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cryogonal
#615

Cryogonal

Crystallizing Pokémon

Ice

They are born in snow clouds. They use chains made of ice crystals to capture prey.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 50
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 135
Speed 105
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Crystallizing Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 148.0 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

cryogonal Front Front
cryogonal Back Back
cryogonal Front Shiny Front Shiny
cryogonal Back Shiny Back Shiny
cryogonal Official Art Official Art
cryogonal Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 1.0%
Offensive Spinner
Moves
Ice Beam / Frost Breath
Item
Never-Melt Ice
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Cryogonal is the fastest Rapid Spin user in the tier, managing to outspeed many threats, such as Lilligant and Vivillon, and use Rapid Spin before they can attack. Furthermore, its immunity to Spikes and Toxic Spikes, excellent Special Defense, respectably powerful Ice-type coverage, and access to Recover give it significant niches over competitors such as Kabutops, Claydol, and Hitmonchan. These attributes allow Cryogonal to act as an effective offensive spinner that can keep up with the pace of offensive teams without sacrificing too much momentum. Meanwhile, it still has good longevity with Recover and provides a good switch-in to a number of specially attacking Pokemon, including powerful wallbreakers such as Aurorus. However, a weakness to Stealth Rock and an abysmal Defense stat are significant drawbacks that really hinder Cryogonal's general reliability, offsetting its good special bulk and making it extremely vulnerable to priority attackers and Pursuit trappers. Cryogonal's Speed, while good, still leaves it outsped by some prominent physical attackers such as Tauros and Archeops. Cryogonal should only be used if your team can compensate for its glaring weaknesses and significantly benefits from its specific characteristics.

Most Used Moves

Recover
84.5%
Ice Beam
47.3%
Toxic
31.9%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
40.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc