Overview
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Fairy-Typing gives it useful resistances in Dark, Fighting, Bug, and a Dragon immunity
Intimidate + 90/75 bulk allow it to switch in on numerous physical attackers
Access to a solid support movepool with moves such as Thunder Wave, Roar, Heal Bell, and Taunt
120 Base attack means it isn't lacking in the offensive department
Special bulk is lacking, meaning it can rarely switch in on most special attackers, and speed is very low
No reliable recovery outside of RestTalk hampers it, meaning that without Wish support it can't take too much abuse

Defensive
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name: Pivot/Cleric
move 1: Play Rough
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Heal Bell
move 4: Roar / Thunder Wave
ability: Intimidate
item: Leftovers
evs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe
nature: Impish


Moves
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Play Rough is Granbull's main choice for STAB, and does solid damage off of its 120 Base attack stat, despite no investment
Earthquake hits the Fire-Types, Posion-Types, and Steel-Types which resist Play Rough, making it a good attacking combo
Heal Bell allows Granbull to play the role of a cleric as well as a pivot, allowing it to heal its teammates from any detrimental status
Roar is used to phaze out boosting opponents and can rack up hazard damage
Thunder Wave can cripple and slowdown opposing physical attackers, making them much easier for your team to beat
Set Details
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248 HP EVs minimizes SR damage, and 232 Def keeps it as physically bulky as possible
Remaining 24 EVs are to put in Spe to outspeed uninvested Base 50s
Impish Nature is used to maximize Defense
Leftovers to increase longevity

Usage Tips
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Used to switch in and cripple / phaze out physical threats like DD Feraligatr, Physical Samurott, Kangashkhan, and Hariyama
Heal Bell can be game changing, so it is to be used at every opportunity when your team is suffering from status
Using Roar whenever an obvious switch will be made to rack up hazard damage can greatly help your team in wearing down powerful threats
Team Options
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Wish support is greatly useful, as Granbull can worn down quickly when it is checking a threat multiple times a game
Special pivots or walls are very useful to take the special attacks aimed at Granbull, as it is much easier to KO from the special side than the physical side.
Steel-types like Ferroseed and Kilnklang can take Steel or Poison-Type attacks, and proceed to setup on the opposing Pokemon
Pokemon that are troubled with status but can put pressure on the opponent benefit from Granbull's abilities as a cleric, meaning that they aren't useless if statused


Other Options
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Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Choice Band
RestTalk
Taunt

Checks & Counters
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**Strong special attackers**: Pokemon such as

**Defensive Walls**: Ferroseed and Rhydon are both examples, eating up any almost any move it has and setting up hazards / retaliating

**Offensive Fire-Types**: Typhlosion and Pyroar can switch into Play Rough, and can KO Granbull with their powerful attacks, but must watch out for Earthquake

**Poison-Types**: Most Poison-types carry a second type, which allows them to survive an Earthquake and KO back, while most offensive ones can simply KO Granbull outright