1v1 Crustle

[Ginger Princess]

[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Crustle serves as one of the best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful move in Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, gives it the potential to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax, after a Shell Smash. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which normally blocks Rock Wrecker with Disguise and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Roughs or Phantom Forces from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and to allow it to Speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will beat Crustle if it uses Shell Smash, but will fall after being hit by Counter, as Crustle will always survive their attacks. Golisopod can also sometimes survive a Rock Wrecker from Crustle and is unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one by either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice-locked Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank hits from offensive threats like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash—Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire- and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel-type threats.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Alakazam, 276708]]
- Quality checked by: [[AllFourtyOne, 457210], [pqs, 425798]]
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[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crustle serves as one of the two unabashedly best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame, the other being Sawk. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, allows Crustle to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker after a Shell Smash, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which will normally block Rock Wrecker with Disguise, and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Rough or Phantom Force from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will outspeed Crustle after Shell Smash, but will fall after being hit by a Counter attack I know its implied, but mention how Counter works with Sturdy. Golisopod also can sometimes live a Rock Wrecker from Crustle, while being unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one, either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice item Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank fast or bulky attackers isnt fast or bulky just all attackers? like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight, not stall and mentioned in your steel-types portion Aegislash, and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash -- Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire-, Ground-, and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Rhyperior, Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel threats.

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[Ginger Princess]

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[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crustle serves as one of the two unabashedly best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame, the other being Sawk. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, allows Crustle to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker after a Shell Smash, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which will normally block Rock Wrecker with Disguise, and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Rough or Phantom Force from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will outspeed Crustle after Shell Smash, but will fall after being hit by a Counter attack I know its implied, but mention how Counter works with Sturdy. Golisopod also can sometimes live a Rock Wrecker from Crustle, while being unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one, either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice item Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank fast or bulky attackers isnt fast or bulky just all attackers? like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight, not stall and mentioned in your steel-types portion Aegislash, and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash -- Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire-, Ground-, and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Rhyperior, Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel threats.

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[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crustle serves as one of the two best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame, the other being Sawk. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, allows Crustle the potential to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker after a Shell Smash, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which will normally block Rock Wrecker with Disguise, and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Rough or Phantom Force from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will outspeed Crustle after Shell Smash, Does this really need to be said? I'd just get to the point on minis and say that you're using Counter against them since they'd KO you otherwise (but I might be wrong) but will fall after being hit by a Counter attack, as Crustle will always live their attacks. Golisopod also can sometimes live a Rock Wrecker from Crustle, while being unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one, either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice item Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank offensive threats like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash -- Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire-, Ground-, and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Rhyperior, Rhyperior doesn't beat Corviknight or Ferrothorn, I'd just remove this example since it barely beats half (and you already have enough examples otherwise). Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel threats.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Alakazam, 276708]]
- Quality checked by: [[AllFourtyOne, 457210], [pqs, 425798]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Crustle serves as one of the two best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame, the other being Sawk. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful move in Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, allows Crustlegives it the potential to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker after a Shell Smash, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax, after a Shell Smash. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which will normally blocks Rock Wrecker with Disguise, and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Roughs or Phantom Forces from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and sto allow it to Speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will beat Crustle if it uses Shell Smash, but will fall after being hit by a Counter attack, as Crustle will always live their attacks. Golisopod also can sometimes lsurvive their attacks. Golisopod can also sometimes survive a Rock Wrecker from Crustle, while being and is unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one, by either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice item-locked Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank hits from offensive threats like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash -- —Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire- and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel-type threats.

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[SET]
name: Shell Smash Offense
move 1: Shell Smash
move 2: Rock Wrecker
move 3: Rock Blast
move 4: Counter
item: Mental Herb / Hard Stone
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 104 HP / 108 Atk / 44 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Crustle serves as one of the two best Sturdy users in the 1v1 metagame, the other being Sawk. Crustle's access to the offensively strong Rock typing, alongside a powerful move in Rock Wrecker and utility options in Rock Blast and Shell Smash, allows Crustlegives it the potential to be one of the most powerful setup attackers in the metagame, utterly destroying nearly anything that does not resist Rock Wrecker after a Shell Smash, like Hydreigon, Aromatisse, and Snorlax, after a Shell Smash. Rock Blast is also incredibly useful in breaking through Mimikyu, which will normally blocks Rock Wrecker with Disguise, and can run Substitute on some Curse sets. Crustle is also EVed to survive two Play Roughs or Phantom Forces from a Life Orb Mimikyu, ensuring the matchup if Rock Blast is clicked turn one, with the rest of the EVs being put into Attack and Speed to maximize offensive output and sto allow it to Speed tie with other Adamant Crustle. Counter is incredibly useful for some physical attackers as well; Choice Scarf Dracovish and Dracozolt will beat Crustle if it uses Shell Smash, but will fall after being hit by a Counter attack, as Crustle will always live their attacks. Golisopod also can sometimes lsurvive their attacks. Golisopod can also sometimes survive a Rock Wrecker from Crustle, while being and is unsafe to set up against, but Crustle will still win by using Counter turn one, by either KOing Golisopod or putting it in range of a Rock Wrecker. Mental Herb is very helpful against Taunt users like Mandibuzz and Whimsicott, ensuring Crustle can set up with Shell Smash and threaten them offensively, whereas Hard Stone can be used to threaten Choice item-locked Dragapult. For Dragapult to be threatened, Crustle needs to run a spread of 104 HP / 132 Atk / 44 Def / 228 Spe; this guarantees Crustle will OHKO with Rock Wrecker. Incidentally, the Speed EVs will allow Crustle to outspeed a Rock Tomb Dracovish after a Shell Smash.

Crustle works well with frailer threats that need Sturdy support in order to beat the Pokemon they cannot threaten offensively. Pokemon like Dracovish, Dragapult, Galarian Darmanitan, and Dracozolt all appreciate Crustle's ability to tank hits from offensive threats like Choice Scarf Haxorus, non-Quick Attack Sylveon, and all of their ditto matchups. In return, these offensive powerhouses generally have a good matchup against the bulky stall Pokemon that can beat Crustle, like Corviknight and Arcanine. Crustle appreciates Pokemon that can also beat Steel-type Pokemon, that can generally survive any one attack Crustle can go for, even after a Shell Smash -- —Pokemon like Aegislash, Duraladon, Corviknight, Ferrothorn, and Bisharp can usually handle Crustle, although the physical Steel-types need to watch out for Counter. Therefore, Fire- and Fighting-types like Arcanine, Cinderace, Sawk, and Conkeldurr will be great partners for Crustle, as they can generally handle these Steel-type threats.

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