[OVERVIEW]
Alomomola is one of many reliable (Reliable for what? This word is too nebulous and clogs up/confuses the sentence. Change it to 'reliably x', or just remove it) bulky Water-types available in the UnderUsed tier. What sets Alomomola apart from Pokemon such as Vaporeon is Alomomola's higher physical bulk and its Regenerator ability, (AC) which . Regenerator allows Alomomola to act as a defensive pivot in a Underused metagame that loves opportunities to retain momentum (1. Try to avoid time-sensitive statements like this one, that talk about the current metagame, as the analysis should be distinct from short-term trends; 2. Surely maintaining (not retaining) momentum is important in every metagame). As such, with its massive base 165 HP stat (This is an optional change, but isn't its HP pretty important in making it such a good Wish passer? It certainly seems odd to not mention it at all in the overview) Alomomola fits extremely well in UnderUsed as one of the premier Wish users. Despite having poor base Special Defense, Regenerator and reliable teammate options such as Blissey, Gligar, and Salamence allow Alomomola to fit well on many balance cores, although it has the necessary bulk to be effective on stall teams as well.
[SET]
name: Sunfish Wish
move 1: Scald
move 2: Wish
move 3: Protect
move 4: Toxic / Knock Off
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 40 HP / 252 Def / 216 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Scald's is an effective move despite Alomomola's poor Special Attack, as the 30% chance to burn is makes Alomomola extremely effective in the long term against physical threats ranging from Salamence to Escavalier, (AC) despite Alomomola's poor Special Attack. Wish is Alomomola's most functional (Sense too loose) main support move, reliably healing its teammates for a large amounts of health due to Alomomola's incredibly high base HP. Protect works well alongside Wish, providing Alomomola with a reliable means of self-healing way of capitalizing on a Wish meant for Alomomola. Access to Knock Off is another niche that separates Alomomola from Vaporeon, providing reliable additional support for your its team. Toxic is another useful support option that to whittles down opposing bulky threats such as Chesnaught. Mirror Coat can be used to get a surprise OHKO on special attackers such as Choice Scarf Rotom, Life Orb Nidoqueen, and non-Choice Specs Chandelure. However, due to Mirror Coat's Psychic typing, it will not work on Dark-type Pokemon, (AC) such as Choice Scarf (Why specifically Scarf? LO can't OHKO) Hydreigon.
Set Details
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40 HP EVs help capitalize on boost Alomomola's natural physical bulk, giving it a little boost. 252 Defense EVs are used to maximize Alomomola's physical defenses, making it able enabling it to take multiple hits alongside when combined with its Regenerator ability. The remaining 216 EVs are placed into Alomomola's subpar Special Defense, allowing it to absorb a variety of neutral special attacks, such as a Moonblast from Florges. A Bold nature is used alongside Scald, but an Impish nature can be used if you want a slightly more powerful Knock Off. Regenerator allows Alomomola to recover is an incredible ability for Alomomola, recovering 1/3rd one third (Even if you do not want to write this out in letters, 1/3rd is wrong because 1/3 means one third already) of its HP every time it is switched out. Rocky Helmet is an ideal a good option if passive recovery is not a priority, as it wears down many common attackers (See comment below for my problems with this phrase) while Alomomola can shrug off hits with Regenerator. is perfect against standard (Not sure what 'standard' means here. Physical? Common? Neutrally effective?) attackers, such as common users of U-turn, and will wear down their HP while Alomomola shrugs off the hit with Regenerator.
Usage Tips
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Switch Alomomola in on physical attackers, though beware of Swords Dance users. Absorb hits, and then use the appropriate supporting move. Alomomola has a hard time dealing with setup sweepers, and should never stay in during these scenarios. Instead, utilize Alomomola in a sponge-and-switch manner.
Team Options
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Blissey, Gligar, and Roserade all make perfect bulky companions to help formulate in a bulky core. Gligar, (RC) for instance, (RC) supports Alomomola against Guts Heracross and other physical wallbreakers. Physical wallbreakers will help Alomomola get past (This seems like an odd thing to say about a support Pokemon - Alomomola is not supposed to try to 'get past' anything. If you mean that removing clerics helps Alomomola spread burns, I think you have to be much clearer) clerics such as Umbreon and Florges. Bulky Water-types, (AC) such as Alomomola, (AC) are easily placed on a team with a Grass- and a Fire-type Pokemon; Pokemon such as Arcanine, Shaymin, and Amoonguss make for excellent core teammates in a Fire-Water-Grass core to support offensive teammates for offensive Pokemon to fall back on. Alomomola has an easy time against Pokemon such as Mega Aggron (Should probably say what this kind of Pokemon is; bulky physical Pokemon?), so it is an ideal stall teammate on stall for Pokemon such as Florges. Alomomola appreciates Rapid Spin or Defog support so that it can get the most out of its Regenerator recovery. Because Alomomola struggles with most setup sweepers, especially if they have Substitute, it appreciates phazers such as Mega Aggron and Whirlwind Snorlax, as well as Whimsicott with Encore. Furthermore, Mandibuzz's access to Taunt makes it a great candidate for taking on Suicune and Reuniclus and preventing their setup.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Waterfall can be used instead of Scald in order to use Alomomola's less pitiful Attack, but only with Toxic. Healing Wish can be used as a last-ditch effort to heal a win condition late-game. Pokemon such as a Suicune, Mega-Aerodactyl, or any respective Pokemon that can win the game.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types**: Mega Ampharos, Heliolisk, and Rotom-C cause significant damage to Alomomola with Thunderbolt and Volt Switch.
**Grass-Ttypes**: Shaymin and Roserade can OHKO Alomomola with their strong STAB moves.
**Guts Heracross**: Heracross's Attack gets boosted by 1.5x when afflicted by status, which allows it to easily 2HKO Alomomola.
**Setup Sweepers**: Substitute + Calm Mind users such as Cresselia or Suicune will have absolutely no problem setting up against Alomomola. Substitute p Physical attackers with Substitute such as Cobalion or and Feraligatr can set up on it, (AC) but they need to beware of switching into a Scald burn.
**Special Attackers**: Chandelure, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Hydreigon are notable examples of powerful special attackers that force Alomomola to often partner up with Blissey or Florges.
**Taunt**: Alomomola needs to be careful when it switches into Pokemon that can use Taunt, even if it has the type advantage, as this they limits Alomomola's support capabilities.
