Snoreefant

Snoreefant is a Pokemon added in Batch 5 of our Fun Pokemon series. During Era 2 when he was added, Elloss and Dworlock considered him terrible due to him constantly dying. However, in Era 3 when Batch 6-8 were made, we found him to be more useful than we thought.

Origin
Snoreefant is based on the Gammoth from the Monster Hunter series. It is a large mammoth monster that lives in tundras that uses brute force and snow based attacks to fend off hunters. We incorporated this into his moveset:


 * Aurora Veil is the snow Gammoths cover themselves in for protection.
 * Drill Run is Gammoths charge attack.
 * Earthquake is a Gammoth smashing the ground and causing tremors.
 * Ice Hammer is the Gammoth slamming its body down on the hunter.

Strengths
Snoreefant shines when he gets to use Aurora Veil when he enters battle. Because of his Snow Warning ability, he starts the battle with a hailstorm which means, unless interrupted, he can then use Aurora Veil to reduce damage done for all Pokemon on your side from any attacks. His Icy Rock also boosts the number of turns its active from 5 to 8. He also has some powerful moves like Drill Run and Ice Hammer to deal devastating damage to the prevalent Dragon, Ground, and Fire types. Finally, his high HP stat allows him to survive in battle long enough to make a difference. Earthquake is also a really powerful move for damaging both opponents, but should be handled with care since it also targets your ally. So for this reason, pairing Snoreefant with a flying type would be an excellent idea.

Weaknesses
Snoreefant has the Ice typing which is pretty awful when considering its many weaknesses and few resistances. His Defense and Special Defense stats are also awful which can at times make his high HP make no difference when he can dies to powerful attacks in one hit.

Trivia

 * Snoreefant never survived more than a turn in any of the 3 original tournaments we had. Although this was mostly just because he was surrounded by super effective moves.