Status:: Quality Check
QC Approval:
QC Reject: Pocket, Seven Deadly Sins
[Overview]
<p>Unlike her alleged cousin Luvdisc, Alomomola is very bulky and supports her team well. Blessed with pure Water typing and a great HP stat, Alomomola is capable of filling the role of "bulky Water" quite well, keeping a variety of powerful threats at bay. Access to Wish is Alomomola's biggest use of all; thanks to Wish, Alomomola can pass Wishes of up to 267 HP to his teammates, in addition to using it as a reliable method of self-healing.</p>
<p>However, it isn't all pink hearts and sunshine for Alomomola. A small movepool and poor offensive stats let Alomomola down. Outside of Toxic, Alomomola often struggles to damage her opponents. While she can be a useful check to offensive teams, the lack of attacking options means she is often setup bait for many Pokemon, particularly defensive threats such as Ferrothorn. Lastly, Alomomola is often overshadowed by Vaporeon, who has more Special Defense and also hits harder with its high Special Attack.</p>
[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Scald
move 3: Rest
move 4: Magic Coat / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Hydration
nature: Bold
evs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Wish Support
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Waterfall / Aqua Jet
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Hydration
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>A Wish set is Alomomola's most viable option for competitive play, and thanks to her natural bulk she is capable of pulling it off quite well. With maximum EV investment in HP, Alomomola's Wish will be healing 267 HP to its recipient while maintaining great physical bulk. When at full health, Alomomola is even capable of taking a +2 Earthquake from Life Orb Sand Force Landorus. While base 75 Attack is quite low, it is still usable in conjunction with STAB Waterfall to ward off threats such as Heatran and Chandelure. Aqua Jet is an option over Waterfall because of its ability to pick off weakened foes; however, due to Alomomola's low Attack, Aqua Jet will often prove underwhelming. Toxic works well with Protect in the last slot, as it will wear down the enemy with each passing turn.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs maximize Alomomola's physical bulk to handle the dangerous physical threats of OU, including Terrakion, Landorus, and Mienshao. With maximum HP, Alomomola is also able to optimize its WishPassing role.</p>
<p>As far as filler moves go, Alomomola has several options aside from Toxic. Light Screen can be used to cushion blows from special attackers, while Mirror Coat can deflect said blows, should Alomomola survive them. Refresh is also an option, as it allows Alomomola to shrug off poison, paralysis, or burn. It should be noted that this set faces fierce competition from Vaporeon. The standard Vaporeon has 463/240/228 defenses, while Alomomola has 534/284/126 defenses, in the order of HP/Defense/Special Defense. Alomomola boasts more HP and Defense, while Vaporeon is more Specially Defensive and boasts greater offensive power. In general, Vaporeon is the superior choice unless you need Alomomola's superior physical bulk and larger Wishes.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>A specially defensive set is also viable but usually not worth it as it is outclassed by Vaporeon in nearly every way. Alomomola does have several other options on her Wish set, though. Scald can be used over Waterfall, and while Alomomola won't be inflicting as much damage this way, she can still be useful as a pseudo-double status supporter. Healing Wish is a viable option over Toxic or Protect for a high-risk, high-reward healing option in addition to WishPassing. It is useful to heal severely damaged teammates that would otherwise faint from entry hazards or an incoming attack, a situation where WishPassing would be futile. Lastly, while Soak may seem like a complete gimmick of a move, it allows Alomomola to defeat many of its best counters, such as Ferrothorn and Skarmory, by poisoning them.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Any strong Special attack that isn't resisted will normally 2HKO Alomomola. Most Electric- and Grass-type moves will OHKO as well, although Grass Knot only has 60 Base Power against Alomomola. Pokemon that do not fear Toxic and are not weak to Waterfall will also set up on Alomomola; examples include Scizor, Forretress, Skarmory, Conkeldurr, and Ferrothorn.</p>
[Unreleased]
<p>Alomomola's Dream World ability, Regenerator, replenishes one third of Alomomola's health upon switching out. This is a very helpful ability for Alomomola, as it allows Alomomola to restore her own HP as she switches out to heal another teammate with Wish (Alomomola will restore up to 176 Hit Points whenever switching out using the given EV spread and 31 HP IVs). This is also one of Alomomola's biggest advantages over Vaporeon, although it still faces fierce competition from Slowbro, which also boasts stellar Defense and a Water typing.</p>
QC Approval:
QC Reject: Pocket, Seven Deadly Sins
[Overview]
<p>Unlike her alleged cousin Luvdisc, Alomomola is very bulky and supports her team well. Blessed with pure Water typing and a great HP stat, Alomomola is capable of filling the role of "bulky Water" quite well, keeping a variety of powerful threats at bay. Access to Wish is Alomomola's biggest use of all; thanks to Wish, Alomomola can pass Wishes of up to 267 HP to his teammates, in addition to using it as a reliable method of self-healing.</p>
<p>However, it isn't all pink hearts and sunshine for Alomomola. A small movepool and poor offensive stats let Alomomola down. Outside of Toxic, Alomomola often struggles to damage her opponents. While she can be a useful check to offensive teams, the lack of attacking options means she is often setup bait for many Pokemon, particularly defensive threats such as Ferrothorn. Lastly, Alomomola is often overshadowed by Vaporeon, who has more Special Defense and also hits harder with its high Special Attack.</p>
[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Scald
move 3: Rest
move 4: Magic Coat / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Hydration
nature: Bold
evs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
[SET]
name: Wish Support
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Waterfall / Aqua Jet
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Hydration
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>A Wish set is Alomomola's most viable option for competitive play, and thanks to her natural bulk she is capable of pulling it off quite well. With maximum EV investment in HP, Alomomola's Wish will be healing 267 HP to its recipient while maintaining great physical bulk. When at full health, Alomomola is even capable of taking a +2 Earthquake from Life Orb Sand Force Landorus. While base 75 Attack is quite low, it is still usable in conjunction with STAB Waterfall to ward off threats such as Heatran and Chandelure. Aqua Jet is an option over Waterfall because of its ability to pick off weakened foes; however, due to Alomomola's low Attack, Aqua Jet will often prove underwhelming. Toxic works well with Protect in the last slot, as it will wear down the enemy with each passing turn.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs maximize Alomomola's physical bulk to handle the dangerous physical threats of OU, including Terrakion, Landorus, and Mienshao. With maximum HP, Alomomola is also able to optimize its WishPassing role.</p>
<p>As far as filler moves go, Alomomola has several options aside from Toxic. Light Screen can be used to cushion blows from special attackers, while Mirror Coat can deflect said blows, should Alomomola survive them. Refresh is also an option, as it allows Alomomola to shrug off poison, paralysis, or burn. It should be noted that this set faces fierce competition from Vaporeon. The standard Vaporeon has 463/240/228 defenses, while Alomomola has 534/284/126 defenses, in the order of HP/Defense/Special Defense. Alomomola boasts more HP and Defense, while Vaporeon is more Specially Defensive and boasts greater offensive power. In general, Vaporeon is the superior choice unless you need Alomomola's superior physical bulk and larger Wishes.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>A specially defensive set is also viable but usually not worth it as it is outclassed by Vaporeon in nearly every way. Alomomola does have several other options on her Wish set, though. Scald can be used over Waterfall, and while Alomomola won't be inflicting as much damage this way, she can still be useful as a pseudo-double status supporter. Healing Wish is a viable option over Toxic or Protect for a high-risk, high-reward healing option in addition to WishPassing. It is useful to heal severely damaged teammates that would otherwise faint from entry hazards or an incoming attack, a situation where WishPassing would be futile. Lastly, while Soak may seem like a complete gimmick of a move, it allows Alomomola to defeat many of its best counters, such as Ferrothorn and Skarmory, by poisoning them.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Any strong Special attack that isn't resisted will normally 2HKO Alomomola. Most Electric- and Grass-type moves will OHKO as well, although Grass Knot only has 60 Base Power against Alomomola. Pokemon that do not fear Toxic and are not weak to Waterfall will also set up on Alomomola; examples include Scizor, Forretress, Skarmory, Conkeldurr, and Ferrothorn.</p>
[Unreleased]
<p>Alomomola's Dream World ability, Regenerator, replenishes one third of Alomomola's health upon switching out. This is a very helpful ability for Alomomola, as it allows Alomomola to restore her own HP as she switches out to heal another teammate with Wish (Alomomola will restore up to 176 Hit Points whenever switching out using the given EV spread and 31 HP IVs). This is also one of Alomomola's biggest advantages over Vaporeon, although it still faces fierce competition from Slowbro, which also boasts stellar Defense and a Water typing.</p>