[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Fishious Rend
move 2: Dragon Rush
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Psychic Fangs
item: Choice Band
ability: Strong Jaw
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its ability and Fishious Rend, Choice Band Dracovish has jaw-dropping power capable of rending many common defensive pokemon to pieces, including Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, specially defensive Yveltal, Groudon, and Tyranitar. This power also makes it difficult for almost anything to switch into it, giving Dracovish a niche over faster wallbreakers such as Zacian-C and Marshadow. Notably, rain-boosted Fishious Rend is capable of OHKOing a slightly chipped defensive Eternatus or Lunala on the switch while also OHKOing defensive Zygarde-C and Ferrothorn. While Fishious Rend is generally the safe option to spam, Dragon Rush targets Dragon-types that resist Fishious Rend, OHKOing Eternatus, Kyurem-W, and Palkia after little to no chip damage. Crunch severely damages Lunala and hits Shedinja, and it can be used in an emergency to Dynamax and KO Calyrex-S. Psychic Fangs heavily damages Eternatus and has perfect accuracy, unlike Dragon Rush. Any of the aforementioned coverage moves 2HKO Gastrodon, preventing it from safely switching in.
Dracovish performs best in rain, as this boosts Fishious Rend to the strongest possible levels. As such, it should almost always be paired with Kyogre. Calm Mind bulky Kyogre particularly complements Dracovish, as it easily switches into Eternatus and Lunala, while Thunder Wave variants can cripple Dracovish switch-ins and let it outspeed many faster foes. In return, Dracovish can punch holes in the opposing team, OHKOing Blissey, Ferrothorn, and Eternatus with a well-timed Fishious Rend, enabling Kyogre to then break through the opposing team much more easily. However, Dracovish cannot handle faster threats such as Calyrex-S, Xerneas, Zacian-C, and Zekrom. As such, teammates such as Yveltal, Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Lunala are appreciated. Dracovish is a powerful but slow wallbreaker, so fast pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and Ditto are appreciated teammates too.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Choice Scarf is a valid option, making Dracovish far more effective agaunst offensive threats including Adamant Zacian-C, Yveltal, and unboosted Xerneas. However, a Choice Scarf set is far more reliant on rain to do any meaningful damage. Sand Rush + Choice Band can be used if paired with Tyranitar, as this enables Dracovish to outspeed even Calyrex-S, but it too is ineffective due to an overreliance on sand. Outrage can be used over Dragon Rush for its perfect accuracy. However, Outrage's locking effect results in Dracovish being revenge killed easily by Zacian-C and Xerneas.
Checks and Counters
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**Faster Pokemon**: Due to Dracovish's low Speed, a large number of threats can outspeed it, such as Calyrex-S, Xerneas, Zacian-C, and Eternatus, weakening Fishious Rend's power or outright OHKOing Dracovish before it moves.
**Bulky Dragon-types**: Outside of rain, Dragon-types like Eternatus, Palkia, Giratina, and Kyurem-W can relatively safely switch into Dracovish. They fear Dragon Rush, however.
**Lugia and Lunala**: Outside of rain, Lunala is only threatened by Crunch while outspeeding Dracovish and threatening to cripple it with Will-O-Wisp. Lugia outspeeds Dracovish, walls it with Multiscale and Roost and cripples it with Toxic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Icemaster, 464176]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [Guard, 360582]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429], [username2, userid2]]
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