Is Eviolite Pumpkaboo better than Gourgeist?
Back at it again but this time for Pokémon Sword! I caught a Pumpkaboo, but I don’t have NSO to trade. I can get the Eviolite, but that asks a huge question. Is Pumpkaboo with Eviolite bulkier than Gourgeist? Yes, Pumpkaboo is weaker on the offensive side, but hey, it might be bulkier.
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Eviolite Pumkaboo can have higher stats, but Gourgeist is still better.Though Eviolite Pumkaboo-Super has a maximum defense base and special defense base of 393 and 343 compared to Gourgeist’s slightly lower 377 and 273 respectively with 252 EVs, 31 IVs and a positive nature, Gourgeist still has a higher HP total. Not only that, it can also hold an item, which can help more as Pumkaboo is always forced to hold Eviolite.
When talking about bulkiness, here are calcs:
252+ Atk Abomasnow Ice Shard vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Pumpkaboo-Super: 68-84 (21.1 - 26%) – 1.5% chance to 4HKO252+ Atk Abomasnow Ice Shard vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gourgeist-Super: 72-86 (19.2 - 22.9%) – possible 5HKO
0- SpA Abomasnow Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Eviolite Pumpkaboo-Super: 138-164 (42.8 - 50.9%) – 3.1% chance to 2HKO0- SpA Abomasnow Blizzard vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gourgeist-Super: 174-206 (46.5 - 55%) – 67.6% chance to 2HKO
There isn’t a large difference between the damage, but Gourgeist ends up more physically bulky due to almost same defense but a higher HP. Pumkaboo has a bit of a more SpD, but ultimately,Gourgeist is better as it has the freedom to hold an item, unlike Pumkaboo which is forced to have Eviolite.
As you haven’t clearly specified the formats you’re playing with, I’m just gonna generally put it as Gourgeist is just better every tier both are allowed, but for example if you’re playing LC then Gourgeist is banned for which you can choose Pumpkaboo. Gourgeist also has more offense stats, so it can also be a wallbreaker with Choice Band set (though you have asked to compare their bulk not offenses).
Assuming this is an average sized Pumpkaboo, this would be its base defenses with Eviolite:
And now average size Gourgeist:
Def - 122SpDef - 75
While Gourgeist has slightly lower SpDef, it has 16 more base HP, and it’s Defense is a good 17 points higher even with Eviolite. Since this question only seems to be asking whether it is bulkier or not despite its title (“Is Pumpkaboo with Eviolite bulkier than Gourgeist? Yes, Pumpkaboo is weaker on the offensive side, but hey, it might be bulkier."), the answer is no, Gourgeist is still slightly bulkier than Eviolite Pumpkaboo (exceptmaybeSpecially).
Honestly, if you want to know which is better in general, just go with Gourgeist. It is better overall. If you can’t get Gourgeist, get a different Pokemon as Pumpkaboo is pretty bad, unless you really like it and want to use it for whatever purpose.
