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obstagoon
#862

Obstagoon

Blocking Pokémon

DarkNormal

Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct.

Base Stats

HP 93
Attack 90
Defense 101
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 81
Speed 95
Total 520

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

linoone Linoone Lv. 20
obstagoon Obstagoon Lv. 35

Moves

Details

Category Blocking Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 46.0 kg
Base Exp 260
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

obstagoon Front Front
obstagoon Back Back
obstagoon Front Shiny Front Shiny
obstagoon Back Shiny Back Shiny
obstagoon Official Art Official Art
obstagoon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Attacker
Moves
Ice Punch / Fire Punch / Parting Shot
Switcheroo / Bulk Up
Item
Flame Orb
Ability
Guts
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Obstagoon's unique Normal / Dark typing makes it immune to Ghost- and Psychic-type attacks, giving it a unique niche as the only fully evolved Pokemon immune to Calyrex-S's STAB moves. Its decent Attack stat and Guts + STAB-boosted Facade give it a powerful offensive presence; coverage moves such as Knock Off, Switcheroo, and Ice Punch enable it to further threaten metagame staples such as Yveltal, Necrozma-DM, and Lunala. Obstagoon is severely limited by its susceptibility to chip damage from burn and entry hazards. In addition, its lack of useful resistances beyond its niche and a middling Speed means it will be is easily OHKOed or 2HKOed by most threats in the tier. Thus, it faces competition with most physical attackers in the tier, such as Marshadow, Zekrom, and Rayquaza, which will find more opportunities to switch in and threaten the opposing team. Obstagoon also cannot function as a team's sole Ghost-type answer and as such constricts teambuilding.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
99.8%
Bulk Up
97.1%
Rest
96.5%
Facade
3.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
96.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc