[Overview]
[SET]
name: Rock Polish
move 1: Rock Polish
move 2: Head Smash
move 3: Waterfall
move 4: Earthquake
item: Life Orb
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly/Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Head Smash
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Adamant/Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Head Smash
move 2: Waterfall / Earthquake
move 3: Stealth Rock / Toxic
move 4: Toxic / Yawn
item: Leftovers
ability: Rock Head
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[Other Options]
[Checks and Counters]
[Dream World]
- STAB Head Smash and Rock Head combo
- Good HP and Defence, decent Attack
- Poor Speed and Special Defence.
- Limited but useable movepool
- Weak to common fighting, ground, grass and electric attacks
[SET]
name: Rock Polish
move 1: Rock Polish
move 2: Head Smash
move 3: Waterfall
move 4: Earthquake
item: Life Orb
ability: Rock Head
nature: Jolly/Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Jolly lets Relicanth outspeed 1+ positive natured base 86s after a Rock Polish, which include scarfed threats such as Sawk, Rotom-F, Magmortar and Pinsir
- Outspeeds no investment base 95 speed without a boost (defensive Leafeon being a good example).
- Outspeeds a fair few walls even before Rock Polish
- STAB Head Smash obliterates everything that doesn’t resist it
- STAB Waterfall and Earthquake to reliably hit Head Smash resistant pokemon
- Can tank a couple of physical hits even uninvested and hit back hard
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Outspeeds positive nature base 140 speed after Rock Polish with adamant
- Alternative EVs 108 HP / 252 Atk / 144 Spe with a neutral nature allow Relicanth to outspeed positive nature base 115 speed and positive +1 base 60 speed pokemon after a Rock Polish
- Leafeon has excellent defensive and offensive synergy with Relicanth and can baton pass it Swords Dance (GG)
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Head Smash
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Double-Edge
item: Choice Band
ability: Rock Head
nature: Adamant/Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Outspeeds many common tanks and hits them hard
- Hits very hard without any setup
- Flawless neutral coverage
- STAB Head Smash obliterates everything that doesn’t resist it
- Waterfall and Earthquake to reliably hit Head Smash resistant pokemon
- Double-Edge is mainly a filler, but eases prediction
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Alternative evs of 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def can be run for more bulk, but Relicanth generally likes to outspeed as much as it can
- Aqua Tail can be used over Waterfall but its lower accuracy, no chance to flinch and relatively small boost in power is not usually worth it
- Sleep Talk can be used over Double-Edge as a Spore / Sleep Powder absorber
- Head Smash has a 100% 2HKO on max HP / Def Bold Alomomola with Stealth Rocks
[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Head Smash
move 2: Waterfall / Earthquake
move 3: Stealth Rock / Toxic
move 4: Toxic / Yawn
item: Leftovers
ability: Rock Head
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
- Has decent offensive presence without attack investment
- Waterfall hits harder in general and is super effective against ground types
- Earthquake hits steel types harder then any other option
- Wish support is very valuable
- Can absorb non STAB super effective physical attacks
- Toxic wears down walls and counters that can take an univested Head Smash
- Yawn can force switches racking up more entry hazard damage
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- Alternative evs of 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def and an adamant nature can be used, but this Relicanth is better used defensively
- A moveset of Toxic, Yawn, Stealth Rock, Head Smash is viable but Steel, Fighting and Ground types wall you completely
- Bulky pokemon with Substitute can set up on this set
[Other Options]
- Swift swim sets can be viable, but swift swim removes the main reason to use Relicanth: No recoil Head Smash
- The Rock Polish set can have its EVs, item and the move Rock Polish changed to 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def, leftovers and substitute for a bulky attacker, but offensive Relicanth likes outspeeding as many walls as possible
- Rest Talk sets can be viable but are generally better left for other pokemon
- Amnesia could be useful on a wall set but the moveslot is better used with a support or attacking move
[Checks and Counters]
- Choice Band/Life Orb variants have very few true counters in RU
- Counters: Tangela, Torterra, Quagsire, Throh
- Checks: Pokemon that can outspeed it and retaliate super effectively or bulky Pokemon resistant to Head Smash that wont be 2HKOed
[Dream World]
- Sturdy is useless compared to its other abilities