Competitive Information for Masquerain [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Masquerain? 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.
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Masquerain is popular Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. Masquerain is a pretty usual Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Masquerain is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Air Slash
- Quiver Dance / Bug Buzz
- Sticky Web
Special Sweeper Masquerain (Popular/Trending)
Masquerain is a notable Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Masquerain from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Quiver Dance to boost Masquerain for the following turns). With Intimidate, on switch-in Masquerain lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Quiver Dance is a status move (raises your Masquerain's special attack, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sticky Web is a status move (lowers speed of grounded foes by 1 stage on switch-in).
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Item: Buginium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Masquerain (Intimidate)
Masquerain is a notable Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Intimidate, on switch-in Masquerain lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Masquerain recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Masquerain? 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.
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Item: Flyinium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Struggle Bug / Bug Buzz
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Energy Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Masquerain (Intimidate)
Masquerain is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Intimidate, on switch-in Masquerain lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Struggle Bug is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Masquerain 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 Masquerain 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 Masquerain
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Masquerain's stats
- Agility
- Fell Stinger
- Ominous Wind
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Masquerain
- Air Slash
- Baton Pass
- Bug Buzz
- Defog
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Quiver Dance
- Rest
- Roost
- Scald
- Sticky Web
- Stun Spore
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Masquerain in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Masquerain's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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