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Hoopa, a Psychic and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

#0720

Hoopa: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Hoopa is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (150) and Sp. Def (130), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is viable in lower tiers.

Build a team with Hoopa

What is Hoopa weak to?

How much damage Hoopa takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toDarkGhost
0.5×ResistsPoisonPsychic
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Hoopa takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost (Dark and Ghost hit it for 4x damage). It resists Poison, Psychic and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Hoopa

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

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • Gunk ShotPoison120

Best nature for Hoopa

Modest. Hoopa leans special (150 Sp. Atk vs 110 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • MagicianIf this Pokemon has no item, it steals the item off a Pokemon it hits with an attack.
Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Hyperspace FuryDark100-Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Hyperspace HolePsychic80-Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Guard SplitPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Power SplitPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Wonder RoomPsychic--Status