Competitive Information for Surskit [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug / Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Surskit? 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.
Surskit is an outstanding Bug and Water-typed Pokemon. Surskit is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Surskit can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Surskit is weak to Electric, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 120 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Signal Beam
- Bubble Beam / Water Pulse
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Surskit (Swift Swim)
Surskit is a stupendous 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 Surskit's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Surskit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Surskit's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed 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 Surskit? 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 / Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 120 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Signal Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Bubble Beam / Water Pulse
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Surskit (Swift Swim)
Surskit is a stupendous 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 Surskit's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Surskit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Surskit's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ 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).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Surskit 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 Surskit 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 Surskit
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- 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, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Surskit's stats
- Agility
Most notable and possible best moves for Surskit
- Baton Pass
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Surskit in Diamond and Pearl
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