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Mandibuzz: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Mandibuzz is a defensive wall, led by its HP (110) and Defense (105), with a base stat total of 510. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 1.8% of OU teams.
Build a team with MandibuzzWhat is Mandibuzz weak to?
How much damage Mandibuzz takes from each attacking type.
Mandibuzz takes super-effective damage from Electric, Fairy, Ice, Rock. It resists Dark, Ghost, Grass and is immune to Ground, Psychic.
Best moveset for Mandibuzz
The most-used moves on Mandibuzz in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- RoostFlying-25%
- Foul PlayDark9522.9%
- DefogFlying-21.3%
- U-turnBug7012.8%
- ToxicPoison-8.4%
- Iron DefenseSteel-5.6%
Best nature for Mandibuzz
Impish. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Impish with 248/0/244/0/0/16 EVs (56.2% of sets).
Abilities
- Big PecksPrevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's Defense stat stage.
- OvercoatThis Pokemon is immune to powder moves, Sandstorm damage, and Effect Spore.
- Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.
Evolution line
VullabyBest counters for Mandibuzz
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Mandibuzz:
Best teammates for Mandibuzz
Pokémon most often paired with Mandibuzz on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (54 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Sky Attack | Flying | 140 | 90% | Physical |
| Brave Bird | Flying | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Double-Edge | Normal | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Hurricane | Flying | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Foul Play | Dark | 95 | 100% | Physical |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 90% | Special |
| Fly | Flying | 90 | 95% | Physical |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Uproar | Normal | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Throat Chop | Dark | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95% | Special |
| Lash Out | Dark | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| U-turn | Bug | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Knock Off | Dark | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | - | Physical |
| Air Cutter | Flying | 60 | 95% | Special |
| Pluck | Flying | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Swift | Normal | 60 | - | Special |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Acrobatics | Flying | 55 | 100% | Physical |
| Snarl | Dark | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | 40 | 90% | Physical |
| Gust | Flying | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Bone Rush | Ground | 25 | 90% | Physical |
| Attract | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Defog | Flying | - | - | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Fake Tears | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Feather Dance | Flying | - | 100% | Status |
| Flatter | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Leer | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Psych Up | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Spite | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Tailwind | Flying | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Toxic | Poison | - | 90% | Status |
| Whirlwind | Normal | - | - | Status |