ChrisPBacon
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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Spikes
move 2: Scald
move 3: Toxic / Earthquake
move 4: Recover
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Storm Drain
nature: Relaxed / Bold
tera type: Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon finds itself a valuable role in National Dex primarily off its invaluable Water and Electric immunities, allowing it to handle terrifying rain sweepers such as Floatzel and Mega Swampert and answer Rotom-W perfectly. Scald lets Gastrodon threaten a burn against otherwise safe switch-ins such as Ferrothorn and Dragonite. Toxic better threatens defensive Pokemon such as opposing Gastrodon, Skeledirge, and Tornadus-T. Earthquake threatens Pokemon like Heatran, Clodsire, and Gholdengo. Relaxed should be selected as Gastrodon's nature if using Earthquake to not lower its damage output; Bold should be used otherwise. Tera Fairy can be used in a pinch to grant Gastrodon a resistance to Fighting against Urshifu-R and Barraskweda and a Dark resistance against Kingambit. The given EV spread maximizes Gastrodon's physical bulk to better take on the likes of Floatzel, Mega Swampert, and Urshifu-R. Gastrodon fits best on balance and bulky offense teams, which appreciate its defensive qualities while being able to supplement its passivity with offensive wallbreakers. Pokemon such as Tornadus-T and Gholdengo can switch into Grass-type coverage from Pokemon like Kartana and Ferrothorn; In return, Gastrodon provides entry hazard support to wear down answers such as Mega Tyranitar, Kingambit, and Clodsire. Strong, fast wallbreakers like Mega Diancie, Iron Valiant, and Zamazenta love having Gastrodon as a fallback measure against the myriad of Water-type revenge killers on rain such as Floatzel and Mega Swampert. If Gastrodon opts to use Spikes, it likes having Stealth Rock setters such as Heatran and Mega Diancie as partners to form an effective entry hazard-stacking core.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ChrisPBacon, 544502]]
- Quality checked by: [[hidin, 589564], [Sulo, 528036]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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