Pure Ghost type with big bulk and the fast-charging Hex. Its fast move Shadow Punch is weak but quick, and Ice Punch makes it strong against Flying and Grass too. It ends up fighting other Ghost types a lot.
How it's computed: top 3 current-season meta Pokémon that beat this Pokémon's main counters in sim matchups (PvPoke)
Shadow SableyeCovers: Lickilicky · Shadow Ninetales · Jellicent
MimikyuCovers: Shadow Ninetales · Jellicent · Quagsire
LickilickyCovers: Mimikyu · JellicentPokémon favored against this one. If you meet it often, prepare the below.
Furret196Normal
Shadow Ninetales317Fire
Mantine409WaterFlying
Shadow Quagsire481WaterGround
Melmetal496SteelPokémon you can favorably beat with this one.
Empoleon629WaterSteel
Stunfisk597GroundElectric
Tinkaton583FairySteel
Altaria574DragonFlying
Jellicent504WaterGhostLead=early edge · Closer=late-game · Switch=swap response · Charger=charge pressure · Attacker=damage · Consistency=matchup stability (0–100)
Dusclops — Great League A-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →
