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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Suicune 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 Suicune, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Nat. Dex #245 | Type | |
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Suicune | ||
Abilities | ||
Pressure Inner Focus (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
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. | |
Inner Focus (Hidden) |
The user is deeply focused and protects itself from flinching. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 100 | 82 |
Atk | 75 | 420 |
Def | 115 | 63 |
SpAtk | 90 | 232 |
SpDef | 115 | 52 |
Speed | 85 | 251 |
Total | 580 | 83 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 207 | 207 | 175 | 175 | 160 |
Atk | 139 | 127 | 95 | 85 | 72 |
Def | 183 | 167 | 135 | 121 | 108 |
SpAtk | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
SpDef | 183 | 167 | 135 | 121 | 108 |
Spd | 150 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 81 |
Best Natures | ||
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Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Atk) |
Timid (+Spe, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Physically Defensive | ★★★★ |
Nature | Bold (+Def, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Def 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 207 / Def 183 / Sp. Atk 110 / Sp. Def 136 / Spe 105 |
Ability | Pressure |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Leftovers |
Moveset | ・
Scald
・ Ice Beam ・ Substitute ・ Calm Mind |
Amazing natural HP, Defense, and Special Defense. Its base typing in Water already has great resistances. Needs Calm Mind to help it deal damage |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Pressure | Leftovers |
The Ability chosen for this build is Pressure. This is used to drain the opponent's PP, making it harder for the opponent to last in battle.
The item chosen for this build are Leftovers. This gives Suicune a way to regain HP without having to put itself to sleep with Rest.
Scald | Ice Beam |
Substitute | Calm Mind |
Scald is its best Water-type STAB move because it has a chance to burn the target, making it harder for physical attackers to knock out Suicune.
Ice Beam is its main coverage move to help it deal with Grass and Dragon-types that resist Scald.
Substitute gives Suicune an extra layer of safety, and prevents it from getting afflicted with a status effect.
Calm Mind is important for this build because Suicune has no Sp. Atk investment, and it also makes it bulkier against special attackers.
Fire Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Fire is the best Tera Type for this build because it turns Suicune's Grass weakness into a resist, while also being one of the better defensive types in the game.
Best Fire (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Suicune's HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Sp. Def to help round out its bulk.
A Bold nature is preferred to maximize Suicune's defenses against physical attackers.
Protect | Helps Suicune stall out turns and get more Leftovers healing. |
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Damage Dealt by Suicune |
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Item: Choice Scarf | +1 Scald 152-180 (92.1 ~ 109%) 43.8% Chance to OHKO |
Damage Received by Suicune |
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Item: Hearthflame Mask | Horn Leech 98-116 (47.3 - 56%) 21.1% Chance to 2HKO after Leftovers Recovery |
Item: Focus Sash | 116-138 (56 - 66.6%) Guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers Recovery |
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Suicune's stat distribution leans towards the tankier side, meaning that it needs some time to set up Calm Mind boosts to become an effective sweeper. Make sure to deal with its major threats first so that it isn't knocked out before it can do anything meaningful.
Suicune is best used on more balanced teams that are looking to play a slower game.
Hazards Setter | Bulky Attacker | Physical Attacker |
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Glimmora | Suicune | Dragonite |
Glimmora is used to set up Toxic Spikes and badly poison the opponents, making it easier for its allies to outlast them in battle.
Suicune can then come in to deal with physical attackers, while Dragonite is the final line of defense that uses the combination of Multiscale, Roost, and Extreme Speed to stay alive and knockout low HP opponents.
Pokemon | Description |
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Archaludon | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Resists Water and takes neutral damage from Ice. ・Forces Suicune to switch out, or it will take massive damage from Electro Shot. ▶️ Archaludon Best Movesets |
Rillaboom | Ranking: ★★★★
・Commonly runs an Assault Vest, helping it tank Suicune's attacks. ・Wood Hammer has a chance to OHKO, even if Suicune has maximum Defense. ▶️ Rillaboom Best Movesets |
Raging Bolt | Ranking: ★★★★
・Has a very high Sp. Atk. stat. ・Can use Thunderclap to outspeed Suicune. ▶️ Raging Bolt Best Movesets |
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