Toxic Spikes absorbers
Alright, so here's a 2nd blog. Let's talk about Toxic Spikes absorbers. In terms of mechanics, Toxic Spikes absorbers must be grounded Poison types (AKA can't have a Ground-immunity) and they remove Tspikes. Note that Tspikes absorption happens at the SAME time as when other entry hazards are applied, so you can keep your 1HP Sashed Poison type and switch it in later to absorb Tspikes even if Rocks or Spikes are up. Things that benefit from Toxic Spikes absorption tend to be bulkier setup sweepers or grounded SubPinch berry mons that are not Poison immune. Examples would be: - Double Dance Groudon with Leftovers - SubSD Groudon - Calm Mind Kyogre sets that don't have Rest - SubCM Giratina-A - SubSalac Garchomp - SubDD Kingdra - SubProtect 2 attacks Palkia Note there are also certain Pokemon that actually partially benefit from 1 layer of Toxic Spikes specifically - the best example of this is Calm Mind Recover Mewtwo because it can then set up on Blissey and avoid gett...