Competitive Information for Blastoise [Black/White]
Water
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Blastoise? 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.
Blastoise is an awesome Water-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Blastoise show up as a Black/White opponent. Blastoise is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Blastoise's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Scald
- Rapid Spin
- Protect
- Roar / Foresight
Physical Wall Blastoise (Popular/Trending)
Blastoise is a remarkable Physical Wall. It tries to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blastoise last longer regaining it's life every turn. Choice Scarf will increase Blastoise's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Blastoise from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Blastoise this turn).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Foresight is a status move (fighting, normal hit ghost. evasiveness ignored).
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Item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Scald
- Rapid Spin / Foresight
- Protect
- Roar
Double Wall Blastoise (Popular/Trending)
Blastoise is a pretty decent Double Wall. It is primarily designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blastoise last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Choice Scarf will increase Blastoise's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Rapid Spin is a physical 20-base power Normal-type move (frees Blastoise from hazards, binding, leech seed).
♦ Foresight is a status move (fighting, normal hit ghost. evasiveness ignored).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Blastoise this turn).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Blastoise afterwards).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Flash Cannon
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is a notable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 30 Hp / 240 Atk / 240 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Rain Dance
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Blastoise Physical Sweeper (Attack Turtle)
Blastoise is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Tail
- Aqua Jet
- Substitute
- Ice Punch
Blastoise Physical Tank (Trick Room Tortoise)
Blastoise is a decent Physical Tank. It is designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Blastoise last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Blastoise's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks. Best used in Trick room teams due to slow speed stat.
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Blastoise takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Blastoise? 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 / Soft Sand
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is popular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Blastoise afterwards).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flash Cannon
- Signal Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Blastoise (Rain Dish)
Blastoise is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Blastoise's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Blastoise heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Blastoise learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Blastoise 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 Blastoise
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Follow Me, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Blastoise's stats
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
Most notable and possible best moves for Blastoise
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Focus Blast
- Foresight
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Roar
- Scald
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Water Spout
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Blastoise in Black and White
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Blastoise's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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