Samurott (SM)

Pokémon's response to Samurai. Also an otter. Also has a badass beard. As for this page's funny phrase? Oh yeah! HIRE A SAMURAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Location: Poni Wilds (Island Scan on Friday)

Stats, Evolutions
Out of the three unovan starters (the other two are Emboar and Serperior) Samurott is the most balanced. It has good HP and Attack, great special attack, decent defense, Alola-good speed and average Special Defense. Definitely not great, not terrible either.

Movepool, Abilities, Typing
Its special move is Brine. Its power doubles if the opponent is at half-health or less. Very useful for finishing opponents off. The only other two noteworthy moves that it has are Revenge (doubles in power if Samurott got hit first) and Aqua Jet (Water-type Quick Attack). At level 46, it gets Aqua Tail, and after that, it gets Retaliate (doubles in power if an ally fainted) at 51, and Swords Dance at 58.

It doesn't get many TMs, but you can give it the typical ice-type moves, Scald, or Rain Dance. It also gets X-Scissor, Dragon Tail and Grass Knot. That's mostly it.

Its ability is Torrent. Bland ability blah blah blah

Its type is pure water. Only two weaknesses, none of which are very common in the endgame.

Important Battles
Good for Hapu, duh, but not that good for Kommo-o. It has no disadvantages in the League.

Conclusion
If you already have a water-type in your team, why would you want to pick Samurott up? It's not bad by any means, but Samurott is not as exciting to use as the earlier-game water types, and you probably already have a water-type. However, it has very decent and balanced stats, and does decently in these last battles. You don't really lose out on much by putting Samurott in your team, but he can't compare to the very best water types. Not bad if you don't have a water type yet.

Rating: 72%