Dragapult smogon team. Jan 6, 2020 Team Options ===== [SET] name: Choice Scarf move 1: Draco Meteor move 2: Shadow Ball move 3: Flamethrower / Fire Blast move 4: U-turn item: Choice Scarf Hello Everyone, recently i created a RMT Post on the smogon forums and as id really love some feedback on the team, i decided to post it here too! All the details are in the link below. I have made use of Dragapult's expansive move-pool. The slow u-turn support from some of the walls and rillaboom help bring in dragapult to clean up KOs. Threatlist: Cosmic power mew kinda destroys my team after 1 or 2 cosmic powers unless I get a crit knock off or something Scarf lele is a problem if heatran dies Zeraora is a problem unless it gets burned by rotom Nidoking hits the whole team. Clear Body Dragapult (Dragon Dance) seems like a gigantic threat once it goes up +1. Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult (M) @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator Shiny: Yes EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball Please give me your opinions and help me make a better team. Normalize Dragapult is able to outspeed, run Entrainment against Eternatus-Eternamax, set up, then use super effective Dragon-type moves. Hyper Offense Dragapult Dragapult is a popular choice for main or back-up sweeper in Hyper Offense teams thanks to its blistering speed and access to great coverage moves. This opened the flood gate for teams such as Kings Rock spam, Sand Veil Chomp Sand, Galarian Slowbro teams or good old Cloyster screens to single handily ruin a good portion of the qualifying phase of this OLT, forcing games into three scenarios; have melmetal, set your cloyster up first, or dont get lucked lol. Def Nature: Impish Item: Leftovers Stealth Rock Dragon Tail Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock Ability: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Impish Nature - Stealth Rock - Whirlwind - Slack Off - Earthquake This Pokemon's Primary purpose is to revenge kill certain mons, stop sweeps, and set up sand for Dracozolt. Also, they enjoy Dragapult forcing switches due to its This synergy, when combined with their raw power can dominate Steel teams. : Dragon Dance Dragapult is a cool set that can work in Offensive team and becomes deadly with Screens support and a Weakness Policy. Anyways enjoy the team. Dragapult Sword team: Rillaboom Barraskewda Frosmoth Sandaconda Copperajah Runerigas approved by ou moderators hosted by leng loi and zastra previously hosted by Smashburn, Baloor, jackuzzler and fly casanova art by ashelyDeluxe Rules: Entry submission: Post team in the thread itself with import and explanation in hide tags. Open to any advice and feel free to point out any glaring weaknesses in my team. This is honestly the first time I've used specs put, Ferrothorn is the team's hazard layer, and helps Excadrill and Dragapult KO after Spikes damage (Cinderace doesn't need much help lol). Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball - Draco Meteor - U-turn - Thunder I'm not actually sure whether I added Dragapult or Zeraora to the team first but it seems like Dragapult was the one I was more sure I wanted to keep on the team so I'll do dragapult first. Dragapult @ Leftovers. S. Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading This team attempts to use choice band Rillaboom and choice specs Dragapult to open up holes in the opposing team so Blaziken can sweep late-game. AV Goodra Goodra • Dragapult • Tangrowth • Urshifu-Rapid-Strike • Bisharp • Jirachi Goodra @ Assault Vest Ability: Sap Sipper EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA Standard Smogon set for Bisharp to act as a late-game cleaner, All suggestions for changing mons, sets, etc. This is the first team that I have built and I want suggestions to better it so feel free to suggest stuff if you want to. I'm new to the Showdown meta and been enjoying this team. Dragapult is equipped with a Choice Specs, which gives it a significant boost in Special Attack, but locks it into using only one move until it switches out. Hoopa-Unbound @ Assault Vest Ability: Magician Tera Type: Poison hey man cool team really like the idea of ghost spam. I use it to mainly put both barriers. kyurem has decent synergy with pivot dragapult but doesn't work too Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Welcome to Smogon! Cinderace is a great asset to Fire teams due to its mix of offensive presence and utility. . Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Hi, this is my first OU 8gen team in a long time, I hope you can help me improve it! Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower - Draco Meteor - Thunderbolt The fastest edgy dragon of the world. First of all, your team is extremely weak to opposing Dragapult. Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult acts as a great offensive pivot for bulky offense and balance teams that rely on maintaining momentum and immediate power for their progress making. Toxapex @ Black Sludge Ability: Regenerator EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD Although it competes with Eternatus as a special attacker on offensive teams, Dragapult can use Choice Specs to compensate for its mediocre damage output and take advantage of its Speed to threaten a variety of common Pokemon. It must be mentioned that However, (contrasting) The fastest relevant Pokémon in the pre-Pokémon HOME metagame, Dragapult could use a wide range of abilities like Sheer Force, Magic Guard, and Dazzling to either blow through, outlast, or frustrate the opposing Dragapult has a controversial past in National Dex as a terrifying Dragon Dance sweeper that can instantly obliterate foes thanks to its access to Z-Moves. This Pokemon ain't no slug in the arena, it's a formidable Pokemon that goes all the way! So I've decided to choose the Welcome to Smogon! Roar, Whirlwind, etc. garchomp over tusk because swords dance and spdef that isn't kartana-grade. Against many teams (especially offensive teams), the sheer power of the Ghostium Z Dragon Dance set virtually forced at least one KO. Make sure you read and follow them. It also prevents Ghost-types such as Gholdengo and Dragapult from coming in for free. Smooth Rock is important, allowing for sand turns to be extended, as it is a very rare situation to be able to Welcome to Smogon! I have created the best dragapult sweeping set with the help of Andrew Loh + InconsistentPlayer. Alternatively to Choice Specs, Hex Dragapult can also become an extremely threatening late-game cleaner when combined with Garchomp's entry hazards, and the burns it spreads further help accumulate chip damage on the opposing team. Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Additionally, Dragapult serves as a crucial check to Iron Defense Zamazenta, which Garchomp cannot phaze if it's This is a more balance team style with hazard stacking. 6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery Also, if you ever get a cool idea for a team, feel free to contact me on Smogon or if you see me on Showdown. I can also use a barrier - roll curse and uturn. OHKO Clause: A Pokemon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset. Knock Off and Triple Choice Scarf Dragapult. Teleport's -6 priority means that Xatu will always take the hit before pivoting, and this provides a greater chance for my breakers to do their job. Libero-boosted Sucker Punch OHKOes Choice Specs Dragapult and Latios that resist the combination of Pyro Ball and High Jump Kick and can also pick up KOs 2. I have been working on a balance team for a few weeks, and after several iterations, I decided to post it here, as I would like to hear any suggestions or details I may be missing Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read I never build one around a sweeper because the only real options are the fast stuff like Dragapult and Garchomp. Meowscarada @ Focus Sash Ability: Overgrow Tera Type: Ghost EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Naive Nature - Pokédex entry for #887 Dragapult containing stats, moves learned, evolution chain, location and more! Primarina has to pray that the Moth doesn't have a +1, otherwise it gets wiped. Please, when you are submitting a team, try not Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and scarfed, with a few exceptions. your main breaker, dragapult, has a great defensive typing means it does not need volt switches to come in, especially off fatter teams. Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, I never build one around a sweeper because the only real options are the fast stuff like Dragapult and Garchomp. A pokemon that needs team support, sure, but quite a pokemon nonetheless this is probably not even a good team, and I'm not the best teambuilder in the world. - Teleport. Xatu @ Rocky Helmet. As players can run a Dragapult with either Physical or Special attacks, it's truly a Pokemon which cannot be read easily. Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same National Pokédex number on a team. the defensive core of tinglu/amoong/dozo also works very well in ensuring that you can play defensively and make Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult's immediate offensive presence and capability to go physical and special lets it fit comfortably in a variety of teams in both Singles and Doubles teams. Libero-boosted Sucker Punch OHKOes Choice Specs Dragapult and Latios that resist the combination of Pyro Ball and High Jump Kick and can also pick up KOs on weakened foes such as Flutter Mane. Tera Ghost maintains an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and strengthens Shadow Ball—its most spammable attack—notably guaranteeing the 2HKO on As of right now, you lack a Ghost-resistant Pokemon, which makes Dragapult and Aegislash rather hard to deal with, so I'd suggest Choice Scarf Hydreigon instead of Terrakion to deal with this issue. Field effects, such as weather, will be more potent since one can switch to an abuser without manual switching. big chungus. Dragapult has a high speed stat and access to U-turn allows it to pivot to bisharp when it encouters a check. Fire Blast is crucial for Steel-types that avoid a 2HKO from Shadow Ball, namely Ferrothorn and Corviknight, while also being Dragapult's best option to damage Grimmsnarl. Now, onto the team. Fezandipiti's main purpose is to switch in on threatening special attacks then safely bring in more offensive options with a slow U-turn, The team lacked speed and I wanted a special attacker, so Dragapult was the obvious choice. Dragapult and Zapdos can both pivot on Kingambit and Ting-Lu respectively to position Hisuian Samurott, and all three of the team's setup Pokemon benefit greatly from Dragapult's mixed damage output and ability to spread Burn. Garchomp Ability: Rough Skin EVs: 252 HP 4 Att 126 Def 126 Sp. Another one that's risen up to be one of my favorites is Hawlucha. Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading It also prevents Ghost-types such as Gholdengo and Dragapult from coming in for free. Libero-boosted Sucker Punch OHKOes Choice Specs Dragapult and Latios that resist the combination of Pyro Ball and High Jump Kick and can also pick up KOs Welcome to Smogon! Dragon Claw is an alternative on hyper offense teams where the longevity isn't as necessary, which allows Mega Charizard X to hit Dragonite, Mega Latias, and Garchomp as well as providing neutral coverage against foes like Rotom-W, Tera Water Skeledirge, and Tera Grass Heatran. 0 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 300-352 (76. Those that target the user (Recover, Dragon Dance, etc), the user's side (Heal Bell, Wish, Reflect, etc), the field (Sunny Day, Trick Room, Dragapult is a physical powerhouse, and as such will be a late game sweeper set seen on many teams. Bold Nature. Pokepaste Although it competes with Eternatus as a special attacker on offensive teams, Dragapult can use Choice Specs to compensate for its mediocre damage output and take advantage of its Speed to threaten a variety of common Pokemon. 5x multiplier to Tera Fairy lets you randomly beat some Dragapult, which is handy Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Introduction In this metagame, every move that directly affects your opponent behaves like a pivoting move, like Volt Switch, Parting Shot, or U-Turn. IF you can tell me some adjustments it would help me alot. Sword & Shield OU was a long, challenging ride, as it brought many unprecedented tiering approaches to the table. is the last piece to the paralysis core with and Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Pyro Ball deals a lot of damage under sun and comes with the nice touch This is a strategy guide for using Dragapult in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. This is my first time trying to make a serious team. Hiya Valentine, first of all this team absolutely rocks, and I feel that this team extremely well put together!There are a few nitpicks that I have with this team, mainly with the choiced Pokemon. another Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Welcome to Smogon! letting it bring in other Pokemon safely while creating momentum on the slower-paced teams it often finds itself on. Ferrothorn usually comes up against Mew, another hazard layer. 0 The Teambuilding Process As stated before, I was building around Choice Band Dragapult, which can take many teams by surprise and output huge neutral damage with its great stabs in Dragon Darts and Tera Blast Ghost while maintaining momentum with strong U-Turns and providing all the speed I'll need. Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Nonetheless, Dragapult's versatility between sets as well as within sets made counterplay to it very difficult. - Draco Meteor. I included a lot of slow voltturners to bring Rillaboom, Dragapult, and Mamoswine in. Dragapult already has a sky-high speed tier and good Since this team was a bit Ground weak, I decided to add Wood Hammer in order to soften up the matchup. With a wide movepool and several fearsome moves to keep opponents on their toes, it's proved Sucker Punch allows Dragapult to revenge kill weakened sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragapult sets that lack Sucker Punch (would just mention other Dragapults since the main nature is Adamant and you are slower then others, as well as Dragon Dance Dragapult is not as common right now. Specs Dragapult is an absolute menace in this meta. Last move Heal Bell is pretty much a Gimmick to heal random burns on other team meambers. Proof of Peak 2. [Physical Attacker] Move 1: Dragon Darts Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult. Drain Punch can be used alongside the passive healing of Grassy Terrain to keep Rillaboom healthy throughout the game. 2 Ability Clause: A player cannot have more than two Pokemon with the same Ability on a team. [Physical Attacker] Move 1: Dragon Darts Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, Dragapult has been selected for the team since it offers a lot of tools to assist nearly everyone on the team in some manner combined with a fantastic typing and ability. The fact that your opponent cannot status Xatu, or put status down in its face makes Yes, I love Dragapult's design and I was happy to find it being a really great fit into my team. Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Hisuian Goodra is a staple on Dragon teams, thanks to its exceptional special bulk and typing, which allows it to tank special Fairy-, Ice-, and Dragon-type moves like Moonblast from Clefable, Ice Beam from Greninja, and Draco Meteor from Dragapult. one thing i noticed a lot is that this team has a very hard time dealing with opposing dragapult. The reason why I dislike choiced locked Pokemon heavily on hyper offense teams, is that they pretty much sap momentum away from you, and you need all the Dragapult struggles to break through walls, (comma) and is particularly annoyed by Garganacl and Gholdengo, as both are immune to its Status Moves status moves, meaning Dragapult it appreciates Ground-type partners like Landorus, Chi-Yu, Kyurem-W, and Bulk Up Great Tusk, who which can wallbreak for Dragapult, (comma) and capitalised capitalize on * Dragapult's incredible Speed makes it a very effective hit-and-run attacker. EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA. Trainers' School. 136 Speed is there to savely outspeed adamant Conkeldurr and the rest is dumped into HP to tank things like Dragapult and Hydreigon better. SS OU: Balance Team ft. Its amazing Speed tier, the second fastest relevant Pokemon behind only Deoxys-S, makes it one of the best users of Choice Band, hitting foes for great neutral damage thanks to its hard Choice Scarf Blacephalon is another good partner for Dragapult, as it can Trick its Scarf against Blissey and Clefable to cripple them, cripple Blissey and Clefable with Choice Scarf or treat the opposing team to a barrage of Shadow Balls that can wear down checks such as Weavile over time, potentially enabling one of them Blacephalon or Dragapult to clean up late Hello, this is my first team! Dragapult @ Leftovers Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Hex - Thunder Wave - Draco Meteor - U-turn I chose Dragapult as my main attacker, mostly because of it's speed which let me apply status moves faster and STAB with Hex The team lacked speed and I wanted a special attacker, so Dragapult was the obvious choice. Cinderace just can't do anything back. Sheer Force + Life Orb was probably its most unwallable set, as Shadow Ball had Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Additionally, Weavile provides a resistance to Dragapult's Shadow Ball, who would otherwise 2HKO my team. Hi, this is my first OU 8gen team in a long time, I hope you can help me improve it! Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower - Draco Meteor - Thunderbolt The fastest edgy dragon of the With Spikes, Dragapult can become very difficult to switch into late game, and can Snowball to victory. So I posted this team here, at Smogon, where you're reading it It counters Armarouge and checks Skeledirge, Walking Wake, and Iron Moth, although with its 95/110 SpDef bulk, it can also take a STAB super effective hit from Dragapult, Gholdengo, or Greninja before switching into a teammate. Evasion Clause: A Pokemon may Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult. ), as well as Iron Moth and Tera Flying Roaring Moon if weakened [OVERVIEW] With its low risk, high reward Knock Off backed up by Triple Axel and an excellent speed tier - outspeeding the entire unboosted metagame barring Dragapult, Tapu Koko, and Zeraora,-allowing it to fire off its strong attacks without taking a hit itself, Weavile establishes itself as a top threat every team needs to be prepared for. Dragapult's high offensive stats and wide movepool afforded it great set diversity. I think Will-O-Wisp isn't a bad option on Cinderace even on the offensive set, maybe consider Wisp > Sucker Punch, I don't think Dragapult will be that problematic at least the choice specs variants because of Glowking. Xatu's job on this team is to provide antihazard/antistatus while also giving slow swaps to get more squishy mons in (specifically Dragapult). I hope you enjoy the team. I think that was a big issue of the original team, you weren't/aren't particularly weak to Gholdengo, but rather Shadow Ball in general. Jan 6, 2020 Team Options ===== [SET] name: Choice Scarf move 1: Draco Meteor move 2: Shadow Ball move 3: Flamethrower / Fire Blast move 4: U-turn item: Choice Scarf Dragapult can cook any team if you let it too much space and can fast check huge threats as Kyurem after rocks (76 Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. Lastly is the threat that is priority users. EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe. (Dragapult) @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Infiltrator Tera Type: Fairy EVs Welcome to Smogon! Week 4 : Disable Dragapult by Happygate Week 5: Custap Magnezone by Buhrito Week 6: Ice beam shuca NP Slowking-Galar by pulsar512b (spread can be adapted according to your team) I used that set with Bulk Up Zeraora and Swords Dance Garchomp, who both have utility early-mid-game while also being able to clean This the lead of my team. U-turn allows Rillaboom to pivot out after setting up Grassy Terrain into a teammate who benefits from it. Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read I was like ''me like dragapult me add dragapult''. Fairy and Steel types resist Dragapult's attacks quite nicely, forcing Dragapult to rely on its other teammates to remove these threats. For reference, only moves that specifically target your foe force a switch. aproved and requested by zeefable :koffing: :ho oh: Smogon VGC Major Teams and Results :lugia::koffing: First of all, I want to first give my congratulations to everyone that managed to reach the Top Cut, you guys played extremely well. 1. It helps kill any dragon types, especially dragapult which threatens sneasler with specs dracos, and can also revenge kill dragonite at +1 after multiscale has been broken. Ability: Infiltrator. Pyro Ball deals a lot of damage under sun and comes with the nice touch of not activating Libero. It gives you a way to check the Excadrill, Tyranitar, and Dragapult while still providing Defog support. Heatran is great for Dragapult, as it traps and eliminates its most common checks in Toxapex and Blissey and is able to set up Stealth Rock, further weakening Steel-types for it. The Team Dragapult @ Life Orb Ability: Infiltrator Tera Type: Ghost EVs 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 16 Spe Hasty Nature - Dragon Darts - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower - U-turn Dragapult works as the offensive pivot of the Dragapult's immediate offensive presence and capability to go physical and special lets it fit comfortably in a variety of teams in both Singles and Doubles teams. Dragapult outspeeds most Pokemon from offensively oriented teams, notably Eternatus and +1 Adamant Gyarados. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Also hazard setter BUT it handles Ghost-types. Pro-ban Reasoning. Forums. the only way your team can really deal with it is winning the 50/50 speed tie with your own dragapult, which isnt that reliable. Dragapult (M) @ Dragon Fang Ability: Clear Body Level: 50 Shiny: Yes Tera Type: Dragon EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Dragon Darts - Phantom Force - Protect - Dragon Dance Hisuian Goodra is a staple on Dragon teams, thanks to its exceptional special bulk and typing, which allows it to tank special Fairy-, Ice-, and Dragon-type moves like Moonblast from Clefable, Ice Beam from Greninja, and Draco Meteor from Dragapult. So I posted this team here, at Smogon, where you're reading it I'm very new to OU so here's my team, ive been winning my first few matches but idk how good it'll be in higher ranks Serperior @ Leftovers Ability: Contrary Tera Type: Fire EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Leaf Storm - Tera Blast - Substitute - Giga A great partner for Coalossal and Dragapult when it comes to leading the team to victory. Casual Play. Mimikyu @ Lum Berry Ability: Disguise Level: 50 EVs: 252 HP / Here is my OU team. Hoopa-Unbound @ Assault Vest Ability: Magician Tera Type: Poison Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading This opened the flood gate for teams such as Kings Rock spam, Sand Veil Chomp Sand, Galarian Slowbro teams or good old Cloyster screens to single handily ruin a good portion of the qualifying phase of this OLT, forcing games into three scenarios; have melmetal, set your cloyster up first, or dont get lucked lol. Smooth Rock is important, allowing for sand turns to be extended, as it is a very rare situation to be able to Dragapult can cook any team if you let it too much space and can fast check huge threats as Kyurem after rocks (76 Atk Dragapult Dragon Darts (2 hits) vs. Sneasler should be used on hyper offense teams as a late-game cleaner. Dragapult is able to consistently harass switch-ins but cannot stay in against them indefinitely, and as a result it needs to be paired with sturdy checks to Dark- and Fairy-types such as Urshifu, Clefable, Any team that fits on Gastrodon or Jellicent is also likely to have a form of Dragapult counter; as you typically see these pokemon on bulkier or balanced teams. 3. Physical. Dragmag is usually seen as a very unreliable option due to the advent of the fairy type in gen all your guys have ways to lure and kill Weavile's dad. Welcome to Smogon! but I managed to make a team that uses it to its strengths. Get your SV OU teams rated here! Get your SV OU teams rated here! 1; 2; 3 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 The Team! Tortoise (Torkoal) @ Heat Rock Ability: Drought EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Rest - Sleep Talk - Lava Plume The current host of the project is SetsuSetsuna on Smogon / SetsuStsna on PS! / setsustsna on Discord. This team uses Specs Dragapult and Kingambit as the main offensive core, backed up by bulky Volcarona. Tera Dragon allows Dragapult to break pass Clodsire Dragapult is most often seen on bulky offensive teams, as it benefits its teammates as a form of speed control, wallbreaker, and pivot. An insane Speed #1. It's the Smogon set. Please, when you are submitting a team, try not to slash movesets / items in the importable. scarf gengar can be really annoying as this team honestly has no good answers for it. are appreciated. Allows Dragapult to boost the team's special defence for 5 turns. I built this team on Life orb clef and dd dragapult, corvi,pex and corsola make a solid core the team works really well but isn't perfect as the only way of killing clef is wih flash cannon Clefable Clefable @ Life Orb Ability: Magic Guard Shiny: Yes EVs: 196 HP / Dragapult @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Infiltrator Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 76 Atk / 180 SpA / 252 Spe Hasty Nature - Hex - Thunder Wave - Dragon Darts - Substitute The secondary star of the team. OHKO after Stealth Rock), burn zamazenta while living at least one crunch even if the zama is full atk invested (252 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. -URSALUNA: I use it as a relay from Dragapult. how does dragapult synergize with raging bolt? both share similar checks and stacking them on the same team doesn't particularly help overwhelm said checks. Today’s competitive Pokemon Showdown team building video features Mixed Life Orb Dragapult, a powerful wallbreaker for Smogon Sword and Shield OU. I chose Dragapult because of its amazing offensive stats and speed. Timid Nature. I wanted more answers to physical threats like Baxcalibur and Just like the title says, i wanted to try the Bisharp + Dragapult Core. Libero-boosted Sucker Punch OHKOes Choice Specs Dragapult and Latios that resist the combination of Pyro Ball and High Jump Kick and can also pick up KOs 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. 7 - 90%) -- approx. Dragapult also helps Volcarona-fearing teammates such as Rillaboom and Scizor, as its typing and decent bulk make it a good Volcarona check for offensive teams. Volcarona is quite a Pokemon in the competitive scene. I've decided to go with kind of an offensive stats team, so I chose to run the default hex build for gholdengo. Its stats make it a reliable pokémon. - U-turn. I switched out flamethrower for surf as I don't find myself very bothered by steels and my matchup into garganacl is not great. I went for Specs instead of the more common Boots set because I thought I needed immediate power on the special side as well as the physical, plus I wanted to take advantage of all the removal I packed on the team. Dragapult @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Infiltrator Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Will-O-Wisp Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading So of course we run Modest max special attack with the Pixilate ability for max breaking power. I hope To beat Dragapult, Garchomp needs Tailwind or Trick Room support allowing it to threaten Dragapult with Dragon Claw before it attacks. Initially I had Tera Steel Tera Blast Dragapult to lure Enamorus and Ice Shard Bax, but the team later needed Tera Dragon and Thunderbolt for Water Garganacl. I want a tailwind-based hard-hitting fast team. While it doesn't directly counter a lot of specific Pokemon, it counters Gengar, one of OU's biggest threats right now and will naturally counter other Dragon Types. OK Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Draco Meteor - Shadow Ball - Hydro Pump - U-turn The special wall breaker of the team, specs dragapult. Running a special attacking Dragapult allows you to have With a full team of 6 remaining, Beat Up has an incredible 88% chance to activate Toxic Chain if no teammate has fainted yet. Underrated rocker, tera psychic psycho cut ohko's even the most defensive great tusk which is like an obvious switchin 4x resisting stone axe, it also has the power to set rocks without losing any momentum and generally be a menace to slower teams. Dracovish and Dracozolt use their insane physical prowess and incredible STAB moves to assist Dragapult in creating a terrifying wallbreaking core that is capable of 2HKOing the entire metagame. Last edited: Oct 11, Cinderace is a great asset to Fire teams due to its mix of offensive presence and utility. IVs: 0 Atk. U-turn is mostly used against a team with blissey. I dont generally save replays and on my main team for gen 8 ladder it isn't on there, but it was the Welcome to Smogon! Entry submission: Post team in the thread itself with import and explanation in hide tags. If you wan Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult (M) @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator Shiny: Yes EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball Please give me your opinions and help me make a better team. Thus, the best option here is probably a Choice Specs set. Sorry this took so long to come out! Last edited: Mar Welcome to Smogon! Clauses: Team Preview, Endless Battle Clause Rules for Posting: 1) All forum rules still apply. Rate My Team . So, my team almost always consists of immediate firepower like the first three Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult (M) @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator Shiny: Yes EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball Please give me your opinions and help me make a better team. Being so fast Dragapult can lower stats before Lucario attacks, this is Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult is my main early- and mid-game damage dealer. Been stagnant at around 1200 ladder. Since you don't have Gholdengo then you don't NEED double hazards hence why Ruination is another option. Cinderace is a great asset to Fire teams due to its mix of offensive presence and utility. Alternatively you may send your team to any other staff member of the OverUsed chat. OHKO after Stealth Rock), burn zamazenta while living at least one crunch even if the zama is full atk invested (252 Atk Zamazenta Crunch Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Galarian Slowking has a number of options for its last move: Thunder Wave allows it to cripple fast offensive threats like Dragapult and Weavile while preventing Kingambit from freely switching into Galarian Slowking, Toxic wears down opposing walls like Ting-Lu and Dondozo as well as Thunder Wave-immune targets like Raging Bolt, and Slack Off Hisuian Goodra is a staple on Dragon teams, thanks to its exceptional special bulk and typing, which allows it to tank special Fairy-, Ice-, and Dragon-type moves like Moonblast from Clefable, Ice Beam from Greninja, and Draco Meteor from Dragapult. Not only was a generational mechanic banned for the first time, but a large range of Pokemon were also actively removed from the metagame starting out, and even more challenging was that many of these Pokemon were reintroduced 252+ Atk Choice Band Dragapult Steel Wing vs. The Pokémon 4 me to try making teams on, you can shoot me a DM on discord (LudwigFrog#7467), Twitter (@ LudwigFrog) or just PM me on Smogon. - Roost. 4%) -- 99. Dragapult can help check it, but it doesn't like taking its hits, especially if it has Dazzling Gleam. The team works best when toxic spikes are on the field and heatran can benefit from grassy terrain recovery. Zamazenta, which can be scary for this team, especially if running psychic fangs, also just dies to enamorus. It is often worth preserving if the opponent has a strong Ghost Type like Dragapult and Blacephalon or a Choice Scarf Dragapult. Meanwhile, flyers make up all of these except dragapult along with others like Enamorus and Tera Flying Kingambit. SV OU Teams. he is faster Dragapult has a similar role as a wall-breaker, this time specially attacking. I've removed Choice Scarf Dragapult, so that's why I suggest you go with Choice Scarf instead of Nasty Plot on Hydreigon here. I want also to give my congratulations to zeefable and Dragapult and Zapdos round off the team by adding pivots as well as useful resistances and immunities into the fray. Although this may not be seen, its the best set without a doubt and I want credit for the popularisation of this set. Dragapult also makes up for walls that would block Urshifu using flamethrower, along with the STAB moves shadow ball and draco meteor. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 208-246 (52. JustAShroomGod adviced in my old thread that Ting-Lu was the best fit of that old team, and I do feel he fills the niche needed to wall things like Kingambit, Dragapult leads, and even can take a hit or two from Slowking-Galar. shuffles the opposing team and then lets the user switch after, letting them capitalize on the opponent's uncontrolled switch. So, my team almost always consists of immediate firepower like the first three examples, Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult: The first member of this team is Dragapult, a Dragon/Ghost type that serves as a powerful special attacker. In this case, let Mew waste a turn taunting while you Knock Off, and then switch out into Excadrill to Rapid Spin and rid any Stealth Rocks set up H e l i o l i s k @ Life Orb Ability: Dry Skin EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Thunder - Surf - Grass Knot / Focus Blast - Volt Switch Role / General Tips: Heliolisk is a Ghost immunity, Water immunity, and Special breaker for the team. Urshifu-RS. Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading It also prevents Ghost-types such as Gholdengo and Dragapult from coming in for free. Dragapult's moveset is focused on dealing damage to a variety of Pokemon. Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball - Draco Meteor Welcome to Smogon! Dragapult. All i can do is revenge kill with dragapult or hydro pump with rotom Thanks for Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Next I wanted a special breaker that could maintain momentum. Use it. - Thunder Wave. - Thunder Wave . Roost is one of the main reasons Fezandipiti Dragapult là một Pokémon mạnh mẽ và đa năng, được sử dụng phổ biến trong các giải đấu. 36 Speed lets Great Tusk outspeed maximum Speed Kingambit. Reactions: lou dort. Thread starter talah; Start date Jan 6, 2020; talah from the river to the sea. I use him as an early hazard set up and a formidable wall in the mid to late game. Home. Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading I built this team on Life orb clef and dd dragapult, corvi,pex and corsola make a solid core the team works really well but isn't perfect as the only way of killing clef is wih flash cannon Clefable Clefable @ Life Orb Ability: Magic Guard Shiny: Yes EVs: 196 HP / : Dragon Dance Dragapult is a cool set that can work in Offensive team and becomes deadly with Screens support and a Weakness Policy. Last edited: Oct 11, It also prevents Ghost-types such as Gholdengo and Dragapult from coming in for free. Welcome to Smogon! Roost, and U-turn, Fezandipiti is a phenomenal pivot option for Fairy-type teams. In a balance kind of team however, you rather have immediate power and benefit from Dragapult very good special movepool. I thought Dragapult would be a good pick and a good DRAGAPULT is a very good third-party pokémon. With a wide movepool and several fearsome moves to keep opponents on their toes, it's proved Cinderace is a great asset to Fire teams due to its mix of offensive presence and utility. AV Goodra Goodra • Dragapult • Tangrowth • Urshifu-Rapid-Strike • Bisharp • Jirachi Goodra @ Assault Vest Ability: Sap Sipper EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA Modest Nature Standard Smogon set for Bisharp to act as a late-game cleaner, while also being able to tank a hit or two to set up with Swords Dance. - Hex. With the combination of Booster Energy activating its ability or utilizing it on a Sun team, you get an innate 1. Its speed is more than interesting and I find it. Grassy terrain greatly assists Toxapex and Heatran in fulfilling their defensive duties while Landorus-Therian is responsible for checking the strong ground types that overwhelm the two alongside Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Clauses. Dragapult (M) @ Dragon Fang Ability: Clear Body Level: 50 Shiny: Yes Tera Type: Dragon EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Dragon Darts - Phantom Force - Protect - Dragon Dance Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. The team was very weak to Excadrill at this point, and knowing that how common that Pokemon is, I had to replace Mandibuzz with Corviknight. Fezandipiti's main purpose is to switch in on threatening special attacks then safely bring in more offensive options with a slow U-turn, I built this team on Life orb clef and dd dragapult, corvi,pex and corsola make a solid core the team works really well but isn't perfect as the only way of killing clef is wih flash cannon Clefable Clefable @ Life Orb Ability: Magic Guard Shiny: Yes EVs: 196 HP / Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading However, despite being incredibly fast and strong, Dragapult's weaknesses lie in its bulk, which rarely allow it do take more than two neutral attacks before going down. - Heat Wave. Hisuian Samurott is a good teammate because it can lay Spikes with Ceaseless Edge and take out Great Tusk with Surf. Max Phantasm was what I needed for lowering opponents' defence while dealing big damages. Pivots like Dragapult, Rotom-W, and Ferrothorn in this team is important in two different situation, because he help you to counter Rotom-W and Gastrodon, the mainly threat for this team, and also he helps you to abuse in case of Trick Room. Most Pult sets nowadays run Clear Body specifically to counter Web teams, so a Dragapult | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading Dragapult often opted for damage amplification abilities, taking its average Special Attack and gaining a 30% or more boost to its damage. Rangato (Meowscarada) (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots. How to Use Dragapult Effectively An Unpredictable Attacker. * Phantom Force is risky due to the two turns making Dragapult vulnerable to Normal-types and surprise Terastallization, but lack of many strong Ghost-resistant foes makes it an effective late-game cleaning move. First comes Normalize Dragapult. Choice Specs Dragapult is one of the best offensive Pokemon available to Ghost teams, and can take advantage of its speed along with its coverage to put major with in many matchups such as Steel, Water, Flying, Dragon, Grass, and Ground. You can By understanding its strengths, implementing strategic movesets, and building a team that complements its weaknesses, you can unlock the full potential of Dragapult and I had an idea to create a team centered around Dragapult's late game sweeping potential. Teambuilding Process 3. EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Thanks to its blistering Speed stat letting it outrun the entirety of the unboosted metagame as well as a decent defensive typing, Dragapult makes for an excellent dual With access to a wide movepool and a very good stat spread, Dragapult is a very flexible Pokémon that can fit into all sorts of teams in all sorts of roles, whether that's a -DRAGAPULT: It's the entry pokemon. Breaking Swipe applies pressure on a lot of physical attackers. Xatu's job on this team is to provide antihazard/antistatus Dragapult | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex - Smogon University Loading This is my first time making a team, so I'm looking also for feedback. Last edited: Oct 11, So of course we run Modest max special attack with the Pixilate ability for max breaking power. Cinderace. Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots. Knock off from Zeraora helps make hazards stronger, and TWave Clefable/Will-o-Wisp Dragapult help Dragapult's hex. A very expansive special movepool and a blistering Speed stat allow it to pose a threat to numerous teams. Minor Changes Seismitoad changing iron treads to sr/eq/spin/knock will prove to be much more useful for this team. A little heat set. I chose Dragapult as my main Sporting a near-unresisted STAB combination, highly customizable coverage moves to target its checks, and a Speed tier that outspeeds almost the entirety of the The goal of Dragapult teams should be to support it as well as possible to allow it to be the potent wincon it can easily be. Dragapult @ Choice Specs Ability: Infiltrator EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Shadow Ball - Draco Meteor - Fire Blast - Thunderbolt Hitting Dragons is less relevant than Flyings, especially because Knock already deals with Dragapult and Dragonite is Flying type. Slowking annoys weather teams, eases the Garganacl matchup, and can help break bulkier teams with Future Sight. 7 - 62. The general gameplan is to wallbreak, and eventually sweep/clean with Zapdos, Garchomp and Weavile, trap and remove important pokemon with Heatran, and pivot around with Corviknight and Rotom. :Slowking-Galar: :Mandibuzz: :Hatterene: :Great Tusk: :Dragapult: :Kingambit: Hi everyone, first time posting here. Dragapult can set up dual screens and give Sneasler safe entry through Curse. A Relaxed nature with 0 Speed IVs ensures that Alomomola is as slow as possible for pivoting effectively. Have fun and stay creative! P. The latter in particular is a versatile attribute that lets it get past a majority of offensive Pokemon in See more I wanted to find a powerful wallbreaker/sweeper. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Bisharp serves as an incredible offensive threat on Steel teams thanks to its powerful Dark typing and strong priority in Sucker Punch which can enable Bisharp to handle Hello Everyone, recently i created a RMT Post on the smogon forums and as id really love some feedback on the team, i decided to post it here too! All the details are in the link below. Specs shadow ball is my go-to move to soften up the opposing team for the rest of my attackers. Bisharp and Dragapult have a great type synergy, easily covering each other's weaknesses thanks to their typings and STAB Moves. Tera Type: Dark. I decided to try my hand at creating an OU team featuring both of them, however, I'm not that good at team building, so I'd like some advice on what to use. Noivern assists Dragapult through its ability to remove entry hazards. Jan 6 Team Options ===== [SET] name: Choice Scarf move 1: Draco Meteor move 2: Shadow Ball move 3: Flamethrower / Fire Blast move 4: U-turn Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock Ability: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Impish Nature - Stealth Rock - Whirlwind - Slack Off - Earthquake This Pokemon's Primary purpose is to revenge kill certain mons, stop sweeps, and set up sand for Dracozolt. Ability: Protean. Ability: Magic Bounce. Baxcalibur has sub to beat sucker punch, Dragapult has Tera dark to resist sucker and bring Therefore, Dragapult is able to benefit sweepers who appreciate walls being worn down like Gouging Fire, Kyurem, and Raging Bolt. A partner Incineroar can also survive Dragapult's physical movepool is pretty barren, notably lacking a reliable physical ghost STAB and any semblance of coverage. Because Dragon Darts and Phantom Force can be deadly-good is used properly. I reached pretty high ladder with it peaking around 1600. However, despite being incredibly fast and strong, Dragapult's weaknesses lie in its bulk, which rarely allow it do take more than two neutral attacks before going down. the former lets Alomomola more capably check Hex Dragapult and the latter giving Alomomola a Dragapult hat begonnen, seine Kinder auf seine Probleme im SV OU abzufeuern! Während Dragapult noch immer unglücklicherweise Poltergeist fehlt, hat ihm die Einführung von Terastalization und Tera Blast einen spambaren physischen Geist-Angriff mit STAB gegeben, was es physischen Sets, die jüngst an Nutzung gewonnen haben, endlich erlaubt, durch das Good teams : hands psyspam hands spread lets it live headlong rush from great tusk great tusk evs hit an atk benchmark, i forgot which garchomp hyper-offense hydreigon spread lets it outspeed bundle after tailwind, and chople tera-steel guarantees tailwind goes off. Urshifu-SS. Ting-Lu fixes this while keeping hazards for your team. [CREDITS] Olá, fiz esta equipe baseada em choice specs Dragapult! Será o ghost type do time, batendo forte pro lado especial, e servindo de pivot [ Draco meteor, Shadow ball, Fire blast, U-turn ] ( Tornadus Therian ) Será o hazard control do time, rápido, com cover pra metal e gelo, e pivot também [ Dragapult @ Life Orb Ability: Clear Body Level: 50 EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Phantom Force - Dragon Darts - Fly - Dive Dragapult is one of the spookiest offensive options in the VGC metagame, combining two powerful STAB Max Moves with the sought-after (AH) supportive capabilities of speed increasing Speed and weather control. Choice Scarf Blacephalon is another good partner for Dragapult, as it can Trick its Scarf against Blissey and Clefable to cripple them, cripple Blissey and Clefable with Choice Scarf or treat the opposing team to a barrage of Shadow Balls that can wear down checks such as Weavile over time, potentially enabling one of them Blacephalon or Dragapult to clean up late Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, Dragapult rounds out the team with great wallbreaking potential and momentum generating utility thanks to U-Turn while being able to revenge kill Aegislash and Bulk Up Corviknight behind a sub thanks to infiltrator. Tera Types ===== Hex Dragapult serves as great offensive support for Dragon teams, incapacitating common switch-ins to Choice Specs Dragapult, such as Alolan Muk and Iron Hands, (feel like some rephrasing could be done here to make it more clear that Hex Pult catches Specs Pult switch-ins off-guard, had to re-read this sentence to understand it initially) while also reducing Dragapult acts as a strong offensive attacker and pivot in SS OU. It's worth noting that Dave Cognetta just won the Rose Tower Open #2 with a Coalossal team of Venusaur / Coalossal / Primarina / Conkeldurr / Dragapult / Mimikyu, which looks like it has a similar fast-slow mode split to this team, so perhaps you could consider some of these Pokemon -- Venusaur in particular looks kind of interesting since it can definitely make Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Bulkier offense teams also benefit from the presence of Dragapult as a form of speed control that wears down defensive cores with both damage and status effects; Kingambit in particular is a terrifying late-game sweeper that appreciates Dragapult's ability to weaken a team for it to clean through, with Will-O-Wisp Dragapult able to neuter its physical checks like Great Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Dragapult is one of OU's premier wallbreakers, offensive pivots, and ways of keeping faster foes in check, boasting a near unresisted STAB combination, great coverage options, and a near-unparalleled Speed tier. Much of my team can beat it, but a +1 or a coverage option can just make my team fold. Any suggestions on how to improve this team are appreciated. Dragon Dance Dragapult best fits on offense teams, where other offensive Pokemon can help it sweep more easily late-game. Many offense teams today also runs various checks or counters for Dragapult as its such a threat to offense. bjbfvy llizix jtzet yshp sfmjy xkfvsw gcv uvec etep syldxzxl