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accelgor
#617

Accelgor

Shell Out Pokémon

Bug

Having removed its heavy shell, it becomes very light and can fight with ninja-like movements.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 70
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 60
Speed 145
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Shell Out Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 25.3 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

accelgor Front Front
accelgor Back Back
accelgor Front Shiny Front Shiny
accelgor Back Shiny Back Shiny
accelgor Official Art Official Art
accelgor Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 5.0%
Spikes Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Unburden
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Offensive
Moves
Giga Drain / Spikes / Sludge Bomb
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Accelgor's access to Spikes along with its incredible base 145 Speed makes it an effective suicide lead for hyper offense teams. In addition to Spikes, Accelgor also has access to useful moves such as Final Gambit, which lets it prevent entry hazard removal for a turn to keep momentum on your team's side, and Encore, which heavily discourages foes from trying to set up against Accelgor. Its offensive movepool is decent as well, with useful coverage options such as Focus Blast, Giga Drain, and Sludge Bomb, which gives it good late-game cleaning potential alongside its high Speed. In fact, with a Timid nature, Accelgor naturally outspeeds base 80 Speed Choice Scarf users, notably Medicham, as well as anything slower. However, Accelgor faces stiff competition for a teamslot from other Spikes setters such as Omastar, Mega Glalie, and Qwilfish. In addition to this, Accelgor is quite frail, especially physically, leaving it vulnerable to being revenge killed by strong priority moves and fast Choice Scarf users.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
83.6%
Spikes
60.7%
Encore
39.6%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
27.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc