Competitive Information for Pachirisu [Black/White]


Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Volt Absorb ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pachirisu? 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.
Pachirisu is a stupendous Electric-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Pachirisu when battling in the 5th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Pachirisu's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder Punch / Spark
- Frustration / Return
- Seed Bomb
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Pachirisu (Volt Absorb)
Pachirisu is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pachirisu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pachirisu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Pachirisu heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pachirisu switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Grass Knot
Special Sweeper Pachirisu (Volt Absorb)
Pachirisu is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pachirisu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pachirisu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Pachirisu heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ 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 (Pachirisu must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch 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 Pachirisu? 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 / Magnet
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunder Punch / Spark
- Frustration / Return
- Seed Bomb
- U-turn
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pachirisu (Volt Absorb)
Pachirisu is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pachirisu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pachirisu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Pachirisu heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Spark is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pachirisu switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Round / Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Grass Knot
Doubles Special Sweeper Pachirisu (Volt Absorb)
Pachirisu is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pachirisu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Pachirisu's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Pachirisu heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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 (Pachirisu must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch 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 Pachirisu learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pachirisu 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 Pachirisu
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Follow Me, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Pachirisu's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Pachirisu
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Pachirisu in Black and White
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