Competitive Information for Dustox [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dustox? 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.
Dustox is a notable Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. Dustox are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Dustox is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Thief
- Poison Sting
Physical Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dustox from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dustox's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Dustox switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dustox steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Air Cutter
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dustox's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dustox's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dustox? 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: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Thief
- Poison Sting
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dustox from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dustox's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Dustox switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dustox steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical STAB-boosted 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Sludge Bomb
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Dustox (Shield Dust)
Dustox is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dustox's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dustox's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Dustox is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dustox 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 Dustox 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 Dustox
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- 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: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Dustox's stats
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Dustox
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Dustox in Diamond and Pearl
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