Why is Lapras in PU?

Lapras deserves to be in a higher tier!

Here is what it can do:-Rain Dance Setup, for Hydration-Hydro Pump/Surf with Freeze Dry has no weaknesses-Counters Rotom W, and a whole bunch of others in OU-Low Health? Use REST!-Did you get statused? Guess what! Burn, Poison, Freeze, all of those will end at the end of the turn, WITH NO DAMAGE BY THEM!-Rotom W gonna Will-O-Wisp? It’s K, Rotom W gonna Volt Switch? Use Rest :DLapras sounds so evil, right? Counters Slowbro.-Gyarados thinks he can take an Ice Beam? Freeze Dry is X4 EFFECTIVE!-Kingdra critting all over the place? Lapras counters that too!Here’s the set I use:LOLLL (Lapras) (M) @ Damp RockAbility: HydrationShiny: YesEVs: 116 HP / 128 Def / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 4 SpeModest Nature- Rain Dance- Hydro Pump- Freeze-Dry- Rest

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Ok, here we go:

Its typing.Water+Ice is one of the worst types defensively, with 4 weaknesses and only 2 resistances. This means it will have a hard time doing any sort of stalling, or switching in at all. At the same time it isn’t ideal offensively either, as it lacks coverage over a lot of big names in the higher tiers. Had it been a pure Water type it could have made a decent wall and if it had been a pure Ice type it could have made a decent tank/wall but as it stands its typing hinders it from shining.

Its statsAs time have passed Lapras stats haven’t been updated. Bar the 130 HP none of the stats shine, and it sufferes from a very even distribution of stats. Its not bulky enough to wall but it lacks the raw power to tank or sweep. Had the stats been more specialized it could have worked but in this day and age the stats are simply bad.

Its moves.Bar Freeze Dry Lapras movepool is barren. It have plenty of offensive moves but as we have already seen it lacks the typing or stats to utilize these, and at the same time it lacks any usable defensive moves to distinguish itself. Rest is decent but its far from reliable, and a single decent move can’t save this Pokemon.

Its competition.All the flaws I have discussed earlier have an additional drawback.Anything Lapras can do, something else can do better.Abomasnow, Swampert, Milotic, Slowbro, Slowking, Vaporeon, Gyarados, Blastoise, Suicune, Tentacruel, Jellicent, Alomomola and Quagsire (to name the best) are far better walls with better typing, moves and stats, simply outclassing it.And Cloyster, Azumarill, Froslass, Kyurem-B, Mamoswine Rotom-W, Keldeo, Sharpedo, Starmie, Feraligatr and Crawdunt all outclass Lapras offensively.As for a counter to Rotom-W and Gyarados Venusaur or any Electric type can accomplish that, or enough azards or wearing down.All Pokemon get Rest, or nearly at least, Lapras having it dosnt give it any edge over anything.Simply putting it, whatever Lapras can do something else can do better, with more options.

Its counters:Lastly, due to its poor stats and moves Lapras is easily countered. Conkeldurr, Bisharp, Charizard, Gallade, Heracross, Magnezone, Rotom.W, Scizor, Skarmory, Terrakion and Zapdos easily OHKO it, and the rest of the OU tier can more or less do it in two or three hits. Overall Lapras is just to weak to switch in, set up or stall.

So that are the reasons Lapras doesn’t see enough usage to be OU. It is simply to weak and to outclassed.