QC: martha and Hilomilo
GP: The Dutch Plumberjack
Finished!
[OVERVIEW]
Unfortunately, Durant is not a viable pick in the UnderUsed metagame. Despite having a great defensive typing, Durant's Special Defense is very poor, and its awkward Speed tier that leaves it outsped by Latias and Gengar means that it will rarely ever get the chance to set up and sweep. Durant also suffers from massive competition with Scizor, which is far more versatile due to having sets like Choice Band, Swords Dance, and Defog and also has a decent amount of Special Defense that allows it to check threats like Nihilego and Latias that Durant is unable to. While Hustle makes Durant very powerful, it's less consistent than Scizor's Technician, making the latter the more reliable option overall.
[SET]
name: Hone Claws
move 1: Hone Claws
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: X-Scissor / Crunch
item: Fightinium Z
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set is the closest thing to viable for Durant. It aims at using Hone Claws to set up and remove any accuracy issues from Hustle and has All-Out Pummeling to break through Steel-types like Cobalion and Empoleon, while Crunch is also an option over X-Scissor if you need the coverage to beat Gengar or Chandelure. However, this set is completely outclassed by Swords Dance Scizor, which finds far more opportunities to set up and has its Speed issue patched up by priority that's also boosted by its ability.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BackAtYouBro, 451000]]
- Quality checked by: [[martha, 384270], [Hilomilo, 313384>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
GP: The Dutch Plumberjack
Finished!
[OVERVIEW]
Unfortunately, Durant is not a viable pick in the UnderUsed metagame. Despite having a great defensive typing, Durant's Special Defense is very poor, and its awkward Speed tier that leaves it outsped by Latias and Gengar means that it will rarely ever get the chance to set up and sweep. Durant also suffers from massive competition with Scizor, which is far more versatile due to having sets like Choice Band, Swords Dance, and Defog and also has a decent amount of Special Defense that allows it to check threats like Nihilego and Latias that Durant is unable to. While Hustle makes Durant very powerful, it's less consistent than Scizor's Technician, making the latter the more reliable option overall.
[SET]
name: Hone Claws
move 1: Hone Claws
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Superpower
move 4: X-Scissor / Crunch
item: Fightinium Z
ability: Hustle
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This set is the closest thing to viable for Durant. It aims at using Hone Claws to set up and remove any accuracy issues from Hustle and has All-Out Pummeling to break through Steel-types like Cobalion and Empoleon, while Crunch is also an option over X-Scissor if you need the coverage to beat Gengar or Chandelure. However, this set is completely outclassed by Swords Dance Scizor, which finds far more opportunities to set up and has its Speed issue patched up by priority that's also boosted by its ability.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BackAtYouBro, 451000]]
- Quality checked by: [[martha, 384270], [Hilomilo, 313384>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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