Competitive Information for Cherrim [Black/White]
Grass
Abilities:
If user is Cherrim and Sunny Day is active, it and allies' Attack and Sp. Def are 1.5x.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Cherrim? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Meet Cherrim, a magnificent Pokémon ready to dominate with its Grass typing! Cherrim is a common Pokémon to see in the BW metagame. It is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks. Discover Cherrim's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Flower Gift
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Morning Sun
- Defense Curl
Cherrim is an outstanding Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cherrim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cherrim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flower Gift, if user is cherrim and sunny day is active it and allies' attack and sp. def are 1.5x.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cherrim cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Cherrim by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Cherrim's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Cherrim? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Flower Gift
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Energy Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Morning Sun
- Defense Curl
Cherrim is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cherrim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cherrim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flower Gift, if user is cherrim and sunny day is active it and allies' attack and sp. def are 1.5x.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cherrim cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Cherrim by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Cherrim's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Cherrim can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Cherrim.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cherrim 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 Cherrim
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cherrim's stats
- Defense Curl
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cherrim
- Giga Drain
- Growth
- Morning Sun
- Nature Power
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cherrim in Black and White
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/2/172/0/80/0/ )
- Optimize Cherrim's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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