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quilladin
#651

Quilladin

Spiny Armor Pokémon

Grass

It relies on its sturdy shell to deflect predators’ attacks. It counterattacks with its sharp quills.

Base Stats

HP 61
Attack 78
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 56
Sp. Def 58
Speed 57
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

quilladin Quilladin Lv. 16

Moves

Details

Category Spiny Armor Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 29.0 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

quilladin Front Front
quilladin Back Back
quilladin Front Shiny Front Shiny
quilladin Back Shiny Back Shiny
quilladin Official Art Official Art
quilladin Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 1.0%
Offensive Spikes
Moves
Zen Headbutt / Drain Punch
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Bulletproof
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Defensive Spikes
Moves
Roar / Taunt
Seed Bomb / Wood Hammer
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Bulletproof
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Atk 8
Def 252

Strategy Overview

Quilladin's high Defense stat coupled with Eviolite and its access to reliable recovery in Synthesis allows it to reliably set up Spikes on many physical attackers in the tier, such as Golem, Mightyena, and Sawsbuck. While it competes with other, bulkier Grass-types for a team slot, Quilladin can be used over Tangela for its access to Spikes and over Roselia for its better physical bulk and resistance to Ground-type moves. Additionally, Quilladin's unique ability, Bulletproof, gives it an immunity to bomb- and ball-based attacks such as Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, and Shadow Ball, meaning Pokemon like Roselia that are reliant on these moves can be used as setup fodder for it to lay Spikes. Alternatively, Quilladin can forgo a defensive spread in favor of a more offensive one so that it can take advantage of its access to Taunt in order to prevent slower Pokemon such as Probopass and Roselia from laying their entry hazards or prevent Defoggers like Vullaby and Vibrava from removing its Spikes. On the downside, however, Quilladin has low Special Defense, which can easily be exploited by faster special attackers with super effective coverage, such as Rotom-F and Simisear. What's more, Quilladin is reliant on its Eviolite in order to tank hits, meaning it is liable to be crippled by Knock Off from Pokemon like Krokorok and Pawniard. Despite these flaws, Quilladin is still overall an advantageous choice as a Spikes setter and excels on both balanced and offensive team archetypes as either a Taunt lead or a physically defensive wall.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
93.5%
Synthesis
75.3%
Roar
49.1%
Seed Bomb
40.0%
Taunt
33.7%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
99.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc