Competitive Information for Necrozma (ultra) [Sun/Moon]
Psychic / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Necrozma-ultra? 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 popular Psychic and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's normal to see Necrozma show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Necrozma is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Necrozma is weak to Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Dragonium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Neuroforce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Psycho Cut
- Sunsteel Strike / Knock Off
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Necrozma-Ultra (Neuroforce)
Necrozma is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Necrozma's super effective moves by 20%. With Neuroforce, Necrozma's attacks that are super effective against the target do 1.25x damage. Sunsteel Strike or Knock Off are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Dragonium Z equipped to it, if Necrozma has a dragon move, this item allows it to use a dragon z-move.
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Sunsteel Strike is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other 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).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Neuroforce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 SpA / 12 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Photon Geyser / Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon / Hyper Voice
Special Sweeper Necrozma-Ultra (Neuroforce)
Necrozma is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Neuroforce, Necrozma's attacks that are super effective against the target do 1.25x damage. Flash Cannon was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Psychium Z equipped to it, if Necrozma has a psychic move, this item allows it to use a psychic z-move.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Necrozma-ultra? 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: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Neuroforce
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Psycho Cut
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Necrozma-Ultra (Neuroforce)
Necrozma is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal 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 Neuroforce, Necrozma's attacks that are super effective against the target do 1.25x damage. With a Dragonium Z equipped to it, if Necrozma has a dragon move, this item allows it to use a dragon z-move.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ 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: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Neuroforce
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 SpA / 12 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave
- Photon Geyser / Psychic
- Dragon Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Necrozma-Ultra (Neuroforce)
Necrozma is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Neuroforce, Necrozma's attacks that are super effective against the target do 1.25x damage. With a Normalium Z equipped to it, if Necrozma has a normal move, this item allows it to use a normal z-move.
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Photon Geyser is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Psychic-type move (physical if Necrozma's attack > special attack. Ignores abilities).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
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Item: Dragonium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Neuroforce
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Psycho Cut
- Sunsteel Strike / Knock Off
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Necrozma-Ultra (Neuroforce)
Necrozma is a legendary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Necrozma's super effective moves by 20%. With Neuroforce, Necrozma's attacks that are super effective against the target do 1.25x damage. Sunsteel Strike or Knock Off are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Dragonium Z equipped to it, if Necrozma has a dragon move, this item allows it to use a dragon z-move.
◆ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Sunsteel Strike is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other 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).
◆ 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-ultra 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-ultra 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-ultra
- 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-ultra'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-ultra
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Necrozma-ultra in Sun and Moon
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