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Hisuian Avalugg

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#713
Default
214
ATK
238
DEF
216
STA
Lvl 50Max CP
3909
Lvl 40
3457
Lvl 25Weather Boost
2469
Lvl 20Raids/Eggs
1975
Lvl 15Research
1481

PvE Analysis

Ice and Rock are outstanding offensive types, hitting a huge number of Pokemon for Super Effective damage, so together they should be the perfect offensive storm, right?

No. Just... no.

So where exactly do we start? Hisuian Avalugg lacks a Rock Type Fast Move to leverage both types, its Ice Type Charged move option is underwhelming, its Attack stat is middling at best, and it sports one of the worst possible defensive typings in the game, with weaknesses to 6 different very common coverage types, and devastating double-weaknesses to Fighting and Steel. 

Leave poor Hisuian Avalugg at home. It's not bothering anyone!

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

Powder Snow + BlizzardBest
  • Powder Snow and Blizzard is definitely the way to go.
  • Rock Slide could be decent if Hisuian Avalugg had a Rock Type Fast Move
  • Bite and Crunch can work, but it's very underwhelming. 
  • Icy Wind is a sub-par Ice Type move on offense.
  • Tackle is worthless.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

Powder Snow or Bite + Rock Slide or Icy WindBest
  • Powder Snow hits the hardest due to STAB and is generally the best option, though Bite is okay as well.
  • Rock Slide gets STAB and hits a lot of Pokemon for Super Effective damage, while Crunch comes out fast and has outstanding neutral coverage.
  • Icy Wind is good on defense, but it leaves Hisuian Avalugg vulnerable as its best Fast Move is also Ice Type.
  • Tackle and Blizzard are underwhelming.

PvP Analysis

Powder Snow + Rock Slide and Icy Wind

Powder Snow offers great energy generation and a decent damage output. Bite and Tackle are both bad.

Rock Slide and Icy Wind are both Hisuian Avalugg's cheapest attacks and benefit from STAB; the former has respectable DPE and the latter provides a guaranteed Attack debuff. Crunch can be ran to provide an alternative coverage. Blizzard is too expensive.

Great LeagueN / A

Hisuian Avalugg is currently only obtainable through raids, and unfortunately a 0/0/0 Level 20 Hisuian Avalugg still remains above 1500 CP.

Ultra League3 / 5

A rare typing and a solid moveset give Hisuian Avalugg play in this league, taking down both Giratina-A and Talonflame/Charizard and reliably spreading debuffs. Though its typing is riddled with numerous weaknesses, Virizion does a respectable job covering most of them, allowing it to fit into teams. It does have competition with Aurorus, however, as Aurorus possesses a cheaper Ice-type Charged Attack in Weather Ball, and a more devastating Rock-type Charged Attack in Meteor Beam.

Master League4 / 5

Hisuian Avalugg actually possesses great stats in the Master League, rivaling Pokemon such as Metagross and Dragonite. It offers a unique corebreaking potential due to its Rock/Ice typing, and can be potent in drawn out matches due to Icy Wind's debuffs (even standing up to Dialga and Mewtwo!). Being able to simultaneously threaten Ho-Oh and most Dragon-type Pokemon is Hisuian Avalugg's valuable contribution. However, Hisuian Avalugg's typing is tragic defensively, and covering its weaknesses is a heavy burden to pay as teams featuring it will have to take significant risks in order to let Hisuian Avalugg shine.

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