NationalDex
spiritomb
#442

Spiritomb

Forbidden Pokémon

GhostDark

A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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 Usage: 8.4%
Specially Defensive
Moves
Shadow Sneak / Sucker Punch
Dark Pulse / Rest / Will-O-Wisp
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4
All-Out Attacker (Lead)
Item
Spooky Plate
Nature
Quiet
EVs
HP 244
Atk 48
SpA 204
Spe 12
Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 140
SpD 116
Mono-Attacker
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

One of the most prominent and useful Pokemon in the Underused metagame, Spiritomb should by no means be underestimated. He is arguably the best counter to Ghost-, Psychic-, and Fighting-type Pokemon in the metagame, and he is the only one who can successfully check all of them at the same time. Additionally, he is a fantastic spinblocker; while Mismagius and Rotom have an arguably better ability in Levitate, he more than makes up for this imperfection with his better overall defenses, wide array of immunities, and access to priority moves. Unfortunately, this collection of spirits has his fair share of faults. His lack of an instant recovery move and Levitate makes him somewhat easy to wear down, and though he has a plethora of immunities, he has no other resistances to switch in on. Furthermore, Spiritomb's offensive coverage is depressingly small; other than Dark- and Ghost-type attacks, which offer rather redundant coverage, he has very few attacking options. All in all, Spiritomb is undoubtedly one of the most useful defensive Pokemon in the metagame, as his ability to single-handedly counter most Ghost-, Psychic-, and Fighting-type Pokemon in the metagame is undeniably appreciated by many teams.

Most Used Moves

Pursuit
73.9%
Rest
30.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
43.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc