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Hatterene, a Psychic and Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Hatterene: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Hatterene is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (136) and Sp. Def (103), with a base stat total of 510. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 14.8% of OU teams.

Build a team with Hatterene

What is Hatterene weak to?

How much damage Hatterene takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGhostPoisonSteel
0.5×ResistsPsychic
0.25×ResistsFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Hatterene takes super-effective damage from Ghost, Poison, Steel. It resists Psychic, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Hatterene

The most-used moves on Hatterene in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Psychic NoisePsychic7521.4%
  • Draining KissFairy5020%
  • NuzzleElectric2017.2%
  • Mystical FireFire7511.3%
  • Pain SplitNormal-10.3%
  • Healing WishPsychic-9.4%

Best nature for Hatterene

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 252/0/204/0/0/52 EVs (52.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • Healer30% chance this Pokemon's ally has its status cured at the end of each turn.
  • AnticipationOn switch-in, this Pokemon shudders if any foe has a supereffective or OHKO move.
  • Magic BounceThis Pokemon blocks certain Status moves and bounces them back to the user.

Evolution line

Hatenna
Hattrem
Hatterene

Best counters for Hatterene

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Hatterene:

Best teammates for Hatterene

Pokémon most often paired with Hatterene on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (55 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Misty ExplosionFairy100100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Aromatic MistFairy--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Healing WishPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Life DewWater--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic PowderPsychic-100%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
Play NiceNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status