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Subject No. 14
Name: Swampert
Species: The Mud Fish Pokemon
Height: 4'11" (6'3" in Mega Form)
Weight: 180.6 lbs (224.9 lbs in Mega Form)
Type: Water, Ground
Possible Abilities: Torrent, Damp
Mega Ability: Swift Swim
Smogon Tier: UnderUsed
Insights: Swampert is a beast that can be capable of unleashing brute force under that sea of blue skin. It's base stats are solid (sans Speed) and it has that perfect balance between physical nuke and special attacker. Also, with a very unique typing, Swampert is capable of withstanding the test of time (and a flurry of attacks) with little to no effort at all and being only 4x weak to Grass is such a nice pay-off for having decent resistances as well. :)
Recommended Ability: Torrent
It increases the power of all Water attacks when HP is severely low. Not a bad Ability for Swampert since it will be taking hits most of the time and with an extensive amount of move pool, Swampert can be both as strong and as versatile as it can be. Damp is useless outside Explosion and Aftermath so don't even dare and try to work this out, bub! :P
Recommended moves:
1. Earthquake - Swampert's main Ground STAB move for awesome reasons like strong power, perfect accuracy, and overall reliability. Man, it's just that useful.
2. Waterfall - main Water STAB of Swampert that also flinches the opponent. Way to go, you fish!
3. Avalanche - one of Swampert's reliable coverage move that forces Swampert to go last but doubles the power of the attack if it gets hit prior, Such a nasty move against those Dragon types that scattered throughout the metagame.
4. Counter/Mirror Coat - Swampert's natural bulkiness makes it a candidate of being a pseudo-Wobuffet without the Shadow Tag; allowing it to learn Counter and Mirror Coat at the same time via breeding.
Other recommended moves:
1. Ice Beam - a perfect substitute for Avalanche when taking the role of special nuke. Deals decent damage and it has perfect accuracy.
2. Muddy Water - good STAB move that lowers foes' accuracy. It's banned by Smogon so there really is no reason to use this.
3. Protect - good scouting move and it protects you from all forms of attacks, which is always a good thing.
4. Bulldoze - a weaker version of Earthquake but slows down the opponent. Handy.
5. Stone Edge - additional coverage and nice power. The accuracy is a letdown, though.
6. Surf - another great STAB move. Deals decent damage while being reliable overall.
7. Scald - good STAB that can burn foes. Now that's hot!
Recommended items:
1. Swampertite - this item can give Swampert some rock-hard abs as well as a power boost to its main stat; Attack. It also gives Swampert access to Swift Swim, a very devastating move to have under the rain. This can allow Swampert to build up strength naturally while relying on Swift Swim to give it some additional speed.
2. Choice Band - practically a niche item if you already have assigned someone else to take the Mega role. Boosts Attack but it sticks you to the last move you used. Not really that reliable in the long run.
3. Leftovers - Swampert's main source of sustain, and the only one at that. Swampert's defenses may be on-par but the 5% regen isn't enough to survive in the longer fights. Nevertheless, it's reliable in every possible way.
Recommended nature: Adamant
Swampert was meant to hit hard... EVEN TODAY! Adamant is the preferred choice since you'll be needing every attack boosts it need to be on top of the competition. In addition, you can also add some certain EV points on Defense or Special Defense, depending on what is Swampert's overall role in the team.
Overall: Swampert is a solid contender for the higher tiers but the problem with this particular Pokemon is that there are certain that can fill the role better than Swampert, but nevertheless, it has its strengths that made it stand out compared to its competitors. There's really nothing much to stay about this guy. It's just that TOUGH!
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