Competitive Information for Lickilicky [Sun/Moon]
Normal
Abilities:
While this Pokemon is active, the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
This Pokemon cannot be infatuated or taunted.
This Pokemon cannot be confused.

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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Lickilicky? 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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Meet Lickilicky, the astounding Pokémon of Normal types! It's a sight to see Lickilicky out in the 7th generation battlefield. Its only type-related weakness is Fighting. Uncover the best movesets for Lickilicky below and optimize your gameplay!
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Explosion / Return
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Knock Off
Lickilicky shows a brilliant Physical Tank prowess in single battles. It tries to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Lickilicky's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickilicky's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Lickilicky is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 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).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ 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).
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Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Hammer Arm / Brick Break
Prepare for single battles with Lickilicky as a terrific Physical Sweeper. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with devastating physical attacks. The Shell Bell item option is to help Lickilicky recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Own Tempo, Lickilicky cannot be confused. With a Normalium Z equipped to it, if Lickilicky has a normal move, this item allows it to use a normal z-move.
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 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).
◆ 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).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Lickilicky's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Bubble Beam
Lickilicky excels as a spectacular Special Sweeper during single battles. This moveset is formulated to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickilicky's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Own Tempo, Lickilicky cannot be confused. With a Normalium Z equipped to it, if Lickilicky has a normal move, this item allows it to use a normal z-move.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Mental Herb
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 12 Hp / 249 SpA / 249 SpD
Moveset:
- Work Up
- Focus Blast / Fire Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Lickilicky makes an a marvelous Special Tank in single battles. It is primarily designed to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Cloud Nine, while Lickilicky is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled. With a Mental Herb equipped to it, cures Lickilicky of attract, disable, encore, heal block, taunt, torment then the Mental Herb gets consumed.
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Muscle Band
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 225 Hp / 225 Atk / 58 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail
- Sleep Talk
- Curse
- Rest
In single battles, Lickilicky's Physical Tank role is popular. This technique aims to absorb physical damage and return fire with decent force. With Own Tempo, Lickilicky cannot be confused. With a Muscle Band equipped to it, Lickilicky's physical attacks have 1.1x power.
◆ Sleep Talk is a status move (Lickilicky must be asleep. Uses another known move).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Rest is a status move (Lickilicky sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Lickilicky? 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!
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Brutal Swing
Ready for double battles? Lickilicky is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to crush rivals using intense physical attacks. The Shell Bell item option is to help Lickilicky recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Own Tempo, Lickilicky cannot be confused. With a Normalium Z equipped to it, if Lickilicky has a normal move, this item allows it to use a normal z-move.
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 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).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
Ready for double battles? Lickilicky is a terrific Special Sweeper. This moveset focuses to overwhelm foes with lethal special power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lickilicky's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Own Tempo, Lickilicky cannot be confused. With a Waterium Z equipped to it, if Lickilicky has a water move, this item allows it to use a water z-move.
◆ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Lickilicky cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Lickilicky 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 Lickilicky.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lickilicky 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 Lickilicky
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lickilicky's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Lickilicky
- Blizzard
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fire Punch
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Nothing
- Protect
- Rest
- Return
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Lickilicky in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/4/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Lickilicky'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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