Movimientos y sets competitivos de Palossand

Palossand's solid bulk, great typing, and instant recovery make it a great physical wall. Its Ghost / Ground typing lets it switch into common physical threats, including Sawk, Lycanroc-N, and multiple Silvally formes. Its raw bulk also allows it to handle neutral hits well, weathering attacks from Klinklang, Rapidash, Rhydon, and more. This makes it easy for it to come in and set up entry hazards while also using Shore Up to retain its longevity. Colbur Berry makes Palossand a premier Knock Off absorber, notably letting it hard counter Sawk and Gurdurr. Rocky Helmet's chip damage makes Palossand a better check to Klinklang, as well as U-turn pivots like Uxie and the Silvally formes. Scorching Sands can be run alongside Rocky Helmet to get a burn chance, as the extra damage from the item compensates for Scorching Sands's lower power. A variety of teams use Palossand to complete defensive cores, ranging from bulky offense to semi-stall. Defensive partners including Articuno, Appletun, and Rapidash absorb attacks from Grass-, Water-, and Ice-types, respectively. These teammates also appreciate Palossand's ability to handle hits from Rock- and Electric-types. Clerics like Miltank and Alcremie can also heal Palossand from Toxic and enjoy Palossand checking Klinklang and Lycanroc-N. Knock Off users like Sawk, Thwackey, and Gurdurr put on offensive pressure versus walls like Altaria and Articuno which Palossand is forced out by. Offensive pivots including Morpeko, Unfezant, and the Silvally formes love being able to switch out safely and bring out Palossand to defend their team against wallbreakers like Sawk and Manectric.

Palossand is one of the best answers to Terrakion and has several useful utility options. Shore Up allows it to stay healthy throughout a match to consistently check physical attackers. Scorching Sands is preferred over Earth Power thanks to its high burn chance, which deters physical attackers from switching in, especially Zarude. Shadow Ball hits Flying-type Pokemon and works well with Scorching Sands by threatening those with Roost like Talonflame and Corviknight. Toxic can be used instead to punish common switch-ins like Zapdos and Mandibuzz. Palossand has several ability options. Water Absorb allows it to wall Barraskewda, as well as block Flip Turn and Scald from defensive stalwarts like Swampert and Toxapex. It can also provide an emergency switch in to Choice Specs Primordial Sea Pokemon like Inteleon, although it risks getting KOed by a coverage move. Dauntless Shield is another option that gives Palossand better odds against dangerous physical attackers like Adaptability Zygarde-10%, Galarian Zapdos, and Pixilate Tapu Koko. Rocky Helmet is its item of choice to punish U-turn from offensive threats, while Leftovers helps it gain extra recovery. 2 Speed IVs helps Palossand deal with Stakataka better while still outspeeding Ferrothorn. Palossand fits best on bulkier builds that need a Terrakion counter. Flying-type Pokemon such as Corviknight and Mandibuzz make for good partners for Palossand, as they can deal with physical Grass-types like Zarude and Dhelmise, while Palossand can check Barraskewda and Terrakion for them. Additionally, Dauntless Shield Palossand can handle Zygarde-10% for its Flying-type teammates, while they can provide entry hazard removal with Defog. Offensive Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Talonflame that struggle against Barraskewda appreciate Water Absorb Palossand handling it and setting Stealth Rock to chip their checks. Special walls are required to cover for Palossand. In particular, Blissey can handle Zapdos, Chandelure, and Hydreigon. Jirachi takes on Psychic-type special wallbreakers such as Latios, Tapu Lele, and Azelf that give Palossand problems. If Palossand doesn't run Water Absorb, teammates that can repeatedly switch into Flip Turn are appreciated. Examples include Tapu Fini and Desolate Land Moltres. It's also fairly passive and thus requires bulky teammates with a pivot option to regain momentum, notably the aforementioned Mandibuzz and Blissey.

Moves Earth Power is chosen as a reliable STAB move due to its ability to deal good damage to a lot of the Pokemon that Palossand is tasked with dealing with, namely opposing Rock-types as well as Donphan. Shore Up provides reliable recovery to keep Palossand healthy in the face of residual damage, and helps it come in on threats to check them. Stealth Rock is a must for any team, and Palossand can use its good matchups against many physical attackers as an opportunity to set them. Toxic is able to exert lasting pressure on switch-ins that don't care about Earth Power, like Virizion, Mandibuzz, Golisopod, and Necrozma. Set Details Maximum Defense investment is used to check Donphan and other physical attackers as well as possible. Leftovers is chosen because the passive recovery helps keep Palossand healthy throughout the match. Colbur Berry can also be used to be able to switch into and take Knock Off from Pokemon that Palossand is used to checking, like Machamp and Donphan. Though not coming into play often, Water Compaction is used for catching a +2 Defense boost off Golisopod's Aqua Jet, though it's the only common Water-type attack that doesn't threaten to 2HKO Palossand. Usage Tips Bring Palossand in liberally against Fighting- and Rock-types that can't harm it very much, like Toxicroak, Machamp, and Rhyperior. Palossand can use Stealth Rock as these Pokemon switch out or, if Stealth Rock is already up, fire off an Earth Power. Shore Up's PP should be conserved and only used when needed, as Palossand will need to stay healthy throughout the battle in order to continue checking threats. Be wary of Toxic, as it cuts into Palossand's longevity, and it has no way to block the move itself. Palossand should be played with caution around Pokemon known to commonly carry Dark-type coverage moves, such as Mega Blastoise and Machamp, as it doesn't want its Colbur Berry used unnecessarily. Team Options Wallbreakers that appreciate Stealth Rock and can take on the Water- and Grass-types that threaten Palossand are good teammates; notable examples of this include Goodra, Toxicroak, Roserade, and Shaymin. Heal Bell support from Vaporeon and Florges is appreciated, as Palossand hates Toxic. These Pokemon's good Special Defense also enables them to take on problematic special attackers like Noivern and, in Vaporeon's case, Nidoqueen and Salazzle. Palossand can fit on some entry hazard stacking teams due to its ability to block Rapid Spin, so Spikes or Toxic Spikes users that appreciate Palossand spinblocking Donphan, like Roserade, Dragalge, and Golisopod pair well with it. Golisopod can also threaten Espeon very well. Teammates that benefit from Fighting- and Rock-types being dealt with, such as Snorlax, Ninetales, and Salazzle, work well with Palossand. Fighting-types that can threaten Dark-types, like Bewear, Passimian, and Virizion, also work well and appreciate Stealth Rock being in play to wear down their checks and assist in their wallbreaking.

Moves Earth Power is Palossand's best way of dealing major damage to Ground-weak Pokemon such as Cobalion, Terrakion, and Nihilego. Shore Up is Palossand's form of reliable recovery and can maximize recovery by taking advantage of Hippowdon's Sand Stream. Toxic lets Palossand pressure Ground-immune foes like Hydreigon, Latias, and Rotom-H. It's also integral to pressure bulky Pokemon and setup sweepers. Set Details Investments of 252 HP EVs and 92 SpD EVs with Leftovers let Palossand survive Hidden Power followed by Overheat after Stealth Rock from Mega Manectric. An alternative spread of 252 HP / 132 Def / 124 SpD with a Colbur Berry prevents Mega Manectric from 2HKOing Palossand with Hidden Power after Stealth Rock damage. These items both find their uses for Palossand, as Leftovers is used as passive recovery, while a Colbur Berry makes Palossand less weak to Pursuit and can be used to beat a weakened Mega Houndoom while also minimizing the damage of Knock Off from Scizor, Bisharp, and Krookodile. Palossand's ability Water Compaction is only useful in stalling out Aqua Tail variants of Mega Aerodactyl by using Shore Up and Toxic. Usage Tips Palossand is given many opportunities to switch in and set up Stealth Rock. It can easily switch into Cobalion, Terrakion, and physical variants of Infernape and Lucario. Palossand can also pivot into a Volt Switch from Mega Manectric, Zeraora, or Rotom-H and drain vital momentum from the opposing team. Shore Up should be used to keep your Palossand healthy, especially in long matches. Toxic is an overall amazing utility move, and it is imperative that it should be used against opposing walls, Ground-immune Pokemon, and setup sweepers that cannot handle the status. However, you must prevent your Palossand from becoming poisoned itself, as this hinders its longevity. Its Ghost typing makes non-Colbur Berry Palossand appear to be weak to Pursuit trappers, but it surprisingly enough doesn't have the worst matchup against them. With proper prediction, it can even beat some trappers like Choice Scarf Krookodile by using Shore Up to scout for Pursuit or Knock Off. However, do not become too paranoid against a Scizor set that you don't know yet, as you could predict wrong, and the Scizor could end up being a Swords Dance variant. Team Options Pairing Palossand with Empoleon forms a solid balance core. Empoleon is able to remove entry hazards, wall Primarina, and check problematic Dragon-types, while Palossand offers immunities to Electric and Fighting, which are very beneficial for Empoleon. Palossand usually works really well with Fairy-types such as Sylveon, Mega Altaria, and Florges, as they all stop Palossand's most common switch-in, Hydreigon. Many of them also have Heal Bell to cure off poison from Palossand. In return, Palossand checks bulky Steel-types such as Mega Aggron and Mega Steelix. Pokemon weak to Terrakion like Nihilego, Rotom-H, and Moltres appreciate Palossand being one of the very few Pokemon that hard walls it. Cobalion and Terrakion are good partners for Palossand, as they scare away setup sweepers like Togekiss and Bisharp. Blissey, and the rare RestTalk Snorlax are two special walls that detest Fighting-type moves, so Palossand can easily pivot in for them, and these two can absorb status for it. Scizor makes a great partner as it appreciates Palossand being able to remove Cobalion and Mega Altaria for it. In return it is capable of dealing with Pokemon like Celebi, Mimikyu, and Latias that Palossand struggles to deal with.