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accelgor
#617

Accelgor

Shell Out Pokémon

Bug

When its body dries out, it weakens. So, to prevent dehydration, it wraps itself in many layers of thin membrane.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 70
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 60
Speed 145
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Shell Out Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 25.3 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

accelgor Front Front
accelgor Back Back
accelgor Front Shiny Front Shiny
accelgor Back Shiny Back Shiny
accelgor Official Art Official Art
accelgor Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.5%
Suicide Spiker
Moves
Yawn / U-turn / Final Gambit
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Sticky Hold / Unburden
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Moves
Acid Spray / Giga Drain / U-turn
Item
Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Accelgor is the fifth fastest of all Pokemon, and it's the second fastest Pokemon legal in Underused. This gives Accelgor a unique niche in Underused as a fast Spiker. Because of its sheer Speed, it can be considered much more reliable than Roserade or Qwilfish at getting a layer of Spikes up, as it outspeeds all Taunt users, bar Prankster Sableye and Tornadus-I. Accelgor maintains a usable base 100 Special Attack stat with decent coverage options and is able to punish Rapid Spin users that try to switch in on it. However, the rest of Accelgor's stats are deplorable, and it carries a crippling Stealth Rock weakness. Despite its frailty and weakness to Stealth Rock, Accelgor is an underrated threat that is capable of setting up on many Pokemon while being able to throw its weight around, and should be considered when building offensive teams.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
99.7%
Yawn
99.0%
Bug Buzz
65.2%
Toxic
28.5%

Most Used Items

Bug Gem
0.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc