Dugtrio @ Choice Band  
Ability: Arena Trap  
EVs: 8 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Def / 4 SpD / 140 Spe  
Adamant Nature  
IVs: 30 SpD / 30 Spe  
- Earthquake  
- Sunny Day  
- Hidden Power [Bug]  
- Aerial Ace

Zapdos @ Leftovers  
Ability: Pressure  
EVs: 200 HP / 252 SpD / 56 Spe  
Calm Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Thunderbolt  
- Baton Pass  
- Rest  
- Substitute

Claydol @ Leftovers  
Ability: Levitate  
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Atk / 96 Def / 20 SpA / 16 SpD  
Sassy Nature  
- Rapid Spin  
- Earthquake  
- Psychic  
- Rain Dance

Blissey (F) @ Leftovers  
Ability: Natural Cure  
EVs: 220 HP / 252 Def / 36 Spe  
Bold Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Thunder Wave  
- Seismic Toss  
- Aromatherapy  
- Soft-Boiled

Suicune @ Leftovers  
Ability: Pressure  
EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spe  
Bold Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Calm Mind  
- Surf  
- Rest  
- Roar

Armaldo @ Leftovers  
Ability: Battle Armor  
EVs: 252 HP / 140 SpD / 112 Spe  
Careful Nature  
IVs: 30 SpD / 30 Spe  
- Knock Off  
- Hidden Power [Bug]  
- Rest  
- Rock Slide

2024.11 Chud5 Armaldo

by vapicuno

This is the first use of Chud 5, i.e. SubPassRest Zap (EvilZap variant) on the Cune/Dug/Dol/Bliss core. Half a year earlier, I had created EvilZap (SubToxRest), and watermess, reading my post, proposed using BP over Toxic. While he took a BP to Focus Punch Gengar angle, I reasoned that it would be good to take a stall angle where the recipient could benefit from free entry in a long game (an unusual ask - free entry is usually for glass cannons in offense). The choice I settled on was a Knock Off user. I preferred Armaldo over Hariyama due to its (1) ability to remove Leftovers on Blissey (important for Boldcune, which cannot 2HKO) by deterring Starmie (useless vs Spikeless stall) and Celebi (dug-able), and (2) highly valued Normal-resist on stall. This team was an instant success, requiring no revisions for me to top ladder and inspiring a bunch of variants over Armaldo, notably Johnald's Dusclops version (very smart). I also liked Rain Dance Pursuit Tar over Armaldo quite a lot. EvilZap detailed description here. https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/adv-ou-creative-sets-synergistic-cores-and-concepts.3687815/post-10179441 Credits: watermess for modifying EvilZap with BP over Toxic ABR for pioneering lead dug Hclat for initial discussions on using EvilZap on v5 Johnald for popularizing this core, notably with Dusclops.

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