Competitive Information for Reuniclus [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Reuniclus? 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.
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Reuniclus is a wonderful Psychic-typed Pokemon. Reuniclus is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 7. Reuniclus is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind / Psyshock
- Recover
Physical Wall Reuniclus (Popular/Trending)
Reuniclus is a remarkable Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Reuniclus last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Magic Guard, Reuniclus can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Reuniclus's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Reuniclus by 50% of its max hp).
Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 192 Hp / 64 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Reuniclus (Magic Guard)
Reuniclus is an awesome Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Reuniclus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Reuniclus. With Magic Guard, Reuniclus can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a special 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Reuniclus's level).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
- Trick
- Recover
Reuniclus Physical Wall (Flame Orb Fetus)
Reuniclus is a wonderful Physical Wall. It's meant to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Reuniclus at the end of the turn. With Magic Guard, Reuniclus can only be damaged by direct attacks. Reuniclus is a fantastic Pokemon, you can reduce the attack on its rival, with the flame orb while prevents problems of state, usa recuperar to recover PS, psyshock receives STAB and serves to Blissey. Focus Blast is for Tyranitar or other dark/rock. The reason for that incorporate it into my team was by their incredible statistics and possibilities.
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick is a status move (Reuniclus switches its held item with the target's).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Reuniclus by 50% of its max hp).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Reuniclus? 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: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 192 Hp / 64 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Flash Cannon
Doubles Special Sweeper Reuniclus (Magic Guard)
Reuniclus is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Reuniclus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Reuniclus. With Magic Guard, Reuniclus can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a special 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Reuniclus's level).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 192 Hp / 64 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball / Grass Knot
- Shadow Ball / Night Shade
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Reuniclus (Magic Guard)
Reuniclus is popular Offensive Trick Room. Life Orb boosts the power of Reuniclus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Magic Guard negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage making it an amazing item for Reuniclus. With Magic Guard, Reuniclus can only be damaged by direct attacks.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Night Shade is a special 0-base power Ghost-type move (does damage equal to your Reuniclus's level).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Reuniclus 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 Reuniclus 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 Reuniclus
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Ability: Magic Guard + Item: Life Orb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
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