Gastrodon
Type: Water / Ground
Base Stats: 111 / 83 / 68 / 92 / 82 / 39
Ability: Sticky Hold / Storm Drain / Sand Force
With solid 111 / 68 / 82 Defenses, and a great defensive typing leaving it only weak to Grass-type attacks, and an ability giving it an immunity to Water-type attacks, it's easy to see why Gastrodon is an ideal physical wall in the OU metagame. Gastrodon's high HP stat makes it very hard to break through, and with defensive investment, Gastrodon can take any non-STAB or neutral hit well, and retaliate by either spreading a burn with Scald or by using Toxic, two very common moves on Gastrodon. Gastrodon can also take down common threats in the OU metagame that can't break through it such as Dragonite or Garchomp with Ice Beam, allowing Gastrodon to act as a tank. Alongside all this, Gastrodon has access to Recover, so trying to whittle it down with Toxic or a Burn is a lot harder than it is on other Pokemon.
Jukain I'm pretty sure you know I play OU a bunch, but if anything, this was written correctly right?
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