Competitive Information for Girafarig [Diamond/Pearl]
Normal / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Girafarig? 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.
Girafarig is an extraordinary Normal and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Girafarig when battling in the 4th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Girafarig's only type-related weaknesses are Bug and Dark.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch / Crunch
Physical Sweeper Girafarig
Girafarig is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Girafarig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Girafarig's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Early Bird, Girafarig's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Girafarig
Girafarig is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Girafarig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Girafarig's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Early Bird, Girafarig's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Razor Wind is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Girafarig must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Girafarig's special attack 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Girafarig? 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: Early Bird
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / Crunch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Girafarig
Girafarig is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Girafarig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Girafarig's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Early Bird, Girafarig's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ 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. power doubles on dig).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Girafarig
Girafarig is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Girafarig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Girafarig's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Early Bird, Girafarig's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Girafarig must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Girafarig's special attack 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).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Wish
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Girafarig
Girafarig is popular Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Girafarig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Early Bird, Girafarig's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Girafarig learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Girafarig 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 Girafarig
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Girafarig's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Girafarig
- Baton Pass
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Girafarig in Diamond and Pearl
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