Tangrowth

Overview
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  • Good offensive stats
  • Huge physical defense and HP
  • Great defensive ability in Regenerator which lets it serve as a good pviot
  • Decent movepool
  • Pitiful special defense and speed
  • Mediocre defensive typing


Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Ancient Power
move 4: Giga Drain / Hidden Power Fire
ability: Regenerator
item: Choice Specs
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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  • Leaf Storm is a hard hitting STAB attack that hits most Pokemon that don't resist it for a lot of damage
  • Focus Blast hits Steel-types like Registeel and Cobalion
  • Ancient Power hits Fire-types trying to switch in like Moltres and Delphox
  • Giga Drain is a reliable STAB attack with no drawbacks and lets Tangrowth regain some health at the cost of some power
  • Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Escavalier and Doublade super effectively
  • Sleep Powder can also be used to cripple switch ins

Set Details
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  • EV spread is used to max out Tangrowth's Special Attack while outspeeding 0 Speed Tangrowth, with the rest of the EVs invested in bulk
  • If HP Fire is used, 4 HP EVs should be moved into Speed as that requires an imperfect Speed IV
  • A Modest nature is used so Tangrowth hits as hard as possible

Usage Tips
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  • Uses its good bulk to switch into weak resisted attacks so it can wallbreak
  • Should stay away from Knock Off, as it really appreciates the power it gets from Choice Specs
  • Shouldn't be spamming Leaf Storm as the drawback lets some Pokemon switch in and set up easily

Team Options
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  • Hazard support from Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Omastar, Cobalion, Druddigon, and Glalie are all appreciated as it weakens Tangrowth's switch ins
  • Pokemon that can dispose of Fire-types, like Kabutops and Slowking make for good partners
  • Late game cleaners, such as Moltres and Braviary appreciate the holes Tangrowth punch in teams, and also have decent defensive synergy with it


Assault Vest
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name: Assault Vest
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Ancient Power / Earthquake
move 4: Knock Off
ability: Regenerator
item: Assault Vest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
nature: Quiet

Moves
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  • Leaf Storm is Tangrowth's main STAB attack, and the drawbacks are somewhat mitigated by Regenerator
  • Giga Drain is a more spammable STAB option, keeping itself healthy while hitting for somewhat less damage
  • Hidden Power Fire is used to hit Steel-types, like Escavalier, Doublade, and Registeel
  • Ancient Power lures in and hits Fire-types such as Moltres
  • Earthquake hits Steel-types like Registeel and also lures in Dragalge
  • Knock Off is mainly for utility and cripples Pokemon reliant on their item

Set Details
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SET DETAILS GO HERE

Usage Tips
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USAGE TIPS GO HERE

Team Options
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TEAM OPTIONS GO HERE


Other Options
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OTHER OPTIONS GOES HERE. STUFF LIKE ALTERNATE MOVES, ALTERNATE SETS, NICHE STUFF THAT DOESN'T GET A MAIN SET MENTION


Checks & Counters
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CHECKS & COUNTERS GO HERE
NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE MORE THREATLISTY SO MENTION POKEMON / OTHER EFFECTS ONE AT A TIME
 
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