Competitive Information for Lickitung [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lickitung? 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.
Lickitung is a marvelous Normal-typed Pokemon. Lickitung is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lickitung can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Lickitung's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm
- Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickitung's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam
- Surf
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is an awesome 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 Lickitung's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lickitung? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickitung's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Lickitung (Oblivious)
Lickitung is a sensational Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Lickitung's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickitung's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Lickitung cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Lickitung cannot move next turn).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lickitung 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 Lickitung 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 Lickitung
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- 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
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lickitung's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Lickitung
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lickitung in Diamond and Pearl
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