Competitive Information for Cubchoo [Black/White]
Ice
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cubchoo? 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.
Cubchoo is popular Ice-typed Pokemon. Cubchoo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cubchoo can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Cubchoo is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Return / Frustration
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Cubchoo (Rattled)
Cubchoo is a notable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Cubchoo's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Cubchoo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Cubchoo's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Cubchoo is damaged by the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Surf / Brine
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Cubchoo (Rattled)
Cubchoo is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cubchoo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Cubchoo's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Cubchoo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cubchoo? 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 / Black Belt
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Return / Frustration
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cubchoo (Rattled)
Cubchoo is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Cubchoo's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Cubchoo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Cubchoo's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Cubchoo is damaged by the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Surf / Brine
- Round / Snore
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Cubchoo (Rattled)
Cubchoo is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cubchoo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubchoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Cubchoo's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Cubchoo must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cubchoo 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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cubchoo 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 Cubchoo
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Cubchoo's stats
- Hone Claws
Most notable and possible best moves for Cubchoo
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cubchoo in Black and White
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