Competitive Information for Altaria [Black/White]
Dragon / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Altaria? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Altaria is a sensational Dragon and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Altaria out in the 5th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Altaria is weak to Dragon, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Sky Attack / Pluck
Physical Sweeper Altaria (Cloud Nine)
Altaria is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Altaria's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Altaria is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Altaria steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
- Ice Beam
- Solar Beam / Hyper Voice
Special Sweeper Altaria (Cloud Nine)
Altaria is an interesting Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Altaria's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Draco Meteor). Life Orb boosts the power of Altaria's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Altaria is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled. Solar Beam was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Cotton Guard
- Roost
- Heal Bell
- Toxic
Altaria Special Wall (Nimbus Defender)
Altaria is a pretty decent Special Wall. It attempts to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Altaria last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Natural Cure, Altaria has its major status condition cured when it switches out.
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Altaria's party of all status conditions).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 64 Hp / 192 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Roost
- Dragon Dance
- Return
- Earthquake
Altaria Physical Sweeper (Heavens Dance)
Altaria is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Altaria's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Natural Cure, Altaria has its major status condition cured when it switches out. Return will become a nasty physical fairy type move if you decide to mega evolve it
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Altaria's attack and speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Altaria? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sky Attack / Pluck
Doubles Physical Sweeper Altaria (Cloud Nine)
Altaria is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Altaria's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Altaria is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Altaria steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Cloud Nine
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Ice Beam / Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave / Flamethrower
- Air Cutter
Doubles Special Sweeper Altaria (Cloud Nine)
Altaria is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Altaria's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Draco Meteor). Life Orb boosts the power of Altaria's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cloud Nine, while Altaria is active the effects of weather conditions are disabled. Ice Beam was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Altaria learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Altaria can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Altaria
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Altaria's stats
- Agility
- Cotton Guard
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Ominous Wind
- Rage
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Altaria
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Altaria in Black and White
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