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plusle
#311

Plusle

Cheering Pokémon

Electric

It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 75
Speed 95
Total 405

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Cheering Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 4.2 kg
Base Exp 142
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 200
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Fairy

Sprites

plusle Front Front
plusle Back Back
plusle Front Shiny Front Shiny
plusle Back Shiny Back Shiny
plusle Official Art Official Art
plusle Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.1%
"Offensive"
Item
Life Orb / Salac Berry
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

For a Pokemon that is all about positivity, there are ironically very few plus points about Plusle. Despite seemingly passable offensive stats, it is outclassed as an offensive Electric-type by the likes of Zebstrika, Rotom-F, Raichu, Electabuzz, and even Pikachu. Defensively, anything remotely strong will negate its presence completely, and it's even frailer than its cousin Minun. In addition, its Ruby Pokedex entry states that Plusle will cry loudly if its teammates lose. So much for positivity; a team of five good Pokemon plus one Plusle isn't likely to win very often against a team of six. To sum it up, Plusle is a poor addition to any team.

Most Used Moves

Nuzzle
23.8%
Encore
10.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc