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Shuca Berry

Description

When this Pokemon is hit by a super effective Ground-type move, the damage is reduced by 50%. This item is consumed after use. If this item is recovered via Recycle, it can activate again. Provides a one-time 60 power Ground attack when a Pokemon holding this item uses Natural Gift.

Overview

Shuca Berry is useful on a few Pokemon, specifically Heatran and Metagross. Lead Heatran is a lot more successful when it holds Shuca Berry, as unSTABbed Ground attacks are less likely to OHKO it. Due to Metagross's 2x weakness, opposed to Heatran's 4x weakness, even STABbed Ground-type attacks usually won't OHKO Metagross with Shuca Berry. Shuca Berry can give Heatran and Metagross an extra turn (or two) after setting up Stealth Rock to attack or Explode.