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uxie
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Uxie

Knowledge Pokémon

Psychic

A Pokémon feared but also respected for stealing away the memories of evildoers. I have found records that suggest Uxie holds dominion over knowledge.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 75
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 75
Sp. Def 130
Speed 95
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Knowledge Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 0.3 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 140
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

uxie Front Front
uxie Back Back
uxie Front Shiny Front Shiny
uxie Back Shiny Back Shiny
uxie Official Art Official Art
uxie Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 2.3%
Grassy Seed Sweeper
Item
Grassy Seed
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Uxie's position in the metagame stems from the viability of Grassy Terrain hyper offense, which allows it to serve as a consistent sweeper with a Grassy Seed. Thanks to Stored Power and Draining Kiss, it can boost past Steel-types like Togedemaru and Aggron and get past Dark-types like Sneasel and Absol, all of which are common Psychic-type checks. Compared to competition like Swoobat and Comfey, it combines the STAB Stored Power and Toxic Spikes immunity of the former, the latter's ability to hit Dark-types super effectively, and its own formidable initial bulk, which surpasses both of theirs. With that and a solid Speed tier, it is difficult to take down, even with common offensive Pokemon like Charizard and Archeops. However, it is solely found on Grassy Terrain teams, as otherwise, it is too vulnerable to having its setup interrupted before it can sweep. It also can't deal with anti-setup options like Taunt and Encore from Pokemon like Jellicent and Sableye, and it must choose between Substitute and Rest in dealing with moves like Toxic, each of which has its own downsides. It lacks immediate power to force foes out, so even with Grassy Seed, it can be overwhelmed before it becomes a threat. Finally, some wallbreakers, such as Vikavolt and Silvally-Ghost, can use super effective STAB moves break past +1 Uxie with little support.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
51.3%
U-turn
48.3%
Toxic
28.5%
Encore
21.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
69.6%
Nothing
7.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc