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mothim
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Mothim

Moth Pokémon

BugFlying

While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 94
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 94
Sp. Def 50
Speed 66
Total 424

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

wormadam Wormadam Lv. 20
mothim Mothim Lv. 20

Moves

Details

Category Moth Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 23.3 kg
Base Exp 148
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

mothim Front Front
mothim Back Back
mothim Front Shiny Front Shiny
mothim Back Shiny Back Shiny
mothim Official Art Official Art
mothim Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Moves
Giga Drain / Hidden Power Rock
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Tinted Lens
Nature
Rash / Mild
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Quiver Dance
Moves
Substitute / Hidden Power Ground
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability
Tinted Lens
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Honestly, Mothim is pretty generic as far as Bug / Flying types go. With pitiful defenses, good Special Attack, and mediocre Speed, like many of his Bug-type cousins, Mothim doesn't particularly stand out in any way. Furthermore, he isn't particularly good either due to his 4x weakness to Stealth Rock. Even with the gift of Quiver Dance this generation, Mothim still has issues differentiating himself from Butterfree and Masquerain, the former boasting higher Speed and Sleep Powder, while the latter has Baton Pass, Intimidate, and a wider movepool. Mothim is also much frailer than these two Bug-types, which makes setup opportunities harder to come by. Still, Mothim does have a few key traits which allow him to carve out a slight niche for himself. Mothim has Air Slash, while Butterfree does not, granting him a powerful secondary STAB move that has perfect neutral coverage with Tinted Lens and Bug Buzz. He also has the aforementioned Tinted Lens and a somewhat higher Speed stat to separate himself from Masquerain. On top of this, Mothim has a much higher Special Attack stat than his fellow Quiver Dancers, which allows him to hit harder immediately and easily obtain OHKOs and 2HKOs which the other two would struggle to get. In the end, though, the only reason you should be using Mothim is if you really want his power or wish to make a team around him; otherwise, it's usually more advantageous to just use Butterfree or Masquerain, as their access to Sleep Powder or Baton Pass generally make them much easier to fit onto a team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc