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#0160 · GENERATION 2

Feraligatr Build Guide

Water

Physical setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYSheer Force

NATUREJolly

Dragon Dance

Liquidation

Ice Punch

Crunch

How to play

Find a safe Dragon Dance turn, then use the three damaging moves. Sheer Force boosts their power by removing their secondary effects; qualifying attacks also avoid Life Orb recoil.

Watch out for

Key risk. Sheer Force removes Liquidation’s Defense drop, Ice Punch’s freeze chance and Crunch’s Defense drop. It does not remove every attack effect or guarantee a knockout. Grass and Electric attacks threaten it.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Find a safe Dragon Dance turn, then use the three damaging moves. Sheer Force boosts their power by removing their secondary effects; qualifying attacks also avoid Life Orb recoil.

You have a safe setup turn

Use Dragon Dance, then attack. Sheer Force does not guarantee a knockout, so confirm the target actually takes damage from Liquidation, Ice Punch or Crunch before you commit.

A Grass or Electric attacker enters

Both are super effective against Water. A boosted Feraligatr that switches out gives its Dragon Dance back, so weigh taking the hit against resetting the boosts.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Feraligatr in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Sheer Force raises the power of qualifying attacks by removing their secondary effects, and those attacks avoid Life Orb recoil. The trade strips Liquidation’s and Crunch’s Defense drops and Ice Punch’s freeze chance.

Watch the tradeoff. Sheer Force removes Liquidation’s Defense drop, Ice Punch’s freeze chance and Crunch’s Defense drop. It does not remove every attack effect or guarantee a knockout. Grass and Electric attacks threaten it.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Feraligatr or Gyarados?

Gyarados adds Ground immunity and Intimidate, but has a four-times Electric weakness.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Feraligatr	Gyarados
HP	85	95
Attack	105	125
Defense	100	79
Sp. Attack	79	60
Sp. Defense	83	100
Speed	78	81

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground teammate covers Electric attacks. A Steel teammate resists Grass and helps create setup opportunities.

Garchomp

Electric immunity and Stealth Rock support complement physical setup.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

Scizor

Resists Grass and offers priority when Dragon Dance is unsafe.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Gyarados

Gyarados adds Ground immunity and Intimidate, but has a four-times Electric weakness.

Read Gyarados guide →

Try Gyarados →

Type matchups

Weak to

Electric2×Grass2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Ice0.5×Steel0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP85

Attack105

Defense100

Sp. Attack79

Sp. Defense83

Speed78

Evolution chain

Totodile#158
Level 18
Croconaw#159
Level 30
Feraligatr#160

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Feraligatr team

Start with Feraligatr. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#160

Feraligatr

Water

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense77

Defense64

Coverage17

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Grass attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 3 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Feraligatr	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	2×	1	0
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

Fire✓ Super effective

WaterResisted

ElectricNeutral

GrassResisted

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonResisted

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.