Vigoroth or Slaking for an ORAS Nuzlocke?
Jan. 4, 2022I got a Lv 15 Slakoth with the egg move Hammer Arm (wich killed my starter Torchic btw) via Dex Nav as my Petalburg Woods encounter. So I’m currently in a dilemma between keeping Monstrosity (Slakoth’s nickname) from evolving to Slaking or let it do so. Vigoroth has far lower stats but it doesn’t have the drawback of Truant.
Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.
Truant is nowhere near as major of a drawback in-game as it is in competitive. Slaking can typically do enough damage to OHKO most opponents, and not many Trainers have more than two Pokemon (excluding Gym Leaders, Elite Four, etc.). This means that if you play on shift style, you can OHKO a Pokemon and switch out for no drawback. Even if you don’t switch out, Slaking is so incredibly bulky (150/100/65) it’ll be able to tank a hit or several anyways.
Slaking @ Silk ScarfAbility: Truant- Strength / Return- Hammer Arm- Earthquake- Play Rough / Slack Off
