Competitive Information for Amoonguss [Black/White]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Amoonguss? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarLandorus-TherianExcadrillHeatranSkarmoryKeldeoRotom-WashTerrakionGliscorSlowbro
Amoonguss is a fabulous Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Amoonguss is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Amoonguss is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 108 Def / 216 SpD / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Clear Smog
- Stun Spore
Double Wall Amoonguss (Popular/Trending)
Amoonguss is an astounding Double Wall. This moveset attempts to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Regenerator, Amoonguss restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Clear Smog is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (resets all of the target's stat stages to 0).
♦ Stun Spore is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Frustration / Return
- Payback / Foul Play
- Astonish
Physical Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Amoonguss cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Amoonguss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Amoonguss? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarLandorus-TherianExcadrillHeatranSkarmoryKeldeoRotom-WashTerrakionGliscorSlowbro
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Frustration / Return
- Payback / Foul Play
- Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Amoonguss cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Amoonguss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Amoonguss learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Amoonguss can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Amoonguss
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Spore
Moves that boost Amoonguss's stats
- Defense Curl
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Amoonguss
- Clear Smog
- Foul Play
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Protect
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Spore
- Stun Spore
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Amoonguss in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 152/0/108/0/216/32/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/28/228/0/ )
- Optimize Amoonguss's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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