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**To use Lycanroc Midnight effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Rock type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Lycanroc Midnight appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Lycanroc Midnight fits in a VGC team.
The most common build highlights No Guard, Choice Scarf and Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32. Its frequent moves include Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Close Combat, Protect, Iron Tail, and Play Rough. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.
Defensively, Lycanroc Midnight has important weaknesses to fighting 2x, grass 2x, ground 2x, steel 2x, water 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Farigiraf, Whimsicott, Sinistcha, Torkoal, and Garchomp appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.
MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Lycanroc Midnight. Open the Lycanroc Midnight teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Lycanroc Midnight with other Pokémon in the active format.
The best moveset for Lycanroc Midnight in the current competitive meta typically features the moves Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Close Combat, Protect.
In the Pokémon Champions meta, Lycanroc Midnight can be countered by exploiting its weaknesses (fighting 2x, grass 2x, ground 2x, steel 2x, water 2x) and using effective check/counter teams.
The best item for Lycanroc Midnight is typically Choice Scarf, based on high-level tournament and ladder stats.
Usage statistics and battle data compiled from Pokémon Showdown usage reports and official Play! Pokémon VGC tournament results.
External sources cited: Pokémon Showdown | Play! Pokémon