Cryogonal
[SET]
name: Cryogonal (OU Rapin Spin)
move 1: Rapid Spin
move 2: Ice Beam/ Blizzard
move 3: Recover
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 38 SAtk / 224 Spe
Why this set deserves to be on site:
- Underrated Spinner that functions well on (Hail) stall teams in need of Rapid Spin support.
- Can beat Spinblockers thanks to good special bulk with a combination of Toxic + Recover (or Ice Beam in Gengar's case).
- Weak to Stealth Rock, but immune to other hazards.
- Also beats Stallbreakers such as Taunt + SD Gliscor and MixMence.
- It's high Speed stat (base 105) also lets it revenge kill Dragon-types and things like Acrobat Gliscor and non-Scarf Landorus.
- Has access to the reliable healing move Recover.
- Shallow movepool but it doesn't really need much more.
Additional comments
- 248 give a HP as SR-number.
- Enough Speed to outspeed Landorus (101) and thus all max Speed base 100's too.
- Remaining EV's dropped in SAtk for a little offensive boost (Cryogonal has a base 95 SAtk, which is pretty good for a "defensive" poke).
- Hail support can be used but isn't needed. Also works well on a Sandstall team etc. When used on a Hail team, Blizzard is obviously the offensive move of choice.
- Substitute can be used over Toxic to prevent status and Pursuit trapping and, in case Toxic Spikes are up, stalling with SubRecover.
- Hidden Power [Fire] can be used to prevent Scizor from Pursuit trapping (watch out for Bullet Punch though), this will also make Cryogonal able to beat the common bulky Rotom-W, CB Scizor, non-Scarf Landorus combinations (it has to give up on it's main selling point, Rapid Spin, though).
- Reflect is an option as well:
Teammates and CountersAfter running some calcs and seeing just how insanely vulnerable it is on the defensive side, have you considered trying a spread of 32 HP/252 Def/224 Spe and running Reflect over Toxic? You lose some Special durability but you become much more difficult to take down physically, especially with Reflect up, as well as giving a bit of support to your team if you can't/don't need to Spin. That still may not save it from being outdone by the likes of Starmie, but at least you can survive a Pursuit on the switch with Reflect+this spread.
CB Tyranitar Pursuit(switching) vs:
252/0 Cryogonal with Reflect: 78.77 - 92.73%
32/252 Cryogonal with Reflect: 56.4 - 66.78%
CB Scizor Pursuit(switching) vs:
252/0 Cryogonal: 102.32 - 120.63%
w/ Reflect: 51.16 - 60.46%
32/252 Cryogonal: 73.7 - 86.85%
w/ Reflect: 37.02 - 43.59%
This does kind of mean "Reflect or die" in a lot of cases, but I think that beats "die or die". You do lose the ability to hit some Ghosts without Toxic, but Toxic Spikes might do the job on grounded ones and it doesn't affect your matchup with Gengar.
- As mentioned before, Abomasnow is a possible teammate, but isn't required.
- Works good on a stall team, so pokemon as Hippowdon, Blissey, Skarmory, ... make good partners as well.
- Due to it's pitiful base 30 Defense Cryogonal can easily be Pursuit trapped by the likes of Scizor or Tyranitar.
- Jirachi is also a good counter, it's immune to Toxic and resists Ice Beam while being able to retaliate with Iron Head.