Competitive Information for Furfrou [Sun/Moon]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Furfrou? 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.
Furfrou is popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Furfrou are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Furfrou's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 28 Def / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Wild Charge / U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / Bite
Physical Sweeper Furfrou (Fur Coat)
Furfrou is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Furfrou from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled.
♦ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Furfrou switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 28 Def / 252 SpA / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Surf
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Charge Beam
Special Sweeper Furfrou (Fur Coat)
Furfrou is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Furfrou from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Furfrou's special attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 68 Def / 200 SpD
Moveset:
- Echoed Voice
- Charge Beam
- Grass Knot
- Dark Pulse
Furfrou Double Wall (Ungodly Special Poodle)
Furfrou is pretty popular Double Wall. It is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled.
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Furfrou's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Work Up
- Charge Beam
- Sucker Punch
- Facade
Furfrou Mixed Sweeper (Elitist Poodle)
Furfrou is an interesting Mixed Sweeper. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Furfrou last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Furfrou's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Furfrou is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Furfrou? 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: Fur Coat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 28 Def / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Wild Charge / U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Sucker Punch / Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Furfrou (Fur Coat)
Furfrou is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Furfrou from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled.
♦ Secret Power is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Furfrou switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Fur Coat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 28 Def / 252 SpA / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Surf
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Charge Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Furfrou (Fur Coat)
Furfrou is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Furfrou from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Fur Coat, Furfrou's defense is doubled.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Furfrou's special attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Furfrou 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 Furfrou 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 Furfrou
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Furfrou's stats
- Charge Beam
- Cotton Guard
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Furfrou
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Furfrou in Sun and Moon
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