NationalDex
spiritomb
#442

Spiritomb

Forbidden Pokémon

GhostDark

Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 92
Defense 108
Sp. Atk 92
Sp. Def 108
Speed 35
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Forbidden Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 108.0 kg
Base Exp 170
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 100
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

spiritomb Front Front
spiritomb Back Back
spiritomb Front Shiny Front Shiny
spiritomb Back Shiny Back Shiny
spiritomb Official Art Official Art
spiritomb Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4
Defensive
Moves
Pain Split / Rest / Shadow Sneak
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 116
SpD 140
Calm Mind
Moves
Sleep Talk / Hidden Power Fighting
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Spiritomb's typing makes it one of the few Pokemon to have no weaknesses. Combined with its remarkable defensive stats and useful immunities to Fighting-, Normal-, and Psychic-type moves, Spiritomb makes a great defensive Pokemon. However, Spiritomb has a lacking movepool in terms of both offense and support, and has no reliable recovery outside of Rest and Pain Split. The only useful support moves it has access to are Will-O-Wisp, Toxic, and Hypnosis, and most of Spiritomb's attacking moves are either Ghost- or Dark-type. However, Spiritomb does have access to useful moves such as Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, and Pursuit, coupled with above average offensive stats, making it one of the best checks to Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon in the tier. It also has access to Calm Mind to boost its stats even further. All this, plus having access to Pressure and Infiltrator, makes Spiritomb a great defensive and offensive threat in the UU tier, despite its minor flaws.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc