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ambipom
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Ambipom

Long Tail Pokémon

Normal

In their search for comfortable trees, they get into territorial disputes with groups of Passimian. They win about half the time.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 100
Defense 66
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 66
Speed 115
Total 482

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

ambipom Ambipom Double Hit

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Long Tail Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 20.3 kg
Base Exp 169
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 100
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

ambipom Front Front
ambipom Back Back
ambipom Front Shiny Front Shiny
ambipom Back Shiny Back Shiny
ambipom Front ♀ Front ♀
ambipom Back ♀ Back ♀
ambipom Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
ambipom Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
ambipom Official Art Official Art
ambipom Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 4.8%
Offensive Pivot
Moves
Low Kick / Pursuit
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Ambipom's niche is in its access to STAB- and Technician-boosted Fake Out, which allows it to pressure most offensive teams with a relatively strong priority move. Furthermore, U-turn coupled with decent offensive stats allows Ambipom to act as an offensive pivot. However, STAB priority is much better on Pokemon such as Sneasel, Comfey, and Decidueye because not only do their priority moves provide stronger offensive coverage, they can also be used more than once after they enter battle. While Ambipom may be fast and decently strong, it cannot take a hit thanks to its poor bulk, and it has mediocre firepower due to being reliant on its Normal STAB moves for damage, rather than super effective coverage, which makes it difficult for Ambipom to even dent the top defensive cores in NeverUsed, which is why it is outclassed as an all-out offensive pivot by Pokemon such as Passimian, Heliolisk, Rotom, and Whimsicott. Ambipom is also very easy to wear down because it is vulnerable to all entry hazards, status conditions, and the recoil from Life Orb. All of these flaws make Ambipom a very poor choice to put on a team in the current NeverUsed environment.

Most Used Moves

Fake Out
93.3%
U-turn
65.6%
Return
47.9%
Knock Off
47.5%
Low Kick
21.7%
Nothing
19.7%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
36.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc