#591

Amoonguss

Mushroom Pokémon

GrassPoison

It lures prey close by dancing and waving its arm caps, which resemble Poké Balls, in a swaying motion.

Base Stats

HP 114

Attack 85

Defense 70

Sp. Atk 85

Sp. Def 80

Speed 30

Total 464

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

flying 2x fire 2x psychic 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

grass ¼x fighting ½x water ½x electric ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Effect Spore Regenerator (Hidden)

Held Items

Tiny Mushroom 50%Big Mushroom 5%Balm Mushroom 1%

Evolution Chain

Foongus

→

Amoonguss Lv. 39

Moves

Details

Category Mushroom Pokémon

Height 0.6 m

Weight 10.5 kg

Base Exp 162

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 75

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Plant

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2018 Usage: 14.3%

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Bulky Support

Moves

Rage Powder

Spore

Clear Smog / Sludge Bomb / Giga Drain

Protect

Item

Wiki Berry / Sitrus Berry

Ability

Regenerator

Nature

Sassy

EVs

HP 244

Def 76

SpD 188

Strategy Overview

Amoonguss is the premier redirection user of this format thanks to its insane bulk. It also is a nice check, or accompaniment, to Trick Room teams with its low speed and access to Spore, and it can punish setup users with Clear Smog.
Regenerator is an amazing ability, allowing Amoonguss to regain solid amounts of health and stay healthy late-game.
Amoonguss's great natural bulk allows it to survive many neutral Z-Moves and many other moves, but it struggles against Terrain- and sun-boosted moves from Tapu Lele and Mega Charizard Y, respectively.
When thinking of redirection, Amoonguss is the first one to go to. Although Clefairy and Togekiss are other options, Amoonguss's access to Spore has made it more of a popular choice.
Amoonguss isn't known to be offensive, but its STAB moves chunk the Tapu group and some Water-types, which is important given their prevalence.