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gothita
#574

Gothita

Fixation Pokémon

Psychic

Their ribbonlike feelers increase their psychic power. They are always staring at something.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 30
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 65
Speed 45
Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

gothorita Gothorita Lv. 32

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Fixation Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 5.8 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 200
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

gothita Front Front
gothita Back Back
gothita Front Shiny Front Shiny
gothita Back Shiny Back Shiny
gothita Official Art Official Art
gothita Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc
Life Orb
Moves
Psychic / Psyshock
Thunderbolt / Hidden Power Fighting
Substitute / Calm Mind
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 36
SpA 236
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

At first glance, Gothita really does look useless. Unlike its evolutions in the grown-up tiers, it doesn't have access to Shadow Tag due to the generation's breeding mechanics. Its offensive typing is horrid and its stats are subpar. When one takes a deeper look at Gothita, however, one will find that it does have some appealing traits. Its Psychic typing is quite useful in this metagame full of Fighting-types, and having only one common weakness is something to be thankful for. Gothita's special movepool is also very good when compared to common special attackers such as Chinchou. While Shadow Tag isn't obtainable, having Frisk as an ability is a lot better than nothing, as it will allow Gothita to scout the opponent by revealing their item. All-in-all, Gothita may not be an excellent powerhouse, but it has a lot of things going for it.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc