It can use "Life Dew" if you can predict your opponent well enough to recover with a chance to get a free move off. This Blastoise also uses "Waterfall" for its flinch potential, and "Dark Pulse" for the same.
This is something that can be done without Blastoise taking entry damage if equipped with "Heavy Duty Boots. As such, "Earthquake," "Liquidation," and "Crunch" are all ran alongside "Rapid Spin" in the moveset. This continues into the modern era, as Blastoise simply doesn't have a real use for it. While this can be good with Blastoise's solid "Defense" and "Special Defense" stats, its abysmal "HP" stat leaves it more often than not struggling to stay healthy even after a "Rest.
Unlike the Offensive counterpart, Blastoise's Support set utilizes its wide range of moves in order to slowly but surely counter your opponent's gameplan.
Rather than using its powerful moves, it uses "Toxic" to spread "Badly Poisoned" conditions to the enemy team to slowly wear them down with the health loss. It also runs "Protect" to help stall out further and let "Toxic's" damage play out. On top of that it uses "Rapid Spin" to stop entry hazards should your opponent use the opportunity to try and set them up.
This Blastoise sets' only attacking move would be "Waterfall" for its flinch potential. Blastoise has a lot of moves in its move pool, all of varying types.
This makes it easy to think it could be a good idea to utilize this so Blastoise has a lot of different coverage options. This couldn't be farther from the truth. The issue with Blastoise its stats don't compliment this style at all.
It needs a Water move, in this case, "Hydro Pump. You usually only need the margin of Rain Dance if you're also underleveled or you have something whose ability exploits it. More topics from this board What is a world edition of a game? Will it ruin my game? General 3 Answers Can I delete my save data? Tech Support 7 Answers Fishing rod Location? Side Quest 6 Answers Where can I find professor's treasure?
Side Quest 3 Answers. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? I plan on using this for just in game and every now and then to battle my younger brother and we don't bother with EV training. Do you think having blastoise and Lapras learn rain dance worth it? It doesn't last long but boosts water moves and makes thunder always hit which i plan on teaching my Lapras. Most enemy trainers only carry two or three pokemon anyways but i might want to compete in the battle mansion or whatever it's called.
Thanks for any help you can give me! User Info: AndroxineVortex AndroxineVortex Topic Creator 6 years ago 3 I think i wild only give it to my blastoise and lapras though or maybe give it to everyone. Dark Pulse is its last coverage move, hitting Psychic and Ghost-types for super effecitve damage. Blastoise's great mixed defense and solid Water-typing make it a great support Pokemon in Doubles, with Flip Turn giving it extra utility over other support Pokemon - essentially letting it function as a Defensive Pivot.
Fake Out has increased priority and causes the target to flinch, letting Blastoise scout moves and potentially break an opposing Pokemon's Focus Sash. Flip Turn is its pivoting move, dealing damage before switching out. We're using Sitrus Berry as it provides greater healing than Leftovers in Doubles. Check out our article below to learn more about Sitrus Berries and Leftovers in Doubles.
Sitrus Berry vs Leftovers in Doubles. Blastoise is one of the few bulky attackers that have Shell Smash, so it's important that you use this boosting move at the start of the battle so that you can deal as much damage as possible to the opposing team.
Since this boosting move also increases Attack, your opponent may second guess your Blastoise and may struggle to switch into the right defensive Pokemon. Blastoise has great mixed bulk and its Mono Water-typing gives it only two weakness - Grass and Electric. Even with little to no defensive EV investment, Blastoise can withstand weaker attacks and stay in matches between opponents longer. It can also run defensive and supportive sets, allowing it to fill multiple roles in a party.
Blastoise great bulk and ability to run offensive and support builds make it a versatile Pokemon. While it faces stiff competition from stronger Water-types, it has a niche in more balanced teams - especially those that make use of a Grass-Fire-Water Core. It's best used with Grass and Fire-types as these three cover each others weaknesses and gaps in coverage. Blastoise fills the role of both lead and special attacked for this Grass-Fire-Water Team, with Incineroar filling the role of an Offensive Pivot while Rillaboom is a straightforward physical attacker.
Since it's partnered with a Fire-type Pokemon, it's best to Gigantamax Blastoise so that its Water-type moves becomes G-Max Cannonade and doesn't set up rain that can lower Incineroar's Fire-type moves. Incineroar functions as an offensive pivot and deters Grass-types that can easily switch into Blastoise's moves. Rillaboom on the other hand helps round off the gaps in coverage by providing strong, physical Grass-type moves. It also sets up Grassy Terrain with its Grassy Surge Ability, which is very useful for pure offensive teams since it recovers the team's HP at the end of every turn.
Blastoise is also a great choice for special attacker in Rain Teams since it can heavily damage the opposing team with high-powered Water Spouts. Blastoise works well with Tornadus as the latter helps deter Grass-types that can withstand even boosted Water Spouts. How to Build a Weather Team. Access to utility moves such as Fake Out, Helping Hand, and Life Dew - on top of its great mixed defenses, make Blastoise a great support Pokemon in Doubles and is easy to fit into many types of teams.
In this sample team, we partner Blastoise with Dragonite who benefits from its Life Dew to keep it healthy and ensure that its Multiscale Ability stays active throughout the match. Blastoise can also scout the opposing team using Fake Out , or boost Dragonite's power with Helping Hand.
Gengar and Togekiss are the backup sweeper and redirection support for this team respectively. Gengar also benefits from Blastoise's Life Dew since its Poison-typing lets it freely switch into Fairy-types that target Salamence. Meanwhile, Blastoise can use Flip Turn to quickly pivot to Togekiss if Dragonite requires redirection support.
How to Build a Doubles Team. Although Blastoise has natural bulk, Pokemon that have a type advantage against it can easily force it out of the battle or even outright KO it if it tries to switch in. Fortunately and unfortunately for Blastoise , many top-ranking Pokemon in the current metagame are Grass and Electric-types. Let Blastoise face fellow Water-type Pokemon so that it attacks will do low damage, or in some cases completely nullify it.
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