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relicanth
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Relicanth

Longevity Pokémon

WaterRock

RELICANTH is a POKéMON species that existed for a hundred million years without ever changing its form. This ancient POKéMON feeds on microscopic organisms with its toothless mouth.

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

nu Usage: 4.6%
Physically Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
Spe 4
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 172
Atk 252
Spe 84
Swift Swim Sweeper
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Naughty
EVs
HP 48
Atk 252
SpA 152
Spe 52

Strategy Overview

Say hello to the overall best Rock-type in NU. Relicanth has a lot of things going for it: it has the highest physical bulk in the tier (beating out even Shuckle), it's decently strong, it has great abilities, and its secondary Water typing is decently useful despite it adding weaknesses to Grass and Electric. Thanks to these factors, Relicanth can take on an offensive or defensive role for your team, making it easy to fit on teams looking for a good Normal and Flying check. However, its really common weaknesses, particularly its weakness to Fighting, are awful, and while it's a physically defensive behemoth, its Special Defense is pretty lacking. That said, you really can't go wrong with including Relicanth on your team; just keep an eye out for errant Grass-type attacks.

Most Used Moves

Return
22.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
19.6%
Nothing
0.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc