Competitive Information for Croagunk [Diamond/Pearl]
Poison / Fighting
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Dry Skin ability are immune to Water attacks but also take more damage from Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Croagunk? 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.
Croagunk is a notable Poison and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Croagunk is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Croagunk can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Croagunk is weak to Flying, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Payapa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 64 Def / 64 SpD
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Brick Break / Wake-Up Slap
- Return / Strength
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Croagunk (Dry Skin)
Croagunk is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Croagunk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Croagunk is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Wake-Up Slap is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if target is asleep, and wakes it).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Focus Sash / Payapa Berry
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Hp / 64 Def / 252 SpA / 64 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Vacuum Wave
Special Sweeper Croagunk (Dry Skin)
Croagunk is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Croagunk from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Dry Skin, Croagunk is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Vacuum Wave is a special STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Fighting-type move (usually goes first).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Croagunk? 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: Payapa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 64 Def / 64 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab
- Brick Break / Wake-Up Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Croagunk (Dry Skin)
Croagunk is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Croagunk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Croagunk is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Wake-Up Slap is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if target is asleep, and wakes it).
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Item: Payapa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 128 Hp / 64 Def / 252 SpA / 64 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
- Shadow Ball
- Dark Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Croagunk (Dry Skin)
Croagunk is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Croagunk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dry Skin, Croagunk is healed 1/4 by water 1/8 by rain; is hurt 1.25x by fire 1/8 by sun.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Croagunk learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Croagunk 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 Croagunk
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- 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, Helping Hand, Protect, Snatch, Bullet Punch, Fake Out, Feint, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Croagunk's stats
- Bulk Up
- Meditate
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Croagunk
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Croagunk in Diamond and Pearl
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