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Overview
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- Ice type makes Avalugg have a hard time typing wise
- Steel, Fire, Fighting, and Rock make his life hell.
- Also, makes it so its reluctant to switch in on Rocks
- Defense is sky high, Special Defense is paper thin
- Has recovery so it can stay longer
- Is a spinner so it isn't just a tank
- Has a decent attack to fight
- Low Speed makes it easily revenge killed
- Also makes it harder to Spin and is outclassed like by Crygonal
Rapid Spin
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Name: Rapid Spin
move 1: Rapid Spin
move 2: Recover
move 3: Avalanche
move 4: Earthquake / Toxic / Roar
ability: Sturdy
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
nature: Careful
Moves
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- Rapid Spin removes hazards
- Avalanche is main STAB and good damage
- Recover is good for stalling
- Earthquake is good coverage on Fire and Steel types
- Toxic is a good stall weapon
- Roar is great for phazing
Set Details
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- 248 HP doesn't do as much Stealth Rock damage
- 252 SpD allows for maximum tanking
- 8 Atk was extra EVs thrown in the best place. 8 Def doesn't give as much since his Defense is GIGANTIC.
- Leftovers is for better stall and survivability
- Careful Nature for higher SpD
Usage Tips
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- Physical Defense against most Physical Attackers take a while, Avalugg can usually kill them
- Special Defense is so paper thin, be careful on switching in
- Possible to survive and OHKO Special Attackers
- Less wary of typing, more wary of type of attack
- Be careful not to spin into a Ghost type, so try to make sure Ghost types aren't still up
- Ice and Ground type coverage make it hard to switch into Avalugg. Take advantage of that
Team Options
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- Special Tanks, like Mantine for helping with his tanking
- Setup, like Ferroseed helps Avalugg not get outshined by Defoggers
- Good for teams that need a physical tank or teams that hate hazards and want to keep their own
- Pokemon like Magmortar help alleviate Avalugg's weaknesses to Special Attackers that Avalugg has a weakness to
- Pokemon that deal with Spinblockers(Ghost types) like Mismagius help Avalugg do his job
Other Options
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- Curse set makes Avalugg a Bulky Booster
- Magic Coat can surprise Special Attackers and potentially kill them
- Crunch can be used for Rotom-A or Mismagius, but Avalugg shouldn't even be in on these two.
Checks & Counters
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**Special Attackers in general** Any special attacker especially with STAB and SE on Avalugg like Typhlosion and Magmortar
**Stallers who resist Avalugg's moves** They can kill Avalugg and can kill Avalugg and even setup, like Ludicolo, Rotom-F, and Ferroseed. Especially if you don't run Toxic.
**Status** Toxic is honestly the only thing that can kill Avalugg with its over time damage. Burn doesn't hurt him as much, it just lowers his kill potential. Paralyzing is fine, just that occasional paralysis is bad. Sleep is only bad if Leech Seed and/or Special Attackers are there.
**Set Up** If Avalugg doesn't have Roar, he cannot deal with some setups like Mismagius or even physical attackers like Throh. Most variants of Hariyama make Avalugg cry as Thick Fat or even Guts or Sheer Force.
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