>>54752170Gastrodon is in a weird spot in which it will probably be terrible for the average player, but top tiers can use at their best extent. So it simultaneously stays at a low usage while appearing regularly in champion or top cut teams.
It's been a headache for competitive event distributions too, as since it's one of the few competitively good mons that isn't a legendary or a starter, they always end distributing the previous champion's Gastrodon