Mandibuzz
Bone Vulture Pokémon
They fly in circles around the sky. When they spot prey, they attack and carry it back to their nest with ease.
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Strategy Overview
Dark
With its high base Defense and HP combined with its secondary typing in Flying that lets it take neutral damage from Bug- and Fighting-type attacks, Mandibuzz is one of the most important Pokemon on Dark teams. Its ability in Overcoat makes it immune to not only residual damage from weather but also powder moves such as Spore, letting it check Breloom, a significant threat to Dark teams. Mandibuzz has access to great utility moves such as Taunt, Defog, and Foul Play, making it the only viable hazard remover and premium physical wall for Dark teams. However, even though Mandibuzz helps against Bug- and Fighting-types, it still suffers a weakness to Fairy-types, which gives it a hard time when accomplishing its role. Additionally, its secondary typing in Flying gives it a weakness to Ice-, Electric-, and Rock-types, making it unable to keep on switching into Stealth Rock a lot of the time, thus hindering its role.
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