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kyogre
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Kyogre

Sea Basin Pokémon

Water

A mythical Pokémon said to have swelled the seas with rain and tidal waves. It battled with Groudon.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 100
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 150
Sp. Def 140
Speed 90
Total 670

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Sea Basin Pokémon
Height 4.5 m
Weight 352.0 kg
Base Exp 302
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

kyogre Front Front
kyogre Back Back
kyogre Front Shiny Front Shiny
kyogre Back Shiny Back Shiny
kyogre Official Art Official Art
kyogre Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Defensive
Item
Blue Orb
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 248
Spe 12
Calm Mind + 3 Attacks
Item
Blue Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 172
SpA 252
Spe 84
Physical Attacker
Item
Blue Orb
Nature
Adamant / Brave
EVs
HP 248
Atk 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

Although Kyogre remains a strong threat in ORAS, the former king of Ubers has fallen very far from its throne. Previously extremely difficult to halt due to its immensely powerful, Drizzle-fueled Water-type attacks, Kyogre's longtime rival Groudon gained a new Primal Reversion that sports heavy sunlight irreversible by Drizzle and immunity to Water- and Electric-type attacks, heavily neutering Kyogre's offense and making it far easier to check. The reintroduction of Soul Dew and the transition to a more physical-attack based metagame in ORAS leave Kyogre a little high and dry in the tier. Although it gained a Primal Reversion of its own, Primal Kyogre still struggles to tango with its ubiquitous counterpart Primal Groudon and its immensely powerful Precipice Blades, as the whale does not have a way to fight back as easily without the weather on its side.

That being said, one would be foolish to underestimate Kyogre. Its Primal Reversion is still extremely formidable, boasting STAB Water-type attacks backed by Primordial Sea and a titanic base 180 Special Attack. Further supplemented by Calm Mind and solid 100 / 160 special bulk, Primal Kyogre is a formidable wallbreaker and check to key special attackers, both roles that give it a clear niche in the metagame. Though the whale is easier to check in ORAS, it is still an enormous threat, one that Primal Groudon alone may not be enough to stop.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
98.5%
Thunder
98.2%
Surf
67.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc