Vertex's OU Crawdaunt Skeleton

[Overview]

Strong
outclassed, use something else 9-10 times (cb dos, cb azu, feraligatr)
however adapdatability gives it a niche
DD too slow to be effective
crab guy from spongebob
slow that you dont need priority to deal w/ it
still a wallbreaker that should be considered
soo powerful
dont underestimate or itll kill u

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Crabhammer / Waterfall
move 2: Crunch
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Adaptability
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Strong
Two powerful STABs being resisted by very few pokemon
Coverage in Superpower + D-Edge, allowing to hit these pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxicroak

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

Politoed
Tailwind Tornadus-I
Spikes Support discourages switching so pokemon such as Celebi will KOed after it, spikers are ferrothorn and skarmory
SD Scizor
Waterfall should be used if hitting Rotom-W and Nite for the KO after rocks is unfavorable, otherwise use Crabhammer (note: these are very common)
Thunder Wave support from Rotom-W and Ferrothorn is greatly appreciated
Physically Defensive Celebi and Lati@s with Psyshock / Psychic is great check for fighting-type moves aimed at crawdaunt and can take thunderbolts, note that both share U-turn weakness and Bug Buzz
Toxicroak walls fighting-, grass, and bug-types

[Other Options]

Dragon Dance: Too slow to sweep and week to common priority and has rarely time to set-up, needs lots of support to be effective
Lol, its STAB and coverage is all it needs to succeed

[Checks and Counters]
Toxicroak, notably the Toxic Stall set, outspeeds, walls its STAB and Superpower, and can eliminate it with Drain Punch, however it has to watch out D-Edge
Mach Punch if Tailwind is up, and Conkeldurr, Crawdaunt is a slow slug, so almost everything can outspeed it
Lucario and Terrakion can switch on Crunch and nab a Justified boost too
Crawdaunt is mainly a nuisance for stall teams, so HO teams have little trouble against it as they usually carry only 1 or maybe 2 walls, common threats like Salamence and Scizor can switch in resisted moves, but rain makes this a liability
Sun Support negates its ability making it easier to deal with, Venasaur for example can set-up on a Crabhammer, then proceed to sweep the opposition
Since most users of Crawdaunt have good prediction, sun support helps more
In short, HO and Sun teams give it trouble, as well as priority
Gastrodon, Ferrothorn, Kyurem-B, Kyurem, Jellicent, and Celebi can tank a Waterfall and hit back for the KO
I forgot Tangrowth (just looked in the original analysis)
Slow so like Terrakion easily OHKOes, not really a trouble but note that you shouldn't directly switch in