Is Walrein or Sharpedo better for an Emerald playthrough?

My Sharpedo has a Naive Nature and Walrein has a Modest Nature. Which is more effective?

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Sharpedo- Quite fast- Amazing Attack stat and respectable Special Attack- Solid Ability in Rough Skin- Naive is a very good Nature for Sharpedo- Learns moves like Crunch, Skull Bash, and Hydro Pump- Dark and Water are special in Gen 3, meaning it doesn’t get to effectively use its better attacking stat- Paper-thin defenses

Walrein- Excellent tank, with 110/90/90 defensive stats- Thick Fat ups its tankiness even more- Solid Special Attack- Water and Ice are special in Gen 3, meaning it can use its better attacking stat well- Learns moves like Waterfall, Surf, Blizzard, and Ice Beam- Gets zero special moves that aren’t STAB, meaning you’ll have to do a mixed moveset- Modest and a mixed moveset isn’t a good combo, but it works- Fairly slow

If you want a speedy attacker, go with Sharpedo. If you want a hard-hitting but slower attacker, go with Walrein. I’ll provide sets:

Sharpedo @ anythingAbility: Rough Skin- Waterfall / Surf- Crunch- Strength / Return- Skull Bash / Earthquake

Walrein @ anythingAbility: Thick Fat- Ice Beam- Surf- Earthquake / Strength- Return

Hope I helped!

First, Sharpedo and Walrein have the same base special attack, so their surfs do (roughly) the same amount of damage.sourceSharpedo’s STAB crunch is useful against Tate and Liza and Phoebe, and Walrein has a bit of trouble against Juan and Glacia because water Pokemon resist both of its STABs. Walrein is useful against Drake and not really any other major opponents. I think this is the best Sharpedo moveset. It has ice beam so it can still hit Drake.

Sharpedo @ mystic water/dark glassesEVs: 100 SpA- surf- ice beam- crunch- earthquake/rock smash/strength/dive/waterfall