Poipole & Naganadel Competitive Discussion, Overview and Learnset

[Kris]

Poipole

Stats

HP: 67
Attack: 73
Defense: 67
Sp.Atk: 73
Sp.Def: 67
Speed: 73

Learnset

Level Up Moves:

• Acid, Growl, Helping Hand, Peck, Dragon Pulse (Lvl. 1)
  
• Fury Attack (Lvl. 7)
  
• Venoshock (Lvl. 13)
  
• Charm (Lvl. 19)
  
• Venom Drench (Lvl. 23)
  
• Nasty Plot (Lvl. 31)
  
• Poison Jab (Lvl. 37)
  
• Toxic (Lvl. 41)
  
• Fell Stinger (Lvl. 47)
  

TM Moves

• Toxic
  
• Venoshock
  
• Hidden Power
  
• Protect
  
• Frustration
  
• Return
  
• Sludge Wave
  
• Sludge Bomb
  
• Facade
  
• Rest
  
• Round
  
• Echoed Voice
  
• Poison Jab
  
• Sleep Talk
  
• Substitute
  
• Confide
  

Tutor Moves

• Covet
  
• Dragon Pulse
  
• Gastro Acid
  
• Gunk Shot
  
• Helping Hand
  
• Iron Tail
  
• Signal Beam
  
• Snatch
  
• Snore
  
• Uproar
  

Discussion 

Poipole is a pre-evolution, so it gets access to Eviolite. I'm gueesing it will be an NU Pokemon at most because of it's typing and stats. Pure poison type leaves it weak only to Ground and Psychic and it's stats are....average Eviolite stats. It's going to be, if anything, an Eviolite setup Pokemon, I guess. 

Possible Set(s)  tis a meme set rly

Poipole @ Eviolite
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 128 Def / 132 SpD
Calm Nature
- Toxic
- Confide / Charm / Venom Drench
- Venoshock
- Gastro Acid

Damage Calculations {NU Pokemon}

• 252 Atk Sandslash-Alola Icicle Crash vs. 248 HP / 128 Def Eviolite Poipole: 91-108 (27 - 32%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
  Possible damage amounts: (91, 91, 93, 94, 96, 96, 97, 99, 99, 100, 102, 103, 103, 105, 106, 108)
  
• 252+ SpA Choice Specs Guzzlord Draco Meteor vs. 248 HP / 132+ SpD Eviolite Poipole: 211-249 (62.6 - 73.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
  Possible damage amounts: (211, 213, 216, 219, 220, 223, 226, 228, 231, 234, 235, 238, 241, 243, 246, 249)
  
• +2 252 SpA Mismagius Shadow Ball vs. 248 HP / 132+ SpD Eviolite Poipole: 166-196 (49.2 - 58.1%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO
  Possible damage amounts: (166, 168, 169, 172, 174, 175, 178, 180, 181, 184, 186, 187, 190, 192, 193, 196)
  

Sorry not sorry

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Naganadel

Stats

HP: 73
Attack: 73
Defense: 73
Sp.Atk: 127
Sp.Def: 73
Speed: 121

Learnset adding what Poipole can't learn

Level Up Moves

• Air Cutter (Lvl. 1)
  
• Air Slash (Lvl. 53)
  

TM Moves

• Dragon Claw
  
• Hyper Beam
  
• Thunderbolt
  
• Leech Life
  
• Double Team
  
• Flamethrower
  
• Fire Blast
  
• Aerial Ace
  
• Thief
  
• Sky Drop
  
• Acrobatics
  
• Shadow Claw
  
• Smart Strike
  
• Fly
  
• X-Scissor
  
• Dragon Tail
  
• U-Turn
  
• Snarl
  
• Dark Pulse
  

Tutor Moves

• Ally Switch
  
• Heat Wave
  
• Iron Tail
  
• Laser Focus
  
• Outrage
  
• Shock Wave
  
• Sky Attack
  
• Tailwind
  
• Throat Chop
  

Discussion

Well, the stats speak for themselves here. It's clearly a fast Special Attacker, and it gets a great learnset to back it up. Getting access to coverage in Flamethrower and Thunderbolt, and being a Poison Dragon type makes it get STAB off of Dragon Pulse. It doesn't have to worry about Fairy types thanks to coverage in Sludge Bomb / Wave and HP Ice can take care of Ground Types. I personally see it going to OU, but it's counters are still fairly common types. Dragon, Psychic and of course Ground with Landorus, and many Pokemon from UU like Starmie, for example so it MAY stay as UU for a while, idk.

Possible Set(s)

Naganadel @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- HP Ice
- Thunderbolt / Flamethrower / Nasty Plot
- Sludge Bomb / Sludge Wave

Damage Calculations

• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tapu Koko: 502-593 (178.6 - 211%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (502, 507, 515, 517, 525, 530, 538, 541, 549, 554, 562, 564, 572, 577, 585, 593)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Bulu: 832-983 (296 - 349.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (832, 842, 847, 858, 873, 879, 889, 894, 910, 920, 925, 936, 951, 957, 967, 983)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Sludge Wave vs. 248 HP / 252 SpD Tapu Fini: 265-312 (77.2 - 90.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
  Possible damage amounts: (265, 265, 268, 273, 276, 281, 281, 283, 289, 291, 296, 296, 299, 304, 307, 312) OHKOes with a +2 from Nasty Plot
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tapu Lele: 351-416 (124.9 - 148%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (351, 359, 361, 367, 369, 374, 377, 382, 385, 390, 393, 398, 400, 406, 408, 416)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Hidden Power Ice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Garchomp: 385-458 (107.5 - 127.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (385, 390, 395, 400, 406, 411, 416, 416, 421, 426, 432, 437, 442, 447, 452, 458)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Hidden Power Ice vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Landorus-Therian: 406-478 (127.2 - 149.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (406, 411, 416, 416, 421, 426, 432, 437, 442, 447, 452, 458, 463, 468, 473, 478)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 385-458 (109.3 - 130.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
  Possible damage amounts: (385, 390, 395, 400, 406, 411, 416, 416, 421, 426, 432, 437, 442, 447, 452, 458)
  
• 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 124 SpD Celesteela: 221-263 (55.5 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
  Possible damage amounts: (221, 224, 226, 229, 231, 234, 237, 239, 242, 244, 247, 250, 252, 255, 257, 263)
  

Ultra Necrozma is next, probably.