Gen 1 Blastoise (UU Mini) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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[OVERVIEW]

Blastoise, while having decent stats, is outclassed by the myriad of other Water-types in RBY UU. As a special attacker and tank, it is outclassed by Vaporeon, which has higher HP and Special. As a physical tank, it is outclassed by Poliwrath, which has access to Hypnosis and a powerful STAB Submission. However, Blastoise has higher Defense than Vaporeon and higher Special than Poliwrath, giving it some merit as a mixed tank. Access to Earthquake gives it a powerful coverage move to hit certain targets that most other Water-types cannot. However, Poliwrath also learns Earthquake, and it has a better Attack stat. Overall, Blastoise is generally not worth using over its competition.

[SET]

Name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Surf / Hydro Pump
move 2: Blizzard
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Rest / Hydro Pump

[SET COMMENTS]

Surf will deal decent damage to anything that does not resist it. Hydro Pump can be run for extra power that notably allows Blastoise to OHKO Dugtrio, something Surf cannot achieve. However, Hydro Pump’s low PP and shaky accuracy can become problematic in longer games, making Surf usually superior. Blizzard hits many Water-resistant Pokemon hard, dealing huge damage to threats like Dragonite and Tangela. Earthquake gives Blastoise a way to beat Tentacruel, something many other Water-types lack, as well as hitting Electabuzz and Raichu for super effective damage. The final moveslot will normally be occupied by Rest, allowing Blastoise to stick around for much longer. However, Hydro Pump can be run in this moveslot as well, sacrificing longevity for power and flexibility.

The last moveslot is generally flexible, and there are other options that can work. One such option is Counter, so Blastoise can put its great physical bulk to use against an incoming Normal-type attack. Body Slam lets Blastoise provide team support by spreading paralysis. Toxic is a niche option to cripple Dragonite, potentially stopping an AgiliWrap sweep and saving the game. However, Blastoise already has a good matchup against Dragonite, so this is usually unneeded.


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Shouldn't Body Slam be slashed in the main set? Paralyzing opposing Water-type Pokemon is arguably more helpful than the damage produced by Earthquake, especially against stuff like Vaporeon.
 

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Shouldn't Body Slam be slashed in the main set? Paralyzing opposing Water-type Pokemon is arguably more helpful than the damage produced by Earthquake, especially against stuff like Vaporeon.
I don't think so, Earthquake is really the only reason to use Blastoise over Vaporeon. If you don't care about killing Tentacruel and just want to spread Paralysis, just use Vaporeon. It runs all the same moves with better stats.
 
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[OVERVIEW]

Blastoise, while having decent stats, is outclassed by the myriad of other Water-types in RBY UU. As a special attacker and physical tank, it is outclassed by Vaporeon, which has higher HP and Special. As a physical tank, it is outclassed by Poliwrath, which gets has access to Hypnosis and a powerful STAB Submission. However, Blastoise has higher Defense than Vaporeon and higher Special than Poliwrath, giving it some merit as a mixed tank. Access to Earthquake gives it Blastoise a powerful coverage move to hit certain targets that most other Water-types cannot. However, Poliwrath also learns Earthquake, and has a better Attack stat. Overall, Blastoise finds itself outclassed in a tier full of stiff competition, and is unable to keep up with the metagame’s demands.

[SET]

Name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Surf / Hydro Pump
move 2: Blizzard
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Rest / Hydro Pump

[SET COMMENTS]

Surf is the obligatory Water STAB move, (RC) and will that deals decent damage to anything that does not resist it. Hydro Pump can be ran used for extra power that notably allows Blastoise to OHKO Dugtrio, something Surf cannot achieve. However, Hydro Pump’s low PP and shaky accuracy can become problematic in longer games, therefore making Surf usually superior. Blizzard hits many Water resists Water-resistant Pokemon hard, dealing huge damage to threats like Dragonite and Tangela. Earthquake gives Blastoise a way to beat Tentacruel, something many other Water-types lack, as well as hitting Electabuzz and Raichu for super-effective damage. The final moveslot will normally be occupied by Rest, allowing Blastoise to recover all of its HP and stick around for much longer. However, Hydro Pump can be run used in this moveslot as well, sacrificing longevity for power and flexibility.

The last moveslot is generally flexible, and there are other options that can work. One such option is Counter, so which Blastoise can use its great physical bulk to tank an incoming Normal-type attack and strike back for massive damage. Body Slam is another option that helps Blastoise provide team support by spreading Paralysis paralysis. Toxic is a niche option to cripple Dragonite, potentially stopping an AgiliWrap (would assume the set name is fine since it's an infamous set in RBY) sweep and saving the game.; (ASC) However however, Blastoise already has a good matchup against Dragonite, so this Toxic is usually unneeded unnecessary.
 

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[OVERVIEW]

Blastoise, while having decent stats, is outclassed by the myriad of other Water-types in RBY UU. As a special attacker and tank, it is outclassed by Vaporeon, which has higher HP and Special. As a physical tank, it is outclassed by Poliwrath, which gets has access to Hypnosis and a powerful STAB Submission. However, Blastoise has higher Defense than Vaporeon and higher Special than Poliwrath, giving it some merit as a mixed tank. Access to Earthquake gives it a powerful coverage move to hit certain targets that most other Water-types cannot. However, Poliwrath also learns Earthquake, and it has a better Attack stat. Overall, Blastoise finds itself outclassed in a tier full of stiff competition, and is unable to keep up with the meta’s demands. is generally not worth using over its competition.

[SET]

Name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Surf / Hydro Pump
move 2: Blizzard
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Rest / Hydro Pump

[SET COMMENTS]

Surf is the obligatory Water STAB, and will deal decent damage to anything that does not resist it. Hydro Pump can be ran run for extra power that notably allows Blastoise to OHKO Dugtrio, something Surf cannot achieve. However, Hydro Pump’s low PP and shaky accuracy can become problematic in longer games, making Surf usually superior. Blizzard hits many Water resists Water-resistant Pokemon hard, dealing huge damage to threats like Dragonite and Tangela. Earthquake gives Blastoise a way to beat Tentacruel, something many other Water-types lack, as well as hitting Electabuzz and Raichu for super effective (removed hyphen) damage. The final moveslot will normally be occupied by Rest, allowing Blastoise to recover all of its HP and stick around for much longer. However, Hydro Pump can be run in this moveslot as well, sacrificing longevity for power and flexibility.

The last moveslot is generally flexible, and there are other options that can work. One such option is Counter, so Blastoise can use its great physical bulk to tank an incoming Normal-type attack and strike back for massive damage. put its great physical bulk to use against an incoming Normal-type attack. Body Slam is another option that helps lets Blastoise provide team support by spreading paralysis. Toxic is a niche option to cripple Dragonite, potentially stopping an AgiliWrap sweep and saving the game. However, Blastoise already has a good matchup against Dragonite, so this is usually unneeded.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[LolTrollGame, 473639]]
- Quality checked by: [[Plague von Karma, 326353], [phoopes, 96315]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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