Competitive Information for Makuhita [Sun/Moon]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Makuhita? 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.
Makuhita is a phenomenal Fighting-typed Pokemon. Makuhita is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Makuhita can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Makuhita is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Makuhita (Guts)
Makuhita is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Makuhita at the end of the turn which will activate Makuhita's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Makuhita is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Makuhita a sweet boost.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Makuhita is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Makuhita (Sheer Force)
Makuhita is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Makuhita's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Makuhita. With Sheer Force, Makuhita's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ 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).
♦ 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: Eviolite
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 100 Atk / 110 Def / 100 SpD / 100 Spe
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Superpower / Low Sweep
- Earthquake / Feint Attack
- Fire Punch
Makuhita Double Wall (Fatty Attack)
Makuhita is a remarkable Double Wall. This moveset is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Makuhita is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Guts, if Makuhita is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Makuhita's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Low Sweep is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Feint Attack is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Makuhita? 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: Flame Orb / Fightinium Z
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Knock Off / Facade
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Makuhita (Guts)
Makuhita is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Makuhita at the end of the turn which will activate Makuhita's Guts ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Makuhita is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Makuhita a sweet boost.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Makuhita is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Makuhita this turn).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Makuhita (Sheer Force)
Makuhita is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Makuhita's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Makuhita. With Sheer Force, Makuhita's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Makuhita 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Makuhita 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 Makuhita
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bulldoze
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fake Out
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Force Palm
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Low Sweep
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Poison Jab
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Secret Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Wide Guard, Bullet Punch, Fake Out, Feint, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Makuhita's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Makuhita
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Makuhita in Sun and Moon
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