Gen 3 ADV Tank Wartortle [Done]

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[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Toxic / Refresh
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Torrent
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 120 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its solid bulk and mono Water typing, Wartortle functions exceptionally well as a bulky attacker. This allows it to threaten Rock- and Ground-types, cementing it as one of the best answers to Anorith, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Surf threatens the aforementioned Rock- and Ground-types and can be powered up by Torrent to heavily damage bulkier Pokemon like Ariados, Castform, and Mightyena. Ice Beam allows Wartortle to threaten Tropius and physically defensive Gloom. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can 2HKO bulky Clamperl and Corsola, which threaten Wartortle. Toxic allows Wartortle to threaten other Water-types such as Seaking, Chinchou, and Wartortle. Refresh maintains Wartortle's staying power, curing status from Pokemon such as Mightyena and Koffing. Protect is required to fully use Wartortle's defensive capabilities, as it allows Wartortle to scout against Choice Band users such as Aipom, Doduo, and Anorith and rack up passive recovery from Leftovers. Wartortle's HP and Defense investment ensures it can force a trade with Choice Band Aipom if it uses Double-Edge; Wartortle wins the matchup if Aipoms opts to go for Return instead. Wartortle's Special Attack investment allows it to always 3HKO max HP Mightyena with no Special Defense investment.

Bulky offense and balanced teams greatly appreciate Wartortle's ability to trade with Aipom and check Rock- and Ground-types. However, Wartortle is unable to do both of these jobs simultaneously. For this reason, Wartortle appreciates other physically defensive Pokemon, such as Onix, Mightyena, and Koffing, as teammates. Onix pairs exceptionally well with Wartortle, as it can wall Aipom and threaten Anorith with Rock Slide, while Onix appreciates Wartortle coming in on opposing Water-types. Mightyena threatens and removes specially defensive Gloom, which otherwise completely walls Wartortle. Moreover, Fire-types such as Ponyta and Quilava can also check Grass-types like Gloom and Sunflora. These Fire-types also appreciate Wartortle as a dedicated Rock- and Ground-type check, (AC) as it can stomach hits from Onix and Rhyhorn. Physical wallbreakers, including Aipom, Doduo, Volbeat, and Anorith, can threaten and remove specially defensive Pokemon that Wartortle struggles with, such as Porygon, Gloom, Delcatty, and Noctowl. Wartortle also struggles with faster special attackers like Seaking, Flaaffy, and Voltorb, so specially defensive Pokemon like Delcatty, Porygon, and Gloom pair well with it. Delcatty and Wartortle pair exceptionally well together, as Delcatty can pass Wish to Wartortle, improving its overall longevity. Additionally, Wartortle can switch into Rock-types such as Onix and Rhyhorn, which Delcatty lures in. If Wartortle lacks Refresh, then Heal Bell users, most notably Delcatty and Mightyena, pair well with it.

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QC 1/2, nice work!
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[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Toxic / Refresh
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Torrent
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP/ 136 Def / 120 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
Wartortle functions exceptionally well as a bulky attacker thanks to its solid bulk and mono Water-typing Water typing. This allows it to threaten Rock- and Ground-types, cementing it as one of the best answers to Anorith, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Surf threatens the aforementioned Rock- and Ground-types while also working with and can be powered up by Torrent to heavily damage bulkier Pokemon like Ariados, Castform, and Mightyena. Ice Beam allows Wartortle to threaten Tropius and physically defensive Gloom. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can lure in and (this makes it sounds like HP Grass is luring in Corsola. also I'd mention that HP Grass 2HKOes bulky Clamperl and is much more immediate than Toxic in the following sentence) remove Corsola, which otherwise uses Wartortle as setup fodder. Toxic allows Wartortle to threaten other Water-types such as Seaking, Clamperl, and Wartortle. Refresh can be used to maintain Wartortle's staying power, as it no longer needs to worry about being statused. Protect is required to fully use Wartortle's defensive capabilities, (AC) as it allows Wartortle to scout against Choice Band users (this would be a good spot to specify CB users given Wart is so good into them, esp Anorith) and rack up passive recovery from Leftovers. Wartortle's HP and Defense investment ensures it can force a trade with Choice Band Aipom if it uses Double Edge Double-Edge. Wartortle wins the matchup if Aipoms opts to go for Return instead. Wartortle's Special Attack investment allows it to always 3HKO max HP Mightyena with no Special Defense investment.

Bulky offense and balanced teams greatly appreciate Wartortle's ability to trade with Aipom and check to Rock- and Ground Types Ground-types. However, Wartortle is unable to do both of these jobs simultaneously. For this reason, Wartortle appreciates other physically defensive Pokemon, such as Onix, Mightyena, and Koffing. Onix pairs exceptionally well with Wartortle, (AC) as it can wall Aipom and threaten Anorith with Rock Slide (RP), (AC) while Onix appreciates Wartortle coming in on opposing Water-types. Mightyena is an excellent partner as it can threaten by (reduces repetition with "as it can") threatening and remove removing specially defensive Gloom, which otherwise completely walls Wartortle. (Mention some other checks to Grass-types, like how the Fires benefit Wart and appreciate it as a Rock/Ground check) Physical wallbreakers, (AC) including such as (removes repetition with "such as") Aipom, Doduo, Volbeat, and Anorith, (AC) can threaten and remove specially defensive Pokemon that wall Wartortle, (AC) such as Porygon, Gloom, Delcatty, and Noctowl. Wartortle struggles with faster special attackers like Flaaffy and Voltorb (all special attackers or just Electric-types?), so specially defensive Pokemon such as like Delcatty, Porygon, and Gloom pair well with it. Delcatty and Wartortle pair exceptionally well together, (AC) as Delcatty can pass Wish pass to Wartortle, improving its overall longevity. At the same time, Wartortle can switch into Rock-types such as Onix and Rhyhorn, which Delcatty lets in. (I'd also mention how Heal Bell users can free Wartortle from having to run Refresh)

[CREDITS]
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SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Toxic / Refresh
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Torrent
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP/ 136 Def / 120 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its solid bulk and mono Water typing, Wartortle functions exceptionally well as a bulky attacker. This allows it to threaten Rock- and Ground-types, cementing it as one of the best answers to Anorith, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Surf threatens the aforementioned Rock- and Ground-types and can be powered up by Torrent to heavily damage bulkier Pokemon like Ariados, Castform, and Mightyena. Ice Beam allows Wartortle to threaten Tropius and physically defensive Gloom. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can 2HKO bulky Clamperl and Corsola, which threaten Wartortle. Toxic allows Wartortle to threaten other Water-types such as Seaking, Chinchou, and Wartortle. Refresh can be used to maintain Wartortle's staying power, as it no longer needs to worry about being statused (mention who it would get statused by that it would switch into or a mon that would switch into it). Protect is required to fully use Wartortle's defensive capabilities, as it allows Wartortle to scout against Choice Band users such as Aipom, Doduo, and Anorith and rack up passive recovery from Leftovers. Wartortle's HP and Defense investment ensures it can force a trade with Choice Band Aipom if it uses Double-Edge. Wartortle wins the matchup if Aipoms opts to go for Return instead. Wartortle's Special Attack investment allows it to always 3HKO max HP Mightyena with no Special Defense investment.

Bulky offense and balanced teams greatly appreciate Wartortle's ability to trade with Aipom and check Rock- and Ground-types. However, Wartortle is unable to do both of these jobs simultaneously. For this reason, Wartortle appreciates other physically defensive Pokemon, such as Onix, Mightyena, and Koffing. Onix pairs exceptionally well with Wartortle, as it can wall Aipom and threaten Anorith with Rock Slide, while Onix appreciates Wartortle coming in on opposing Water-types. Mightyena is an excellent partner by threatening and removing specially defensive Gloom, which otherwise completely walls Wartortle. Moreover, Fire-types such as Ponyta and Quilava can also check Grass-types like Gloom and Sunflora. These Fire-types also appreciate Wartortle as a dedicated Rock- and Ground-type check (fires usually carry coverage to bop the rock and ground types, maybe be more specfic on what mons you mean). Physical wallbreakers, including Aipom, Doduo, Volbeat, and Anorith, can threaten and remove specially defensive Pokemon that wall Wartortle, such as Porygon, Gloom, Delcatty, and Noctowl (owl and porygon dont really "wall" wart since it can wear them down with toxic, maybe just say "struggles into" instead of walls?). Wartortle struggles with faster special attackers like Seaking, Flaaffy, and Voltorb, so specially defensive Pokemon like Delcatty, Porygon, and Gloom pair well with it. Delcatty and Wartortle pair exceptionally well together, as Delcatty can pass Wish to Wartortle, improving its overall longevity. At the same time, Wartortle can switch into Rock-types such as Onix and Rhyhorn, which Delcatty lets in. If Wartortle lacks Refresh then Heal Bell users, most notable being Delcatty and Mightyena, pair well with it.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
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[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam / Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Toxic / Refresh
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Torrent
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP (add space)/ 136 Def / 120 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its solid bulk and mono Water typing, Wartortle functions exceptionally well as a bulky attacker. This allows it to threaten Rock- and Ground-types, cementing it as one of the best answers to Anorith, Onix, and Rhyhorn. Surf threatens the aforementioned Rock- and Ground-types and can be powered up by Torrent to heavily damage bulkier Pokemon like Ariados, Castform, and Mightyena. Ice Beam allows Wartortle to threaten Tropius and physically defensive Gloom. Alternatively, Hidden Power Grass can 2HKO bulky Clamperl and Corsola, which threaten Wartortle. Toxic allows Wartortle to threaten other Water-types such as Seaking, Chinchou, and Wartortle. Refresh can be used to maintain maintains Wartortle's staying power, as it no longer needs to worry about being statused by curing status from Pokemon such as Mightyena and Koffing. Protect is required to fully use Wartortle's defensive capabilities, as it allows Wartortle to scout against Choice Band users such as Aipom, Doduo, and Anorith and rack up passive recovery from Leftovers. Wartortle's HP and Defense investment ensures it can force a trade with Choice Band Aipom if it uses Double-Edge. (RP); (ASC) Wartortle wins the matchup if Aipoms opts to go for Return instead. Wartortle's Special Attack investment allows it to always 3HKO max HP Mightyena with no Special Defense investment.

Bulky offense and balanced teams greatly appreciate Wartortle's ability to trade with Aipom and check Rock- and Ground-types. However, Wartortle is unable to do both of these jobs simultaneously. For this reason, Wartortle appreciates other physically defensive Pokemon, such as Onix, Mightyena, and Koffing, (AC) as teammates. Onix pairs exceptionally well with Wartortle, as it can wall Aipom and threaten Anorith with Rock Slide, while Onix appreciates Wartortle coming in on opposing Water-types. Mightyena is an excellent partner by threatening threatens and removing removes specially defensive Gloom, which otherwise completely walls Wartortle. Moreover, Fire-types such as Ponyta and Quilava can also check Grass-types like Gloom and Sunflora. These Fire-types also appreciate Wartortle as a dedicated Rock- and Ground-type check, (AC) as it can stomach hits from Onix and Rhyhorn. Physical wallbreakers, including Aipom, Doduo, Volbeat, and Anorith, can threaten and remove specially defensive Pokemon that Wartortle struggles with, such as Porygon, Gloom, Delcatty, and Noctowl. Wartortle also struggles with faster special attackers like Seaking, Flaaffy, and Voltorb, so specially defensive Pokemon like Delcatty, Porygon, and Gloom pair well with it. Delcatty and Wartortle pair exceptionally well together, as Delcatty can pass Wish to Wartortle, improving its overall longevity. At the same time Additionally, Wartortle can switch into Rock-types such as Onix and Rhyhorn, which Delcatty lets lures in. If Wartortle lacks Refresh, (AC) then Heal Bell users, most notable being notably Delcatty and Mightyena, pair well with it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
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Grammar checked by:
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two wartortle analyses back to back! gp 1/1 ッ

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