Competitive Information for Ledyba [Black/White]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ledyba? 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.
Ledyba is a notable Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. Ledyba is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Ledyba can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Ledyba is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Silver Wind
- Air Cutter
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
- Psybeam
Special Sweeper Ledyba (Rattled)
Ledyba is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Ledyba is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Ledyba from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ledyba's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Ledyba's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Silver Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Ledyba recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ledyba? 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Rattled
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter
- Bug Buzz / Silver Wind
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
- Psybeam
Doubles Special Sweeper Ledyba (Rattled)
Ledyba is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Ledyba is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Ledyba from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ledyba's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Rattled, Ledyba's speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a bug- dark- or ghost-type attack.
♦ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Silver Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Ledyba recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ledyba learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ledyba 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 Ledyba
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Mach Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Ledyba's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Ledyba
- Baton Pass
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Ledyba in Black and White
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