Competitive Information for Tapu Fini [Sun/Moon]


Water / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tapu Fini? 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.
Landorus-TherianHeatranGarchompMawile-MegaScizor-MegaCharizard-Mega-XBisharpKyurem-BlackCharizard-Mega-YHoopa-Unbound
Tapu Fini is a pretty decent Water and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Tapu Fini when battling in the 7th generation meta. Tapu Fini can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Tapu Fini is weak to Electric, Grass, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Wiki Berry
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 16 Def / 12 SpA / 40 SpD / 192 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast
- Scald / Surf
- Defog
- Taunt
Special Wall Tapu Fini (Popular/Trending)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Wall. It was designed to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tapu Fini last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Defog is a status move (-1 evasion; clears Tapu Fini and target side's hazards).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Waterium Z
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall
- Return / Facade
- Knock Off / Fling
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Tapu Fini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ 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).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Tapu Fini's item at the target. power varies).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Fairium Z
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain.
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tapu Fini? 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.
IncineroarGroudon-PrimalXerneasRayquaza-MegaGengar-MegaLandorus-TherianKartanaTogedemaruShedinjaSolgaleo
Item: Terrain Extender / Waterium Z
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Waterfall
- Return / Facade
- Knock Off / Fling
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Tapu Fini is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ 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).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Tapu Fini's item at the target. power varies).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Terrain Extender / Fairium Z
Ability: Misty Surge
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Tapu Fini (Misty Surge)
Tapu Fini is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Misty Surge, on switch-in Tapu Fini summons misty terrain.
♦ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws 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).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tapu Fini 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 Tapu Fini 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 Tapu Fini
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- 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, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Tapu Fini's stats
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Tapu Fini
- Calm Mind
- Defog
- Haze
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Moonblast
- Nature's Madness
- Protect
- Reflect
- Scald
- Surf
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tapu Fini in Sun and Moon
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/16/12/40/192/ )
- Modest Nature ( 216/0/12/52/0/228/ )
- Optimize Tapu Fini's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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