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accelgor
#617

Accelgor

Shell Out Pokémon

Bug

It moves with blinding speed and lobs poison at foes. Featuring Accelgor as a main character is a surefire way to make a movie or comic popular.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 70
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 60
Speed 145
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Shell Out Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 25.3 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

accelgor Front Front
accelgor Back Back
accelgor Front Shiny Front Shiny
accelgor Back Shiny Back Shiny
accelgor Official Art Official Art
accelgor Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 2.3%
Spikes
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Throat Spray
Item
Throat Spray
Ability
Unburden
Nature
Modest
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Accelgor makes for a decent revenge killer given its higher Speed than everything but Ninjask. It works well as an offensive Spiker, with Knock Off accentuating this, removing pesky items such as Heavy-Duty Boots. It also provides pivoting in U-turn, acting as an early-game pivot and switching out on special walls like Audino and Lanturn as they come in. Accelgor can also serve as a deadly sweeper with Throat Spray + Bug Buzz on hyper offense, setting up while forcing crucial damage onto checks like Charizard and Garbodor on the same turn, helping other sweepers. However, Accelgor tends to be quite weak unless hitting a foe super effectively, and its meager bulk means even walls like Aromatisse often 2HKO it. It's also held back by its poor offensive typing in Bug and a weakness to common, good offensive types in Fire, Rock, and Flying. These flaws mean that Accelgor matches up poorly against entry hazard removers like Charizard and Coalossal. Accelgor also faces competition as an offensive Spiker from Froslass, which simultaneously spinblocks and boasts amazing utility options like Taunt and Destiny Bond.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
85.4%
U-turn
34.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc