Caitlin & Reuniclus

While Reuniclus is one of the most powerful Psychic type strikers in the game, it pales in comparison to most of the other five star strikers, keeping it out of the upper echelon. That said, it can still be an incredible striker given proper support. Additionally, it fulfills the rather unique niche of bulky psychic striker quite well. Overall, it’s a worthy investment if you’re in need of a psychic type attacker but you may be better served overall by a more powerful five star striker like Houndoom or Lycanroc.

Above-Average Bulk

While it doesn’t quite reach Support Pair levels of bulk, Reuniclus eclipses most other strikers in terms of sheer survivability, allowing it to stay in much longer in co-op without switching and losing its stat boosts. This also means that players can switch it in on  opposing sync moves and start setting up while keeping most of its health intact, which is something that frailer strikers usually can’t afford to do. Its unique move, Don’t Bore Me!, even allows it to supplement its high base stats in this area while simultaneously boosting its all-important Special Attack.   

Move Gauge Refill

Reuniclus has the ability to replenish its move gauge by three through its support move, which more than makes up for its poor base speed and allows it to reach impressive levels of dps when supported properly. Furthermore, instantly regenerating the move gauge is an ability usually only given to Supports and having it on a Striker allows the player to use Supports who lack it. This also increases its aforementioned ability to stay in during co-op games even more by removing the need to switch to a Support when its gauge runs low. 

Limited Buff Capability

While Reuniclus’ strong three bar attacking move and solid unique moves serve it well as an-above average striker, in comparison to other five star strikers who can max their own Critical Chance like Houndoom or max out their Attacking Stats like Emboar or Sceptile, Reuniclus fails to get the extra push in damage it needs to really shine. It’s lack of a really powerful self buff also makes it particularly vulnerable to opposing sync moves since after it loses its stat boosts it has a hard time getting them back.

Reuniclus greatly appreciates support from pairs with access to Dire Hit All and other moves that raise the whole team’s Critical Hit Rate like Dusclops or Torchic. These will increase the amount of damage it is capable of dealing the most. Outside of that, pairs who can raise Speed like Oshawott or Sp.Attack like Glalie and Nosepass will greatly aid in patching up Reuniclus’ weaknesses.