Statistics
|
Stat |
| HP |
90
|
383 |
| Atk |
55
|
208 |
| Def |
75
|
248 |
| SpA |
60
|
218 |
| SpD |
75
|
248 |
| Spe |
30
|
158 |
Use Swords Dance to increase Lickitung's not so hot Attack, and then attack with Body Slam. Paralyzing with Body Slam will make you happy. Paralysis means that Lickitung's Speed won't be much of an issue then. Then, when you have a third of your HP left, use Rest and Sleep Talk from there. If only Lickitung had a higher Attack stat, that it would make it so much better.
This is more or less a novelty set than anything else. Lickitung has a large move pool which is very surprising. However, its low stats don't really support the massive amount of moves it can learn. If not, use either Thunderbolt or Ice Beam on their own, then Rest & Sleep Talk when low on HP. You do have a chance of paralyzing or freezing, but it's very unlikely that either will occur. If you manage to give an opposing Pokémon a bad status, then jump for joy, since Lickitung loves such things.
Other Options
With the Swords Dance Lickitung, you can easily change it from a Swords Dance Lickitung to a Curse Lickitung. The Attack and Defense pumps are great for Lickitung, and because of how slow Lickitung is in the first place, the Speed down flaw of Curse doesn't matter. If you feel that Lickitung need to deal more damage, go with Double-Edge. Return or Frustration are substitutes as well if you don't like recoil. Though, Body Slam's paralyzing effect is really hard to pass by on. There aren't many other choices for Lickitung using its special set.
Opinion
Lickitung is the (very) poor man's Snorlax. It has relatively high HP, but it lacks in its Attack and Special Attack stats to do much damage without a boost. Its defensive stats aren't so pleasing either. Lickitung can do some damage in underused battles with its physical set, but other than that, it can't do much else sadly. There's nothing saying that you can't use Lickitung, but rather that it's really hard to use Lickitung effectively in any situation. Even in its own common environment is it rarely used.
Counters
Ghosts, Skarmory, Machamp. I strongly suggest that if you using Lickitung that you also have Houndoom/Tyranitar, as they can Pursuit and keep the threat of Ghosts completely destroying Lickitung to a minimum.
