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delphox
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Delphox

Fox Pokémon

FirePsychic

It gazes into the flame at the tip of its branch to achieve a focused state, which allows it to see into the future.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 69
Defense 72
Sp. Atk 114
Sp. Def 100
Speed 104
Total 534

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Magician (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

braixen Braixen Lv. 16
delphox Delphox Lv. 36

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Fox Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 39.0 kg
Base Exp 240
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

delphox Front Front
delphox Back Back
delphox Front Shiny Front Shiny
delphox Back Shiny Back Shiny
delphox Official Art Official Art
delphox Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 8.3%
Calm Mind
Moves
Psychic / Dazzling Gleam
Item
Grassium Z / Firium Z / Colbur Berry
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Wish + Protect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpA 28
Spe 228
Choice Scarf
Moves
Psychic / Psyshock
Dazzling Gleam / Grass Knot
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Delphox is a threatening Pokemon in NU due to its high Speed and Special Attack, great offensive typing, and fairly vast movepool that allows it to fulfill a number of roles, including a setup sweeper that breaks through defensive cores, a Wish passer, and a revenge killer that can also clean late-game. While it isn't perfect defensively, Delphox's typing in tandem with its decent bulk gives it the ability to soft check some of the most common special attackers such as Magmortar and Whimsicott as well as Fighting-types like Hariyama and Passimian. Delphox's access to useful coverage moves in Dazzling Gleam and Grass Knot also allows it to bypass a lot of typical Fire-type checks such as Guzzlord, Seismitoad, and Rhydon, and its access to moves such as Calm Mind, Trick, and Wish gives it the ability to support both itself and its teammates. However, Delphox suffers from an unfortunate weakness to Stealth Rock, which limits its ability to check the previously mentioned Pokemon consistently. Delphox's typing also leaves it vulnerable to Dark- and Rock-types such as Sneasel, Houndoom, and Aerodactyl as well as their STAB moves in Pursuit, Sucker Punch, and Stone Edge.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
54.9%
Psyshock
28.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
14.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc