Its greatest asset is Sp. Atk — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Weak point: Defense — lower than 66% of species. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 99% of species fall behind. Defensively it can rely on 2 weaknesses and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Bug type — damage from it is quadrupled. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (170) is 10 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 65% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Abilities
- Magician Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 41 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 4.01% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
This troublemaker sends anything and everything to faraway places using its loop, which can warp space.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Hoopa (Unbound) takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Hoopa (Unbound) does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (96)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (73 via TM/TR, 30 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Switch | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 10 | Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 15 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 19 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 25 | Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | Guard Split | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | Power Split | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 46 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 50 | Trick Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 55 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 75 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 85 | Hyperspace Fury | Dark | Physical | 100 | — | 5 |