Komala


Credit to Aonik

Type:
Weaknesses: (x2)
Resistances: (x0)

Ability: Comatose: It acts as if it is affected by the Sleep status condition. All special effects of moves based on the Sleep status condition affect this Pokémon. This Pokémon can still attack.

Stats: 65 HP / 115 Attack / 65 Defense / 75 S[ecial Attack / 95 Special Defense / 65 Speed

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Look at Komala, it's so cute! Not only is Komala such a cute bear, it has a lot of potential competitively. Komala has an average movepool with diversity, the power to spin hazards away, and the ability to absorb any status condition. Also, Komala has very nice stats, with it's Attack and Special Defense pointing out. With all this information present, let's see what's this Koala can do with it's neat ol' log.

Assault Vest (Spinner)


Komala @ Assault Vest
Ability: Comatose
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Return
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Sucker Punch/U-Turn

Milestones:

• Makes Modest LO Nidoking cry
  
• Puts Vikavolt's 145 Special Attack Stat to shame
  
• Eats up and beats down what Alolan Ninetales has to offer
  
• Tanks a Draco from Drampa
  

This set takes advantage of Komala's alright HP, great Special Defense and somewhat deep movepool and add an Assault Vest to take any special attack. While on paper it seems more sensible to put EV's into Defense instead of Special Defense, calcs against physical attackers are still 2HKO's from hard hitters like Entei and Araquanid. With this knowledge, why not just put all of those investments into Special Defense and call it a day? Since we have these kinds of investments plus the Assault Vest, this makes Komala an annoyance for special attackers since they do very little to the sleepy koala.

Diving into what Komala can use, it's movepool is no joke. Return is a 102 BP STAB (Assuming you're max happiness), pretty much one of it's best STAB moves, making it necessary for dealing out a nice hefty amount of damage. Rock and Steel Types may very easily take a Return, but this is where Earthquake comes into play with it's 100 BP, allowing to hit hard. Rapid Spin is the staple of this set, while it's not so great damage wise, it definitely gets the job done when getting rid of hazards. Sucker Punch not only deals with the Ghost types which aren't affected by Return, it also allows for a form of priority, which can be really handy if you want to snatch a quick KO if you know the opponent is attacking. If you want to give more support to your wallbreakers instead of priority, a slow U-Turn from Komala gives a nice alternative to help the team more.

Komala's ability, Comatose, is also something that stands out for it, other than the fact that Komala is the only Pokemon with this ability. The run down of how this ability works is that it acts like a status absorber and can't get affected by any sort of status move, like Spore, Thunder Wave, and Toxic. This allows for Komala to come in on an incoming status move to keep other Pokemon from getting crippled. This ability also ignores the ability of Toxic Spikes, allowing you to switch into something that can try to hit you with a special move and then Rapid Spin those hazards away. Do keep in mind that status users that are also physical attackers, like Breloom, can give Komala a run for it's money.