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Thwackey, a Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Thwackey: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

GrassNU

Thwackey is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (85) and Speed (80), with a base stat total of 420. Competitively it is competitive in the NeverUsed tier.

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What is Thwackey weak to?

How much damage Thwackey takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFireFlyingIcePoison
0.5×ResistsElectricGrassGroundWater

Thwackey takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Water.

Best moveset for Thwackey

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

  • Leaf StormGrass130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Drain PunchFighting75
  • U-turnBug70

Best nature for Thwackey

Adamant. Thwackey is a physical attacker (85 Attack vs 55 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • OvergrowAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Grass attacks.
  • Grassy SurgeOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Grassy Terrain.

Evolution line

Grookey
Thwackey
Rillaboom
Full learnset (46 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Wood HammerGrass120100%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Grass PledgeGrass80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
SlamNormal8075%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Razor LeafGrass5595%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Branch PokeGrass40100%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status