Competitive Information for Meloetta (Pirouette) [Black/White]
Normal / Fighting
Abilities:
This Pokemon's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Meloetta-pirouette? 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!
Meloetta-Pirouette is here! This awesome Pokémon is Normal and Fighting-typed and ready to shine! Meloetta-Pirouette is a common Pokémon to see in the BW metagame. It is weak to Fighting, Flying, and Psychic-typed attacks. Discover how Meloetta-Pirouette excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Return / Strength
- Shadow Claw
- Thunder Punch
Meloetta shows a powerful Physical Sweeper prowess in single battles. It's goal is to overwhelm foes with overwhelming physical moves. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. Life Orb boosts the power of Meloetta's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Meloetta's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Meloetta recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Meloetta-pirouette? 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!
Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Return / Strength
- Shadow Claw
- Thunder Punch
Ready for double battles? Meloetta is a illustrious Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with destructive physical power. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. Life Orb boosts the power of Meloetta's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Meloetta's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Meloetta recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: King's Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Serene Grace
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 216 Hp / 252 Atk / 40 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Return / Strength
- Shadow Claw
- Trick Room
Dominating single battles, Meloetta is a mythical Offensive Trick Roomer. King's Rock grants all attacking moves (that do not already have a chance to flinch) a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. Life Orb boosts the power of Meloetta's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Serene Grace, Meloetta's moves have their secondary effect chance doubled.
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Meloetta recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Meloetta-pirouette can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Meloetta-pirouette.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Meloetta-pirouette 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 Meloetta-pirouette
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Ability: Serene grace + Item: King's rock
- 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
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Confusion
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Energy Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Fling
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Low Sweep
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Psybeam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Psychic
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Relic Song
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Shadow Ball
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Signal Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunderbolt
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Thunder
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Serene Grace + Additional Effect Move: Zen Headbutt
- Moves with Priority: Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Meloetta-pirouette's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Hone Claws
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Meloetta-pirouette
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Meloetta-pirouette in 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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