Competitive Information for Maractus [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Maractus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
TorkoalExcadrillTyranitarCinderaceWeezing-GalarCharizardMienshaoConkeldurrDusclopsVenusaur
Maractus is pretty popular Grass-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Maractus show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Maractus is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Expert Belt
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Hyper Voice
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Spiky Shield / Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Maractus (Popular/Trending)
Maractus is a remarkable Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Maractus's super effective moves by 20%. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Maractus last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Storm Drain, Maractus draws water moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; water immunity.
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Maractus every turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Maractus this turn).
◆ Spiky Shield is a status move (protects from moves. Contact: loses 1/8 max hp).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Maractus recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Synthesis
- Growth
Special Sweeper Maractus (Water Absorb)
Maractus is a wonderful Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and increases Maractus's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Maractus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Maractus heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Maractus's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Maractus by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Growth is a status move (raises Maractus's attack and special attack by 1 stage; 2 in sun).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Maractus? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
TorkoalExcadrillTyranitarCinderaceWeezing-GalarCharizardMienshaoConkeldurrDusclopsVenusaur
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Synthesis
- Growth
Doubles Special Sweeper Maractus (Water Absorb)
Maractus is an interesting Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Maractus's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Maractus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Maractus heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Maractus's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Maractus by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Growth is a status move (raises Maractus's attack and special attack by 1 stage; 2 in sun).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Maractus 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 Maractus can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Maractus
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Spiky Shield, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Maractus's stats
- Acupressure
- Cotton Guard
- Growth
Most notable and possible best moves for Maractus
- Cotton Guard
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Helping Hand
- Hyper Voice
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm
- Leech Seed
- Petal Dance
- Protect
- Rest
- Spiky Shield
- Sucker Punch
- Toxic
- Weather Ball
Common Effort Values for Maractus in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 36/0/0/252/0/220 )
- Calm Nature ( 244/0/12/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Maractus's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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