Torterra

Torterra is a strange case of a Pokemon. With solid defenses, good Attack, and high-powered STAB options, Torterra can fill quite a few roles in the RU metagame. With its solid Grass / Ground typing, Torterra can take up a defensive role by checking or outright countering many of the common Electric-types in the tier, with Rotom-C, Rotom, and Magneton being the most important ones. Torterra's access to Stealth Rock and Synthesis only make these defensive sets better as it lets Torterra support its team and stay around for a long time. Offensively, Torterra has great STAB options in Wood Hammer and Earthquake, thus allowing it to deal with dangerous threats such as Druddigon, Amoonguss, and Alomomola quite nicely. Torterra also has a great boosting move in Rock Polish to fix its otherwise poor Speed.

In spite of these great attributes, Torterra can find life difficult in RU. Despite its great STAB combination and solid coverage move in Stone Edge, Torterra has no hope of breaking through Tangrowth. Despite its usage quite possibly being lower than it ever has been in the history of RU, Tangrowth's amazing Regenerator ability can make it quite difficult for Torterra's teammates to successfully wear it down. Even after a Rock Polish boost, some Choice Scarf users such as Manectric and Durant can still outspeed Torterra and severely dent or outright KO it. Defensively, Fire-types are extremely common in the tier and Pokemon such as Moltres and Emboar are always ready to pound away at Torterra or one of its teammates. While Torterra can KO or severely dent these Fire-types, it will often have to predict these Fire-types switching in due to them outspeeding Torterra. Status is also a major pain for Torterra, in particular being burns, since this severely limits Torterra's damage output as a defensive Pokemon. However, despite these downfalls, Torterra remains a solid choice for many teams due to its ability to successfully run both defensive and offensive sets.