[OVERVIEW]
Sandaconda is able to serve as a consistent Stealth Rock user and Electric-immune Pokemon with its natural bulk and Shed Skin. With Shed Skin and Rest, Sandaconda is able to remain healthy throughout the game to check Pokemon like Passimian, Aggron, and physical Toxicroak. Sandaconda also provides speed control with Glare, making it less easy to take advantage of. Sandaconda's decent Speed and Attack can even commit to a Coil set. However, Sandaconda still faces competition from Palossand as a Stealth Rock user and Electric-immune Pokemon, as it has more consistent recovery and better bulk. Shed Skin is also not consistent, making it unsafe to be overly dependent on Rest.
[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Glare
move 4: Rest
item: Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
ability: Shed Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 12 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Sandaconda is able to cripple Pokemon it cannot touch with Earthquake like Mesprit and Archeops with Glare. Rest is able to keep Sandaconda healthy and is more reliable in combination with Shed Skin. Rocky Helmet allows Sandaconda to wear down Pokemon such as Togedemaru. Leftovers gives Sandaconda more sustainability, but it is often switching into Knock Off from Pokemon like Passimian and Absol anyway. The Speed investment allows Sandaconda to outspeed defensive Lanturn and, after Glare, faster Pokemon like Cinccino. Pokemon like Aromatisse and Vaporeon are able to provide Wish and cleric support so Sandaconda is less reliant on Shed Skin and can sponge special attacks from Pokemon such as Heliolisk and Omastar. In return, Sandaconda can switch into strong physical attackers like Lycanroc and Scyther. Wallbreakers such as Gallade and Clawitzer are able to capitalize on Sandaconda spreading paralysis. Heliolisk can beat Pokemon Sandaconda cannot touch like Xatu and appreciates Sandaconda being able to switch into Hitmontop and other Fighting-types. Sandaconda can run Stone Edge over Glare to hit Flying-types like Archeops at the cost of providing less support.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[avarice, 346653]]
- Quality checked by: [[asa, 400292], [MZ, 202117]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]
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