Cubchoo
Chill Pokémon
When it is not feeling well, its mucus gets watery and the power of its Ice-type moves decreases.
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Strategy Overview
Cubchoo's ability Slush Rush along with its decent offensive stats allows it to be a potent hail sweeper. Cubchoo also has access to Water-type coverage to check Fire-types, which are generally quite threatening to hail teams. However, Cubchoo faces competition from Alolan Sandshrew, which has the same ability along with Rapid Spin and a secondary Steel typing. This leads to Cubchoo being a niche pick for hail teams at best. In addition, its weak STAB attack means it often underperforms despite its high Attack stat. Cubchoo's poor defensive typing and bad defensive stats also leave it weak to many common threats in LC, such as Ponyta and Mienfoo, as well as common priority moves like Timburr's Mach Punch. This bad bulk, coupled with a weakness to Stealth Rock, means it struggles to find opportunities to switch in. Finally, Cubchoo is absolutely useless outside of hail due to its poor Speed stat.
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