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Good moveset for Cradily?

3 votes
  • Confuse Ray
  • Toxic
  • Protect
  • Block

Cradily learnset

asked 1 year ago
by DarthDestiny (14,328)
edited 10 months ago by DarkTyphlosion
Cradily (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 168 SAtk / 4 SDef
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Stockpile
- Recover
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power [Rock]

6 Answers

4 votes

Here are some movesets, ordered from best to worst:

  1. Physical Attacker
    Recover: Reliable healing move.
    Rock Slide: Decent power, good chance to cause flinching,STAB, higher accuracy and more PP than Stone Edge, deals with Bug and Ice types.
    Seed Bomb: Good power, high accuracy, STAB.
    Swords Dance: Increases Attack.

  2. Defensive Cradily
    Rock Slide: Decent power, good chance to cause flinching,STAB, higher accuracy and more PP than Stone Edge deals with Ice and Bug types.
    Recover: Reliable healing move.
    Amnesia: Increases Sp. Def.
    Toxic: Inflicts bad poison.

  3. Healer: Big Root
    Giga Drain: Decent power, STAB, high accuracy, heals Cradily.
    Ingrain: Heals Cradily.
    Toxic: Inflicts toxic poison.
    Rock Slide: Decent power, good chance to cause flinching,STAB, higher accuracy and more PP than Stone Edge deals with Ice and Bug types.

  4. Mixed Moveset
    Confuse Ray: Confuses the foe.
    Giga Drain: Decent power, high accuracy, STAB, heals Cradily.
    Rock Slide: Decent power, good chance to cause flinching,STAB, higher accuracy and more PP than Stone Edge deals with Ice and Bug types.
    Earthquake: Must I say why?

answered 1 year ago
by trachy (47,006)
2 votes

Uh-uh, Cradily's style on the field is stalling, Bro. Cradily is great at hindering its opponent, mostly due to the three manageable weaknesses, which are merely Ice, ground and Fighting.You want to drag out the battles with Cradily, not attempt to sweep the opponent.

Sunny Day/ Solarbeam combo just doesn't work well on Cradily. There are better choices for those two move slots (Not to mention that once you use Sunny Day, it's pretty obvious what you plan to do next. The opponent will likely switch in a wall). Replace them with best-known stalling moves, Block and Stockpile.

Confuse Ray is a great move for Cradily. If you plan to keep it, then I see no way to complain. If you want to get rid of it, then replace it with Seed Bomb for a more reliable STAB.

Lastly, and most importantly, you'll want Toxic. Paired with Confuse Ray and Block, you'll have one crippled opponent!

Some other alternatives is to replace Stockpile with Protect, to work in Unity with Toxic and Confuse Ray, in case the Pokemon doesn't hurt itself. Replacing Ingrain with Synthesis is fine, but can be hindered by weather very easily. Lastly, if you want to keep Stone Edge over Seed Bomb for STAB, then I think it's a great idea.

Cradily is the Defensive one, and Armaldo is the sweeper. Remember this, because both Cradily and Armaldo do poorly at trying to do the other's job.

answered 1 year ago
by ~-~WILL~-~ (22,378)
2 votes

Gen V

Cradily (M) @ Leftovers

Trait: Suction Cups

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef

Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)

  • Recover
  • Stockpile
  • Giga Drain
  • Earth Power
answered 11 months ago
by trachy (47,006)
Quiet (-Spe +SAtt) would be better, wouldn´t it?
0 votes

description
Cradily @ Leftovers

Trait: Suction Cups

EVs: 252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 SpD

Modest Nature (+SpA, -Atk)

  • Giga Drain
  • Earth Power
  • Recover
  • Hidden Power Rock/Sludge Bomb

Special tank.
Giga Drain is excellent STAB with a nice bonus of healing.
Earth Power gives some nice Coverage.
Recover is very nice reliable healing.
Hidden Power Rock is STAB and hits Flying types, while Sludge Bomb has a nice chance of poisoning the opponents and gives some neutral coverage.

answered 2 months ago
by Hex (7,238)
0 votes

Cradily @ Leftovers
Bold Nature: EVs- 252 HP / 53 Def / 150 S.Atk / 53 S.Def
Ability: Suction Cups
Sunny Day: To set up other moves
Solarbeam: Powerful move with STAB
Synthesis: Gives more HP with Sunny Day
Stockpile/Giga Drain/Ingrain: Stockpile if you want defenses, Giga Drain if you want to deal damage while getting HP, and Ingrain to get a whole lot of HP per turn with Leftovers

I've used this set before and its pretty good and haven't really seen it alot

answered 2 months ago
by ImGreen (50)
0 votes

Cradily
Item: Choice-specs
Ability: Storm-drain/Suction-cups
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 S.Attack, 140 Defense, 112 S.Defense


Giga-drain

Sludge-wave

Hidden-power(Fire)

Ancient-power or Earth-power


Giga-drain is STAB and healing at the same time, and by the way Cradily can have Giga-drain and the ability Storm-drain at the same time because it is one of the special moves that lileep can have when it comes from the DW. Sludge-wave is coverage. Hidden-power(Fire) is coverage. Ancient-power is STAB, but if you decide to use Suction-cups he should have Earth-power for coverage.


answered 2 months ago
by Speed freak (36,012)

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