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thwackey
#811

Thwackey

Beat Pokémon

Grass

The faster a Thwackey can beat out a rhythm with its two sticks, the more respect it wins from its peers.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 85
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 60
Speed 80
Total 420

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

thwackey Thwackey Lv. 16
rillaboom Rillaboom Lv. 35

Moves

Details

Category Beat Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 14.0 kg
Base Exp 147
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground ,Plant

Sprites

thwackey Front Front
thwackey Back Back
thwackey Front Shiny Front Shiny
thwackey Back Shiny Back Shiny
thwackey Official Art Official Art
thwackey Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 8.6%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Grassy Surge
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While there are better Grass-types in the tier such as Whimsicott and Trevenant, Thwackey primarily stands out with Grassy Surge, letting it support setup sweepers like Hitmonlee and making it a decent wallbreaker and revenge killer. It has limited coverage, but it can make up for that with Grassy Glide, raw strength behind its STAB Wood Hammer, and the utility of Knock Off and U-turn. However, the tier has a fair amount of Grass-resistant Pokemon that can outspeed and threaten Thwackey such as Charizard and Whimsicott. Thwackey also competes with other physical Grass-types like Gourgeist and Trevenant, which have better bulk, secondary STAB moves, more natural strength, and ability to block Rapid Spin.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
97.9%
U-turn
61.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
34.4%
Nothing
3.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc