Competitive Information for Vigoroth [Black/White]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vigoroth? 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.
Vigoroth is popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Vigoroth is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Vigoroth's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 SpD / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm
- Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Vigoroth (Vital Spirit)
Vigoroth is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Vigoroth is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. White Herb will reset Vigoroth's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Focus Sash helps protect Vigoroth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vigoroth's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Vital Spirit, Vigoroth cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Vigoroth's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vigoroth? 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: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 36 SpD / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Vigoroth (Vital Spirit)
Vigoroth is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Vigoroth is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. White Herb will reset Vigoroth's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Hammer Arm). Focus Sash helps protect Vigoroth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vigoroth's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Vital Spirit, Vigoroth cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 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).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Vigoroth's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vigoroth 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 Vigoroth 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 Vigoroth
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Vigoroth's stats
- Amnesia
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Vigoroth
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Vigoroth in Black and White
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