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Watchog, a Normal type Pokémon, official artwork

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Watchog: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Watchog is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (85) and Speed (77), with a base stat total of 420.

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What is Watchog weak to?

How much damage Watchog takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFighting
0×Immune toGhost

Watchog takes super-effective damage from Fighting. It resists nothing and is immune to Ghost.

Best moveset for Watchog

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

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • ThunderElectric110

Best nature for Watchog

Adamant. Watchog is a physical attacker (85 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • IlluminateThis Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.
  • Keen EyeThis Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.
  • AnalyticThis Pokemon's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.

Evolution line

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Watchog
Full learnset (77 moves; tap to expand)

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

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Last ResortNormal140100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Hyper FangNormal8090%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
SlamNormal8075%Physical
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
CovetNormal60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Power-Up PunchFighting40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
After YouNormal--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
DetectFighting--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RototillerGround--Status
Sand AttackGround-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Work UpNormal--Status