NationalDex
huntail
#367

Huntail

Deep Sea Pokémon

Water

It’s not the strongest swimmer. It wags its tail to lure in its prey and then gulps them down as soon as they get close.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 104
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 94
Sp. Def 75
Speed 52
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Deep Sea Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 27.0 kg
Base Exp 170
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1

Sprites

huntail Front Front
huntail Back Back
huntail Front Shiny Front Shiny
huntail Back Shiny Back Shiny
huntail Official Art Official Art
huntail Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.3%
Shell Smash
Item
White Herb
Ability
Water Veil
Nature
Naughty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Huntail faces too much competition from other Shell Smash users in PU to ever be worth considering; Omastar and Turtonator have access to stronger Special Attack stats and STAB moves, while Carracosta has better bulk with access to a reliable priority attack in Aqua Jet. Huntail only has one small niche in its access to Sucker Punch, which gives it a tool to outspeed would-be revenge killers like Choice Scarf Dodrio. On the downside, finding setup opportunities with Huntail is difficult because it has mediocre bulk and doesn't have access to Solid Rock. Additionally, being susceptible to all form of entry hazards means that Huntail has to be preserved for late-game, since it gets worn down easily, making setup opportunities even more difficult. Also, unfortunately, even after a +2 Speed boost from Shell Smash, Huntail is easily revenge killed by faster foes such as Choice Scarf Primeape and Rotom-F, which take a +2 Sucker Punch. Furthermore, despite having Ice Beam, Huntail struggles at breaking through certain Grass-type Pokemon like Ferroseed and Abomasnow. Huntail also has trouble getting past bulky Water-types, like Gastrodon, which can wall it and thus prevent a sweep.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
97.0%
Ice Beam
69.3%
Ice Fang
27.2%
Crunch
22.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc