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ludicolo
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Ludicolo

Carefree Pokémon

WaterGrass

If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can’t help breaking out into a dance.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 70
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 480

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xpoison 2xbug 2x
Resistant to
water ¼xground ½xsteel ½x

Abilities

Swift Swim Rain Dish Own Tempo (Hidden)

Held Items

Mental Herb 5%

Evolution Chain

lotad Lotad
→
lombre Lombre Lv. 14
→
ludicolo Ludicolo Water Stone

Moves

Details

Category Carefree Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 55.0 kg
Base Exp 216
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Plant

Sprites

ludicolo Front Front
ludicolo Back Back
ludicolo Front Shiny Front Shiny
ludicolo Back Shiny Back Shiny
ludicolo Front ♀ Front ♀
ludicolo Back ♀ Back ♀
ludicolo Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
ludicolo Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
ludicolo Official Art Official Art
ludicolo Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
VGC2012UUUBERSRUNU
Sweeper
Moves
Fake Out
Hydro Pump / Surf / Scald
Giga Drain
Ice Beam / Protect
Item
Absorb Bulb / Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Bulky
Item
Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability
Rain Dish
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
SpA 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Ludicolo has always been a staple on any rain team because of its unique typing and wide variety of moves. Upon first inspection, Ludicolo's stats seem average. Its defenses are sub-par and its Special Attack is just a meager base 90. However, Ludicolo's ordinary Speed turns lightning-fast in the rain because of Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed almost everything in the VGC 2012 metagame. This dancing duck is certainly an excellent addition to any rain team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc