Competitive Information for Buizel [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Buizel? 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.
Buizel is a fabulous Water-typed Pokemon. Buizel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Buizel can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Buizel's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 40 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Slash / Return
- Waterfall / Aqua Jet
- Ice Punch
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Buizel (Swift Swim)
Buizel is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Buizel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Buizel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Buizel's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 40 Hp / 88 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Buizel (Swift Swim)
Buizel is a wonderful Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Buizel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Buizel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Buizel's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Buizel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Buizel? 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: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 40 Hp / 252 Atk / 88 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Slash / Return
- Waterfall / Aqua Jet
- Ice Punch
- Brick Break / Rock Smash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Buizel (Swift Swim)
Buizel is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Buizel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Buizel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Buizel's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 40 Hp / 88 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Buizel (Swift Swim)
Buizel is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Buizel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Buizel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Buizel's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Buizel must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Buizel 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 Buizel 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 Buizel
- 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, Aqua Jet, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Buizel's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Buizel
- Baton Pass
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Buizel in Diamond and Pearl
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