The build
Item
Wellspring Mask
Ability
Water Absorb (Wellspring)
Tera type
Water
Nature · EVs
Adamant · 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moves
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Ogerpon @ Wellspring Mask Ability: Water Absorb (Wellspring) Tera Type: Water EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Ivy Cudgel - Wood Hammer - Knock Off - Spiky Shield
Overview
Ogerpon comes in 4 forms (Teal, Wellspring, Hearthflame, Cornerstone) each with its own mask. Wellspring is the standard VGC Reg H pick — Water/Grass typing covers most threats, Ivy Cudgel becomes Water-type and gets a 20% crit boost, and Water Absorb gives immunity to Water-type moves. Tera locks Ogerpon into its mask type (Tera Water for Wellspring) and boosts its ability.
Move analysis
Ivy Cudgel is Ogerpon's signature — 100 BP, +1 crit rate, becomes the mask's type. Wood Hammer for Grass STAB and Water/Ground threats (Quagsire). Knock Off for utility and Specs Gholdengo / Iron Valiant item removal. Spiky Shield is mandatory in VGC for the protect + chip damage.
Team partners
Indeedee-F (Follow Me), Iron Hands (handles Fairy threats), Pelipper (Rain + Water Absorb pairs), Tornadus (Tailwind).
What beats Ogerpon
Iron Hands (Wild Charge OHKO), Garchomp Earthquake (in singles formats), Iron Valiant Moonblast, Tera Fire bulky walls (resist Wood Hammer + Ivy Cudgel).
How to use the build
Open our damage calculator and plug in the EV spread above to see what Ogerpon OHKOs and 2HKOs against the current OU/VGC meta. Drop Ogerpon into the team builder to check defensive coverage gaps when paired with your other 5 slots.
Other Grass/None options
If you want to run a different Grass-type, browse our competitive builds hub. For more on Tera mechanics, see the damage calculator's Tera explainer and our guide on type matchups.