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darumaka
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Darumaka

Zen Charm Pokémon

Fire

When its internal fire is burning, it cannot calm down and it runs around. When the fire diminishes, it falls asleep.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 90
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 15
Sp. Def 45
Speed 50
Total 315

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Zen Charm Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 37.5 kg
Base Exp 63
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

darumaka Front Front
darumaka Back Back
darumaka Front Shiny Front Shiny
darumaka Back Shiny Back Shiny
darumaka Official Art Official Art
darumaka Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Choice
Item
Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 116
Atk 196
Spe 196
Support
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 196
Atk 36
Def 76
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Darumaka instantly stands out as an aggressive, destructive attacker in Little Cup. With a huge base Attack stat of 90, an amazing ability that boosts its Attack significantly, and extremely powerful moves at its fingertips, it is safe to say that nothing lacking Flash Fire can switch into Darumaka's attacks without paying for it. While Darumaka is undoubtedly the strongest physical attacker in Little Cup, there are a few reasons why the blazing critter has not centralized the metagame. While Flare Blitz is certainly powerful, it comes with a heavy price in 1/3 recoil, a price that decidedly limits Darumaka's sweeping abilities despite a good HP stat. Not only does Darumaka suffer from recoil, but it is exposed to all forms of residual damage, most notably being weak to Stealth Rock. Despite its limitations, Darumaka is an interesting Pokemon that will burn holes in the opponent's team easily.

Most Used Moves

Rock Slide
100.0%
Superpower
100.0%
U-turn
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc