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PrimeMinister · Jul 13th, 2012, 6:12:45 PM

Walrein @ leftovers
trait: Ice body
Evs: 232 HP / 252 Def / 24 SpDef
Bold nature (- atk, + def)
Protect
Substitute
Surf / Blizzard
Toxic / Super Fang

Role: Staller

What it does: Exactly what it looks like. Stalls teams in hail. Your primary objective is to first set up a substitute, which, with the given EVs, cannot be broken by seismic toss and night shade. Next use either toxic or super fang (toxic is the better stalling move, so I would highly suggest toxic) to wear the opponent down, using protect to piss off SubPunchers and, well, stall toxic and hail damage. Finally, finish the enemy off with blizzard or surf. Blizzard is more powerful and has perfect acc. under hail, but has low pp, so surf is more, ah, durable. Now, of course you need hail support, as this set can only function under hail (snover is really your only option, but it's really not so much dead weight as you would think). I should mention that in two turns, recovery from both ice body and leftovers allows full recovery from substitute damage.

Good teammates: Walrein requires defensive synergy such as roselia, which can switch into Super effective fighting- and electric- attacks that would just make Walrein look like a child's toy. Roselia can also absorb those toxic spikes, which would otherwise poison Walrein, greatly hindering it's durability. As I mentioned before, you need hail support for the aforementioned reasons. Seriously, don't even think about using this without hail.

What counters it: As also mentioned previously, fast, powerful fighting and electric types, including electivire, galvantula, all forms of rotom (those that are present in RU), Medicham, HOLY SHIT POLIWRATH, and even grass types such as Sceptile will quickly drain Walrein's HP with their supereffective STAB. Status also ruins Walrein, specifically burn and poison, as they induce residual damage.

Additional Info: HOLY SHIT POLIWRATH

Jul 13th, 2012, 6:12:45 PM	#35
PrimeMinister Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 311 After the DQonquest	Walrein @ leftovers trait: Ice body Evs: 232 HP / 252 Def / 24 SpDef Bold nature (- atk, + def) Protect Substitute Surf / Blizzard Toxic / Super Fang Role: Staller What it does: Exactly what it looks like. Stalls teams in hail. Your primary objective is to first set up a substitute, which, with the given EVs, cannot be broken by seismic toss and night shade. Next use either toxic or super fang (toxic is the better stalling move, so I would highly suggest toxic) to wear the opponent down, using protect to piss off SubPunchers and, well, stall toxic and hail damage. Finally, finish the enemy off with blizzard or surf. Blizzard is more powerful and has perfect acc. under hail, but has low pp, so surf is more, ah, durable. Now, of course you need hail support, as this set can only function under hail (snover is really your only option, but it's really not so much dead weight as you would think). I should mention that in two turns, recovery from both ice body and leftovers allows full recovery from substitute damage. Good teammates: Walrein requires defensive synergy such as roselia, which can switch into Super effective fighting- and electric- attacks that would just make Walrein look like a child's toy. Roselia can also absorb those toxic spikes, which would otherwise poison Walrein, greatly hindering it's durability. As I mentioned before, you need hail support for the aforementioned reasons. Seriously, don't even think about using this without hail. What counters it: As also mentioned previously, fast, powerful fighting and electric types, including electivire, galvantula, all forms of rotom (those that are present in RU), Medicham, HOLY SHIT POLIWRATH, and even grass types such as Sceptile will quickly drain Walrein's HP with their supereffective STAB. Status also ruins Walrein, specifically burn and poison, as they induce residual damage. Additional Info: HOLY SHIT POLIWRATH __________________ Anyone like star wars? No.....?