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suicune
#245

Suicune

Aurora Pokémon

Water

Said to be the reincarnation of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 75
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 115
Speed 85
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Aurora Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 187.0 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

suicune Front Front
suicune Back Back
suicune Front Shiny Front Shiny
suicune Back Shiny Back Shiny
suicune Official Art Official Art
suicune Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 2.0%
Defensive Tank
Moves
Toxic / Ice Beam
Sleep Talk / Roar
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

Suicune is one of the best blanket check Pokemon in the GSC OU metagame, using its impressive defensive stats to check many threats such as non-Curse Snorlax, Nidoking, Marowak, Tyranitar, and Charizard. Suicune's lack of physical weaknesses makes it great against most physical attackers, and it also fares quite well against mixed attackers, as they are typically vulnerable to Toxic when dropping Rest for status moves or coverage attacks. It will sometimes draw comparisons to other Water-type Pokemon like Vaporeon and Starmie. However, while Vaporeon can also run a RestTalk set, its lack of physical bulk means it is a far inferior wall and should instead focus on setting up with Growth. Starmie is very effective and versatile with Rapid Spin, a resistance to Fighting, Recover, and even STAB Psychic for Gengar. STAB Thunder OHKOes it, however, and status greatly hinders it unless there is Heal Bell support. Also, since Suicune's combination of Surf and Toxic hinders almost every Pokemon in the metagame, it has a surprising offensive presence of its own for such a defensive Pokemon. However, the prevalence of RestTalk Zapdos and Raikou limits its offensive potential and often relegates it to a defensive role.

Most Used Moves

Surf
98.8%
Rest
96.9%
Toxic
31.8%
Ice Beam
27.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
97.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc