Competitive Information for Necrozma (dusk Mane) [Sun/Moon]
Psychic / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Necrozma-dusk Mane? 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.
Necrozma is pretty popular Psychic and Steel-typed Pokemon. Necrozma is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Necrozma is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Necrozma is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Steelium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sunsteel Strike / Iron Head
- Psycho Cut
- Outrage
- Earthquake / Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Necrozma-Dusk Mane (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks. Earthquake or Knock Off are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Necrozma afterwards).
♦ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Necrozma-dusk Mane? 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: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Sunsteel Strike / Iron Head
- Psycho Cut
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Necrozma-Dusk Mane (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary 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 Necrozma's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Sunsteel Strike is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other pokemon).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Steelium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Sunsteel Strike / Iron Head
- Psycho Cut
- Outrage
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Necrozma-Dusk Mane (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. With Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks. Earthquake or Knock Off are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Necrozma afterwards).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Necrozma-dusk Mane 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 Necrozma-dusk Mane 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 Necrozma-dusk Mane
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Necrozma-dusk Mane's stats
- Autotomize
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Necrozma-dusk Mane
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Necrozma-dusk Mane in Sun and Moon
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