Tinkatuff @ Eviolite
Ability: Pickpocket
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave
- Encore
Tinkatuff makes noise as the tier's defensive glue! With a huge movepool, strong defensive stats, and an amazing defensive typing, Tinkatuff is able to disrupt offensive and defensive teams alike. Wallbreakers and speedsters like Monferno and Girafarig with the combination of Knock Off and Thunder Wave. Encore annoys setup sweepers like Dunsparce and walls like Clefairy. Pickpocket turns the tables on Knock Off users like Vigoroth and opposing Tinkatuff, taking back its Eviolite. Wallbreakers like Fraxure, Piloswine, and Raboot love the utility support provided, enabling them to more easily break early, while cleaners like Thwackey and Girafarig clean better late-game. TInkatuff quakes in the face of Ground-types like Piloswine and Gabite, so partners like Vigoroth and Misdreavus are appreciated to try to keep them at bay. Fire-types like Raboot and Monferno threaten to scorch Tinkatuff with their STAB moves; Water-types like Quaxwell and Wartortle can stop their offensive prowess.