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remoraid
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Remoraid

Jet Pokémon

Water

It forcefully squirts water. The water jet never misses prey even if the Remoraid is deep in the sea.

Base Stats

HP 35
Attack 65
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 35
Speed 65
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Jet Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 12.0 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water2

Sprites

remoraid Front Front
remoraid Back Back
remoraid Front Shiny Front Shiny
remoraid Back Shiny Back Shiny
remoraid Official Art Official Art
remoraid Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Special Choice Scarf
Moves
Hidden Power Ground / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Sniper
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
SpA 236
Spe 236
Physical Choice
Item
Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 236
Spe 236
Mixed Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naughty
EVs
SpA 236
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

While Remoraid appears a bit fishy at first, a closer look reveals that Remoraid is an interesting Pokemon. Amazing attacking stats and Speed mean that Remoraid has the potential to eat teams up. Being a Water-type helps in this regard, as its STAB has nice coverage. It gets even better when you realize that Remoraid has access to the most powerful Water-type move in existence, Water Spout, as well as Waterfall to take care of special walls. Combine this with excellent coverage moves such as Ice Beam, Seed Bomb, Fire Blast, and even Gunk Shot, and one realizes that Remoraid can be an immense threat to unprepared teams. If there was one thing holding Remoraid back from greatness, it would probably be faster Pokemon and users of priority; to put it bluntly, Remoraid has the defenses of a wet paper bag. Overall, Remoraid is a great Pokemon with few drawbacks, so definitely try it out and be prepared to face it.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc