Competitive Information for Aipom [Diamond/Pearl]


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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Aipom? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Aipom is a sensational Normal-typed Pokemon. Aipom is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Aipom can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Aipom's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Aipom (Pickup)
Aipom is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Aipom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Aipom's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-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 Aipom? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
- Seed Bomb
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Aipom (Pickup)
Aipom is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Aipom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Aipom's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Aipom 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 Aipom can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Aipom
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- 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
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Aipom's stats
- Agility
- Defense Curl
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Aipom
- Baton Pass
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Aipom in Diamond and Pearl
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