Level 17To Dewott

Level 36To Samurott

SamurottLast stage shown

#0503 · GENERATION 5

Samurott Build Guide

Water

Physical setup attacker with priority

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYTorrent

NATUREAdamant

Swords Dance

Liquidation

Aqua Jet

Megahorn

How to play

Use a safe Swords Dance turn, then attack with Liquidation or finish a weakened target with Aqua Jet. Megahorn offers Bug coverage against a suitable target.

Watch out for

Key risk. Life Orb costs HP and Megahorn can miss. Electric and Grass attacks are super effective. This standard Water form does not have Hisuian Samurott’s Dark typing or Sharpness.

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

Use a safe Swords Dance turn, then attack with Liquidation or finish a weakened target with Aqua Jet. Megahorn offers Bug coverage against a suitable target.

You want the +2 Attack

Swords Dance is the setup turn, and the stages vanish when Samurott switches out. Electric and Grass are the only two types that hit it for 2×, so count whose move can still reach you before you commit the turn.

A Grass type walls you

Grass both resists Water and hits Samurott for 2×, so Liquidation is the wrong answer there. Megahorn is the Bug coverage that breaks the stalemate, and it can miss — which is a reason to save it for the turn that decides the game.

A target is at low HP and faster

Aqua Jet closes the speed gap for that one hit. It is still a Water move, so a Ground or Water switch-in resists it and you have spent priority without finishing anyone.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Samurott 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

Aqua Jet moves first as priority, which can finish a weakened faster target, but priority does not guarantee a knockout and Life Orb takes HP on every attack that lands. This standard Water form has neither Hisuian Samurott’s Dark typing nor Sharpness.

Watch the tradeoff. Life Orb costs HP and Megahorn can miss. Electric and Grass attacks are super effective. This standard Water form does not have Hisuian Samurott’s Dark typing or Sharpness.

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

Samurott or Feraligatr?

Feraligatr provides Dragon Dance and Sheer Force instead of Swords Dance and Water priority.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Samurott	Feraligatr
HP	95	85
Attack	100	105
Defense	85	100
Sp. Attack	108	79
Sp. Defense	70	83
Speed	70	78

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 partner can resist Grass and offer a sturdier switch-in.

Garchomp

Electric immunity and Stealth Rock support complement this set.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

Corviknight

Resists Grass and can pivot a frailer attacker into play.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

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

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Alternative: Feraligatr

Feraligatr provides Dragon Dance and Sheer Force instead of Swords Dance and Water priority.

Read Feraligatr guide →

Try Feraligatr →

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.

HP95

Attack100

Defense85

Sp. Attack108

Sp. Defense70

Speed70

Evolution chain

Oshawott#501
Level 17
Dewott#502
Level 36
Samurott#503

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

Build your Samurott team

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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#503

Samurott

Water

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SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense78

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	Samurott	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.