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linoone
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Linoone

Rushing Pokémon

Normal

It charges prey at speeds over 60 mph. However, because it can only run straight, it often fails.

Base Stats

HP 78
Attack 70
Defense 61
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 61
Speed 100
Total 420

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

linoone Linoone Lv. 20
obstagoon Obstagoon Lv. 35

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Rushing Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 32.5 kg
Base Exp 147
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

linoone Front Front
linoone Back Back
linoone Front Shiny Front Shiny
linoone Back Shiny Back Shiny
linoone Official Art Official Art
linoone Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.0%
Belly Drum
Item
Salac Berry
Ability
Gluttony
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 132
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 120
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Gluttony
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Linoone is truly a blessed Pokemon. What would otherwise be a run-of-the-mill, throwaway Normal-type rodent along the likes of Raticate and Furret has access to a one-turn, game-ending sweep setup. Belly Drum turns the mild-mannered mustelid into a pillar of hellfire, a screaming Harrier jet, a towering tornado of fury wielding 1048 Attack, 405 Speed, and an 80 Base Power, STAB priority attack. Packing Linoone gives you a deadly secret weapon for when your enemy shows a moment of weakness, and once its presence is known, Linoone becomes a powerful psychological threat that will have your opponent on his toes the entire match. Adding in team support makes Linoone a fairly reliable late-game sweeper. If you have an opportunistic, high-risk high-reward playstyle, Linoone may be for you.

Beware, however, that Linoone is extremely frail and unforgiving; improper scouting, or a single mistake in prediction, will quickly turn Linoone into a dead weight.

Most Used Moves

Belly Drum
100.0%
Seed Bomb
100.0%
Return
93.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc