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vigoroth
#288

Vigoroth

Wild Monkey Pokémon

Normal

Its heartbeat is fast and its blood so agitated that it can’t sit still for one second.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 80
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 55
Speed 90
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

vigoroth Vigoroth Lv. 18
slaking Slaking Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Wild Monkey Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 46.5 kg
Base Exp 154
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

vigoroth Front Front
vigoroth Back Back
vigoroth Front Shiny Front Shiny
vigoroth Back Shiny Back Shiny
vigoroth Official Art Official Art
vigoroth Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 0.4%
Bulk Up
Moves
Taunt / Substitute
Return / Facade
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
SpD 240
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Vigoroth has a niche in the NU metagame due to its decent Speed tier that allows it to outspeed almost every defensive Pokemon, great Eviolite-boosted bulk, and ability to act as a setup sweeper. Its combination of decent Speed, Taunt, and reliable recovery makes it really difficult for stall to beat, allowing it to act as an effective stallbreaker. Vigoroth's access to Vital Spirit also allows it to check sleep inducers like Lilligant and Vivillon, which are very threatening in the NU metagame. Besides that, Vigoroth has a decent defensive typing in Normal, giving it only one weakness in Fighting, which can help it serve as a wincon. However, Vigoroth has a serious lack of power before it boosts with Bulk Up, and any status ailment that it acquires can severely hinder its ability to perform sufficiently. Vigoroth also suffers from four-moveslot syndrome, meaning that it doesn't have room to run any good coverage moves, which prevents it from hitting Ghost-types.

Most Used Moves

Bulk Up
97.8%
Slack Off
96.8%
Facade
79.0%
Taunt
10.3%
Return
10.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
94.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc