I had trouble with Lickitung even with a fighting type. Everything I did to him, he just wished off.
Sorry yeah, I guess I misphrased it. I'm not saying Litwick is useless outside of beating Ziggy, it is very good at beating quite a few mons. I'm just saying that it's a good idea to pack one because the threat of Zigzagoon is quite large.Litwick has a couple of perks alongside just beating Zigzagoon. Litwik has completely unresisted STABs in LC UU, which affords a lot of room in its moveset to include stuff like Will-O-Wisp, Trick Room, Memento, Calm Mind and/or Clear Smog. It also has reasonable defenses and an incredible ability in Flash Fire: Darumaka is the powerhouse of LC UU so having something that can take Flare Blitz is a huge boon. Litwick is also an excellent partner with Kabuto, who is arguably the best Spinner.
I am still pretty salty about this >:(
One thing I noticed is the fact how most of Zigzagoon's counters are weak to ground (Litwick, Aron, etc.). However, what I haven't seen being brought up yet is how all of those pokemon are pretty easily trapped and killed by one pokemon: Trapinch.
With its exclusive ability in LC UU Arena Trap, alongside its ground STAB, Trapinch can kill the counters of Ziggy to then just murder everything with its usual set. However, even CB Trap cannot guarentee a 2HKO on physically defensive Lickitung, the premier wall in the tier. Even with all that, the ability to trap and kill all the counters to Ziggy is a pretty big incentive to give it a shot.
Here is a set that I have been using:
Trapinch @ Choice Band
Trait: Arena Trap
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 196 Atk / 196 Spd
Adamant Nature
Earthquake
Superpower
Rock Slide
Crunch/Quick Attack
Earthquake is mandatory STAB that almost 2HKOs everything in the tier that doesn't resist or is immune to it. Superpower allows for to easily 2HKO Lickitung. Rock Slide is for Flying-Types who are immune to our STAB. The last two moves are filler but they serve niche purposes. Crunch is to hit Psychics and Ghosts harder than any other move whereas Quick Attack allow to finish off weakened opponents.