With this set, I advise you stay away from Lucario's and the like (also Alakazam ). However, there are Pokemon like Lucario who hit with Focus Blast or Aura Sphere. Since Fighting types are usually physical, its defense EVs come into play. Unfortunately, Lycanroc get few moves if any to hit pure-fighting type Pokemon. Lycanroc-D is a decent revenge killer due to its strong Tough Claws-boosted priority move in Accelerock, which enables it to revenge kill weakened Dragon Dance Salamence and Gyarados, and high Speed, which lets it outspeed Thundurus-T and Nihilego. Thunder Fang / Fire Fang is there for coverage on Flying, Water, Steel or Grass types. The Focus Sash helps prevent OHKO's from strong super-effective spacial and in some cases, physical moves. The EVs in Defense and Speed are there to help it take at least one physical hit to set up Stealth Rock or get rid of a pesky opponent with Roar. Hope I helped you Midnight Form fans! answered Apr 3 by Redvolt77Īccelerock provides a hard-hitting, priority STAB move that perfectly fits a Lycanroc's fighting style. If you only want higher Atk, do Swords Dance. Rockruff evolves into Midday Form Lycanroc when leveled up during the day (in Generation VII, in Pokémon Sun and Ultra Sun only). The form it evolves into depends on the time. It evolves from Rockruff starting at level 25. at once, which helps him stick around and hit harder. Lycanroc ( Japanese : Lugarugan) is a Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. Crunch grants Lycanroc-D a Dark typing and STAB on Sucker Punch. None of them are considered particularly amazing but the best one is iirc Dusk Lycanroc purely because it has the essentially broken Tough Claws Ability while still keeping the Stat bias (with only +2 in Atk and -2 in Spe) of Midday Lycanroc, which has the better Stat inclination of the two original Forms. Combine this with its nice Speed, a plethora of strong physical contact moves, and access to priority, setup, and Stealth Rock, and it becomes one of the scariest wallbreakers in the metagame. Outrage kills Dragons (This set could kill Dragonite, Salamence, etc.) The Lum Berry is only useful if you run Outrage, to heal confusion. Lycanroc-D's good Attack is boosted even further by its great ability in Tough Claws. You can run Crunch for Psychic coverage if you need it. Play Rough/Zen Headbutt covers Fighting types. Focus Sash is so he doesn't get OHKO'd, and can at least set up stealth rock before he dies (If that's what you choose to run). I love Lycanroc Midnight form because I used it in my first ever champion team (which SUCKED), so I wanted to make a decent set now that I understand more about Pokémon. Thunder Punch/Fire Punch/Crunch / Stealth Rock / Outrage / Iron Head Lycanroc Choice Band / Focus Sash / Lum Berry