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Inkay, a Dark and Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

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Inkay: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DarkPsychicLC

Inkay is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (54) and HP (53), with a base stat total of 288. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Inkay weak to?

How much damage Inkay takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toBug
2×Weak toFairy
0×Immune toPsychic

Inkay takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fairy (Bug hit it for 4x damage). It resists nothing and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Inkay

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

  • Future SightPsychic120
  • SuperpowerFighting120
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • FlamethrowerFire90

Best nature for Inkay

Adamant. Inkay is a physical attacker (54 Attack vs 37 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • ContraryIf this Pokemon has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead, and vice versa.
  • Suction CupsThis Pokemon cannot be forced to switch out by another Pokemon's attack or item.
  • InfiltratorMoves ignore substitutes and foe's Reflect/Light Screen/Safeguard/Mist/Aurora Veil.

Evolution line

Inkay
Malamar
Full learnset (58 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
LungeBug80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
PluckFlying60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
PeckFlying35100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
WrapNormal1590%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
AcupressureNormal--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
SwitcherooDark-100%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Topsy-TurvyDark--Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status