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deerling
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Deerling

Season Pokémon

NormalGrass

The color and scent of their fur changes to match the mountain grass. When they sense hostility, they hide in the grass.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 60
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 50
Speed 75
Total 335

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Season Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 19.5 kg
Base Exp 67
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

deerling Front Front
deerling Back Back
deerling Front Shiny Front Shiny
deerling Back Shiny Back Shiny
deerling Official Art Official Art
deerling Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.3%
Life Orb
Moves
Return / Double-Edge
Substitute / Wild Charge
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sap Sipper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 196
Def 36
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Deerling's ability Sap Sipper provides it with an important niche as an offensive check to Snivy. It is also blessed with a fantastic Speed tier, outspeeding the likes of Mienfoo, Onix, and most importantly Snivy, and with a unique STAB combination that is nicely complemented by Jump Kick. However, Deerling's defensive typing is horrible in Little Cup, leaving it with many weaknesses to common types, notably Fighting-, Flying-, and Poison-types. This is coupled with rather poor defensive stats, meaning it can be easily KOed by even neutral attacks. Finally, even with a Life Orb, Deerling's attacks aren't really very powerful, so common bulky Pokemon like Vullaby, Ferroseed, and Mienfoo can easily wall it.

Most Used Moves

Seed Bomb
94.2%
Headbutt
74.0%
Jump Kick
55.5%
Agility
34.3%
Bounce
28.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
18.6%
Life Orb
12.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc