Name of Pokemon: Solrock
Roles: Physical Wall, Defensive Pivot, Hazards,
Type:
Abilities: Levitate |
Dauntless Shield
Stat Distribution: 117 / 87 / 87 / 57 / 67 / 89 (504 BST)
Movepool Additions: Shore Up, Body Press, Superpower, Circle Throw, U-Turn
Movepool Removals: Psychic, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, Hypnosis, Calm Mind, Swords Dance, Will-O-Wisp
Justification: Modeled off of Clean Slate 1 Nihilego, Solrock sports solid mixed bulk, Levitate, great Speed, and plenty of utility. Solrock also has a fair amount of offensive presence thanks to that aforementioned Speed and STAB Body Press, much like how Nihilego managed to make offensive progress even with its subpar offenses. However, Nihilego was maybe too overtuned, so Solrock has an even more awkward defensive typing and no access to Knock Off or Rapid Spin (but gains U-Turn, which is cool). I also gave it Dauntless Shield as an alternative set if you want to get funnier with Body Press, much like how Nihilego had access to an Unaware Stall set. Losing Levitate is a hard sell, though.
Name of the Pokemon: Aegislash
Role(s): Special Wall, Hazard Control (Rapid Spin), Hazards (Toxic Spikes), Mixed Wall, Special Wallbreaker
Type:
Abilities: Wandering Spirit |
Trace
Stat Distribution: 40 / 50 / 100 / 95 / 160 / 51 (496 BST)
Movepool Additions: Pain Split, Rapid Spin, Toxic Spikes, Corrosive Gas, Purify
Justification: Channeling Clean Slate 1 Cofagrigus for this submission. Much like Cofagrigus is possesses a strong defensive typing, a strong Pain Split, Toxic Spikes, and ability-manipulation potential. However, unlike Cofagrigus (one of the weaker CS1 picks), Aegislash has much more utility thanks to a consistent Rapid Spin and a dollar store Knock Off (Corrosive Gas), and much better anti-ability abilities in Wandering Spirit and Trace. I expect Trace will see more use due to its higher consistency and Aegislash's Special-bias, but Wandering Spirit will at least be fun to experiment with. You could also go Specs mode ig