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golisopod
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Golisopod

Hard Scale Pokémon

BugWater

It will do anything to win, taking advantage of every opening and finishing opponents off with the small claws on its front legs.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 125
Defense 140
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 90
Speed 40
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Hard Scale Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 108.0 kg
Base Exp 186
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug ,Water3

Sprites

golisopod Front Front
golisopod Back Back
golisopod Front Shiny Front Shiny
golisopod Back Shiny Back Shiny
golisopod Official Art Official Art
golisopod Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Revenge Killer
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 156
Atk 252
Spe 100

Strategy Overview

First Impression Golisopod is a reliable revenge killer for many common threats such as Dragon Dance Flygon, Celebi, and Xurkitree. Additionally, its combination of the crippling Knock Off and Spikes makes it a great offensive supporter able to punish nearly every switch-in and play around of some of its typical checks. Golisopod's typing and physical bulk allow it to check some strong threats such as Metagross, physical Sharpedo, and Flygon as well. However, after First Impression is used, Golisopod is easy to revenge kill due to its low Speed stat and mediocre special bulk. Golisopod also struggles against many common bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Gastrodon, and Vileplume, particularly the Water-types. Although its Emergency Exit might be helpful in some situations, getting forced to switch out is disadvantageous in most cases.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
64.6%
Knock Off
51.0%
Spikes
25.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc