[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Dragon Darts
move 3: Phantom Force / Tera Blast
move 4: Substitute
item: Leftovers
tera type: Dragon / Ghost / Fairy
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Dragapult makes for an excellent sweeper thanks to its neutral coverage with STAB moves, very high Speed stat, and very good Attack stat. Besides hitting most Pokemon in the tier neutrally, Dragon Darts can also break past Focus Sash holders like Ceruledge and Breloom, as well as Dragonite's Multiscale. Pairing it with Phantom Force, or Ghost- or Fairy-type Tera Blast, gives nearly perfect neutral coverage. Substitute stops Sucker Punch from revenge killing Dragapult, blocks status from Pokemon like Rotom-W, and blocks Salt Cure residual damage. Since Dragapult forces many switches, it can find many opportunities to use Substitute and then use Dragon Dance once. With Tera Dragon, its Dragon Darts becomes even harder to switch to, 2HKOing walls like Ting-Lu, Toxapex, Garganacl, and Amoonguss after one Dragon Dance. Tera Ghost grants Dragapult a more reliable Ghost-type STAB move in Ghost-type Tera Blast; unlike Phantom Force, cores like Hatterrne + Roaring Moon can't play around it. Also, Tera Blast does not make contact, improving Dragapult's matchup against Rocky Helmet users such as Corviknight. However, Phantom Force lets Dragapult gain extra longevity from Leftovers. Tera Fairy grants Dragapult an immunity to Dragon, improving its matchups against opposing Dragon-types such as Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, and opposing Dragapult, and it also changes Dragapult's Dark weakness into a resistance, so it no longer fears Sucker Punch. An Adamant nature is standard, but a Jolly nature allows Dragapult to Speed tie opposing positive-nature Dragapult and outspeed +1 Adamant Dragonite.
Dragon Dance Dragapult best fits on offense teams, where other offensive Pokemon can help it sweep more easily late-game. Also, they enjoy Dragapult forcing switches due to its Speed. Fighting-types such as Iron Valiant and Breloom can punch holes early- and mid-game for Dragapult to sweep, as well as checking Dark-types like Kingambit and Ting-Lu, which can cause Dragapult trouble. Iron Valiant also appreciates Dragapult checking Psychic-types that can give it trouble such as Hatterene. Ting-Lu and Great Tusk can set entry hazards for Dragapult and check opposing Dark-types. Dragapult dislikes Unaware Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Dondozo, since they can ignore its Dragon Dance boosts and force it out. Hence, wallbreakers that can check them such as Gholdengo are welcome. Lastly, Dragapult tends to struggle against Pokemon that contest its Dragon Dance with a Defense-boosting move, such as Bulk Up Corviknight, Bulk Up Great Tusk, and Curse Garganacl. Therefore, Pokemon like Ceruledge and Skeledirge to cover Corviknight, Rotom-W to cover Great Tusk, and Covert Cloak Gholdengo to cover Garganacl make for good partners. In return, Dragapult can set up on and check Pokemon they can struggle with, such as Roaring Moon and Walking Wake.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[CaptainDaimyo, 602431]]
- Quality checked by: [[SetsuSetsuna, 548068], [chimp, 197439]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Dragon Darts
move 3: Phantom Force / Tera Blast
move 4: Substitute
item: Leftovers
tera type: Dragon / Ghost / Fairy
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Dragapult makes for an excellent sweeper thanks to its neutral coverage with STAB moves, very high Speed stat, and very good Attack stat. Besides hitting most Pokemon in the tier neutrally, Dragon Darts can also break past Focus Sash holders like Ceruledge and Breloom, as well as Dragonite's Multiscale. Pairing it with Phantom Force, or Ghost- or Fairy-type Tera Blast, gives nearly perfect neutral coverage. Substitute stops Sucker Punch from revenge killing Dragapult, blocks status from Pokemon like Rotom-W, and blocks Salt Cure residual damage. Since Dragapult forces many switches, it can find many opportunities to use Substitute and then use Dragon Dance once. With Tera Dragon, its Dragon Darts becomes even harder to switch to, 2HKOing walls like Ting-Lu, Toxapex, Garganacl, and Amoonguss after one Dragon Dance. Tera Ghost grants Dragapult a more reliable Ghost-type STAB move in Ghost-type Tera Blast; unlike Phantom Force, cores like Hatterrne + Roaring Moon can't play around it. Also, Tera Blast does not make contact, improving Dragapult's matchup against Rocky Helmet users such as Corviknight. However, Phantom Force lets Dragapult gain extra longevity from Leftovers. Tera Fairy grants Dragapult an immunity to Dragon, improving its matchups against opposing Dragon-types such as Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, and opposing Dragapult, and it also changes Dragapult's Dark weakness into a resistance, so it no longer fears Sucker Punch. An Adamant nature is standard, but a Jolly nature allows Dragapult to Speed tie opposing positive-nature Dragapult and outspeed +1 Adamant Dragonite.
Dragon Dance Dragapult best fits on offense teams, where other offensive Pokemon can help it sweep more easily late-game. Also, they enjoy Dragapult forcing switches due to its Speed. Fighting-types such as Iron Valiant and Breloom can punch holes early- and mid-game for Dragapult to sweep, as well as checking Dark-types like Kingambit and Ting-Lu, which can cause Dragapult trouble. Iron Valiant also appreciates Dragapult checking Psychic-types that can give it trouble such as Hatterene. Ting-Lu and Great Tusk can set entry hazards for Dragapult and check opposing Dark-types. Dragapult dislikes Unaware Pokemon such as Skeledirge and Dondozo, since they can ignore its Dragon Dance boosts and force it out. Hence, wallbreakers that can check them such as Gholdengo are welcome. Lastly, Dragapult tends to struggle against Pokemon that contest its Dragon Dance with a Defense-boosting move, such as Bulk Up Corviknight, Bulk Up Great Tusk, and Curse Garganacl. Therefore, Pokemon like Ceruledge and Skeledirge to cover Corviknight, Rotom-W to cover Great Tusk, and Covert Cloak Gholdengo to cover Garganacl make for good partners. In return, Dragapult can set up on and check Pokemon they can struggle with, such as Roaring Moon and Walking Wake.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[CaptainDaimyo, 602431]]
- Quality checked by: [[SetsuSetsuna, 548068], [chimp, 197439]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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