What is a good competitive moveset for Pupitar? 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.
Pupitar is a spectacular Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Pupitar is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pupitar is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Pupitar Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry Ability: Shed Skin Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Moveset: - Earthquake - Superpower - Outrage - Rock Slide / Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Pupitar (Shed Skin)
Pupitar is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shed Skin, Pupitar has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn. Rock Slide or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pupitar's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pupitar afterwards). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pupitar? 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.
Pupitar is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Shed Skin, Pupitar has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pupitar's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pupitar afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pupitar 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pupitar 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 Pupitar
Moves: Swagger + Screech
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
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pupitar's stats
Ancient Power
Curse
Dragon Dance
Iron Defense
Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Pupitar
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pupitar in Diamond and Pearl
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