Nosepass
Compass Pokémon
Its magnetic nose always faces north and draws iron objects to its body to protect itself better.
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Strategy Overview
Nosepass is the weirdest of the famed SturdyJuice entry hazard setters of LC, being modeled after both a compass and a nose. Matching that strange design, Nosepass has access to a wide variety of moves, such as Volt Switch, that other setters lack. Nosepass boasts a base 135 Defense stat, the second highest in the metagame. However, Nosepass is arguably outclassed by the Pokemon with the highest Defense, Onix. Despite its incredible movepool, Nosepass has very weak offensive capabilities, and lacks the capacity to deal any significant damage against most of the tier. As such, Nosepass is limited to the role of a capable Stealth Rock setter with the ability to cripple its foes with Thunder Wave and pivot out with Volt Switch.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc