Pokemon of the Week 8/21/11 Azumarill

Despite the massive storms this past week and lack of LiveCast, I still present to you Ev Trained Pokemon of the Week! This week we look into the adorable aqua mouse (actually rabbit) Azumarill. This set comes straight from my old Ev training notes, so the sets may seem a tad outdated. As such I've decided as a "part 2" we can go over what has changed for better or worse for this poke.

Ability: Huge Power

Nature: Adamant

Base Stats:

Hp-100

Atk-50

Def-80

Sp.Atk-50

Sp.Def-80

Spd-50

Ev Spread: (510)

Hp-22

Atk-240

Def-124

Sp.Atk-0

Sp.Def-124

Spd-0

Moveset Suggestions:

Set 1 Item: Muscle Band

-Body Slam

-Aqua Jet

-Dig

-Ice Punch

Set 1 Side Notes:

This Azumarill has a set for massive physical damage! Before getting to the crux of its moveset, let me mention the Defensive Evs. Being bulky is one of the things Azumarill can do best. If you're looking for more defense than offense, you can slightly alter the tables by changing one move to Aqua Ring to boost Hp while keeping Muscle Band attached for power.

Additionally you can switch the ability to Thick Fat to reduce opponent's fire and ice moves by 50%. Since it's unlikely anyone would launch those types directly at Azumarill due to the type disadvantage, it would be more useful to switch it in to block those moves from vulnerable members of your team. Consider a Charizard Vs. Venasuar, you can predict a powerful fire move from Charizard, so Azumarill is switched in. Flamethrower barely does any damage with the Thick Fat ability coupled with the Ev set + type resistance. Now instead of trying to chase Charizard with Aqua Jet, use Aqua Ring to recover your little lost hp because chances are your opponent doesn't want to risk his/ her Charizard to a water type.

Offensively Huge Power Azumarill is a beast! With a few dedicated Evs to Def and Sp. Def you won't have to worry about 1-Hit Ko from super effective opponents. Huge Power doubles physical attack moves while Muscle Band raises them an additional 10% more. Ice Punch gives you coverage from troublesome grass types while dig shields you from electric types. Aqua Jet works always well as a revenge killer and doubles as your Pokemon's STAB move. STAB stands for "Same Type Attack Bonus" and means when you use a move that is the same type as the Pokemon that is using it, that move becomes more powerful.

Fifth Generation Edits:

While I designed this Azumarill with the Heart Gold & Soul Silver generation in mind, slight changes can be made to improve upon the original in the Unova Region. Let's start with the option for a new ability obtained through Dream World called Sap Sipper. This allows you to have your attack raised by one stage when hit with a grass type move that does no damage. This ability I see as being more useful in the double or even triple battle stage than single battle use. It works well if you have a grass supporter or even one that just has a non attacking grass move such as Aromatherapy, to attack Azumarill in order for it's physical attacks to be boosted. Unfortunately if you choose this Azumarill, you'll be fore going Ice Punch being a Fourth Gen Move Tutor attack only. However some attacks to fill the void of Ice Punch could be Brick Break, Waterfall(instead of Aqua Jet), Aqua Tail, Buldoze (instead of Dig), or Work Up (Raises Atk & Sp.Atk) to name a few.

Conclusion:

Azumarill works as a sufficient wall with power. It can vary it's style slightly with the adjustment of movesets and abilities. In the Fifth gen they have a tad more to worry about with the possibility of Eelektross resisting ground moves like Dig or Bulldoze. Yet the new Dream World ability could make up for lacking super effective moves by pure power up alone. This is just one of many ways you could raise this cute power house. If you have a suggestion or personal Ev set that you have tested, comment on this post and spread the info=D I'm DeoGenZ and I'll see you next PokeChat LiveCast this Sunday if this upcoming Hurricane doesn't knock out my electricity like last weekend......