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stakataka
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Stakataka

Rampart Pokémon

RockSteel

It appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. Each one appears to be made up of many life-forms stacked one on top of each other.

Base Stats

HP 61
Attack 131
Defense 211
Sp. Atk 53
Sp. Def 101
Speed 13
Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Rampart Pokémon
Height 5.5 m
Weight 820.0 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

stakataka Front Front
stakataka Back Back
stakataka Front Shiny Front Shiny
stakataka Back Shiny Back Shiny
stakataka Official Art Official Art
stakataka Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Trick Room
Item
Rockium Z / Shuca Berry
Nature
Lonely
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Stakataka sets itself apart from the wide array of viable Trick Room setters in DOU thanks to its ability to be not only a setter but also an exploiter of this battle condition. Its Gyro Ball is devastatingly strong thanks to a combination of an abysmal Speed stat and a notable Attack stat, dealing good damage to the likes of Tapu Fini and Tapu Koko. It can set up its very own Trick Room with the ideal support and demolish offensive archetypes with full-powered Gyro Balls. Stakataka's rock-bottom Speed stat is key for getting the jump on the likes of Diancie, Hoopa-U, and Amoonguss in Trick Room and making it nearly impossible to outrun under said conditions.

Unfortunately, Stakataka is somewhat one-dimensional, relying a bit too much on Trick Room to succeed, so if its foes manage to prevent Trick Room with Taunt, Fake Out, Spore, or anything similar, Stakataka will have a tough time. It also mandates a considerable amount of support, as it often struggles to reliably set up Trick Room on its own. Its poor special bulk also prevents it from setting up Trick Room on notable special attackers such as Tapu Koko and Volcanion. Finally, Stakataka faces considerable competition from Diancie as an offensive Trick Room setter.

Most Used Moves

Gyro Ball
97.3%
Protect
72.0%

Most Used Items

Rockium Z
35.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc