[SET]
Physically Defensive (Tangrowth) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Def / 12 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Sleep Powder/Stun Spore
[SET COMMENTS]
Sporting good physical bulk and the Regenerator ability, Tangrowth can act as a great check to a lot of physical attackers like Urshifu-R, Landorus-T and Great Tusk which struggle to deal significant damage to it and get chipped via Rocky Helmet. Giga Drain is the chosen STAB move, as it helps Tangrowth stay healthy and letting it 1v1 Pokemon like Landorus-Therian. Tangrowth can be a great utility Pokemon with moves such as Knock Off that cripples its foes by removing their items like Heavy Duty Boots from Zapdos and Moltres. Focus Blast can aid against Kingambit and Melmetal, as well as maiming Heatran in a pinch. Sleep Powder can be a great emergency button to momentarily shut down Pokemon. The ability to put Pokemon to sleep is rare in National Dex and having this trait is valuable. It can also be used to predict an incoming Tangrowth counter such as Charizard-Mega-Y, Heatran or Slowking-Galar. Stun Spore is also a viable choice, as it can completely hamper their offensive capabilities by crippling their speed. The designated ev spread is designed to let Tangrowth perform its role as a tank, making it a great physical tank, as well an letting it tank an emergency special hit if healthy.
With its great bulk and good longevity via its ability, Tangrowth can be a crucial piece in balance and even bulky offense teams. Tangrowth can take on popular Ground-types like Iron Treads and Great Tusk, paving the way for teammates like Raging Bolt, who can act as a great ressist to Fire-types Charizard-Mega-Y, Moltres and Heatran. Tangrowth can force out bulky Water-types like Alomomola and Slowbro and can put to sleep the incoming Pokemon. This is great for teammates like Swords Dance Landorus. It also has the distinctive role of being great at checking Ogerpon-Wellspring due to its typing and bulk. This can be beneficial to a variety of Pokemon such as Gliscor, Ting Lu and Alomomola. Ting Lu and Gliscor are also able to take on Zapdos for it. Its special bulk is very lacking, and it can barely survive special attacks from the likes of Raging Bolt, Heatran and Slowking-Galar. Special walls like Slowking-Galar and Toxapex can form great defensive cores alongside it with Tangrowth helping them out against Ground-types like Landorus-Therian, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. Garchomp and Moltres are also great teammates, as they can deal with Pokemon that annoy Tangrowth like Volcarona, Charizard-Mega-Y and Gholdengo. Pokemon like Kingambit appreciate the fact that Tangrowth chips down common Fighting-types like Zamazenta, Urshifu-R and Great Tusk.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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[/COPYEDIT]
Physically Defensive (Tangrowth) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 244 HP / 252 Def / 12 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Sleep Powder/Stun Spore
[SET COMMENTS]
Sporting good physical bulk and the Regenerator ability, Tangrowth can act as a great check to a lot of physical attackers like Urshifu-R, Landorus-T and Great Tusk which struggle to deal significant damage to it and get chipped via Rocky Helmet. Giga Drain is the chosen STAB move, as it helps Tangrowth stay healthy and letting it 1v1 Pokemon like Landorus-Therian. Tangrowth can be a great utility Pokemon with moves such as Knock Off that cripples its foes by removing their items like Heavy Duty Boots from Zapdos and Moltres. Focus Blast can aid against Kingambit and Melmetal, as well as maiming Heatran in a pinch. Sleep Powder can be a great emergency button to momentarily shut down Pokemon. The ability to put Pokemon to sleep is rare in National Dex and having this trait is valuable. It can also be used to predict an incoming Tangrowth counter such as Charizard-Mega-Y, Heatran or Slowking-Galar. Stun Spore is also a viable choice, as it can completely hamper their offensive capabilities by crippling their speed. The designated ev spread is designed to let Tangrowth perform its role as a tank, making it a great physical tank, as well an letting it tank an emergency special hit if healthy.
With its great bulk and good longevity via its ability, Tangrowth can be a crucial piece in balance and even bulky offense teams. Tangrowth can take on popular Ground-types like Iron Treads and Great Tusk, paving the way for teammates like Raging Bolt, who can act as a great ressist to Fire-types Charizard-Mega-Y, Moltres and Heatran. Tangrowth can force out bulky Water-types like Alomomola and Slowbro and can put to sleep the incoming Pokemon. This is great for teammates like Swords Dance Landorus. It also has the distinctive role of being great at checking Ogerpon-Wellspring due to its typing and bulk. This can be beneficial to a variety of Pokemon such as Gliscor, Ting Lu and Alomomola. Ting Lu and Gliscor are also able to take on Zapdos for it. Its special bulk is very lacking, and it can barely survive special attacks from the likes of Raging Bolt, Heatran and Slowking-Galar. Special walls like Slowking-Galar and Toxapex can form great defensive cores alongside it with Tangrowth helping them out against Ground-types like Landorus-Therian, Iron Treads and Great Tusk. Garchomp and Moltres are also great teammates, as they can deal with Pokemon that annoy Tangrowth like Volcarona, Charizard-Mega-Y and Gholdengo. Pokemon like Kingambit appreciate the fact that Tangrowth chips down common Fighting-types like Zamazenta, Urshifu-R and Great Tusk.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dahness.574893
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/medasus.632421
Grammar checked by:
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[/COPYEDIT]
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