#605
Elgyem
Cerebral Pokémon
Psychic
It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent’s brain, causing unendurable headaches.
Base Stats
HP 55
Attack 55
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 55
Speed 30
Total 335
Type Effectiveness
Resistant to
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Cerebral Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 9.0 kg
Base Exp 67
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Humanshape
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.2%
Bulky Attacker
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Analytic
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 160
SpA 160
SpD 160
Strategy Overview
Elgyem has a great ability in Analytic, which gives it a 30% boost to its attacks if it moves last, complementing its high Special Attack and low Speed quite nicely. Elgyem also sports solid 55 / 55 / 55 defenses and access to reliable recovery, which gives it good longevity with Eviolite. Its main flaw lies in its defensive typing; it doesn't have many opportunities to switch in due to it only having two resistances, and it has unfortunate weaknesses to the moves Knock Off, Pursuit, and U-turn.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc