#402
Kricketune
Cricket Pokémon
Bug
It crosses its knifelike arms in front of its chest when it cries. It can compose melodies ad lib.
Base Stats
HP 77
Attack 85
Defense 51
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 51
Speed 65
Total 384
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Swarm Technician (Hidden)
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Cricket Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 25.5 kg
Base Exp 134
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Bug
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Front ♀
Back ♀
Front Shiny ♀
Back Shiny ♀
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
pu Usage: 0.1%
Suicide Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Technician
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
Even with Technician, Kricketune’s lack of any offensive stats prevents it from using this quirk to the fullest. Due to its weakness to Stealth Rock and very poor defenses, Kricketune only functions as a suicide lead on the niche playstyle of Sticky Web, but even there it is outclassed by Smeargle and Shuckle which compress both Sticky Web and Stealth Rock, are faster or bulkier, and have far better support moves like Spore and Encore.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc