Post by GGFan on Jul 21, 2005 10:43:59 GMT -5
Arbok
Type/s: Poison
HP: 323
Attack: 268
Defense: 236
Speed: 258
Special: 228
Weaknesses: Psychic (2x), Ground (2x)
Resistances: Grass (0.5x), Fighting (0.5x), Poison (0.5x)
At least it's famous.
Physical sweeper
~Glare
~Earthquake
~Screech
~Body Slam/Hyper Beam
Arbok gets Glare, a one of kind move that paralyzes the foe; no other Pokemon besides Arbok's pre-evolved counterpart learns it. Anyways, Glare and EQ are there as EQ provides the most wide array of type coverage, while Screech boosts Arbok's otherwise lacking attack and can force switches. The last move is up to you. Body Slam is good for paralyzing the switch, while Hyper Beam is the usual finishing move.
Wrapper
~Wrap
~Earthquake
~Screech
~Hyper Beam
This is the better alternative (no pun intended) if you're playing in an environment where Wrap is allowed. You need support for this to work, but thanks to Screech you have arguably the best wrapper in UU. Screech helps boost the damage of Wrap and will do other things like put the opponent in kill range quicker and force more switches. Arbok's speed stat is also very serviceable for a wrapper, but its typing and bad defenses even things out.
You could use Glare over Screech for this set, but with enough para support you can get by without it. And then there's the fact that Arbok isn't too slow as it is.
Overall, Arbok is pretty novelty but has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that saves it from NU trash. At least Arbok is the most famous analysis in THE Alternative and Smogon's history.
Copyright ©2005 The Alternative. All rights Reserved.
Type/s: Poison
HP: 323
Attack: 268
Defense: 236
Speed: 258
Special: 228
Weaknesses: Psychic (2x), Ground (2x)
Resistances: Grass (0.5x), Fighting (0.5x), Poison (0.5x)
At least it's famous.
Physical sweeper
~Glare
~Earthquake
~Screech
~Body Slam/Hyper Beam
Arbok gets Glare, a one of kind move that paralyzes the foe; no other Pokemon besides Arbok's pre-evolved counterpart learns it. Anyways, Glare and EQ are there as EQ provides the most wide array of type coverage, while Screech boosts Arbok's otherwise lacking attack and can force switches. The last move is up to you. Body Slam is good for paralyzing the switch, while Hyper Beam is the usual finishing move.
Wrapper
~Wrap
~Earthquake
~Screech
~Hyper Beam
This is the better alternative (no pun intended) if you're playing in an environment where Wrap is allowed. You need support for this to work, but thanks to Screech you have arguably the best wrapper in UU. Screech helps boost the damage of Wrap and will do other things like put the opponent in kill range quicker and force more switches. Arbok's speed stat is also very serviceable for a wrapper, but its typing and bad defenses even things out.
You could use Glare over Screech for this set, but with enough para support you can get by without it. And then there's the fact that Arbok isn't too slow as it is.
Overall, Arbok is pretty novelty but has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that saves it from NU trash. At least Arbok is the most famous analysis in THE Alternative and Smogon's history.
Copyright ©2005 The Alternative. All rights Reserved.