Competitive Information for Darmanitan [Sun/Moon]
Fire
Abilities:
This Pokemon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
If Darmanitan, at end of turn changes Mode to Standard if > 1/2 max HP, else Zen.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Darmanitan? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get ready to meet Darmanitan, the prestigious Fire-typed Pokémon! It's to see Darmanitan show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks. Explore the movesets below to see how Darmanitan performs in battles.
Item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- U-turn
Darmanitan is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Darmanitan's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Choice Scarf will increase Darmanitan's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sheer Force, Darmanitan's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Darmanitan switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 Def / 40 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Return / Strength
- Earthquake
Darmanitan is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Darmanitan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Darmanitan. With Sheer Force, Darmanitan's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Belly Drum
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Darmanitan is pretty popular Physical Tank. It tries to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Darmanitan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Darmanitan. With Sheer Force, Darmanitan's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Darmanitan loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Darmanitan's attack stat).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 246 Atk / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Flame Charge
- Sleep Talk
- Belly Drum
- Rest
Darmanitan is a sensational Physical Tank. It tries to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Darmanitan is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Sheer Force, Darmanitan's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Darmanitan must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Darmanitan loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Darmanitan's attack stat).
♦ Rest is a status move (Darmanitan sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Darmanitan? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 Def / 40 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Darmanitan is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Darmanitan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Darmanitan. With Sheer Force, Darmanitan's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Darmanitan's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Darmanitan can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Darmanitan.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Darmanitan 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 Darmanitan
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Extrasensory
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flame Charge
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flame Wheel
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flamethrower
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flare Blitz
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Psychic
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Heat Wave
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Zen Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Fang
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Darmanitan's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Flame Charge
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Darmanitan
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Flare Blitz
- Hidden Power
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Darmanitan in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Darmanitan's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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