Competitive Information for Lickitung [Black/White]
Normal
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lickitung? 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.
Lickitung is a pretty decent Normal-typed Pokemon. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lickitung can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Lickitung's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)
Lickitung is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. White Herb will reset Lickitung's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickitung's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fs10a6c
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Surf
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)
Lickitung is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fs11a6c
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lickitung? 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)
Lickitung is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. White Herb will reset Lickitung's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickitung's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fd10a6c
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Lickitung (Cloud Nine)
Lickitung is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickitung is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Lickitung cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/fd11a6c
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lickitung 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 Lickitung 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 Lickitung
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lickitung's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Lickitung
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lickitung in Black and White
- Nature ( )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Lickitung's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Lickitung in Black/White. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Lickitung in Black/White
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Lickitung. Top rated Lickitung Black/White movesets. You can find Lickitung builds Black/White. Lickitung movesets Black/White are listed here. VGC Lickitung Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Lickitung in Black/White along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Lickilicky evolution