What is a good moveset for Farigiraf?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Farigiraf, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.

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Answer 1

Gen 9 Doubles OU

Farigiraf @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Armor Tail
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 208 SpA / 48 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Trick Room
- Psychic
- Hyper Voice
- Protect

Farigiraf's bulk and great ability makes it one of the best Trick Room setters in the format. Trick Room is an amazing form of speed control in doubles, allowing Farigiraf and it's teammates to take advantage of their low speed. Psychic is for STAB, notably hitting Amoonguss and Iron Hands super effectively. Hyper Voice is a spammable STAB move that does spread damage. Protect, another great move in doubles, keeps Farigiraf safe for a turn while it's ally can still switch out or take out a threat to Farigiraf.

Safety Goggles grants Farigiraf an immunity to Amoonguss' Spore, one of the biggest threats to Trick Room teams. Armor Tail protects Farigiraf's team from priority moves such as Fake Out and Palafin's Jet Punch, while Farigiraf's teammates can still use priority attacks. Blocking Fake Out is especially huge, making it easier to set up Trick Room and making it harder for the opposing team to stall it out. Tera Fairy lets Farigiraf resist the many Dark type moves being thrown around. The EVs allow Farigiraf to live a Make it Rain from Choice Specs Tera Steel Gholdengo (assuming Farigiraf has not terastalized)

Answer 2

Gen 9 RU Calm Mind + Agility

Farigiraf @ Leftovers
Ability: Armor Tail
Tera Type: Fairy / Fighting
EVs: 252 HP / 40 SpA / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Agility
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam / Tera Blast

A Dual Dance Farigraf set for RU. Farigraf's bulk allows it to use a Calm Mind + Agility set that serves as a win condition for teams. Calm Mind is used to boost Farigraf's Special Attack and Special Defense. Agility is used to boost Farigraf's speed so it can outspeed fast Pokemon. Stored Power is used as the Psychic STAB since it takes advantage of the boosts from Calm Mind and Agility. Dazzling Gleam allows Farigraf to hit Dark-types. Tera Blast can be used if you use Tera Fighting so you can hit both Dark- and Steel-types. Armor Tail is used as the Ability to make Farigraf immune to priority moves, making it harder to revenge kill.

Tera Fairy is used if you use Fairy for the Tera Type to be able to resist Dark-type moves. Tera Fighting also allows Farigraf to resist Dark-type moves. Tera Fighting should be used if you use Tera Blast so you can hit Dark- and Steel-types.

252 HP EVs is used for bulk. 216 Speed EVs allow Fargigraf to outspeed Choice Scarf Flamigo after it uses Agility once. The 40 leftover EVs are used in Special Attack.

Answer 3

This is a Doubles moveset.

Farigiraf @ Twisted Spoon
Ability: Armor Tail
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Nasty Plot
- Energy Ball
- Protect

Grass Tera to hit some of the better Pokemon in doubles (Dondozo etc.) Psychic for STAB, Amoongus, Glimmora, and Iron Hands. Nasty Plot for reliable stat boosts. Energy Ball to hit Palafin-Hero and Dondozo. Protect is a great move in doubles when you don't want Farigiraf to take a Spore but don't want to Tera yet.

252 EVs in HP for bulk. 252 in Sp. Attack for hitting hard. 4 Sp. Defense for more bulk.

Comments

Why did you choose Twisted Spoon instead of Leftovers or Life Orb?

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Sorry, I just saw this now. I don’t like Life Orb because of the 10% HP loss every turn. And the Leftovers don’t boost the attack, so I just think the Twisted Spoon is the best. Although now that I think about it the Miracle Seed would also work to boost Energy Ball.

Answer 4

Gen 9 NU NastyRoom

Farigiraf @ Leftovers
Ability: Armor Tail
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 204 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 24 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 26 Spe
- Trick Room
- Nasty Plot
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Tera Blast

A Trick Room + Nasty Plot, or NastyRoom set, that is to be used in Gen 9 NU. This set is featured in one of the sample teams and was used on ladder for quite a bit, so I'm posting this set here. Nasty Plot boosting Farigraf's Special Attack makes it a scary breaker/cleaner. Trick Room takes advantage of Farigraf's slow speed stat and should be used sometime after it used Nasty Plot so it can sweep faster Pokemon if there aren't any checks to it. Psychic is Farigraf's strongest Psychic move, though Psyshock can be used instead to hit Pokemon such as Goodra, Calm Mind Jolteon, Chansey and Florges harder. Tera Blast is used with Tera Fire to allow Farigraf to hit Steel-types such as Copperajah, Orthworm, and Bronzong super effectively. Leftovers gives Farigraf some passive HP recovery. Armor Tail is the Ability to stop Pokemon from using priority moves to stop it while Trick Room is up.

252 Special Attack EVs with Quiet Nature are used to give Farigraf as much power as possible. I don't exactly know what the Defense and Special Defense EVs do, but the 204 HP EVs let Farigraf get maximum Leftovers recovery. 26 Speed IVs lets Farigraf outslow Assault Vest Hariyama and Piloswine while still being to outspeed slower Pokemon outside of Trick Room. If you want a more simple EV spread, an EV spread with 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD with a Quiet Nature and 0 Atk / 0 Spe IVs will do.

Comments

Ah yes, I do want a more simpe EV spread