What can I do for my Zoroark to be a bit better for use in competitions?
I don’t really know how to make that question any lesser (or clearer I guess) than that, but, I am worried of my Pokemon’s stats and how it will perform in the upcoming competition. Zoroark, one I got from the sage that was first a Zorua, has some really bad stats. I’m going to participate in a few days, But I can’t seem to do anything to make it stronger than it was around Level 25 than it was in driftveil. It’s a Level 47 now and has 70 in defense and 75 in Special Defense but everything else is in good standing. I just can’t seem to make it’s Defense and Special Defense stats any higher.
I don’t know if I made it clear, But I just want to know what to do to make it stronger so it can atleast take damage a bit more. II’m also sorry if this seems subjective, in the wrong thread or not clear, but I can try to explain this a bit more if I were asked for whatever is needed to make this question a bit easier to understand.
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Welll…I think you should take a look atthis. That will explain why your Zoroark’s stats aren’t growing the best.Secondly, Zoroark has bad base Defense and Special Defense. That means that even if you put full defensive investment in it, it will still not be the best. Irecommend that you use some EV reducing Berrys, then train it in Attack, Special Attack, and/or Speed. That will help it reach its full potential.A different Pokemon would be better for taking hits. I think your Zoroark would do best as a speedy attacker(also known as a sweeper).
Zoroark is meant to have low defence and special defence; that’s how it is for the entire species.
The Zorua (now Zoroark) you got from the Sage was previously N’s Zoroark, and all of N’s Pokemon have near perfect IVs (30 in each stat). If you don’t know what IVs are, they’re short for “Individual Values”, which is basically a predetermined number system that dictates how well your Pokemon will perform in battle. The maximum IVs for any stat is 31, so N’s Zoroark will perform very well in battle.
Click herefor a longer explanation of IVs.
Take a look at Zoroark’s base stats
Zoroark cannot achieve any higher in its defences, because that’s just how it was made. Investing anything in its defences is a waste of your time.
Competitively, what you want for your Zoroark is speed and attack,notfor it to take damage. It’s there to sweep your opponents as fast as possible without it taking much damage. You’ll need another Pokemon to take damage for it, probably something like Bronzong or Cofagrigus, either of which will be able to take Zoroark’s weaknesses.
One way to make sure a Pokemon does better in battle is EVs (Effort Values).
Click herefor a guide in EV training & information.
For Zoroark, you will need to EV train Speed and either Attack or Special Attack (depending on what set you want to run. Since the better attack moves need to be bred onto a Zoroark, I suggest you choose a special based moveset.
Zoroark @ Life Orb/ LeftoversAbility: IllusionEVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HPNature: (whatever your Zoroark has)- Night Daze- Flamethrower- Focus Blast- Nasty Plot
