Competitive Information for Cobalion [Black/White]
Steel / Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cobalion? 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.
SharpedoMagnezoneReuniclusBreloomLatiosGengarMamoswineTentacruelRotom-WashSamurott
Cobalion is a pretty decent Steel and Fighting-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Cobalion out in the 5th generation battlefield. Cobalion is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Cobalion is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Expert Belt / Leftovers
Ability: Justified
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 28 Atk / 228 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Mixed Sweeper Cobalion (Popular/Trending)
Cobalion is a legendary Mixed Sweeper. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cobalion last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Expert Belt / Leftovers
Ability: Justified
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 208 Def / 48 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock / Stealth Rock
- Taunt / Taunt
Physical Wall Cobalion (Popular/Trending)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Wall. It's designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cobalion last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Return / Frustration
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Cobalion's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cobalion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Cobalion's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Metal Coat
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Protect
Special Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary 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 Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cobalion cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cobalion this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cobalion? 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.
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Justified
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Close Combat
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
- Return / Frustration
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Cobalion's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cobalion's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Cobalion's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Metal Coat
Ability: Justified
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 56 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Cobalion (Justified)
Cobalion is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cobalion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Justified, Cobalion's attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a dark-type move.
♦ Volt Switch is a special 70-base power Electric-type move (Cobalion switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Cobalion cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cobalion this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cobalion 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 Cobalion 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 Cobalion
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Cobalion's stats
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Cobalion
- Close Combat
- Hidden Power Ice
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Cobalion in Black and White
- Naive Nature ( 0/28/0/228/0/252/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/208/0/0/48/ )
- Optimize Cobalion's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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