Should I use Fire Punch or Thunder Punch on Diggersby in Gen 8 OU?

Clap yo cheeks (Diggersby) @ LeftoversAbility: Huge PowerEVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 232 SpeAdamant Nature- Swords Dance- Earthquake- Quick Attack- Fire Punch/ Thunder Punch

Fire punch hits Ferrothorn harder, but Thunder Punch hits Mandibuzz, and Gyarados and Togekiss on the switch, though these switches almost never happen.

Which move should I use for better wallbreaking and late-game cleaning?

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Thunder punch is super effective against flying, but its low base power and no STAB means it’s only a little bit stronger than body slam.

sourceBody slam also does more damage to levitate users. So you should be using body slam, not thunder punch, to cover flying and levitate. Use fire punch if you hate Ferrothorn and Corviknight more than flying and levitate.

Edit: This answer originally recommended return, and 2 people up-voted it before I realized that return is a removed move. Sorry I guess.

It really depends on the other Pokemon in your party, but if I was to choose, it would be Thunder Punch. With earthquake you won’t be able to touch flying types so an electric type attack would hit them off guard. Also, thunder punch can take a toll on a lot of highly used Pokemon in meta game like keldeo, corviknight, togekiss etc. Fire punch would hit ferrothorn hard but it wouldn’t have a coverage on a lot of other Pokemon.