[OVERVIEW]
Arctovish is a Pokemon with middling stats and awful typing. Its one saving grace is the move Fishious Rend, which, combined with Choice Band, has tremendous wallbreaking power when Arctovish moves first. However, its Ice typing makes Arctovish weak to Stealth Rock and STAB moves from prime Fishious Rend targets, such as Gigalith, Regirock, and Aggron, requiring predictions to get in safely on them. Unfortunately, the problems don't end there. Arctovish's low Speed means faster attackers such as Silvally-Fairy and Mesprit will often win one-on-one. Other slow wallbreakers such as Centiskorch and Trevenant have considerably easier times getting in on defensive Pokemon like Eldegoss. There's also the ever-prevalent Jellicent, which thoroughly shuts down Fishious Rend.
[SET]
name: Use Fishious Rend
move 1: Fishious Rend
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Psychic Fangs
item: Choice Band
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[Set Description]
To utilize Arctovish to its fullest, besides using Fishious Rend, predict when opponents will try to check it with a Water-immune Pokemon like Jellicent, Poliwrath, or Arctovish. Then, using a coverage move or switching to a teammate is imperative. The most common roadblock for Arctovish is going to be Jellicent, so Crunch is always needed; it also helps out with certain faster attackers such as Silvally-Ghost and Mesprit. Psychic Fangs is only truly needed for niche Psychic-weak Pokemon like Poliwrath and Qwilfish, as both of Arctovish's STAB moves deal with other targets far more reliably. Because Fishious Rend doubles in power, the Water-resistant Pokemon able to come in on Arctovish are very limited: Pokemon such as Eldegoss, Ferroseed, and Wishiwashi all must stay healthy to switch in on Fishious Rend, and Grass-types such as Eldegoss and Tangela have to risk swapping into Icicle Crash. A Choice Scarf set isn't worthwhile despite Arctovish's relatively low Speed, as it loses the power needed to break through the previously mentioned Water-resistant Pokemon and still fails to outspeed fast Pokemon like Galvantula, Sneasel, and Ribombee. Arctovish appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Gigalith, Weezing, and Ferroseed, as the support helps whittle down Pokemon like Jellicent, Tangela, and Ferroseed. Teammates like Magneton, Archeops, and Mesprit can lure in defensive Pokemon like Audino, Gigalith, and Sandaconda and safely pivot into Arctovish using Volt Switch and U-turn.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Haffling, 515009]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ 202117], [avarice, 346653]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375622], [Adeleine, 517429]]
Arctovish is a Pokemon with middling stats and awful typing. Its one saving grace is the move Fishious Rend, which, combined with Choice Band, has tremendous wallbreaking power when Arctovish moves first. However, its Ice typing makes Arctovish weak to Stealth Rock and STAB moves from prime Fishious Rend targets, such as Gigalith, Regirock, and Aggron, requiring predictions to get in safely on them. Unfortunately, the problems don't end there. Arctovish's low Speed means faster attackers such as Silvally-Fairy and Mesprit will often win one-on-one. Other slow wallbreakers such as Centiskorch and Trevenant have considerably easier times getting in on defensive Pokemon like Eldegoss. There's also the ever-prevalent Jellicent, which thoroughly shuts down Fishious Rend.
[SET]
name: Use Fishious Rend
move 1: Fishious Rend
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Psychic Fangs
item: Choice Band
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[Set Description]
To utilize Arctovish to its fullest, besides using Fishious Rend, predict when opponents will try to check it with a Water-immune Pokemon like Jellicent, Poliwrath, or Arctovish. Then, using a coverage move or switching to a teammate is imperative. The most common roadblock for Arctovish is going to be Jellicent, so Crunch is always needed; it also helps out with certain faster attackers such as Silvally-Ghost and Mesprit. Psychic Fangs is only truly needed for niche Psychic-weak Pokemon like Poliwrath and Qwilfish, as both of Arctovish's STAB moves deal with other targets far more reliably. Because Fishious Rend doubles in power, the Water-resistant Pokemon able to come in on Arctovish are very limited: Pokemon such as Eldegoss, Ferroseed, and Wishiwashi all must stay healthy to switch in on Fishious Rend, and Grass-types such as Eldegoss and Tangela have to risk swapping into Icicle Crash. A Choice Scarf set isn't worthwhile despite Arctovish's relatively low Speed, as it loses the power needed to break through the previously mentioned Water-resistant Pokemon and still fails to outspeed fast Pokemon like Galvantula, Sneasel, and Ribombee. Arctovish appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Gigalith, Weezing, and Ferroseed, as the support helps whittle down Pokemon like Jellicent, Tangela, and Ferroseed. Teammates like Magneton, Archeops, and Mesprit can lure in defensive Pokemon like Audino, Gigalith, and Sandaconda and safely pivot into Arctovish using Volt Switch and U-turn.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Haffling, 515009]]
- Quality checked by: [[MZ 202117], [avarice, 346653]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375622], [Adeleine, 517429]]
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