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Pumpkaboo, a Ghost and Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Pumpkaboo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Pumpkaboo is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (70) and Attack (66), with a base stat total of 335.

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What is Pumpkaboo weak to?

How much damage Pumpkaboo takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkFireFlyingGhostIce
0.5×ResistsElectricGrassGroundWater
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Pumpkaboo takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Water and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Pumpkaboo

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

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Fire BlastFire110
  • PoltergeistGhost110

Best nature for Pumpkaboo

Adamant. Pumpkaboo is a physical attacker (66 Attack vs 44 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • PickupIf this Pokemon has no item, it finds one used by an adjacent Pokemon this turn.
  • FriskOn switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon.
  • InsomniaThis Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.

Evolution line

Pumpkaboo
Gourgeist
Full learnset (73 moves; tap to expand)

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

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
PoltergeistGhost11090%Physical
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Mystical FireFire75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Razor LeafGrass5595%Physical
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
BestowNormal--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Leech SeedGrass-90%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic CoatPsychic--Status
Nature PowerNormal--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Role PlayPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
TelekinesisPsychic--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Trick-or-TreatGhost-100%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status
Worry SeedGrass-100%Status