Is Minccino Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Normal-type. Cinccino via Shiny Stone has AbilityTechnician boosting weaker multi-hit moves. Fast but fragile. Fun for mid-game but not strong enough for the E4.
Minccino has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Minccino trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Olivia's typing presses Minccino's defenses.
Sophocles's typing presses Minccino's defenses.
Acerola's typing presses Minccino's defenses.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Minccino trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Cinccino's weaknesses hard.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Cinccino trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Minccino on Malie City (walking, Lv 25-28).
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Ancient Poni Path. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Minccino in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
2 encounter spots for Minccino at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Minccino in USUM
Step 1Minccino ✓Malie City - Outer CapeLv.25-28GrassRate 20%
Step 2Evolve into Cinccino
Minccino Weakness
Minccino is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Minccino's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Minccino Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Minccino
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x237-279%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x257-303%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x210-248%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x240-283%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x240-283%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x247-291%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x260-306%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x259-305%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x192-226%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x244-287%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x253-298%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterbubble ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Dewpider builds →Liquidation23-27% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Mienfoo builds →U Turn43-51% High Jump Kick 2x160-188%KO Stone Edge61-73% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Minccino View Snivy builds →Leaf Storm56-67% | ||
Minccino Evolutions
To get Cinccino from Minccino, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Minccino Best Moveset
Normal at 50 Attack with AbilityTechnician boosting weaker moves and AbilitySkill Link guaranteeing five hits as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Cinccino one evolution away adds 95 Attack at 115 Speed.
Best Build
Minccino best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Tail Slap
- Knock Off
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
Moves List
Hyper Voice and Last Resort bring the raw damage. But Minccino also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A clean freak that will not allow even the slightest mess, it uses its tail like a mop to thoroughly clean any and all filth.
When its tail has gotten dirty from self-cleaning or from cleaning its nest, Minccino spends a whole day washing its tail in clean spring water.
Minccino Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Minccino works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Cinccino. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Minccino has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Minccino has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves