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samurott
#503

Samurott

Formidable Pokémon

Water

One swing of the sword incorporated in its armor can fell an opponent. A simple glare from one of them quiets everybody.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 100
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 108
Sp. Def 70
Speed 70
Total 528

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

dewott Dewott Lv. 17
samurott Samurott Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Formidable Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 94.6 kg
Base Exp 238
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

samurott Front Front
samurott Back Back
samurott Front Shiny Front Shiny
samurott Back Shiny Back Shiny
samurott Official Art Official Art
samurott Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.7%
Mixed Attacker
Moves
Grass Knot / Hidden Power Grass / Aqua Jet
Megahorn / Superpower
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 84
SpA 180
Spe 244
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Samurott is one of the few Water-types that can hit hard physically and specially, making it unpredictable because each set has its own counters. It has a usable movepool on both sides, as well as Swords Dance, to limit the amount of Pokemon that can wall it, including access to moves such as Megahorn, which are rarely seen on a Pokemon of its type. Thanks to its above-average defenses, it also can take a hit or two when it needs to, even without any investment. Despite these quirks, Samurott is a bit slow and often finds itself outpaced, a problem considering it has no way to boost its Speed. The individual sets suffer from a bit of competition with other Pokemon such as Feraligatr and Slowking, which have similar options. Despite its status as an NU Pokemon, Samurott is a threat to watch out for in RU.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
100.0%
Megahorn
100.0%
Waterfall
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc