Competitive Information for Grovyle [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Grovyle? 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.
Grovyle is a remarkable Grass-typed Pokemon. Grovyle is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Grovyle is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Dragon Breath
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Grovyle
Grovyle is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Grovyle from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Grovyle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grovyle's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense 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 (Grovyle must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Grovyle? 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 Specs
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 40 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Razor Wind / Snore
- Dragon Breath
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Grovyle
Grovyle is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Grovyle from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Grovyle's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Overgrow, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Grovyle's grass-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense 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 (Grovyle must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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 Grovyle 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 Grovyle 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 Grovyle
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Overgrow + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Grovyle's stats
- Agility
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Grovyle
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Grovyle in Diamond and Pearl
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