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gothitelle
#576

Gothitelle

Astral Body Pokémon

Psychic

Starry skies thousands of light-years away are visible in the space distorted by their intense psychic power.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 55
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 110
Speed 65
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

gothorita Gothorita Lv. 32

Moves

Details

Category Astral Body Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 44.0 kg
Base Exp 221
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 50
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

gothitelle Front Front
gothitelle Back Back
gothitelle Front Shiny Front Shiny
gothitelle Back Shiny Back Shiny
gothitelle Official Art Official Art
gothitelle Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Trapper Support
Moves
Psychic / Taunt
Helping Hand / Heal Pulse
Trick Room / Heal Pulse
Item
Wiki Berry
Ability
Shadow Tag
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 84
SpD 172

Strategy Overview

Gothitelle's presence in DOU is defined primarily by its ability Shadow Tag, which grants it the niche of immediately trapping in both its foes, giving its partner the ability to either pick off important targets on the opposing side of the field or safely set up in the optimal board state locked in by Gothitelle. This support is enhanced by its great supportive movepool, prominently featuring Trick Room and Heal Pulse to aid further in its partner's setup and sweep. However, Gothitelle is brought down by its tendency to become a momentum sink against more offensive foes, as it's unable to hold its own and can be fairly easily overwhelmed. Additionally, its pure Psychic typing gives it key weaknesses to Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type attacks in exchange for a single useful resistance to Psychic-type attacks, enhancing its vulnerability to strong foes like Tyranitar, Aegislash, and Genesect.

Most Used Moves

Protect
83.5%
Psychic
81.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
10.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc