Competitive Information for Ludicolo [Black/White]
Water / Grass
Abilities:
This Pokemon cannot be confused.
If Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn.
If Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Ludicolo? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
PolitoedTentacruelLandorus-TherianLatiasJirachiGalvantula
Ludicolo is here! This superb Pokémon is Water and Grass-typed and ready to shine! Ludicolo is a common Pokémon to see in the BW metagame. It's an underrated pick that could surprise many in the meta. It is weak to Bug, Flying, and Poison-typed attacks. Explore the movesets of Ludicolo below to understand its battle capabilities.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 52 Def / 148 SpD / 60 Spe
Moveset:
- Scald
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Substitute
Ludicolo is a notable Special Wall. It's designed to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Ludicolo last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Rain Dish, if rain dance is active Ludicolo heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Ludicolo every turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ludicolo this turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Ludicolo takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Ice Punch
Ludicolo is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ludicolo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ludicolo'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 Ludicolo's speed is doubled.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 200 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Ludicolo is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ludicolo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ludicolo'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 Ludicolo's speed is doubled.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Ludicolo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ 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).
♦ 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 (Ludicolo cannot move next turn).
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Item: Big Root
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Giga Drain
- Protect
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
Ludicolo is a decent Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Ludicolo's speed is doubled.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ludicolo this turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Water-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 120 Hp / 190 SpA / 200 SpD
Moveset:
- Focus Blast / Ice Beam
- Sunny Day
- Giga Drain / Leech Seed
- Solar Beam
Ludicolo is an astounding Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Ludicolo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Own Tempo, Ludicolo cannot be confused.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Ludicolo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Ludicolo every turn).
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Ludicolo? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
PolitoedTentacruelLandorus-TherianLatiasJirachiGalvantula
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Waterfall
- Fire Punch
Ludicolo is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Ludicolo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ludicolo'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 Ludicolo's speed is doubled. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 200 Hp / 56 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Ludicolo is pretty popular Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Ludicolo from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Ludicolo'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 Ludicolo's speed is doubled.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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 (Ludicolo cannot move next turn).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Ludicolo recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Ludicolo can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ludicolo 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 Ludicolo
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- 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, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Toxic
Moves that boost Ludicolo's stats
- Hone Claws
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Ludicolo
- Fake Out
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Leech Seed
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ludicolo in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/52/0/148/60/ )
- Optimize Ludicolo's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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