[SET]
name: Sticky Web attacker
move 1: Fishious Rend
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Psychic Fangs
move 4: Freeze-Dry
item: Choice Band / Life Orb
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Jolly / Naive
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Arctovish is a rather poor choice in OU due to its pitiful Speed stat and shallow movepool, leaving it helpless against the likes of Ferrothorn. Its Ice typing also gives it a weakness to Stealth Rock, cutting into its bulk further. On top of that, it is completely outclassed by Dracovish and Galarian Darmanitan because both of them are faster and have a better movepool. Due to all these flaws, Arctovish is unviable in the tier. Fishious Rend is its primary STAB move, since it hits harder against Pokemon that are slower or switch into Arctovish, doubling in Base Power. Icicle Crash covers for most Dragon-types, while Psychic Fangs nails Toxapex. Freeze-Dry is to hit Seismitoad and Gastrodon for a good chunk of damage, and it also hits Gyarados, Dracovish, Rotom-W, and Quagsire harder than any other move available. Jolly is the preferred nature, as it outspeeds Mimikyu and everything below it under Sticky Web. A Naive nature can also be used if the extra bulk is not needed, as Freeze-Dry has a much better chance to OHKO Dracovish without using Life Orb and Seismitoad with Life Orb. Water Absorb is the preferred ability, since it gives Arctovish a free switch-in versus Water-type attackers such as the aforementioned Dracovish. If one wants to use Arctovish with Trick Room, then a Brave nature should be used along with 0 Speed IVs to outspeed faster threats, and the remaining EVs should be used in HP.
Arctovish best functions with Sticky Web support, so teammates that can set up Sticky Web such as Ribombee and Galvantula are appreciated. When using Arctovish outside of Sticky Web, it still requires heavy speed control, so teammates that can spread paralysis such as Rotom-H and Galvantula are appreciated. Arctovish struggles to break through Ferrothorn, so partners with Fire- and Fighting-type coverage, such as Rotom-H, Galarian Darmanitan, and Conkeldurr, pair well with Arctovish. Due to Arctovish's weakness to Stealth Rock, spinners such as Excadrill are appreciated. In the case of using Trick Room, Hatterene is recommended for combating Stealth Rock with Magic Bounce and setting up Trick Room for Arctovish.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Animesh_, 476240 ]]
- Quality checked by: [[GMars, 273636 ], [Gary, 101351]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
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