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obstagoon
#862

Obstagoon

Blocking Pokémon

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Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct.

Base Stats

HP 93
Attack 90
Defense 101
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 81
Speed 95
Total 520

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

linoone Linoone Lv. 20
obstagoon Obstagoon Lv. 35

Moves

Details

Category Blocking Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 46.0 kg
Base Exp 260
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

obstagoon Front Front
obstagoon Back Back
obstagoon Front Shiny Front Shiny
obstagoon Back Shiny Back Shiny
obstagoon Official Art Official Art
obstagoon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

RestTalk
Item
Flame Orb
Ability
Guts
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While STAB Facade and Knock Off along with Guts make Obstagoon seem like an appealing choice, it holds no real niche. It is completely outclassed as a Guts user by Conkeldurr, which has much higher Attack, ability to cover nearly the entire metagame in four moveslots, STAB Fighting-type attacks to nail Cobalion — which Obstagoon can't touch — and priority in Mach Punch. Moreover, its middling Speed leaves it outsped by many common foes like Keldeo, Azelf, and Zarude. Even with Rest, Obstagoon is worn down way too quickly from entry hazards, sand damage, its weakness to U-turn, and its own Flame Orb to make use of its increased longevity.

Most Used Moves

Facade
97.2%
Knock Off
93.4%
Obstruct
14.1%

Most Used Items

Flame Orb
96.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc