Amoonguss

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Another one taken over from The Mantyke

QC: Biosci / Laurel
GP: Weebl / Electrolyte

Overview
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  • Spore and Rage Powder are amazing support attacks
  • Shuts down some of the best Pokemon in the tier, particularly Rotom-W
  • Many Pokemon in the format that can destroy Amoonguss such as Rotom-H, Charizard, and Talonflame
  • Weak offensive presence.
  • Various small unsubtle nerfs on Amoonguss where put into effect this generation. See: Grass-type buff, Safety Goggles.
Support
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name: Support
move 1: Spore
move 2: Rage Powder
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Protect
ability: Regenerator / Effect Spore
item: Black Sludge / Rocky Helmet
evs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpDef
nature: Calm / Sassy

Moves
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  • Spore lets you put things to sleep and buy your partner so leeway
  • Rage Powder lets you redirect attacks for your partner and let them operate more comfortably.
  • Giga Drain is your STAB attack so you can at least inflict some direct damage. Really helpful vs Rotom-W and Politoed
  • Protect allows you all the neat utilities of Protect

Set Details
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  • Regenerator is the main slash since it allows Amoonguss to take a beating and switch in again later to keep doing work.
  • Effect Spore is also an option if you want to focus on Rage Powder primarily and deal the most damage to the opponent's team as possible folding naturally and giving your partner freedom to do whatever.
  • Effect Spore is risky if you find yourself sporing a lot. You could put something to sleep, or just give them paralysis and waste a turn sporing them
  • EVs allow for maximum bulk accross both Defense and Special Defense
  • Calm allows you to outspeed a few Pokemon that are equipped to operate in Trick Room (and Amoonguss is still plenty slow inside Trick Room as is with Calm)
  • Sassy allows you to underspeed almost everything when in Trick Room
Usage Tips
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  • Likes doing work early game, switching out and getting the Regenerator boost, then coming back in for another round.
  • If you have a Fake Out user and both targets pose roughly the same threat, the general procedure is Fake out, spore non fake out target, spore other pokemon next turn
  • Use Rage Powder to set up anything that wants to boost or protect you Pokemon from Will-o-Wisp
  • Effect Spore can help with Mega-Kang due to its parental bond and it having double the chance of getting para, poison or put to sleep

Team Options
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  • Generally anything that Amoonguss doesn't share a weakness to heatwave with is a decent partner
  • Kangaskhan is a fantastic partner. Fake Out lets Amoonguss Spore in greater comfort, Amoonguss' Rage Powder and Fighting resistance lets Kangaskhan Power Up Punch and inflict big hits in comfort.
  • Rotom-W, Talonflame, among others like working with him
  • Trick Room Enducers like Aromatisse are alright.
  • Try to make sure whatever partner you pick can make up for Amoonguss' lack of offensive presence.

Other Options
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Sludge Bomb
Hidden Power Fire
Rest
Coba/Occa Berry
Synthesis
Energy Ball
HP Ice
Clear Smog

Checks & Counters
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  • Extremely Strong Super Effective Attacks: Talonflame, Mega Charizard Y, and Rotom-H being the biggest culprits.
  • Safety Goggles: You can completely ignore amoonguss and attack their partner
  • Lum Berry: Let you take a spore which can lead to Amoonguss being in an uncomfortable situation.
  • Taunt: Shuts down everything but his weak Giga Drain

Overview
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Amoonguss is a great support Pokemon due to its access to Rage Powder, which directs all foes' attacks at itself, and Spore, which puts the target to sleep. Amoonguss is able to shut down some of the best Pokemon in the tier, such as Rotom-W. However, many Pokemon in the tier can destroy Amoonguss, such as Rotom-H, Charizard, and Talonflame. Amoonguss has a weak offensive presence and multiple effects were added in XY that weaken Amoonguss's effectiveness, such as Grass-types' immunity to Spore and the introduction of Safety Goggles, which prevent the holder from being affected by powder moves and weather.

Support
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name: Support
move 1: Spore
move 2: Rage Powder
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Protect
ability: Regenerator / Effect Spore
item: Black Sludge / Rocky Helmet
evs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpD
nature: Calm / Sassy

Moves
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Spore puts the target to sleep and gives Amoonguss's ally leeway to set up or attack. Rage Powder redirects foes' attacks towards Amoonguss so its ally can attack or set up without getting hit unless it is a multi-hit attack. Giga Drain is a reliable STAB move which inflicts direct damage and helps against Water-types such as Rotom-W and Politoed. Protect keeps Amoonguss safe from its ally's spread attacks, buys time for Amoonguss to gain back some recovery from Black Sludge, and scouts attacks.

Set Details
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Regenerator allows Amoonguss to heal back damage taken from attacks after using Rage Powder when it switches out, allowing it to switch in again later to rinse and repeat. Effect Spore is also an option if Amoonguss is primarily focusing on taking advantage of Rage Powder thereby giving Amoonguss's ally freedom to attack. However, Effect Spore is risky if Amoonguss goes for Spore a lot, as it could waste a turn if the foe gets paralyzed or poisoned because of it on the turn Amoonguss uses Spore. The given EVs allow for maximum overall bulk and a Calm nature allows Amoonguss to outspeed Pokemon that are equipped to operate in Trick Room while still being slow at the same time. A Sassy nature can be used instead, as it allows Amoonguss to minimize its Speed and therefore to go first against almost everything under Trick Room.

Usage Tips
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Amoonguss is very useful early-game when it can switch in and out to regain health with Regenerator. If Amoonguss's ally is a Fake Out user, the procedure is to have it use Fake Out, have Amoonguss use Spore on the foe which wasn't hit by Fake Out, and have Amoonguss use Spore on the other foe the next turn. Rage Powder should be used when the ally wants to either set up or to receive protection from moves such as Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave. Effect Spore helps with Mega Kangaskhan, whose ability, Parental Bond, gives it double the chance of getting statused.

Team Options
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Amoonguss works well with multiple Pokemon; however, it should avoid having an ally that is weak to Fire-type moves, such as Heat Wave. Kangaskhan is an amazing ally for Amoonguss, as its Fake Out lets Amoonguss use Spore with great comfort and Rage Powder prevents Fighting-type attacks, which Amoonguss resists, from hitting Mega Kangaskhan as it uses Power-Up Punch to raise its Attack by two stages. Rotom-W and Talonflame appreciate Amoonguss's ability to take Grass-, Electric-, and Water-type attacks for them. Trick Room users such as Aromatisse allow Amoonguss to go first and work even more effectively. Amoonguss's ally should make up for Amoonguss's lack of offensive presence.

Other Options
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There are multiple other options that Amoonguss can use, such as Sludge Bomb, a reliable Poison-type STAB move which hits Grass-types and has a 30% chance to poison the target. Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Steel-types such as Ferrothorn. Rest lets Amoonguss recover HP and rid itself of unwanted status. Coba and Occa Berry can be used to lessen the damage of Flying- and Fire-type attacks, respectively, which threaten Amoonguss. Synthesis provides a means of gaining back HP without having to switch out and can be useful in conjunction with Rage Powder when Amoonguss is continually taking hits. Energy Ball hits harder than Giga Drain and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense; however, it does not heal Amoonguss. Hidden Power Ice hits Dragon-types harder than Amoonguss's other moves. Lastly, Clear Smog can prevent foes from setting up against Amoonguss, as it resets the target's stat boosts.

Checks & Counters
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**Safety Goggles**: Safety Goggles prevents the holder from being affected by Spore and Rage Powder, therefore allowing them to attack freely. This can cause problems for Amoonguss, as any Pokemon can run this item, and it can waste a turn when you don't expect a foe to be running it.

**Taunt**: Taunt prevents Amoonguss from using Rage Powder, Spore, and Protect, locking it into only Giga Drain or forcing it to switch out. This prevents Amoonguss from supporting its allies.

**Lum Berry**: Lum Berry lets foes take a Spore, giving the opponent one more free turn which it can use to hit Amoonguss or its ally.

**Super Effective Attacks**: Super effective attacks from Pokemon such as Talonflame, Mega Charizard Y, and Rotom-H hit Amoonguss hard and perhaps even OHKO it.
 
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Not QC, but I have some small nitpicks:

First off, Effect Spore cannot burn (it can para, poison, or sleep though. Just a mental error I assume?). I think it should also be mentioned that Effect Spore is a nightmare for Mega Kangaskhan along side Rocky Helmet, since Amoonguss resists Kang's primary mode of set up, and Parental Bond gives Effect Spore two chances to do something nasty to it. The Kangaskhan user needs to be very careful which slot they target if Amoonguss has potential to switch in because of this.
 
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Overview
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Amoonguss is a great support Pokemon for allies due to its access to Rage Powder, (AC) which directs all foes' directing the attacks at itself, (AC) and Spore, (AC) which puts the target to put the opposing Pokemon to sleep. Amoonguss is able to shut down some of the best Pokemon in the tier, (AC) such as Rotom-W. However, many Pokemon in the tier can destroy Amoonguss, (AC) such as Rotom-H, Charizard, and Talonflame. Amoonguss has a weak offensive presence, (AC) and multiple effects were added recently to weaken Amoonguss', (AC) such as Spore not affecting Grass-types becoming immune to Spore and the introduction of Safety Goggles being introduced, preventing which prevents the holders from being affected by weather and powder moves and weather.

Support
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name: Support
move 1: Spore
move 2: Rage Powder
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Protect
ability: Regenerator / Effect Spore
item: Black Sludge / Rocky Helmet
evs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpDef
nature: Calm / Sassy

Moves
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Spore puts foes the target to sleep and gives Amoonguss's ally leeway to set up or attack. Rage Powder is so attacks are redirecteds foes' attacks towards at Amoonguss so its the ally can attack or set up without getting hit unless it is a multi-hitting attack. Giga Drain is a reliable STAB attack, (AC) which inflicts direct damage, (AC) and helps against Water-types such as Rotom-W and Politoed. Protect is for preventing keeping Amoonguss safe from its ally's spread attacks getting hit by allies, gaining back some recovery from Black Sludge, and scouting attacks.

Set Details
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Regenerator allows Amoonguss to heal back damage taken damage from attacks after using Rage Powder and by switching in again later to rinse and repeatdo it again from the recovery. Effect Spore is also an option if Amoonguss is primarily focusing on Rage Powder primarily and dealing the most damage to the opponent's team as possible, (AC) thereby giving the Amoonguss's ally freedom to attack. However, Effect Spore is risky if Amoonguss goes for Spore a lot, (AC) as it could waste a turn if they the foe goes to sleep, get paralyzed or poisoned because of it on the turn Amoonguss uses Spore. The given EVs allow for maximum overall bulk and across both Defense and Special Defense. a Calm nature allows is for Amoonguss to outspeed Pokemon that are equipped to operate in Trick Room while still being slow at the same time. A Sassy nature can be used instead, (AC) as it allows Amoonguss to go first against almost everything when the under Trick Room is activated.

Usage Tips
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Amoonguss is very useful early-game, when it can switch in and out to regain health with Regenerator does work early game and then switching out to get the Regenerator health back and switching back in later on. If Amoonguss's ally is a Fake Out user is the ally, the procedure is to have it use Fake Out, have Amoonguss use Spore on the target foe which wasn't hit by Fake Out, (AC) and proceed to have Amoonguss use Spore on the other foe the next turn. Rage Powder should be used when the ally wants either to boost set up or protection from moves such as Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave which can cripple them. Effect Spore helps with Mega-Kangaskhan(remove hyphen), whose ability, due to Parental Bond, (AC) and it having gives it double the chance of getting inflicted by statused.

Team Options
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Amoonguss works well with multiple Pokemon; (SC) however, (AC) it should avoid having an ally that has a weakness is weak to Fire-type moves, such as Heat Wave. Kangaskhan is an amazing partner ally for Amoonguss, (AC) as Fake Out lets Amoonguss use Spore in with great comfort and Rage Powder prevents Fighting-type attacks, which Amoonguss resists, from hitting Mega Kangaskhan as it goes for uses Power-Up Punch (add hyphen) to raise its Attack by two stages each turn. Rotom-W and Talonflame appreciate Amoonguss taking Grass-, Electric, (AC) and -Water-type for them attacks being directed at Amoonguss. Trick Room users, (AC) such as Aromatisse, (AC) allow Amoonguss to work effectively while being able to go first due to the Trick Room. Whatever Amoonguss's ally is picked should make up for Amoonguss's lacking of offensive presence.

Other Options
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(an introductory sentence would be nice here) Sludge Bomb is a reliable Poison-type STAB move which hits Grass-types and has a 30% chance to poison the target foe. Hidden Power Fire can be used for hitting to hit Steel-types Pokemon such as Ferrothorn. Rest is for gaining back lets Amoonguss recover HP and removing rid itself status. Coba and Occa Berry can be used to lessen the damage of Flying- and Fire-type attacks, respectively, which threaten Amoonguss. Synthesis is to provides a means of gaining back HP without having to switch out with Regenerator and can be useful in conjunction with Rage Powder when Amoonguss is continuouslyally taking hits. Energy Ball hits harder than Giga Drain and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense; however, (AC) it does not heal Amoonguss has no recovery. Hidden Power Ice lets Amoonguss hits Dragon-types harder than Amoonguss's other moves. Lastly, Clear Smog can prevent foes setting up against Amoonguss, (AC) as it resets the target's stat due to removing boosts.

Checks & Counters
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**Safety Goggles**: Safety Goggles prevents the holder Pokemon from being affected by Spore or and Rage Powder, (AC) therefore allowing them to attack freely. This can cause problems for Amoonguss, (AC) as any Pokemon can run this item, and it can waste a turn when you don't expect a foe to be running itcause a turn to be wasted when not expecting it.
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**Taunt**: Taunt prevents Amoonguss from going for using Rage Powder, Spore, and Protect, locking it only into Giga Drain or forcing it too switch out. This prevents Amoonguss from being supportive towards supporting its allies (You've explained how Amoonguss supports its allies previously.) and opposing Pokemon from only attacking it or being put to sleep.
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**Lum Berry**: Lum Berry lets opponents foes take a Spore, (AC) which can lead to Amoonguss being in an uncomfortable situation, as it can have to take a hit or its ally could faint from taking a hit that turn or the ally fainting.
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Super effective attacks from Pokemon such as Talonflame, Mega Charizard Y, and Rotom-H being the biggest culprits, hitting hit Amoonguss hard and perhaps even OHKO it causing it to get OHKOed with their STAB Fire-type attacks.
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GP 1/2
 
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Still I've never done that in all 11 of my analysis and there has never been a problem. Also, why would I remove the 'extra line' in the C&C. That would just look messy and combined together as one blob of text.
 
I've seen this a lot, so I assumed it was standard. I just talked to Oglemi, and he said that you should have spaces between the "========" or "########" and the text. Likewise, there shouldn't be spaces in between C&C entries.
 
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Overview
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Amoonguss is a great support Pokemon due to its access to Rage Powder, which directs all foes' attacks at itself, and Spore, which puts the target to sleep. Amoonguss is able to shut down some of the best Pokemon in the tier, such as Rotom-W. However, many Pokemon in the tier can destroy Amoonguss, such as Rotom-H, Charizard, and Talonflame. Amoonguss has a weak offensive presence, and multiple effects were added recently to that weaken Amoonguss, such as Grass-types' immunity becoming immune to Spore and the introduction of Safety Goggles, which prevents (don't miss that) the holder from being affected by powder moves and weather.

Support
########
name: Support
move 1: Spore
move 2: Rage Powder
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Protect
ability: Regenerator / Effect Spore
item: Black Sludge / Rocky Helmet
evs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpD
nature: Calm / Sassy

Moves
========

Spore puts the target to sleep and gives Amoonguss's ally leeway to set up or attack. Rage Powder redirects foes' attacks towards Amoonguss so its ally can attack or set up without getting hit unless it is a multi-hit attack. Giga Drain is a reliable STAB attack, move which inflicts direct damage,(RC) and helps against Water-types such as Rotom-W and Politoed. Protect is for keeping keeps Amoonguss safe from its ally's spread attacks, gaining buys time for Amoonguss to gain back some recovery from Black Sludge, and scoutsing attacks.

Set Details
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Regenerator allows Amoonguss to heal back damage taken from attacks after using Rage Powder when it switches out, allowing it to switch by switching in again later to rinse and repeat. Effect Spore is also an option if Amoonguss is primarily focusing on taking advantage of Rage Powder and dealing the most damage to the opponent's team as possible, (the second part falsely implies that Amoonguss will be focusing on dealing damage, which is not true. I'd say you can remove it altogether) thereby giving the Amoonguss's ally freedom to attack. However, Effect Spore is risky if Amoonguss goes for Spore a lot, as it could waste a turn if the foe goes to sleep, gets paralyzed,(AC) or gets poisoned because of it on the turn Amoonguss uses Spore. The given EVs allow for maximum overall bulk and a Calm nature allows Amoonguss to outspeed Pokemon that are equipped to operate in Trick Room while still being slow at the same time. A Sassy nature can be used instead, as it allows Amoonguss to minimize its Speed and therefore to go first against almost everything under Trick Room.

Usage Tips
========

Amoonguss is very useful early-game, when it can switch in and out to regain health with Regenerator. If Amoonguss's ally is a Fake Out user, the procedure is to have it use Fake Out, have Amoonguss use Spore on the foe which wasn't hit by Fake Out, and have Amoonguss use Spore on the other foe the next turn. Rage Powder should be used when the ally wants to either to set up or to receive protection from moves such as Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave which can cripple them. Effect Spore helps with Mega-(-Hyphen)Kangaskhan, whose ability, Parental Bond, gives it double the chance of getting statused.

Team Options
========

Amoonguss works well with multiple Pokemon; however, it should avoid having an ally that is weak to Fire-type moves, such as Heat Wave. Kangaskhan is an amazing ally for Amoonguss, as its Fake Out lets Amoonguss use Spore with great comfort and Rage Powder prevents Fighting-type attacks, which Amoonguss resists, from hitting Mega Kangaskhan as it uses Power-Up Punch to raise its Attack by two stages. Rotom-W and Talonflame appreciate Amoonguss's ability to take taking Grass-, Electric-, and Water-type attacks for them. Trick Room users,(RC) such as Aromatisse,(RC) allow Amoonguss to go first and work even more effectively while being able to go first due to Trick Room. Amoonguss's ally should make up for Amoonguss's lacking of offensive presence.

Other Options
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There are multiple other options that Amoonguss can use,(AC) such as Sludge Bomb,(AC) as it is a reliable Poison-type STAB move which hits Grass-types and has a 30% chance to poison the target. Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Steel-types such as Ferrothorn. Rest lets Amoonguss recover HP and rid itself of unwanted status. Coba and Occa Berry can be used to lessen the damage of Flying- and Fire-type attacks, respectively, which threaten Amoonguss. Synthesis provides a means of gaining back HP without having to switch out and can be useful in conjunction with Rage Powder when Amoonguss is continually taking hits. Energy Ball hits harder than Giga Drain and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense; however, it does not heal Amoonguss. Hidden Power Ice hits Dragon-types harder than Amoonguss's other moves. Lastly, Clear Smog can prevent foes from setting up against Amoonguss, as it resets the target's stat boosts.

Checks & Counters
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**Safety Goggles**: Safety Goggles prevents the holder from being affected by Spore and Rage Powder, therefore allowing them to attack freely. This can cause problems for Amoonguss, as any Pokemon can run this item, and it can waste a turn when you don't expect a foe to be running it.

**Taunt**: Taunt prevents Amoonguss from using Rage Powder, Spore, and Protect, locking it only into Giga Drain or forcing it to switch out. This prevents Amoonguss from supporting its allies.

**Lum Berry**: Lum Berry lets foes take a Spore, which can lead to Amoonguss being in an uncomfortable situation, giving the opponent one more free turn which it can use to hit Amoonguss or its ally. as it can have to take a hit or its ally could faint from.

**Super Effective Attacks**: Super effective attacks from Pokemon such as Talonflame, Mega Charizard Y, and Rotom-H hit Amoonguss hard and perhaps even OHKO it.


GP 2/2

Nice work. Try not to use descriptive gerunds too much, and stick to active voice as often as you can.
 
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