Sandaconda
Sand Snake Pokémon
When it contracts its body, over 220 pounds of sand sprays from its nose. If it ever runs out of sand, it becomes disheartened.
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Strategy Overview
Sandaconda is able to serve as a consistent Stealth Rock user and Electric-immune Pokemon with its natural bulk and Shed Skin. With Shed Skin and Rest, Sandaconda is able to remain healthy throughout the game to check Pokemon like Gigalith, Aggron, and Togedemaru. Sandaconda also provides speed control with Glare, making it less easy to take advantage of. Sandaconda's decent Speed and Attack mean it can even commit to a Coil set, although its typing and poor Special Defense leaves it forced out by tier staples like Whimsicott. However, Sandaconda still faces some competition from Aggron as a Stealth Rock user, as it has better bulk and is usually less passive. Shed Skin is also not consistent, making it unsafe to be overly dependent on Rest.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc