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Gothorita, a Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Gothorita: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Gothorita is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Def (85) and Sp. Atk (75), with a base stat total of 390. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

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What is Gothorita weak to?

How much damage Gothorita takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingPsychic

Gothorita takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Psychic.

Best moveset for Gothorita

Gothorita has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Future SightPsychic120
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • Energy BallGrass90
  • ThunderboltElectric90

Best nature for Gothorita

Modest. Gothorita leans special (75 Sp. Atk vs 45 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • FriskOn switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
  • CompetitiveThis Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
  • Shadow TagPrevents foes from choosing to switch unless they also have this Ability.

Evolution line

Gothita
Gothorita
Gothitelle
Full learnset (51 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
FlatterDark-100%Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic RoomPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Play NiceNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TickleNormal-100%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status