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Annihilape, a Fighting and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Annihilape: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

FightingGhostUber

Annihilape is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (115) and HP (110), with a base stat total of 535. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats. In the VGC ladder it sits at 4.8% usage.

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What is Annihilape weak to?

How much damage Annihilape takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFairyFlyingGhostPsychic
0.5×ResistsPoisonRock
0.25×ResistsBug
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Annihilape takes super-effective damage from Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Psychic. It resists Poison, Rock, Bug and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Annihilape

The most-used moves on Annihilape in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • ProtectNormal-22.1%
  • Close CombatFighting12018.6%
  • Phantom ForceGhost9013.8%
  • Rage FistGhost5012.6%
  • Rock TombRock6010.6%
  • Drain PunchFighting759.9%

Best nature for Annihilape

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 0/32/1/0/1/32 EVs (44.1% of sets).

Abilities

  • Vital SpiritThis Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
  • Inner FocusThis Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.
  • DefiantThis Pokemon's Attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

Evolution line

Mankey
Primeape
Annihilape

Best teammates for Annihilape

Pokémon most often paired with Annihilape on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (78 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Cross ChopFighting10080%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Shadow PunchGhost60-Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Rage FistGhost50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Final GambitFighting?100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Seismic TossFighting?100%Physical
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
CurseGhost--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status