Neko
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[SET]
name: Offensive (Ground)
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Power Whip
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Knock Off
item: Leftovers
ability: Water Absorb
nature: Adamant
evs: 112 HP / 168 Atk / 124 Def / 104 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Seismitoad's ability to outspeed and remove threats such as Belly Drum Azumarill and Crawdaunt gives it a niche as a Water-immune Pokemon for Ground teams. Compared to its main competition, Gastrodon, Seismitoad trades longevity and walling potential for utility, Speed, and offensive presence. Substitute takes advantage of foes locked into a Water-type move such as Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Choice Band Barraskewda, as well as passive, status-reliant Pokemon such as Rotom-W and Toxapex. Power Whip deals heavy damage to Water-types, notably KOing Azumarill after it has used Belly Drum, Crawdaunt after Stealth Rock damage, and Urshifu-R after a Close Combat Defense drop. Power Whip also deters Calm Mind Tapu Fini and Keldeo from using Seismitoad as setup fodder. Earthquake threatens Poison- and Steel-types such as Toxapex, Dragalge, and Magnezone. Knock Off deals with Ghost-types and removes items from switch-ins such as Tapu Bulu, Zapdos, and Zarude. 104 Speed EVs with an Adamant nature allow Seismitoad to beat Adamant Crawdaunt and Adamant Azumarill, while the defensive investment lets it survive Close Combat from Choice Band Urshifu-R.
Status, especially Toxic, hinders Seismitoad's ability to pivot against predicted Water-type moves from Urshifu-R and Kingdra. This makes Nidoking an excellent teammate, as it absorbs Toxic Spikes. Nidoking also deals with Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Celesteela and threatens Kommo-o, Tapu Bulu, and Corviknight, which commonly use Seismitoad as setup fodder. Seismitoad's offensive presence makes it a great fit for sand teams, as Choice Band Sand Rush Excadrill appreciates Seismitoad's ability to remove Azumarill and Rotom-W, and in return outspeeds and removes threats such as Kyurem, Zarude, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Lele. Landorus-T provides a Ground-type immunity and can take Grass-type attacks from Zarude and Choice Specs Jirachi. Mamoswine deals with Flying- and Grass-types such as Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, and Tapu Bulu. It also switches into Freeze-Dry from Alolan Ninetales and Kyurem. In return, Seismitoad switches into Scald from Slowbro and Toxapex. Swords Dance Garchomp pressures Dragon- and Flying-types such as Kyurem, Dragonite, and Corviknight as well.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ground
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Toxic may be used over anything but Power Whip to pressure Mantine and Slowbro, and Poison Jab makes Seismitoad a Tapu Bulu lure. Scald is also an option to threaten switch-ins such as Tapu Bulu and cripple Pokemon expecting a setup opportunity like Garchomp and Scizor. Assault Vest may be used over Leftovers to handle special attackers such as Kingdra, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Fini better, but the lack of Leftovers recovery lessens Seismitoad's ability to check threats such as Urshifu-R and Azumarill in the long run.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[neko, 542526]]
- Ground analysis by: [[neko, 542526]]
- Quality checked by: [[AtraX Madara, 513753], [ashbala, 518038], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[cryogyro, 331519], [UT, 523866]]
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