Alolan Sandslash

GBL Note Analysis

Basis: PvPoke simulation · last-30-day field meta · S27 New Beginnings

✔ Strengths & how to use

• Its Lead · Closer role scores are all high, so it isn't tied to one slot and can flex across positions.
• It posts favorable results against current field-meta staples Lickilicky(#1) · Tinkaton(#2) · Guzzlord(#18), giving it real value as a meta counter.
• On defense it double-resists Ice · Poison · resists Normal · Grass · Flying · Psychic · Bug · Dragon etc, holding up well against those attackers.

⚠ Weaknesses & threats

• On defense it is doubly weak to Fire · Fighting · is weak to Ground, so watch out for those attackers.
• That said, it's unfavored into threats like Shadow Ninetales, so avoid that head-to-head.

GBL Note verdict

At a 3% real pick rate, it's a niche sighting in Great League. Ranked #122 on paper yet #25 by real usage — chosen more in practice than theory implies.

Alolan Sandslash — Great League B-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →

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