Ting-Lu Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Ting-Lu in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Ting-Lu, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Ting-Lu Base Stats, Type, Abilities and Weaknesses

Paldea #395		Type
Ting-Lu
		Abilities
		Vessel of Ruin
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
Immune to:	(0x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Ting-Lu

What are Natures?

Ting-Lu's Strengths

Has great durability thanks to its high HP and Def stats, combined with its Vessel of Ruins Ability. Has support utility as a Stealth Rock setting lead. Has a decent Attack stat as well.

Singles Movesets for Ting-Lu

Ruination Lead Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 244 / Def 180 / Sp.Def 84
Final Stat Values	HP 261 / Atk 130 / Def 180 / Sp.Def 111 / Spe 65
Ability	Vessel of Ruin
Tera Type
Held Item	Leftovers
Moveset	・ Earthquake ・ Stealth Rock ・ Whirlwind ・ Ruination

Summary

Ting-Lu makes an excellent mixed wall thanks to its Vessel of Ruin Ability, and can both phaze with Whirlwind and prevent opposing defensive Pokemon from switchin in thanks to Ruination.

Vessel of Ruin cuts the opponent's Special Attack by 25%. Can phaze with Whirlwind and Stealth Rock. Ruination reduces the opponent's HP by 50%.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Vessel of Ruin	Leftovers

Vessel of Ruin reduces the opposing Pokemon's Special Attack stat by 25%, making Ting-Lu an effective mixed wall thanks to its great natural bulk.

Leftovers is necessary for this build since Ting-Lu lacks any form of recovery.

Moves Breakdown

Earthquake is Ting-Lu's main STAB move and still hits hard even without investment thanks to its base 110 Attack stat.

Stealth Rock and Whirlwind allow it to set up entry hazards and phase setup sweepers and opposing defensive Pokemon.

Its last move is Ruination, which cuts the opponent's HP by 50%. This is a very useful move that dissuades opposing walls from staying against Ting-Lu and help its teammates hit important KOs.

Best Tera Type: Posion

Poison Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Poison Tera typing is a great choice for Ting-Lu to give it newfound resistance to Grass, Fairy, and Fighting-types, as well as giving it immunity to Toxic.

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EV Spread and Nature

We're using a modified defensive EV spread with 244 HP EVs and 190 Def EVs and an Impish Nature, whie 84 Sp.Def EVs rounds of its bulk and is just enough for Ting-Lu to shrug weak special attacks thanks to Vessel of Ruin.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Ting-Lu's defensive EV spread with an Impish Nature.

Damage Received by Ting-Lu
162 Atk Offensive EV Investment: Atk 252 (Jolly) Item: Choice Band	Flower Trick 158-188 (60.5 - 72%) Guaranteed 2HKO
187 Sp.Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Sp.Atk (Timid) Item: Choice Specs	Moonblast 204-242 (78.1 - 92.7%) Guaranteed 2HKO

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Bulky Stealth Rock Setter Ting-Lu Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 HP / 236 Def / 20 Spe
Final Stat Values	262 HP / 130 Atk / 192 Def / 100 Sp. Def / 68 Spe
Ability	Vessel of Ruin
Tera Type	・Good Type to counter Grass and Water Types it is usually weak against. ・ Immunity to Spore . ・Strengthens the Power of its Earthquake by 50%. ・Removes Ting-Lu's Dark Type weaknesses of Fairy, Fighting and Bug.
Held Item	Leftovers
Moveset	・ Earthquake ・ Taunt ・ Whirlwind ・ Stealth Rock

Has great durability thanks to its high HP and Def stats, combined with its Vessel of Ruins Ability. Has excellent support and disruption utility with access to Stealth Rock and Whirlwind. Has access to Earthquake for decent damage output.

Has Outstanding Bulk

Ting-Lu has excellent bulk, combined with a great Ability, Vessel of Ruin which lowers the Special Attack of opposing Pokemon. Ting-Lu also has access to Stealth Rock, making it one of the bulkiest Stealth Rock setters in the game. Ting-Lu can even withstand a +2 Attack Life Orb boosted Play Rough from Mimkyu.

Stealth Rock + Whirlwind is a Disruptive Combination

Ting-Lu can set up Stealth Rock and then use Whirlwind to bring out another Pokemon to take Stealth Rock damage. It can also avoid bad lead matchups by Whirlwinding unfavorable matchups away. A pokemon that outspeeds Ting-Lu and has access to Taunt can quickly shut these strategies down however.

Other Viable Moves

Comparison to Other Stealth Rock Setters

	Force Switch	Yawn	Healing
Ting-Lu	◯	x	x
Hippowdon	◯	◯	◯
Clodsire	x	◯	◯

Force Switch moves are moves such as Roar and Whirlwind, which force the opponent to switch Pokemon.

Important Damage Calculations

Earthquake
HP 181｜Def 91	81 ~ 96 (44.7 ~ 53%) Possible 2-Hit KO (24.6%)
HP 131｜Def 100	150 ~ 176 (114.5 ~ 134.3%) Guaranteed OHKO
Damage Received by Ting-Lu
Play Rough (+2 Attack) Attack Stat (EVs): 156 (252+)	218 ~ 257 (83.2 ~ 98%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Flamethrower Sp. Attack Stat (EVs): 205 (252+) Ability: Beads of Ruin	Ability: Vessel of Ruin 105 ~ 124 (40 ~ 47.3%) Guaranteed 3-Hit KO

※These calculations do not take Terastallization into consideration.

Doubles Movesets for Ting-Lu

Bulky Assault Vest Ting-Lu Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 HP / 68 Atk / 4 Def / 180 Sp. Def / 4 Spe
Final Stat Values	262 HP / 152 Atk / 146 Def / 123 Sp. Def / 66 Spe
Ability	Vessel of Ruin
Tera Type
Held Item	Assault Vest
Moveset	・ Ruination ・ Stomping Tantrum ・ Fissure ・ Heavy Slam

Has great durability thanks to its high HP and Def stats, combined with its Vessel of Ruins Ability. Fissure's has a small chance of OHKOing an opponent, and can boost Stomping Tantrum's damage when it fails.. Has access to Ruination, which can set up KOs for its teammates. This builld will always survive Flutter Mane's Moonblast after Beads of Ruin, and OHKO Chi-Yu with Stomping Tantrum, and Flutter Mane with Heavy Slam.

How to Use Ting-Lu Effectively

Utilize as a Safe Switch-In

Ting-Lu is one of the only Pokemon in the game with enough bulk to allow it to tank a hit from almost any Pokemon, without risking getting one-shot. As it does not get any access to healing moves, it will not be able to sustain multiple hits and function as a wall, so it is best suited in a regular offensive team.

How to Build a Team with Ting-Lu

Ting-Lu is best suited in defensive teams with physical attackers who don't mind their Special Attack dropped. Ting-Lu being on the field can boost the overall special bulk of itself and its ally with its Vessel of Ruin Ability.

Leftovers Ting-Lu

Offensive Sweeper	Leftovers Ting-Lu	Offensive / Utility
Palafin	Ting-Lu	Gholdengo

As Ting-Lu's is the bulky disruptor of the team, Ting-Lu teams up well with offensive attackers that can cover its weaknesses, such as Palafin, Gholdengo and Flutter Mane.

Sample Doubles Team

Support / Physical Attacker	Support / Physical Attacker
Ting-Lu	Arcanine
Support / Redirection	Physical Attacker
Amoonguss	Annihilape

Ting-Lu and Arcanine make for an incredibly defensive pair to lead off with, with the pair being able to reduce both offensive stats with their Abilities. Amoonguss is a great switch-in for Ting-Lu, resisting most of its weaknesses. Annihilape benefits from Ting-Lu and Arcanine's offensive debuffs, giving it more durability to take hits and power up Rage Fist.

Counters for Ting-Lu

Strategy	Best Pokemon
Choice Flower Trick Best	・Can also handle threats in the back ・Good counters regardless of Tera Type.
Offensive Ice Sweepers	・Strong against Ting-Lu's original typing, as well as its Grass Tera variation ・If one of the Pokemon in the back are also weak to Ice, these counters are even more viable.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Chien-Pao	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Chien-Pao can ignore Vessel of Ruin thanks to being a Physical Attacker. ・Lowers Ting-Lu's Defense with its Sword of Ruin Ability. ・Deals super effective STAB Ice damage, regardless of whether Ting-Lu Terastallizes to Grass or not. ▶️Chien-Pao Best Move Sets
Meowscarada	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal large super effective damage with its Flower Trick attack. ・Ignores Vessel of Ruin Special Attack drop, thanks to being a Physical Attacker. ・If Ting-Lu Terastallizes to Grass, it can still deal decent damage thanks to its Protean Ability ▶️Meowscarada Best Move Sets

Is Breloom a Good Ting-Lu Counter?

Breloom

Breloom may seem like a good counter to Ting-Lu at first glance, with the ability to outspeed and use Spore on Ting-Lu, followed up with STAB boosted super effective attacking moves. However, as soon as Ting-Lu Terastallizes into a Grass Type, Breloom loses all of these advantages. Even disregarding Terastallization, if Ting-Lu gets Stealth Rock set up, it basically becomes a 2v3 at that point, so Breloom is not recommended as a counter to Ting-Lu.

Best Ting-Lu Team for Paldea Prologue Online Competition

In the recently concluded Paldea Prologue Online Competition, all 400 Paldea Pokedex Pokemon are legal, including Koraidon and Miraidon. This was the best team for using Ting-Lu in this competition.

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Ting-Lu Team Breakdown

Ting-Lu and Arcanine make for an incredibly defensive pair to lead off with, with the pair being able to reduce both offensive stats with their Abilities. Amoonguss is a great switch-in for Ting-Lu, resisting most of its weaknesses. Annihilape benefits from Ting-Lu and Arcanine's offensive debuffs, giving it more durability to take hits and power up Rage Fist.

Garganacl is well suited in defensive teams as it can be difficult to KO thanks to Ting-Lu's Ability.

Amoonguss offers redirection, and Gyarados works as a secondary Intimidate user.

Additionally, Ting-Lu matches up favorably against common Defiant Pokemon like Kingambit and Annihilape, being able to resist their Dark-and Ghost-type attacks, and can Tera Poison to protect itself from Fighting-type Moves.

Lastly, Arcanine and Amoonguss make another appearance as a solid support duo.

This team makes use of the Bulky Support Doubles Build.

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