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Tangrowth @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 28 Def / 228 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Fire
- Earthquake / Sludge Bomb
Recently, Tangrowth has regained popularity over Assault Vest Tapu Bulu thanks to Regenerator. Because of its amazing mixed bulk, Tangrowth checks many threats, such as Zygarde, Ash-Greninja, and Tapu Koko, simultaneously, allowing it to easily fit on teams as a glue Pokemon. Additionally, it's a bulky Grass-type that Heatran can't take advantage of, thanks to Earthquake hitting it 4x effectively. Unlike Tapu Bulu, which is Tangrowth's main competition, Tangrowth is not weak to Steel, which gives Tangrowth a far better matchup against Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Iron Tail Zygarde. Tangrowth also has Regenerator to more reliably stay healthy over the course of a match. Tangrowth still struggles to deal with Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Volcarona, so Toxapex is a great teammate that also forms a nice Regenerator core with Tangrowth. Tornadus-T is another great teammate for the same reason, and the offensive presence it brings to make up for Tangrowth's slight passivity.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-379840 - Here's a World Cup round one replay of FLCL vs z0mog, where FLCL's Tangrowth puts in massive work by KOing Heatran and beating Tapu Koko one-on-one in the endgame.
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 28 Def / 228 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Fire
- Earthquake / Sludge Bomb
Recently, Tangrowth has regained popularity over Assault Vest Tapu Bulu thanks to Regenerator. Because of its amazing mixed bulk, Tangrowth checks many threats, such as Zygarde, Ash-Greninja, and Tapu Koko, simultaneously, allowing it to easily fit on teams as a glue Pokemon. Additionally, it's a bulky Grass-type that Heatran can't take advantage of, thanks to Earthquake hitting it 4x effectively. Unlike Tapu Bulu, which is Tangrowth's main competition, Tangrowth is not weak to Steel, which gives Tangrowth a far better matchup against Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Iron Tail Zygarde. Tangrowth also has Regenerator to more reliably stay healthy over the course of a match. Tangrowth still struggles to deal with Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Volcarona, so Toxapex is a great teammate that also forms a nice Regenerator core with Tangrowth. Tornadus-T is another great teammate for the same reason, and the offensive presence it brings to make up for Tangrowth's slight passivity.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-379840 - Here's a World Cup round one replay of FLCL vs z0mog, where FLCL's Tangrowth puts in massive work by KOing Heatran and beating Tapu Koko one-on-one in the endgame.
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