Conni
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[OVERVIEW]
Duskull's great Defense and Special Defense coupled with a rather good utility movepool make it look like a considerable utility Pokemon. In actuality, the rest of its stats are very poor, having a limited offensive movepool and no access to recovery. Firstly, Duskull's Ghost typing leaves it weak to the common Knock Off and doesn't give it useful resistances, since almost every Fighting-type carries the move. Duskull is also very passive, which allows setup sweepers that don't mind its moveset, such as Clamperl and Omanyte, to set up on it. As a wall, Duskull is outclassed by the likes of Ferroseed and Mudbray due to its typing and passivity but also because it does nothing useful while walling, whereas Ferroseed can set entry hazards and use Knock Off and Mudbray is hard to switch into. Duskull's lack of reliable recovery hinders its ability to wall as well.
[SET]
name: Bulky Utility
move 1: Pain Split
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Hex
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Relaxed / Careful
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Under the protection of Substitute, Duskull can spread Will-O-Wisp to cripple opposing physical attackers, regain health back with Pain Split, and further wear down foes with Shadow Sneak or Hex. This set fails at its role because many Pokemon that don't mind its moveset such as Nasty Plot Croagunk can easily set up on it, many Pokemon can damage it faster than it can recover health, some Pokemon don't mind Will-O-Wisp at all, and many Fire-types wall Duskull instead, leaving this set heavily outclassed by the likes of Foongus and Pumpkaboo-XL because of their better typings, good recovery options, and ability to wear down common metagame threats. Duskull is also unable to spread status effectively, as its low Speed means it'll take a hit first.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Conni, 319599]]
- Quality checked by: [[Nineage, 195129], [Merritt, 213064]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476]]
Duskull's great Defense and Special Defense coupled with a rather good utility movepool make it look like a considerable utility Pokemon. In actuality, the rest of its stats are very poor, having a limited offensive movepool and no access to recovery. Firstly, Duskull's Ghost typing leaves it weak to the common Knock Off and doesn't give it useful resistances, since almost every Fighting-type carries the move. Duskull is also very passive, which allows setup sweepers that don't mind its moveset, such as Clamperl and Omanyte, to set up on it. As a wall, Duskull is outclassed by the likes of Ferroseed and Mudbray due to its typing and passivity but also because it does nothing useful while walling, whereas Ferroseed can set entry hazards and use Knock Off and Mudbray is hard to switch into. Duskull's lack of reliable recovery hinders its ability to wall as well.
[SET]
name: Bulky Utility
move 1: Pain Split
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Substitute
move 4: Shadow Sneak / Hex
item: Eviolite
ability: Levitate
nature: Relaxed / Careful
evs: 196 HP / 196 Def / 116 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Under the protection of Substitute, Duskull can spread Will-O-Wisp to cripple opposing physical attackers, regain health back with Pain Split, and further wear down foes with Shadow Sneak or Hex. This set fails at its role because many Pokemon that don't mind its moveset such as Nasty Plot Croagunk can easily set up on it, many Pokemon can damage it faster than it can recover health, some Pokemon don't mind Will-O-Wisp at all, and many Fire-types wall Duskull instead, leaving this set heavily outclassed by the likes of Foongus and Pumpkaboo-XL because of their better typings, good recovery options, and ability to wear down common metagame threats. Duskull is also unable to spread status effectively, as its low Speed means it'll take a hit first.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Conni, 319599]]
- Quality checked by: [[Nineage, 195129], [Merritt, 213064]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Fireflame479, 231476]]
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