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Oranguru Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Oranguru 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 Oranguru, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Oranguru Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #313 Type
Oranguru ImageOranguru
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Icon
Abilities
Inner Focus
Telepathy
Symbiosis (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Ghost Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Inner Focus The user is deeply focused and protects itself from flinching.
Telepathy The user dodges attacks from allies.
Symbiosis
(Hidden)
The user passes its Held item to an ally if the ally uses up its Held item.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
90
167
Atk
60
587
Def
80
273
SpAtk
90
231
SpDef
110
66
Speed
60
481
Total
490
310
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 197 197 165 165 150
Atk 123 112 80 72 58
Def 145 132 100 90 76
SpAtk 156 142 110 99 85
SpDef 178 162 130 117 103
Spd 123 112 80 72 58
  • 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 Oranguru

Best Natures
Sassy
(+Sp. Def, -Spe)
Relaxed
(+Def, -Spe)

What are Natures?

Doubles Movesets for Oranguru

Build Name Recommendation
Trick Room Setter OranguruNEW ★★★

Trick Room Setter Oranguru Moveset & Best Build

Nature Sassy (+Sp. Def, -Spe)
EV Spread 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Sp. Def
IVs: 0 Spe
Final Stat Values 106 HP / 101 / Def / 110 Sp. Atk / 178 Sp. Def / 58 Spe
Ability Inner Focus
Tera Type Pokemon Grass Type Icon
Held Item Mental Herb
Moveset Foul Play
Instruct
Trick Room
Protect

Summary

Pokeball IconConsistent Trick Room Setter.

Pokeball IconPowerful exclusive Move in Instruct.

Pokeball IconSolid defenses.

Ability and Held Item

Inner Focus prevents Oranguru from getting flinched. This is a valuable Ability for a Trick Room setter to have.

Mental Herb protects Oranguru from the effects of Taunt, allowing it to set up Trick Room consistently.

Moves Breakdown

Foul Play is a reliable damaging move which can punish opponents who have high Physical Attack.

Trick Room is perhaps Oranguru's most important Move, as games will usually swing in your favor once Trick Room successfully goes up.
Oranguru's signature move, Instruct can allow its partner to attack twice. This is especially devastating when coupled with Torkoal's Eruption or Iron Hands' Drain Punch.

Lastly, Protect is great for scouting and stalling.

Best Tera Type

Tera Grass is chosen for this build, as it can grant Oranguru an immunity to Spore. While this is valuable, it is not recommended to Terastallize Oranguru unless absolutely necessary.

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into Oranguru's Special Defense, allowing it to take Special hits comfortably. 248 HP and 8 Defense gives it enough Physical Bulk to take two Wild Charges from Iron Hands

Other Viable Moves

Psychic Psychic is a solid STAB option for Oranguru which can potentially 3-Hit KO Iron Hands
Encore Encore on Oranguru is excellent when used in Trick Room conditions. It is great for punishing opponents using Protect.

Key Damage Calculations

Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Oranguru
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hydreigon Image 125 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk
Ability: Levitate
Item: Life Orb
Dark Pulse
120 ~ 143 (61.2 ~ 72.9%)
Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 135 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Safety Goggles
Kowtow Cleave
194 ~ 230 (98.9 ~ 117.3%)
93.8% Chance to OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 135 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Safety Goggles
Kowtow Cleave
Oranguru Tera Type: Pokemon Grass Type Icon
97 ~ 115 (49.4 ~ 58.6%)
99.6% Chance to 2-Hit KO

How to Use Oranguru Effectively

Protect it from Getting OHKO'd

Oranguru can protect itself from Taunts with Mental Herb and flinching with Inner Focus. It can also protect itself from Spore with Tera Grass. Its only weakness left is getting one-shot by Kingambit's Kowtow Cleave, which it can also survive by Terastallizing.
Be aware of your opponent's anti-Trick Room options and play accordingly.

How to Build a Team with Oranguru

Oranguru is best partnered with Pokemon that can help it enable Trick Room. Pokemon like Iron Hands and Hariyama can help it not get get double targeted using Fake Out and flinching your opponent's Pokemon.
These Pokemon can usually also threaten Dark-types with their Fighting-type STAB Moves.

Sample Doubles Team

Support Physical Attacker / Tank
Oranguru ImageOranguru Iron Hands ImageIron Hands
Physical Attacker Special Attacker
Annihilape ImageAnnihilape Torkoal ImageTorkoal

As mentioned above, Iron Hands can offer Fake Out support and Fighting-type STAB.
Annihilape, another Fighting-type is also great at enabling Trick Room with Final Gambit.

In the back, Torkoal is a powerful Trick Room sweeper who also benefits from Oranguru's Instruct.

Counters for Oranguru

Knock Oranguru Out Cleanly or Have Pokemon Ready for Trick Room

Oranguru is susceptible to powerful Dark-type Attacks from Pokemon like Kingambit and Hydreigon.

Pokemon like Amoonguss are comfortable in Trick Room and can put Oranguru and its teammates to sleep in Trick Room with Spore.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Kingambit ImageKingambit Ranking: ★★★★★
・Kingambit can threaten a KO with Kowtow Cleave or force Oranguru to Terastallize.
・Can function comfortably in Trick Room conditions because of its low Speed Stat.
▶️Kingambit Best Movesets
Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss Ranking: ★★★★
・Can be a nuisance in Trick Room conditions and put your Pokemon to sleep with Spore.
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