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Lycanroc (Midday Form) Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Lycanroc (Midday Form) 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 Lycanroc (Midday Form), as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Lycanroc (Midday Form) Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #90
Kitakami #71
Type
Lycanroc (Midday Form) ImageLycanroc (Midday Form)
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Rock Icon
Abilities
Keen Eye
Sand Rush
Steadfast (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Keen Eye The user ignores the opponent's Evasion boosts and opponents cannot lower the user's Accuracy.
Sand Rush The user's Speed is doubled during a Sandstorm.
Steadfast
(Hidden)
Increases the user's Speed by one stage each time it flinches.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
75
317
Atk
115
118
Def
65
454
SpAtk
55
538
SpDef
65
439
Speed
112
62
Total
487
341
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 182 182 150 150 135
Atk 183 167 135 121 108
Def 128 117 85 76 63
SpAtk 117 107 75 67 54
SpDef 128 117 85 76 63
Spd 180 164 132 118 105
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Best Nature
Jolly
(+Spe, -Sp. Atk)

What are Natures?

Doubles Movesets for Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Build Name Recommendation
Sand Rush Attacker ★★★★★

Sand Rush Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread 252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 150 HP / 167 Atk / 85 Def / 86 Def / 180 Spe
Ability Sand Rush
Tera Type Pokemon Ghost Type Icon
Held Item Focus Sash
Moveset Rock Slide
Close Combat
Endeavor
Endure

Lycanroc finds usage as a Sand Abuser often partnered with Tyranitar. Its fast Rock Slide is great for fishing for flinches, while Close Combat is great for taking out Fighting-weak Pokemon like Kingambit.

Endeavor and Endure are a deadly combo, especially with Sand on your side.

Focus Sash gives Lycanroc some added survivability.

Tera Ghost is chosen to protect Lycanroc from Fake Out flinches especially because this build does not run Protect. It can also help against opposing Fighting-type moves, such as Priority Mach Punch.

Other Viable Moves

Bulldoze Bulldoze is a Speed Control option that can also trigger a partnered Tyranitar's Weakness Policy.
Rock Tomb Rock Tomb is an option for Speed Control that is also STAB, but doesn't damage Lycanroc's teammates.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Lycanroc (Midday Form)
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 100 HP|120 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
252 HP
Tera Type: Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Item: Safety Goggles
Close Combat
108 ~ 128 (52.1 ~ 61.8%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 85 HP|65 Def
No Defensive EV Investment
Item: Safety Goggles
Close Combat
216 ~ 256 (104.3 ~ 123.6%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Volcarona Image 100 HP|100 Sp. Def
No Defensive EV Investment
Item: Sitrus Berry
Rock Slide
244 ~ 292 (152.5 ~ 182.5%)
Guaranteed OHKO

How to Use Lycanroc (Midday Form) Effectively

Use Endeavor to Put Opponents to 1 HP

Lycanroc's high Speed especially in Sand makes it a very dangerous and effective user of Endeavor. It can put Pokemon to 1 HP and have Sand damage score the KO.

Endure makes sure that Lycanroc can survive for multiple turns where it can use Endeavor again.

How to Build a Team with Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Lycanroc is an excellent choice to be a Sand team's Sand abuser. Tyranitar is Lycanroc's current best partner, who naturally sets up Sand for it.

A strong back end couples well with a team's strong front end, so strategies that are difficult to break through like Dondozo + Tatsugiri make for great teammates for the Lycanroc + Tyranitar duo.

Sample Doubles Team

Physical Attacker Physical Attacker
Lycanroc (Midday Form) ImageLycanroc (Midday Form) Tyranitar ImageTyranitar
Physical Attacker Special Attacker
Dondozo ImageDondozo Tatsugiri ImageTatsugiri

Tyranitar naturally sets up Sand for Lycanroc with its Sand Stream. Lycanroc benefits off this by being able to be a quick Rock Slide user. Tyranitar with Tera Flying to negate its weaknesses to Ground and Fighting can also spam Rock Slide for your team.

Dondozo and Tatsugiri are meant for a late-game that's difficult to break through for teams that are worn out from Lycanroc and Tyranitar's offense.

Counters for Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Use Priority Moves Against Lycanroc

Moves like Fake Out can break Lycanroc's Focus Sash. This is especially good against it because Lycaroc do not typically run Protect.

Mach Punch from Breloom can also take out Lycanroc.

Overwrite Lycanroc's Weather

Lycanroc will lose its Speed boost if its Sand gets overwritten by other weather. Change the weather on turns where it is important to outspeed Lycanroc.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Hariyama ImageHariyama Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can break Lycanroc's Focus Sash with Fake Out and KO with a super-effective Fighting Move.
・Can help its partner set up Trick Room and put Lycanroc and Tyranitar at a disadvantage
▶️Hariyama Best Movesets
Gholdengo ImageGholdengo Ranking: ★★★★
・Is immune to Endeavor and Close Combat.
・Can hit Lycanroc and Tyranitar with its powerful STAB Make it Rain
▶️Gholdengo Best Movesets
Breloom ImageBreloom Ranking: ★★★★.
・Can hit Lycanroc and Tyranitar with STAB Mach Punch and Bullet Seed.
▶️Breloom Best Movesets

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