Competitive Information for Carbink [Sun/Moon]
Rock / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Carbink? 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.
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Carbink is a phenomenal Rock and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Carbink out in the 7th generation battlefield. Carbink is weak to Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Mental Herb / Light Clay
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Def
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Physical Tank Carbink (Popular/Trending)
Carbink is a sensational Physical Tank. It was designed to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Sturdy, if Carbink is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Normalium Z / Babiri Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Stomping Tantrum
- Gyro Ball
Physical Sweeper Carbink (Clear Body)
Carbink is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages.
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Carbink's last move failed).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Carbink than the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Babiri Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Earth Power
Special Sweeper Carbink (Clear Body)
Carbink is an astounding Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 220 Hp / 236 Def / 52 SpD
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Trick Room
- Calm Mind
- Harden
Carbink Double Wall (Brutal Carbink)
Carbink is a wonderful Double Wall. It is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Carbink last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages. With it's INSANE amount of Defense, this Pokemon will be the best under-rated new creature to have emerged this gen!
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Carbink's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Harden is a status move (raises your Carbink's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Custap Berry
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Lonely (+Atk, -Def)
EVs: 160 Hp / 160 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Substitute
- Rock Slide
- Explosion / Toxic
Carbink Special Wall (Explobink)
Carbink is an extraordinary Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Sturdy, if Carbink is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Carbink takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Explosion is a physical 250-base power Normal-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. your Carbink faints).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Carbink? 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.
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Item: Rockium Z / Babiri Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Return / Secret Power
- Stomping Tantrum
- Gyro Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Carbink (Clear Body)
Carbink is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages.
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Carbink's last move failed).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Carbink than the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Babiri Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Earth Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Carbink (Clear Body)
Carbink is popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Normalium Z / Babiri Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 252 Hp / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Harden
- Substitute
- Return / Secret Power
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Carbink (Clear Body)
Carbink is an outstanding Defensive Trick Room. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Carbink's stat stages.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Carbink takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Carbink 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 Carbink 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 Carbink
- 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: Ally Switch, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Carbink's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
- Sharpen
Most notable and possible best moves for Carbink
- Earth Power
- Explosion
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Light Screen
- Magic Coat
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Carbink in Sun and Moon
- Brave Nature ( 100/252/156/0/0/0/ )
- Relaxed Nature ( 248/8/252/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Carbink's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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