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naganadel
#804

Naganadel

Poison Pin Pokémon

PoisonDragon

It stores hundreds of liters of poisonous liquid inside its body. It is one of the organisms known as UBs.

Base Stats

HP 73
Attack 73
Defense 73
Sp. Atk 127
Sp. Def 73
Speed 121
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

naganadel Naganadel Dragon Pulse

Moves

Details

Category Poison Pin Pokémon
Height 3.6 m
Weight 150.0 kg
Base Exp 243
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

naganadel Front Front
naganadel Back Back
naganadel Front Shiny Front Shiny
naganadel Back Shiny Back Shiny
naganadel Official Art Official Art
naganadel Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Fast Tailwind
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Naganadel's high base Speed and strong typing make it one of the best Tailwind setters in the tier, allowing it to get the first Tailwind off frequently, and letting it match up favorably against common Pokemon such as Rillaboom, Tapu Fini, and Urshifu-R. Naganadel's Tailwind utility is appreciated on many structures, but shines brightest on offensive archetypes where teammates such as Heatran, Zygarde, and Urshifu-R can get an immediate Speed boost and start firing off strong attacks. Naganadel appreciates all three of these Pokemon's ability to deal with Heatran and other Steel-types, while in return Naganadel deals with Tapu Fini as well as Rillaboom for the latter two. However, Naganadel is completely useless into Heatran, and its frailty leaves it susceptible to being KOed early, therefore limiting its potential to set up multiple Tailwinds. It also struggles into opposing forms of speed control, especially Trick Room, and usually can't fit Protect in its repertoire due to it wanting all 3 of its attacks and Tailwind. Its inability to fit Protect and bad matchup against opposing speed control expose its poor bulk even more, while also meaning it cannot block the everpresent Fake Out and instead must rely only on its partner keeping it safe. Lastly, Naganadel is heavily prediction reliant as failing to get KOs puts it in danger.

Most Used Moves

Tailwind
81.4%
Protect
29.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
25.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc