What is a good moveset for Cradily?
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Cradily @ Life OrbAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpAQuiet Nature- Earth Power- Giga Drain- Hidden Power [Fire]- Sludge Wave
This is a dangerous special sweeper, with Trick Room support of course. Switch Cradily in when you senses a water type attack. With Life Orb and Storm Drain you’re now ready to sweep! Earth Power is a powerful special attack (90 BP), that covers Steel weakness. Giga Drain is also a powerful special attack (75 BP + STAB), and it recovers Cradily’s HP. Hidden Power Fire covers Ice, Bug and Steel weaknesses. Slugde Wave have also a powerful BP at 95.
Cradily@ LeftoversAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 208 HP / 92 Def / 88 SpA / 120 SpDBold Nature-Giga Drain-Ingrain / Toxic-Infestation-Recover
A good stall and heal set for Cradily- Giga Drain is great for healing and damage too, while an Infestation+Toxic can Wreak havoc on any team while healing using Recover. For a totally gradual damage set, use Sandstorm, Wrap, Toxic, and Infestation. Wow.
Lileep @ EvioliteAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpDCalm Nature
This thing has monster defenses. It’s LC, but it can be used in higher tiers. It’s defensive all the way, lacking the offense that Cradily has, but it’s usually used defensively anyway. The point of this set is to stall the bulkier foes out with poison and set up rocks.
Gen 8Cradily @ Power HerbAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Meteor Beam- Rock Polish- Giga Drain- Earth Power
Storm Drain is to be able to switch into water type attacks and gives you a special attack boost. Meteor Beam is STAB and can be executed in one turn with Power Herb, and also raises your special attack. Rock Polish to double your speed if you find an opportunity to. Giga Drain is STAB and healing. Earth Power is for coverage.
Cradily @ LeftoversAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpDCalm NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Recover- Stealth Rock- Toxic- Giga Drain
Cradily is among the only 2 ZU Pokémon to have access to reliable recovery, Stealth Rock, and good defensive stats (the other one being corsolla). The two both have their pros and cons withCorsolla having decent defensive stats, access to Scald and 2 great abilities but having a 4× weakness to grassandCradily having slightly better stats, no 4× weaknesses and access to Giga Drain but having slightly more situational abilities.
Gen 8 ZUCradily @ LeftoversAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDAdamant Nature- Swords Dance- Power Whip- Stone Edge- Earthquake
Swords Dance Cradily. The ability is Storm Drain so you can switch into predicted water type moves. Swords Dance is to boost your attack stat. Power Whip is for a powerful grass STAB. Stone Edge is strong rock STAB and allows you to hit Pokemon like Articuno, Centiskorch, and Altaria super effectively. Earthquake is for hitting steel types like Klinklang and also forms the EdgeQuake combo.
Cradily @ LeftoversAbility: Suction CupsEVs: 252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 SpDModest Nature- Giga Drain- Earth Power- Recover- Hidden Power [Rock] / Sludge Bomb
Special tank.Giga Drain is excellent STAB with a nice bonus of healing.Earth Power gives some nice Coverage.Recover is very nice reliable healing.Hidden Power Rock is STAB and hits Flying types, while Sludge Bomb has a nice chance of poisoning the opponents and gives some neutral coverage.
Cradily @ Choice SpecsAbility: Storm Drain / Suction CupsEVs: 140 Def / 252 SpA / 112 SpDModest Nature-Giga Drain-Sludge Wave-Hidden Power [Fire]-Ancient Power/Earth Power
Giga DrainisSTABand healing at the same time, and by the way, Cradily can haveGiga Drainand the abilityStorm Drainat the same time because it is one of the special moves that Lileep can have when it comes from the DW.Sludge Waveiscoverage.Hidden Power [Fire]iscoverage.Ancient PowerisSTAB, but if you decide to useSuction Cupshe should haveEarth Powerforcoverage.
Oh Cradily, yet another victim of my crazy mastermind stalling Pokemon.
Cradily @ LeftoversAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpDBold Nature- Ingrain- Recover- Giga Drain- Confuse Ray
I chose Confuse Ray over Toxic because with this moveset, its better for you to give your opponent less of a chance to hit you rather than having them take even more damage. If your opponent hits themselves, then a combination of Ingrain and Leftovers, as well as either a Recover or Giga Drain attack will heal a bunch of health, while Confuse Ray still will deal damage to the opponent if they hit themselves.
Cradily @ LeftoversAbility: Suction CupsEVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpDCalm Nature- Infestation- Toxic- Recover- Sandstorm
Infestation stops the opponent from switching while dealing damage per turn and works really well with toxicRecover is to annoy the opponent while you regenSandstorm is to boost SpD and also a little more turn damage.
In my experience, stall teams are better than offensive ones. Here is my Cradily for you to test out:
Trapper Cradily
Cradily @ Leftovers / Rocky HelmetAbility: Suction Cups / Storm DrainEVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 58 SpDIVs: 0 AtkSassy Nature- Recover- Stockpile- Infestation- Toxic
Playstyle/Explanation:
So 1st of all; This is not a sweep Cradily, as you can see. The purpose of this build is to bolster your defenses using Stockpile 3 times. Then Toxic before Infestation to stack the damage faster. Infestation will trap the opponent and wear him down slowly. Recover is there for you to heal off damage and stall.
The held item is really up to you; I prefer Leftovers over Rocky Helmet cause of the sustain, but both work like a charm. Be aware that Cradily has an exceptional bulk, but it still won’t save it from bulky attackers that setup. That’s why Stockpile should be used as a priority and also you have to switch Cradily in a safe match up so you can setup. After 3 Stockpiles it is a beast.
Hope I helped, have fun!
Gen 8
Cradily @ Life OrbAbility: Storm DrainEVs: 200 HP / 56 Def / 252 AtkImpish Nature- Ingrain- Swords Dance- Seed Bomb- Stone Edge
Ingrain heals off some Life Orb damage and keeps Cradily in longer. Swords Dance boosts it’s Attack up, and Seed Bomb/Stone Edge are STAB.
