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feraligatr
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Feraligatr

Big Jaw Pokémon

Water

It usually moves slowly, but it goes at blinding speed when it attacks and bites prey.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 105
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 79
Sp. Def 83
Speed 78
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

croconaw Croconaw Lv. 18

Moves

Details

Category Big Jaw Pokémon
Height 2.3 m
Weight 88.8 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Monster ,Water1

Sprites

feraligatr Front Front
feraligatr Back Back
feraligatr Front Shiny Front Shiny
feraligatr Back Shiny Back Shiny
feraligatr Official Art Official Art
feraligatr Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 18.3%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 104
Atk 252
Spe 152
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

The big boss alligator is here in the form of Feraligatr, one of the more fearsome Pokemon in RU. Wielding dual setup moves in Swords Dance and Dragon Dance along with a solid movepool to make use of them makes Feraligatr an incredibly effective sweeper. Powerful priority in Aqua Jet combined with stellar coverage options in Superpower, Crunch, and Ice Punch make both the Swords Dance and Dragon Dance sets very efficient as well as difficult to wall or revenge kill effectively, especially with a Torrent boost. Despite Feraligatr's solid offensive prowess, it does have a few issues. Choice Scarf users that resist Aqua Jet, such as Rotom-C, can effectively revenge kill Feraligatr with relative ease, whereas bulky Grass- and Water-types, such as Tangrowth and Slowking, are able to wall it depending on Feraligatr's coverage moves of choice. In addition, Feraligatr faces stiff competition as a Swords Dance user from the more powerful Kabutops, and competes with Crawdaunt as a Dragon Dance user. Nevertheless, Feraligatr is a significant offensive threat in the RU metagame.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
93.5%
Crunch
54.2%
Waterfall
20.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
84.2%
Life Orb
12.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc