Rift Garbodor

## Rift Dex Entries

### Rift Dex - Code: Corroso

Created by Zetta as punishment for its interference, Garbodor roamed the land in search of its creator, Melia, to ensure that its efforts were valued and not in vain.

### Rift Notes - Code: Corroso

After it protected Melia, it fought Zetta and Code: Evo by itself. It was a close fight, but Zetta wouldn't have any of it. It was transformed into a Rift and cast into the ocean, where it swam alone for months. Its only motivation to keep on was to find out if Melia survived Zetta's attack. It wanted to make things right after it attacked Melia in the sewers.

## Statistics

Type: Poison / Dark

 HP:120
 Attack:80
 Defense:190
 Sp. Atk:120
 Sp. Def:190
 Speed:10
 Total:710

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Ability: Poison Heal

## Battle Team

* Casual
* Normal
* Intense

### West Gearen Sewers

Battled on the Corrupted Cave Field in Double Battle format.Melia acts as the player's partner.

### West Gearen Sewers

Battled on the Corrupted Cave Field in Double Battle format.Melia acts as the player's partner.

### West Gearen Sewers

Battled on the Corrupted Cave Field in Double Battle format.Melia acts as the player's partner.

## Strategy

### First Battle (West Gearen Sewers)

This first battle, in all honesty, is not really hard, regardless of the difficulty you're playing at. Its level will either be lower (Casual and Normal modes) or exactly (Intense mode) at the level cap and it will not be able to reap the benefits of the field, both ability and move wise.

The best way to handle this battle is just by bruteforcing it. Despite its very good 120/200/200 defensive stats and Recover, strong attackers (such as Medicham) can, in the worst case scenario (being Intense mode), 3HKO it without many issues. Setting up is also a good choice, but it might be a bit hard because of its fairly good Special Attack stat.

Obviously, Ground types are very good in this battle too, and can generally 2/3HKO Garbodor regardless of how strong they are. All in all, this battle shouldn't take too many tries, whether you're playing in Casual or Intense mode. However, don't relax yet, because...

### Second Battle (Corrupted Path)

... if you do, you will struggle a lot on this one fight.

Rift Garbodor makes full use of this field now. Poison Heal heals it every turn, Sludge Wave gets a boost, making Garbodor not only a defensive beast, and it obtains Giga Drain, which allows it to easily beat most Ground types, especially thanks to the field boost. Furthermore, it also receives a level boost, which unless you are in Casual mode, will bring it above the level cap.

Thanks to its newfound strength, setting up becomes almost impossible (although some Steel types such as Escavalier can still do the job) and because of its more reliable recovery in Poison Heal, taking it down becomes far tougher.

If you want a more passive approach, you can use residual damage (Curse, Will-O-Wisp, Leech Seed, Sand Tomb and so on), which, if coupled with decent offensive damage, can eventually get Garbodor to faint.

Another strategy is to Toxic it by suppressing its ability (with Gastro Acid) and changing its typing (with Soak). The best Pokémon for this strat are Pyukumuku and Amoonguss, since both of them can also stall Garbodor with its good defensive stats.

For more offensive approaches, though, lowering its defensive stats (even with seemingly weak moves like Leer) can be a reliable strategy. Since it cannot switch out, it will be unable to shrug these drops off, making it easier for any strong attacker (such as the aforementioned Medicham, Escavalier, or generally Ground types) to deal good amounts of damage.

Else, changing the field is also very viable. If you can, Volcanic Field is the best choice in this battle, as it not only nullifies Garbodor's field advantage, but it also deals 50% of its max HP upon changing the field and takes damage from the terrain every other turn. However, do remember that Garbodor can easily change the field back with Sludge Wave.