Orthworm

Steel

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Base stats

HP70

Atk85

Def145

SpA60

SpD55

Spe65

BST480

Abilities

Primary: Earth Eater
Secondary: —
Hidden: Sand Veil

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 65 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.

Hazards

Stealth Rock
Spikes

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Iron Defense, Curse

Stallbreak / utility

Substitute (near-universal): Substitute

Defense abilities

Defensive ability: Earth Eater

Moves — Gen 9

Type

45 of 45 moves


Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10	Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Coil	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Raises user's Attack, Defense, accuracy by 1.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	User cannot move next turn.
Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Raises the user's Defense by 1.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15	30% chance to make the target flinch.
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	—	100	10	More power the heavier the user than the target.
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn.
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10	No additional effect.
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	User cannot move next turn.
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15	Raises the user's Defense by 2.
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	30% chance to make the target flinch.
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	30% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	—	100	10	If hit by an attack, returns 1.5x damage.
Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85	40	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2.
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15	100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.