Competitive Information for Uxie [Black/White]
Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Uxie? 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.
Uxie is an interesting Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Uxie out in the 5th generation battlefield. Uxie is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Light Clay / Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Light Screen
- Memento
- Reflect
- Thunder Wave
Physical Wall Uxie (Popular/Trending)
Uxie is a legendary Physical Wall. It tries to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Scarf will increase Uxie's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Memento is a status move (lowers target's attack, special attack by 2 stages. Uxie faints).
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Frustration
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Uxie (Levitate)
Uxie is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Uxie's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Uxie (Levitate)
Uxie is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Uxie's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze 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).
♦ 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 (Uxie recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Heat Rock
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Memento
- Sunny Day / Rain Dance
- Heal Bell / Psychic
Uxie Physical Wall (Weather Support Uxie*)
Uxie is a legendary Physical Wall. It's goal is to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Uxie is undeniably one of the best weather supporters. Its excellent Defenses and Speed make it the ideal choice for nearly all the sun and rain offense teams. Plus it has access to access to U-turn and Memento which can give free switch-ins for Uxie's teammates.
♦ Memento is a status move (lowers target's attack, special attack by 2 stages. Uxie faints).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Heal Bell is a status move (cures your Uxie's party of all status conditions).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 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 Uxie? 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 / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return / Frustration
- Foul Play
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Uxie (Levitate)
Uxie is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Uxie's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
Doubles Special Sweeper Uxie (Levitate)
Uxie is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Uxie's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Uxie is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze 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).
♦ 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 (Uxie recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Uxie 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 Uxie 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 Uxie
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- 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
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Uxie's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Uxie
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Memento
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Trick
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Uxie in Black and White
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/120/0/0/136/ )
- Optimize Uxie's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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