Competitive Information for Zoroark [Sun/Moon]
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This Pokemon appears as the last Pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Zoroark? 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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Zoroark is here! This exceptional Pokémon is Dark-typed and ready to shine! It's to see Zoroark show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. It is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks. Ready to elevate your game with Zoroark's movesets? They're right below!
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
For single battles, Zoroark is an awesome Special Sweeper. It is meant to overwhelm foes with destructive special power. Focus Sash helps protect Zoroark from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Zoroark's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage.
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Zoroark's special attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw
- U-turn
Zoroark makes an a pretty decent Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with forceful physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Zoroark from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Darkinium Z equipped to it, if Zoroark has a dark move, this item allows it to use a dark z-move.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ 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 Zoroark is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Zoroark switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 SpA / 204 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Night Daze
- Flamethrower
- Extrasensory / Hyper Voice
- Sludge Bomb
Zoroark excels as a superior Special Sweeper during single battles. This moveset design focuses to overwhelm foes with destructive special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Zoroark from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage. Extrasensory was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Darkinium Z equipped to it, if Zoroark has a dark move, this item allows it to use a dark z-move.
◆ Night Daze is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dark-type move (40% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Agility
- Flamethrower
For those intense single battles, Zoroark is a top-notch Special Sweeper. This moveset was created to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming special power. Life Orb boosts the power of Zoroark's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage. A pretty damn strong special sweeper. Nasty Plot are for setting up the sweep. Agility so you can outspeed and hit everything hard. Dark Pulse is STAB and Flamethrower is coverage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Agility is a status move (raises your Zoroark's speed by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 125 Hp / 10 Def / 125 SpA / 250 SpD
Moveset:
- Grass Knot
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
For single battles, Zoroark is a brilliant Special Wall. This moveset design focuses to handle special hits and respond with decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Zoroark's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage.
◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Zoroark's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Night Daze / Dark Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Substitute
- Flamethrower
In single battles, Zoroark's Special Sweeper role is an awesome. The intention of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting special moves. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Zoroark last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Zoroark takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Zoroark? 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: Darkinium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Knock Off
- Return / Facade
- Shadow Claw
- U-turn
Zoroark is a distinguished Physical Sweeper to use for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with formidable physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Zoroark from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Darkinium Z equipped to it, if Zoroark has a dark move, this item allows it to use a dark z-move.
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ 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 Zoroark is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Zoroark switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 SpA / 204 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Foul Play / Snarl
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Sludge Bomb
Zoroark stands out as an outstanding Special Sweeper in double battles. This approach seeks to crush rivals using destructive special power. Focus Sash helps protect Zoroark from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Illusion, Zoroark appears as the last pokemon in the party until it takes direct damage. With a Normalium Z equipped to it, if Zoroark has a normal move, this item allows it to use a normal z-move.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Zoroark 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 Zoroark.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zoroark 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 Zoroark
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Zoroark's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Zoroark
- Copycat
- Dark Pulse
- Extrasensory
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power Ice
- Knock Off
- Low Kick
- Nasty Plot
- Night Daze
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Snarl
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Toxic
- Trick
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Zoroark in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Zoroark'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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