Palossand

GhostGround

In HPL - Battle Connoisseur

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Base stats

HP85

Atk75

Def110

SpA100

SpD75

Spe35

BST480

Abilities

Primary: Water Compaction
Secondary: —
Hidden: Sand Veil

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 35 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).

Physical wall: HP 85+ with Def 100+.
Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.

Hazards

Stealth Rock

Recovery

Reliable recovery: Shore Up
Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize): Rock Polish
Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Iron Defense, Curse

Status

Toxic
Sleep (Spore / Sleep Powder / Hypnosis / Dark Void): Hypnosis
Status chance riders (minor): Sludge Bomb

Stallbreak / utility

Trick / Switcheroo: Trick
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute
Chip / utility (Pain Split / Future Sight / Corrosive Gas): Pain Split

Moves — National Dex

Type

78 of 78 moves


Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
After You	Normal	Status	—	—	15	The target makes its move right after the user.
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2.
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva).
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15	30% chance to make the target flinch.
Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5	Prevents the target from switching out.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brine	Water	Special	65	100	10	Power doubles if the target's HP is 50% or less.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100	20	100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1.
Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1.
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10	Confuses the target.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5	If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100	15	For 5 turns, the target's item has no effect.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies.
Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20	Max 102 power at minimum Happiness.