[OVERVIEW]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Foul Play / Crunch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Other Options
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**Hydreigon**: Hydreigon is easily Krookodile's strongest counter. With Levitate and its Dark-typing, there is nothing that Krookodile can do to seriously harm a Hydreigon while it can heal itself up with Roost.
**Physical Walls**: Celesteela, Clefable, Mega Sableye, Skarmory, and Physically Defensive Tangrowth are a medley of examples that consistently wall Krookodile with almost no effort involved although Celesteela should be wary of Knock Off.
**Water-types**: Water-types such as Mega Swampert, Pelipper, Gastrodon, and Gyarados all deal with Krookodile while the latter can use it as set up fodder. Krookodile can also be revenge killed itself by Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Greninja.
**Grass-types**: Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Mega Venusaur all wall Krookodile and finish it off with ease. Choice Scarf Kartana is another Pokemon capable of revenge killing Krookodile.
**Ice-types**: Kyurem-B, Weavile, and Mamoswine all defeat Krookodile in most scenarios and while the former two needs to watch out for Stone Edge, the latter two use Ice Shard to take down Krookodile.
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- Krookodile is a niche Pursuit trapper that with a Choice Scarf, can revenge kill the likes of Mega Alakazam, Tapu Koko, and Mega Latias to name a few.
- Its niche is solidified thanks to its Ground-typing paired with Intimidate, granting it justifiable offensive utility as it blocks Volt Switch all the while dropping the Attack stat on threatening physical wallbreakers.
- Thanks to its typing and marginally workable defensive stats, Krookodile can also prove to deceptively a little difficult to remove.
- Krookodile is unfortunately a disappointingly weak Pokemon that often requires enough chip from entry hazards in order to get it to land the KOs it requires on its victims.
- Krookodile is also pragmatically simple to take advantage of once it locks itself into a move due to its over reliance on its Choice Scarf.
- Because of these shortcomings, Krookodile faces competition against Weavile and Tyranitar due to their added range of Pokémon to revenge kill or superior defenses respectively.
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Pursuit
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Foul Play / Crunch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Knock Off is an all around respectable utility move that removes Leftovers off of Celesteela and Ferrothorn, therefore shortening their longevity.
- Foul Play punishes Kartana, Garchomp, and Mega Scizor if they stack up their Swords Dance boosts.
- Crunch is an alternative as it's Krookodile's hardest hitting move for Mega Latias.
- Stone Edge is also available for Krookodile to remove Tornadus-T, Volcarona, and Kyurem-B as these Pokemon care little about any of Krookodile’s other options.
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- Intimidate offers Krookodile's essential utility in scoring Attack drops against Tapu Bulu, Garchomp, and Mega Swampert in order to weaken their effectiveness against your team.
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- Krookodile should strictly be used as a revenge killer, only being brought in by pivots or a safe switch in upon losing a Pokemon.
- However, Krookodile can be boonful against physical wallbreakers thanks to Intimidate, so it can weaken any that potetntially threaten your team and then switched out for a Pokemon that can handle said wallbreaker now with the Attack drop.
- Even against the victims Krookodile traps, it requires careful prediction and tricky 50/50s in order to effectively remove the Pokemon. Read into every scenario of what the opponent could do in the heat of the moment to predict accordingly and ask yourself some questions: how much entry hazard damage has your target taken, doyou think the opponent will tactically sack their Pokemon what route do you think your opponent sees you taking due to the evidence provided? These questions can give a nuanced but picture perfect course of action for you to take with Krookodile.
- If prediction isn't your strong suit, then Knock Off is always a reasonable middle ground against anything that typically isn’t a Mega Evolution. You can potentially knock off the Leftovers of an unsuspecting Ferrothorn or Celesteela and stagnate their longevity.
- Remain consistent with keeping your hazards up, and place your opponent into positions where they’re switching out and chipping Krookodile's targets, guaranteeing a more safe trap.
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- Krookodile caters to teams that require it to deal with pesky Psychic-types, reasonably fast Pokemon, or slower wallbreakers that Krookodile can revenge kill while also filling an Electric immunity.
- Fighting-types like Mega Medicham, Hawlucha, and Kommo-o utilize Krookodile to revenge kill the aforementioned Psychic-types and other fast Pokemon that could potentially revenge kill or end their sweep in the case of the latter two.
- Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Mega Diancie are potential hazard setters for Krookodile, laying down Stealth Rock to chip down Krookodile's targets while also being soft checks to them which prevents any overreliance on Krookodile.
- Tapu Fini checks nearly every Water-type that could threaten Krookodile while also having Nature's Madness as a means for chip damage. Tangrowth and Tapu Bulu can also handle these Water-types while including their own benefits to teams.
- Mega Charizard X is another wallbreaker that benefits from these fast Psychic-types removes and it can also remove every Steel-type that Krookodile fails to do any sort of damage to.
Other Options
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- Fire Fang can still enable Krookodile to revenge kill Steel-types that are targeted by Foul Play while also 2HKOing Ferrothorn, but its is generally useless outside of handling this wall.
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**Hydreigon**: Hydreigon is easily Krookodile's strongest counter. With Levitate and its Dark-typing, there is nothing that Krookodile can do to seriously harm a Hydreigon while it can heal itself up with Roost.
**Physical Walls**: Celesteela, Clefable, Mega Sableye, Skarmory, and Physically Defensive Tangrowth are a medley of examples that consistently wall Krookodile with almost no effort involved although Celesteela should be wary of Knock Off.
**Water-types**: Water-types such as Mega Swampert, Pelipper, Gastrodon, and Gyarados all deal with Krookodile while the latter can use it as set up fodder. Krookodile can also be revenge killed itself by Ash-Greninja and Choice Scarf Greninja.
**Grass-types**: Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Mega Venusaur all wall Krookodile and finish it off with ease. Choice Scarf Kartana is another Pokemon capable of revenge killing Krookodile.
**Ice-types**: Kyurem-B, Weavile, and Mamoswine all defeat Krookodile in most scenarios and while the former two needs to watch out for Stone Edge, the latter two use Ice Shard to take down Krookodile.
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