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This was just as close as I predicted

TBH, I was thinking it'd be close as well. I wonder who's next up on the chopping block...

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Scrafty is actually quite good

mine has DD, HJK, Crunch

What else? I was thinking poison jab or stone edge

ZM said what I'd have said - Poison Jab or Iron Head for the last slot. Drop HJK for Drain Punch.

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Why Drain Punch, it's way less powerful

I guess less risk, but even so I'd probs go for brick break

Also, mono-fighting team

Heracross

Scrafty

Mienshao

Breloom

Conkeldurr

Hawlucha

"Less risk" is exactly why I'm recommending against High Jump Kick - I'm not OK with a 1-in-10 chance to miss, and essentially auto-lose whatever matchup I'm in (or having that happen anyways in case of Protect or a Ghost switch-in).. Also, why would you run Brick Break over Drain Punch???

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and I thought drain punch had 60 power

I am dumb

Heracross @ Heracronite

Nature: Jolly

Ability: Moxie/Skill Link

Rock Blast

Close Combat

Pursuit

Megahorn

Scrafty @ leftovers

Nature: Adamant

Ability: Moxie

Dragon Dance

Drain Punch

Crunch

Poison Jab

Mienshao @ Life Orb

Nature: Jolly

Ability: Inner Focus (the one I have has it and I'm too lazy to re-breed it)

Fake Out

Knock Off

Drain Punch

Stone Edge

Conkeldurr @ Burn Orb

Nature: Adamant

Ability: Guts

Mach Punch

Drain Punch

Bulk Up

Earthquake

Breloom @ Life Orb

Nature: Jolly

Ability: Technician

Spore

Bullet Seed

Mach Punch

Rock Tomb

Hawlucha @ nothing

Nature: Adamant

High Jump Kick

Swords Dance

X-Scissor

Roost

Thoughts? Opinions? 'Duck you suck go home' messages?

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Any fairy can wreck your team.

Try to use at least one pokemon that isn't weak to it.

A special Lucario would fit your type pretty well, for example, since you don't have a single special pokemon.

EDIT: If this is UU, toxicroak could work instead. Try changing another pokemon into a special one, though.
EDIT 2: It's not UU, since conkeldur is there. Definitely use (special) Lucario.

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Nothing on the Hawlucha? What for?

He probably thought unberden would work if it didn't have a item.

It doesn't, Duck. The pokemon has to have had an item before and use it for it to work. Having a pokemon without a item won't boost its speed.

Also, I'd try an assault vest build for the Conkeldurr instead. Like this one:

Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 108 HP / 152 Atk / 104 Def / 144 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch
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He probably thought unberden would work if it didn't have a item.

It doesn't, Duck. The pokemon has to have had an item before and use it for it to work. Having a pokemon without a item won't boost its speed.

Also, I'd try an assault vest build for the Conkeldurr instead. Like this one:

Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 108 HP / 152 Atk / 104 Def / 144 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch

nope

mine is limber (see mienshao)

I just forgot acrobatics

Wait since when could Conkeldurr get ice punch, I didn't see it in Bulbapedia's page

Power Herb+Sky Attack sounds nifty for Hawlucha.

Then spam Acrobatics, HJK, and boost with SD.

this sounds pretty cool

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oh whoops

I was gonna give it acrobatics

Um-kay. X-Scissor looked off on that moveset anyways.

...Nevermind then.

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nope

mine is limber (see mienshao)

I just forgot acrobatics

Wait since when could Conkeldurr get ice punch, I didn't see it in Bulbapedia's page

It's a gen V move tutor move.

Bulbapedia is missing some moves on some pokemon. I'd use serebii for that instead.

Also, did you see what I wrote last page about lucario and the fairy weakness?

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It's a gen V move tutor move.

Bulbapedia is missing some moves on some pokemon. I'd use serebii for that instead.

Also, did you see what I wrote last page about lucario and the fairy weakness?

I can't use gen V tutor moves

Yeah, I was thinking about that, is Toxicroak special? Because if it is I'd use that

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I can't use gen V tutor moves

Yeah, I was thinking about that, is Toxicroak special? Because if it is I'd use that

Oh, I thought this was a pokemon showdown team.

Toxicroak is better as a physical attacker. I'd use Lucario instead, really.

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