Competitive Information for Suicune [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Suicune? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
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Suicune is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Suicune when battling in the 2nd generation meta. Suicune can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Suicune's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
- Surf
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
Support Suicune (Popular/Trending)
Suicune is a legendary Support. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Suicune last longer regaining it's health every turn.
♦ Rest is a status move (Suicune sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Suicune must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Return / Headbutt
- Gust
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Suicune (Retro)
Suicune is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Gust is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during fly).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Bite
- Mirror Coat
Special Sweeper Suicune (Retro)
Suicune is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Mirror Coat is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (if hit by special attack, returns double damage).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Suicune can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Suicune
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Suicune's stats
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Suicune
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Sleep Talk
- Surf
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Suicune in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/0/252/252/252/252/ )
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- Optimize Suicune's EV spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
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