
[OVERVIEW]
Tangela's solid bulk, further bolstered by Eviolite, in combination with its great ability in Regenerator makes it a great switch-in to top physical threats like Lycanroc, Passimian and Kabutops. Tangela also has great supportive options such as Knock Off, Leech Seed, Toxic, and Sleep Powder, which makes up for its mediocre damage output. However, Tangela is held back by its poor special bulk and bad typing, as being pure Grass leaves it vulnerable to a plethora of top Pokemon like Ribombee, Guzzlord, and Alolan Exeggutor. Additionally, Tangela is very reliant on its item Eviolite, and a lot of Pokemon that it checks carry Knock Off, making Tangela less reliable of an answer to them. Furthermore, it dislikes getting poisoned by Toxic, making it less effective as a pivot.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Giga Drain
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Leech Seed / Synthesis
move 4: Toxic / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Knock Off is a great utility move and is able to remove items such as Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Centiskorch, Charizard, and Ribombee. Leech Seed allows Tangela to cripple answers like Charizard and potentially help a teammate like Gigalith, although Synthesis gives it an easier time beating Pokemon like Absol in a one-on-one, which it can't reliably do when running Leech Seed. Toxic cripples defensive Pokemon better, while Sleep Powder cripples offensive Pokemon such as Passimian and allows it to bring a wallbreaker or setup sweeper in with more ease.
Rock-types such as Regirock check Fire-types such as Magmortar and Charizard. Lanturn also checks threats like Magmortar, Charizard, and in particular Heliolisk that Tangela dislikes; it can also provide Heal Bell support for Tangela. In return, Tangela checks Palossand and Sandaconda for them. Since Tangela hates Poison-types like Toxicroak and Weezing, partners like Uxie and Palossand are appreciated. In return, Tangela checks Togedemaru and Absol for them. Frail wallbreakers like Sneasel, Archeops, and Vikavolt dislike the presence of foes such as Passimian, Togedemaru, and Lycanroc, so Tangela makes up for a great defensive backbone to rely on.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[katy, 415305]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ, 202117], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[estronic, 240732]]
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