Competitive Information for Probopass [Sun/Moon]
Rock / Steel
Abilities:
Prevents opposing Steel-type Pokemon from choosing to switch out.
This Pokemon's Ground/Rock/Steel attacks do 1.3x in Sandstorm; immunity to it.
If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Probopass? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Discover Probopass, an epic Pokémon with Rock and Steel attributes! Probopass is a common Pokémon to see in the SM metagame. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Probopass below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Berry Juice / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 1 SpA
Moveset:
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Probopass proves to be a renowned Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with intense physical power. With Sturdy, if Probopass is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko. With a Berry Juice equipped to it, restores 20 hp when at 1/2 max hp or less then the Berry Juice gets consumed. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Probopass is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Probopass this turn).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Item: Steelium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Ice Punch / Thunder Punch
Probopass excels as an incredible Physical Sweeper during single battles. It is designed to crush rivals using overwhelming physical power. With Sand Force, Probopass's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. Ice Punch or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Steelium Z equipped to it, if Probopass has a steel move, this item allows it to use a steel z-move. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Probopass's last move failed).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Steelium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
Probopass excels as pretty popular Special Sweeper during single battles. The intention of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with formidable special attacks. With Sand Force, Probopass's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. With a Steelium Z equipped to it, if Probopass has a steel move, this item allows it to use a steel z-move. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock
- Earth Power / Flash Cannon
- Power Gem
Probopass thrives as a sensational Special Tank perfect for single battles. It was designed to handle special hits and respond with decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Probopass last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Sturdy, if Probopass is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. Immune to ohko.
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ 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 STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Probopass? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Rockium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Thunder Punch
Probopass excels as an interesting Physical Sweeper during double battles. This strategy is built to crush rivals using lethal physical moves. With Sand Force, Probopass's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. Ice Punch or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Rockium Z equipped to it, if Probopass has a rock move, this item allows it to use a rock z-move. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Flash Cannon
- Power Gem / Ancient Power
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
In double battles, Probopass's Special Sweeper role is a superb. This technique aims to crush rivals using powerful special power. With Sand Force, Probopass's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it. With a Fairium Z equipped to it, if Probopass has a fairy move, this item allows it to use a fairy z-move. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Power Gem is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Rock-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Probopass can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Probopass.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Probopass 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 Probopass
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Probopass's stats
- Ancient Power
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Probopass
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Magic Coat
- Pain Split
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Probopass in Sun and Moon
- Hardy Nature ( 0/0/0/1/0/0/ )
- Hardy Nature ( 0/1/0/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Probopass's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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