Competitive Information for Darumaka [Black/White]
Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Darumaka? 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.
Darumaka is a notable Fire-typed Pokemon. Darumaka is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Darumaka can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Darumaka is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Wide Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Return / Frustration
- Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Darumaka (Hustle)
Darumaka is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Darumaka's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Darumaka from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Darumaka's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Darumaka's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Darumaka's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darumaka's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darumaka's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Darumaka? 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.
Item: Wide Lens / Life Orb
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Darumaka (Hustle)
Darumaka is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Darumaka's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Darumaka from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Darumaka's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Darumaka's moves. This is important since it's Hustle ability lowers the accuracy of it's moves. With Hustle, Darumaka's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darumaka's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darumaka's speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Darumaka 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 Darumaka 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 Darumaka
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Darumaka's stats
- Belly Drum
- Flame Charge
- Rage
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Darumaka
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Darumaka in Black and White
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