Gastrodon Team Builder

Gastrodon at a glance

Gastrodon brings a Water/Ground typing and a 475 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Grass hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Gastrodon

• Direct version records exist for Gastrodon, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White.
• 9 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Gastrodon

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Gastrodon's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Meowscaradaresists grass - adds grass pressure - adds dark pressureSkeledirgeresists grass - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureLokixresists grass - adds bug pressure - adds dark pressureSmolivresists grass - adds grass pressure - adds normal pressureDollivresists grass - adds grass pressure - adds normal pressureArbolivaresists grass - adds grass pressure - adds normal pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Gastrodon

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to grass.
• Defensive Pokemon still need offensive partners; avoid building a team that cannot pressure key types.