Competitive Information for Bonsly [Diamond/Pearl]
Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bonsly? 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.
Bonsly is an extraordinary Rock-typed Pokemon. Bonsly is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bonsly can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bonsly is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Sucker Punch / Thief
- Brick Break / Low Kick
Physical Sweeper Bonsly (Rock Head)
Bonsly is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Bonsly from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Bonsly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Rock Head, Bonsly does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Bonsly has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bonsly? 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: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 128 Hp / 252 Atk / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Throw
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sucker Punch / Thief
- Brick Break / Low Kick
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bonsly (Rock Head)
Bonsly is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Bonsly from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Bonsly's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Rock Head, Bonsly does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage.
♦ Rock Throw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Bonsly has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bonsly 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 Bonsly 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 Bonsly
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Bonsly's stats
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Bonsly
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bonsly in Diamond and Pearl
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