National Dex Dondozo

[FayaWizard]

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo functions as a sturdy wall to many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading power and a potential Defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo to continually chip away at threats during longer games. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition in the later stages of the game, able to set up on the likes of Mega Mawile and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit Water-resistant foes like Ferrothorn and Ogerpon-W. Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Pokemon which would normally threaten it, such as Kartana, Rillaboom, and especially Ogerpon-W. Due to its passive nature, Dondozo is found mainly on bulky teams, partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting-Lu, which can handle Dondozo checks like Toxapex, Mega Latios, and Mega Latias, while Dondozo can check the Water-types that would threaten them, like Urshifu-R or Hisuian Samurott. Dondozo usually carries Heavy-Duty Boots as its item to ensure it can switch in safely when it is used on teams with less reliable entry hazard removal, though if paired with a reliable hazard remover like Tornadus-T, Dondozo can opt for Leftovers to shore up its poor recovery, allowing it to 1v1 threats such as Mega Scizor and Zamazenta more reliably.

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[Mothhs]

uh oh! stinkywizard

 

[FayaWizard]

Ready for QC

 

[Sulo]

fatass

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo is a fat bastard we can't use this word in analyses i fear... that beats many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading base power and a potential defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo to wear down bulkier threats like Mega Scizor and Zamazenta. the main advantage is better performance in long games, reword to highlight that. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition late game, able to set up on the likes of Iron Boulder and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit water resists like Barraskewda and Urshifu-R. barra and urshifu are pretty bad switchins, mention mons that actually want to come in on you that you dont beat otherwise, like ogerpon and ferro Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Grass and Electric Pokemon which would normally threaten it, especially Ogerpon-Wellspring. def add other examples of what you can set up on / threaten Dondozo is often found on fat teams with hazard support to wear down any switch-ins, thus partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting Lu. highlight its extremely passive nature relegating it to fat teams instead; i'd also probably remove mentions of hazards bc virtually anything that switches in on you has recovery anyways + everything appreciates hazards These Pokemon lay the hazards as well as covering for threatening Electric types and special attackers like Raging Bolt and Zapdos, while Dondozo walls the Ice and Water types that could pose a threat. However, the Great Wall still has its weaknesses, as without Tera it struggles to wall strong physical Grass-Type attackers like Kartana and especially the aforementioned Ogerpon-Wellspring. Furthermore, if it chooses to run Leftovers, Dondozo is susceptible to hazard chip, so teammates like Mega Scizor and Corviknight are appreciated for both their hazard removal and their ability to handle these threats. see last comment + mention mons on fat that particularly have good mus into dozo counters (said checks / counters being mons like pex, mtios/tias, ogerpon, etc). also elaborate on better hazard removal if not using heavy duty boots bc corv sucks as a fogger and msciz is an extremely specific one that not many players are actually gonna use. With Tera, Dondozo stands firm as the wall to almost every physical attacker in the tier, facing down the most fearsome of sweepers and emerging victorious. filler

add a sentence explaining the use cases for boots v leftovers, i.e. boots is used on stuff with less reliable hazard removal whereas leftovers makes it easier to 1v1 certain setup sweepers at the cost of a worst mu into hazards in general, forcing it to rest more often

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would like another look before stamping

 

[FayaWizard]

would like another look before stamping

Implemented

 

[Sulo]

still fat

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo is a good wall to many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading base power and a potential defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo continually chip away at threats during longer games. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition late game, able to set up on the likes of Iron Boulder and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit water resists like Ferrothorn and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Grass and Electric there is 1 (one) electric type you can actually comfortably beat and not have to suffer against (washtom), no need to specify Pokemon which would normally threaten it, especially Ogerpon-Wellspring, as well as Kartana and Rillaboom. Due to its passive nature, Dondozo is found mainly on fat teams, partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting Lu, which can handle Dondozo checks like Toxapex, Mega Latios, and Mega Latias, while Dondozo can check the Water types that would threaten them, like Urshifu-Rapid or Barraskewda. Dondozo usually carries Heavy Duty Boots as its item to ensure it can switch in safely on teams with less reliable hazard removal, though if paired with a reliable hazard remover like Tornadus-Therian, Dondozo can opt for Leftovers to shore up its poor recovery, allowing it to 1v1 sweepers more reliably, such turning Thunder Punch from Bulky Iron Hands from a 3HKO to a 4HKO. iffy on this mention bc hands isn't really that good and thus doesn't warrant a standalone calc here; just mention sweepers you generally beat more easily

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1/2, gj

 

[hidin]

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo is functions as a sturdy wall a good wall I think saying "is" here is pretty obvious when you look at it on the dex; albeit this problem isn't that fixable I think wording it to be a little bit more descriptive is better here to many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading base power and a potential defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo continually chip away at threats during longer games. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition late game, able to set up on the likes of Iron Boulder When is this pressuring you? Say like Mega Mawile maybe but I'm just curious and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit water resists like Ferrothorn and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Pokemon which would normally threaten it, especially Ogerpon-Wellspring, as well as Kartana and Rillaboom. Due to its passive nature, Dondozo is found mainly on fat teams, partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting Lu, which can handle Dondozo checks like Toxapex, Mega Latios, and Mega Latias, while Dondozo can check the Water types that would threaten them, like Urshifu-Rapid or Barraskewda Hisuian Samurott. Dondozo usually carries Heavy-Duty Boots as its item to ensure it can switch in safely on teams with less reliable hazard removal, though if paired with a reliable hazard remover like Tornadus-Therian, Dondozo can opt for Leftovers to shore up its poor recovery, allowing it to 1v1 sweepers such as Mega Scizor and Zamazenta more reliably.

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[FayaWizard]

GP Team

 

[red fintans]

1/1 GP Team done

bozo

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo functions as a sturdy wall to many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading Base Power alternatively (and preferably) just change it to "power" and a potential Defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo to continually chip away at threats during longer games. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition in the later stages of the game, able to set up on the likes of Mega Mawile and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit water resists Water-resistant foes like Ferrothorn and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Pokemon which would normally threaten it, especially Ogerpon-Wellspring, as well as Kartana and Rillaboom such as Kartana, Rillaboom, and especially Ogerpon-W. Due to its passive nature, Dondozo is found mainly on fat semi-stall no fat shaming (fat = semistall right? not BO not balance? correct me if im wrong) teams, partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting-(AH)Lu, which can handle Dondozo checks like Toxapex, Mega Latios, and Mega Latias, while Dondozo can check the Water-(AH)types that would threaten them, like Urshifu-R or Hisuian Samurott. Dondozo usually carries Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots as its item to ensure it can switch in safely when it is used on teams with less reliable entry hazard removal, though if paired with a reliable hazard remover like Tornadus-Therian, Dondozo can opt for Leftovers to shore up its poor recovery, allowing it to 1v1 sweepers such as Mega Scizor and Zamazenta nitpick but zama isnt really a sweeper more reliably.

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[FayaWizard]

1/1 GP Team done

bozo

[SET]
name: Wall
move 1: Liquidation / Waterfall
move 2: Curse / Body Press
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
item: Heavy Duty Boots / Leftovers
ability: Unaware
nature: Impish
tera type: Dragon
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
With massive physical bulk, the superb ability of Unaware, and a solid defensive typing, Dondozo functions as a sturdy wall to many of the physical threats roaming the tier. While it prefers Liquidation, Waterfall is a good alternative, trading Base Power alternatively (and preferably) just change it to "power" and a potential Defense drop for greater PP, allowing Dondozo to continually chip away at threats during longer games. Curse turns Dondozo into an intimidating win condition in the later stages of the game, able to set up on the likes of Mega Mawile and Gouging Fire, while Body Press allows Dondozo to hit water resists Water-resistant foes like Ferrothorn and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Tera Dragon flips the matchup on Pokemon which would normally threaten it, especially Ogerpon-Wellspring, as well as Kartana and Rillaboom such as Kartana, Rillaboom, and especially Ogerpon-W. Due to its passive nature, Dondozo is found mainly on fat semi-stall no fat shaming (fat = semistall right? not BO not balance? correct me if im wrong) teams, partnering well with Pokemon like Gliscor and Ting-(AH)Lu, which can handle Dondozo checks like Toxapex, Mega Latios, and Mega Latias, while Dondozo can check the Water-(AH)types that would threaten them, like Urshifu-R or Hisuian Samurott. Dondozo usually carries Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots as its item to ensure it can switch in safely when it is used on teams with less reliable entry hazard removal, though if paired with a reliable hazard remover like Tornadus-Therian, Dondozo can opt for Leftovers to shore up its poor recovery, allowing it to 1v1 sweepers such as Mega Scizor and Zamazenta nitpick but zama isnt really a sweeper more reliably.

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I decided to replace sweepers(the last line) with threat to fit Zamazenta, and replaced semi-stall with stall, is that fine?