Claydol @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Psyshock
- Ice Beam/ Grass Knot
- Earth Power
- Rapid Spin
So everyone thought this would be a useless drop. And they would be wrong. This could possibly be the best spinner NU has to offer at the moment.
One of the things that people say when calling this mon "bad" is that it can't beat spin blockers.
252+ SpA Claydol Psyshock vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mismagius: 144-171 (55.1 - 65.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Claydol Psyshock vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Rotom: 118-141 (48.7 - 58.2%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO
Those are the two most common spin blockers in the tier, and they both can't switch into Claydol as they both fail to OHKO Claydol in return.
Well you might ask yourself "Why not use offensive Sandslash? Doesn't it do that same thing?"
And that's a fair question, so let me show you why this set is so amazing!
252+ SpA Claydol Earth Power vs. 252 HP /
252+ SpD Mega Steelix: 162-192 (45.7 - 54.2%) -- 74.2% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Claydol Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Mega Steelix: 224-266 (63.2 - 75.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Claydol Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Sandslash: 232-274 (65.5 - 77.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Claydol Earth Power vs. 252 HP /
240 SpD Eviolite Rhydon: 182-216 (43.9 - 52.1%) -- 66.8% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock
**Note how all these calcs are done without a Life Orb boost. If you really feel like it, you can put one on there to score some of these OHKOs/ 2HKOs**
And the list goes on. This mon can take on most of the common hazard setters 1v1 in the tier, as well as beating all spin blockers in the tier.
Given the low standards of NU spinners, I think Claydol can claim a top spot among them.