Enamorus (Therian Forme) Movesets & Competitive Sets

Calm Mind Enamorus-T is a niche setup sweeper that leverages its high Special Attack and bulk to trade against tier staples like Ting-Lu, Dragonite, and Great Tusk. Earth Power is necessary coverage to hit targets like Gholdengo, Iron Moth, and Galarian Slowking, all of which could otherwise check Enamorus-T, while Mystical Fire is an option to hit common switch-ins like Corviknight and Air Balloon Gholdengo. Mystical Fire also comes with the benefit of reducing the Special Attack of switch-ins like Assault Vest Primarina, helping to turn them into setup fodder. Draining Kiss with Taunt is an alternative option on Enamorus-T to help it break through bulkier walls like Blissey and Clodsire. Leftovers allows Enamorus-T to leverage its massive bulk and stay healthy while setting up Calm Mind boosts—alternatively, Heavy-Duty Boots can be considered to let Enamorus-T find more opportunities to switch in and is an option for teams that lack an entry hazard remover. Tera Ground lets Earth Power OHKO Gholdengo and 2HKO Galarian Slowking while flipping the matchup against Raging Bolt. This also gives Enamorus-T a resistance to Poison-type moves such as Iron Moth's Sludge Wave while granting it an OHKO against Garganacl at +1. Tera Poison is used for an immunity to Toxic, as well as a resistance to Poison-type moves from the aforementioned Iron Moth and Pecharunt and a good neutral defensive typing against threats like Darkrai, Kingambit, and Heavy Slam Zamazenta. Finally, Tera Fairy notably achieves a 2HKO at +1 on physically defensive Moltres with Moonblast. 248 HP / 184 SpA / 76 Spe is an alternative spread that can be used on Taunt variants, running enough Speed to outrun Blissey and reliably beat it one-on-one. Calm Mind Enamorus-T fits best on bulky offense teams on which its wallbreaking capabilities and unique defensive profile is appreciated. One amazing partner for it is Ogerpon-W, since it can pivot with U-turn and bring in Enamorus-T against Dragon-types like Dragonite and Dragapult. Notable damage thresholds such as an OHKO with +1 Moonblast on Ogerpon-W with any entry hazard damage means that Enamorus-T wants hazards to help it wallbreak, so hazard setters like Ting-Lu, Great Tusk, and Hisuian Samurott as well as Knock Off users such as Ogerpon-W and Weavile are recommended. Ting-Lu in particular makes for a great partner, as Enamorus-T appreciates the hazards and chip damage that Ting-Lu provides along with its ability to switch into threats like Gholdengo and Iron Crown. Meanwhile, Ting-Lu appreciates how well Enamorus-T can be used to switch into Fighting-type attacks targeted at Ting-Lu such as Great Tusk's Close Combat, while its ability to stifle more niche options like Nasty Plot Hydrapple does not go unnoticed. Enamorus-T can struggle with faster Steel-types such as Iron Crown and Tinkaton, so teammates such as Cinderace and Iron Treads are recommended, and their ability to remove hazards is particularly appreciated by Leftovers variants. Enamorus-T can struggle to break Ground-immune Fairy-resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight and Moltres, so Pokemon that break these such as Raging Bolt, Ogerpon-W, and Ursaluna are therefore good partners. Ursaluna in particular fits onto Trick Room teams that Enamorus-T can sometimes find its home on — these typically opt for Choice Specs, but a more offensive Calm Mind Enamorus-T with Moonblast can also be paired with Trick Room setters like Cresselia to flip the script on faster checks like Kyurem and Iron Moth. Offensive Steel-types such as Gholdengo and Kingambit also help Enamorus-T wallbreak, as they can similarly wear down shared checks such as Moltres and Corviknight while being able to take advantage of Galarian Slowking and, in the case of Kingambit, opposing Gholdengo. Finally, Enamorus-T's low Speed makes Thunder Wave support from the likes of Gholdengo and Galarian Slowking effective against checks like Kingambit, while naturally fast Pokemon such as Zamazenta and Dragapult can provide more direct speed control.

Choice Specs Enamorus-T is a powerhouse under Trick Room with respectable bulk, which helps it to check top threats like Great Tusk by avoiding a 2HKO from Ice Spinner, and an immunity to Spikes. Moonblast threatens an OHKO on Fairy-weak Pokemon with the notable exceptions of a 2HKO on Ting-Lu and Assault Vest Hoopa-U. Earth Power hits premier Steel- and Poison-types in the tier, enabling it to OHKO Iron Moth and Iron Treads as well as 2HKO Galarian Slowking and Iron Crown without Assault Vest. Mystical Fire hits Ground-immune Steel-types such as Air Balloon Tinkaton, Air Balloon Gholdengo, and Corviknight. Mystical Fire's Special Attack drop allows Enamorus-T to survive Make It Rain from Gholdengo and Tachyon Cutter from Assault Vest Iron Crown, as well as prevent a 2HKO Darkrai’s Sludge Bomb or prevent an OHKO from Tera Poison Darkrai’s Sludge Bomb. Because Enamorus-T already has great coverage, Draining Kiss is chosen to maximize longevity and is able to pick off chipped or Fairy-weak targets, with it OHKOing Dragapult, Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, and Darkrai. Speed is minimized for usage in Trick Room and HP is left at an odd number to maximize opportunities to enter the field after Stealth Rock. Tera Fairy removes the Stealth Rock weakness, a major nuisance of Enamorus-T, as well as guaranteeing an OHKO with Moonblast on targets such as Kingambit, defensive Landorus-T, and Gliscor after Stealth Rock. Tera Fairy also powers up Draining Kiss, which gives Enamorus-T significantly more recovery while netting the OHKO on Zamazenta, Raging Bolt, and Kyurem and getting a 2HKO on Kingambit, Ogerpon-W, and Ting-Lu. Trick Room is the only viable style for Choice Specs Enamorus-T, and these teams benefit from its low Speed and absurd damage output. Thus, Cresselia and Hatterene are essential partners, as they're the best Trick Room setters, with both able to provide a crucial Lunar Dance or Healing Wish, respectively, to rejuvenate Enamorus-T. With Lunar Dance or Healing Wish able to heal it up later, Enamorus-T can be played way more aggressively, lending itself even more value out of its damage output. This recovery becomes even more important since Enamorus-T gets chipped down quickly by Stealth Rock, though Hatterene's Magic Bounce is great for Enamorus-T because it blocks Stealth Rock. On the other hand, Cresslia's great bulk allows it to switch into attacks like Ice Spinner and Discharge for Enamorus-T, which is especially useful due to Choice Specs locking Enamorus-T into potentially ineffective moves. Cresselia appreciates Enamorus-T's ability to shrug off Dark-type attacks from threats such as Hisuian Samurott and Kingambit. Common offensive Trick Room partners like Kingambit and Iron Hands appreciate Enamorus-T's ability to switch into the tier's Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Landorus-T, all of which are threatened by Moonblast. Ursaluna is a strong partner for Enamorus-T, switching into Electric-type moves from Raging Bolt and Zapdos and threatening special walls that Enamorus-T can struggle against like Clodsire and Blissey. Meanwhile, Enamorus-T can break physical walls that Ursaluna is annoyed by such as Corviknight, Skarmory, and Zamazenta.