Competitive Information for Jolteon [Black/White]
Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Volt Absorb ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Jolteon? 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.
PolitoedAlakazamToxicroakTerrakionTentacruelStarmieVolcaronaGyaradosVirizionRotom-Heat
Jolteon is an awesome Electric-typed Pokemon. It's usual to see Jolteon show up as a Black/White opponent. Jolteon can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Jolteon's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Leftovers / Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Substitute / Baton Pass
Special Sweeper Jolteon (Popular/Trending)
Jolteon is popular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Jolteon last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Jolteon's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Volt Absorb, Jolteon heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Volt Switch is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Electric-type move (Jolteon switches out after damaging 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Jolteon takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Jolteon switches, passing stat changes and more).
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Item: Flame Orb / Magnet
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Detect / Protect
Special Sweeper Jolteon (Quick Feet)
Jolteon is an interesting Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Jolteon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Jolteon at the end of the turn which will activate Jolteon's Quick Feet ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Jolteon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Jolteon cannot move next turn).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jolteon this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jolteon this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Jolteon? 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.
PolitoedAlakazamToxicroakTerrakionTentacruelStarmieVolcaronaGyaradosVirizionRotom-Heat
Item: Flame Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Synchronoise / Stored Power
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Jolteon (Quick Feet)
Jolteon is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Jolteon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Jolteon at the end of the turn which will activate Jolteon's Quick Feet ability. Use Detect or Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Jolteon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Jolteon cannot move next turn).
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 70-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Jolteon's type).
♦ Stored Power is a special 20-base power Psychic-type move ( + 20 power for each of your Jolteon's stat boosts).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jolteon this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Jolteon this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Jolteon 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 Jolteon 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 Jolteon
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Quick feet + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Jolteon's stats
- Agility
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Jolteon
- Baton Pass
- Hidden Power Ice
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Stored Power
- Substitute
- Thunder
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Jolteon in Black and White
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Jolteon's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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