Chikorita
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Status: WIP
[Overview]
Name: Screens Lead
Move 1: Reflect
Move 2: Light Screen
Move 3: Leaf Storm / Giga Drain
Move 4: Magic Coat / Synthesis
Item: Light Clay
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Bold / Clam
EVs: 236 HP / 156 Def / 76 SpD
[Set Comments]
[Additional Comments]
[Dream World]
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Status: WIP
[Overview]
- Poor offensive options; best relegated to a supportive position
- Decent bulk by virtue of its mono-Grass type and stats makes it a good Dual Screen setup Pokemon
- With Magic Coat to reflect hazards, it makes a good lead
Name: Screens Lead
Move 1: Reflect
Move 2: Light Screen
Move 3: Leaf Storm / Giga Drain
Move 4: Magic Coat / Synthesis
Item: Light Clay
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Bold / Clam
EVs: 236 HP / 156 Def / 76 SpD
[Set Comments]
- Main goal is obv. to set up screens
- Leaf Storm provides a powerful Grass STAB to hit things when it is required to, dropped Sp. Atk. doesn't matter much since it won't need to attack very often
- Magic Coat allows this set to function very well as a lead by reflecting status and entry hazards; if not in the lead position, it's handy for reflecting occasional Taunts that would halt screen setup
- Synthesis or Giga Drain can be run on the set for healing, so that Chikorita can set up screens multiple times
[Additional Comments]
- Screens, Magic Coat, and decent bulk allow it to deal with Monmen that don't carry HP Fire/Ice
- Magic Coat tends to be less useful outside of leading or checking Monmen, so if not used as a lead, Synthesis may be the preferred option
- Anything that appreciates Screens appreciates Chikorita support, though it is best used when SR prevention is most needed or when its teammates have better synergy with it than other screeners like Bronzor
- Water-type sweepers like DDile, Mantyke, Chinchou, and Shellder appreciate Chikorita's ability to take Grass, Electric, and Ground-type hits and make it easier for them to set up
- Steel- and Dragon-type setup sweepers like Dratini and Komatana can use Chikorita to set up, as Dragons can switch in on Fire attacks and Steels can switch on Ice attacks
- Pokemon with Wish support, like Lickitung, allow Chikorita without Synthesis to set up screens multiple times
- Aromatherapy can be run in the fourth slot for clerical uses
- Specific HPs, such as Ice for Gligar, or Fire for Tesshiido, can be run in place of Grass STAB for dealing with specific threats, depending on what the team needs
- Worry Seed can be crippling to Pokemon that rely heavily on their own ability, such as Monmen, Zuruggu, Levitators, and more
- Chikorita also has usable physical STAB in the form of Seed Bomb, but Giga Drain with its healing ability and Leaf Storm with its added power are generally preferred
- Lead Anorith is fast, has powerful STAB X-Scissor, and can Brick Break screens
- U-Turn leads like Meowth and Aipom can be problematic; both attacks hurt a lot and are faster than Chikorita for Reflect
- Lead Houndour is faster and easily OHKOs with Overheat
- Monmen's Taunt can be problematic, requires proper prediction with Magic Coat to stop it, but Chikorita without specific HPs is still walled even then
[Dream World]
- Chikorita gets Leaf Guard in the Dream World, but due to all Chikorita recieving it being male, it cannot be bred onto Chikorita for Little Cup.
