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suicune
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Suicune

Aurora Pokémon

Water

It races around the world to purify fouled water. It dashes away with the north wind.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 75
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 115
Speed 85
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Aurora Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 187.0 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

suicune Front Front
suicune Back Back
suicune Front Shiny Front Shiny
suicune Back Shiny Back Shiny
suicune Official Art Official Art
suicune Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Calm Mind + Substitute (Water)
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Water

Sporting great defensive stats, amazing defensive typing, and decent natural Speed, Suicune is able to wall and stall many Pokemon in Monotype such as Slowking and Tapu Lele. Thanks to its ability in Pressure, Calm Mind, and its natural bulk, Suicune can stall out menacing walls such as Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Toxapex one-on-one. It is also able to effectively stall out menacing attacks like Tapu Bulu's Horn Leech with Pressure. Due to its lack of reliable recovery, Suicune is extremely vulnerable to entry hazards, status, and other chip damage leaving it unable to reliably switch into attacks. In addition, having Scald as its only offensive move makes it vulnerable to Water-immune Pokemon such as Gastrodon and Mantine. Furthermore, Suicune's heavy reliance on Leftovers makes it extremely vulnerable to Knock Off.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc