Shadow Grumpig
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Oh, you have an opportunity to nab a Shadow Spoink from a Rocket? If you're looking for PvE performance, then don't bother, it's trash.
Offense
- Psywave is slightly stronger than Extrasensory, and both are superior to Charge Beam.
- Psychic outperforms Mirror Coat on offense by a considerable amount.
- Psywave is on the weak side for defense.
- Shadow Ball and Dynamic Punch lack STAB and are better for other Pokemon.
Defense
- Extrasensory hits harder on defense, but is walled by Dark-type attackers.
- Charge Beam is inferior stat-wise, but is less likely to be resisted.
- Shadow Ball is easy to dodge, but provides coverage against the weakness to Ghost-type attackers.
- Dynamic Punch is strong and provides counter-coverage against Dark Types.
- Psychic is better than Mirror Coat in every way, and is also the hardest to dodge.
Psywave is a much better move than either Extrasensory or Charge Beam, easily making it the best option.
Shadow Ball and Dynamic Punch combine to provide impeccable coverage at a moderate cost. Psychic and Mirror Coat are underwhelming.
Shadow Grumpig is a mono-Psychic type with moderate bulk and a strong moveset. Thanks to the addition of Psywave and Dynamic Punch in the Might and Mastery Season, Shadow Grumpig has immediately gone from Zero to Hero is a highly defining threat in the Great League. It can dent just about everything thanks to its wide coverage, though Dark-type Pokemon who aren't weak to Dynamic Punch such as Sableye and Mandibuzz are problematic for it. It's generally not QUITE as good as its non-Shadow counterpart, but it's still great in its own right.
