Granbull

Due to how common Fighting- and Dragon-types are in RU, as well as the recent popularity of Sneasel, Granbull has a niche on both defensive and offensive teams thanks to its typing, ability, and raw power. Unlike other Fairy-types in the tier, Granbull boasts an offensive presence thanks to its fantastic base 120 Attack. Intimidate drastically improves Granbull's respectable base 90 HP and 75 Defense and weakens common setup sweepers, such as Scrafty and Swords Dance Virizion. Granbull has a great movepool that allows it to fill many different roles on a team, including Heal Bell and Roar for defensive teams and coverage attacks such as Fire Punch and Close Combat to act as a lure on offensive teams.

Granbull's defensive set faces competition from Aromatisse and Togetic, which offer Wish and Defog support, respectively, and have access to active recovery, though neither of them provides offensive pressure the way Granbull does. While Granbull excels in terms of physical defense, it boasts a lackluster base 60 Special Defense, giving common special attackers such as Meloetta and Delphox an easy time picking it off after a bit of prior damage. Granbull has a disappointing base 45 Speed, which leaves it slower than the majority of the tier. This is particularly crippling for its offensive set, as it's outsped by common walls such as Jellicent and Alomomola.