Competitive Information for Drifblim [Diamond/Pearl]
Base Stats for Drifblim
Ghost / Flying
Abilities:
AftermathAftermath: If this Pokemon is KOed with a contact move, that move's user loses 1/4 its max HP.
, UnburdenUnburden: Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.25x
2x
2x
0x
2x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
2x
0x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drifblim? 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.
Drifblim is a pretty decent Ghost and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Drifblim when battling in the 4th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Drifblim is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Drifblim
Item: Sitrus Berry / Flame Orb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 136 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Baton Pass
- Recycle
- Stockpile
Item: Sitrus Berry / Flame Orb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 136 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Baton Pass
- Recycle
- Stockpile
Double Wall Drifblim (Popular/Trending)
Drifblim is a marvelous Double Wall. This moveset is designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Flame Orb will burn Drifblim at the end of the turn. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Drifblim switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Recycle is a status move (restores the item your Drifblim last used).
♦ Stockpile is a status move (raises Drifblim's defense, special defense by 1 stage. max 3 uses).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Drifblim switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Recycle is a status move (restores the item your Drifblim last used).
♦ Stockpile is a status move (raises Drifblim's defense, special defense by 1 stage. max 3 uses).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Drifblim
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Fly
- Astonish
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Fly
- Astonish
Physical Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim moves after the target).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim moves after the target).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Drifblim
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Thunderbolt
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is a notable Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Drifblim cannot move next turn).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Drifblim cannot move next turn).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drifblim? 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.
Species: Drifblim
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Fly
- Astonish
Item: Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Body Slam
- Sucker Punch / Payback
- Fly
- Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim moves after the target).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Drifblim moves after the target).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Drifblim
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Icy Wind
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 168 Def / 252 SpA / 88 SpD
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Icy Wind
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Drifblim (Unburden)
Drifblim is a decent Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Unburden, speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches gets new item/ability.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Drifblim cannot move next turn).
♦ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Drifblim cannot move next turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drifblim learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drifblim 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 Drifblim
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Ability: Unburden + Item: Mirror herb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Drifblim's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Drifblim
- Baton Pass
- Destiny Bond
- Explosion
- Hidden Power Flying
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Recycle
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Stockpile
- Toxic
- Trick
Common Effort Values for Drifblim in Diamond and Pearl
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/136/0/120/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Drifblim's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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