Competitive Information for Mothim [Black/White]
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mothim? 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.
Mothim is an outstanding Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. Mothim is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 5. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Mothim is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Silver Powder
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Frustration / Return
- Acrobatics
- Thief
Physical Sweeper Mothim (Tinted Lens)
Mothim is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Mothim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Mothim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Tinted Lens, Mothim's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Mothim steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Mothim has no held item).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Mothim has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Life Orb / Silver Powder
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Air Slash / Air Cutter
- Psychic
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Mothim (Tinted Lens)
Mothim 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 Mothim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Mothim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Tinted Lens, Mothim's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Mothim recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Giga Impact
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Shadow Ball / Psychic
Mothim Special Sweeper (Moth Fighting Light)
Mothim is an awesome Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mothim's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Tinted Lens, Mothim's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mothim? 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 / Silver Powder
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Frustration / Return
- Acrobatics
- Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mothim (Tinted Lens)
Mothim is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Mothim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Mothim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Tinted Lens, Mothim's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Mothim steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Mothim has no held item).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Mothim has no item, it steals the target's).
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Item: Life Orb / Sharp Beak
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Electroweb
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Mothim (Tinted Lens)
Mothim is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Mothim from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Mothim's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Tinted Lens, Mothim's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mothim 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 Mothim 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 Mothim
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Mothim's stats
- Ominous Wind
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Mothim
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Mothim in Black and White
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