Dipplin is a fantastic check to physical attackers like Regirock and Primeape thanks to its substantial physical bulk and ability to absorb Knock Off. Dipplin's walling capabilities give it many opportunities to set up Growth against passive or ineffective foes like Sandaconda and Orthworm to function as a bulky sweeper. Dragon Tail phazes setup sweepers that might try to break through Dipplin such as Snorlax, Virizion, and Malamar. Giga Drain keeps Dipplin healthy as it attacks to make it less reliant on Recover to quickly devour Pokemon weak to Grass like Regirock, Poliwrath, and Sandaconda. Sticky Hold distinguishes Dipplin from other NFE Pokemon dependent on their Eviolite such as Porygon2 by protecting Dipplin from Knock Off, Switcheroo, and Trick from users like Primeape and Mesprit. Tera Poison improves Dipplin's matchups against Fighting-types like Hisuian Sneasel, allowing it to maintain good matchups against Poison-types like Muk and Weezing as well as an immunity to poison at the cost of vulnerability to Mesprit and Farigiraf. Tera Fairy protects Dipplin from being phazed by Dragon Tail from opposing Dipplin and Appletun, and it improves Dipplin's vulnerability to Alolan Exeggutor and Appletun. Tera Steel turns the tables against checks like Sneasel and Tera Fairy Mesprit and protects Dipplin from poison from Weezing and Muk at the cost of worsening its matchups against Fighting-types.
Dipplin's capability to absorb Knock Off makes it a great partner to Pokemon that are reliant on their items, including Articuno, Regirock, and Porygon2. Snorlax is an excellent partner to handle threats to Dipplin like Articuno, Typhlosion, and Charizard, and Dipplin takes physical attacks and Knock Off from Poliwrath, Primeape, and Sandslash for Snorlax in return. Dipplin amplifies residual damage from entry hazard stacking thanks to Dragon Tail, so hazard setters like Hisuian Qwilfish, Orthworm, and Sandslash have great synergy with Dipplin. Knock Off users like Mesprit, Primeape, and Sneasel can remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes to ensure they take damage from entry hazards when Dipplin uses Dragon Tail. Teammates weak to Water and Grass like Regirock, Sandaconda, and Sandslash appreciate Dipplin taking on Eelektross and Virizion for them. Teammates like Charizard, Typhlosion, and Orthworm can handle special attackers with Fairy- and Ice-type coverage for Dipplin, offensively checking Whimsicott and Articuno. Regirock and Naclstack help Dipplin by defensively answering Flying-types like Dodrio, Charizard, and Minior for it. Dipplin is vulnerable to being overwhelmed by chip damage from hazards, so it depends on partners with hazard removal like Sandslash and Hitmontop to mitigate this vulnerability.
