Cuddle Fish :D
Overview
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- Great defensive typing
- Awesome special bulk
- Defog
- Weak to Stealth Rock
- No reliable recovery
- x4 weak to Electric-type moves
- Terrible physical bulk
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name: RestTalk
move 1: Scald
move 2: Defog
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
ability: Water Absorb
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
nature: Calm
Moves
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- Scald is STAB and burns physical attackers and can stall stuff out with burn damage.
- Defog is Mantine's main niche over other bulky Water-types.
- Rest and Sleep Talk as Mantine has no other reliable form of recovery.
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- With the given spread, Mantine check the Fighting-types in the tier
- Water Absorb is Mantine's best ability as it can give it a free switch-in and recover some health at the same time.
- Leftovers to recover health, of course.
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- Fits well on stall.
- Switch into physical attackers, more specifically Fighting-types as it can check Infernape, Heracross, and Mienshao decently well.
- If there are hazards, use Defog.
- If the opposing Pokemon doesn't immediately threaten Mantine, then use Scald.
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- Pokemon that appreciate Defog support such as Darmanitan and Honchkrow.
- Pokemon that resist Rock- and Electric-type moves are great.
- Works well with stall Pokemon like Blissey and Slowbro.
- Hippowdon is an excellent teammate as it resists Rock-type moves and it's immune to Electric-type moves as well as being an excellent wall.
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- Specially defensive spread, but it doesn't check much. It can decently switch into Mega Houndoom, Hydreigon, and the Nidos lacking Thunderbolt.
- Swift Swim sweeper.
- Mirror Coat, Haze, Tailwind, Toxic.
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**Wallbreakers**:
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