Poison Type Pokémon of the Week is here!
Pokémon: Crobat
Tier: UU
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Jolly
EV Spread: 252 Spe, 252 Atk, 4HP
Moves:
Toxic
Taunt
Brave Bird
Poison Fang/Protect
Summary: Crobat is a somewhat frail Pokémon, sporting defenses with a base of 80. However, this Pokémon does have the ability to run either a Special or Physical moveset, along with a diverse moveset. The Crobat I run, is a Physical attacker, running Brave Bird and Poison Fang. Adding to it's attack allows Brave Bird to do a decent amount of damage to threats in OU, such as Scizor and Breloom. Toxic is added in to increase the amount of damage done, and also to eat away at bulky threats. Taunt is used specifically for Swords Dancers or those who use Nasty Plot. Protect can be used instead of Poison Fang, allowing you to gain back health lost from Brave Bird, and also to get more Toxic damage on the opponent. However, if running Protect, it is advised to put the maximum number of EVs into HP and the remaining into Attack. The only thing stopping Crobat from going into OU, are it's frail defenses. Sure, it can outspeed most OU Pokémon, but Terrakion is much faster when Choiced. Also, the number of Steel-Types in OU often render Toxic and Poison Fang useless. They resist Brave Bird, and can be hard to take down. Overall, Crobat is an exceptional Pokémon in UU, but falls short in OU. While it can still be used, there are many threats to it. Hopefully, upon the release of Fairy Type, Poison will gain the rumored boost, possibly pushing the purple bat into OU.