Competitive Information for Dustox [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dustox? 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.
Dustox is an extraordinary Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. Dustox is a pretty standard Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Dustox is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Thief
- Acrobatics
Physical Sweeper Dustox (Compound Eyes)
Dustox is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dustox from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Compound Eyes, Dustox's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Dustox switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dustox steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Dustox has no held item).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Dustox (Compound Eyes)
Dustox is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Dustox's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Dustox's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Dustox recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dustox? 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.
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Thief
- Acrobatics
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dustox (Compound Eyes)
Dustox is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Dustox from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Compound Eyes, Dustox's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Dustox switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Dustox steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Dustox has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Dustox has no held item).
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Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Air Cutter
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Electroweb
Doubles Special Sweeper Dustox (Compound Eyes)
Dustox is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Dustox's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Compound Eyes, Dustox's moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.3.
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dustox learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dustox 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 Dustox
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Dustox's stats
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Dustox
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Dustox in Sun and Moon
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