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Octillery Weakness & Counters

Weak toGrass2×Electric2×
Octillery

Type matchups

Damage Octillery takes from each attacking type.

2×

Weak to (2×)

½×

Resists (½×)

As a Water type, Octillery has 2 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 0 immunities, fewer than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 78 other Pokémon share the Water typing.

Base stats

HP
75
Attack
105
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
105
Sp. Def
75
Speed
45
Total
480

Octillery has a base stat total of 480, higher than 53% of Pokémon. Its Attack (105) and Sp. Atk (105) are close, so it can run physical or special moves. At 45 Speed it is slower than most Pokémon, which suits Trick Room teams. With 75 HP, 75 Defense and 75 Sp. Def it is reasonably sturdy.

Octillery can have the abilities Suction Cups, Sniper and Moody.

How to beat Octillery

Octillery takes 2× damage from Grass and Electric moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Steel, Fire, Water and Ice moves are resisted.

Good counters: Wellspring Mask Ogerpon hits for 2× with Grass-type STAB and resists its Water moves. Hydrapple hits for 2× with Grass-type STAB and resists its Water moves. Alolan Exeggutor hits for 2× with Grass-type STAB and resists its Water moves.

Evolution

Octillery is the final stage of a 2-stage line (Remoraid → Octillery), evolving from Remoraid.

Frequently asked questions

What is Octillery weak to?

As a Water type, Octillery takes super-effective damage from Grass and Electric moves.

What is Octillery resistant to?

Octillery resists Steel, Fire, Water and Ice moves.

What are the best counters to Octillery?

Strong type-based picks include Wellspring Mask Ogerpon, Hydrapple and Alolan Exeggutor, which hit Octillery with super-effective attacks.