What is a good competitive moveset for Grumpig? 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.
Grumpig is a phenomenal Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Grumpig out in the 5th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Grumpig is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Grumpig is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Grumpig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Grumpig's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Grumpig has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch 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). ♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Grumpig? 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.
Grumpig is a sensational Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Grumpig from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Grumpig's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gluttony, when Grumpig has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage). ♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ 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 Grumpig 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Grumpig 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 Grumpig
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Grumpig's stats
Amnesia
Calm Mind
Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Grumpig
Light Screen
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Grumpig in Black and White
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