Question

Dex: http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/druddigon

Comments

Likely Tier: Underused

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Pokemasters answer is actualy what I would have put, so I wont be answering this.

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What about a good moveset for in-game play on Black?

Answer 1

Ability: Brute Force
EVs: Attack, HP

• Claw Sharpen
• Dragon Claw
• Earthquake
• Iron Tail

Strategy: Use Claw Sharpen to increase Attack and accuracy, now Iron Trail has a good hit-ratio and can take care of Ice pretty easily.

Comments

Nice moveset!  I think this Druddigon should benefit from this because it is such an underrated Pokemon.

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what's brute force?

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Sheer Force

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What is claw sharpen? Is that even a move?

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Its hone claws

Answer 2

Suggested nature: Jolly or Adamant. (Why would this thing be Jolly?)

Outrage/Dragon Claw-Dragon claw is more reliable, but Outrage is more powerful. Covers dragon weakness.

Earthquake-With mold breaker, this is pretty much Required.

Superpower/Fire Fang-Fire fang is the weakest, but the most reliable. Superpower is an overlooked move. He'll probably switch out a few times due to his low speed, so the stat drop isn't much of an issue. Revenge takes advantage of his low speed.

Claw Sharpen/glare/Scary face-Claw sharpen boosts attack/accuracy (which would go great with that Iron tail...)glare can paralyze, but isn't very dependable. Scary face can help with the speed issue, but can also force switches.

he's also got pretty decent defenses, you could turn him into something besides a sweeper and catch the foe off guard.

Answer 3

Druddigon (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Sheer Force

EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SDef

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Dragon Claw
• Rock Slide
• Sucker Punch
• Thunder Fang

Comments

I thought you said forget about sucker punch and use glare. Are you trying to use thunder fang to make up for that?

Answer 4

moves:

earthquake---this is helpful with Mold Breaker

payback---because of it's low speed, the power base could be 100

rock slide/superpower---both cover ice. superpower is strong, but lowers attack and defense

outrage---STAB

Answer 5

Druddigon @ Life Orb

Trait: Mold Breaker

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Dragon Claw
• Sucker Punch
• Superpower
• Earthquake

Answer 6

Druddigon (M) @ Dragon Gem
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Outrage/Dragon Claw
- Sucker Punch
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

How to fake a Choice item? Usually you use an Expert Belt. But this time, we're using a Dragon type. And Dragon type attacks are only Super Effective vs Dragon types. So really, that isn't ideal. So instead, we're using a Dragon Gem. So Outrage now has the power of a Choice Band behind it.

This sets works best in that most Druddigon will either run Choice Band or Life Orb. Since we don't have Life Orb, it doesn't show Life Orb recoil. The foe will in turn think that this is a Banded set. And the great thing about that is Sucker Punch. Banded Sucker Punch just begs for the foe to boost their stats. And when they do BAM! KOd by Dragon Gem Outrage.

Earthquake is for further coverage, and is helpful with Nidoqueen and Kabutops being so popular. Fire Punch easily takes down Ferroseed and Escavalier.

EVs provide max Attack, bulk with HP, plus the troll speed against other Druddigon.

Dragon Claw can be used over Outrage, although I do not recommend this.

Comments

You really like Gems, eh?

Answer 7

Dragons domintate the metagame. THe legendries control Uber, Dragonite (and soon Sazando) dominate Overused with help from Kingdra. Then there is poor Altaria, who is actually great, doninating UnderUsed. But now it has some competition. This guy, who due to poor translation I overhyped as much as I did the second coming of Jesus Christ (turned out to be Bill who works in accounting at my dad's job. Just went through a divorce, hadn't washed his clothes in a while so was wearing a sheet, hadn't shaved, and his shoes were stolen so he wore sandals. The divorce also somewhat helps explain the whore he was with) is good, but not good enough for anything higher than ruling UnderUsed.

Ability: Mold Breaker

EVs: Defense, Attack, HP Nature: Impish

Earthquake: Make use of that Mold Breaker ability with one of the best moves of all time.

Sucker Punch: Allows this guy to attack first for once.

Dragon Claw: STAB. UnderUsed isn't as good for Outrage I think.

Revenge: This guy is going to be going last, so this works well.

Comments

Nice set. I'm going to answer myself.

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(sorry for my ignorance again) but why impish?

Answer 8

Druddigon (M) @ Leftovers
Role: Kill those Stat Boosters
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 180 HP / 48 Atk / 140 Def / 140 SDef
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Chip Away
- Dragon Tail
- Substitute
- Earthquake

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Dragon Tail Phazes out pokemon that get a Stat boost, while if they get too many def boosts, Chip Away takes them down. Substitute is for stong boosted opponents, while Earthquake is for coverage.

Comments

You got the right idea but I would have set it to round the team rather then worrying over what moves could be use over moves that needed to be used in order to suit the pokemon and the team. I like the idea of you giving it a role which is something I do best instead of giving it moves to counter pokemon types. If you are going to throw a pokemon in a team to counter status and guards, then you better learn to do it right.


Druddigon (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Role: Guard Breaker mix-up
Status: Pow/Def
Trait: Rough Skin
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Chip Away
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Superpower


The wisest way of using this pokemon is to add it to a team with priority, defense and healing, It is a good idea to add it with another pokemon that can kill status, perhaps a pokemon with brickbreak. This type of pokemon that has no speed is best used in the mid/back row with some kind of wall coverage to weaken any damage before switching. You should think to add in floor damage when forcing a switch, like toxic spikes. Rock helmet will do more damage with rough skin in the event your dragon gets damage, "Effects are there for a reason, use it". I see no reason to explain earthquake and mold breaker, moving on to chip away which will break threw any status defenses your opponent may abuse. Superpower is a good finishing move which means it is best used last to avoid weakening your overworked pokemon "switch out after use"...and that's how it's done.

Answer 9

I actually like druddigon, he is a very good dragon type.
Ability: Mold Breaker
Item:I think its wide lens that ups accuracy...
Moves:
Superpower/Rock slide: Superpower has amazing attack, but puts down attack...Rock slide is less reliable, but with that widelens I think that ups accuracy, better chance of destroyin the enemy ice types.
Earthquake: Duh, Mold breaker...
Dragon Claw: I would choose this over outrage cause getting confused is annoying
Hone claws: Ups that accuracy and attack, best for both superpower AND rockslide.

Answer 10

My favorite Dragon type. He just looks so awesome shiny!

Druddigon @ Rocky Helmet
EVs: Attack, HP and Defense

• Dragon Claw - STAB
• Earthquake - Coverage
• Rock Slide - Better than Superpower, don't loose Attack
• Payback - Slow, so going last will make the Power 100.

Answer 11

ability:rough skin
evs:252 attack and 252 HP and 4 speed ;P
item@dragon gem

moves

1.outrage____covers dragon types and also not bad with othertypes(no steel)

2.fire fang___covers steel types and ice so the obstacles are out

3.earthquake___great power

4.stone edge___good power

(it's for a sweeper)

Comments

How is earthquake a stab move...druddigon is not a ground type...