TJ
Banned deucer.
Spiritomb @ Aguav Berry
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def
Adamant Nature / Brave
- Pursuit
- Sucker Punch
- Foul Play / Psychic
- Will-O-Wisp
Spiritomb has solidified itself as one of PU's best Pursuit trappers thanks to its great bulk, useful resistances, and access to priority. Spiritomb pressures common Psychic- and Ghost-types, such as Mesprit and Oricorio-G, which it then Pursuit traps to pave the way for teammates like Primeape. With a Ghost / Dark typing that stops spinners like Hitmonchan and access to strong priority that threatens faster foes such as Magmortar and Pyroar, Spiritomb stands as a versatile Pokemon for many balance teams. Spiritomb's moveset has also adapted to include the increasingly common Psychic to allow it to take advantage of previously common switch-ins like Gurdurr and Weezing. With Infiltrator and Sucker Punch, Spiritomb pressures Substitute Pokemon like Jynx and Mesprit, and its presence has affected the viability of Substitute + Calm Mind users in general, with Pokemon like Oricorio-G unable to use Substitute to get around Sucker Punch. However, Spiritomb struggles to break defensive walls such as Ferroseed and Gourgeist-XL, and it is also easily pressured by Fairy-types like Clefairy, which can freely set up against it; however, wallbreakers like Magmortar, Aggron, and Kingler can be used to get through them.
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