Competitive Information for Burmy [Black/White]
Bug
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Burmy? 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.
Burmy is pretty popular Bug-typed Pokemon. Burmy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Burmy can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Burmy is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Tackle
- Protect
- String Shot
Physical Sweeper Burmy (Overcoat)
Burmy is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Burmy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Burmy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Burmy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Burmy is immune to damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Tackle is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Burmy this turn).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Electroweb
- Snore
- Protect
- String Shot
Special Sweeper Burmy (Overcoat)
Burmy is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Burmy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Burmy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Burmy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Burmy is immune to damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Burmy must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Burmy this turn).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Burmy? 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite
- Tackle
- Protect
- String Shot
Doubles Physical Sweeper Burmy (Overcoat)
Burmy is popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Burmy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Burmy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Burmy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Burmy is immune to damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Tackle is a physical 50-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Burmy this turn).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Overcoat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Electroweb
- Snore
- Protect
- String Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Burmy (Overcoat)
Burmy is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Burmy is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Burmy from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Burmy's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Overcoat, Burmy is immune to damage from sandstorm or hail.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Burmy must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Burmy this turn).
♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Burmy 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 Burmy 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 Burmy
- Moves with Priority: Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Burmy
- Protect
Common Effort Values for Burmy in Black and White
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