Samurott

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	B	C
Waterfall	Blizzard	X	B
Waterfall	Megahorn	X	B-
Fury Cutter	Hydro Pump	B-	C
Fury Cutter	Hydro Cannon*	A-	A-
Waterfall	Hydro Cannon*	A	A

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Fury Cutter	Blizzard	X	C
Fury Cutter	Megahorn	C	X
Fury Cutter	Razor Shell	X	C-
Waterfall	Razor Shell	X	C
Fury Cutter	Liquidation	X	C-
Waterfall	Liquidation	X	C

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Waterfall benefits from STAB and is the superior choice for offense.
• Fury Cutter is great for its energy gains, which lets it trail right behind even without STAB. 
• Hydro Cannon is the best Charge Move for offense. 
• Hydro Pump is a step down, and is less consistent as a 1-bar move. 
• Megahorn could pair with Fury Cutter to fulfill a Bug-type role, but this isn't the best use of Samurott.
• Blizzard is a good 1-bar move, but lacking STAB makes it an inferior option. 
• Razor Shell and Liquidation are bad for PvE. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Waterfall is the best fast move on defense due to its high base power.
• Don't use Fury Cutter for defense. 
• Hydro Cannon is the best Charge Move for defense overall, being the hardest to dodge while also hitting hard with STAB. 
• Blizzard is the next best choice for gym defense and also provides wide coverage. 
• Megahorn is pretty bad in comparison as a 1-bar move. 
• Hydro Pump lacks coverage that other 1-bar moves provide, and is slower to access than other Water Charge Moves. 
• Razor Shell is easily spammed as a 3-bar move, but its damage output is poor and lacks coverage. 
• Liquidation is similar to Razor Shell but with higher damage output, but at the same time it's substantially easier to dodge.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Fury Cutter	Hydro Cannon* Megahorn	A
Waterfall	Hydro Cannon* Megahorn	B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Fury Cutter or Waterfall + Hydro Cannon* and Megahorn

Fury Cutter is generally more preferable for its faster energy generation, letting Samurott access its Charge Moves sooner. Waterfall can be effective when shields are in play due to its high STAB damage output, but will decrease the frequency of using Charge Moves. 

Hydro Cannon is mandatory for Samurott due to its low energy cost and high Damage Per Energy (DPE) value. Megahorn is the cheapest Charge Move energy-wise that provides some type of coverage, though this isn't always enough to fight back against certain meta Grass Pokemon. Blizzard is slightly stronger but unappealing due to its huge energy demands. Razor Shell is an interesting option that costs the least amount of energy possible, and has a chance to debuff the opponent, making it a decent move to bait shields. Since Hydro Cannon deals twice as much Damage Per Energy spent and is also quite cheap to use, Razor Shell is generally not recommended due to the lack of coverage and inconsistent debuff procs. Liquidation is just inferior to Hydro Cannon.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5

As a Water-type, Samurott competes with various other Water-types for a roster slot on the team, but is benched primarily due to its suboptimal moveset, and to a lesser extent, its unimpressive bulk. Access to Hydro Cannon following the Oshawott Community Day is a much needed improvement to Samurott's kit, but Samurott somewhat falls behind other meta Water-types. Megahorn gives Samurott a niche against certain Grass counters, as well as Psychic and Dark-types, but this isn't as valuable against the overall meta. 

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

Samurott is a few steps down from Swampert in terms of overall performance against the meta. Interestingly enough Samurott actually can beat Swampert in an even fight due to the latter taking neutral damage from Hydro Cannon instead of resisted damage, which is the opposite of the results from Great League. Access to Megahorn is a nice perk due to the common usage of Dark-types in this league, and the combination with Fury Cutter can flip certain matchups against Grass Pokemon if Samurott can successfully land Megahorn or bait with Hydro Cannon. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Samurott falls behind Kyogre, Swampert, and Gyarados in this league. 

Fast Moves

3

Fury Cutter

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Bug

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CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.40	0.30	15.00		7.50	9.38

16

Waterfall

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Water

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CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.20	0.15	6.67		13.33	16.67

Charge Moves

130

Hydro Pump

1 Energy

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Water

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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.30	2.10	0.00	1.30	39.39	49.24		51.21

130

Blizzard

1 Energy

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Ice

1.6x Damage	VS
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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.10	1.40	0.00	1.30	41.94	52.42		54.52

110

Megahorn

1 Energy

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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.20	0.20	0.00	1.10	50.00	62.50		55.00

45

Razor Shell

3 Energy

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Water

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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.30	0.35	0.00	1.36	34.62	43.27		47.20

70

Liquidation

3 Energy

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Water

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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.70	0.00	2.12	23.33	29.17		49.49

Elite Charge Moves

90

Hydro Cannon

2 Energy

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Water

1.6x Damage	VS
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CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	1.10	0.00	1.80	47.37	59.21		85.26

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

	160% damage
	160% damage

Resistant

	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage
	62.5% damage

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