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Relicanth, a Water and Rock type Pokémon, official artwork

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Relicanth: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Relicanth is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (130) and HP (100), with a base stat total of 485.

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What is Relicanth weak to?

How much damage Relicanth takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGrass
2×Weak toElectricFightingGround
0.5×ResistsFlyingIceNormalPoison
0.25×ResistsFire

Relicanth takes super-effective damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, Ground (Grass hit it for 4x damage). It resists Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, Fire.

Best moveset for Relicanth

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

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Head SmashRock150
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110

Best nature for Relicanth

Adamant. Relicanth is a physical attacker (90 Attack vs 45 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
  • Rock HeadThis Pokemon does not take recoil damage besides Struggle/Life Orb/crash damage.
  • SturdyIf this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO.
Full learnset (78 moves; tap to expand)

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

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DiveWater80100%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
BrineWater65100%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
MagnitudeGround?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Mud SportGround--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Water SportWater--Status
YawnNormal--Status