Competitive Information for Leafeon [Black/White]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Leafeon? 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.
Leafeon is a sensational Grass-typed Pokemon. Leafeon is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Leafeon is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
- Bite / Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Leafeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Leafeon's speed is doubled.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade
- Synthesis / Wish
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
Leafeon Support (Bp Leafeon)
Leafeon is a sensational Support. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Leafeon last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Leaf Guard, if sunny day is active Leafeon cannot be statused and rest will fail for it. [i]Swords Dance[/i] is your boosting move and the stat boost you are passing around. [i]Synthesis[/i] heals Leafeon on command, but Leafeon's Wish can heal your team mates. [i]Leaf Blade[/i] stops you from being Taunt bait, and gives you a nice offensive move that allows Leafeon to become a threat itself. [i]Baton Pass[/i] your stats on to the next Pokemon!
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Leafeon by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, 50% of your Leafeon's max hp is restored).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Leafeon switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Leafeon's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Leafeon? 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 / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 168 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Double-Edge / Return
- X-Scissor / Fury Cutter
- Bite / Knock Off
Doubles Physical Sweeper Leafeon (Chlorophyll)
Leafeon is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Leafeon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Leafeon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Leafeon's speed is doubled.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 20-base power Dark-type move (removes the target's held item).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Leafeon 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 Leafeon 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 Leafeon
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Wish + Baton pass
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Leafeon's stats
- Curse
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Leafeon
- Baton Pass
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Leafeon in Black and White
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