Komala

Komala has a unique niche with its ability Comatose preventing it from being afflicted with status, allowing it to pivot into status moves with ease as well as giving it an immunity to Toxic Spikes. Access to Rapid Spin and the pivoting move U-turn is Komala's main niche as a Normal-type and is generally the only reason you would use it over Stoutland, Kangaskhan, and Zangoose, which have much better offensive presence, or Audino, which has much better bulk. With a base Attack stat of 115 and a wide range of coverage moves, Komala can hit most of the tier fairly hard. However, even with Komala's immunity to status moves, many Pokemon that carry them like Spiritomb and Gastrodon can beat it one-on-one. Komala also has a hard time beating spinblockers, as its main way of hitting Ghost-types is Sucker Punch which can easily be played around, giving the opponent opportunity to set up or get free switches. Its low physical bulk also leaves it vulnerable to strong physical attackers. Komala suffers from four-moveslot syndrome on almost any kind of set, having to pick and choose what Pokemon it wants to handle. It can run Play Rough to hit Spiritomb, Wood Hammer to hit Gastrodon, and a number of other coverage moves to hit its checks harder, but not all on one set. Komala also faces extreme competition from Cryogonal and Assault Vest Hitmonchan, both of which check many dangerous special attackers such as Aurorus far better than Komala.