Competitive Information for Gorebyss [Black/White]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Gorebyss? 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.
Gorebyss is an outstanding Water-typed Pokemon. Gorebyss is a almost common Pokemon to see in Generation 5. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Gorebyss's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 SpA / 28 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Psychic / Confusion
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Gorebyss (Swift Swim)
Gorebyss is popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gorebyss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Gorebyss's speed is doubled.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 48 Hp / 252 SpA / 208 Spe
Moveset:
- Shell Smash
- Signal Beam
- Substitute
- Surf
Gorebyss Special Sweeper (Substitute Smash Gorebyss)
Gorebyss is an interesting Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Gorebyss last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Gorebyss's speed is doubled.
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gorebyss takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Item: White Herb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 24 SpD / 232 Spe
Moveset:
- Shell Smash
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- Surf
Gorebyss Support (Smashpass Gorebyss)
Gorebyss is a remarkable Support. White Herb will reset Gorebyss's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Shell Smash). With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Gorebyss's speed is doubled. Basic Plan: Shell Smash then Baton Pass. Make it rain beforehand to double Gorebyss's speed. White herb removes all negative status conditions gained from Smashing.
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Gorebyss switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Gorebyss takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Gorebyss? 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 / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 SpA / 28 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Confusion
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Gorebyss (Swift Swim)
Gorebyss is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Gorebyss's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Gorebyss's speed is doubled.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Gorebyss 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 Gorebyss 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 Gorebyss
- 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: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Gorebyss's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Barrier
- Iron Defense
- Shell Smash
Most notable and possible best moves for Gorebyss
- Baton Pass
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Gorebyss in Black and White
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