Competitive Information for Jangmo (o) [Sun/Moon]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jangmo-o? 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.
Jangmo is an extraordinary Dragon-typed Pokemon. Jangmo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Jangmo can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Jangmo is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Return
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is an interesting Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Jangmo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Jangmo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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 Jangmo-o? 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: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Bulletproof
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Round / Snore
- Bulk Up
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Jangmo-o (Bulletproof)
Jangmo is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Jangmo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Bulletproof, makes user immune to ballistic moves (shadow ball sludge bomb focus blast etc).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Jangmo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Jangmo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Jangmo-o 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 Jangmo-o 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 Jangmo-o
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Jangmo-o's stats
- Bulk Up
- Dragon Dance
- Iron Defense
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Jangmo-o
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Jangmo-o in Sun and Moon
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