Competitive Information for Kricketot [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kricketot? 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.
Kricketot is an outstanding Bug-typed Pokemon. Kricketot is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Kricketot can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Kricketot is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Silver Powder
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- Growl
- String Shot
Physical Sweeper Kricketot (Shed Skin)
Kricketot is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Kricketot has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Kricketot's hp).
♦ Growl is a status move (lowers the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Growl
- String Shot
Special Sweeper Kricketot (Shed Skin)
Kricketot is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Kricketot has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Growl is a status move (lowers the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kricketot? 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 / Silver Powder
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 Def / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Endeavor
- Growl
- String Shot
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kricketot (Shed Skin)
Kricketot is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Kricketot has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Endeavor is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (lowers the target's hp to your Kricketot's hp).
♦ Growl is a status move (lowers the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Growl
- String Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Kricketot (Shed Skin)
Kricketot is a wonderful Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Kricketot has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Growl is a status move (lowers the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kricketot 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 Kricketot 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 Kricketot
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Bide
Common Effort Values for Kricketot in Diamond and Pearl
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