Grimmsnarl
Bulk Up Pokémon
With the hair wrapped around its body helping to enhance its muscles, this Pokémon can overwhelm even Machamp.
Base Stats
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Forms
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Sprites
Competitive
Strategy Overview
With Prankster, dual screens, speed control, and a typing that's useful for staving off the likes of Yveltal and Calyrex-S, Grimmsnarl is one of the best support Pokemon in VGC 2022, fitting on a wide variety of teams. Dual screens and speed control are even more valuable in a format with Restricted Pokemon and Dynamax, as they simply have more influence and effect with the higher power level. Grimmsnarl sees play on various different compositions such as Zacian-C + Kyogre, Groudon + Zacian-C, and Groudon + Lunala teams. Grimmsnarl can also run a Trick set that debilitates foes by giving them Iron Ball or Lagging Tail and taking away a useful item like Life Orb or Weakness Policy. Grimmsnarl is destroyed by the format's most relevant Restricted Pokemon, Zacian-C, which makes checks to Zacian-C such as Incineroar, Zapdos, Groudon, and Landorus-T good teammates.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc