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furfrou
#676

Furfrou

Poodle Pokémon

Normal

Trimming its fluffy fur not only makes it more elegant but also increases the swiftness of its movements.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 80
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 90
Speed 102
Total 472

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Poodle Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 28.0 kg
Base Exp 165
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 160
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

furfrou Front Front
furfrou Back Back
furfrou Front Shiny Front Shiny
furfrou Back Shiny Back Shiny
furfrou Official Art Official Art
furfrou Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 1.5%
Offensive Pivot
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Furfrou receives competition from other Normal-types such as Purugly and pivots such as Tangela, though it has a niche in its high Speed and Fur Coat, which allow it to outspeed common threats such as Ninetales and Simipour and make up for its bad Defense, letting it tank physical hits relatively well. Furfrou can work on balanced and bulky offensive teams, thanks to its mix of stats and variety of utility options, as its coverage is poor. Access to U-turn to gain momentum and Thunder Wave makes Furfrou provide some utility and fit well on VoltTurn teams as a pivot, keeping momentum and crippling the opponent's team with Paralysis. As its Attack isn't that high, Furfrou is walled by common walls such as Pelipper and Golem and unable to run purely offensive sets. Its typing also isn't great, as it leaves Furfrou with no resistances and a Ghost immunity, which isn't that useful because most Ghost-types, such as Misdreavus, can deal with Furfrou well. The lack of reliable recovery also makes Furfrou easily worn down, especially if entry hazards are up, because it's used as a pivot and is often brought in to tank physical hits.

Most Used Moves

Return
64.7%
U-turn
46.6%
Toxic
32.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
69.0%
Life Orb
11.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc