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Pecharunt, a Poison and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Pecharunt: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Pecharunt is a defensive wall, led by its Defense (160) and HP (88), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 9.8% of OU teams.

Build a team with Pecharunt

What is Pecharunt weak to?

How much damage Pecharunt takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkGhostGroundPsychic
0.5×ResistsFairyGrass
0.25×ResistsBugPoison
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Pecharunt takes super-effective damage from Dark, Ghost, Ground, Psychic. It resists Fairy, Grass, Bug, Poison and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Pecharunt

The most-used moves on Pecharunt in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • RecoverNormal-24.9%
  • Shadow BallGhost8019.5%
  • Malignant ChainPoison10019.4%
  • Parting ShotDark-15.9%
  • Nasty PlotDark-9.1%
  • ToxicPoison-5.7%

Best nature for Pecharunt

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 252/0/228/0/0/28 EVs (40.4% of sets).

Abilities

  • Poison PuppeteerPecharunt: If this Pokemon poisons a target, the target also becomes confused.

Best counters for Pecharunt

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Pecharunt:

Best teammates for Pecharunt

Pokémon most often paired with Pecharunt on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (35 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
Malignant ChainPoison100100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
HexGhost65100%Special
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
SmogPoison3070%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
CurseGhost--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
MementoDark-100%Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Parting ShotDark-100%Status
Poison GasPoison-90%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
WithdrawWater--Status