Armaldo
Plate Pokémon
It lived on land and went out into the sea to hunt for prey. Its sharp claws were its greatest weapon.
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Strategy Overview
While a sky-high Attack stat and access to Rapid Spin give Armaldo the facade of being a viable offensive spinner, it's completely outclassed. Its horrendous typing gives it few useful resistances and weaknesses to common types like Water and Rock, which also makes it weak to Stealth Rock on top of being vulnerable to every other entry hazard. This, combined with its very low Speed stat, makes it hard for Armaldo to remove entry hazards as consistently as other spinners, as it'll often be taking a lot of damage in the process. It also can't remove entry hazards against common setters like Aggron and Regirock. All of these facts combined make it mostly outclassed by other offensive entry hazard removers such as Hitmonchan, Skuntank, and Alolan Sandslash.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc