What are the best attacks to get stats down?

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Snarl - commonly used in doubles formats, Snarl is a great way to lower the Special Attack of multiple opponents. It works well on Incineroar and Arcanine due to them also having Intimidate, lowering the Attack of the opponent’s.

Haze - while Haze technically doesn’t lower stats, it resets your opponent’s stat changes, meaning it can prevent set up sweepers like Bisharp, D-Dance Dragapult, and Moxie + D-Dance Gyarados from taking out your team. A lot of Toxapex run Haze, since it’s quite bulky and can survive attacks from boosted opponents.

Clear Smog - basically the same as Haze, but it also deals damage. You can find it on some Amoonguss sets (such as my own).

Sticky Web - indirectly lowers the Speed of your opponents, as long as they’re not holding Heavy-Duty Boots or a Flying type. You’ll want to watch out for Bisharp (Defiant), Rapid Spin users, and Defoggers, however, Sticky Web is still a great move.

Parting Shot - a form of pivoting, Parting Shot lowers the opponent’s Attack and Special Attack while switching you out. It’s most commonly seen on Silvally and Incineroar (since it’s an Intimidate pivot).

Fire Lash - pretty good on the Pokemon that learn it, such as Centiskorch. It’s probably not as good as the rest of the moves on this list, but the Defense drop is nice.

Close Combat - you didn’t really say whose stats you wanted to lower :P. Close Combat is an excellent move, though it lowers both the Defense and Special Defense of the user.

Thunder Wave - a great, annoying move. It can leave the target fully paralyzed, plus it cuts the opponent’s Speed in half.

Will-O-Wisp - similar to Thunder Wave, but it cuts the Attack of the target in half. Additionally, the burn deals damage every turn.

That’s all I can think of right now, I’ll see if I can think of any more.

Hope this helps! :)

By best ways, I am considering that lower by two or more stages all together.Moves lowering user stat:Close Combat, Superpower, Draco Meteor, Leaf Storm, Overheat, Psycho Boost, Shell Smash, V-CreateMoves lowering target stat:Charm, Cotton Spore, Fake Tears, Feather Dance, Memento, Metal Sound, Scary FaceSource for moves lowering target stat:HereIndirect stat drops:Glare, Will-o-wisp, Thunder-Wave, Inferno, Zap CannonMoves that have a high chance of lowering, >20%

Body Slam30% chance to paralyze target (quartering Speed stat)Bolt Strike20% chance to paralyze target (quartering Speed stat)Bounce30% chance to paralyze target (quartering Speed stat)Bulldoze100% chance to lower target’s Speed stat by one stageCrunch20% chance to lower target’s Def stat by one stageCrush Claw50% chance to lower target’s Def by one stageIron Tail30% chance to lower target’s Def stat by one stageLow Sweep100% chance to lower target’s Speed stat by one stageNuzzle100% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)Razor Shell50% chance to lower target’s Def by one stageRock Smash50% chance to lower target’s Def by one stageRock Tomb100% chance to lower target’s Speed stat by one stageSacred Fire50% chance to burn target (thus halving Atk stat)Spark30% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)Acid Spray100% chance to lower target’s Sp. Def by two stagesBlue Flare20% to burn target (thus halving Atk stat)Discharge30% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)Dragon Breath30% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)Electroweb100% chance to lower target’s speed by one stageGlaciate100% chance to lower target’s Speed stat by one stageLava Plume30% chance to burn the target (thus halving the Atk stat)Leaf Tornado50% chance to lower target’s accuracy stat by one stageLuster Purge50% chance to lower target’s Sp. Def stat by one stageMist Ball50% chance to lower target’s Sp. Atk stat by one stageMud Bomb30% chance to lower target’s accuracy stat by one stageMud Shot100% chance to lower target’s Speed stat by one stageMud Slap100% chance to lower target’s accuracy by one stageMuddy Water30% chance to lower target’s accuracy stat by one stageMystical Fire100% chance to lower target’s Sp. Atk stat by one stageScald30% chance to burn target (thus halving Atk stat)Searing Shot30% chance to burn target (thus halving Atk stat)Shadow Ball20% chacne to lower target’s Sp. Def by one stageSnarl100% chance to lower target’s Sp. Atk by one stageSteam Eruption30% chance to burn target (thus halving Atk stat)Thunder30% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)Zap Cannon100% chance to paralyze target (thus quartering Speed stat)

First, if you don’t care about your time, then you can grind any Pokemon to level 100 and win any battle using any move that lowers your stats.

If you do care about your time, then you should try to damage your opponents as much as possible. The best stat-lowering moves are the ones that also deal damage, such as acid spray, bulldoze, electroweb, icy wind, low sweep, mud shot, rock tomb, snarl, and struggle bug.sourceThe best Pokemon at using these moves are probably Sandile (bulldoze and rock tomb), Scraggy (rock tomb), and Zorua (snarl). You can also use a Stoutland, which lowers physical attack with intimidate instead of using a move.source