Cherubi
Cherry Pokémon
Sunlight colors it red. When the small ball is drained of nutrients, it shrivels to herald evolution.
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Competitive
Strategy Overview
Despite being outclassed as a lone Chlorophyll sweeper due to a lack of Sleep Powder and a secondary STAB type, Cherubi excels at opening holes for and generally supporting other Chlorophyll sweepers. Cherubi is one of two Pokemon with access to both Chlorophyll and Healing Wish, which works perfectly alongside its access to Weather Ball and Dazzling Gleam, which allow it to take on many common checks to sun teams and clear the way for another Chlorophyll sweeper. Unfortunately, Cherubi's coverage misses out on Fire-types unless it uses Hidden Power. This is slightly augmented by Stealth Rock support and Cherubi's decent offensive stats coupled with a Life Orb, yet this does leave it rather frail and forced out by anything it does not KO. Additionally, Cherubi mandates the presence of both Vulpix and a second Chlorophyll sweeper to be used effectively, limiting its usefulness to very specific team builds.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc