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Cradily is a unique fossil Pokemon most notable for its exclusive Rock/Grass typing, which cancel out many of each other's weaknesses. Cradily is designed to be a defensive Pokemon, with a focus on sponging special attacks, as it has nice bulk but lackluster offensive power. To further complement its typing, it gets the Storm Drain ability, giving it a useful Water immunity and a potential boost to its strength. Unfortunately, for all the weaknesses its type combination cancels out, it still leaves Cradily weak to very common Fighting and Ice moves, while leaving it with few resistances in return. With poor Speed and offenses, Cradily is rather passive, making it vulnerable to setup Pokemon and a decently fast Taunt. | |||
Cradily's STAB moves are usually Giga Drain and Rock Slide, though it doesn't rely on them very much due to its defensive nature. Giga Drain would be Cradily's main STAB move with a helpful ability to leech health from the enemy. Rock Slide's flinch chance is wasted due to Cradily's poor Speed, but it does lots of damage to Fire, Bug and Flying types that can comfortably sponge Grass moves. Stone Edge does more damage, but Rock Slide's superior accuracy is more beneficial to a support Pokemon. Cradily can support its team by setting up Stealth Rock, a great entry hazard as always, or it can spread Toxic status to wear down opposing Pokemon. It also gets Synthesis and Recover as healing moves, with Recover healing a consistent amount while Synthesis's effectiveness varies with weather. While very uncommon, Cradily can also put Curse to good use, due to its poor Speed and good bulk to start with. | |||
==Anorith and Armaldo== | ==Anorith and Armaldo== | ||
