#369

Relicanth

Longevity Pokémon

WaterRock

Rock-hard scales and oil-filled swim bladders allow this Pokémon to survive the intense water pressure of the deep sea.

Base Stats

HP 100

Attack 90

Defense 130

Sp. Atk 45

Sp. Def 65

Speed 55

Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

grass 4x fighting 2x ground 2x electric 2x

Resistant to

fire ¼x normal ½x flying ½x poison ½x ice ½x

Abilities

Swift Swim Rock Head Sturdy (Hidden)

Held Items

Green Shard 5%Deep Sea Scale 5%

Evolution Chain

Relicanth

Moves

Locations

Sinnoh Sea Route 226

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 0.1%

Offensive Stealth Rock

Moves

Item

Leftovers

Ability

Rock Head

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 120

Atk 252

Spe 136

Strategy Overview

While the combination of Head Smash and Rock Head alongside a good offensive movepool might seem enticing, Relicanth is a poor attacker due to its low Speed and mediocre Attack. Despite having weaker Rock-type STAB attacks, Kabutops and Rhydon outclass it due to the former having way more utility with Knock Off, Rapid Spin, and Flip Turn, and the latter having much better power and bulk. Relicanth also struggles to break through bulky Pokemon like Tangela and Palossand even with Toxic, making it even more difficult to justify running.