Tentacool

Once again, Tentacool finds a niche in the LC metagame thanks to its typing and movepool. In addition to the wonderful resistances that Water / Poison typing has always brought, the introduction of Fairy-types has given Tentacool a new niche by allowing it to check threats such as Calm Mind Spritzee. Solid special bulk coupled with decent Speed for a defensively oriented Pokemon make it a good special pivot. With an excellent supportive movepool, which includes gems such as Knock Off and Rapid Spin, Tentacool can cause quite a headache for the opposing team, and the unbanning of Berry Juice gives Tentacool a chance to bypass the issue of lacking recovery. However, its pathetic physical bulk leaves Tentacool as a shaky check to physical Fire- and Fighting-types such as Ponyta and Mienfoo, and once its Berry Juice has been used up, Tentacool is very prone to being worn down. These traits in conjunction with Tentacool's weaknesses to common Electric-, Ground-, and Psychic-type attacks leave much to be desired from the jellyfish.