Gourdurne
General Information
Tier: RU and Below
Abilities
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Special Attack of opposing Pokemon by 1 stage.
This Pokemon's slicing moves have their power multiplied by 1.5.
Strategies
Set
All-Out Attacker
Gourdurne @ Choice Band 
/ Life Orb 
Ability: Sharpness
Jolly Nature / Adamant Nature
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Bitter Blade
- Shadow Strike
- Leaf Blade
- Night Slash
Gourdurne is very threatening due to Sharpness boosting strong moves from both of its STABs, Bitter Blade and Leaf Blade also threaten the majority of the tier, especially in combination with strong Sharpness coverage in Night Slash, and really good coverage in general with Shadow Strike.
Offensive Utility
Gourdurne @ Leftovers 
/ Life Orb / Heavy Duty Boots 
Ability: Sharpness
Jolly Nature / Adamant Nature
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Bitter Blade
- Shadow Strike / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade
- Will O Wisp
Gourdurne can pose as its other set, if you don't run HBD / the enemy doesn't have rocks up so they don't know you have Boots, and can ruin your opponent's day when they switch into something like Mega Aggron, just to get burnt, essentially making it useless. This set is functionally almost exactly the same as the All-Out Attacker set, but with the added utility of burning opposing physical attackers.
Frighten Support
Gourdurne @ Covert Cloak / Assault Vest / Life Orb Ability: Frighten Careful Nature 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD - Bitter Blade - Spiky Shield / Mystical Fire - Grassy Glide / Power Whip - Will o Wisp / Shadow Strike
Gourdurne is an amazing support Pokemon in Doubles because of Frighten alone, allowing it to pester the special attackers litering the tier (while making Defiant mons even better). Bitter Blade is amazing utility that also allows it to threaten Amoonguss with a 2hko with Life Orb Bitter Blade, and a 3hko other wise. It also provides the support of Will o Wisping enemy physical attackers, allowing it to be deceptively bulky, and with Rillaboom support, it can use Grassy Glide to sneak in KOs on opposing weak Pokemon. Shadow Strike is good coverage while also supporting its team with a 50% physical defense reduction while Mystical Fire always lowers the enemy's Special Attack even further.
Team Options
Weaknesses
Gourdurne suffers from the fact that even with Sharpness, it has a pitiful 80 base Attack stat which makes it do ok damage at best even with Sharpness. It doesn't seriously threaten the big physical walls in the tier, and with its average hp stat, even with 105 base defense, opposing priority from Lycanroc Midday and Dusk threaten it heavily.
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