>>22576860Skarmory would make an excellent partner for Dragalge, defensively, because it resists 3/4 of Dragalge's weaknesses with the fourth only hitting neutrally. Plus, foes may naturally try to prey on Dragalge's weaker Defense, and of course Skarm is built like a truck. So how about:
Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Impish 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
>Stealth Rock>Roost>Tailwind / Whirlwind>Brave BirdStealth Rock and Roost are standard Skarm stuff. I figure Dragalge/Skarm will force a lot of switches, so If you bring Skarm in on a Choiced attacker with a lousy pick or anyone that doesn't like facing Skarmory, you can set up Hazards, Roost off earlier Damage, or deploy a Tailwind to bring slower teammates up to sanic speed. Whirlwind, though, is the more standard option, great for shuffling the enemy's team and racking up residual damage from Stealth Rock, and a lot of fun if you keep Wwinding their counter on the switch. Brave Bird is all that keeps Skarm from being Taunt bait, and also not a bad attack to finish off whittled down foes.
Only thing we have to fear are special attackers that would pack Fire or Electric moves in conjunction with whatever type made us switch Dragalge out in the first place. But hopefully we can take care of that in a later pick, maybe with something with Flash Fire, Volt Absorb, or Motor Drive, or just a bulky Ground-type - maybe Excadrill would work.
