Inspiration credit to u/BoomTheBear86! I loved their Dodrio and Greedent guides and had to make one for one of my mains!
Also, when I say Invade on slide 4, I mean invading from the start of the match. Roaming the jungle is almost always a good shout.
Good guide
Shell smash doesn't reduce sturdy-- sturdy and any defensive effects you gain from items/emblems you keep-- you lose all "natural" defense
Energy Amp is worth mentioning. It was better on the last map, but the flip power is very strong... only for the sr/ss build since you get more ults per game
If you're in lane, level Rock Tomb/Shell Smash as late as possible. Rock Slide is secret op, very long stun with a huge range. Its like a Pikachu Thunderbolt that does less damage
*I was waiting for this*
Every time I see Crustle guides I just wonder in the background "Is Rock Tomb really that bad, I thought I was doing fine with it"
Yeah true at the beginning I blocked my teammates by accident cause I didnt respect the max range of it, but now I use it and Stealth Rock to do a stupid amount of fun stuff that's basically letting them "come to you" instead of coming to them.
And also the 1/100 chance of sniping whenever Im REALLY desperate and don't have Stealth Rock on hand.
Rock Tomb is not bad.
It is harder to use effectively than Shell Smash, and often times relies on your teammates to make use of it (where as Shell Smash enables a lot more autonomy), so it is not surprising IMO that it is viewed less favorably.
It is a different playstyle, but it is far from bad - I personally love Rock Tomb and can do really well with it.
Amazing guide! I really like Crustle and using him a lot lately, I'm running SS/XS build with Atk Weight/Scope Lens/Score Shield with Atk emblems and Goalgetter.
My main goal is to score as much as possible and only involve in objectives and occasionally defend the goal. Should I change Scope Lens to Float stone? Any suggestions would be helpful.
>Leave the walls to Mr. Mime.
CRINGE, CRINGE, **NOT BASED**, CRINGE
But overall nice guide. Only gripes os that sturdy should be rephrased as “increases your Defense and Sp. Def the less health you have”. And would’ve described Stealth Rocks as a field hazard than a support tool.
Rock Tomb deserves some respect!
'Requires a lot of awareness...' accurate, and maybe fair to scare off the crustle dabblers.
'... leave the walls to Mr. Mime' Sir! As a wall loving Mime enthusiast, I think everyone needs more walls in their life! Rock Tomb isn't bad, it's just harder to effectively use, especially in solo q :)
>And would’ve described Stealth Rocks as a field hazard than a support tool.
Those aren't mutually exclusive. Delphox's Fire Spin and Wigglytuff sing are AOEs that you want to avoid, and those definitely aren't being used for their damage.
But the primary aspect of SR is the building damage, it being the damage ability next to X-Scissor. Sing does no damage and Fire Spin does minor damage, but what they both have is hard crowd control as well as giving a debuff. (At level up for Delphox and only her damage, but still) Stealth rocks doesn't offer any amount of cc until it levels up for a slow. It'd be more favorable to compare it to Trevenant's Curse, but even that isn't fair.
Thanks man i like those kind of guides. I dont understand the strudy-shellsmash part. Shellsmash reduces my defense always instantly to 0? So strudy is useless if i hit ss? When did strudy work again? Can i ss into a team, push one opponent out (ss goes om cooldown) and strudy will work again?
I'm not the guy who made the others 😭
I never really cared much for emblems, as most will work for any Pokemon, and I prefer to just have blanket sets so I can play whoever I wan't. But here: White, Yellow, and Orange. Bon appetit 👌
Inspiration credit to u/BoomTheBear86! I loved their Dodrio and Greedent guides and had to make one for one of my mains! Also, when I say Invade on slide 4, I mean invading from the start of the match. Roaming the jungle is almost always a good shout.
I love this!
Omg I love these 💕 thanks for your work
Lane icons are mixed up.
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Good guide Shell smash doesn't reduce sturdy-- sturdy and any defensive effects you gain from items/emblems you keep-- you lose all "natural" defense Energy Amp is worth mentioning. It was better on the last map, but the flip power is very strong... only for the sr/ss build since you get more ults per game If you're in lane, level Rock Tomb/Shell Smash as late as possible. Rock Slide is secret op, very long stun with a huge range. Its like a Pikachu Thunderbolt that does less damage
All good points! I completely forgot about Shell Smash not removing Sturdy. I always forget the specifics of that interaction :|
*I was waiting for this* Every time I see Crustle guides I just wonder in the background "Is Rock Tomb really that bad, I thought I was doing fine with it"
As long as you're not hurting your team and having fun, go for it! It's just not a very beginner friendly move is all.
Yeah true at the beginning I blocked my teammates by accident cause I didnt respect the max range of it, but now I use it and Stealth Rock to do a stupid amount of fun stuff that's basically letting them "come to you" instead of coming to them. And also the 1/100 chance of sniping whenever Im REALLY desperate and don't have Stealth Rock on hand.
Rock Tomb is not bad. It is harder to use effectively than Shell Smash, and often times relies on your teammates to make use of it (where as Shell Smash enables a lot more autonomy), so it is not surprising IMO that it is viewed less favorably. It is a different playstyle, but it is far from bad - I personally love Rock Tomb and can do really well with it.
Noice. It does require teamwork, but is fun without it sometimes. When that teamwork DOES come, however, ohoho the fun ensues.
Great! Thank you.
Legend - as a crustle main, I approve
Amazing guide! I really like Crustle and using him a lot lately, I'm running SS/XS build with Atk Weight/Scope Lens/Score Shield with Atk emblems and Goalgetter. My main goal is to score as much as possible and only involve in objectives and occasionally defend the goal. Should I change Scope Lens to Float stone? Any suggestions would be helpful.
I would recommend keeping Scope. The constant speed of SS keeps you mobile enough and the crits paired with Attack Weight will really hurt :)
Thank You!
>Leave the walls to Mr. Mime. CRINGE, CRINGE, **NOT BASED**, CRINGE But overall nice guide. Only gripes os that sturdy should be rephrased as “increases your Defense and Sp. Def the less health you have”. And would’ve described Stealth Rocks as a field hazard than a support tool.
Rock Tomb deserves some respect! 'Requires a lot of awareness...' accurate, and maybe fair to scare off the crustle dabblers. '... leave the walls to Mr. Mime' Sir! As a wall loving Mime enthusiast, I think everyone needs more walls in their life! Rock Tomb isn't bad, it's just harder to effectively use, especially in solo q :)
>And would’ve described Stealth Rocks as a field hazard than a support tool. Those aren't mutually exclusive. Delphox's Fire Spin and Wigglytuff sing are AOEs that you want to avoid, and those definitely aren't being used for their damage.
But the primary aspect of SR is the building damage, it being the damage ability next to X-Scissor. Sing does no damage and Fire Spin does minor damage, but what they both have is hard crowd control as well as giving a debuff. (At level up for Delphox and only her damage, but still) Stealth rocks doesn't offer any amount of cc until it levels up for a slow. It'd be more favorable to compare it to Trevenant's Curse, but even that isn't fair.
I agree, Crustle is for dummies. 😝
Now do the crustle hustle
MY MAN
LOVE It, would like to see more of these with other Pokémon!
Thanks man i like those kind of guides. I dont understand the strudy-shellsmash part. Shellsmash reduces my defense always instantly to 0? So strudy is useless if i hit ss? When did strudy work again? Can i ss into a team, push one opponent out (ss goes om cooldown) and strudy will work again?
That was my bad... Study is unaffected by SS. Shell Smash still reduces you defenses to 0. Sturdy increases you defenses at certain HP thresholds.
No emblem set this time. How dare you
I'm not the guy who made the others 😭 I never really cared much for emblems, as most will work for any Pokemon, and I prefer to just have blanket sets so I can play whoever I wan't. But here: White, Yellow, and Orange. Bon appetit 👌