What is a good moveset for Grapploct?
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Grapploct@Life OrbABILITY: LimberEVs: 252 Atk/252 Def/4 HPNATURE: Brave (+Atk -Spd) if you’re going with Payback/Adamant (+Atk -SpAtk) if you’re going with Sucker Punch
Payback (deals double damage if you take damage first)/Sucker Punch Both deal with Psychic types.Brick Break (your reliable STAB)Ice Punch (works against Flying types)Liquidation/Stomping Tantrum (coverage)
Honestly? I think Grapploct should have better stats than this. Its Attack is slightly underwhelming, and I did not expect its Defense to be relatively high. Also, its two abilities, Limber and Technician, don’t really give you that much to work with. It also has WAY too many Fighting moves. Also, no coverage for Fairy types. So this is the best moveset available.
Gen 8 ZUGrapploct @ Choice BandAbility: LimberEVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpDBrave NatureIVs: 0 Spe- Close Combat- Liquidation- Sucker Punch- Ice Punch
For use in Trick Room. Close Combat is strong STAB. Liquidation is for coverage. Sucker Punch deals with psychic and ghost types, and is usable outside of Trick Room. Ice Punch deals with flying types.
Grapploct @ LeftoversRole: Bulky SweeperAbility: Technician / LimberEvs: 120 Def, 132 SpD, 252 Atk, 4 HpAdamant NatureMoveset:OctolockPower-Up Punch / Bulk UpLiquidationDrain Punch
Use Limber if you are using Bulk Up over Power-Up Punch, otherwise, use Technician. The Evs are to ensure survival for a few turns to boost your stats, and Octolock is to lower the opponents stats. Liquidation is coverage, and Drain Punch is healing + STAB. Adamant Nature is to give him a maxed out attack stat., 368 at Lvl 100. The Evs give him a fairly decent 229 SpD, and 252 Def.
Grapploct @ LeftoversAbility: LimberEVs: 252 HP, 4 Def, 252 SpDefNature: Careful- Drain Punch- Sucker Punch- Ice Punch/Stomping Tantrum- Bulk Up
Stomping Tantrum can have some interesting synergy with Sucker Punch should it fail, but other than that there’s nothing to explain really.
Grapploct@LeftoversTrait: LimberNature: Adamant (+Attack, - Sp. Attack)EVs: 252 HP, 252 Attack, 4 HPRole: Physical Sweeper/Wall Breaker
Moves:
I made this moveset to help against walls. First, use Octolock, to keep the WALL in battle, then use Taunt, so it can’t use any of it’s support moves, which in some cases is all. Then finish them off with Liquidation and/or Close Combat.
If you want to use this against a Sweeper, then just spam Waterfall and/or Close Combat or just switch out.
I absolutely LOVE this Pokemon, my favorite galar Pokemon by far, and this is my set:
Ability: TechnicianItem: LeftoversNature: AdamantEVs: 252 Atk, 252 HP, 4 Def/4 Spe
Moves:Mudshot / Brutal Swing (Mudshot will do 82, and Brutal Swing will do 90, so its your choice for coverage)
Octolock / Bulk Up / Topsy Turvy (Your choice, really depends on preference)
Liquidation (Physical Move with good base power)
Drain Punch / Close Combat (for healing, or if you are using topsy turvy you can turn the defense and special defense into a positive stat change, I believe. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong)
This is a Grapploct set I’ve had success using in Y - Comm, VS, and Pokemon Showdown:
Grapploct (M) @ Assault VestAbility: TechnicianEVs: 240 HP / 244 Def / 24 SpDImpish Nature- Power-Up Punch- Drain Punch- Payback- Ice Punch
This is a bulky sweeper set. This is the explanation of all it’s moves:
Power up punch gets stab + technician boost. It’s also how Grapploct boosts it’s attack.
Drain Punch is for reliable recovery.
Ice punch is to hit fairies and flying types.
And Payback for psychic and ghost types. Payback gets the technician boost and it’s power doubles when the user moves last, which Grapploct will usually do because it’s so slow.
I hope this helps!
