What is a good competitive moveset for Throh? 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.
Throh is a sensational Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Throh when battling in the 7th generation meta. Throh is weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Throh is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Throh at the end of the turn which will activate Throh's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Throh is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Throh a sweet boost.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Throh's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Storm Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (always results in a critical hit). ♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Throh is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Throh this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Throh? 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.
Throh is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Throh at the end of the turn which will activate Throh's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Throh is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Throh a sweet boost.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Throh's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Storm Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fighting-type move (always results in a critical hit). ♦ 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 pkmn speed by 1 stage). ♦ 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). ♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Throh is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Throh this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Throh 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Throh 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 Throh
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Moves: Pain split + Toxic
Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Wide Guard
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