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nosepass
#299

Nosepass

Compass Pokémon

Rock

Its magnetic nose always faces north and draws iron objects to its body to protect itself better.

Base Stats

HP 30
Attack 45
Defense 135
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 90
Speed 30
Total 375

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

probopass Probopass Level Up

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Compass Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 97.0 kg
Base Exp 75
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

nosepass Front Front
nosepass Back Back
nosepass Front Shiny Front Shiny
nosepass Back Shiny Back Shiny
nosepass Official Art Official Art
nosepass Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.9%
Utility
Item
Berry Juice
Nature
Bold / Relaxed
EVs
Def 236
SpA 76
SpD 196

Strategy Overview

Nosepass is the weirdest of the famed SturdyJuice entry hazard setters of LC, being modeled after both a compass and a nose. Matching that strange design, Nosepass has access to a wide variety of moves, such as Volt Switch, that other setters lack. Nosepass boasts a base 135 Defense stat, the second highest in the metagame. However, Nosepass is arguably outclassed by the Pokemon with the highest Defense, Onix. Despite its incredible movepool, Nosepass has very weak offensive capabilities, and lacks the capacity to deal any significant damage against most of the tier. As such, Nosepass is limited to the role of a capable Stealth Rock setter with the ability to cripple its foes with Thunder Wave and pivot out with Volt Switch.

Most Used Moves

Power Gem
42.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
21.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc