[OVERVIEW]
- Good movepool including good support moves like Coil,Stockpile and Glare.
- Its a good check for the majority of the Grass types of the tier.
- Has a good recovery with Shed Skin + Rest combo.
- Mediocre defense stats that needs setup.
- His Poison type is good but has a weak to common move like Earthquake/Earth power.
[SET]
Name : Stallbok
Move 1: Stockpile
Move 2: Infestation
Move 3: Toxic
Move 4: Rest
Item Black Sludge
Ability : Shed Skin
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Stockpile allows to boost Arbok defenses to a good level.
- Infestation allows Arbok to trap his opponent to eliminate with Toxic.
- Toxic is the source of damage of this set,allowing to kill any opponent who is not immune.
- Rest gets Arbok to full health when it's in danger, making it more durable and harder to bring down in tandem with Stockpile.
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- Maximum HP investment allows Arbok tank some more hits and set up Stockpile more easily.
- 192 EVs in def with a Bold Nature are used to mitigate Physical Attacks and escape from 2HKO Non Life-Orb Drill Run Rapidash.
- 64 EVs in SpD are used to tank more easily Special hits to set up Stockpile.
- Shed Skin gives Arbok a chance to recover from status, and is the main reason for using this set allowing ShedRest combo.
- Black Sludge provides Passive recovery,And helps him to tank damage while it is setting Stockpile.
Usage Tips
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- Bring him on Pokemon that don't threaten it much, such as Leafeon,
- As it needs setup he needs to remove his counters, Like Steel and Poison types,
- Try to setup in Stall pokémon Like Dusclops,Avalugg and Gourgeist.
- Dont hesitate to Switch into Grass types thanks to Shed skin, WoW and Sleep Power tey had no effect.
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- This defensive set best on defensive and balanced teams.
- His Poison typing makes Arbok a good choice in teams that are vulnerable to Toxic Spikes
- Water and Grass types are good pair to Arbok they provide good reliable way to handle Ground-types.
- Fighting-types such as Machoke/Monferno can deal well with Steel-types, especially Probopass/Bastiodon as Arbok cannot touch them.
- Psychic and Ground types such as Stunfisk/Grumpig can deal to other Poison types.
- Stealth rock provides a good suport to eliminate the foe more faster.
- Rapid Spin users like Wartortle,Armaldo make a good pair to Arbok, Wartortle helps him with Ground types,Armaldo can set up Stealth Rock.
Other Options
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- Grip Claw can be uset instead of Black sludge, To infestation last 6 Turns, but he loses the partial recovery.
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- Grumpig: Grumpig can use Taunt and kill him with Psychic/Psychock.
- Taunt users: Arbok is frail without a boost, so Taunt users can easily stop it from Stalling.
- Ground-types: Bulky Ground-types such as Golem,Stunfisk, and Marowak can switch in safely on Arbok thanks to their alright bulk and resistance to Poison-type moves.
- Offensive Pressure: Arbok is frail, especially without Special Defense investment, and its typing isn't that great either, as it leaves Arbok with few resistances and susceptible to common types such as Water.
