Competitive Information for Anorith [Diamond/Pearl]
Rock / Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Anorith? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Anorith is a phenomenal Rock and Bug-typed Pokemon. Anorith is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Anorith can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Anorith is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Cross Poison
- Slash / Double-Edge
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Anorith (Battle Armor)
Anorith is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Anorith's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Anorith's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Battle Armor, Anorith cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es10a15b
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Anorith? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Cross Poison
- X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Anorith (Battle Armor)
Anorith is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Anorith's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Anorith's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Battle Armor, Anorith cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Cross Poison is a physical 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed10a15b
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Anorith 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 Anorith can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Anorith
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- 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: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Anorith's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Anorith
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Anorith in Diamond and Pearl
- Nature ( )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Anorith's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Anorith in Diamond/Pearl. 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 Anorith in Diamond/Pearl
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 Anorith. Top rated Anorith Diamond/Pearl movesets. You can find Anorith builds Diamond/Pearl. Anorith movesets Diamond/Pearl are listed here. VGC Anorith Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Anorith in Diamond/Pearl along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Armaldo evolution