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Samurott Build & Best Moveset
Water Role: Slow Attacker
A slow attacker build put together from Samurott's base stats. It will not move first, so the natural shape is to take a hit and answer back. Stat points go to Sp. Atk 32, HP 32, Defense 2 with a Modest nature. Base stats & learnset / How to counter Samurott
Stat point spread (66 total, max 32 per stat)
| Stat | Base | Points | Nature | Actual (Lv50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 95 | 32 | — | 202 |
| Attack | 100 | 0 | ↓0.9 | 108 |
| Defense | 85 | 2 | — | 107 |
| Sp. Atk | 108 | 32 | ↑1.1 | 176 |
| Sp. Def | 70 | 0 | — | 90 |
| Speed | 70 | 0 | — | 90 |
Nature: Modest (Sp. Atk ↑ / Attack ↓). Few opponents can be outsped anyway, so take the damage over the Speed.
Best moveset
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | Same-type main attack. |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | Coverage with a Ice-type move. |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | Coverage with a Normal-type move. |
| Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | Scout and buy chip-damage turns. |
Held item options
This build is generated mechanically from base stats and the learnset, so treat it as a starting point and shift the spread or a move to suit what you expect to face.