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decidueye
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Decidueye

Arrow Quill Pokémon

GrassGhost

As if wielding a bow, it launches the arrow quills hidden among the feathers of its wings. Decidueye’s shots never miss.

Base Stats

HP 78
Attack 107
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

dartrix Dartrix Lv. 17
decidueye Decidueye Lv. 34

Moves

Details

Category Arrow Quill Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 36.6 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

decidueye Front Front
decidueye Back Back
decidueye Front Shiny Front Shiny
decidueye Back Shiny Back Shiny
decidueye Official Art Official Art
decidueye Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 11.0%
Physical Attacker
Item
Choice Band / Spell Tag
Ability
Long Reach
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Spell Tag
Ability
Long Reach
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Decidueye's fantastic STAB combo and offensive versatility make it a great wallbreaker in NU. Only a handful of Pokemon wall Decidueye's STAB attacks, and even fewer are fast enough that its teammates can't exploit them after U-turn uses or double switches. Furthermore, since Decidueye can use both physical and special sets to great success, finding defensive counterplay isn't so simple until you know its set. Despite these advantages, Decidueye isn't perfect, and its Speed is its most notable flaw. Even though its Shadow Sneak is strong when boosted, faster attackers like Talonflame and Drapion easily revenge kill it, with only the former being susceptible to Decidueye's priority attack. Decidueye also struggles in certain matchups, especially against Dark-types like Guzzlord, Scrafty, and Sneasel, since it's forced to use U-turn more often instead of wallbreak. Lastly, because there are so many great Grass-types in NU, Decidueye can sometimes be hard to justify using over other options.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
16.3%

Most Used Items

Spell Tag
12.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc