[OVERVIEW]
Alolan Dugtrio's high Speed, high Attack, and Sand Force ability make it a niche option on offensive sand teams. Given a free turn, Alolan Dugtrio massively threatens many tier staples such as Gigalith, Charizard, and Ribombee. However, Alolan Dugtrio's poor bulk limits its opportunities to switch into these targets, and its power, while great, may occasionally come up short against very bulky targets such as Doublade. Additionally, Alolan Dugtrio's very poor bulk makes it susceptible to priority revenge killers such as Thwackey as well as faster threats such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Gallade.
[SET]
name: Sand Wallbreaker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Sucker Punch / Memento
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb
ability: Sand Force
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Earthquake is Alolan Dugtrio's strongest move and boasts immense power under sand, OHKOing offensive Jellicent and having a good chance to 2HKO Quagsire after Stealth Rock. Iron Head is a secondary STAB move that slams many Pokemon resistant or immune to Ground, such as Eldegoss and the aforementioned Ribombee. Sucker Punch is a good option to pick off faster Pokemon that would otherwise revenge kill Alolan Dugtrio, such as Cinccino and Lycanroc. Memento can be used to help a teammate such as Sandslash set up and potentially sweep. Rock Slide hits Flying-types such as Charizard and Levitate users such as Vikavolt. Gigalith is a mandatory partner for Alolan Dugtrio because it provides sand as well as Stealth Rock to help chip down some of Alolan Dugtrio's checks, such as Cinccino, into range for its attacks. Other Pokemon that pair well with it include Sand Rush sweepers such as Sandslash, as well as Doublade, since it can switch into physical attackers that may try to revenge kill Alolan Dugtrio.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[nimzowitsch, 272785]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
Alolan Dugtrio's high Speed, high Attack, and Sand Force ability make it a niche option on offensive sand teams. Given a free turn, Alolan Dugtrio massively threatens many tier staples such as Gigalith, Charizard, and Ribombee. However, Alolan Dugtrio's poor bulk limits its opportunities to switch into these targets, and its power, while great, may occasionally come up short against very bulky targets such as Doublade. Additionally, Alolan Dugtrio's very poor bulk makes it susceptible to priority revenge killers such as Thwackey as well as faster threats such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Gallade.
[SET]
name: Sand Wallbreaker
move 1: Earthquake
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Sucker Punch / Memento
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb
ability: Sand Force
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Earthquake is Alolan Dugtrio's strongest move and boasts immense power under sand, OHKOing offensive Jellicent and having a good chance to 2HKO Quagsire after Stealth Rock. Iron Head is a secondary STAB move that slams many Pokemon resistant or immune to Ground, such as Eldegoss and the aforementioned Ribombee. Sucker Punch is a good option to pick off faster Pokemon that would otherwise revenge kill Alolan Dugtrio, such as Cinccino and Lycanroc. Memento can be used to help a teammate such as Sandslash set up and potentially sweep. Rock Slide hits Flying-types such as Charizard and Levitate users such as Vikavolt. Gigalith is a mandatory partner for Alolan Dugtrio because it provides sand as well as Stealth Rock to help chip down some of Alolan Dugtrio's checks, such as Cinccino, into range for its attacks. Other Pokemon that pair well with it include Sand Rush sweepers such as Sandslash, as well as Doublade, since it can switch into physical attackers that may try to revenge kill Alolan Dugtrio.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[nimzowitsch, 272785]]
- Quality checked by: [[avarice, 346653], [asa, 400292]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]
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