ZU [SS] Armaldo [DONE]

[5Dots]

Evil fossil
[OVERVIEW]
Armaldo may look appealing to use thanks to its high Attack and access to Knock Off and Rapid Spin. However, its horrific Speed, lack of reliable recovery, and many defensive weaknesses make it a poor utility Pokemon. It is outclassed by other utility Pokemon like Kabutops and Coalossal, since both of them have better typings and movepools to use.

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Armaldo attempts to keep up Stealth Rock and either threaten the opposition with Knock Off or clear entry hazards on its side with Rapid Spin. Unfortunately, its awful Speed, poor defensive profile, and lack of reliable recovery make it a bad utility Pokemon. Kabutops and Coalossal outperform it due to their superior typings and movepools.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[Jett]

qc 1/1

[OVERVIEW]
Armaldo may look appealing to use thanks to its high Attack and access to Knock Off and Rapid Spin. However, its horrific Speed, lack of reliable recovery, and many defensive weaknesses make it a poor entry hazard remover. It is outclassed by other utility Pokemon like Kabutops and Miltank, since both of them have higher Speed, better typings, and better movepools to use. (I dont see the comparison between Miltank that much barring Rocks, something like Coal at least has rocks and spin and shares a typing but ye the main thing that outclasses it is definitely kabu so that's fine)

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Armaldo attempts to keep up Stealth Rock and either threaten the opposition with Knock Off or clear entry hazards on its side with Rapid Spin. Unfortunately, its awful Speed, defensive profile, and having no reliable recovery makes it a bad utility Pokemon. Kabutops and Miltank outclass it due to their greater Speed and better utility movepools.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
Quality checked by:

Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/

 

[5Dots]

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[OVERVIEW]
Armaldo may look appealing to use thanks to its high Attack and access to Knock Off and Rapid Spin. However, its horrific Speed, lack of reliable recovery, and many defensive weaknesses make it a poor utility Pokemon. It is outclassed by other utility Pokemon like Kabutops and Coalossal, since both of them have better typings and movepools to use.

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rapid Spin
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Knock Off
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Battle Armor
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Armaldo attempts to keep up Stealth Rock and either threaten the opposition with Knock Off or clear entry hazards on its side with Rapid Spin. Unfortunately, its awful Speed, poor defensive profile, and having no lack of reliable recovery makes make it a bad utility Pokemon. Kabutops and Coalossal outperform it due to their superior typings and movepools.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/5dots.543866/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/jett.226429/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/