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Tinkaton: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Tinkaton is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Def (105) and Speed (94), with a base stat total of 506. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.6% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 0.8% usage.
Build a team with TinkatonWhat is Tinkaton weak to?
How much damage Tinkaton takes from each attacking type.
Tinkaton takes super-effective damage from Fire, Ground. It resists Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Bug and is immune to Dragon, Poison.
Best moveset for Tinkaton
The most-used moves on Tinkaton in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Gigaton HammerSteel16024.6%
- Stealth RockRock-24.4%
- EncoreNormal-23.8%
- Thunder WaveElectric-14.4%
- Knock OffDark657.8%
- Ice HammerIce1004.3%
Best nature for Tinkaton
Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 252/0/0/0/24/232 EVs (50% of sets).
Abilities
- Mold BreakerThis Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
- Own TempoThis Pokemon cannot be confused. Immune to Intimidate.
- PickpocketIf this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item.
Evolution line
Tinkatink
TinkatuffBest counters for Tinkaton
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Tinkaton:
Best teammates for Tinkaton
Pokémon most often paired with Tinkaton on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (49 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigaton Hammer | Steel | 160 | 100% | Physical |
| Steel Beam | Steel | 140 | 95% | Special |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Foul Play | Dark | 95 | 100% | Physical |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 90% | Physical |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Slam | Normal | 80 | 75% | Physical |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | 70 | 90% | Physical |
| Knock Off | Dark | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Covet | Normal | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | 50 | 100% | Special |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% | Physical |
| Pounce | Bug | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Smack Down | Rock | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Fairy Wind | Fairy | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Fake Out | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Astonish | Ghost | 30 | 100% | Physical |
| Endeavor | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Fling | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Hard Press | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | - | 100% | Status |
| Encore | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Fake Tears | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Flatter | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Helping Hand | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Light Screen | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Metal Sound | Steel | - | 85% | Status |
| Metronome | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Reflect | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sweet Kiss | Fairy | - | 75% | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | - | 90% | Status |