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cryogonal
#615

Cryogonal

Crystallizing Pokémon

Ice

When its body temperature goes up, it turns into steam and vanishes. When its temperature lowers, it returns to ice.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 50
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 135
Speed 105
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Crystallizing Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 148.0 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

cryogonal Front Front
cryogonal Back Back
cryogonal Front Shiny Front Shiny
cryogonal Back Shiny Back Shiny
cryogonal Official Art Official Art
cryogonal Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 1.5%
Defensive Rapid Spin
Moves
Haze / Toxic / Reflect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252
Offensive Rapid Spin
Item
Life Orb / Icicle Plate
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 40
SpA 252
Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Cryogonal is one of the few Rapid Spin users in the Underused metagame with reliable recovery. It has a very good Special Defense stat, and its ability Levitate helps make it the second best spinner in the metagame, surpassed only by Claydol. While Claydol is bulkier overall, Cryogonal has a superior offensive presence and access to reliable recovery. Cryogonal's job is mainly to hit hard, as it plays the role of a specially defensive pivot that can utilize Rapid Spin. Furthermore, its extremely high Speed allows it to function as a fast specially defensive Rapid Spin user, similar to Tentacruel in OU. Finally, Cryogonal also sports Haze, which can neutralize Baton Pass users and setup sweepers. Unfortunately, Cryogonal has a bad defensive typing, which inflicts it with multiple weaknesses yet only grants it one resistance, and its extremely poor base 30 Defense means that most unresisted physical attacks can 2HKO it. Cryogonal is also very weak to one of the entry hazards that it's supposed to remove from the field, Stealth Rock. Fortunately, Recover can help mitigate Stealth Rock damage, and Cryogonal's extremely high Special Defense means that it can actually take up to three Choice Scarf Nidoking Fire Blasts, a formidable feat.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
100.0%
Rapid Spin
100.0%
Recover
100.0%
Haze
4.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
85.1%
Leftovers
14.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc