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suicune
#245

Suicune

Aurora Pokémon

Water

It races around the world to purify fouled water. It dashes away with the north wind.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

VinCune
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 36
SpD 44
Spe 176

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its impressive bulk, good defensive typing, and Pressure, Suicune can PP stall many Pokemon in Ubers, such as Necrozma-DM, slow Yveltal, Eternatus lacking Toxic, Ho-Oh, Blissey, and Tyranitar. The combination of Calm Mind, Substitute, and Scald's burn chance leaves few Pokemon that can offensively threaten Suicune without being stalled out or crippled. Furthermore, Suicune is very potent against passive teams, wearing down the PP of Water-type checks such as Dragon Tail Eternatus, which wall other Water-types like Kyogre. On the other hand, it faces heavy competition as an offensive Pokemon from Kyogre, thanks to its much higher Special Attack and stronger moves. Additionally, Suicune has no reliable recovery, leaving it easily worn down by entry hazards and other sources of chip damage. This also means it is extremely reliant on Leftovers, leaving it weak to Knock Off. Finally, without Rest, Suicune is very susceptible to status conditions.

Most Used Moves

Calm Mind
93.7%
Scald
93.3%
Rest
73.2%
Ice Beam
24.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
93.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc