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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Eternatus 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 Eternatus, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Nat. Dex #890 | Type | |
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Eternatus | ||
Abilities | ||
Pressure |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
(0.25x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Pressure | When the user is hit with an opponent's move, that move loses 2 PP instead of 1. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 140 | 16 |
Atk | 85 | 316 |
Def | 95 | 161 |
SpAtk | 145 | 17 |
SpDef | 95 | 154 |
Speed | 130 | 19 |
Total | 690 | 7 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 247 | 247 | 215 | 215 | 200 |
Atk | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
Def | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
SpAtk | 216 | 197 | 165 | 148 | 135 |
SpDef | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
Spd | 200 | 182 | 150 | 135 | 121 |
Best Natures | ||
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Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Life Orb | ★★★★ |
Choice Scarf | ★★★ |
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 4 / Sp. Atk 252 / Spe 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 216 / Def 115 / Sp. Atk 197 / Sp. Def 115 / Spe 200 |
Ability | Pressure |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Life Orb |
Moveset | ・
Dynamax Cannon
・ Sludge Bomb ・ Flamethrower ・ Recover |
High Sp. Atk and Speed make it a threatening attacker. Dynamax Cannon is still a powerful move even if Dynamax is gone. High base HP and Recover lets it stay in battle for a long time. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Pressure | Life Orb |
Eternatus' only ability is Pressure, which causes the opponent to use one extra PP whenever they use a move.
The item chosen for this build is a Life Orb. This boosts its damage output by 30% and the damage it takes in return can easily be healed by Recover.
Dynamax Cannon | Sludge Bomb |
Flamethrower | Recover |
Dynamax Cannon and Sludge Bomb are its best Dragon and Poison-type STAB moves with no downsides. Sludge Bomb has a bonus of having a 30% chance to poison the target.
Flamethrower is its main coverage move to help it deal with Steel-types that would otherwise resist both of its STAB moves.
Recover is used to heal Eternatus for half of its max HP. This is an amazing utility move because of Eternatus' large HP pool and because it offsets the damage inflicted by its Life Orb.
Water Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Water is the best Tera Type for this build because it's a great defensive type with its only two weaknesses normally being resisted by Eternatus.
Do note however that Eternatus will still be weak to Pokemon like Iron Bundle and Alolan Ninetales who have access to Freeze-Dry.
Best Water (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Eternatus' Sp. Atk and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are placed into its HP to help round out its bulk.
A Timid nature is preferred to help Eternatus outspeed as many Pokemon as possible.
Fire Blast | A more powerful Fire-type move, but it only has 85% accuracy. |
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Draco Meteor | Does more damage than Dynamax Cannon, but it reduces Eternatu's Sp. Atk by two stages every time it's used. |
Agility | Used to boost Eternatus' Speed, helping it outspeed Pokemon without it needing to hold an item like a Choice Scarf. |
Nature | Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 4 / Sp. Atk 252 / Spe 252 |
Final Stat Values | HP 216 / Def 115 / Sp. Atk 197 / Sp. Def 115 / Spe 200 |
Ability | Pressure |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Choice Scarf |
Moveset | ・
Dynamax Cannon
・ Sludge Bomb ・ Flamethrower ・ Draco Meteor |
High Sp. Atk and Speed make it a threatening attacker. Dynamax Cannon is still a powerful move even if Dynamax is gone. Needs an extra Speed boost to help it against all of the new fast Pokemon introduced in Gen 9. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Pressure | Choice Scarf |
Eternatus' only ability is Pressure, which causes the opponent to use one extra PP whenever they use a move.
The item chosen for this build is a Choice Scarf. This is important because it helps Eternatus outspeed all of the new fast Pokemon like Chien-Pao and Miraidon.
Dynamax Cannon | Sludge Bomb |
Flamethrower | Draco Meteor |
Dynamax Cannon and Sludge Bomb are its best Dragon and Poison-type STAB moves with no downsides. Sludge Bomb has a bonus of having a 30% chance to poison the target.
Flamethrower is its main coverage move to help it deal with Steel-types that would otherwise resist both of its STAB moves.
Draco Meteor is used to get a quick OHKO on Pokemon that survive getting hit by Dynamax Cannon.
Dragon Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Dragon is the best Tera Type for this build because it boosts the damage of Eternatus' Dragon-type moves, helping it knock out Pokemon that would otherwise survive a Dynamax Cannon or Draco Meteor.
Best Dragon (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Eternatus' Sp. Atk and Speed to make it hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are placed into its HP to help round out its bulk.
A Timid nature is preferred to help Eternatus outspeed as many Pokemon as possible.
Fire Blast | A more powerful Fire-type move, but it only has 85% accuracy. |
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Solar Beam | Surprises any teams with Sun setters like Groudon or Koraidon with a move that they might not expect to KO one of their Pokemon. |
Scarlet and Violet introduced new powerful Pokemon that can easily outspeed Eternatus, either naturally or with an item like a Booster Energy.
Make sure to bring out Eternatus in a spot where it cannot get quickly KO'd by a faster Pokemon since it is no longer considered to be one of the fastest Pokemon in the game.
Eternatus is best used on a team that needs a fast and bulky attacker that can do a lot of damage while still being able to take hits and stay alive on the battlefield.
Offensive Lead | Special Attacker | Special Attacker |
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Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style | Eternatus | Flutter Mane |
Urshifu Rapid Strike acts as a great offensive lead to deal with Pokemon that its allies may be weak to.
Eternatus is used as an offensive threat that can also come in to take hits for its allies and prevent them from getting knocked out by a super-effective attack.
Flutter Mane can then come in and utilize its amazing Sp. Atk and Speed to clean up any surviving Pokemon on the opponent's side.
Pokemon | Description |
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Koraidon | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Orichalcum Pulse boosts Koraidon's Atk, making Choice Scarf a more attractive option over Choice Band. ・A Life Orb, Choice Band, or Swords Dance + Loaded Dice set can OHKO Eternatus even with a neutral Tera. ▶️ Koraidon Best Movesets |
Miraidon | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Hadron Engine boosts Miraidon's Sp. Atk, making Choice Scarf a more attractive option over Choice Specs. ・A Life Orb or Choice Specs set can OHKO Eternatus even with a neutral Tera. ▶️ Miraidon Best Movesets |
Chien-Pao | Ranking: ★★★★
・Naturally outspeeds any non-Speed boosted Eternatus. ・Commonly runs a Focus Sash to survive one Dynamax Cannon or Flamethrower. ▶️ Chien-Pao Best Movesets |
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