OU Falinks

[lydian]

[SET]
name: No Retreat
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Zen Headbutt
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: No Retreat
item: Expert Belt / Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Falinks finds itself mostly outclassed by Kommo-o and several other sweepers, and it's completely walled by Aegislash. It has a few quirks to differentiate it from other sweepers, but it's still not enough to make it a reasonable choice on most teams. Max Knuckle raising its Attack stat can be a valuable trait to differentiate it from Kommo-o, which prefers using special sets. No Retreat not weakening Falinks means it can make use of its bulk to deal with Ditto if it's below half HP or stomach a Moonblast from defensive Clefable and 2HKO it with Poison Jab. If Falinks Dynamaxes, it can also beat a Ditto above half HP. Zen Headbutt is important for Toxapex; while it doesn't beat Toxapex outright unless it Dynamaxes and either Psychic Terrain is up or it has used Max Knuckle, it may still be nice to weaken Toxapex for its teammates. Zen Headbutt also hits Gengar and is Falinks's best option for a weakened Dragapult. Aside from Clefable, Poison Jab is also nice for the likes of Hatterene and Alcremie. Jolly is the preferred nature to outspeed Modest Dragapult at +1. Expert Belt helps keep Falinks healthy and boosts the power of its coverage moves against the likes of Toxapex and Clefable, but Life Orb is an option for the added power.

Falinks fits best on hyper offensive teams. Support from Grimmsnarl and dual screens is very important because it helps Falinks beat a Ditto one-on-one when Falinks is at full health and tank countless hits better as it sets up and attempts to sweep. Allies such as Hatterene, Gyarados, and Galarian Darmanitan that can help pressure the likes of Aegislash and Toxapex—Falinks's biggest nightmares—are also appreciated.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[lyd, 303291]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [talah, 248449]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]

 

[Jordy]

comments in purple things to remove in red

[SET]
name: No Retreat
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Zen Headbutt
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: No Retreat
item: Expert Belt / Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Falinks finds itself mostly outclassed by Kommo-o as an omniboost sweeper and several other sweepers are far more prominent, but it still has a few tricks up its sleeve. The fact that it's completely walled by Aegislash is something that should be pointed out as well. Also, "but it still has a few tricks up its sleeve" is relatively undefined and doesn't tell me much. If anything, it makes me think there are actually reasons to use Falinks, which realistically, there aren't. Max Knuckle raising its Attack stat can be a valuable trait to differentiate it from Kommo-o, that prefers using special sets. No Retreat not taking any health away means Falinks can make use of its bulk to deal with Ditto if it's below half HP or even higher if Falinks Dynamaxes, or stomach a Moonblast from defensive Clefable and 2HKO with Poison Jab. Zen Headbutt is important for Toxapex, while it doesn't beat it outright unless Falinks Dynamaxes and either Psychic Terrain is up or Falinks has used a Max Knuckle, it may still be nice to weaken it for Falinks's teammates, it also hits Gengar and is Falinks's best option for a weakened Dragapult. Aside from Clefable, Poison Jab is also nice for the likes of Hatterene and Alcremie. Jolly is the preferred nature to outspeed Modest Dragapult at +1. Expert Belt helps to keep Falinks healthy and boosts the power of its coverage moves against the likes of Toxapex and Clefable, but Life Orb is an option for the added power.

Falinks fits better in Hyper Offensive teams. Support from Grimmsnarl and Dual Screens is very important and can help Falinks beat a Ditto from full one-on-one, as well as tank countless hits better as it sets up and attempts to sweep. Allies that can help pressure the likes of Aegislash and Toxapex—Falinks's biggest nightmares—are appreciated: Hatterene, Gyarados, and Galarian Darmanitan, for example.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

Good job, 1/2.

 

[talah]

this is fine as is, don't really need to change anything. great stuff, 2/2

 

[Rabia]

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[SET]
name: No Retreat
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Zen Headbutt
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: No Retreat
item: Expert Belt / Life Orb
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Falinks finds itself mostly outclassed by Kommo-o and several other sweepers, and it's still completely walled by Aegislash. It has a few quirks to differentiate it from other sweepers, but it's still not enough to make it a reasonable choice in on most teams. Max Knuckle raising its Attack stat can be a valuable trait to differentiate it from Kommo-o, that which prefers using special sets. No Retreat not taking any health away weakening Falinks means Falinks it can make use of its bulk to deal with Ditto if it's below half HP or even higher if or stomach a Moonblast from defensive Clefable and 2HKO it with Poison Jab.(AP) If Falinks Dynamaxes, or stomach a Moonblast from defensive Clefable and 2HKO with Poison Jab it can also beat a Ditto above half HP. Zen Headbutt is important for Toxapex;(comma -> semicolon) while it doesn't beat it Toxapex outright unless Falinks it Dynamaxes and either Psychic Terrain is up or Falinks it has used a Max Knuckle, it may still be nice to weaken it Toxapex for Falinks's its teammates.(comma -> period) it Zen Headbutt also hits Gengar and is Falinks's best option for a weakened Dragapult. Aside from Clefable, Poison Jab is also nice for the likes of Hatterene and Alcremie. Jolly is the preferred nature to outspeed Modest Dragapult at +1. Expert Belt helps to keep Falinks healthy and boosts the power of its coverage moves against the likes of Toxapex and Clefable, but Life Orb is an option for the added power.

Falinks fits better in Hyper Offensive best on hyper offensive teams. Support from Grimmsnarl and Dual Screens dual screens is very important and can help because it helps Falinks beat a Ditto from full one-on-one,(RC) as well as when Falinks is at full health and tank countless hits better as it sets up and attempts to sweep. Allies such as Hatterene, Gyarados, and Galarian Darmanitan that can help pressure the likes of Aegislash and Toxapex—Falinks's biggest nightmares—are also appreciated:(remove colon) Hatterene, Gyarados, and Galarian Darmanitan, for example.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]

do credits too bop. gp 1/1 once done