[Overview]
-Offensively outclassed by Ursaring
-Unique support movepool that includes thunder wave and heal bell
-Bulky with Intimidate
-Cute face, RIGHT?
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 2: Heal Bell
move 3: Super Fang
move 4: Crunch
item: Leftovers
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
-Nice cleric with Heal Bell
-Thunder Wave Cripples offense and allows slow and strong Pokemon (E.g marowak) to shine
-Toxic works well on more defensive teams and puts a stop to most setup sweepers
-Super Fang also heavily cripples stall, and can allow strong walls such as steelix to be taken out more easily by teammates
-Crunch is used to hit ghosts
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
-252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def can work, but is not recommended due to Granbull still taking special hits badly, even with investment
-Have teammates that take advantage of his paralysis / toxic / Cleric support
-Reflect to become crazy bulky and support your team further
-Roar is usable alongside hazards
-Taunt can be used and works especially well with super fang and toxic to break down stall
-Ghosts such as Duskinor make good teammates because it can tank special hits and has good synergy
[SET]
name: Offensive Thunder Wave
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Double Edge / Return
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Crunch
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
-Thunder Wave does great, paralyzing switch ins and easing up prediction. It also suports your teammates
-Double Edge is generally superior to return due to its high BP, but if your worried about Granbull's survivability, use return
-Life Orb is generally the superior option to Leftovers, but I
-CC and Crunch have perfect coverage together, and together hit ghosts and steels that lol at double edge
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
-Ice punch and stone edge can be used to hit flyers and gligar
-Granbull doesn't need a whole lotta support, it IS support, lol
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Double Edge / Return
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Stone Edge / Ice Punch
item: Choice Band
ability: Intimidate
nature: Adamant
evs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
-Unbelievably powerful Double Edge
-First three moves are for coverage, last move-slot is up to you to decide. Ice punch nails gligar, torterra and Altaria, wheras stone edge nails moltres
-Fairly bulky choice bander with intimidate
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
-Eves allow it to out-speed clefable and omastar
-Rotom and dusclops make fantastic teammates to tank the hits that granbull can't
-Can bust through many dedicated walls and allow granbull's teammates to sweep
[Other Options]
-CB and quick feet are usable but outclassed by ursaring
-Trick room
-Special attacker can be used with a good special movepool, but Granbull has god awful Sp. Atk
-Work up can be used with fire blast to ACTUALLY HIT ferroseed and steelix
-Bulk up is usable to boost Granbulls great attack and defence, but is generally bad in the long run due to Granbulls god awful SpD
[Checks and Counters]
-Duosion and Duskinor shit all over the defensive one, Tangrowth walls weezing takes it out if it has
-Steelix, Ferroseed, Gligar
-Offensive one is extremely tough to switch into, but any Attacker that manages to come in spells doom for Granbull (Porygon-Z, Rotom, Rotom-C, etc)
[Dream World]
<p>Rattled is very inferior to Granbull's other abilities, and should rarely see use in competitive play</p>