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plusle
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Plusle

Cheering Pokémon

Electric

PLUSLE always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this POKéMON shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy.

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

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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

nu Usage: 13.3%
Special Attacker
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Grass
Substitute / Encore
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

A pretty unassuming specimen at first glance, Plusle is actually one of the most threatening Pokemon in the NU tier, largely due to the fact that it's one of only three usable Electric-types available and the best one of the bunch. Directly outclassing Minun offensively and packing more Speed than Pikachu makes Plusle the dominant Electric-type. While it has little in the way of offensive coverage apart from its STAB moves and Hidden Power Ice and Grass, it doesn't really need the coverage to blast apart the opposition. It sits atop its throne as one of the best revenge killers and late-game sweepers available, a much-needed check to the Flying-types and sweepers like Huntail, and basically the cutest threat there is.

Most Used Moves

Encore
48.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
85.3%
Magnet
0.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc