name: Torment
move 1: Torment
move 2: Protect
move 3: Heavy Slam
move 4: Earthquake
item: Figy Berry
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 240 HP / 252 Atk / 16 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Steelix utilizes Torment, Protect, and Sturdy to catch Choice item users off guard. With the combination of Figy Berry + Sturdy, Steelix can take a hit, recover some health with the Figy Berry, and then use Torment to seal the deal against most Choice item users like Choice Specs Dragapult, Choice Specs Primarina, and Choice Band Diggersby. Protect should be used on the turn after Torment and then every other turn after that. Heavy Slam and Earthquake are Steelix's best STAB moves to beat threats like non-Pain Split Gardevoir, Galarian Darmanitan, Aegislash, and Excadrill. The EVs on Steelix are optimized to tank an Earthquake from maximum Attack Adamant Choice Band Excadrill and OHKO back with an Earthquake of its own.
Steelix loses to status users like Dragapult, Arcanine, and Galarian Corsola, which all carry Will-O-Wisp, so Pokemon like Taunt Mandibuzz and Encore Primarina make good partners for Steelix. In return, Steelix can beat the Electric-types that threaten these partners like Toxtricity, Zeraora, and Dracozolt. Steelix also loses to common Trick users that work around its strategy of Torment + Protect by forcing it into using the same move consecutively. Pokemon that use this strategy include Celebi and Pain Split Gardevoir, so Ghost-types such as Chandelure and Aegislash are good choices for partners. In return, Steelix can provide handle Dark-types such as Bisharp and Tyranitar for them.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[pazza, 418753]]
- Quality checked by: [[pqs, 425798], [zioziotrip, 480297]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Kris, 241023]]
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