#1005 · Gen 9 · 590 BST

Roaring Moon

DragonDark ProtosynthesisProtosynthesis

Booster Spe + Dragon Dance is uncontested setup speed.

Base stats

HP 105

Attack 139

Defense 71

Sp. Atk 55

Sp. Def 101

Speed 119

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

180/143/81/67/108/125

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

212/210/135/117/168/188

Abilities

Protosynthesis

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Protosynthesis

Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.

Roaring Moon's learnset

64 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move	Type	Cat	BP	Acc
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	101
Air Slash	flying	special	75	95
Bite	dark	physical	60	100
Body Press	fighting	physical	80	100
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100
Breaking Swipe	dragon	physical	60	100
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100
Dig	ground	physical	80	100
Double-Edge	normal	physical	120	100
Draco Meteor	dragon	special	130	90
Dragon Breath	dragon	special	60	100
Dragon Claw	dragon	physical	80	100
Dragon Dance	dragon	other	—	101
Dragon Pulse	dragon	special	85	100
Dragon Rush	dragon	physical	100	75
Dragon Tail	dragon	physical	60	90
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100
Endure	normal	other	—	101
Facade	normal	physical	70	100
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85
Fire Fang	fire	physical	65	95
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100
Fly	flying	physical	90	95
Focus Energy	normal	other	—	101
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90
Headbutt	normal	physical	70	100
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90
Hurricane	flying	special	110	70
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100
Incinerate	fire	special	60	100
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100
Jaw Lock	dark	physical	80	100
Leer	normal	other	—	100
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95
Night Slash	dark	physical	70	100
Outrage	dragon	physical	120	100
Protect	normal	other	—	101
Rest	psychic	other	—	101
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90
Roost	flying	other	—	101
Scale Shot	dragon	physical	25	90
Scary Face	normal	other	—	100
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100
Sleep Talk	normal	other	—	101

Showing top 50 of 64 moves.

Type effectiveness

Takes 4× damage from

Fairy

Takes 2× damage from

IceFightingBugDragon

Takes ½× damage from

FireWaterElectricGrassGhostDark

Takes 0× damage from

Psychic

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Roaring Moon

Roaring Moon is a Dragon/Dark-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 590. Booster Spe + Dragon Dance is uncontested setup speed.

Best stat: Attack (139 base)

Roaring Moon's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 139 base Attack and 119 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed.

Abilities

Protosynthesis
Protosynthesis

How to use Roaring Moon competitively

Open the damage calculator with Roaring Moon selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Roaring Moon appears in the species dropdown. Drop Roaring Moon into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Competitive build

We have a hand-written competitive build for Roaring Moon — see the Roaring Moon build page for the optimal item, ability, Tera type, EV spread, moveset, partners, and counters.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex #	#1005
Generation	Gen 9
Type	Dragon / Dark
Abilities	Protosynthesis, Protosynthesis
Base Stat Total	590
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe	105 / 139 / 71 / 55 / 101 / 119