
However, it's also taken down remarkably easily by many, many top-tier threats, making it extremely risky to use. The one advantage to Rampardos is the fact that most players will be afraid to not shield its heavy-hitting charged moves outside of resistance. It has good matchups against Pokemon such as Dragonite, Charizard, and Lugia, but it's still overshadowed by Pokemon who can fill this role and see other use as well.
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Rampardos fares a little better in the Master league, where its full potential as an attacking juggernaut can shine. Look elsewhere for rock-type coverage Master League: 0 / 5 The same basic story plays out in the Ultra League. It does have good machups, but overall superior Pokemon can fill the same niches and still have utility to spare. On top of this, a number of top Pokemon in the tier such as Lucario, Medicham, and Bastiodon see it as a trivial non-threat. Its heavy slant towards offense and the huge CP gains that this comparatively brings makes Rampardos terribly glassy in the great league. While a monster in PVE, Rampardos doesn't have the build to survive very well in PVP generally speaking. One special note Outrage (110 Power/60 Energy) is a good attack on paper, but it doesn't net Rampardos too many notable counters and takes longer than Rampardos' other attacks to charge, meaning you'll probably only get it off once without heavy shield investment. However, in practice, Rampardos' frail nature means it will likely only get off one or possibly two charged attacks before falling. As a lead, it has the advantage of dealing very high damage with quick moves while having such huge damage from charged moves that most players who are familiar with Rampardos will definitely want to pull up their shields, paving the road for a team member to wreak havoc. In general, you'll want to use this set as a suicide lead or to switch into something that Rampardos can definitely take. It pairs fairly well with Flamethrower (90 Power/55 Energy) for coverage. Fortunately, Rock Slide (80 Power/45 Energy) charges reasonably fast. Coming off of Rampardos' sky-high attack stat and STAB, this can cause some real pain. Smack Down sits at 4 DPT (Damage Per Turn) and 2.66 EPT (Energy Per Turn). Pokemon Score 1 Registeel Lock On, Focus Blast, Zap Cannon 96.8 2 Stunfisk (Galarian) Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake 96.5 3 Scrafty Counter, Foul Play, Power-Up Punch 95.7 4 Medicham XL Counter, Ice Punch, Psychic 94.2 5 Noctowl Wing Attack, Sky Attack, Shadow Ball 94.
