Tentacruel, Gastrodon, Milotic, Gyarados, or Azumarill for Diamond?

I know they all have advantages but I can not decide which I want. Please don’t include abilities in your answer (example: don’t claim Azumarill is the best because of Huge Power) If you would like to include a set (excluding abilities) I will definitely try it.

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Each one has good and bad points. Gastrodon has 1 weakness, Tentacruel is a special wall, Milotic is very strong in terms of special, where Gyarados is a physical sweeper, and Azumarill can be a defensive wall. I will cover them all.

STATSWeaknesses:> Electric (4), Rock (2)

Gyarados has a wonderful moveset, can learn Dragon and Fire moves. It also has a immunity to GroundRecommended Moves:WaterfallAvalancheEarthquakeDragon Dance

STATSWeaknesses:> Grass (4)

Gastrodon is a tank, and has a good special attack. It has a immunity to Electric, but there aren’t very many electric types in Diamond and PearlRecommended MovesetSurfDigIce BeamSandstorm

Location: Route 218, 221, 222, 224, 230, Fuego Ironworks

STATSWeaknesses>Psychic (2) Ground (2) Electric (2)

Tentacruel may have 3 weaknesses, but two of them are mainly special, and Tentacruel is a great tank in this game. Plus a good speed to get rid of Ground types.Recommended MovesetSurfGiga DrainSludge BombBlizzard

Weaknesses>Electric (2) Grass (2)

Luckily, Azumarill isn’t a fairy type back then, but at least you can easily run a mixed set.Recommended MovesSurfWaterfallBrick BreakToxic

Location: Great Marsh, Trophy Garden (Marill)

STATSWeaknesses:>Electric (2) Grass (2)

Milotic is very good when in competitive scenes. It can take hits and dish them out harder. Though evolving it is rather hardRecommended MovesSurfDragon PulseAttractToxic

Location: Mt. Coronet (Feebas)

I would say Gyarados, because it is easy to find, has a good moveset, doesn’t have to worry about electric types being around. and can easily destroy rock types. It also has a 540 stat total. It can also be a HM slave. But it all depends what you are looking for in the team.

I would recommend Gastrodon with this setup:Held item: Rindo Berry/LeftoversMoveset:-Recover-Surf-Ice Beam-Earthquake

Gastrodon has a good movepool with decent stats. Its one weakness is grass but with a good supporting team and type coverage, it shouldn’t be a problem.Edit: I picked Gastrodon over everything else due to how it has the least amount of weaknesses and the third highest amount of type resistances with 4 (Tentacruel has 7 resistances as of gen 4, Gyarados having 6) compared to your other choices. Milotic has good special stats, but not a large variety of attacks it can benefit from, Azumarill has low attack and special attack with a base power of 50 as of gen 4.