Pokemon #12-Darmanitan

Darmanitan is Pokemon that was introduced in Genration 5(Black,White).It is number 61 in the Unova Pokedex and number 555 in the National Pokedex.It is said that its internal fire burns at 2500°F,making enough power that it can destroy a dump truck with one punch.
Darmanitan is in the top 10 of the best Pokemon of Generation 5.Pure Fire-type,two great abilities,amazing stats and a very decent movepool.Darmanitan comes with 140 Base Attack,30 Base Special Attack and 95 Base Speed and 105 Base HP,55 Base Defense and Special Defense.Its pure fire-type provides a great offensive STAB as well as three weaknesses defensively.The ability that it gets through normal gameplay is Sheer Force,an excellent ability,which boosts the power of the moves with a secondary effect but losing this effect.The Dream World ability that it gets is Zen Mode,a very difficult to use ability,which changes your form,your type and your stats when your health is below half.The Zen Mode stats are 105/105/105 in HP/Def/Sp.Def respectively,and 30/140/55 in Att/Sp.Att/Speed respectively.So,let's see some possible sets.


Choice
-U-Turn
-Flare Blitz
-Stone Edge
-Superpower
Item:Choice Scarf/Choice Band
Ability:Sheer Force
EVs,Nature:
252 Att,252 Speed,4 HP
Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)/Jolly(+Speed,-Att)


The most common and standard Darmanitan set.If you use Choice Scarf go with Max Att,Adamant nature and if you go with Choice Band go with Max Speed,Jolly nature.U-Turn is great for scouting and getting damage.Flare Blitz is your STAB and is immensely powerful with Choice Band and Sheer Force.Stone Edge gets a nice boost from Sheer Force and can hit pretty hard nearly everything.Superpower complete the set nicely,being a very high-power Fighting move able to land some serious damage.Now,which item you use it's your choice.It's a choice between Speed and Power.


Zen Mode
-Flamethrower
-Psychic
-Substitute
-Toxic/Focus Blast/Grass Knot
Item:Wise Glasses/Life Orb
Ability:Zen Mode
EVs,Nature:
252 HP,252 Special Attack,4 Def
Modest(+Sp.Att,-Att)


This is the epitomy of a gimmick set.It worked two times for me,but you can probably use it better than me.What you have to do it's pretty simple.Set up Substitutes until you activate your ability,and then hit very very hard.Both Psychic and Flamethrower are STAB and they are a very good offensive combo.The last slot is again your choice.Toxic can be good with Substitute for stalling your opponent.Focus Blast is always a great move and Darmanitan in Zen Mode can make a very good use of it.Grass Knot is also a very good option being able to hit the Water Pokemon and espicially the common Bulky ones.


Counters
Jellicent,Swampert,Suicune,Vaporeon,Politoed have nothing to fear from the standard Darmanitan set and can easily force it out or kill it.Zapdos can take hits with ease and easily 2HKO with Thunderbolt,keeping in mind that Darmanitan can pack Stone Edge.Gliscor is awesome being able to take hits and KO with Earthquake.Sandslash completely walls Darmanitan and can easily set up Rocks or OHKO with Earthquake.Darmanitan,being a Fire-type,despises entry hazards,so if you set up Stealth Rocks and a layer or two of Spikes Darmanitan won't trouble you all that much.


Cool Info: Darmanitan's standard form has the highest base Attack stat of all Fire type Pokemon.


Have a nice day.