
Nidoqueen (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
Nidoqueen's queenly presence has joined RU, and it's one of the tier's most fearsome wallbreakers and Stealth Rock setters, sporting a great movepool that is boosted by Sheer Force + Life Orb. Nidoqueen is able to set Stealth Rock against common removal options such as Crobat, Togekiss, and Rotom-C. Its STAB moves hit metagame defining Pokemon such as Cobalion, Volcanion, Xurkitree, and Togekiss, while Ice Beam hits common Flying- and Dragon-types such as Noivern, Crobat, and Flygon as well as Roserade and Dhelmise. Obstagoon and Incineroar help Nidoqueen beat Reuniclus, Necrozma, and Umbreon while benefiting from it checking Electric- and Fighting-types like Xurkitree and Heracross. Raikou and Xurkitree make great partners, beating Milotic and Starmie and bringing in Nidoqueen on Grass-types with Volt Switch. Togekiss, Suicune, and Milotic provide answers to Flygon. In return, Nidoqueen can take on Raikou and Xurkitree for them.
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