NationalDex
armaldo
#348

Armaldo

Plate Pokémon

RockBug

It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 125
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 80
Speed 45
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

armaldo Armaldo Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Plate Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 68.2 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

armaldo Front Front
armaldo Back Back
armaldo Front Shiny Front Shiny
armaldo Back Shiny Back Shiny
armaldo Official Art Official Art
armaldo Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
Rain Sweeper
Moves
Rock Slide / Stone Edge
Earthquake / Brick Break
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Swift Swim
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 12
Atk 252
Spe 244
Trick Room Attacker
Moves
Rock Slide / Stone Edge
Earthquake / Low Kick
Item
Life Orb / Sitrus Berry
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Armaldo is one of those Pokemon that gets less use than it deserves. With great offensive typing—only Steel- and Fighting-type Pokemon resist both STABs—and a base 125 Attack, Armaldo has the power to rip through unprepared teams. It also has a niche over other Bug-types thanks to access to Swift Swim via Dream World, which makes it a great physical attacker in the rain. Moreover, unlike other Swift Swim physical attackers, such as Kabutops and Qwilfish, Armaldo can take care of Pokemon such as Latios, Cresselia, Latias, and other Pokemon that tend to give rain teams trouble. It also has great defensive typing as well; with only three weaknesses and 75 / 100 / 80 defenses, it'll be on the field for a while. However, it isn't all raindrops and gumballs for Armaldo. With weaknesses to the common Water- and Rock-type attacks, the former even receiving a boost under rain, Armaldo will have problems executing its offensive role properly. To make matters worse, its low base 45 Speed makes it dead weight against other Swift Swim users such as Ludicolo and Kingdra. However, Armaldo isn't a Pokemon to be underestimated, as it has enough weapons in its arsenal to wreak havoc.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc