[OVERVIEW]
Arctozolt's viability lies in its access to Bolt Beak, a powerful STAB option, and its Ice STAB, hitting a majority of the tier with solid netural coverage. Combine with Stomping Tantrum to other Electric immunities, such as Togedemaru and Lanturn, it effectively has perfect netural coverage. With a solid Attack stat, it can threaten most switchins, with defensive staples such as Sandaconda, Gigalith, and Weezing all being cleanly 2HKOed with the right move. However, Arctozolt has very little defensive utility thanks to its atrocious defensive typing, with no relevant resistances or immunities barring an Electric immunity via Volt Absorb. Arctozolt is also heavily reliant on prediction to succeed, as when its moves don't hit super effectively, it lacks power. Finally, due to Arctozolt's poor speed and atformentioned defensive typing, Arctozolt is forced out by tier staples such as Charizard, Passimian, and Archeops, as well as needing to force switches to abuse Bolt Beak.
[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Bolt Beak
move 2: Icicle Crash
move 3: Stomping Tantrum
move 4: Freeze-Dry
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb
ability: Volt Absorb
nature: Naughty / Naive
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Stomping Tantrum hits Aggron harder than anything while hitting Electric-immunities, as well as heavily denting a Lanturn after it switches into Bolt Beak. Freeze-Dry hits the one Pokemon that can otherwise switch into Arctozolt and not feel threatened: Quagsire. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Arctozolt to switch moves as well as avoid entry hazards damage. Life Orb gives Arctozolt more power at the cost of taking Stealth Rock damage, which hinders its longevity. A Naughty nature makes Arctozolt's Bolt Beak the most powerful it can be without hindering the power of Freeze Dry, but a Naive nature has the boon of outspeeding fully invested base 60s like Aggron and speed typing with Jolly Arctovish. Arctozolt is forced out by Charizard and Fighting-types, so Pokemon that can switch into them like Gigalith and Jellicent are heavily appreciated, with Gigalith providing entry hazard support to wear down Arctozolt's checks. Choice Scarf Passimian and Mesprit are splashable partners that provide Arctovish entry against their answers, like Weezing and Aromatisse, which Arctozolt can dent heavily. In return, they revenge kill foes that threaten Arctozolt, such as Charizard and Archeops. Charizard also appreciates Arctozolt wearing down Lanturn and Gigalith for it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[asa, 400292], [username2, userid2]]
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