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72 HP/252 Spec Atk/180 Speed Not that it needs too much speed, but the only benefit to giving it any at all would be to outspeed uninvested base 60's/65's (i.e. the Eeveelution line, the Alolan starters, Clefable, Aegislash, etc.), since everything else above that mark tends to run speed EV's...

A follow-up on my previous idea, again marked in SPOILERS:

A doozy of a post, so it's covered in Some of the hardest hitting Pokemon in the current meta find it hard to eat their metaphorical sandwiches with this thing around, and it capitalizes on that by either forcing the opponent to switch out and risk losing their Pokemon for little gain, or...

I'm curious why you noted Focus Sash when it seems Araquanid would benefit much more from something like Leftovers (keeps its bulk intact, allows it to switch in CS Darm multiple times, etc.), or even something like Mystic Water (Fringe, but tacks on an extra 19% damage average on average with...

People say losing G-Darm would mean we'd lose the only viable physical ice type in the tier, so let's prove them wrong Cloyster @ Heavy Duty Boots/Focus Sash/Life Orb Ability: Skill Link EVs: 252 Atk / 52 HP / 200 Spe Jolly Nature - Shell Smash - Rock Blast - Icicle Spear - Liquidation...

Fun fact: Thanks to the addition of Drain Punch, Mimikyu can technically munch on two of the biggest Pokemon in the tier in a one on one conflict: 252 Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Darmanitan-Galar: 265-315 (75.4 - 89.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252 Atk Life Orb Mimikyu Play...

Unless they fixed Gorilla Tactics (doesn't look like they did): (252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Darmanitan Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 351-413 (102.9 - 121.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO) (+1 252 Atk Darmanitan-Galar Icicle Crash vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 220-259 (64.5 - 75.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)...