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protected by a silver spoon
The major issues you're going to run into there are Komatana and Carvanha, both of which have STAB Super-Effective moves that are hitting your weaker defense from utterly gargantuan offenses. They are both extremely good. Munchlax (another underrated mon that I plan on talking about!) walks all over you, too. Return is NOT something that Elgyem will appreciate.
I haven't tested this set very extensively, but it's served me well a few times:
@ Evolution Stone
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 76 HP / 196 Def / 236 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Frustration
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Seed Bomb / Earthquake / Pursuit
At first glance, this looks like just another Normal-type that gets run down by Fighters and left in the dust. On closer inspection, however, we see that Munchlax is actually still a very capable tank. With Evolution OR Oran Berry, Gligar is incapable of 2HKOing it. Munchlax, on the other hand, very comfortably 2HKOes even 236/236 Gligar with Ice Punch, Ferrothorn with Fire Punch and can 2HKO Frillish with Seed Bomb, all factoring in Evolution Stone. Munchlax's main purpose is therefore as a stallbreaker, being able to come in and wreck an opposing Pokemon's shit. It runs into trouble against Murkrow and Fighting-types, but nothing is perfect and at the end of the day he's "underrated for a reason." But, if defensive Pokemon are ruining your day, give Munchlax a whirl. You just may like him.
I haven't tested this set very extensively, but it's served me well a few times:
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 76 HP / 196 Def / 236 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Frustration
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Seed Bomb / Earthquake / Pursuit
At first glance, this looks like just another Normal-type that gets run down by Fighters and left in the dust. On closer inspection, however, we see that Munchlax is actually still a very capable tank. With Evolution OR Oran Berry, Gligar is incapable of 2HKOing it. Munchlax, on the other hand, very comfortably 2HKOes even 236/236 Gligar with Ice Punch, Ferrothorn with Fire Punch and can 2HKO Frillish with Seed Bomb, all factoring in Evolution Stone. Munchlax's main purpose is therefore as a stallbreaker, being able to come in and wreck an opposing Pokemon's shit. It runs into trouble against Murkrow and Fighting-types, but nothing is perfect and at the end of the day he's "underrated for a reason." But, if defensive Pokemon are ruining your day, give Munchlax a whirl. You just may like him.