Base Stats

Appletun is all bulk and offense, no speed. 110 HP backed by 80/80 defenses gives it real staying power, and 100 Special Attack is enough to threaten KOs off STAB alone. The 30 base Speed is a liability in standard play but a genuine asset under Trick Room, where Appletun moves before almost everything on the field.

Form	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Appletun	110	85	80	100	80	30	485

Type Matchups

Abilities

• Ripen — doubles the effect of any berry Appletun eats. With a Sitrus Berry that means roughly half its HP restored at the pinch threshold, and it doubles the boost from stat or pinch berries too.
• Gluttony — eats a pinch berry earlier (at half HP instead of a quarter). Niche, but pairs with Ripen-style berry plans on other sets.
• Thick Fat — halves incoming Fire and Ice damage. This is the build-around ability: it removes Appletun's crippling Ice weakness and softens Fire, leaving Dragon, Fairy, Poison, Flying and Bug as the only super-effective hits.

Best Moveset

Appletun's job is to land heavy special hits while it has the turn order, so Trick Room or terrain support frames every set.

Trick Room attacker

• Draco Meteor — nuclear Dragon STAB; the Special Attack drop matters less when you only need one big turn under Trick Room.
• Leaf Storm or Energy Ball — Grass STAB; Energy Ball trades power for repeatability.
• Protect — doubles staple for stalling out Trick Room turns and scouting.
• Recover — reliable healing that, with Thick Fat bulk, lets Appletun stick around for a second Trick Room.

Terrain / longevity build

• Grassy Glide — priority Grass STAB under Grassy Terrain, a way to act fast outside of Trick Room.
• Giga Drain — STAB plus self-healing.
• Dragon Pulse — consistent Dragon STAB with no drawback.
• Leech Seed + Substitute — passive damage and protection for a wearing-down build.

Other tools in its kit include Apple Acid-style coverage via Earthquake, High Horsepower, Superpower, Iron Head, Iron Defense, Light Screen, Reflect, Helping Hand, and Tera Blast.

Suggested SP Spread

With the Champions SP system (66 points, max 32 per stat), Appletun wants to lean into the stats it already has. Max out HP, then pour the rest into Special Attack so its one Trick Room turn lands as hard as possible, with a defensive Stat Alignment that lowers the useless Speed. Avoid investing in Speed entirely — a slow Appletun is the goal. Plug your exact numbers into the team builder to confirm the Level 50 spread.

Competitive Role in Regulation M-A

Appletun is a Trick Room win condition for bulky teams. Where most Grass/Dragon attackers are frail and fast, Appletun flips the script: it survives hits other special attackers cannot, then uses its terrible Speed to out-prioritise the field once Trick Room is up. Thick Fat is what makes the role work — removing the Ice weakness means common spread Ice attacks and Snowscape chip do not blow it open before it acts. It pairs best with dedicated Trick Room setters and redirection so it can fire off a Draco Meteor unmolested, and Recover lets it threaten a second room later in the game. The downside is a real Dragon and Fairy weakness, so keep it away from the format's Fairy attackers.

Evolution Line

Applin → Appletun (use a Sweet Apple). Applin also evolves into Flapple with a Tart Apple instead, making the item the deciding factor. Appletun does not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Appletun in Pokemon Champions

• Evolve Applin — give Applin a Sweet Apple to evolve it into Appletun (a Tart Apple produces Flapple instead).
• Roster Ranch recruitment — available during the Regulation M-A season (around April–June 2026); permanently recruitable with Teammate Tickets.
• Transfer via Pokemon HOME — move an Appletun from another title into Pokemon Champions.

Obtaining details via Game8.