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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

nu Usage: 7.5%
Swords Dance
Item
Lum Berry / Mystic Water
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 200
Atk 252
Spe 56
All-out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

NU is a tier packed with Water-types that you might consider for a spot on your team, but none of them share the combination of power and unpredictability that Samurott has. With great mixed attacking stats, Samurott can run physical, special, and mixed sets to great effect. Samurott also has great bulk for an offensive Pokemon, allowing it to take a few hits while dishing out many in return. Perhaps the only real drawback to Samurott is its middling Speed stat, but even this is patched up by its access to priority and the ability to outspeed most of the common walls that it can beat.

Most Used Moves

Megahorn
95.7%
Aqua Jet
62.5%
Ice Beam
39.1%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
45.0%
Leftovers
34.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc