Claydol Analysis [GP 0/2]

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Claydol

QC Approved : PK Gaming, Sunch and Oglemi
GP Approved :

[Overview]

  • One of the best Leds in 4th Gen back for another round in the new UU
  • Ground / Psychic typing giving it weaknesses to common attacking types like Grass, Water and Dark
  • Resistance to Stealth Rock and immunity to Spikes and Toxic Spikes due to Levitate.
  • Access to a range of support moves like Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, Dual Screens and Trick Room.
  • Solid defensive stats of 60/105/120
  • Poor offensive stats of 70
  • Outclassed by other spinners that are more powerful like Blastoise or the Hitmons.

[SET]
name: Support
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Earthquake / Earth Power
move 4: Ice Beam / Toxic
item: Leftovers
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Effective user of Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin
  • Earthquake and Ice Beam give it a nice offensive presence
  • Earth Power could be used with Ice Beam and a Bold nature for no drop in speed but you get walled by Registeel and Chansey
  • Toxic can be used with Earthquake or Earth Power to deal with Chansey and spread status
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
  • Stealth Rock or Rapid Spin could be removed to have both Ice Beam and Toxic.
  • Special Defensive EVs
  • Impish nature
  • Psychic / Zen Headbutt
  • Teammates: Zapdos or Moltres for offensive threats, Electivire or Heracross for defensive threats.

[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Light Screen
move 3: Earthquake / Psychic
move 4: Ice Beam
item: Light Clay
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Can set up both screens
  • Earthquake or Psychic to help against taunt.
  • Ice Beam for coverage

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
  • Explosion
  • Leftovers
  • Max Speed / Max HP
  • Teammates: Zapdos or Moltres for offensive threats, Electivire or Heracross for defensive threats.

[Other Options]
  • Trick
  • Cosmic Power / Stored Power
  • Stone Edge / Rock Slide
  • Weather
  • Shadow Ball
  • Rock Polish
  • Psyshock
  • Psych Up
  • Gravity
  • Calm Mind
  • Charge Beam

[Checks and Counters]
  • Houndoom, Heracross, Roserade offensively
  • Chansey, Registeel and Milotic defensively
 
The first thing you have to mention in the overview is that while it can spin, its offenses are awful in comaprison to the other spinners. Blastoise gets Hydro Pump/Scald, Hitmons get CC/HJK, and Donpan gets EQ off of base 120 attack. The best this gets is EQ off of 70 base attack.

WTF is explosion doing on a poke with 70 base offenses and no attack?

Trick Room on Claydol seems like a bad idea since it has very little offensive presence.
 
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