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masquerain
#284

Masquerain

Eyeball Pokémon

BugFlying

It intimidates enemies with the eye-like patterns on its antennae. Its four wings allow it to fly in any direction.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 60
Defense 62
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 82
Speed 80
Total 454

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Eyeball Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 3.6 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Bug

Sprites

masquerain Front Front
masquerain Back Back
masquerain Front Shiny Front Shiny
masquerain Back Shiny Back Shiny
masquerain Official Art Official Art
masquerain Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 1.3%
Sticky Web Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Masquerain sports rare access to both Sticky Web and Quiver Dance, which gives it much better offensive presence than other Sticky Web leads such as Smeargle. Masquerain's solid coverage also allows it to threaten opposing entry hazard setters such as Mudsdale, as well as Pokemon such as Hitmonchan which give other Sticky Web leads a hard time. However, Masquerain still faces a lot of competition from other Sticky Web setters such as Leavanny and Smeargle due to Leavanny's better Speed and access to valuable support options in Knock Off and Magic Coat and Smeargle's access to more support options such as Spikes, Spore, and Stealth Rock. As a result of Masquerain's only decent Speed and offensive presence, it is very susceptible to Taunt from Pokemon such as Skuntank, which isn't a problem for the faster Leavanny because it outspeeds Skuntank. Masquerain also has a difficult time against Defoggers or Rapid Spin users like Swanna and Cryogonal that can get rid of Sticky Web with little to no issue. Masquerain's poor bulk and defensive typing don't grant it many opportunities to switch in, meaning that it can only work efficiently as a lead.

Most Used Moves

Air Slash
73.0%
Bug Buzz
54.4%
U-turn
33.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
14.7%
Life Orb
11.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc