Crabrawler (QC: 1/3)

[Brambane]

[OVERVIEW]

• Reaches 17 Speed and Attack
• Defenses are passable, but not great
• Hyper Cutter is useful, but not amazing; Iron Fist is effectively useless on Crabrawler
• Can beat Pokemon that give other Fighting-types trouble, such as Mudbray and Mareanie
• Overshadowed by Mienfoo, Croagunk and Timburr as a bulky attacker
• Competes with Mankey offensively, who learns Gunk Shot and has a more useful ability
• Not learning Knock Off really hurts its matchup against Psychic and Ghost-types and Crabrawler requires support to deal with these Pokemon

[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Crabhammer
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Stone Edge
item: Life Orb / Choice Scarf
ability: Hyper Cutter
nature: Jolly
evs: 180 Atk / 60 Def / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 HP

[SET COMMENTS]

Moves

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• Close Combat is Crabrawler’s best Fighting STAB and, coming from 17 Attack, deals significant damage to any Pokemon that doesn’t resist it
• Crabhammer is a unique coverage option for Crabrawler and can 2HKO Eviolite Mudbray
• Earthquake hits Poison-types like Alolan Grimer and Mareanie
• Stone Edge is Crabrawler’s best option for hitting Flying-types like Rufflet and Vullaby

Set Details

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• EVs and Jolly nature give Crabrawler 17 Speed and 17 Attack with an extra point in Defense
• If you aren't running Life Orb, there is no reason to lower the HP IV to 0
• Life Orb can gaurantee 2HKOs on Mudbray, offensive Vullaby and Mareanie without Stealth Rock, although Crabrawler’s good Speed and Attack makes Choice Scarf also a valid option
• Life Orb is usually preferable for getting clean 2HKOes without hazards, but Choice Scarf allows Crabrawler to revenge kill easier; while Choice Scarf is viable, Mankey and Mienfoo are usually stronger options due to U-turn and abilities that synergize better with Choice Scarf
• Other possible item choices include Eviolite, Berry Juice, Shed Shell and Expert Belt

Usage Tips

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• You play with Crabrawler at 1% the same way you do at 100%: you attack things with high base power moves
  
• Crabrawler has decent defenses, but without investment it can't take too many neutral attacks. Be careful when switching it in
• Crabrawler may resist Stealth Rock, but is vulnerable to Spikes and Toxic Spikes; keep this in mind when switching it in
• Being a non-bulky Fighting-type, Crabrawler is incredibly vulnerable to trapping by Gothita. When playing against a team with Gothita, use Crabrawler carefully and be sure you don't need it for any other Pokemon before attempting to go for KO

Team Options

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• A Pursuit Trapper is an amazing teammate for Crabrawler for dealing with Psychic-types and threatening Ghost-types with their Dark-type STAB. Stunky, Alola Grimer and Pawniard are all powerful users of Pursuit that synergize well with Crabrawler
• Ponyta can threaten Pumpkaboo and absorb Will-O-Wisp directed at Crabrawler
• Crabrawler doesn't like switching into Scald, so having a Pokemon that can come in without fear of being crippled by a burn is a powerful option; Staryu is a solid choice for its ability to remove hazards
• Crabrawler can't really deal with bulky Fairy-types. Any Pokemon that can threaten them, such as Magnemite or Gastly, makes for a powerful ally
• Pairing Crabrawler with another offensive Fighting-type makes it easier to break through each other's checks, setting up a win condition of one another
• Sticky Web support makes Crabrawler less fearful of Choice Scarf users and faster Pokemon like Doduo and Ponyta

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options

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• Thief can be used to hit Ghost-types and makes Crabrawler a decent Knock Off absorber
• Bulk Up could work but really Crabrawler should just be hitting things, not trying to do something Mienfoo or Timburr can do much better

Checks and Counters

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**Pumpkaboo and Frillish**: Crabrawler has no way to deal with bulky Ghost-types which can easily burn it with Will-O-Wisp

**Fairy-types**: Crabrawler lacks coverage to threaten Fairy-types like Cottonee, Spritzee and Snubbull, who all can easily 2HKO Crabrawler with their Fairy-type STAB

**Bulky Psychic-types**: Crabrawler rarely runs any coverage to hit Psychic-types, so Slowpoke and more defensive variants of Gothita can switch in without taking much damage and eliminating Crabrawler with their STAB

**Foongus**: Earthquake only does a maximum of 40% and Foongus will always 2HKO with Sludge Bomb after Life Orb damage or can put Crabrawler to sleep with Spore

**Faster Pokemon**: Staryu, Abra, Doduo and other Pokemon with high attacking stats and more than 17 Speed can threaten Crabrawler but usually cannot safely switch in due to Crabrawler's high power attacks

 

[Brambane]

This is more or less ready for for Quality Control; I am Brambane on discord if you want to talk to me there

 

[Fiend]

[OVERVIEW]

• compitation with mankey as wallbreaker fighting type (mankey gets gunk and eats snubs alive)

[SET]

fine

[SET COMMENTS]

Moves

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• You play with Crabrawler at 1% the same way you do at 100%: you attack things with high base power moves

usage tip, out of place
otherwise good

Set Details

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• expland a bit on why scarf is better than lo sometimes and why the inverse is true as well (scarf is better on hazard scarf and can rk +1 scraggy, LO makes a good wallbreaker for scarffoo and is better for teams that struggle against balance builts) [not 100% sure if either is true, just examples]

Usage Tips

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"you play with Crabrawler at 1% the same way you do at 100%: you attack things with high base power moves"
goes here

Team Options

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• i would assume pairing this with another fighter is worthwhile
• sticky web users

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]

Other Options

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not sure what else you'd put here lol. good

Checks and Counters

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faster mons need a mention
foongus too

QC: 1/3

 

[Brambane]

Made the suggested changes

I am no longer working on this analysis, pass it on to someone else. I will post in the reservation thread as well