Samurott
Formidable Pokémon
In the time it takes a foe to blink, it can draw and sheathe the seamitars attached to its front legs.
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Strategy Overview
Samurott is a somewhat underrated Water-type in RU, but it has quite a few things going for it, such as its great offensive stats and access to both physical and special STAB moves, allowing it to use physical and special sets. Its large movepool also includes Swords Dance, Megahorn, Ice Beam, Grass Knot, and Knock Off, which lets it deal with most defensive Pokemon. It is particularly noteworthy that Samurott can fill the archetype of an offensive Water-type while simultaneously beating Slowking with the aforementioned Megahorn. Special sets are capable of using Taunt to break through most defensive cores, while physical sets can utilize Aqua Jet to defeat revenge killers. Also, Samurott's decent bulk and Water typing are both useful defensively. However, Samurott's Speed is quite low for a sweeper, which holds back Swords Dance sets. Special sets face stiff competition from Clawitzer, another Water-type wallbreaker with higher Special Attack and stronger coverage thanks to Mega Launcher, though Samurott boasts a higher Speed tier, a stronger Water-type STAB move for neutral targets, and key access to Taunt and Aqua Jet for utility over Clawitzer.
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