Note on TTV (True Total Value): TTV is a total sum of all stats except the unused attack stat. It includes either Attack or Special Attack, depending on which is more likely to be used in battles.
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Weakness Chart for Bug-type:
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Kricketune? 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!
Get ready to meet Kricketune, the distinguished Bug-typed Pokémon! It's to see Kricketune show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks. Ready to elevate your game with Kricketune's movesets? They're right below!
Species: Kricketune Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb Ability: Technician Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Bug Bite / X-Scissor - Return / Slash - Knock Off / Night Slash - Brick Break / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Kricketune (Technician)
Kricketune is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketune's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Kricketune's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Kricketune steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-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). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Kricketune? 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!
Species: Kricketune Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb Ability: Technician Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Bug Bite / X-Scissor - Return / Slash - Knock Off / Night Slash - Brick Break / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kricketune (Technician)
Kricketune is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kricketune's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Kricketune's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Kricketune steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-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). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune). ♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Kricketune 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 Kricketune.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Kricketune 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 Kricketune
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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