Competitive Information for Shuppet [Sun/Moon]
Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Shuppet? 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.
Shuppet is a decent Ghost-typed Pokemon. Shuppet is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Shuppet can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Shuppet's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 72 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Phantom Force / Shadow Sneak
- Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Shuppet (Cursed Body)
Shuppet is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cursed Body, if Shuppet is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 72 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Shuppet (Cursed Body)
Shuppet is pretty popular 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 Shuppet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Shuppet is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 225 Hp / 236 Atk / 49 SpD
Moveset:
- Gunk Shot / Thief
- Trick Room
- Torment
- Disable
Shuppet Physical Tank (Lead Trick Room Pokemon)
Shuppet is an extraordinary Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Shuppet from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Frisk, on switch-in Shuppet identifies the held items of all opposing pokemon.
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Shuppet has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Torment is a status move (target can't select the same move twice in a row).
♦ Disable is a status move (for 4 turns, disables the target's last move used).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Shuppet? 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: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 96 Hp / 252 Atk / 72 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Phantom Force / Shadow Sneak
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Physical Sweeper Shuppet (Cursed Body)
Shuppet is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Cursed Body, if Shuppet is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 96 Hp / 72 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Icy Wind
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Shuppet (Cursed Body)
Shuppet is a pretty decent 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 Shuppet's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Shuppet is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Docile
EVs: 220 Hp / 136 Def / 152 SpD
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Shuppet (Cursed Body)
Shuppet is an interesting Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Shuppet from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Shuppet is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Shuppet learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Shuppet 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 Shuppet
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Shuppet's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Shuppet
- Destiny Bond
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Shuppet in Sun and Moon
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