Silvally-Water

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[OVERVIEW]
  • Silvally-Water has excellent defensive typing in Water, allowing it to check common threats such as Emboar and Delphox
  • Bulky due to its high base stats and works well as a defogger
  • No reliable recovery is detrimental to its functionality
  • Does not bring much offensive presence to the table outside of Parting Shot
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Defog
move 2: Surf
move 3: Toxic
move 4: Ice Beam / Rest / Parting Shot
item: Water Memory
ability: RKS System
nature: Bold
evs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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  • Defog is to clear hazards such as Stealth Rock or Spikes, opening potential opportunities for pokemon that are weak to such hazards
  • Surf is a STAB move that hits decently hard due to Silvally's naturally high Special Attack. This allows Silvally to get chip damage on important targets like Garbodor and Klinklang
  • Toxic allows Silvally to effectively stall out targets like Audino, Sneasel, or Slowbro who cannot break Silvally with their STAB moves alone
  • Ice Beam lets Silvally hit Grass type targets such as Whimsicott or Virizion for respectable damage on the switch. Ice Beam also hits pokemon such as Druddigon who resist Surf
  • Rest gives Silvally a recovery option which gives it a lot more longevity and possibly allows it to Toxic stall longer
  • Parting Shot is an option that gives the Silvally user momentum off of targets that can't stay in versus Silvally like Houndoom

Set Details
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  • Maximum HP investment makes Silvally a lot bulkier and enables it to take on pokemon like Emboar or Sneasel better
  • Nearly maximum Defense EVs gives Silvally the capability to switch into physical moves like Steelix's Earthquake or Klinklang's Frustration much easier
  • 16 Speed EVs allows Silvally to outspeed Adamant Emboar
  • Water Memory is the only usable item on Silvally. Water Memory cannot be Tricked and Knock Off deals no bonus damage.
  • RKS System is the only available ability for Silvally. It has no use.
Usage Tips
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  • Try to keep Silvally healthy throughout the battle. This is because it has no reliable recovery and needs to be healthy to take on opposing threats
  • Don't be afraid to click Surf against neutral targets. Silvally has a high base Special Attack which serves it well since it can do decent damage.
  • Silvally can beat a majority of Stealth Rockers. Use this to your advantage and switch it in against stuff like Rhydon, Steelix or Piloswine, all of which are weak to water and do not do a lot of damage to Silvally
Team Options
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  • Wish support can help patch up Silvallys lack of reliable recovery
  • A grounded Poison type to absorb Toxic Spikes is beneficial for Silvally since it being Poisoned could hurt its ability to check things later in the battle, like Garbodor, Vileplume, or Toxicroak
  • Silvally doesn't have the greatest Special Defense with a Physically Defensive spread, so something that covers its weaknesses to electric, grass, and Freeze-Dry can work. Pokemon like Togedemaru work well for this
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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