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pheromosa
#795

Pheromosa

Lissome Pokémon

BugFighting

One of the dangerous Ultra Beasts, it has been spotted running across the land at terrific speeds.

Base Stats

HP 71
Attack 137
Defense 37
Sp. Atk 137
Sp. Def 37
Speed 151
Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Lissome Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 25.0 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

pheromosa Front Front
pheromosa Back Back
pheromosa Front Shiny Front Shiny
pheromosa Back Shiny Back Shiny
pheromosa Official Art Official Art
pheromosa Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Band
Moves
Outrage / Double Kick / Giga Impact
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Bulky Special Z-Move
Item
Fightinium Z
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 80
SpA 236
Spe 192

Strategy Overview

Pheromosa is a glass cannon in the 1v1 metagame. One of its main assets is its Speed tier, which lets it naturally outspeed most unboosted Pokemon like Zeraora and Mega Lopunny and even some Choice Scarf Pokemon like Modest Porygon-Z and Modest Tapu Lele. Furthermore, its high Attack and Special Attack coupled with its good movepool let it beat many top-tier Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Zygarde-C, and Jumpluff. Pheromosa's ability to run either physical or special sets, unlike most other Fighting-types, makes it an unpredictable foe in battle; this fact can be used to gain an advantage in Team Preview against Pokemon like Zygarde and Nihilego, since special Pheromosa counters Zygarde, and physical sets take on Nihilego. However, Pheromosa's pitiful bulk makes it vulnerable to hits from any Pokemon it cannot immediately KO, so it finds itself unable to have a positive matchup against bulky Pokemon like Gyarados, Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Magearna. This severely affects its usage and leaves it outclassed by other Fighting- and Bug-type Pokemon like Kommo-o, Mega Lopunny, and Volcarona.

Most Used Moves

Lunge
72.6%
Bug Buzz
36.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
15.2%
Icium Z
3.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc