Competitive Information for Necrozma [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Necrozma? 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.
Hoopa-UnboundMawile-MegaMagearnaMeowsticVictiniMarowak-AlolaCresseliaXatuChandelureMeloetta
Necrozma is a marvelous Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Necrozma out in the 7th generation battlefield. Necrozma is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Leftovers
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Photon Geyser / Stored Power
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Trick Room
Special Tank Necrozma (Popular/Trending)
Necrozma is a legendary Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Necrozma last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. Weakness Policy activates if Necrozma is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Stored Power is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Psychic-type move ( + 20 power for each of your Necrozma's stat boosts).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Psychium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut
- Outrage
- Knock Off / Shadow Claw
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Necrozma (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks. Knock Off or Shadow Claw are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Necrozma afterwards).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Photon Geyser / Psychic
- Earth Power
- Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave
Special Sweeper Necrozma (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Special Sweeper. 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 Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-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).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Necrozma? 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: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Psycho Cut
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Necrozma (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant 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.
♦ 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).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Necrozma afterwards).
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Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave
- Photon Geyser / Psychic
- Earth Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Necrozma (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Special Sweeper. 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 Prism Armor, Necrozma receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ 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).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Photon Geyser / Psychic
- Earth Power
- Hyper Voice
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Necrozma (Prism Armor)
Necrozma is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. 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.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-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).
♦ 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 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 Necrozma 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
- 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: Ally Switch, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Necrozma'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
- Autotomize
- Calm Mind
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power
- Iron Defense
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Moonlight
- Photon Geyser
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rock Polish
- Stealth Rock
- Stealth Rock
- Stored Power
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Necrozma in Sun and Moon
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0/ )
- Optimize Necrozma's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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