#202
Wobbuffet
Patient Pokémon
Psychic
It hates light and shock. If attack ed, it inflates its body to pump up its counter strike.
Base Stats
HP 190
Attack 33
Defense 58
Sp. Atk 33
Sp. Def 58
Speed 33
Total 405
Type Effectiveness
Resistant to
Abilities
Shadow Tag Telepathy (Hidden)
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Patient Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 28.5 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Indeterminate
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Front ♀
Front Shiny ♀
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Trapper
Item
Custap Berry / Sitrus Berry
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Strategy Overview
- Instead of using Shadow Tag to trap and revenge kill or PP stall a foe like Mega Gengar, Gothitelle, and Gothorita do, Wobbuffet takes advantage of its superior bulk to retaliate against certain threats after stomaching a heavy hit or leave a foe in an exploitable state by locking it into a move with Encore.
- Wobbuffet's bulk is also noteworthy for being able to ensure that Geomancy Xerneas will be dealt with before it proceeds to annihilate offensive teams, as it survives any boosted attack from full health to retaliate with Mirror Coat or lock Xerneas into any status move it carries.
- Access to Encore also serves as one of the crucial elements to Wobbuffet's viability, as Wobbuffet won't be easily taken advantage of by its checks the same way as Gothitelle and Gothorita, which can be left completely helpless against certain foes. This means Wobbuffet will not be left useless even if weakened and be able to prevent setup or potentially even reverse momentum by locking a foe into a setup move.
- Due to its tiny movepool, horrendous defensive typing, and lack of recovery moves, Wobbuffet's effectiveness is quite limited as a bulky trapper. Wobbuffet is almost impossible to viably fit in teams other than offense, an archetype that prefers Wobbuffet's ability to generate setup opportunities and check out-of-control foes in emergency over its longevity.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc