Annihilape is the newest evolution in the Mankey line, and it is exclusive to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Annihilape is a fighting and ghost-type Pokémon, so learning its skills can help you in ranked battles. In this guide, we will see which is the best build for Annihilape for Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Best Annihilape Build for Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
If you wish to keep Annihilape in your team, you should know the best skills to apply, as well as the best team to keep Annihilape in. Here we will see Annihilape’s best build in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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Before we get into Annihilape’s skills, let’s take a look at its stats.
- Type: Fighting/Dark
- Weakness: Flying, Ghost, Fairy, Psychic
- Takes Damage: Fire, Ice, Ground, Water, Grass, Electric, Dragon, Dark, Steel
- Immune to: Normal, Fighting
- Resistant to: Poison, Rock, Bug
- Abilities:
- Inner Focus: Protects Annihilape from flinching
- Vital Spirit: Disables sleep
- Defiant: Increases Annihilape’s attack by 2 stages if its stats get lowered.
- Best Nature: Jolly, Adamant
Best Annihilape Build
- Ability: Vital Spirit
- Tera Type: Fighting
- Held Item: Choice Scarf
- Nature: Jolly
- Final Stats: HP – 215 / ATK – 138 / DEF – 100 / SPL. DEF – 110 / SPL – 158
- EV Spread – HP – 236/ ATK – 20 / SPL – 252
Best Annihilape Moveset
- Close Combat
- Shadow Claw
- U-turn
- Final Gambit
Using Final Gambit with Choice Scarf can help you take out opponents with an equal attack amount as Annihilape’s HP, without the risk of Annihilape fainting. You can use U-Turn to read the situation and assess whether Annihilape would be a good match for the fight. Shadow Claw and Close Combat can help with Annihilape’s speed, but Close Combat can be swapped with Ice Punch to hit Ground and Dragon-type Pokemon.
Best Annihilape Team
- Kamikaze Attacker: Annihilape
- Support: Amoonguss
- Backup Sweeper: Mimikyu
Whether you wish to use U-Turn to remove Annihilape, you can always send in Amoonguss as a support tank. You can also use U-Turn to weaken or break the disguise of the opposing Pokemon. Keep Final Gambit as your last resort, then use Mimikyu to take out the other opponents on the team.
That’s all there is to know about the best build for Annihilape in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.