OU Choice Specs Dragapult

[Marnie]

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Thunder
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Ghost / Fairy / Dragon
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Possessing OU's highest unboosted Speed tier makes Choice Specs Dragapult a very remarkable special wallbreaker, revenge killer, and offensive pivot. It outspeeds and threatens common offensive threats like Cinderace, Iron Moth, and even boosted foes like Choice Scarf Rotom-W and Adamant Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Moreover, it's immune or resistant to common priority attacks like the aforementioned Dragonite's Extreme Speed, Breloom's Mach Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression, which makes it much harder to revenge kill. A coverage move in either Flamethrower or Thunder lets Dragapult nail Corviknight, with the former also hitting other Steel-types like Kingambit and Iron Treads, while the latter pressures Toxapex and Tera Water Garganacl. Infiltrator allows Dragapult to bypass Grimmsnarnl's dual screens, Orthworm's Shed Tail, and Substitute users like Gholdengo, which gives it an edge against hyper offense teams. Tera Ghost maintains an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and strengthens Shadow Ball—its most spammable attack—notably guaranteeing the 2HKO on Corviknight and Assault Vest Iron Treads after Terastallizing. Tera Fairy prevents Dragapult from being picked off by opposing Dragapult and Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao, Kingambit, and Meowscarada. Finally, Tera Dragon turns Draco Meteor into an even more powerful nuke. This takes advantage of the lack of prominent bulky Steel- and Fairy-types in the metagame, notably chunking answers to Ghost-types like Purifying Salt Garganacl and Ting-Lu and 2HKOing Unaware Clodsire.

Choice Specs Dragapult fits perfectly on bulky offense and VoltTurn teams. Physical wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Great Tusk appreciate Dragapult's U-turn bringing them in safely, and they are able to pressure its switch-ins like Clodsire, Ting-Lu, Blissey, and Garganacl. Entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Great Tusk allow Dragapult to pivot throughout the game unperturbed; the former can also pivot it in safely via U-turn, letting it threaten Gholdengo, which tends to switch into Corviknight to block its Defog. Furthermore, Corviknight and Great Tusk provide the necessary defensive backbone to switch into boosted threats such as Roaring Moon, as well as revenge kill attempts from Sucker Punch users like Kingambit and Chien-Pao. Gholdengo forms a Ghost spam core with Dragapult, as it can overwhelm a shared check in Ting-Lu, use non-Calm Mind Blissey as setup fodder, and either cripple Tera Water Garganacl with Trick or straight up dent Tera Fairy variants. Entry hazards from Ting-Lu, Garchomp, and Garganacl can quickly put foes into Dragapult's KO range, especially as it tends to force a lot of switches; in return, Dragapult spinblocks foes like Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Setup sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Swords Dance Chien-Pao appreciate Dragapult wallbreaking early-game for them to clean up late-game easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [Tysonslayer, 349443]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]

 

[chimp]

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Thunder
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Ghost / Fairy
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Possessing the highest unboosted Speed tier in the metagame makes Choice Specs Dragapult a very remarkable special wallbreaker, revenge killer, and offensive pivot. It outspeeds and threatens common offensive threats like Iron Valiant, Iron Moth, and even boosted foes like Choice Scarf Rotom-W and Adamant Dragonite after a Dragon Dance, which it can take advantage of by pivoting out with U-turn. This line feels unneeded here and turns this sentence into a run-on. Moreover, its typing grants it an immunity and resistance to common priority attacks like Dragonite's Extreme Speed, Breloom's Mach Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression, which makes it much harder to revenge kill. A coverage move in either Flamethrower or Thunder lets Dragapult nail Corviknight, with the former also hitting Amoongother Steel-types like Kingambit and Iron Treads, while the latter pressures Toxapex and Tera Water Garganacl. Infiltrator allows Dragapult to bypass Grimmsnarl's dual screens, It bypasses screens set by other users, too. If you want to highlight Grimmsnarl in this context, perhaps a line like "bypass screens often set by Grimmsnarl," etc. Orthworm's Shed Tail, and Substitute users like Gholdengo, which gives it an edge against hyper offense teams. Tera Ghost maintains an immunity Dragonite's Extreme Speed and improves the damage output of Shadow Ball—its most spammable attack—notably guaranteeing the 2HKO on Corviknight and Assault Vest Iron Treads, while Tera Fairy prevents Dragapult from being picked off by opposing Dragapult and Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao, Kingambit, and Meowscarada.

Choice Specs Dragapult fits perfectly on bulky offense and VoltTurn teams. Physical wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Great Tusk appreciate Dragapult's U-turn to bring them in safely and are able to pressure its switch-ins like Clodsire,Ting-Lu, Blissey, and Garganacl. Entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Great Tusk allowsDragapult to pivot throughout the game unperturbed; the former can also pivot it in safely via U-turn, letting it threaten Gholdengo that tend to switch into it to block its Defog. Furthermore, Corviknight and Great Tusk provide the necessary defensive backbone to switch into revenge killers like Booster Energy Iron Valiant and Sucker Punch users like Kingambit and Chien Pao. Nasty Plot Gholdengo forms a GhostSpam core with Dragapult as it can overwhelm a shared check in Ting-Lu, use non-Calm Mind Blissey as setup fodder, and either cripple Tera Water Garganacl with Trick or straight up dent Tera Fairy variants. Entry hazards from Ting-Lu, Garchomp, and Glimmora can put foes quickly into Dragapult's KO range, especially as it tends to force a lot of switches; in return, Dragapult spinblocks foes like Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Setup sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Swords Dance Chien-Pao appreciate Dragapult wallbreaking early-game for them to clean up late game easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

[1/2] once implemented, thanks!!!

 

[Tysonslayer]

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Dragapult

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Thunder
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Ghost / Fairy / Dragon
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Possessing the highest unboosted Speed tier in the metagame makes Choice Specs Dragapult a very remarkable special wallbreaker, revenge killer, and offensive pivot. It outspeeds and threatens common offensive threats like Iron Valiant (mention Cinderace Instead since Iron Valiant is only slower if not boosted by Quark Drive, and you only fear Cinderace if Sucker Punch), Iron Moth, and even boosted foes like Choice Scarf Rotom-W and Adamant Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Moreover, its typing grants it an immunity and resistance to common priority attacks like the aforementioned Dragonite's Extreme Speed, Breloom's Mach Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression, which makes it much harder to revenge kill. A coverage move in either Flamethrower or Thunder lets Dragapult nail Corviknight, with the former also hitting other Steel-types like Kingambit and Iron Treads, while the latter pressures Toxapex and Tera Water Garganacl. Infiltrator allows Dragapult to bypass dual screens often set by Grimmsnarl, Orthworm's Shed Tail, and Substitute users like Gholdengo, which gives it an edge against hyper offense teams. Tera Ghost maintains an immunity Dragonite's Extreme Speed and improves the damage output of Shadow Ball—its most spammable attack—notably guaranteeing the 2HKO on Corviknight and Assault Vest Iron Treads, while Tera Fairy prevents Dragapult from being picked off by opposing Dragapult and Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao, Kingambit, and Meowscarada. (talk about Tera Dragon how its a powerful nuke that hits most shadow ball resist especially with the lack of good steel and fairies in the tier.)

Choice Specs Dragapult fits perfectly on bulky offense and VoltTurn teams. Physical wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Great Tusk appreciate Dragapult's U-turn to bring them in safely and are able to pressure its switch-ins like Clodsire, Ting-Lu, Blissey, and Garganacl. Entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Great Tusk allows Dragapult to pivot throughout the game unperturbed; the former can also pivot it in safely via U-turn, letting it threaten Gholdengo that tends to switch into it to block its Defog. Furthermore, Corviknight and Great Tusk provide the necessary defensive backbone to switch into revenge killers like Booster Energy Iron Valiant (mention something else like Dragon dance boosted Roaring Moon since these two don't take on Iron Valiant that well) and Sucker Punch users like Kingambit and Chien Pao. Nasty Plot Gholdengo forms a GhostSpam core with Dragapult as it can overwhelm a shared check in Ting-Lu, use non-Calm Mind Blissey as setup fodder, and either cripple Tera Water Garganacl with Trick or straight up dent Tera Fairy variants. (be clear what set you mentioning throughout the sentence since Nasty Plot doesn't't run Trick unless Choice Scarf) Entry hazards from Ting-Lu, Garchomp, and Glimmora Garganacl can put foes quickly into Dragapult's KO range, especially as it tends to force a lot of switches; in return, Dragapult spinblocks foes like Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Setup sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Swords Dance Chien-Pao appreciate Dragapult wallbreaking early-game for them to clean up late game easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [Tysonslayer, 349443]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

2/2 QC Good job

 

[Marnie]

Did, ty both :>
Hi hi GP Team

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Flamethrower / Thunder
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
tera type: Ghost / Fairy / Dragon
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Possessing the highest unboosted Speed tier in the metagame OU's highest unboosted Speed tier makes Choice Specs Dragapult a very remarkable special wallbreaker, revenge killer, and offensive pivot. It outspeeds and threatens common offensive threats like Cinderace, Iron Moth, and even boosted foes like Choice Scarf Rotom-W and Adamant Dragonite after a Dragon Dance. Moreover, its typing grants it an immunity and resistance it's immune or resistant to common priority attacks like the aforementioned Dragonite's Extreme Speed, Breloom's Mach Punch, and Slither Wing's First Impression, which makes it much harder to revenge kill. A coverage move in either Flamethrower or Thunder lets Dragapult nail Corviknight, with the former also hitting other Steel-types like Kingambit and Iron Treads, while the latter pressures Toxapex and Tera Water Garganacl. Infiltrator allows Dragapult to bypass Grimmsnarnl's (I imagine this works?) dual screens often set by Grimmsnarl, Orthworm's Shed Tail, and Substitute users like Gholdengo, which gives it an edge against hyper offense teams. Tera Ghost maintains an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and improves the damage output of strengthens Shadow Ball—its most spammable attack—notably guaranteeing the 2HKO on Corviknight and Assault Vest Iron Treads after Terastallizing. Tera Fairy prevents Dragapult from being picked off by opposing Dragapult and Sucker Punch from Chien-Pao, Kingambit, and Meowscarada. Finally, Tera Dragon turns Draco Meteor into an even more powerful nuke that nuke. This takes advantage of the lack of prominent bulky Steel- and Fairy-types in the metagame, notably chunking Ghost-resistant foes answers to Ghost-types (hooray for technicalitie) like Purifying Salt Garganacl and Ting-Lu and 2HKOing Unaware Clodsire.

Choice Specs Dragapult fits perfectly on bulky offense and VoltTurn teams. Physical wallbreakers like Chien-Pao and Great Tusk appreciate Dragapult's U-turn to bring them in safely and bringing them in safely, and they are able to pressure its switch-ins like Clodsire, Ting-Lu, Blissey, and Garganacl. Entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Great Tusk allows allow Dragapult to pivot throughout the game unperturbed; the former can also pivot it in safely via U-turn, letting it threaten Gholdengo that Gholdengo, which tends to switch into it Corviknight to block its Defog. Furthermore, Corviknight and Great Tusk provide the necessary defensive backbone to switch into boosted threats such as Roaring Moon, (AC) as well as revenge killing kill attempts from Sucker Punch users like Kingambit and Chien-Pao. (added hyphen) Gholdengo forms a GhostSpam Ghost spam core with Dragapult, (AC) as it can overwhelm a shared check in Ting-Lu, use non-Calm Mind Blissey as setup fodder, and either cripple Tera Water Garganacl with Trick or straight up dent Tera Fairy variants. Entry hazards from Ting-Lu, Garchomp, and Garganacl can quickly put foes quickly into Dragapult's KO range, especially as it tends to force a lot of switches; in return, Dragapult spinblocks foes like Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch. Setup sweepers like Volcarona, Iron Valiant, and Swords Dance Chien-Pao appreciate Dragapult wallbreaking early-game for them to clean up late-game (added hyphen) easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[royalfluxh, 493260]]
- Quality checked by: [[chimp, 197439], [Tysonslayer, 349443]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]

GP Team done

 

[Tysonslayer]

good stuff Royalfluxh https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/pokemon/dragapult/