Competitive Information for Bellossom [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bellossom? 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.
Bellossom is a notable Grass-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Bellossom out in the 4th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Bellossom is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Razor Leaf
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drain Punch
- Fling
Physical Sweeper Bellossom (Chlorophyll)
Bellossom is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellossom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellossom's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Bellossom recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Bellossom's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Petal Dance
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Moonlight
Special Sweeper Bellossom (Chlorophyll)
Bellossom is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellossom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellossom's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Bellossom afterwards).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Bellossom cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Bellossom must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Bellossom by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bellossom? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Double-Edge / Return
- Drain Punch
- Fling
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bellossom (Chlorophyll)
Bellossom is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellossom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellossom's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Drain Punch is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (Bellossom recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Fling is a physical 0-base power Dark-type move (flings your Bellossom's item at the target. power varies).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Petal Dance
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Moonlight
Doubles Special Sweeper Bellossom (Chlorophyll)
Bellossom is a spectacular Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellossom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellossom's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Petal Dance is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Bellossom afterwards).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Bellossom cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Bellossom must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Moonlight is a status move (heals your Bellossom by a weather-dependent amount).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bellossom 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 Bellossom 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 Bellossom
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Petal dance
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Bellossom's stats
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Bellossom
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bellossom in Diamond and Pearl
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