#160 | Feraligatr

Feraligatr:
Feraligatr (in giapponese オーダイル Ōdairu, in tedesco Impergator, in francese Aligatueur) è un Pokémon della Seconda generazione di tipo Acqua. Il suo numero identificativo Pokédex è 160.

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Significato del Nome:
Il suo nome deriva dall'unione delle parole inglesi feral (selvatico) e alligator (alligatore).

Evoluzioni:
Si evolve da Croconaw (che evolve da Totodile a livello 18) a livello 30.

Descrizione Pokèdex:
Oro: Mordendo con le grandi e potenti mandibole, agita il capo riducendo la vittima in brandelli.
Argento: Non potendo reggere il suo grande peso fuori dall'acqua, si muove a quattro zampe, ma è molto rapido.
Cristallo: Nonostante il corpo pesante, con le potenti zampe posteriori si muove bene anche sulla terraferma.
RossoFuoco: Non potendo reggere il suo grande peso fuori dall'acqua, si muove a quattro zampe, ma è molto rapido.
VerdeFoglia: Mordendo con le grandi e potenti mandibole, agita il capo riducendo la vittima in brandelli.
Rubino/Zaffiro: Feraligatr spaventa il nemico spalancando la sua bocca enorme. In lotta pesta pesantemente il terreno con le sue possenti zampe posteriori per scagliarsi contro il nemico ad un'incredibile velocità.
Smeraldo: Feraligatr spalanca l'enorme bocca per spaventare il nemico. In lotta, pesta il terreno con le possenti zampe posteriori per scagliarsi con furia contro il nemico.
Diamante/Perla: Di solito si muove lentamente, ma quando attacca e morde la preda si muove ad una velocità incredibile.

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Comparse nell'anime:
Feraligatr appare per la prima volta nel corso dell'episodio Pesi Massimi (The Ring Masters) in cui combatte contro lo Snorlax di Ash Ketchum.

Altri esemplari del Pokémon sono presenti in La Seconda Fase (The Perfect Match), in Tutti a Scuola (Gonna Rule The School!), in Un'Amica in Gamba (A Stand-Up Sit-Down!) ed in La Gara Finale! Il Triathlon dei Pokémon! (One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team).

Caratteristiche Pokèmon:
Specie: Pokémon Mascellone
Altezza: 230 cm
Peso: 88,8 kg
Generazione: Seconda
Evoluzione di: Croconaw
Stato: Secondo Stadio
Tipo:

Modalità Pokèmon by Smogon:

Dragon Dance:
Item: Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Moveset:
~ Dragon Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Ice Punch
~ Earthquake
EVs: 28 HP / 252 Atk / 228 Spe

Feraligatr is known as the “Gyarados of UU”, since its battle style is much the same as Gyarados in general. It has a high base 105 Attack stat coupled with a decent Speed stat and has reasonable physical bulk, making it a threatening force once it receives a few Dragon Dances.

Feraligatr received a couple of new toys to play with this generation; Dragon Dance is the biggest addition, while Waterfall became a reliable physical attack. It is Feraligatr's strongest option to deal large amounts of damage to opposing Pokemon who don't resist it. Ice Punch allows Feraligatr to smack Grass-types that resist Waterfall, Sceptile and Tangrowth in particular, while Earthquake becomes a reliable answer to bulky Water-types like Milotic and Slowbro.

The given EV spread allows Feraligatr to reach a Speed stat of 373 after one use of Dragon Dance, outrunning threats such as Ambipom and Sceptile. Max Attack is mandatory for Feraligatr to become as threatening as possible, while the 28 HP EVs are used to add more bulk.

Providing Feraligatr with screen support is recommended, as it will make it's job much easier as a Dragon Dancer. Gardevoir and Clefable are decent options, since they both have decent bulk and access to Wish, which could help Feraligatr immensely in the long run. Weakening your opponent's team with hard hitters can open up a path for Feraligatr to sweep an entire team after one Dragon Dance set up without worry of a failed KO. Blaziken's Fire Blast or Venusaur's Leaf Storm are great examples of hard hitters. Venusaur in particular is an excellent team partner for Feraligatr, as it resists Feraligatr's weaknesses of Grass- and Electric-type attacks. Weezing and Slowbro are the only Pokemon who are capable of stopping Feraligatr cold. With their great physical bulk, they can switch in on Feraligatr as it Dragon Dances and can then proceed to cripple it with Will-O-Wisp or Thunder Wave, respectively, making Feraligatr close to useless. Once again, Venusaur is an excellent option to threaten these Pokemon since it can cripple Weezing with Sleep Powder and can OHKO Slowbro with Leaf Storm.

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Swords Dance:
Item: Life Orb / Salac Berry
Nature: Jolly
Moveset:
~ Swords Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Ice Punch
~ Earthquake
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Swords Dance is the move that separates Feraligatr from Gyarados. With it, Feraligatr can boost its Attack stat twice as fast than with Dragon Dance, but loses the valuable Speed boost.

This set plays similar, if not the exact same way as the Dragon Dance set plays. With just one Swords Dance, Feraligatr reaches a threatening Attack stat of 618, dealing huge amounts of damage with STAB Waterfall. Ice Punch removes Grass-types attempting to put an end to Feraligatr's sweep, while Earthquake severely damages bulky threats such as Slowbro and Registeel.

Life Orb is a great option as an item since it increases Feraligatr's capability of sweeping and KOing many Pokemon. Salac Berry, on the other hand, can provide Feraligatr with a helpful boost in Speed when it reaches below 25% of health, not to mention that it works great in conjunction with the ability Torrent, making Waterfall even more threatening.

The team options mentioned in the Dragon Dance set can be used with this set as well. Screen support becomes more useful since it allows Feraligatr to achieve two, or even three Swords Dance boosts much easier and faster so Feraligatr can start a sweep with enough health to take a hit or two. Gardevoir is a great candidate for dual screening because of its great bulk in Special Defense, meaning that it can switch in on Thunderbolt and Energy Ball aimed at Feraligatr. Entry hazard support can also be used to allow Feraligatr to score more KOs on opposing Pokemon whom it would otherwise have trouble KOing. Froslass is an excellent choice to set up Spikes, and Drapion is a good option to set up Toxic Spikes; Drapion also resists Feraligatr's weakness to Grass-type attacks. Registeel is superb at setting up Stealth Rock with its bulk and access to crippling moves.

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SubDance Sweeper:
Item: Salac Berry / Liechi Berry
Nature: Jolly / Adamant
Moveset:
~ Swords Dance / Dragon Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Return / Flail
~ Substitute
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

This is a more reliable way to achieve Salac or Liechi Berry boosts that Feraligatr would need, and it also affords Feraligatr a way to prevent status inflictions with Substitute. This set also takes advantage of Torrent to make Feraligatr all that more powerful as a sweeper once it has received the necessary boosts.

This set allows you to choose what type of boost you need that would help your team the most. Swords Dance allows Feraligatr to quickly score a large Attack stat and massively damage opposing Pokemon. A Jolly nature and Salac Berry are recommended if you choose to go for Swords Dance so Feraligatr can achieve a reasonable Speed stat so it won't be outsped by faster threats. Dragon Dance allows Feraligatr to become much faster and still have a respectable Attack stat to hit for decent amounts of damage. An Adamant nature and Liechi Berry are recommended to give that boost of power Feraligatr needs to become that much more threatening than usual.

To deal huge amounts of damage, Waterfall is Feraligatr's best bet due to the STAB and Torrent boost, while Return is an excellent alternative to dent holes in Water-type resistant Pokemon. Flail is also an excellent option since Feraligatr's health would be quite low due to receiving the Berry's power boost, increasing Flail's damage considerably. When using Return, make sure that Feraligatr's HP is divisible by four. That way, the Berry's effect will activate after three uses of Substitutes, allowing you to have at least 25% HP left.

Removing Toxic Spikes can really help Feraligatr in the long run so it won't lose its effectiveness so fast. Using Poison-type Pokemon will immediately remove Toxic Spikes upon switching in, and can then work on setting up Toxic Spikes on their own. Drapion is a great candidate as a Toxic Spiker and can aid the team fairly well with its support moves. You can also use Rapid Spinners such as Claydol since it's immune to Toxic Spikes and can set up Stealth Rock right after when it's done spinning the hazards away. Eliminating priority users will stop Feraligatr from being trapped for a KO once it received all the boosts it needs for a successful sweep. These include Mach Punch Hitmontop, Sucker Punch Absol, and Aqua Jet Azumarill. Weezing can threaten all of them with Will-O-Wisp and hit them for reasonable damage with Flamethrower or Thunderbolt and can stall them out with Pain Split.

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Choice Band:
Item: Choice Band
Nature: Jolly / Adamant
Moveset:
~ Waterfall
~ Earthquake
~ Ice Punch
~ Superpower
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

With this set, Feraligatr no longer has to worry about setting up Dragon Dance or Swords Dance to deal high amounts of damage, now it's capable of hitting hard right off the bat with excellent type coverage.

Waterfall is Feraligatr's best option to deal neutral or super effective damage towards opposing enemies due to the STAB boost it receives and Torrent boost once its health becomes low enough. Earthquake allows Feraligatr to deal a respectable amount of damage towards bulk Water-types such as Milotic and Slowbro, while Ice Punch deals with the Grass-type Pokemon who would otherwise wall the Waterfall and Earthquake combo, such as Tangrowth and Sceptile. For the last moveslot, Feraligatr was granted the move Superpower from the transition to DP, which is an excellent move to have on a Choice Band set. It's capable of hitting Steel- and Rock-type Pokemon much harder than Earthquake and hitting Normal- and Ice-types for super effective damage at the cost of getting your Attack and Defense lowered.

The EV spread is pretty straightforward, running max Attack and Speed will increase Feraligatr's effectiveness as a Choice Bander. Running a Jolly nature allows Feraligatr to become faster, but loses the increased Attack power, while running an Adamant nature allows Feraligatr to reach a higher Attack stat, but loses the increased Speed.

Providing Feraligatr with Wish support is recommended since it will give Feraligatr more survivability since it will be switching in and out a lot, taking damage from entry hazards. Clefable is a great candidate at utilizing Wish with its decent bulk and access to various support moves. Having entry hazards in play can help Feraligatr score some KOs that it would otherwise not be able to on bulkier Pokemon. Cloyster can set up Spikes or Toxic Spikes with ease thanks to its great physical defenses, while Registeel and Regirock are both amazing at setting up Stealth Rock due to their incredible defensive stats. Weezing can easily switch in on Feraligatr and take little damage from its attacks, which it can then proceed to burn foes with Will-O-Wisp or deal super effective damage with Thunderbolt. Gardevoir doesn't mind being burnt since it won't have an affect on Gardevoir's attacking moves, and it can switch into Thunderbolt thanks to its decent Special Defense allowing it to threaten Weezing with a powerful STAB Psychic.

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Swords Dance OU:
Item: Lum Berry / Life Orb
Nature: Jolly
Moveset:
~ Swords Dance
~ Waterfall / Aqua Tail
~ Aqua Jet
~ Return
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Feraligatr has always been in Gyarados' shadow in the OU environment, but with Swords Dance, however, it can boost its Attack twice as fast as Gyarados and utilize Aqua Jet to damage faster foes. Defensive Rotom-A is easily 2HKOed, while having next to no chance of OHKOing you back with Thunderbolt even after Stealth Rock. Beware of sandstorm and other residual damage, however. If Rotom-A tries to burn you with Will-O-Wisp, you have Lum Berry to remedy the status. Return complements your Water-type STAB, hitting every Pokemon in the OU metagame for neutral damage bar Empoleon. Vaporeon and Suicune cannot do enough damage to you before being forced to recover. The former is likely to be 2HKOed by Return, while defensive Suicune is 3HKOed. An unboosted Hidden Power Electric from either of them is only a 3HKO, allowing you to get another Swords Dance under your belt. Aqua Jet is your weapon against faster Pokemon, such as Heatran, Gengar, Jolteon, and Choice Scarf Tyranitar; however, you need residual damage to guarantee an OHKO on said Pokemon.

Electric-type attacks do not completely mutilate Feraligatr, unlike Gyarados, because of Feraligatr's pure Water-typing. Common revenge killers such as Choice Scarf Jirachi cannot OHKO Feraligatr with ThunderPunch. Life Orb Starmie also doesn't OHKO Feraligatr with Thunderbolt; it needs Stealth Rock to have a chance. Another big selling point is Torrent. With a good amount of bulk, many attacks can't do enough damage to Feraligatr, leaving it with 33% or less HP (which will activate Torrent). When attempting to actuate Torrent, be aware of how much residual damage Feraligatr has taken, and be sure it can finish off whatever faster Pokemon it needs to with Aqua Jet. Many attacks will conveniently activate Torrent after Stealth Rock damage.
Waterfall is Feraligatr's best option to deal neutral or super effective damage towards opposing enemies due to the STAB boost it receives and Torrent boost once its health becomes low enough. Earthquake allows Feraligatr to deal a respectable amount of damage towards bulk Water-types such as Milotic and Slowbro, while Ice Punch deals with the Grass-type Pokemon who would otherwise wall the Waterfall and Earthquake combo, such as Tangrowth and Sceptile. For the last moveslot, Feraligatr was granted the move Superpower from the transition to DP, which is an excellent move to have on a Choice Band set. It's capable of hitting Steel- and Rock-type Pokemon much harder than Earthquake and hitting Normal- and Ice-types for super effective damage at the cost of getting your Attack and Defense lowered.

The EV spread is pretty straightforward, running max Attack and Speed will increase Feraligatr's effectiveness as a Choice Bander. Running a Jolly nature allows Feraligatr to become faster, but loses the increased Attack power, while running an Adamant nature allows Feraligatr to reach a higher Attack stat, but loses the increased Speed.

Providing Feraligatr with Wish support is recommended since it will give Feraligatr more survivability since it will be switching in and out a lot, taking damage from entry hazards. Clefable is a great candidate at utilizing Wish with its decent bulk and access to various support moves. Having entry hazards in play can help Feraligatr score some KOs that it would otherwise not be able to on bulkier Pokemon. Cloyster can set up Spikes or Toxic Spikes with ease thanks to its great physical defenses, while Registeel and Regirock are both amazing at setting up Stealth Rock due to their incredible defensive stats. Weezing can easily switch in on Feraligatr and take little damage from its attacks, which it can then proceed to burn foes with Will-O-Wisp or deal super effective damage with Thunderbolt. Gardevoir doesn't mind being burnt since it won't have an affect on Gardevoir's attacking moves, and it can switch into Thunderbolt thanks to its decent Special Defense allowing it to threaten Weezing with a powerful STAB Psychic.