Competitive Information for Suicune [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Suicune? 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.
Suicune is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Suicune out in the 4th generation battlefield. Suicune can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Suicune's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers / Lum Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Hydro Pump
- Calm Mind
- Rest
Special Sweeper Suicune (Popular/Trending)
Suicune is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Suicune last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Pressure, if Suicune is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Suicune's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rest is a status move (Suicune sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Razor Fang / Shell Bell
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Iron Head
- Ice Fang / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Suicune (Pressure)
Suicune is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pressure, if Suicune is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Suicune is damaged by the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Extrasensory
Special Sweeper Suicune (Pressure)
Suicune is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Suicune's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Suicune's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Suicune is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Suicune? 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: Razor Fang / Shell Bell
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Iron Head
- Ice Fang / Avalanche
Doubles Physical Sweeper Suicune (Pressure)
Suicune is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pressure, if Suicune is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Suicune is damaged by the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Extrasensory
Doubles Special Sweeper Suicune (Pressure)
Suicune is a legendary 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 Suicune's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Suicune's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Suicune is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Suicune 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 Suicune 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 Suicune
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- 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, Extreme Speed
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Suicune's stats
- Calm Mind
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Suicune
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar
- Sleep Talk
- Surf
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Suicune in Diamond and Pearl
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/240/0/0/20/ )
- Optimize Suicune's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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