Competitive Information for Minccino [Black/White]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Minccino? 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.
Minccino is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Minccino is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Minccino can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Minccino's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Skill Link / Cute Charm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Minccino (Skill Link)
Minccino is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Skill Link, Minccino's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Minccino switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Wake-Up Slap
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
Physical Sweeper Minccino (Technician)
Minccino is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Minccino's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Wake-Up Slap is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if target is asleep, and wakes it).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Round / Hyper Voice
- Thunderbolt
- Mud-Slap
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Minccino (Technician)
Minccino is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Minccino's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Minccino? 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: King's Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Skill Link / Cute Charm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
- U-turn
Doubles Physical Sweeper Minccino (Skill Link)
Minccino is a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Skill Link, Minccino's multi-hit attacks always hit the maximum number of times.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Minccino switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frustration / Return
- Wake-Up Slap
- Aqua Tail
- Seed Bomb
Doubles Physical Sweeper Minccino (Technician)
Minccino is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Minccino's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Wake-Up Slap is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if target is asleep, and wakes it).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Thunderbolt
- Mud-Slap
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Minccino (Technician)
Minccino is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Minccino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Minccino's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Minccino's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Minccino learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Minccino 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 Minccino
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Skill link + 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
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Double Slap
- Ability: Skill Link + Multihit Move: Tail Slap
- Moves boosted by Technician: Double Slap (BP: 15), Swift (BP: 60), Pound (BP: 40), Thief (BP: 40), Snore (BP: 40), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Covet (BP: 60), Knock Off (BP: 20), Wake-Up Slap (BP: 60), Echoed Voice (BP: 40), Round (BP: 60), Tail Slap (BP: 25)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Minccino's stats
- Calm Mind
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Minccino
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Minccino in Black and White
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