Competitive Information for Drowzee [Diamond/Pearl]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drowzee? 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.
Drowzee is a marvelous Psychic-typed Pokemon. Drowzee is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Drowzee can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Drowzee is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 Def
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drowzee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 112 Hp / 144 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Snore
Special Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is an interesting Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Drowzee's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Drowzee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drowzee? 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 Def
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Zen Headbutt
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Drowzee's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 112 Hp / 144 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Shadow Ball
- Signal Beam
- Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Drowzee's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Drowzee's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Psybeam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Drowzee must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Bashful
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Barrier
- Substitute
- Wish
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Drowzee (Insomnia)
Drowzee is a spectacular Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Drowzee from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Insomnia, Drowzee cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Drowzee takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drowzee learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drowzee 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 Drowzee
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Drowzee's stats
- Barrier
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Meditate
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Drowzee
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Drowzee in Diamond and Pearl
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