AAA Conkeldurr [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Theia]

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr as well as cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOes Tapu Koko and 2HKOes Toxapex.

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its revenge killing abilities. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like Mandibuzz and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Conkeldurr also struggles against Togekiss and Tapu Fini, so teammates like Tapu Koko are helpful to KO them. Zapdos and Galarian Zapdos are also fast, powerful threats that resist Drain Punch, so fast offensive Pokemon like Zygarde-10% are helpful teammates. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent teammates.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins, and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

**Psychic Surge**: Psychic Surge users like Azelf hinder Conkeldurr, as Psychic Terrain blocks Triage's priority and prevents Conkeldurr from using it to recover HP.

**Fast Fighting-Resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon like Zapdos and Talonflame heavily threaten Conkeldurr, as they easily outspeed it and aren't threatened by Drain Punch.

**Fairy-types**: Conkeldurr is unable to meaningfully damage most Fairy-types and is threatened in return by the likes of Togekiss, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

QC Check

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

With its huge Attack and decent Defense, Conkeldurr is a good option for a bulky setup sweeper with Bulk Up and Triage, which gets around Conkeldurr's low Speed by giving priority to STAB Drain Punch, giving Conkeldurr more longevity by mitigating Life Orb recoil as well as threatening Pokemon like Blissey and Zarude with 2HKOs Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr, as well as to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOs Tapu Koko and 2HKOs Toxapex.

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its role as a revenge killer. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like Zarude and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent teammates.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins hyphen and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is below average so it's vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

add psychic surge users (like Azelf) and fast fighting resists (like Zapdos and Talonflame)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2!

 

[Theia]

fast fighting resists (like Zapdos and Talonflame)

I see your agenda

Implemented, thank you!

 

[Isaiah]

Add Remove Chattin'

QC

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr, as well as to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOs Tapu Koko and 2HKOs Toxapex.

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its role as a revenge killer. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like ZarudeMandibuzz (I never really like listing zarude as an azelf switch-in in analyses bc it gets blown up by uturn) and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent teammates. I would include something about how it needs help vs tapu fini and togekiss as well. Would also mention having something for zapdos and gzapdos


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is below average so it's vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

**Psychic Surge**: Psychic Surge users like Azelf hinder Conkeldurr as Psychic Terrain blocks Triage's priority and prevents Conkeldurr from using it to recover HP.

**Fast Fighting-Resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon like Zapdos and Talonflame heavily threaten Conkeldurr, as they easily outspeed it and aren't threatened by Drain Punch.

Might be worth specifying fairy types, since lele, fini, koko, togekiss all cook it
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2

 

[Theia]

Add Remove Chattin'

QC

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr, as well as to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOs Tapu Koko and 2HKOs Toxapex.

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its role as a revenge killer. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like ZarudeMandibuzz (I never really like listing zarude as an azelf switch-in in analyses bc it gets blown up by uturn) and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent teammates. I would include something about how it needs help vs tapu fini and togekiss as well. Would also mention having something for zapdos and gzapdos


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is below average so it's vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

**Psychic Surge**: Psychic Surge users like Azelf hinder Conkeldurr as Psychic Terrain blocks Triage's priority and prevents Conkeldurr from using it to recover HP.

**Fast Fighting-Resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon like Zapdos and Talonflame heavily threaten Conkeldurr, as they easily outspeed it and aren't threatened by Drain Punch.

Might be worth specifying fairy types, since lele, fini, koko, togekiss all cook it
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2

Implemented, thank you!

Good morning GP Team

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

GP Check

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr, comma as well as to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOes Tapu Koko and 2HKOes Toxapex. KOes is the verb (A KOes B), KOs is the noun (A gets important KOs)

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its role as a revenge killer revenge killing abilities. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like Mandibuzz and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Conkeldurr also struggles against Togekiss and Tapu Fini, so teammates like Tapu Koko are helpful to KO them. Zapdos and Galarian Zapdos are also big threats due to being fast, powerful, and resisting fast, powerful threats that resist Drain Punch, so fast offensive Pokemon like Zygarde-10% are helpful teammates. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent excellent teammates.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins, comma and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is below average so it's vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

**Psychic Surge**: Psychic Surge users like Azelf hinder Conkeldurr, comma as Psychic Terrain blocks Triage's priority and prevents Conkeldurr from using it to recover HP.

**Fast Fighting-Resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon like Zapdos and Talonflame heavily threaten Conkeldurr, as they easily outspeed it and aren't threatened by Drain Punch.

**Fairy-types**: Conkeldurr is unable to meaningfully damage most Fairy-types and is threatened in return by the likes of Togekiss, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

GP 1/1!

GP Team done

 

[Theia]

add remove conjecture

GP Check

[SET]
name: Triage
move 1: Drain Punch
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Bulk Up
item: Life Orb
ability: Triage
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

[SET COMMENTS]

Boasting excellent Attack and STAB Drain Punch, Conkeldurr is a powerful Triage cleaner. It also has respectable physical bulk, allowing it to set up with Bulk Up and have good survivability when combined with Drain Punch's recovery. Knock Off can be used to punish Psychic-types switching into Conkeldurr, comma as well as to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots, making them easier to wear down. Earthquake is a powerful coverage move that OHKOes Tapu Koko and 2HKOes Toxapex. KOes is the verb (A KOes B), KOs is the noun (A gets important KOs)

Conkeldurr fits well on balance and bulky offense teams that benefit from its role as a revenge killer revenge killing abilities. Teammates like Tapu Koko and Jirachi that struggle with opposing Steel-types appreciate Conkeldurr's ability to remove them. Due to its below average Special Defense, Conkeldurr benefits from teammates like Blissey and Ferrothorn that can take special hits. Conkeldurr's ability to remove Heavy-Duty Boots makes it a great teammate for entry hazard setters like Mew and Skarmory. Conkeldurr is also vulnerable to chip damage from entry hazards itself, so entry hazard removers like Corviknight and Excadrill help to keep it from getting worn down. Conkeldurr is extremely weak to Psychic Surge users like Azelf, as they block Drain Punch entirely, so teammates like Mandibuzz and RegenVest Jirachi are strongly encouraged. Conkeldurr also struggles against Togekiss and Tapu Fini, so teammates like Tapu Koko are helpful to KO them. Zapdos and Galarian Zapdos are also big threats due to being fast, powerful, and resisting fast, powerful threats that resist Drain Punch, so fast offensive Pokemon like Zygarde-10% are helpful teammates. Despite its great Attack, Drain Punch's relatively low Base Power means it misses several key KOs, making powerful wallbreakers like Sheer Force Tapu Lele exellent excellent teammates.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options
=============

Conkeldurr can use Thunder Punch or Ice Punch to hit Flying-types or Poison Jab to threaten Fairy-types. Tinted Lens can be run to deal more damage to switch-ins, comma and Tough Claws can be used to increase Conkeldurr's overall offensive power, though opting for one of these means that Conkeldurr can no longer act as a revenge killer as it underspeeds nearly the entire metagame.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Conkeldurr's Special Defense is below average so it's vulnerable to hits from special attackers like Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko.

**Passive Damage**: Even with Drain Punch, Conkeldurr can be quickly worn down by the combination of entry hazards and Life Orb recoil.

**Psychic Surge**: Psychic Surge users like Azelf hinder Conkeldurr, comma as Psychic Terrain blocks Triage's priority and prevents Conkeldurr from using it to recover HP.

**Fast Fighting-Resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon like Zapdos and Talonflame heavily threaten Conkeldurr, as they easily outspeed it and aren't threatened by Drain Punch.

**Fairy-types**: Conkeldurr is unable to meaningfully damage most Fairy-types and is threatened in return by the likes of Togekiss, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theia, 439018]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

GP 1/1!

GP Team done

Implemented, thank you!

(Also uploaded https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/pokemon/conkeldurr/almost-any-ability/)