Feb 7, 2016, 07:17 AM
Azumarill is basically an offensive tank/pivot with almost little drawbacks (aside speed) compared to its other Water-type Pokemon like Feraligatr or Poliwrath. This should somewhat obvious but part of Azumarills popularity in singles and doubles is its great typing with Water/Fairy coverage to hit almost everything in the game with neutral coverage. Azumarill's part Fairy typing is the reason why it's seen so much usage since early XY as it can easily counter Dragon and Dark types with its bulk and take them out with a STAB Play Rough. The problem with Pokemon like Poliwrath it basically doesn't have the coverage options or even a strong STAB Fighting attack to abuse. Factor in the potential viable sets for Azumarills from AV, Belly Drum, Choice Band, etc help maintain an array opt options for an Azumarill use to chose from.
