Is Azumarill or Slurpuff the better Belly Drum user?

I’ve heard great things about both of these guys and the power they pack after a Belly Drum, but who is ultimately the better user of Belly Drum?

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• Superior Overall BulkAzumarill has bulk of 100/80/80Slurpuff is 82/86/75Also, Slurpuff needs to invest in speed to effectively use Unburden - Azumarill does not need to. So it has much better bulk in the competitive scenario.- Much higher Attack (factoring in Huge Power)Slurpuff has 284 Attack (252 EVs, Adamant Nature)Azumarill has 436 Attack (252 EVs, Adamant Nature, Huge Power)- Priority Aqua JetThis is the reason Azumarill can forego running speed. Aqua Jet gives it much needed priority with Slurpuff lacks, and prevents most revenge killers. Slurpuff can still be outrun by fast Scarfers. Azumarill can’t, since priority > speed.- Better physical coverageSlurpuff has 2 physical moves that are used - Play Rough and Return. Wow. Such great move set.Azumarill gets Waterfall, Aqua Jet, Play Rough, Knock Off, Superpower etc.- Azumarill is more versatileYou can bluff non-Belly Drum sets like Choice Band or AV for Azumarill, since they’re very common as well. However Slurpuff? The only use it really has is Belly Drum.- Forces more switches, more immediate firepowerAzumarill’s immediate firepower, courtesy of Huge Power, means it can force more switches since the opponent fears taking a powerful STAB to the face. It’s ability to run different sets also is taken into account. Did I mention it isn’t completely walled by every second steel type, unlike Slurpuff?- It’s OUOU > NU. #FACTAzumarill is in OU, Slurpuff is in NU. There’s a reason for that, and it’s not because Slurpuff is superior.

Why do I not like pink?Here’s an interesting fact:It’s against the law to wear hot pink pants on Sunday afternoons in Victoria, Australia. ;>Jump onto Smogon forhalf decent Azumarill sets, or theonly viable Slurpuff set

You can’t compare them both, even though they are both Belly Drummers

Azumarril is a priority Belly Sweeper, while Slurpuff is an Unburden Belly Sweeper.

Azumarril@Sitrus BerryEVs - 196/252/0/0/0/56Ability - Huge PowerAdamant Nature-Aqua Jet-Belly Drum-Play Rough-Superpower/Brick Break

Slurpuff@Sitrus BerryEVs - 4/252/0/0/0/252Ability - UnburdenJolly Nature-Belly Drum-Play Rough-Wish/Return-Protect

But if you want a verdict - I would choose Azumarril easily. Why? Because of Slurpuff’s extremely small Physical movepool, it hardly has any good coverage - it only learns Play Rough, Return, Tackle and Giga Impact, of which only 2 are useful. But Azumarril has access to Aqua Jet, Waterfall, Ice Punch, Superpower, Brick Break etc., of which most are extremely powerful and are usable.

Ability: UnburdenEVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpeAdamant Nature- Substitute- Belly Drum- Play Rough- Drain Punch