Competitive Information for Pheromosa [Sun/Moon]
Bug / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pheromosa? 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.
Pheromosa is an extraordinary Bug and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Pheromosa is a normal Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Pheromosa is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Pheromosa is weak to Fairy, Fire, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Jump Kick
- Lunge / U-turn
- Outrage
- Drill Run / Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Pheromosa (Beast Boost)
Pheromosa is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pheromosa from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Pheromosa's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. Drill Run or Throat Chop are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (Pheromosa is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Pheromosa switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pheromosa afterwards).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Item: Buginium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Electroweb
Special Sweeper Pheromosa (Beast Boost)
Pheromosa is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pheromosa from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Pheromosa's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Pheromosa cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pheromosa? 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: Fightinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 8 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Def / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Jump Kick
- Lunge / U-turn
- Outrage
- Drill Run / Throat Chop
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pheromosa (Beast Boost)
Pheromosa is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pheromosa from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Pheromosa's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon. Drill Run or Throat Chop are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (Pheromosa is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
♦ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Pheromosa switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pheromosa afterwards).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Item: Buginium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 8 Hp / 124 Def / 252 SpA / 124 SpD
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Electroweb
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Pheromosa (Beast Boost)
Pheromosa is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pheromosa from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Beast Boost, Pheromosa's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and koes another pokemon.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Pheromosa cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pheromosa 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 Pheromosa 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 Pheromosa
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- 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, Snatch, Feint, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pheromosa's stats
- Agility
- Quiver Dance
- Rapid Spin
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Pheromosa
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Roost
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Pheromosa in Sun and Moon
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