Throh

Throh is a very unique Pokemon with fairly impressive bulk that allows it to pivot into weaker special attackers during a match. While Throh faces heavy competition from other popular Fighting-types such as Hariyama and Gurdurr, which sport higher Attack and Defense, respectively, Throh manages to create a niche for itself as an extremely bulky phazer with STAB Circle Throw. Throh also has a useful ability in Guts, which allows it to boost its Attack stat to decent levels when inflicted with status, making it a good status or Scald absorber for teams. Unfortunately, it is hard for Throh to utilize its potential without Spikes support, and Ghost-types like Rotom, Mismagius, and Gourgeist-XL completely shut down sets lacking Knock Off, which is a suboptimal move. If Throh has acquired no boosts and has no entry hazard support, it essentially has no means of generating any significant pressure. Additionally, boosts can often be challenging to accumulate, which makes Throh passive for a good portion of the battle. While Throh has impressive bulk, mono-Fighting typing doesn't offer many useful resistances, so teams will almost always require a secondary check to special attackers such as Mesprit, Jynx, and Charizard, which will always force it out. Throh's subpar defensive typing allows it to be 3HKOed by many of the tier's stronger special attackers such as Swellow and Magmortar, forcing Throh to rely on good Sleep Talk rolls to win one-on-one.