u/badcactus27

Hear me out. We all know Psyduck is bad. No stab until hydro pump hurts a lot. But lets look at what he DOES have

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A very early boss lockdown in disable

A very fast early game level curve during a time exp is at a premium

A late/post game multi hit move in fury swipes

A very strong debuff in screech

A very deep coverage movepool including confusion, focus punch and dig, plus the generally strong water TM list including ice beam

2 amazing abilities that give him an automatic weather band plus grant his entire team explosion immunity

The general benefits of being a water type like resisting moltres and articuno + countering groudon due to his ability

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The only thing duck is missing is a room clear. I have done a couple runs wonder mailing in water pulse around mt. Thunder and it makes him one of the most versatile starters. Obviously skitty is king but Psyduck with STAB is better than Meowth, all the fire types except MAYBE charmander if you factor in zard's heatwave.

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I am curious how strong he would be if you hacked in water gun at level 12. Maybe something to experiment with.

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