Competitive Information for Numel [Black/White]
Fire / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Numel? 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.
Numel is popular Fire and Ground-typed Pokemon. Numel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Numel can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Numel's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Iron Head
- Flame Charge
Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Numel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Numel for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Numel's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Numel's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Focus Sash helps protect Numel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Simple
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 26 Hp / 242 SpA / 240 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power
- Heat Wave
- Sunny Day
- Fire Blast
Numel Special Sweeper (Sunny Camel)
Numel is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Numel last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Simple, when Numel's stat stages are raised or lowered the effect is doubled instead.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Numel? 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 / Soft Sand
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Numel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ 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).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Numel (Oblivious)
Numel is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Numel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Numel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Numel cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Numel's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Numel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Numel 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 Numel 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 Numel
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Numel's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Howl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Numel
- Earthquake
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Numel in Black and White
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