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Mabosstiff, a Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Mabosstiff: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DarkZU

Mabosstiff is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (120) and Defense (90), with a base stat total of 505. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

Build a team with Mabosstiff

What is Mabosstiff weak to?

How much damage Mabosstiff takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFairyFighting
0.5×ResistsDarkGhost
0×Immune toPsychic

Mabosstiff takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting. It resists Dark, Ghost and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Mabosstiff

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

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OutrageDragon120
  • Play RoughFairy90
  • Wild ChargeElectric90

Best nature for Mabosstiff

Adamant. Mabosstiff is a physical attacker (120 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • IntimidateOn switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.
  • Guard DogImmune to Intimidate. Intimidated: +1 Attack. Cannot be forced to switch out.
  • StakeoutThis Pokemon's offensive stat is doubled against a target that switched in this turn.

Evolution line

Maschiff
Mabosstiff
Full learnset (50 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Jaw LockDark80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
SnarlDark5595%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
LickGhost30100%Physical
ComeuppanceDark?100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
CharmFairy-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status