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liepard
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Liepard

Cruel Pokémon

Dark

Their beautiful form comes from the muscles they have developed. They run silently in the night.

Base Stats

HP 64
Attack 88
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 88
Sp. Def 50
Speed 106
Total 446

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Cruel Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 37.5 kg
Base Exp 156
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

liepard Front Front
liepard Back Back
liepard Front Shiny Front Shiny
liepard Back Shiny Back Shiny
liepard Official Art Official Art
liepard Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2016 Usage: 2.2%
Prankster Support
Moves
Encore / Swagger
Taunt / Fake Tears / Thunder Wave
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Prankster
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Liepard is a unique Prankster user in the VGC 2016 metagame. Its access to status moves such as Fake Tears and Encore and a faster Fake Out than Mega Kangaskhan and the uncommon Meowstic allows Liepard to perform a useful role on many teams. Liepard also has access to STAB Foul Play, which only few other threats can boast. However, it has terrible bulk and requires Foul Play to deal much damage. It has severe four-moveslot syndrome, making it difficult to fit what moves you might want onto it. It is also slower than Thundurus and Whimsicott, which also have Prankster, making it difficult to avoid getting Taunted or Encored itself.

Most Used Moves

Fake Out
92.8%
Foul Play
78.7%
Encore
77.0%
Taunt
37.8%
Swagger
27.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc