Recent content by Mewsol

Oh god, I hear you. I like to use my Azumarill as a wall though. Aqua Ring + Leftovers combo is great. But I had already evolved it before I realized what ability it had.... ugh... I'll probably train Route 6 Marill post-game for competitive play.

Sadly, yes. Arbok can't really fend for itself, Glare is the only thing that can stop the faster sweepers, but it'd likely get attacked first. You'd need to set up a lot before sending out Arbok, and Arbok itself would have to set up in order to make a hit with Gunk Shot. There are few options...

I agree, whatever gives more coverage helps. I think it depends on what your team needs, but you would want Arbok to cover as many types as possible as to not risk switching into possible entry hazards. I still wonder whether Arbok could work defensively with Toxic, Glare, etc... although its...

Arbok Traits: Intimidate | Shed Skin | Unnerve 60 | 85 | 69 | 65 | 79 | 80 Looking at Arbok's base stats may turn you away from using it, but don't let that stop you. The first thing you'll notice- Arbok is able to remove Toxic Spikes, which makes it an ideal switch-in along with its Intimidate...

I'm new to competitive battling, and I was curious about the NU tier. Most often I lean towards UU but I wanted to explore other tiers and options. Looking on the strategy Pokedex, I noticed Arbok is very deserving of this tier, with few things in its favour except for a Coil strategy...