Gastrodon or Pelipper?

Which one should I choose in Diamond?Taking on the elite 4 and both have good typing for some of the battles and I’ll be giving ice beam to whichever one to take out Cynthia’s Garchomp, thats my main reason for asking the question, I just don’t know who to pick…Both have positives and negatives when taking on the elite 4!Also if it helps,Gastrodon - Relaxed naturePelipper - Quiet natureNot the best natures for them fair enough but i’m not going to be using them competitively!

Also if it helps the other 5 members of the team are,Raichu, Roserade, Drapion, Girafarig and Hippowdon

WITH THAT THESE ARE THE OTHER 5, I AM NOT TAKING OUT ANOTHER POKEMON TO ACCOMMODATE THE GASTRODON AND PELIPPER, SO DON’T SUGGEST IN ME DOING SO, ONLY PICK ONE! :L

Thanks :)

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Well, you really love a challenge, don’t you? The Sluggish Slug VS the Crazy Pelican! Since someone already suggested Gastrodon, I’m going to speak for Peliper.Here is my recommended moveset:

The way your team is designed now, you lack two key aspect of a good ingame team: Fly and Surf.With Peliper, you can get both! However, its Attack is minimal, so I would not use Fly in battle. It also got the Defensive bulk to (maybe) survive a hit from Cynthia’s Garchomp and then revenge-kill it with ice Beam/Blizzard. Both have to be taught via TM so it is your choice. I would use Ice Beam since it is more reliable.Roost is good, sweet, reliable recovery.

One mayor advantage Peliper have over Gastrodon is the Speed. It can outspeed anything on Berthas team with relative ease, and it provides a nice Flying type VS Aaron. Against the gym leaders, if fares slightly worse except for Gardenia.Gastrodon on the other hand fairs better versus the rest of the E4, due to better overall bulk and Ground type. Since your Roserade already deals with Berth, Gastrodon can take down Flint with relative ease.

Overall, Gastrodons Ground type, overall better Stats and movepool makes it superior to Peliper, but as I said before, your team lack Fly, and honestly, you will have big problems with the E4 anyway. Bertha may not be a problem either way, but Aaron, Flint and primarily Lucien will give you a very difficult time as it is now. Might I suggest replacing Girafarig? It is a very weak Pokemon, and it has poor types. I would suggest using Staraptor instead.A good moveset would be:

So my tip: Use Peliper if you don’t want to replace anything, use Staraptor and Gastrodon if you can bid Girafarig adieu. Hope it helped!

Gastrodon is a better choice so here is a moveset you may enjoyLeftoversEarthpower STAB/ToxicIce BeamSurf =STABRecovergastrodon has better stats and with recover can take down cynthias garchomp in no time go gastrodon!

I’d go with gastrodon..