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inkay
#686

Inkay

Revolving Pokémon

DarkPsychic

Opponents who stare at the flashing of the light-emitting spots on its body become dazed and lose their will to fight.

Base Stats

HP 53
Attack 54
Defense 53
Sp. Atk 37
Sp. Def 46
Speed 45
Total 288

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

malamar Malamar Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Revolving Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 3.5 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water2

Sprites

inkay Front Front
inkay Back Back
inkay Front Shiny Front Shiny
inkay Back Shiny Back Shiny
inkay Official Art Official Art
inkay Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.4%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 12
Atk 244
Def 12
Spe 236
Trick Room
Item
Berry Juice
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 12
Atk 244
Def 12
SpD 228

Strategy Overview

Inkay's ability Contrary in tandem with Superpower allows it to be a unique sweeper; rather than lowering Inkay's Attack and Defense stats, Superpower raises them, essentially being a 120 Base Power Bulk Up. Inkay's STAB moves Knock Off and Psycho Cut have perfect coverage alongside Superpower, meaning Inkay is free to run one of its useful utility options, such as Switcheroo, Trick Room, or Destiny Bond. Inkay's stats, while respectable, are somewhat of a letdown considering that it has no resistances aside from an immunity to the uncommon Psychic-type and is weak to Fairy. Inkay also suffers from a 4x weakness to Bug-type attacks, so common U-turn users will have an easy time forcing Inkay out. This can be an issue, as Inkay's lack of recovery means that constantly being switched out will cause entry hazard damage to quickly accumulate. This can be considered a worthwhile trade-off, however, as Choice Scarf Inkay is a fantastic revenge killer and is able to sweep teams with its perfect coverage and decent Attack stat.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
78.9%
Rest
9.9%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
31.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc