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reuniclus
#579

Reuniclus

Multiplying Pokémon

Psychic

When Reuniclus shake hands, a network forms between their brains, increasing their psychic power.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 65
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 125
Sp. Def 85
Speed 30
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

duosion Duosion Lv. 32
reuniclus Reuniclus Lv. 41

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Multiplying Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 20.1 kg
Base Exp 221
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 50
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

reuniclus Front Front
reuniclus Back Back
reuniclus Front Shiny Front Shiny
reuniclus Back Shiny Back Shiny
reuniclus Official Art Official Art
reuniclus Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Calm Mind
Moves
Psychic / Thunder / Hidden Power Ice
Focus Blast / Hidden Power Ice / Thunder
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpA 4
3 Attacks
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 208
SpA 200
SpD 100
Trick Room
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Signal Beam / Recover
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Quiet
EVs
HP 192
Def 64
SpA 252

Strategy Overview

Reuniclus is one of the best Pokemon in the tier as a result of its amazing ability, good offensive prowess, and defensive profile. Magic Guard invalidates the passive damage bulkier threats like Ferrothorn, Slowking, Rotom-W, Tentacruel, Skarmory, and Gliscor rely on, including sandstorm, entry hazards, and status, giving Reuniclus a great matchup against their team structures, especially when accompanied by Spikes. Its great coverage moves like Focus Blast, Hidden Power Ice, and Thunder make it just as scary to offensive threats switching in as the defensive ones it sets up on. For general defensive purposes, it can switch into and force out popular threats like Gliscor, Terrakion, Garchomp, Tentacruel, Ferrothorn, defensive Heatran, and Alakazam lacking Signal Beam or Shadow Ball. It also has good set versatility; on top of Calm Mind, it can run a powerful 3 attacks set that immediately threatens bulkier teams and a Trick Room set that flips the script on faster offensive teams. However, very strong Pokemon like Keldeo, Excadrill, Latios, Kyurem-B, and offensive Heatran can overwhelm Reuniclus as a result of its low Speed and lack of resistances. Pokemon that can prevent Reuniclus from setting up safely like Trick Choice Scarf Latios, Perish Song Celebi and Politoed, and Encore Alakazam and Politoed can punish the Calm Mind set. Reuniclus is also very vulnerable to Pursuit from the omnipresent Tyranitar, which often runs Chople Berry to take Focus Blast, as well as Scizor. Its Calm Mind set loses to Jirachi and can get walled by common Pokemon depending on coverage, like Excadrill if lacking Focus Blast and Dragonite and Latios if lacking Hidden Power Ice.

Most Used Moves

Recover
64.0%
Psychic
51.9%
Calm Mind
48.2%
Psyshock
42.7%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
51.6%
Leftovers
40.1%
Mail
1.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc