Competitive Information for Amoonguss [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Amoonguss? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
HeatranExcadrillTyranitarClefableAlakazam-MegaRotom-WashGliscorGreninjaVolcaronaGarchomp-Mega
Amoonguss is a stupendous Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Amoonguss when battling in the 7th generation meta. Amoonguss is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Amoonguss is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Return / Body Slam
- Stomping Tantrum
- Payback / Foul Play
Physical Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss's last move failed).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 92 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Special Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is popular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Amoonguss cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Amoonguss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Amoonguss? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
SmeargleStakatakaNecrozma-Dawn-WingsGroudon-PrimalSalamence-MegaCresseliaKartanaHeatranKangaskhan-MegaLandorus-Therian
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb
- Return / Body Slam
- Stomping Tantrum
- Payback / Foul Play
Doubles Physical Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss's last move failed).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Amoonguss moves after the target).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 92 Def / 252 SpA / 12 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Synthesis
Doubles Special Sweeper Amoonguss (Effect Spore)
Amoonguss is a wonderful Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Amoonguss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Effect Spore, 30% chance of poison/paralysis/sleep on others making contact with Amoonguss.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Amoonguss recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Amoonguss cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Amoonguss by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Amoonguss 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 Amoonguss can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Amoonguss
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- 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: Bide, Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status: Spore, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Amoonguss's stats
- Defense Curl
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Amoonguss
- Clear Smog
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Protect
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
- Spore
- Stomping Tantrum
- Stun Spore
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Amoonguss in Sun and Moon
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/56/0/204/0/ )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/96/0/160/0/ )
- Optimize Amoonguss's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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