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relicanth
#369

Relicanth

Longevity Pokémon

WaterRock

It has remained unchanged for 100 million years. It was discovered during a deep-sea exploration.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 90
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 65
Speed 55
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Longevity Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 23.4 kg
Base Exp 170
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water2

Sprites

relicanth Front Front
relicanth Back Back
relicanth Front Shiny Front Shiny
relicanth Back Shiny Back Shiny
relicanth Front ♀ Front ♀
relicanth Back ♀ Back ♀
relicanth Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
relicanth Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
relicanth Official Art Official Art
relicanth Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 3.5%
Physically Defensive
Moves
Head Smash / Rock Slide
Toxic / Yawn
Protect / Waterfall / Scald
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Rock Head / Sturdy
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8
Rock Polish
Item
Chople Berry / Stone Plate / Lum Berry
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 104
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 148
Rain Lead
Item
Damp Rock
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Relicanth is a multifaceted Pokemon in the PU metagame that is able to use its immense physical bulk and useful resistances to Flying-, Normal-, and Fire-type moves from Pokemon such as Dodrio and Rapidash to set up Stealth Rock reliably on both defensive and offensive sets. With access to Rock Polish and a respectable Attack stat, Relicanth can threaten the opposition very easily with dual STAB coverage in Head Smash and Waterfall. Additionally, given its access to both Rain Dance and Stealth Rock and a beneficial ability in Sturdy that allows it to use these two moves reliably, Relicanth has carved out a niche for itself in PU as a dedicated lead on rain-based teams. On the downside, however, Relicanth's overall effectiveness is sometimes limited by its low Special Defense and Speed, as well as its weaknesses to other common attacking types such as Electric, Ground, Fighting, and especially Grass. Despite these flaws, Relicanth is still overall an advantageous choice for defensive and offensive teams alike, given its ability as a Stealth Rock user to pressure PU's most reliable options for hazard removal.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
83.0%
Toxic
19.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
42.6%
Damp Rock
12.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc