TheManlyLadybug
Banned deucer.
Overview
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- Great defensive typing coupled with solid defensive stats and reliable recovery allow it to take on many prominent threats in the tier
- Storm Drain give it a niche as one of the best counters to Water-types in the tier.
- Pretty good offensive stats allow it to dent most Pokemon and even run an offensive tank set.
- Falls to pretty much any Grass-type
- Can be overpowered with continuous physical attacks
Mixed Wall
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name: Mixed Wall
move 1: Earth Power / Earthquake
move 2: Scald
move 3: Recover
move 4: Toxic / Ice Beam
ability: Storm Drain
item: Leftovers
evs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD
nature: Calm
Moves
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- Earth Power hits most things for good damage and provides strong STAB, while being boosted if Storm Drain activated
- However, Earthquake deals more damage to specially defensive Water-types that it will often face in battle
- Scald is excellent for a consistent STAB move and the burn chance
- Recover brings all of Gastrodon's unique traits together with reliable recovery
- Toxic cripples stuff
- Ice Beam is excellent though for dealing with Hydreigon, Flygon, and most Grass-types
Set Details
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- A spread of 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD with a Calm nature allows it to tank two hits from most physical Fire-types while retaining as much special bulk as possible in order to face down Water- and Electric-types
- A purely physically defensive or specially defensive spread is viable check one side of the spectrum better
- A Sassy nature can be used if running Earthquake in the first slot
- Storm Drain is key for countering Water-types
- Leftovers provides useful passive recovery
Usage Tips
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- Generally switch into Fire-, Electric-, and Water-types.
- Try to activate Storm Drain
Team Options
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- Pokemon that can deal with Grass-types such as Houndoom, Crobat, Yanmega, and Victini are greatly appreciated.
- Bulky physical walls such as Gligar are excellent choices to take strong physical attacks that would otherwise overwhelm Gastrodon
Other Options
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- Surf
- Hydro Pump
- Hidden Power Grass
Checks And Counters
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**Grass-types**: Grass-types such as Roserade, Chesnaught, Cacturne, Abomasnow, Shaymin, and Ludicolo can switch into most of Gastrodon's attacks and OHKO with their respective STAB move.
**Strong Physical Attackers**: Repeated attacks from strong physical attackers are sure to put Gastrodon in its place. Examples include Absol, Mienshao, and Heracross.
**Status**: Gastrodon hates Toxic and burns because they limit its capability to wall the opposing team throughout the match. There are many users of these moves, but some of the best include Slowbro and Lanturn because they lure Gastrodon, thus crippling it easier.
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- Great defensive typing coupled with solid defensive stats and reliable recovery allow it to take on many prominent threats in the tier
- Storm Drain give it a niche as one of the best counters to Water-types in the tier.
- Pretty good offensive stats allow it to dent most Pokemon and even run an offensive tank set.
- Falls to pretty much any Grass-type
- Can be overpowered with continuous physical attacks
Mixed Wall
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name: Mixed Wall
move 1: Earth Power / Earthquake
move 2: Scald
move 3: Recover
move 4: Toxic / Ice Beam
ability: Storm Drain
item: Leftovers
evs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD
nature: Calm
Moves
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- Earth Power hits most things for good damage and provides strong STAB, while being boosted if Storm Drain activated
- However, Earthquake deals more damage to specially defensive Water-types that it will often face in battle
- Scald is excellent for a consistent STAB move and the burn chance
- Recover brings all of Gastrodon's unique traits together with reliable recovery
- Toxic cripples stuff
- Ice Beam is excellent though for dealing with Hydreigon, Flygon, and most Grass-types
Set Details
=========
- A spread of 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD with a Calm nature allows it to tank two hits from most physical Fire-types while retaining as much special bulk as possible in order to face down Water- and Electric-types
- A purely physically defensive or specially defensive spread is viable check one side of the spectrum better
- A Sassy nature can be used if running Earthquake in the first slot
- Storm Drain is key for countering Water-types
- Leftovers provides useful passive recovery
Usage Tips
=========
- Generally switch into Fire-, Electric-, and Water-types.
- Try to activate Storm Drain
Team Options
==========
- Pokemon that can deal with Grass-types such as Houndoom, Crobat, Yanmega, and Victini are greatly appreciated.
- Bulky physical walls such as Gligar are excellent choices to take strong physical attacks that would otherwise overwhelm Gastrodon
Other Options
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- Surf
- Hydro Pump
- Hidden Power Grass
Checks And Counters
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**Grass-types**: Grass-types such as Roserade, Chesnaught, Cacturne, Abomasnow, Shaymin, and Ludicolo can switch into most of Gastrodon's attacks and OHKO with their respective STAB move.
**Strong Physical Attackers**: Repeated attacks from strong physical attackers are sure to put Gastrodon in its place. Examples include Absol, Mienshao, and Heracross.
**Status**: Gastrodon hates Toxic and burns because they limit its capability to wall the opposing team throughout the match. There are many users of these moves, but some of the best include Slowbro and Lanturn because they lure Gastrodon, thus crippling it easier.
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