in safely. It can also help enable Dynamax sweepers, preferably those that do not have overlapping weaknesses, allowing them to take advantage of foes weakened by Galarian Darmanitan's attacks. Lastly, Prankster support Pokemon can help give particularly Choice Band Galarian Darmanitan an edge by augmenting its middling Speed.
*Bulky Pivots:
*Dynamax Sweepers or Other Wallbreakers:
*Support Leads:
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[1_TrickPhony, 434111]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010], [Psynergy, 248085]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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