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granbull
#210

Granbull

Fairy Pokémon

Fairy

While it has powerful jaws, it doesn’t care for disputes, so it rarely has a chance to display their might.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 120
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 60
Speed 45
Total 450

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Fairy Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 48.7 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ground ,Fairy

Sprites

granbull Front Front
granbull Back Back
granbull Front Shiny Front Shiny
granbull Back Shiny Back Shiny
granbull Official Art Official Art
granbull Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 5.3%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Defensive
Moves
Toxic / Thunder Wave
Heal Bell / Roar
Item
Normalium Z / Leftovers
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Atk 8
Def 252

Strategy Overview

Granbull's Fairy typing is unique in ZU and allows it to threaten common Pokemon like Silvally-Fighting and Silvally-Dark. Granbull excels as a wallbreaker due to its coverage options in Earthquake and Fire Punch, which allow it to hit Fairy-resistant Pokemon like Muk and Bronzor super effectively. Being a good wallbreaker is not Granbull's only strong quality; it is also a good support Pokemon due to its access to Heal Bell and status options. Its ability Intimidate is a boon for its bulk, which makes it a solid physically defensive Pokemon that can check Choice Scarf Pinsir and Silvally-Fighting. However, Granbull has low Special Defense, which is not beneficial against Pokemon that can run both special and physical sets, such as Swanna, Combusken, and Floatzel. Its low Speed makes it vulnerable against faster Pokemon, especially special attackers that can outspeed or revenge kill it, such as Swanna and Exeggutor. Granbull is also prone to chip damage and faces competition from other physical walls like Golem and Gourgeist-XL. A Lack of reliable recovery also hurts Granbull; it has to rely on Leftovers or Z-Heal Bell to keep itself healthy.

Most Used Moves

Play Rough
100.0%
Heal Bell
46.8%
Toxic
17.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
21.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc