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simisage
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Simisage

Thorn Monkey Pokémon

Grass

Ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly. The leaf growing on its head is very bitter.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 98
Defense 63
Sp. Atk 98
Sp. Def 63
Speed 101
Total 498

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Thorn Monkey Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 30.5 kg
Base Exp 174
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

simisage Front Front
simisage Back Back
simisage Front Shiny Front Shiny
simisage Back Shiny Back Shiny
simisage Official Art Official Art
simisage Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Mixed Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Overgrow
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Physical Attacker
Item
Flying Gem
Ability
Overgrow
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 8
Atk 248
Spe 252
Nasty Plot
Item
Life Orb / Salac Berry
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Simisage sports a nice balance of Speed and power, allowing it to take the role of a fast hard-hitter. With good mixed attacking stats and high Speed, Simisage can swing past many common threats such as Charizard and Sawsbuck, and threaten them with its coverage moves. However, Simisage's Grass typing does it no favors defensively, burdening it with several weaknesses to common attacking types. It is also very frail, leaving it hard-pressed to find many switch-in opportunities. As a Grass-type, Simisage faces a lot of competition from Serperior, a faster and more reliable boosting sweeper. However, Simisage's versatility and ability to immediately threaten the opposing team are able to set it apart from its competition.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc