Question

Surprised this guy has not been done yet...

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

Comments

Bulbapedia says it does revert once the HP goes back above half.

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Likely tier: Underused
With Daruma Mode: Neverused

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Wow. UU and NU before 9 month. Now is the most OU pokemon ever.

Answer 1

Darmanitan (F) @ Leftovers

Role: Sweeper turned Tanker

Trait: Zen Mode

EVs: 128 Def / 252 SAtk / 128 SDef

Serious Nature

• Flare Blitz
• Flamethrower
• Psychic
• Hidden Power [Grass]

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Flare Blitz gets his health low enough for Zen mode while pounding down with STAB Damage.

Flamethrower and Psychic being his hard hitting Zen Mode attacks, with HP Grass for coverage.

Comments

Darmanitan
Ability: Zen Mode (dream world)
Attacks:
Flare Blitz (Good for taking extra damage to aponents)
Psybeam ( Goes GREAT with Zen Mode ability!)
Close Combat (Takin' out the Normal and the Dark-Types)
Overheat ( Good power with Zen Mode ability)

Answer 2

EVs: Attack + Speed (probably some in the way of Def/SpDef)
Ability: Sheer Force*
Item: Life Orb or Choice Band

• Fire Punch or Flame Charge (I assume the Speed will still rise with Sheer Force)
• Hammer Arm
• Earthquake
• Stone Edge

Type-wise this covers EVERYTHING.

* Daruma Mode is kinda lame, you need to mix attack and special attack but can only use one at a time (140 one stat vs 30 the other... no thanks). Sheer Force is great, and coupled with those items can probably OHKO everything it hits.

Comments

what is nitro charge i have never heard of it before

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It was the Japanese name for Flame Charge.

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Aparently speed will NOT rise with sheer force. Source: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/989552-/60362559

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Covers everything; except water.

Answer 3

A great sweeper, as long as it does not have Daruma Mode.

Ability: Encourage

EVs:Speed, Attack, HP Nature: Adamant

Flare Blitz/Fire Punch: I say Fire Punch, as Encourage makes up for the lower base power. It isn't likely that you would have burned anyway. Nitro Charge does not raise speed by the way.

Eartquake: Pretty much not affected by Encourage except for that power boost.

Stone Edge: Critical hits are still unlikely, so just focus on the power boost.

Return: Just gets a power boost, which is really nice.

Comments

Let it hold a life orb cause encourage will stop the damage and im sorry I posted this now since this was 6 months ago. EDIT: Choice Scarf is a better item since it makes up for his lack of speed.

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Replace stone edge with rock slide, and return with u-turn. Although this is a great answer considering it was 7 months ago.

Answer 4

This is another set for a Daruma mode Hihidaruma:

Ability: Daruma Mode

EVs: Defense, HP, Sp Attack Nature: Modest

Substitute: Provides a way to get in Daruma Mode.

Psychic: STAB

Hidden Power Grass: To deal with weaknesses.

Flamethrower: STAB.

Answer 5

So it turns out that Daruma Mode swaps Attack and Special Attack, which makes it a bit more useful. He also gets a big defense boost.

Normal: 105/140/55/30/55/95
Daruma: 105/30/105/140/105/55

• Belly Drum - maxes Attack and hopefully switches to Daruma Mode, thus maxing SpAtk
• Psychic
• Flamethrower
• Focus Blast

Should KO everything in its path.

Comments

I'm seeing conflicting info around so we'll have to wait and see...

Answer 6

Darmanitan (M) @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Sheer Force

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Rock Slide
• Flare Blitz
• Earthquake
• Brick Break

Comments

Cool, this Darmanitan rules!

Answer 7

Zen Mode Set

Darmanitan (M) @ Petaya Berry

Trait: Zen Mode

EVs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 176 SAtk / 40 SDef

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

• Substitute
• Psychic
• Flamethrower
• Grass Knot

Answer 8

ability: sheer force

moves:

earthquake: rock coverage

flare blitz: STAB

brick break: coverage

stone edge: coverage

Answer 9

This is the moveset that I use:

Darmanitan - Fire/(Psychic)
Ability: Zen Mode
Suggested item: Focus Sash
Suggested IV training: HP, Spd
Moveset: [Flare Blitz][Psychic][Focus Blast][Solar Beam]

Flare Blitz is a strong Fire-type move and takes recoil that helps turn Zen Mode.
Psychic gains STAB
Focus Blast is to take some Dark-types. Better you go attacking with Flare Blitz. If you and the oponent survive you may use Focus Blast.
Solar Beam is to to cover Water-, Rock- and Ground-types. You can start using the Solar Beam in Standart Mode. When you are charging the oponent may go using a Water-/Rock-/Ground-type move. You will have 100% chance to survive because the Focus Sash will defend you. But normally you will be the second to deal damage when you became Zen Mode and you will die but, with the Spd IV training you have a chance to be the first to attack. Now you can deal Solar Beam with high damage to oponent. Every times it works to me...

or if you can't/want get the Zen Mode

Darmanitan - Fire
Ability: Sheer Force
Suggested item: Life Orb
Suggested IV training: HP, Atk, Spd
Moveset: [Flare Blitz][Brick Break][Earthquake][Stone Edge]

Flare Blitz is a strong move plus Sheer Force and Life Orb will be able to K.O. everything.
Brick Break, Earthquake and Stone Edge is type coverage.

Comments

thumbs up exactly what i was about to post

Answer 10

Ability: Sheer Force

Moveset:

Super-Power - Coverage

Sunny-Day - Helps with Solar Beam

Solar Beam - Solar Beam covers Rock,Ground,And Water.

Flare-Blitz- STAB

Comments

Thanks Josh

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No prob

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No solar beam base 30 satk

Answer 11

Darmanitan (M)

Item- Choice Scarf/ Choice Band/ Life Orb

Ability- Sheer Force

EV's- 252 Attack 252 Speed 4 HP

Nature- Adamant

Tier- OU

Moveset-

• Flare Blitz
• Earthquake
• Hammer Arm
• Super Power

Comments

UU in our tiers

Answer 12

Good Pokemon my knows.

-earthquake (good power and accuracy can take out rock types)
-superpower (high power and good accuracy )
-Flare Blitz (good power and accuracy stab)
-Trash (good power can take out almost everything)

(my first answer. I hope this helps)

Answer 13

I wanted to try this Pokemon with belly drum. This set is hard to use because of Darmanitan's awful defenses, but if used correctly is devistating.

EVs: 252 speed, 252 attack, 4 HP Ability: sheer force Nature: jolly Item: life orb (damage nullified with sheer force)
Moves:
Belly drum
Fire punch (flare blitz gives it too low HP)
Stone edge
Earthquake