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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Mimikyu

Base Stats for Mimikyu

Ghost / Fairy

Abilities:

Evolutions / Family:
Mimikyu
Mimikyu-Busted

Weakness Chart for Ghost/Fairy-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

0.25x

0x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0x

2x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Mimikyu? 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.

Common single-battle team mates for Mimikyu in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

DragapultAmoongussTyranitarArcanineRotom-WashBraviaryMiloticBisharpRotom-HeatDhelmise

Mimikyu is a spectacular Ghost and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Mimikyu show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Mimikyu's only type-related weaknesses are Ghost and Steel.

Species: Mimikyu
Item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability: Disguise
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer
- Play Rough
- Shadow Sneak / Phantom Force
- Trick Room

Physical Sweeper Mimikyu (Popular/Trending)

Mimikyu is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mimikyu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Disguise, (mimikyu only) the first hit it takes is blocked and it takes 1/8 hp damage instead.

♦ Wood Hammer is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Species: Mimikyu
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Disguise
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 84 Hp / 252 Atk / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Play Rough
- Wood Hammer / Leech Life
- Slash / Facade

Physical Sweeper Mimikyu (Disguise)

Mimikyu is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mimikyu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Disguise, (mimikyu only) the first hit it takes is blocked and it takes 1/8 hp damage instead. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.

♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Mimikyu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Mimikyu is burn/poison/paralyzed).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Mimikyu? 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.

Common double-battle team mates for Mimikyu in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

ExcadrillHydreigonZeraoraBisharpHawluchaKommo-oTerrakionCloysterDiggersbyAccelgor

Species: Mimikyu
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Disguise
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 84 Hp / 252 Atk / 172 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Phantom Force
- Play Rough
- Wood Hammer / Leech Life
- Slash / Facade

Doubles Physical Sweeper Mimikyu (Disguise)

Mimikyu is a notable Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mimikyu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Disguise, (mimikyu only) the first hit it takes is blocked and it takes 1/8 hp damage instead. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.

♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Mimikyu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Mimikyu is burn/poison/paralyzed).

Species: Mimikyu
Item: Weakness Policy
Ability: Disguise
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 228 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Pain Split
- Bulk Up
- Trick Room

Defensive Trick Room Mimikyu (Disguise)

Mimikyu is a decent Defensive Trick Room. Weakness Policy activates if Mimikyu is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Disguise, (mimikyu only) the first hit it takes is blocked and it takes 1/8 hp damage instead.

♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Pain Split is a status move (shares hp of Mimikyu and target equally).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Mimikyu's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Mimikyu 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Mimikyu 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 Mimikyu

Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Shadow Sneak, Baby-Doll Eyes

Optimize Mimikyu's EVs for Sword/Shield

Competitive Information for Mimikyu [Sword/Shield]