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Archaludon Movesets and Best Builds
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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Archaludon in competitive play for Pokemon Champions. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Archaludon, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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List of Contents
Archaludon Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness
Archaludon Stats, Info, and Abilities
 Archaludon
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| Stat | Value | ||||||||
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| HP | 90 |
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| Atk | 105 |
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| Def | 130 |
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| SpA | 125 |
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| SpD | 65 |
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| Spe | 85 |
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| Total | 600 |
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| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Stalwart | Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves. | ||||||||
| Stamina | Boosts the Defense stat when the Pokémon is hit by an attack. | ||||||||
| Sturdy | The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out. | ||||||||
Type Matchups
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| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | 
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| Resists: | △ (0.5x) |
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| ▼ (0.25x) |
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| Immune to: | × (0x) |
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Type Chart:
Strengths and Weakness Matchups
Archaludon Strengths and Evaluation
| Tier | Singles |  |
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| Doubles | |
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| Archaludon Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
 The Steel/Dragon type combination has 10 resistances | ||
| Stamina and Sturdy are great Abilities for survivability | ||
 Not fast enough to counter other special attackers and perform a sweep | ||
| Relies on additional support to deal significant damage | ||
Bulky Attacker With 10 Type Resistances
Archaludon's Steel/Dragon type combination reduces the damage it takes from over half of the Move types in the game. It also has a high Defense stat that can be paired with Stamina, making it a bane of physical attackers.
Guarantees a Turn With Sturdy
Archaludon is likely to get outsped by faster special attackers due to its low Speed stat. However, its Sturdy Ability ensures that it gets at least a turn to launch its best counterattack when faced with such situations.
Best Builds for Archaludon
| Build | Rating |
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| ★★★★★ | |
| ★★★★ |
Bulky Offense Archaludon
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Archaludon
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Nature | Timid (Spe▲, Atk▼) |
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Sturdy Sturdy The Pokémon cannot be knocked out by a single hit as long as its HP is full. One-hit KO moves will also fail to knock it out.
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| Held Item |
 White Herb White Herb Restores the holder's stats to their usual value when they are lowered. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 112 | 150 | 177 | 85 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | - | 32 | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draco Meteor Draco Meteor
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Flash Cannon Flash Cannon
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Thunderbolt Thunderbolt
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Dark Pulse Dark Pulse
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This Archaludon build utilizes its high Sp. Attack stat to pressure opponents early with Draco Meteor and Flash Cannon. The White Herb it holds negates the stat reduction of the first Draco Meteor, allowing it to use a second Draco Meteor without the damage penalty.
Its Sturdy Ability also allows Archaludon to get a guaranteed turn, even in unfavorable matchups against faster special attackers.
Bulky Offense Archaludon Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Set up with a faster special attacker | 
You can take advantage of Archaludon's low Speed stat and overpower it by using stat boosting Moves like Quiver Dance and Calm Mind before attacking. |
| Use Steel-type Pokemon | 
Archaludon's STAB Moves won't deal enough damage to Steel-types, even when boosted. |
Stealth Rock Archaludon
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Archaludon
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Nature | Bold (Def▲, Atk▼) |
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Stamina Stamina Boosts the Defense stat when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.
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| Held Item |
 Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry Restores 1/4 of the holder's max HP when the holder's HP drops to 1/2 or less of its max. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197 | 112 | 176 | 145 | 109 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | - | 10 | - | 24 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draco Meteor Draco Meteor
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Flash Cannon Flash Cannon
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Stealth Rock Stealth Rock
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Roar Roar
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Equipping Archaludon with Stealth Rock and Roar heavily disrupts your opponent's setup while chipping away at their HP each time a target is forcibly switched in. This wears down your opponent's Pokemon until they're within KO range of Draco Meteor or Flash Cannon.
Stealth Rock Archaludon Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Use powerful special attackers | 
Archaludon's biggest weakness is its low Sp. Defense stat, making it an easy target for strong special attackers, especially the faster ones. |
When faced against faster special attackers, Archaludon might not be able to utilize Stealth Rock if it's taken out before it gets to use Roar. Note that Archaludon has low Sp. Defense, so a setup that aims to drag the fight like this build might not work against opponents faster special attackers.
Archaludon Checks and Counters
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Bring a Sacred Sword user | 
Sacred Sword is a good counter for Stamina Achaludon, as it ignores the Defense boosts while also hitting Archaludon's weakness to Fighting. |
| Use a powerful special attacker | 
Since Stamina only increases Defense and Archaludon has a low Sp. Defense stat, you can use your best special attacker to brute force and take out Archaludon quickly. Just make sure that you use Moves that Archaludon does not resist. |
Bring a Sacred Sword User
If you happen to be using a physical team and is faced with an Archaludon, make sure one of them knows Sacred Sword (preferably with STAB), to pierce through any Defense boosts like Stamina.
Use a Powerful Special Attacker
Exploiting its low Sp. Defense stat is the most consistent way to defeat Archaludon without any gimmick. Do note that, when using special attackers, make sure that they also have a decent Sp. Defense stat to tank a few hits from Archaludon.
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