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Mothim, a Bug and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Mothim: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Mothim is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (94) and Sp. Atk (94), with a base stat total of 424.

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What is Mothim weak to?

How much damage Mothim takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toElectricFireFlyingIce
0.5×ResistsBug
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass
0×Immune toGround

Mothim takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fighting, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Mothim

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

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Dream EaterPsychic100
  • Bug BuzzBug90

Best nature for Mothim

Careful or Bold. Mothim's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
  • Tinted LensThis Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.

Evolution line

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Full learnset (63 moves; tap to expand)

Mothim is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
LungeBug80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Ominous WindGhost60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Silver WindBug60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
GustFlying40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
TwisterDragon40100%Special
InfestationBug20100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AttractNormal-100%Status
CamouflageNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
DefogFlying--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Poison PowderPoison-75%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Quiver DanceBug--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status